Cave Creek Unified and the Enrollment Elephant in the Room

With the recent governing board election, the current board members continued to pat themselves on their collective backs about the great job they are doing in such tough economic times.

What they are hiding is the fact that Cave Creek Unified continues to be a district in decline (losing more than 200 students this year alone).

School Districts in Maricopa County asking for almost $2 Billion in November Elections

In addition to Prop 204 which gives a perpetual $1 Billion+ in sales tax revenue to schools and assorted special interests, local school districts in Maricopa County alone are asking for another $2 Billion from the taxpayers in the form of new\continued maintenance overrides, capital overrides, bonds, and interest payments on those bonds.

Below is each district, the type of election, and a link to the voter guide for that election.  The final total, about $2 Billion Dollars in 27 districts.

[If we have any figures incorrect let us know]

School District	Election	Override	Bond (Inc. P&I)
Agua Fria Union High School District No. 216	15% Override	$  30,270,000
Alhambra Elementary School District No. 68	15% Override	$  53,862,504
Avondale Elementary School District No. 44	15% Override	$  22,500,000
Balsz Elementary School District No. 31	15% Override	$  11,383,200
Chandler Unified School District No. 80	15% Override	$168,740,532
Deer Valley School District No. 97	Capital Override	$  52,500,000
Gila Bend Unified School District No. 24	10% Override	$    1,855,000
Gilbert School District No. 41	10% Override	$116,375,000
Higley Elementary School District No. 60	10% Override	$  34,300,000
Higley Elementary School District No. 60	Capital Override	$  34,300,000
Laveen Elementary School District No. 59	15% Override	$  24,520,698
Laveen Elementary School District No. 59	Capital Override	$  16,827,930
Litchfield Elementary School District No. 79	15% Override	$  43,200,000
Littleton Elementary School District No. 65	Capital Override	$  13,654,403
Mesa School District No. 4	Bond		$       325,941,099
Murphy Elementary School District No. 21	15% Override	$    8,100,000
Murphy Elementary School District No. 21	Capital Override	$    2,450,000
Nadaburg Unified School District No. 81	10% Override	$    3,220,000
Pendergast Elementary School District No. 92	Bond		$         35,045,000
Peoria School District No. 11	Bond		$       331,994,000
Phoenix Elementary School District No. 1	Capital Override	$  21,000,000
Queen Creek Unified School District No. 95	10% Override	$  17,713,192
Roosevelt Elementary School District No. 66	15% Override	$  43,077,690
Scottsdale Unified School District No. 48	15% Override	$116,913,552
Tempe Elementary School District No. 3	Capital Override	$  35,000,000
Tempe Union School District No. 213	Bond		$    125,692,500
Tempe Union School District No. 213	15% Override	$  58,860,000
Tolleson Elementary School District No. 17	15% Override	$  11,400,000
Tolleson Elementary School District No. 17	Capital Override	$    5,250,000
Washington Elementary School District No. 6	Capital Override	$  54,600,000
West-MEC School District No. 402	Bond		$       130,513,000
Wilson Elementary School District No. 7	Bond		$          5,686,000
Total		$ 1,001,873,701	$       954,871,599
Grand Total Maricopa County			$1,956,745,300

CCUSD Fact Check: Does the starting teacher salary in CCUSD qualify one for food stamps?

What was said: Starting salary in district would qualify new teacher for food stamps

Who said it: Candidates for CCUSD Governing Board according to Arizona Republic reporter Mary Beth Faller.

Cave Creek Support Our Students is Dead Again

So it  looks like Cave Creek Support Our Students is again dead.  The link to the website now redirects to a Trade your Technology page at the district web site.

http://www.ccsupportourstudents.com

Of curse there is no bond or override in the near future, so there is no need to 'support the students'.

CCSOS only supports the children when it is politically expedient.

Five Candidates for Cave Creek Governing Board November Election

 

Its on like Donkey Kong…there are five candidates for the three 4-year seats on the CCUSD governing board.  Four of the names we recognize, one we have never heard of, Jay Kules.

According to Maricopa County Education Services Agency these are the candidates who have submitted signatures…

CASSANDRA A. PERKINS 361 signatures
DAVID S. SCHAEFER 224 signatures
JANET BUSBEE 308 signatures
JAY C KULES 262 signatures
KAREN E. TUFFS 243 signatures