Elections

An override allows local school district voters to approve additional funding for operating costs, like salaries for teachers and additional security staff. A bond allows local voters to approve funding for capital expenditures, such as construction of new schools, safety and security improvements, and additional buses. 

Queen Creek Unified School District has been operating under a locally supported 15% M&O Override for eight years.

The QCUSD override has been in place since 2015. It allows the district to increase salaries and benefits for teachers, add security staffing, elective offerings, and keep athletic and AP course fees lowered. 

In order to continue an override at 15%, state statute requires local voter approval every five years. Without local voter authorization after five years, the rate of the override drops in years six and seven. After year seven, without voter approval, the override no longer exists.

Without local voter authorization after five years, the rate of the override drops in years six and seven. The first year QCUSD will experience a 5% reduction in budget capacity. The second year QCUSD will experience another reduction of 5%. In the third year, all override funds will be removed from the budget. Without voter approval, the override no longer exists. QCUSD will need to review options in making budgetary decisions for salaries, class sizes, and programming.

Without a bond, QCUSD will be unable to build new student space and will need to continue placing additional portables throughout the district. QCUSD has already put in 7 million dollars in portables to help with student space for the current year. The projects listed within the bond will likely not occur.

Approving the continuation of the override will:

Approving the bond will:

For the 2023–2024 school year, the estimated amounts are:

Please refer to the information pamphlet distributed for a more in-depth explanation of how the tax rate is calculated and where the expected values come from.

The proposed bond is $2.65/month on a home value with an assessed valuation of $100,000 (not the market value). Example: if a home has a limited assessed valuation of $269,476, the estimated monthly cost is $7.14. This is $86 per year. Voters can find their LV on their property tax statement.

This is a continuation of a tax that has been in place since 2015. Residents will not experience a new tax with the approval of this measure.