On Tuesday, November 3, 2009, a special election will be held in the Tucson Unified School District. Registered voters will have the opportunity to help decide two important financial matters for the school district:
1) Proposition 401: Maintenance and Operations Budget Override
This override is being requested to provide the following:
*Guaranteed full day kindergarten
*Increased speed and access to technological learning in the classroom
*Additional resources that school site councils will recommend for use based upon what is needed at schools. These additional resources, about $150 to $190 per student, may be used to decrease class size, expand music and art instruction, and/or provide improved library or counselor services.
2) Proposition 402: Technology Capital Outlay Budget Override
The proposed override monies ($9,000,000) are expected to fund the following programs in the first year:
*Classroom technology:
- Replace aging classroom computers - 10,000 units on a 3 year lease
- Improve network infrastructure needed for the high speed bandwidth (first year rollout)
- Replace school servers & switches supporting the new computer equipment
*District wide technology:
- Replace TUSD's Human Resources and Financial Management System maximizing operational efficiency and dollars to the classroom
- Replace operational computers on a 3 year lease basis
- Replace servers and switches district wide supporting the new computer equipment and high speed internet capabilities
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