Voters in Tucson Unified School District appeared to support a budget override, election results show.
The override, , was leading 56 percent to 44 percent, initial results showed.
"Tonight, we are so excited with this historic victory," said Gabriel Trujillo, TUSD superintendent. "Residents of Tucson, our parents, they spoke very loudly of their support for traditional public school."
If passed, Prop. 414 would allow TUSD to increase salaries for all classroom teachers — a $250 increase for “each step in the salary schedule for teachers.†It also would allow a 4% salary increase for all other TUSD employees.
It would also allow the district’s fine arts program to expand into 14 additional schools, fund one full-time social worker at each TUSD high school and employ 15 instructional specialists in career and technical education classrooms, such as automotive technology, construction and precision machining, among other funding areas.
It’s the first override request by TUSD in more than 25 years.
