Override numbers revised as MUSD prepares ballot
By Ethan McSweeney | InMaricopa
A few additional teachers and extra equipment for students are among the changes to the Maricopa Unified School District’s budget override. Governing Board will vote Wednesday to move the ballot process forward and gather pros and cons.
Under the revisions to what would be added with passage of the 10 percent, seven-year budget override, 50 new teachers are proposed, up from 47 teachers. Also, 595 student laptops would be purchased, increasing from 490, in additional to other small increases in technological equipment for a total of $500,000 in spending, according to MUSD.
The slight changes to the number of teachers and technology in the proposal are a result of increased enrollment in the district, which makes the 10 percent increase, said MUSD Superintendent Steve Chestnut. The district Governing Board voted to send the override to the 2016 general election ballot back on Nov. 18, 2015.
