Recently you received a ballot in the mail. The Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) has called for an election on November 7, 2023 to ask voter approval to continue the Maintenance and Operation (M&O) Override that voters last authorized in November 2019. SUSD must renew the current M&O Override by November 2024, or the funding will begin being reduced by one third each fiscal year until the override expires on June 30, 2025. Click Here to Learn More.
M&O funds pay for people and help SUSD provide a comprehensive education program to students.
SUSD M&O funds support:
- Staff
- Maintaining current class-size ratios
- Competitive teacher compensation
- Free, full-day Kindergarten
- Professional Development
- Athletics and Extracurricular activities
- World Languages
- Fine Arts
When was the last Maintenance and Operations Override?
The current M&O Override was approved by voters in November 2019. M&O Overrides are in effect for seven years; however, if voters do not reapprove an override by year five of its seven-year life, it begins phasing down by one-third each year until it is gone. The phase-down in this instance comes to approximately $7.3 million per year and would begin in fiscal year 2025-2026.
