{"id":4273,"date":"2025-10-17T19:16:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T19:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand.org\/arizona\/?page_id=4273"},"modified":"2026-01-05T23:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T23:03:20","slug":"bonds-and-overrides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stand.org\/arizona\/bonds-and-overrides\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonds and Overrides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">This year, school districts across Arizona are asking voters to approve\u00a0bonds\u00a0and\/or overrides to\u00a0provide\u00a0additional\u00a0funding for schools.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-s-nbsp-on-my-ballot-nbsp\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>What\u2019s&nbsp;on my ballot?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>Peoria Unified:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Budget\u00a0Override\u00a0(increase from 13 to 15%)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/supportpeoriaunifiedschools.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn More<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>Chandler Unified:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Budget override\u00a0(continue at 15%)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$271.5 million bond sale\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesforchandlerstudents.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn More<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcleanelections.gov\/arizona-elections\/november-04-2025-election?sourceid=1134115&amp;emci=3be508fe-5aa4-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&amp;emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&amp;ceid=%7b%7bContactsEmailID%7d%7d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">District not listed? Find out here!<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-an-override-nbsp\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>What is an override?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">In general, overrides are districts asking for permission to spend above their funding from the state to fund people and programs. These are things like all-day kindergarten, honors classes, and teacher salaries that help the schools operate on a daily basis and improve&nbsp;the academic&nbsp;experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-a-bond-nbsp\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>What is a bond?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Bonds, on the other hand, are districts asking for permission to take out a loan to pay for infrastructure and&nbsp;\u201cdurable goods\u201d.&nbsp;These are things like&nbsp;replacing broken air conditioner units, weatherproofing roofs,&nbsp;maintaining&nbsp;school buildings, upgrading security, and buying school buses that help enable our schools to fulfill their mission of&nbsp;teaching&nbsp;our kids.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-important-dates-nbsp\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>Important Dates:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>October 6<sup>th<\/sup>: Voter registration deadline\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>October 8<sup>th<\/sup>: Voting begins\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>October 28<sup>th<\/sup>: Last (recommended) day to return ballot by mail\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>November 4<sup>th<\/sup>: Election Day\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, school districts across Arizona are asking voters to approve\u00a0bonds\u00a0and\/or overrides to\u00a0provide\u00a0additional\u00a0funding for schools.\u00a0\u00a0 What\u2019s&nbsp;on my ballot?&nbsp; Peoria Unified:\u00a0 Learn More&nbsp; Chandler Unified:\u00a0\u00a0 Learn More&nbsp; District not listed? Find out here!&nbsp; What is an override?&nbsp; In general, overrides are districts asking for permission to spend above their funding from the state to fund people [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_hide_page_title":true,"color_schema":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4273","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bonds and Overrides - Stand for Children Arizona<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Stand for Children Arizona is a unique catalyst for educational success and social progress to create a brighter future for us all.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/arizona\/bonds-and-overrides\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bonds and Overrides Check out this information from Stand for Children Arizona\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"%Title% was a great read! 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