School board elections don’t typically get much attention compared to topline elections. The races for president, US Senate, and even state Senate and state House typically get significantly more coverage.
But school board elections are still important. School board members set policies for the district, hire superintendents, and can add supplemental curriculum. For example, sex education isn’t mandatory in Arizona. If a school chooses to provide sex education, the lessons must be approved by the school board.
Pima County has 49 school board seats up for election this November. Some seats are for two-year terms and others are for four years.
Not sure what school district you’re in? Here’s a map from the Pima County School Superintendent’s Office. Everyone in the district votes for school board members, regardless of if they have children in public school or not.
Here’s every district holding a school board election in Pima County:
Ajo Unified
Four-year seats: 2
Altar Valley Elementary District
Four-year seats: 3
Amphitheater Unified
Four-year seats: 3
Baboquivari Unified
Four-year seats: 2
Catalina Foothills Unified
Two-year seats: 1
Four-year seats: 2
Continental Elementary
Four-year seats: 3
Empire Elementary
Two-year seats: 1
Four-year seats: 2
Flowing Wells Unified
Four-year seats: 3
Marana Unified
Four-year seats: 3
Pima County Joint Technical Education District
Four-year seats: 3
Redington Elementary
Two-year seats: 1
Four-year seats: 2
Sahuarita Unified
Four-year seats: 3
San Fernando Elementary
Two-year seats: 1
Four-year seats: 2
Sunnyside Unified
Four-year seats: 3
Tanque Verde Unified
Four-year seats: 3
Tucson Unified
Four-year seats: 3
Vali Unified
Four-year seats: 3
Are you ready to vote? Make sure to check your voter registration status, see who’s on your ballot, and make a voting plan here.
