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Amy McSheffrey and Annette Sexton-Ruiz recall, Creighton Elementary School District, Arizona (2020)
| Creighton Elementary School District recall |
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| Officeholders |
Annette Sexton-Ruiz |
| Recall status |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2020 Recalls in Arizona Arizona recall laws School board recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall two of the five members of the Creighton Elementary School District Governing Board in Arizona did not go to a vote in 2020. Amy McSheffrey and Annette Sexton-Ruiz were named in the recall petitions. Recall supporters did not submit petitions by the deadline.[1]
Both board members were up for re-election in 2020. Sexton-Ruiz did not run for re-election, and McSheffrey was re-elected in the at-large race for three seats.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Arizona
Recall supporters filed the application to recall Sexton-Ruiz on January 22, 2020. They filed the application to recall McSheffrey on February 5, 2020. Both petitions needed 2,295 signatures to be put on the ballot. The deadline to submit the petition against Sexton-Ruiz was May 21, 2020, and the deadline for the petition against McSheffrey was June 4, 2020.[1]
About the district
Creighton Elementary School District is located in Maricopa County, Arizona. It is classified as a large city school district by the National Center for Education Statistics. The district served 5,904 students during the 2018-2019 school year and comprised 10 schools.[2]
During the 2018-2019 school year, 89.5% of the district's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 24.4% were English language learners, and 12.2% of students had an Individual Education Plan (IEP).[3]
| Racial Demographics, 2018-2019 | ||
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| Race | Creighton Elementary School District (%) | Arizona K-12 students (%) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 2.5 | 4.5 |
| Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| Black | 4.7 | 5.5 |
| Hispanic | 84.0 | 45.6 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Two or More Races | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| White | 6.6 | 37.8 |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
2020 recall efforts
- See also: School board recalls
Ballotpedia tracked 29 school board recall efforts against 64 board members in 2020. Four recall elections were held in 2020. The school board recall success rate was 7.8%.
The chart below details the status of 2020 recall efforts by individual school board member.
See also
- Creighton Elementary School District, Arizona
- Creighton Elementary School District, Arizona, elections (2020)
- Creighton Elementary School District elections (2018)
- Recall campaigns in Arizona
- Political recall efforts, 2020
- School board recalls
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Creighton Elementary School District
- Office of the Maricopa County School Superintendent
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Office of the Maricopa County School Superintendent, "Recall History," accessed June 21, 2021
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Search for Public School Districts," accessed March 8, 2021
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," accessed March 8, 2021
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