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Cave Creek Unified School District, Arizona

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Cave Creek Unified School District
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Maricopa County, Arizona
District details
Superintendent: Bill Dolezal
# of school board members: 5
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Cave Creek Unified School District is a school district in Arizona.

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Superintendent

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Bill Dolezal is the superintendent of Cave Creek Unified School District. He was appointed on May 24, 2023.[1][2]

Past superintendents

  • Cort Monroe was the superintendent of Cave Creek Unified School District from January 1, 2021 until he took personal leave effective February 27, 2023.[2] On May 11, 2023, Liberty Elementary School District announced their selection of Monroe as the district's next superintendent.[3] His previous career experience includes serving as Assistant Superintendent of Student Support Services and Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning in the district.[4]
  • Debbi Burdick was the superintendent of the Cave Creek Unified School District from 2008 to 2020. Burdick's previous career experience includes working as an adjunct professor at Arizona State University and Grand Canyon University.[5]

School board

The Cave Creek Unified School District Governing Board consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Governing board members are elected at large.[6]


Elections

See also: Cave Creek Unified School District, Arizona, elections

Board members are elected on a staggered basis during even-numbered years.

Three seats on the Cave Creek Unified School District school board in Arizona were up for general election and one seat was up for special election on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was July 8, 2024.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Cave Creek Unified School District Governing Board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[7]

District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[8]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $5,780,000 $1,205 10%
Local: $37,430,000 $7,806 68%
State: $12,196,000 $2,543 22%
Total: $55,406,000 $11,555
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $48,950,000 $10,119
Total Current Expenditures: $44,014,000 $9,099
Instructional Expenditures: $23,658,000 $4,891 48%
Student and Staff Support: $5,946,000 $1,229 12%
Administration: $4,958,000 $1,025 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,452,000 $1,954 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,488,000 $307
Construction: $838,000 $173
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,549,000 $320
Interest on Debt: $1,266,000 $261


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[9] $40,000 -
2023-2024[10] $40,000 -
2020-2021[11] $36,221 -

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[12]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 57 60-69 21-39 44 >=50 60-64 59
2018-2019 66 70-74 40-59 46 >=50 65-69 68
2017-2018 68 75-79 40-49 48 >=50 70-79 70
2016-2017 63 70-74 21-39 45-49 <50 65
2015-2016 60 60-64 21-39 40-44 >=50 62
2014-2015 60 60-64 30-39 40-44 >=50 62
2013-2014 84 85-89 60-69 65-69 PS 86
2012-2013 84 90-94 50-59 65-69 >=50 86
2011-2012 82 90-94 70-79 60-64 >=50 83
2010-2011 81 85-89 70-79 60-64 PS 82

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 59 60-69 <=20 48 >=50 70-74 60
2018-2019 67 80-84 21-39 52 >=50 70-74 69
2017-2018 66 70-74 50-59 47 >=50 70-79 69
2016-2017 67 65-69 21-39 45-49 >=50 70
2015-2016 63 60-64 40-49 50-54 >=50 65
2014-2015 56 55-59 30-39 35-39 >=50 58
2013-2014 93 >=95 80-89 80-84 PS 95
2012-2013 93 >=95 80-89 80-84 >=50 94
2011-2012 92 90-94 80-89 80-84 >=50 93
2010-2011 92 >=95 >=90 75-79 PS 93

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 96 >=50 PS >=90 PS PS 97
2018-2019 94 >=50 >=50 80-89 PS 94
2017-2018 94 >=50 PS >=80 PS PS 95
2016-2017 95 >=50 >=50 >=80 PS 95
2015-2016 93 >=50 PS 70-79 PS 95
2014-2015 95 >=50 PS >=80 PS 95
2013-2014 93 >=50 PS 60-79 PS 94
2012-2013 88 >=50 PS 60-79 PS 90
2011-2012 92 >=50 PS >=80 PS 92
2010-2011 95 >=50 >=50 60-79 PS 96


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 4,499 -7.8
2021-2022 4,851 0.3
2020-2021 4,837 -14.3
2019-2020 5,528 2.2
2018-2019 5,406 -0.3
2017-2018 5,424 -0.7
2016-2017 5,463 1.3
2015-2016 5,392 -0.7
2014-2015 5,429 0.2
2013-2014 5,418 -2.5
2012-2013 5,556 -4.1
2011-2012 5,782 -0.6
2010-2011 5,818 -0.7
2009-2010 5,860 -1.9
2008-2009 5,972 1.5
2007-2008 5,882 -0.3
2006-2007 5,898 2.9
2005-2006 5,726 3.6
2004-2005 5,518 2.4
2003-2004 5,388 5.1
2002-2003 5,112 7.9
2001-2002 4,709 6.8
2000-2001 4,389 7.9
1999-2000 4,042 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Cave Creek Unified School District (%) Arizona K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 4.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.6 3.1
Black 0.8 5.7
Hispanic 14.4 47.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.4
Two or More Races 3.9 4.2
White 78.7 34.9

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.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Cave Creek Unified School District had 246.30 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 18.27.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 12.00
Elementary: 135.80
Secondary: 98.50
Total: 246.30

Cave Creek Unified School District employed 10.00 district administrators and 11.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.00
District Administrative Support: 28.75
School Administrators: 11.00
School Administrative Support: 27.30
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 50.77
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 6.80
Total Guidance Counselors: 8.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 5.02
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.98
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 77.86
Other Support Services: 60.16


Schools

The Cave Creek Unified School District operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Black Mountain Elementary School495KG-6
Cactus Shadows High School1,5888-12
Cave Creek Academy Of Excellence21KG-12
Desert Arroyo Middle School0
Desert Sun Academy322PK-6
Desert Willow Elementary School456KG-6
Horseshoe Trails Elementary School433KG-6
Lone Mountain Elementary School423KG-6
Sonoran Trails Middle School7616-8

Noteworthy events

2022: Recall against all five school board members fails to qualify for ballot

See also: Cave Creek Unified School District recall, Arizona (2021-2022)

An effort to recall all five members of the Cave Creek Unified School District Governing Board did not go to a vote in 2022. The effort failed to qualify for the ballot.[13]

The recall effort began in September 2021. Scott Brown, Janet Busbee, Jeff Fortney, Beth Hatcher, and Brianna Lynn Walker were named in the recall petitions. To get the recalls on the ballot, supporters would have had to submit petitions with 6,646 signatures for each member by January 14, 2022.[14][15]

Contact information

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Cave Creek Unified School District No. 93
P.O. Box 426
Cave Creek, AZ 85327
Phone: 480-575-2000


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Foothills Focus, "Dolezal named CCUSD interim superintendent," accessed September 11, 2023
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Foothills Focus, "Interim superintendent named for CCUSD," accessed September 11, 2023
  3. ↑ Independent Newsmedia, "Liberty Elementary District selects Monroe as new superintendent," accessed September 11, 2023
  4. ↑ Sonoran News, "Governing Board selects Dr. Cort Monroe as next Superintendent," December 2, 2020
  5. ↑ AZEdNews, "Dr. Debbi Burdick named Arizona Superintendent of the Year," January 27, 2017
  6. ↑ Cave Creek Unified School District No. 93, "2021 CCUSD Governing Board Members," accessed May 19, 2021
  7. ↑ Arizona School Boards Association, "Cave Creek Unified School District No. 93 Public Participation at Board Meetings," accessed January 19, 2024
  8. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  9. ↑ Cave Creek Unified School District, "Salary Schedules," accessed April 21, 2025
  10. ↑ Cave Creek Unified School District, "Certified Hiring Guidelines & Salary 2023-2024," accessed February 2, 2024
  11. ↑ Cave Creek Unified School District, "Certified Hiring Guidelines & Salary 2020-2021," accessed May 12, 2021
  12. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
  13. ↑ Office of the Maricopa County School Superintendent, "Recall Elections," accessed January 18, 2022
  14. ↑ Office of the Maricopa County School Superintendent, "Recall Elections," accessed September 28, 2021
  15. ↑ Cave Creek Unified School District No. 93, "2021 CCUSD Governing Board Members," accessed September 28, 2021
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