Norma Munoz
Norma Munoz was an at-large member of the Roosevelt Elementary School District in Arizona. Munoz assumed office in 2000. Munoz left office on January 1, 2021.
Munoz ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Roosevelt Elementary School District in Arizona. Munoz won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Munoz was first elected to the board in 1994 and was elected again in 2000.
Elections
2016
Three of the five seats on the Roosevelt Elementary School District school board were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Norma Munoz and Lawrence Robinson filed for re-election and were joined by challengers Andy Zhang, Ericka Nicholes, Jesus Cera, Nancy Pina-Gray, Rosa Avila, and Christina Boston. Munoz and Robinson won additional terms on the board and were joined in their victory by Avila.[1][2]
Results
| Roosevelt Elementary School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Norma Munoz Incumbent |
21.97% | 11,701 |
| Rosa Avila |
15.62% | 8,317 |
| Lawrence Robinson Incumbent |
14.94% | 7,955 |
| Christina Boston | 12.98% | 6,912 |
| Nancy Pina-Gray | 12.83% | 6,834 |
| Ericka Nicholes | 10.97% | 5,845 |
| Andy Zhang | 10.69% | 5,695 |
| Jesus Cera | 0.00% | |
| Total Votes (100) | 53,259 | |
| Source: Maricopa County Recorder, "Final Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
School board candidates in Arizona were not required to file a campaign finance report if they did not raise or spend more than $500. If they planned to stay under this threshold, they were permitted to file an exemption statement. This rendered them exempt from all other campaign finance reporting, provided they did not exceed the $500 threshold. Otherwise, candidates were not required to file any report until they raised or spent more than the threshold limit. At that point, they had to file a Statement of Organization within five business days from when the threshold was reached. The pre-general campaign finance report was due November 4, 2016. All campaign finance filing was handled by the Arizona Secretary of State.[3]
What was at stake?
Report a story for this election
Ballotpedia researches issues in school board elections across the United States, but information availability is a challenge for us in many school districts. Please contact us about the issues that impact your local school district. Note that not all submissions may meet Ballotpedia's coverage requirements for inclusion.
2016
Issues in the district
Drastic teacher shortages
A report released by the Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association revealed that four weeks into the 2016-2017 school year, Arizona still had over 2,000 teacher vacancies. According to 12 News, that was 25 percent of all positions in the state. Dr. Doug Wilson, superintendent of Marana Unified School District, said the issue was "that the pool of teachers is very narrow. It really is, so this is going to be a problem for school districts all over Arizona for several years."[4][5]
Adam Sharp, a principal of Espiritu Charter School, said he was not surprised by the teacher shortage. “There's a lack of respect for the teachers some people view this as a lesser profession," he explained. Although the report looked at a variety of factors to explain the shortage, Sharp thought it came down to one issue: teacher pay. 12 News reported that Arizona's average starting salary was $31,874, while the national average was $36,141. Teachers were leaving for other states whose starting pay was $8,000-$10,000 more. Meanwhile, the open spots in Arizona were being filled by long-term substitutes. However, that did not suffice when it came to special education, which required a more particular skill set. Some district superintendents, such as Kristi Sandvik of Buckeye Elementary School District and Dr. Andrew Rogers of Liberty Elementary School District, were turning to contract agencies to find special education teachers. However, Dr. Rogers added that doing so was “significantly more expensive than if we hired people directly.”[4][5]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Norma Munoz Roosevelt Elementary School District. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maricopa County Education Service Agency, "Current Governing Board Candidates," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "General Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Campaign Finance Guide, "Questions & Answers," accessed October 6, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 AZEdNews, "Shortage has school leaders attracting teachers in new ways," September 14, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 12 News, "Study: Arizona least attractive state for teachers; teacher shortage at crisis level," September 27, 2016
| 2016 Roosevelt Elementary School District Elections | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Norma Munoz • Incumbent, Lawrence Robinson • Andy Zhang • Ericka Nicholes • Jesus Cera • Nancy Pina-Gray • Rosa Avila • Christina Boston |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
