Proposition 423 · Vail Unified School District
Keep Vail kids learning, creating, and thriving.
Vote YES to continue the 12.5% override already in place—without raising the current tax rate.
YES ON423!
Art • Music • PE • STEM • Gifted education • Advanced classes
What is at stake
VUSD won’t be the same without the override.
For more than 30 years, Vail residents have invested a few extra dollars a month so students can have opportunities Arizona’s base funding does not cover.
Music
PE
STEM
Gifted
Advanced classes
“These are the reasons kids get up in the morning and want to go to school.”
They encourage creativity, problem solving, and inspiration.
A local commitment since 1993
What is an override?
An override is local voter authorization to fund the district above the state’s base level. By law, it can pay only for staff and programs—never buildings or construction—and it is not a loan.
Vail voters have continuously approved a budget override for more than 30 years.
Read the frequently asked questions →If it is not renewed
The funding phases out over two years.
The countdown starts immediately, bringing staff reductions, fewer electives and specialty programs, and larger class sizes.
The override currently supports
172teaching positions
That is 20% of VUSD teaching positions—including art, music, PE, gifted, and advanced course teachers.
There’s no version of this that doesn’t cost Vail kids something.
Help keep Vail schools strong
Vote YES on Proposition 423.
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