M&O (Maintenance & Operations) funding is essential to maintaining the quality of education in Kyrene. It supports the very people and programs that make schools thrive: highly-qualified teachers, arts, electives, and student support services. Without this funding, Kyrene would face larger class sizes, reduced elective offerings, and cuts to vital student supports that families rely on.

Yes. Every student across all grade levels in Kyrene benefits from the override.

Yes. Since 1983, Kyrene voters have renewed the M&O Override, ensuring over 70,000 students have benefitted from smaller class sizes, access to robust electives, and critical student services.

The M&O Override directly funds 200 teaching positions in Kyrene schools, or 1 in 5 Kyrene educators.