Welcome to the home of the Red Rock Raiders. We are a small, rural District located in Red Rock Arizona, centered one hour from Phoenix and thirty minutes from Tucson, Arizona. You’ll find our town in the lower Santa Cruz River Valley, near Picacho Peak State Park. We serve students in Kindergarten through 8th grade. Our faculty and staff value each child as an individual, while helping students continually strive for their personal best.

We hope you like our new Web site. It contains a lot of helpful information, such as the school calendar, news and events going on in our school, and how to get in touch with us. We hope this site will answer any questions you may have about our District. If you are unable to find what you are looking for, please stop in and see us. We are here not only to provide a quality education for our students, but also to serve our community. We would love to see you.

Maintenance and Operations Override March 9, 2010

On Tuesday, March 9, 2010, the Red Rock Elementary School District will hold a special election. Please look at the following questions below to make an informed decision regarding whether or not to vote for this override.

No district employee in his or her official capacity or the school board can make any recommendation on how to vote on the override. We can only provide neutral information. 

Why has the special election been called?

This proposition requests voter authorization for the Red Rock School District to exceed their Maintenance and Operations Budget by 10%.

Red Rock has had to reduce their M and O budget from approximately $2.4 million last school year to about $1.4 million this year, despite having more students and a need for more teachers. 

What will the override funds be used for?

The additional 10%, which will be around $200,000 total, will lessen the impact of budget cuts and help us to maintain our current staff and hire additional teachers as the student population increases.

How will an override impact you, the taxpayer?

The total secondary tax rate would be an additional $.034. This means $34.00 annually per $100,000 assessed valuation of property.

For example:

• A $50,000 assessed value would mean an increase of $17.00 to the taxpayer per year.
• A $100,000 assessed value would mean an increase of $34.00 to the taxpayer per year.
• A $200,000 assessed value would mean an increase of $68.00 to the taxpayer per year.

Do other school districts in the State operate with an override?

Yes. 86% of all students within the state of Arizona attend school districts currently operating with an override included in their M and O Budget.

More from the District Administrator...

Dear Parents:

We began January 2010 with many activities and events! We want to congratulate the Science Olympic teams who competed at Central Arizona College Signal Peak campus on Saturday, January 30, 2010. Both teams did exceptionally well with the “B” team placing fourth overall and the “A” team tying for first place. Mr. Klell and Mr. Roseberry were very proud of all the students for their efforts and conduct. We have two more trophies to add to our display case.

We also want to thank all of the parents and community members who joined us last Wednesday evening, January 27th, for our “Open Forum” discussing the Tax Override which will take place on March 9, 2010. Many good questions and discussion points were brought up and addressed.

On January 26, 2010, the Red Rock Governing Board made a decision to transfer all day-to-day management responsibilities to me as the District Administrator. Please call me with any questions or concerns that you may have regarding any issue here at school. My philosophy remains that communication between home and school is key for student success. I believe that leadership is about forming relationships in an effort to encourage, support, listen, and learn from others.

As we embark upon February (“Love of Reading”), we invite parents, grandparents, and friends to come in and volunteer to read to a class or small group of students. Our “Love of Reading” committee decided to incorporate “Celebrating Cultural Diversity” as part of our February events. Ms. Thompson, our Music Teacher, has arranged for the University of Arizona’s African Drumming Group to come and perform for our students on February 22nd at 2:00 p.m. Please check with your child’s teacher or our calendar for events and times of the many activities planned throughout the month of February. 

Our students at Red Rock are wonderful, and we know how much you do as parents and grandparents to support your children and our school.

Sincerely,

Lillian Norris, District Administrator