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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-251 (2026)

Powers and duties

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15-251. Powers and duties

The superintendent of public instruction shall:

1. Superintend the schools of this state.

2. Request the auditor general to investigate when necessary the accounts of school monies kept by any state, county or district officer.

3. Subject to supervision by the state board of education, apportion to the several counties the monies to which each county is entitled for the year. Apportionment shall be made as provided in chapter 9 of this title.

4. Execute, under the direction of the state board of education, the policies that have been decided on by the state board.

5. Direct the performance of executive, administrative or ministerial functions by the department of education or divisions or employees of the department.

6. Provide information to the state board of education related to the powers and duties set forth in section 15-203.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 30 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1956–2025 · leading case: Mish v. Tempe Sch. Dist. No. 3, 609 P.2d 73 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980).
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Mish v. Tempe Sch. Dist. No. 3, 609 P.2d 73 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 15× “Although it is undisputed that Mish was never a classroom teacher on a regular basis, appellant contends that she is a tenured continuing teacher within the Arizona Teachers Tenure Act, A.R.S. § 15-251 et seq. In support of this contention she points to an extensive series of…”
Flores Ex Rel. Flores v. Arizona, 516 F.3d 1140 (9th Cir. 2008). · cites it 2× “The Superintendent does not, it is true, write school funding laws, but he does administer the state’s education system, including the HB 2064 grant system, see Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 15-251, and obviously has a vital interest in whether or not funding for the programs he oversees is…”
Amphitheater Unified Sch. Dist. 10 v. Harte, 624 P.2d 1281 (Ariz. 1981). · cites it 4× “A.R.S. §§ 15-251 through -265, -268. The state administers a mandatory teacher retirement fund, for purposes of which all teachers are considered state employees.”
Kaufman v. Pima Junior Coll. Governing Bd., 484 P.2d 244 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 10× “Appellant claims that the lower court-erred in refusing to issue a writ of mandamus because (1) appellees failed to comply-with A.R.S. § 15-251 et seq., known as-the Arizona Teachers Tenure Act, (2) appellees failed to comply with the tenure pol- ■ icy enacted by the State Board…”
Cooner v. Bd. of Educ., 663 P.2d 1002 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 8× “PROBATIONARY TEACHERS UNDER THE TEACHER TENURE LAW A.R.S. § 15-251 ET SEQ. 2 It is necessary, first, to discuss the teacher tenure law as it applies to appellee.”
Johnson v. Bd. of Educ., 419 P.2d 52 (Ariz. 1966). · cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 15-251 defines a continuing teacher as one whose contract has been renewed for its fourth consecutive year.”
Carlson v. Sch. Dist. No. 6 of Maricopa Cty., 468 P.2d 944 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 5× “Based upon the language used in the statute, and its context within the teachers’ tenure act (A.R.S. §§ 15-251 through 15-261 inclusive), we are unable to agree with this contention.”
Palicka v. Ruth Fisher Sch. Dist. No. 90 of Maricopa Cnty., 473 P.2d 807 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 6× “Grounds were given as inefficiency, lack of discipline in the classroom, failure to control emotions when correcting or disciplining children, and failure to possess proper qualifications as a teacher as required by the Board of Trustees.”
Bd. of Educ., Tucson Hs Dist. No. 1 v. Williams, 403 P.2d 324 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1965). · cites it 6× “This case arises under this state's teacher's tenure act, A.R.S. § 15-251 et seq. It is an appeal from a judgment granting a writ of mandamus compelling the respondent Board of Education to enter into a contract of teaching with the petitioner for the school year 1963-1964 and…”
Forman v. Creighton Sch. Dist. No. 14, 351 P.2d 165 (Ariz. 1960). · cites it 4× “In the application it is alleged that petitioner is a "continuing teacher" as defined in the "Teachers' Tenure Act" (A.R.S. § 15-251 et seq.); that she was granted a renewal of her continuing contract for the school year 1959-1960; that she was subsequently served with notice of…”
Bd. of Educ. of Tempe Union High Sch. v. Lammle, 596 P.2d 48 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 15-251, under the teacher tenure law, provides in part: “2.”
Elfbrandt v. Russell, 381 P.2d 554 (Ariz. 1963). · cites it 4× “one with tenure) within the meaning of A.R.S. § 15-251. She therefore is entitled, if she so requests, to a hearing under A.”
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— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-251(2) — 1 case
McEldowney v. Osborn Sch. Dist. No. 8, 600 P.2d 29 (Ariz. 1979).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-251(3) — 1 case
Flores Ex Rel. Flores v. Arizona, 516 F.3d 1140 (9th Cir. 2008). “The Superintendent does not, it is true, write school funding laws, but he does administer the state’s education system, including the HB 2064 grant system, see Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 15-251, and obviously has a vital interest in whether or not funding for the programs he oversees is…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-251(4) — 1 case
Horne v. Hobbs (Ariz. Ct. App. 2025).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-251(6) — 1 case
Horne v. Hobbs (Ariz. Ct. App. 2025).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-251(A) — 1 case
Rottenberg v. Cartwright Sch. Dist. No. 83, 528 P.2d 859 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1974).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-251(A)(2) — 3 cases
Mish v. Tempe Sch. Dist. No. 3, 609 P.2d 73 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980). “Although it is undisputed that Mish was never a classroom teacher on a regular basis, appellant contends that she is a tenured continuing teacher within the Arizona Teachers Tenure Act, A.R.S. § 15-251 et seq. In support of this contention she points to an extensive series of…”
Cooner v. Bd. of Educ., 663 P.2d 1002 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1982). “PROBATIONARY TEACHERS UNDER THE TEACHER TENURE LAW A.R.S. § 15-251 ET SEQ. 2 It is necessary, first, to discuss the teacher tenure law as it applies to appellee.”
Hillhouse v. Rice Sch. Dist. No. 20, 727 P.2d 843 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986).
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-251(A)(3) — 2 cases
Mish v. Tempe Sch. Dist. No. 3, 609 P.2d 73 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980). “Although it is undisputed that Mish was never a classroom teacher on a regular basis, appellant contends that she is a tenured continuing teacher within the Arizona Teachers Tenure Act, A.R.S. § 15-251 et seq. In support of this contention she points to an extensive series of…”
Cooner v. Bd. of Educ., 663 P.2d 1002 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1982). “PROBATIONARY TEACHERS UNDER THE TEACHER TENURE LAW A.R.S. § 15-251 ET SEQ. 2 It is necessary, first, to discuss the teacher tenure law as it applies to appellee.”
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