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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-443 (2026)

Formation of new common school district

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A. New common school districts may be formed in unorganized territory on presentation to the county school superintendent of a petition which:

1. Is signed by the parents or guardians of at least ten pupils. Persons who sign the petition shall:

(a) Be residents of the proposed new common school district.

(b) Reside more than four miles from any school district schoolhouse.

2. Set forth the boundaries of the proposed common school district.

B. For any common school district formed after July 1, 1988, the tax rate levied for the district shall be at a rate not less than the rate prescribed in section 15-971, subsection B, paragraph 2. Any monies received from the tax levy in excess of the additional amounts prescribed in section 15-991 shall be deposited in the state general fund.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases, 1965–2009 · leading case: Roosevelt Elementary Sch. Dist. No. 66 v. Bishop, 877 P.2d 806 (Ariz. 1994).
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Roosevelt Elementary Sch. Dist. No. 66 v. Bishop, 877 P.2d 806 (Ariz. 1994). · cites it 2× “§ 15-441(A), new districts, § 15-443, and allow for changes in district boundaries.”
Carlson v. Sch. Dist. No. 6 of Maricopa Cty., 468 P.2d 944 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 6× “A.R.S. § 15-443 expressly authorizes such contracts for the succeeding year and requires that they be in writing.”
Powell v. Indus. Comm'n, 441 P.2d 553 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1968). · cites it 5× “” A.R.S. § 15-443, subsec. A, is as follows: “Employment of school district personnel ; limitation “A.”
Paczosa v. Cartwright Elementary Sch. Dist. No. 83, 213 P.3d 222 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “2d 1165, 1167-68 (1975) (holding that the governing board is entitled to adjust the terms of an employment contract up until the time it is offered under former A.R.S. § 15-443, now AR.S. § 15-502). The terms of Paczosa’s and Faulkner’s contracts included any statutory…”
Mish v. Tempe Sch. Dist. No. 3, 609 P.2d 73 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 15-443 expressly authorizes such contracts for the succeeding year and requires that they be in writing.”
Bd. of Educ. v. Scottsdale Educ. Ass'n, 498 P.2d 578 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 15-443 provides in part that: “[t]he board of trustees may enter into contracts with and fix the salaries of teachers .”
Peck v. Bd. of Educ. of Yuma Union High Sch. Dist., 612 P.2d 1076 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “The power initially to employ a teacher is vested in the board under A.R.S. §§ 15-443 and 15-545. A.R.S. § 15-252 provides for the renewal or nonrenewal of a probationary teacher’s contract as a product of “the board’s intention.”
Haverland v. Tempe Elementary Sch. Dist. 3, 595 P.2d 1032 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 15-443 gives authority to the school district to fix salaries.”
Sch. Dist. No. One of Pima Cnty. v. Lohr, 498 P.2d 512 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 3× “A.R.S. § 15-443, as amended: “A. The board of trustees may at any time after the annual election and the qualification of new members, employ and fix the salaries of teachers, principals, janitors, attendance officers, school physician, school dentist, 'nurses, and other…”
Buck v. Myers, 514 P.2d 742 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1973). · cites it 4× “§ 15-234 and A.R.S. § 15-443 subsec. B, and thus cannot be punished for contempt.”
Bd. of Educ., Tucson Hs Dist. No. 1 v. Williams, 403 P.2d 324 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1965). “§ 15-545, § 15-442 and § 15-443. That the general conduct and supervision of the public school system shall be vested in such governing boards as provided by these statutes is contemplated by our Constitution.”
Taft v. Bean, 538 P.2d 1165 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1975). “Contrary to the teachers’ contention that § 15-252 required all terms of their employment to be settled before March 15, 1973, we believe the specific statute governing the fixing of teachers’ salaries is § 15-443, A.R.S. The pertinent part of this statute reads: “A.”
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