We are excited to announce that the Governing Board selected Dr. Danelia Portillo to be the next Superintendent of the Roosevelt School District. Dr. Portillo has served as the Executive Director of Teaching and Learning for over three years, where her division helped elevate Roosevelt schools' letter grades to B’s and C’s from D’s and F’s through the implementation of new and viable curriculum in all areas.
Dr. Portillo began her superintendency on Monday, Feb. 6. We offer sincere and heartfelt thanks to Mrs. Shenell Alexander and Mrs. Megan Gestson who served as Co-Interim Superintendents during the search process. We look forward to continuing to thrive as a district under Dr. Portillo's leadership.
The Roosevelt School District offers its sincere thanks and appreciation to Shenell Alexander and Megan Gestson for stepping up and serving as co-interim superintendents over these last months. They worked in lock-step to ensure as little disruption as possible and did a wonderful job! And that is why they were selected to receive the Values in Action Awards this month for Collaboration.
Last month was National School Board Recognition month. Our school board provides extraordinary service toward helping Roosevelt students thrive and fulfill their potential. Thank you, RSD board members, for serving our students, for representing the entire South Phoenix community, and for advocating for our schools!
This is more than a robot! Donated by Deloitte and Amazon Web Services, Greenfield students in the Roosevelt School District will have fun while building and learning coding, programming, and robotics with this “Smart Rover.” We are pleased to advance the impact of The Smart Factory on STEM education for tomorrow’s talent. Thank you Board Member Robinson for connecting us with this opportunity.
Roosevelt School District No. 66 is committed to providing our many stakeholders and citizens with a complete accounting of how our tax resources are spent, as well as providing insight into the financial operations of our school district. The full Fiscal Year 2021 report is available for download in its orignal format and an alternative text-only format. In addition to the information below, please visit our Financial Transparency page for more information.
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Average teacher salary
The average RSD teacher salary is estimated to be $59,000 in FY22. This is 1% or $376 more than the FY21 average salary of $58,624.
Average salaries identified include base salaries from primary funding source and Classroom Site Funds educational attainment and longevity. CSF Performance pay has been accounted in the year in which the performance pay was earned; the maximum performance pay of $3,000 has been projected for FY22. Teachers receive a rich, annual health benefit package totaling $7,056 and may also receive compensation for other stipends, but these have not been included in the average salary calculation.
Classroom spending
Spending by operational area
More than two-thirds of the RSD budget was spent in the classroom in FY21. These dollars include instruction (50.4%), student support (11.7%) and instruction support (8.7%).
Operational spending includes costs for the district’s day-to-day operations and excludes costs to acquire capital assets, interest, and programs such as adult education that are outside of preschool through grade 12 education. Most school district funding is based on the number of students attending, and districts can choose in which areas to spend it, so spending more in one area results in having less to spend in other areas.
Total per pupil spending
Per Pupil Spending
The Roosevelt School District increased per pupil spending by more than $1,000 over FY20. This spending increase, focused primarily on classroom spending, is about $3,300 more than the state average and about $3,200 more than our peer's average in FY21.
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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended protects individuals from discrimination based on sex in any educational program or activity operated by recipients of federal financial assistance. As required by Title IX, Roosevelt School District No. 66 does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education programs or activities that we operate, including in admission and employment. Inquiries concerning the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator or to the U.S. Department of Education, Assistant Secretary, or both.
Our district provides resources, workshops and events to help our families thrive.
We will continue to update the Family & Community Engagement Workshop page frequently with new, virtual workshops and events.