Key Facts
Background
Barraza attended Marcos De Niza High School in Tempe, AZ. He previously worked as a wildland firefighter for the U.S. Forest Service in Cave Creek where he taught at elementary schools. He also started a coffee import business with his son. In his free time he coaches a baseball team as well as tutors students in various subjects [3]. He ran unsuccessfully for the School Board in 2016 but made a successful bid in the 2018 election [1,2].
Key Issues
Investment
Barraza wants to invest in teachers and classrooms and strengthen teacher retention rates while recruiting top educators to the district [4,5].
Graduation and Programs
Barraza wants to reduce chronic absences and increase graduation rates through new student programs and services [5].
Post-Graduation Opportunities
Barraza wants to make TUHSD 213 the model for public education by producing the most students in Arizona who graduate with college credit and civic involvement [5].
Endorsements
No endorsements can be found.
Sources
1 Tempe Union
2 Ballotpedia
3 BoardDocs
4 Wrangler News
5 Campaign Website