Romero, Val

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
School Board
District:
Tucson Unified School District
Age:
55
Occupation:
Owner Arizona Grill & Hearth
Education:
Graduate of Salpointe Catholic High School
Religion:
Christian
Biographical Info:

Born and raised in Tucson Arizona, graduate of Salpointe Catholic High School, father, grandfather, local business owner and community advocate!

Statement:

As one of your current TUSD Board Member, My goals are:
– To continue to focus on the safety of our students and school staff on our Campuses
– Focus on improved student proficiency and education with a special focus on K-3 fundamentals and proficiency
– Accountability and financial responsibility with TUSD budget and finance
– Promote the districts Career and Technical Education programs

Survey

Response Legend

  • SSupports
  • OOpposes
  • *Comment
  • −Declined to respond
  • †Declined to respond, Position based on citation
Question Response Comments/Notes
1. Requiring district and charter school officials, including teachers, to inform parents about their child’s social, mental, emotional, or physical health. S
2. Allowing parents to opt their children out of activities or lessons that offend their personal, moral, or religious beliefs. S
3. Increasing state and local taxes to provide more funding for schools and school facility projects. O* Accountable District Spending and financial reductions when needed in areas that do not hurt student education
4. Requiring signed permission from a parent before a student may participate in any sexuality related instruction, activities, or clubs. S
5. Allowing all parents to use tax credits and publicly funded empowerment scholarship accounts to enable their children to attend any private, homeschool, or online academy of their choice. S
6. Making available books and instructional materials that include sexually explicit images and themes in school classrooms and libraries. O
7. Acquiring parental consent for school faculty and staff to refer to students by pronouns that do not align with the student’s birth sex. S
8. Allocating teacher pay raises based upon merit rather than providing uniform salary schedule increases based upon years of teaching or additional credentialing (e.g. master’s degrees). S
9. Implementing policies to allow students and faculty to use the restroom, locker room, and shower room based on self-identification rather than biological sex. O
10. Teaching what is known as diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI); social, emotional learning (SEL); or critical race theory (CRT) in public schools. O* in regards to SEL, I would be more sympathetic to that practice, unfortunately since it has been ingrained in our students, there are certain situation where it can help a child when they are in a bad space.
11. Requiring each district and charter school to post online a list of all curriculum and instructional materials being used in the classroom. S