Metropolitan Education Commission

Notices, Agendas and other information 

Disclosure Statement

MISSION:  Pima County and the City of Tucson desire to jointly establish and empower a commission on education which would act to advise and make recommendations on all of the areas as they affect the educational welfare of the citizens of the City and County.

AUTHORIZATION:  Resolution No. 1990-178, establishment of the Metropolitan Education Commission.  Board of Supervisors action on October 2, 1990;  Resolution No. 1993-166 amending Resolution No. 1990-178, increasing the membership to thirty-two members to include one member appointed by a community educational enrichment foundation organization;  Board of Supervisors action on September 7, 1993; Resolution No. 1994-10, amending Resolution No. 1993-166 which amended Resolution No. 1990-178, increasing the membership to thirty-four members to include two members appointed by the Youth Advisory Council; Board of Supervisors action on February 8, 1993; Resolution No. 2005-171, changing the membership appointment process of the Metropolitan Education Commission and amending Resolution No. 1990-178, to permit the Commission to select an organization which shall appoint a representative of the Native American Community; Board of Supervisors action on July 5, 2005;  Resolution No. 2006-26, changing the name of an entity having the authority to appoint two members from the Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities Inc., to the Metropolitan Education Commission and amending Resolution No. 1990-178; Board of Supervisors action on February 7, 2006; Resolution No. 2021-77, increasing the membership to thirty-nine members to include three members designated by the Commission which shall be a representative of the LGBTQ+ Community, Community College Student Body, University Student Body, one member appointed by an organization designated by the commission shall be a representative of Pre-Kindergarten Early Education, one member nominated by the Joint-Technical Education District and authorizing the change of the two Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities Inc. members to one member appointed by Sun Corridor, Inc., and one member appointed by an organization designated by the Commission which shall be a representative of Workforce Development and amending Resolution No. 1990-178. Commission Bylaws/Rules/Procedures

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION:  The Commission shall consist of 39 members:

5 appointed by the Chair of the Board of Supervisors - 1 parent; 1 member of the Board; 1 representative of the health care community; 1 affiliated with a social service agency serving children and youth; 1 member of the religious community representing social services and benefit programs at metro-area churches and synagogues.

5 appointed by the Mayor and Council of the City of Tucson - 1 parent; 1 member of the Council; 1 affiliated in some regard with parks, recreation or housing; 1 affiliated in some regard with libraries, museums or the arts; 1 affiliated with a social service agency serving youth and children.

3 appointed by the Arizona Education Association - 1 teacher from Grades K-6; 1 teacher from Grades 5-9; 1 teacher from Grades 9-12.

1 appointed by the Arizona School Administrators Association shall be a building principal.

1 appointed by the Greater Tucson School University Partnership shall be a superintendent.

1 appointed by the Arizona School Boards Association shall be a school board member.

1 appointed by the President of the University of Arizona shall be a representative of the University of Arizona.

1 appointed by the President of Pima Community College shall be a representative of Pima Community College.

1 appointed by a Community Educational Enrichment Foundation Organization.

1 appointed by the Metropolitan Tucson Chamber of Commerce shall be a representative of the business community.

1 appointed by Sun Corridor, Inc., shall be a representatives of commerce, business or industry.

1 appointed by the Tucson Urban League.

1 appointed by the Hispanic Community Forum.

1 appointed by an organization designated by the Commission shall be a representative of the Native American Community.

1 appointed by an organization designated by the Commission shall be a representative of the Asian American Community.

1 appointed by an organization designated by the Commission shall be a representative of Workforce Development.

1 appointed by an organization designated by the Commission shall be a representative of Pre-Kindergarten Early Education.

3 designated by the Commission - 1 representative of the LGBTQ+ Community; 1 representative of a Community College Student Body; 1 representative of a University Student Body.

1 nominated by the Joint-Technical Education District (JTED) as representative of JTED.

4 appointed by the Commission - 1 representative of the disabled community from nominations received; 1 teacher or administrator from a regionally accredited private institution from nominations received; 2 at-large appointees shall be decided by the Commission.

2 appointed by the Youth Advisory Council.

2 members, the Pima County Superintendent of Schools and the Executive Director of the Commission, will serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the Commission.

The terms of the members of the Commission appointed by the Mayor and Council shall be four years, except for the initial terms, which shall be staggered as follows: by such means as the Executive Committee shall determine, one-third of such Commissioners shall serve two years, one-third shall serve three years, and one-third shall serve for four years.

Commission members may be reappointed subject to an eight year continuous service limitation.

NUMBER OF MEETINGS PER YEAR:  12

STANDARD MEETING TIME/DATE:  4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., 3rd Wednesday of the month (except August-MEC Retreat) and June/July (No MEC Meetings)


March 2023