Nubia Briceno
AZ · Member, Union Elementary School District Governing Board
Nubia Briceno is a member of the Union Elementary School District board in Tolleson. She did not file a candidate statement, and we found no public statement of her goals.
Where Nubia Briceno stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (2 records), Public Education Quality (25 records), Data Privacy (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (19 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Voted to implement School ERP financial and administrative software through the Maricopa County School Superintendent to modernize district operations.
February 13, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to join the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program and approve a long-term energy savings program replacing aging fixtures.
October 5, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: unionesd.org
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 19 oppose
Voted to authorize the 2026 Series C sale of school improvement bonds from the 2022 bond program and approve the first revision of the fiscal year 2027 school budget.
September 10, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to approve a $100,000 levy for adjacent school property and access improvements.
July 14, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to accept the fiscal year 2027 Foundational Literacy Coach Grant and the Arizona Department of Education’s Early Literacy Grant.
June 11, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to call and support renewal of the operating-budget override and a $1.3 million capital-budget override election. Also approved History Alive! and Civics Alive! for sixth-through-eighth-grade social studies and extended Superintendent Kristine Morris’s contract through fiscal year 2029.
May 13, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Voted for a 2% increase in salary placement schedules and a one-time $500 incentive for certified teachers returning contracts within five days.
March 5, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to accept a $5,230,090 federal grant for school-based mental health services.
February 18, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to accept a $50,000 Direct Student Services grant for kindergarten-through-third-grade literacy coaches.
December 11, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to replace two 2006 diesel buses with electric buses, including one serving students with special needs, at a district cost capped at $438,574.13 after federal rebates.
February 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to purchase 450 laptops—400 for students and 50 for staff—for $308,100.
December 12, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to approve the final construction price agreement for the new Union Elementary building addition.
June 13, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to join Arizona’s federally funded Achievement Tutoring program for students needing help in reading, writing, and math.
December 21, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to join the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program and approve a long-term energy savings program replacing aging fixtures.
October 5, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to accept the Arizona Governor’s 100-Day In-Person Grant to fund additional instructional coaching.
July 14, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to accept the Arizona Governor’s On Track Summer Camp Grant to provide summer academic support for district and outside students.
May 16, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to introduce the Read Better Be Better reading-comprehension program and create a social-emotional learning coach position to train teachers and support students.
April 4, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to establish a science, technology, engineering, and math lab teacher position and approve Phoenix’s afterschool youth recreation program. Also approved Kristine Morris’s superintendent contract.
April 12, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to provide special education services through Tolleson Elementary, behavioral health services for district students, and a new teacher mentor position for individualized education plans.
August 10, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to create districtwide classroom mentor teacher positions to support new teachers.
March 9, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to authorize the issuance and sale of school improvement bonds and appoint Lorah Neville as superintendent for July 2016 through June 2018.
April 14, 2016Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: unionesd.org
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 25 support
Voted to authorize the 2026 Series C sale of school improvement bonds from the 2022 bond program and approve the first revision of the fiscal year 2027 school budget.
September 10, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to accept the fiscal year 2027 Foundational Literacy Coach Grant and the Arizona Department of Education’s Early Literacy Grant.
June 11, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to call and support renewal of the operating-budget override and a $1.3 million capital-budget override election. Also approved History Alive! and Civics Alive! for sixth-through-eighth-grade social studies and extended Superintendent Kristine Morris’s contract through fiscal year 2029.
May 13, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted for a 2% increase in salary placement schedules and a one-time $500 incentive for certified teachers returning contracts within five days.
March 5, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to accept a $50,000 Direct Student Services grant for kindergarten-through-third-grade literacy coaches.
December 11, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to adopt CATCH physical education and The Art of Education’s FLEX art curriculum for kindergarten through eighth grade.
April 10, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to purchase 450 laptops—400 for students and 50 for staff—for $308,100.
December 12, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to approve the final construction price agreement for the new Union Elementary building addition.
June 13, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to adopt a new science curriculum for kindergarten through eighth grade.
April 11, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to join Arizona’s federally funded Achievement Tutoring program for students needing help in reading, writing, and math.
December 21, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to partner with Phoenix’s Experience Corps program for volunteer reading tutoring.
November 9, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to join the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program and approve a long-term energy savings program replacing aging fixtures.
October 5, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to approve the Community Literacy Hub at Dos Rios, providing language and literacy support to students with the greatest needs.
February 9, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to accept the Arizona Governor’s 100-Day In-Person Grant to fund additional instructional coaching.
July 14, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to accept the Arizona Governor’s On Track Summer Camp Grant to provide summer academic support for district and outside students.
May 16, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to adopt Amplify’s CKLA language arts curriculum for prekindergarten through second grade and Great Minds Wit & Wisdom for third through eighth grade. Also voted to resume public attendance at board meetings beginning April 15.
April 14, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Was elected board president for 2022 and voted to adopt the Draw the Line/Respect the Line sex education curriculum. Voted 2–1 to assess damages and file a state certificate complaint against Samantha Robinson after she left her teaching contract after three days, while approving a medical release for Elisabeth Jacobsen.
January 13, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to adopt Eureka Math for prekindergarten through fifth grade and Open Up Resources math for sixth through eighth grade.
May 14, 2020Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to introduce the Read Better Be Better reading-comprehension program and create a social-emotional learning coach position to train teachers and support students.
April 4, 2019Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to establish a science, technology, engineering, and math lab teacher position and approve Phoenix’s afterschool youth recreation program. Also approved Kristine Morris’s superintendent contract.
April 12, 2018Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to provide special education services through Tolleson Elementary, behavioral health services for district students, and a new teacher mentor position for individualized education plans.
August 10, 2017Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to create districtwide classroom mentor teacher positions to support new teachers.
March 9, 2017Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to authorize the issuance and sale of school improvement bonds and appoint Lorah Neville as superintendent for July 2016 through June 2018.
April 14, 2016Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to expand Catholic Charities Head Start classes to the Dos Rios and Hurley Ranch campuses.
September 10, 2015Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to open Union Elementary School with kindergarten and first grade for the 2015–2016 school year.
March 12, 2015Supports Public Education Quality
Source: unionesd.org
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Voted to require secure, restricted storage of criminal-history fingerprints and a six-month retention period. Also approved the monthly St. Mary’s mobile food pantry serving an estimated 550–700 district families.
November 12, 2015Supports Data Privacy
Source: unionesd.org
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 6 support
Voted to authorize the 2026 Series C sale of school improvement bonds from the 2022 bond program and approve the first revision of the fiscal year 2027 school budget.
September 10, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to approve a $100,000 levy for adjacent school property and access improvements.
July 14, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to replace two 2006 diesel buses with electric buses, including one serving students with special needs, at a district cost capped at $438,574.13 after federal rebates.
February 18, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to approve the final construction price agreement for the new Union Elementary building addition.
June 13, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to join the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program and approve a long-term energy savings program replacing aging fixtures.
October 5, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to authorize the issuance and sale of school improvement bonds and appoint Lorah Neville as superintendent for July 2016 through June 2018.
April 14, 2016Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: unionesd.org
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Voted to accept a $5,230,090 federal grant for school-based mental health services.
February 18, 2026
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to adopt the district’s 2026–2030 strategic plan, setting goals for academic success, student well-being, staff quality, and stewardship of resources.
July 10, 2025
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to revise Union and Hurley Ranch attendance boundaries to prepare for two kindergarten-through-eighth-grade campuses.
January 17, 2025
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to make face coverings optional beginning March 28, following updated public health guidance.
March 10, 2022
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to require face coverings for students, staff, visitors, vendors, and volunteers beginning August 24. Also authorized seeking legal advice on the board’s authority to continue the requirement after September 29.
August 23, 2021
Source: unionesd.org
Voted for a hybrid learning model for the third quarter, with one to two weeks of online learning after winter break to assess illness levels.
December 10, 2020
Source: unionesd.org
Voted to close district schools through March 27 during the COVID-19 emergency and authorize the superintendent to extend the closure.
March 17, 2020
Source: unionesd.org
Past race Nubia Briceno ran in:
- Union Elementary School District Governing Board Member · November 3, 2026 · Union Elementary District, Arizona · incumbent