Roosevelt School District No. 66 Governing Board

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Serving our South Phoenix Community

The people of the district have elected the five members of Roosevelt School District's Governing Board to their positions. Their primary responsibilities are to formulate and approve the policies which guide the operation of the district. The superintendent and district staff then implement these policies.

These policies include employing all district personnel, developing job descriptions and responsibilities, approving annual salary schedules, developing annual operating budgets, developing annual capital expenditure budgets, and approving textbooks and other curricular materials.

Review the Governing Board Policies via Policy Bridge

All Board meetings, except executive sessions, are open to the public. Under Arizona law, the Board may call an executive session to discuss personnel matters, the purchase or lease of real property, meet-and-confer discussions and legal matters with attorneys.

Board Members

South Phoenix residents elect board members to four-year terms. Board members have no term limits, and the position is unpaid. Board candidates must reside within the district boundaries for one year before being elected. We appreciate the countless hours our board members invest in our children's future.

Dr. Ashley Hodge

Dr. Ashley Hodge

Board President

Affectionately known as Double Doc Hodge, Dr. Ashley Hodge is a servant leader and advocate for Student Outcomes-Focused Governance. She ensures that every decision prioritizes student success and is deeply committed to educating the whole child, incorporating social-emotional learning, physical and mental health, and academic excellence.

A South Phoenix native and third-generation Roosevelt School District graduate, Dr. Hodge attended George Benjamin Brooks Academy and graduated from Ed and Verma Pastor. She continued her education in South Phoenix, earning her diploma from Cesar Chavez High School. Dr. Hodge is a triple Sun Devil, obtaining her bachelor's and master's degrees in Social Work before earning a doctorate from Arizona State University. In May 2023, she completed her second doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern California.

Dr. Hodge has served communities locally and nationally through Red Cross Disaster Relief efforts. To prepare for a future in education, she worked as an AVID instructional assistant and social work intern at Cesar Chavez High School, her alma mater, before becoming the school's social worker for three years until August 2022.

Currently, Dr. Hodge is a general manager for an in-home care organization, where she is passionate about improving the lives of seniors every day.

Having been nurtured by her community, Dr. Hodge is honored to serve in a leadership role where she can focus on improving student outcomes. She is committed to collaborating with the community, staff, families, and the governing board to ensure RSD students receive the best, most equitable education possible. As a board member, she prioritizes student-centered decision-making, fosters strong student-teacher relationships, and ensures students feel seen, heard, and valued.

Through Student Outcomes-Focused Governance, she strives to prepare students for life beyond elementary school and ensure they leave RSD equipped for future success.

Dr. Megan Frankiewicz

Dr. Megan Frankiewicz

Board Vice President

Dr. Megan Frankiewicz is a lifelong educator and mother who has worked throughout her career to ensure that students across Phoenix have access to high-quality education regardless of their demographics or zip codes.  
 
Dr. Frankiewicz was raised in rural Northern Wisconsin in a family of educators. She moved to Arizona in 2003 to attend Arizona State University. She is a three-time ASU graduate, holding a bachelor's degree in political science, a Master's in education and an Ed. D. in Educational Leadership. She became a teacher through Teach For America and taught first—and third-grade English Language Learners in the Balsz School District before becoming an instructional coach in the district.  
 
As a teacher, many of Dr. Frankiewicz's students were Somali refugees, and through her relationships, Megan developed a passion for supporting refugee and migrant families. She regularly volunteers with St. Mary's Food Bank and the Welcome to America Project.

Dr. Frankiewicz serves as the Chief Academic Officer of Vista College Preparatory, a K-8 network of five Title 1 schools serving Central Phoenix. She helped found the school in 2013 and has since overseen academics, principal development and teacher development for the network. Under her support, Vista College Prep's 2018 Hadley Campus was named a 2018 Blue Ribbon School by the US Department of Education.
 
"I believe that it is our collective responsibility to ensure that our students attend a school every day where they are known, valued and able to achieve academic success," she said.

"I am honored to have the opportunity to share in that work here in Roosevelt as a Governing Board Member, and I look forward to serving South Phoenix alongside the rest of our Board."

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Michael Butts

Board Member

At the young age of 16, Michael began working for his community by volunteering as the president of an inner-city kids program. Later, he continued serving his community as a Cincinnati Police Officer. In 2006, Mr. Butts visited Arizona, fell in love with the state, and relocated his family to Phoenix.

While pursuing his education at Arizona State University, Michael joined Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity in 2011. He has dedicated the past nine years to education, serving as an educator in the Osborn School District and Agua Fria Union High School District. Mr. Butts earned a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Educational Leadership at the same institution, with an expected graduation date in 2025.

Michael is proud to serve the families and staff of the Roosevelt school community.

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Victoria Castro-Corral

Board Member

Victoria W. Castro-Corral, a proud Phoenix native, is an educator with over nine years of experience in college access and success programs. Her passion for higher education was sparked in 6th grade when she began earning college credits. She currently serves as the Supervisor for High School College Advisors at a post-secondary institution. Victoria earned a Master of Arts in Social Justice and Human Rights from Arizona State University and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Education Sciences at the University of Kentucky. Committed to fostering support systems that inspire fun, freedom, empowerment, and belonging, she believes deeply in the transformative power of representation. Victoria strives to promote equity, access, and inclusion in education, leaving a meaningful impact on her community.

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Tatiana Peña

Board Member

Tatiana is a native to South Phoenix, born to immigrant parents who both taught and retired from Roosevelt District. She attended elementary school in the Roosevelt District and grew up regularly helping her parents in their classrooms. She completed a Bachelor’s in Multi-lingual/Multi-cultural Education and a Master’s in Public Administration. She taught pre-school through 1st grade in public, charter, and private schools stateside and internationally. She also has experience teaching music and the arts to children. She believes in offering a variety of educational models to meet the needs of students and families. She has worked in helping find creative educative solutions for children with English language learning needs, dyslexia, language impairment, other health impairments, autism, intellectual disabilities, emotional disturbance, developmental delay, multiple disabilities, hearing impairment, orthopedic impairment, visual impairment, traumatic brain injury, in the foster system, and emotional/sexual abuse. 

She has experience working with innovative and competitive academic programs for gifted children. She enjoys working with non-profits - assisting refugees, elderly, children, crisis pregnancy, low-income, mentally ill, and immigrant communities. Tatiana currently leads Arizona over one of the fastest growing national public school parental organizations focused on parental rights. She believes in strengthening Roosevelt to be the best choice for parents and students in our community! She strives for transparency with curriculum and age appropriate learning material for our children. 

Tatiana is a trained mariachi and enjoys playing the guitar, vihuela, and singing. As a married mother of 5, she also enjoys raising her girls, cooking, and homesteading.