Um, but I'm building it based on the current the current funding. Um, and so my hope is that um that in August we'll be able to uh talk about a step, you know, not a step, talk about raising the base uh for everybody. This is not a new thing. We've done this in the past. We have um and it's not, you know, it's not the most desirable, but it's um at least it gets us started with folks. Do I have a motion to approve salary schedules at the current levels? Madame President, I make a motion that we approve the proposed salary schedules for school year 2526 as presented. I'll second that. Including to include the attachments that were not present. Thank you. You're welcome. I second that. All those in favor? I Melinda Saski. I Charlene Diaz. Hi Fred Rushton. Hi Barb. Hi Judy Reed.
Item 4.2. I thought this one was very interesting. It is interesting. Um because I remember when I retired, you had to stay out a year before you could come back. You can work less than halfime. You can work 19 and a half hours a week uh for a year before you can work full-time again in a government position. So, um uh we have at least one teacher who uh actually has been eligible for retirement since November. Um, she started talking with me about this last year. And then, of course, talking with her own financial advisors and whatever. And I said, "Well, it would be cleaner for everybody if you, you know, if you waited till the end of this contract year and and then did it." Um, and what this does is it allows it allows us to keep a very highly qualified and successful effic effective teacher um uh full-time for next year um you know, for a couple years.
Well, then she can go back on a regular contract after next year. And that's why this is only uh only good for one year. So um uh we have contacted um uh ESI and u of course they do this um kind of thing. We've just never done it as a district before. Um I intentionally wrote uh these this agreement, excuse me. I intentionally wrote it as certified employees so that it could be uh so that we could do a similar thing for an administrator or for any other certified specialist in our district, not just for classroom teachers. Um uh the example that I had said specifically said teacher and then there was a separate one for administrator and then there was a separate one and I thought nah let's just do it for anybody who's certified um because you know we're going to treat it the same way anyway.
Mhm. I can't see any teacher working only 19 and a half hours. No, no, no. It doesn't benefit the teacher and it doesn't benefit it certainly doesn't benefit our kids. Um so, um uh um it's kind of fun to to offer some a new approach. So, are we asking to approve this or we just Yes, I'm asking for you to approve me uh to contract with ESI to set up this program. uh and and uh so then um in the list of teachers that to whom we're offering contracts, this individual would be in that list, but then would choose to resign for the year and we would contract back. So they resign for a year. Do they have to wait a year and then come back? They can turn around because what we're doing is we're hiring them through ESI. So they're not working for us.
Directly got Okay. If they were working for us directly, she could only work 19 and a half hours a week, right? Okay. But because she's going to be working for this outside agency, and this is the same agency that we contract with for substitute teachers. So, um she works for them. Okay. And uh and you know, we'll be here for us and then a year from now we could if everything else is equally good, then we would offer her a contract again. Got it. To stay with us. So there's still that year where she's not working for us. Yep. There's a year she's not working for us. Got it. Um, do I have a motion to approve? I have a question. Okay. Clarification. So, the intention is to allow a teacher who's eligible for retirement to retire while inflicting their retirement and then also continue working.
That's how I work, right? That's perfect. I just Yes, you are. It's just that for that year they're no long she's no longer working for us. Correct. I Right. I got that. She's an independent contractor. I can't hear. Right. Right. Yeah. Okay. Madame President, I make a motion that we uh approve this proposal for uh allowing Dr. Stewart to contact these people regarding the rehire uh the retire rehire proposal and allow her to conduct business with them. Okay. I'll second that motion. All those in f in favor? I Melinda Subski. I Charlene Diaz. I Fred Rushton. Hi Barb Ziki. Hi Judy Reid. Item 4.3 offer contracts to certified employees and work agreements to classified employment employees for the school year 2025 2026. um gave us a whole list of people and these are the people who have are currently said they want to come back.
Well, they either have or they haven't but we still are offering them the contracts. Anyone for whom we are have non-renewal has either been you've either already uh handled that or we'll handle it in the next item on the agenda for non-renewals. Okay. Do I have a motion to send out contracts and work agreements and work agreements? I'll make a motion to approve um contracts for certified employees and work agreements to classified employees for the school year 2526. Um per the list we we have. I second it. All those in favor? I Melinda Sabraski. I Charlene Diaz. I Fred Rushton. I Barb Zarziki. I Judy Reid. Item 4.4 recommended non-renewal of certified contracts. Madame President, these are teach three teachers who were on improvement plans uh who did not meet uh the improvement plan goals and thus we are recommending them for non-renewal for school year 2526.
Were they given uh I wanted to say tutoring but that's not the right word. Yes. Coaching. Yes. It was part of the it's part of the improvement plan. Mhm. And um uh they had 45 school days which is equivalent of a quarter of the school year to uh to meet the goals of uh and um yes there's always there are always lists of of uh resources both human and otherwise to uh help them and extra coaching. If we do this now is that going to make them worse than they are now? for the rest of school, for the last quarter. Part of the conversation that we have with with uh these folks is that um we expect them to um continue to give us their best uh for the remainder of the year. Okay. Um and if and if there's if there are any kind of uh undesirable behaviors um uh we would take other measures.
Okay. Now, if they were to give us their best for the rest of the year and basically meet the improvement plan that we had put forward for them, would there be a chance for them to be rehired? No, because we didn't continue. We can always we can always continue an improvement plan, which we have done for several others who were on the improvement plans um whom I'll give you an example. A couple of the people on improvement plans are first year teachers. Yeah. Or first year with us and um and they got close. So the principal said, you know, they're making improvement. They're working with us. Um uh and especially if they've only been with us this one year. Um uh you know, we we're we're willing and really want to continue to work with them. So we have several people whose improvement plans have continued.
In other words, so they have a new 45day plan to work on and of course that takes us to the end of this school year. So, um we have several people in that in that circumstance. Um these are these are folks that the principles felt um we're not putting in enough effort, we're not doing and not making enough progress. How long have they been with us? Uh don't quote me. I think one or two years. because they were up. Oh yes. Okay. So, oh yeah, two of these people were in in their third year with us. Third year. And uh had applied for uh had asked us for ex you know uh letters to extend them uh for two more years and um you know by year three we're expecting by year three we're expecting people not to be on an improvement plan. Yeah. So these are are out of country teachers basically.
Right. These happen to be. Yeah. Okay. Do I have a motion to recommend non-renewal for of the these three certified contracts? I make a motion for non-renewal of the three certified uh contracts. I'll second that motion. All those in favor? I Melinda Subski. I Charlene Diaz. I Fred Rushton. I Barb Zarzuki. Hi, Judy Reid. Item 4.5 ACR, non-discrimination, equal opportunity. When I looked at this last night, it didn't seem that just it's just some terms. It's a it's a regulation and they've just changed some grammar and some vocabulary, I think, or word choices. You know, I think sometimes when they do this, it just depends on who's the person reading it. Mhm. Sometimes it doesn't change doesn't change it. No, it may also since this is based on federal law though, uh some of those word choices may have to do with changes in the wording in the federal law.
Yeah. Okay. That's information. We'll talk about that next. No, this is this is one you can vote on. It's a regulation. It's not a policy. It's a regulation. So, you should It's an R. Yep. It's an R. Okay, I get it. I need a a motion to approve ACR non-discrimination equal opportunity. I'll make a motion that we approve the ACR non-discrimination equal opportunity. I second it. All those in favor? I, Melinda Sabrasi. I Charlene Diaz. I Fred Rushton. Hi, Barb Zarziki. Hi, Judy Reed. Now, the next one is just Okay, this is just this is the these are the forms. This is the form. Um, and I think we put this in because we didn't have it in in approve an approved form. So, um, exhibits usually an exhibit is a form of some kind. Um, and uh, and we have found that in some cases we've not put them in and um, so we're trying to be consistent.
So, do we need a motion on it or is this just information for us? No, you need a motion. Um, I need a motion to approve ACCE, non-discrimination equal opportunity. Madame President, I make a motion we approve exhibit ACE, non-discrimination equal opportunity. I'll second that motion. All those in favor? I, Melinda Sabraski. I, Charlene Diaz. Hi, Fred Bart. Hi, Barb Zarziki. Hi, Judy Reed. Item 4.7, ACR, sexual harassment. This is same thing again. I didn't see any changes. No, it's it's uh it's the legal stuff. Um Oh, it won't be on here. On the policy, if we'd scanned to the bottom of the policy, ACA policy ACA is essentially based on title 7, federal title 7. Um ACA, yeah, ACA, the one that's title N sex discrimination is based on title n law. And so part of what they've tried to do with these two uh is is to make it more distinguishable so that you know which one is just uh any kind of sexual harassment and which one is discrimination under title nine which has its own whatever.
Title 7 was approved in uh is based on civil rights act of 1964. Uh, title nine uh is based on um federal law in 2020. Okay. Do I have a motion to approve AC sexual harassment? I make a motion we approve ACR sexual harassment. Go ahead. Ladies first. I'll second that motion. All those in favor? I Meinda Saskki. Hi, Charlene Diaz. Hi Fred Rushton. Hi Barb Zarziki. Hi Judy Reed. If you go ladies first, you'll never get a chance for this. I'll be fine. This is the form that goes with ACA, right? It looks very similar. Yeah. 4.8. I was I was That's why I say this doesn't look anyway last night. ACA E sexual harassment. Do I have a motion to approve? Madame President, I move to approve ACAE sexual harassment uh the complaint forum exhibit. I'll second that motion. All those in favor.
I Melinda Subski. I Charlene Diaz. I Greg Rushton. I Barb Zarziki. I Judy Reed. Item 4.9 AC A title N sexual discrimination. This one had a lot of stuff. This is the one that um uh where even though it is very much like the policy and the regulation that we had before um they've cleaned up a lot of things and and u made sure that it does reflect actually uh title 9 2020 and um uh so yeah there are quite a few edits on this one. [Music] Um this is this is not second reading because there's so many things that are it's it's a regulation. You can just approve it. Oh, okay. Cuz I it's our regulations are usually our procedures for doing what what a policy says we need to do. Okay. And this does very much follow the procedure that I use when I'm doing Title N.
Okay. Do I have a motion to approve ACA-R? I'll make make a motion to approve ACA R Title 9 Sex Discrimination. I'll second that motion. All those in favor? I Melinda Saskki. I Charlene Diaz. I Fred Rashton. I Barb Zarziki. I Judy Reed. Item 4.10 10 convene to executive session for superintendence midterm performance evaluation and review of contract for school year 2025 20226 pursuant to ARS 38431.03A1 03A1 discussion or consideration of employment, assignment, appointment, promotion, the motion, dismissal, salaries, disciplining or resignation of public officer, appointee or employees of any public office except that with the exception of salary discussions, an officer, appointee, or employee may demand that the discussion or consideration occur at a public meeting. Um, do I have a motion to go into executive session? I make a motion reconvene into executive session. I'll second that motion. All those in favor? I, Melinda Sabraski.
I, Charlene Diaz. Hi, Fred Rushton. Hi, Barb. Zarziki. Hi, Judy Reed. We are in executive session. Item 6.1, reconvene into public session. I need a motion to reconvene into public session, please. Madam President, I make a motion that we reconvene into public session. All those in favor? Whoops. Did I get a second? Not yet. Second. She second. All those in favor? I Melinda Saski. I Charlene Diaz. I Fred Rushton. I Barb Zarziki. I Judy Reed. Item 6.2 action resulting from executive session. There was none. 7.1 future topics. Um I would like to have it's already on the agenda. It's already in the workshop. What about uh comparison of scores and testing and data? Yes. Well, that I mean I know there's What do you want specifically related to this? I would like to see I'm Charlene. Um cohorts together. She's already working, you know. And I know they aren't going to be real cohorts because we don't have real cohorts, but you know, sort of.
Well, you sort of do sort of to kind of I would like to see them and then I would like to to firmly ask that there be no um obiscation. No devastation. Obuscation. Yeah, that's what I meant. I did use the right word. You did. I may not have said it right. No, you did. She just didn't hear what you said. Um or gaslighting with this. We don't do that. Well, sometimes it seems like it. So, just be careful the way you present it to me, please. Um I'm not I'm not being nasty or anything like that. Just please do it straightforward as possible. uh cuz I have some real questions and some real feelings on it and it's going to come up with a vote in the spring on whether we stay with EI. It's going to be next week. The vote's going to be next week.
Okay. Because it's part of the budget discussion. Okay. So, if I don't get a better feeling for this and I'm looking at Jun Jennifer because I know you do this stuff. Um I I am not favorable. So just be give me the stuff I need to make my change. Okay. We have we have some data just mathematically. We have some we have some data for you. Um um because we don't have the resources to do some of this number crunching. Um but IE does the people associated with IE. So it's not that IIE is trying to make themselves look good. It's that they have they have the ability to crunch some of the data. I would much prefer you guys just having straightforward conversation and leave EI out of it. Well, I'm not going to leave this data out of it because it's too impressive.
So, and it's not it's not that they're trying to buy us anything. They already know we're cutting some some things. So, that's not the issue here. The issue is we want data too and we wanted data that we did not have the ability to collate. So we're going to we're going to share some of that data but we also are going to have in the workshop we want the principles all five of them are going to do for you the presentations of that they did for us of what's been going on this year so that you can see what's going on on their campuses. Well and that's good stuff too. It's them talking, not us. That might be fine, but that's not what the public sees. Well, then we need to have the public see the the other data. All right. So, and we'll do that.