001I call order regular meeting governing board meeting to order. Um Mr. Santa Cruz, can you please see us in the pledge? I pledge allegiance to the flag and to the republic for its nation. indivisible during the justice level. Thank you. Roll call. Governing board president, Miss Patricia Himenez. Present. Governing board vice president, Miss Maria Guzman. Present. Governing board member, Mr. Rudy Santa Cruz, here. Governing board member, Miss Maria Hernandez, here. And governing board member, Mr. Harry Garwell. Present. Thank you. Do I have a motion to approve the November 13, 2025 regular governing board meeting with executive session agenda? So moved. There a second. Okay. Call for the vote. Miss Guzman, I will take your vote. Um I motion carries. Next approval of the minutes for October 15, 2025 regular governing board meeting minutes. Is there
002a motion? Is there a second? Second. Any discussion changes? Hearing none. Call for the vote. Miss Gusman, I will take your vote. I Thank you. Okay. Uh motion carries. Next we have governing board reports. First is Mr. Hernandez. First of all, I want to thank everybody uh for being here this evening. It seems like it's been forever since I've seen anybody and um it's a pleasure to see you guys here this afternoon making your efforts to come back around, support the school district and and be here to uh show your your interest of um dedication within our district. So, I just um want to welcome you all and I want to also wish you guys all nice holidays that are going to be coming up. Take your time. Um try to relax and just take
003it as easy as you can and come back with all that energy to come back with because these kids will come back with that as well. So, that's about it. No, no uh report, just a comment. Thank you. Thank you. Next is Mr. Darwell. Yes. Um good afternoon everyone. and I hope you've uh your first semester has been, you know, rewarding and exciting. Um first, a big thank you to our Isaac community for supporting uh override and bond measures on November the 4th. Uh your trust means everything and because of you, we can keep great teachers in our classrooms and continue creating strong, inspiring spaces for our students. So again, thank you to the entire community for coming out and supporting us. I'm also excited to share with you that the Fiesta Sports Foundation board
004has voted to join the Sports for All Play at Life, an initiative led by the Aspen Institute and Boys and Girls Club of the Valley. This partnership couldn't come at a better time because of the of Arizona is truly at a tipping point. You know, we rank 50th in K12 education quality. Only uh about a quarter of our students meet grade level standards and nearly one in three are chronically absent. Even more concerning, one in four uh teens seriously consider suicide. Arizona also ranks near the bottom of our youth sports participation. And one in three children is overweight or obese. And we can turn this around. Sports and structure play um help kids focus, build friendships, manage stress, and develop healthy uh lifelong habits. Movement is medicine, especially for kids facing challenges. The Aspen Institute
00563 by30 goal challenges to raise our sports participation to 63% by 2030. And I believe Arizona can lead the way because sports sports are not extras. They're preventative health and growing together. Let's make our children even more active, you know, regardless of their um zip code. And we bring that up because, you know, there's a connection between health and academic achievement. And you know, once we understand that, it's really, I think, important for us. And so, that's why I was really excited that the Aspen um Institute is going to be doing this study, and I'm glad that the Fiesta Sports Foundation actually ended up contributing to that so that we can really take a look at what's causing this to occur. And I think most of us understand more or less, you know, that there
006are issues as far as even our funding sources. Um, but it is something that we need to look at. another ma major health issue that's been um arising and so recently the Arizona Department of Education has introduced an initiative aimed at tracking and the growing threat of fentanyl in schools. This initiative is educating students and school staff and working to prevent fentanyl related incidents statewide. And this is important because throughout the country right now, for example, in Arizona, five people die every day from fentanyl, you know, and it's something that we understand that is impacting our communities. So, I think it's important for us to focus on that. So, the Department of Education has actually put together a program and we're in the process right now, we being, you know, the community to be able
007to bring those programs into Arizona, but they're nationwide right now. I know one of the the major uh developers of this program is right now uh looking at getting federal grants to come in and provide additional funding for fentanyl prevention. So, with that, Madam President, that concludes my report. Thank you. Next is Mr. Santa Cruz. Thank you. I just want to welcome everybody here [clears throat] and I'm glad for the override and I want to thank all the parents and the staff uh the teachers and the teachers union that helped out. Uh special thanks to Mrs. Himemenz and Miss Guzman um who during the weekends they they uh they really helped out and uh got all the votes hopefully and it was successful. So, I want to appreciate all the teachers and the staff that
008helped out. Uh, I spent a lot of sleepless nights. Wake up middle of night just wondering if this is going to pass. So, thank goodness it passed. So, that's my report. Thank you. Thank you. Next is Miss Guzman. Yes. Good evening. I just want to welcome everyone there today. Sorry I couldn't be there, but I'm still having issues with my with my arm and my shoulder. But, um, thank you for attending. Thank you. Thank you. Next is myself. But I want to want to echo and say um we did it. Both the Isaac override and bond has passed even though some thought it couldn't be done. This is a victory that belongs to teachers, staff members, volunteers who walked, donated, and believe in yes for Isaac. Thank you to every voter who trusted in our
009shared vision and chose to invest in our children's future. Isaac has always taught us to rise to challenges and together we prove what's possible when we stand united. I'm deeply committed continuing this work. That's why I plan to run again to help us lead us out of receiverhip and keep strain at our schools and also plan to recruit and encourage more parents to run and serve on the school board so families are truly represented in every decision that affects our kids. Together, we'll keep moving forward for our students, our families, and our neighborhoods. I thank you, Mr. Santa Cruz. Thank you to um the board members that walk. Thank you to uh the teacher association, everybody that volunteered um Erin uh that was there every Saturday, Dr. Lily. Um we were told this was not
010possible. I always trusted my community. I am the community. I live here. So when we knocked on those doors, they were very positive. So thank you again. And this is a victory that belongs to all of us. So thank you again. And we are going to continue moving forward. and I am deeply deeply committed to this community. So, thank you. Okay. Next is um Dr. Lily. Madame President, members of the board is community. It will not uh I would be remiss not to be uh another voice to thank our community and express my gratitude for their participation in the recent election and for their continued trust for our district. With the passage of both the bond and the override, our community has reaffirmed its support for our students, our staff, and our schools. I want
011to thank the governing board for your leadership in placing these measures on the ballot and ensuring that our community had the opportunity to make an informed decision. I also extend my appreciation to the staff members who maintained their engagement throughout this time with sharing factual information from our comm with our community uh throughout this process. Both of these measures, the bond and the maintenance and operation budget override will help us ensure that our students continue to have access to environments that are conducive to learning and the tools and opportunities they need to excel in their education. Earlier this week, our nation observed Veterans Day, a moment to honor the courage and the sacrifice of the men and women who have served our country. Their commitment reminds us of the same values that guide our work.
012Excellence, collaboration, accountability. Thank you. You're not only an example for our students, you're also in inspire us to lead with purpose and to give our best in service to others. Veterans Days also offers a broader reminder about our civic engagement and the power of participation. Whether through voting, volunteering, mentoring, or simply showing care for others, each of us contributes to building a stronger, more connected community. These everyday actions model for our students what it means to be responsible, engaged citizens. Our superintendent student advisory committee is a prime example of responsible and engaged citizens. I am excited to report that the group continued to work towards tackling a school community challenge and developing a creative solution that through their civic enga engagement and leadership will have a positive impact on our schools. As we get near
013the holiday season, we remain mindful that for some of our families and students, this time of the year brings added challenges. With recent changes in uh in reductions in safety net programs and continued increases in the cost of living, many households in our community are experiencing greater insecurities. The heart of Isaac Community Center continues to be a vital support for families in need. And I want to extend my gratitude to the staff and the volunteers to make who make that possible. As a district, we remain committed to connecting families to available resources. I encourage all of us to share information about local food distributions and community support with those who may benefit. Our heart of Isaac has been a busy place in the in most recent weeks. The center in conjunction with IDA held the
014annual spooktacular event where families got to select from a great selection of new and gently used customs in preparation for Halloween. Just last week, they also held an annual warming hearts event which is co-sponsored with Molina Healthcare who has been our partner for this event for the third year in a row. Thanks to the compassion and the teamwork of our staff, community, and partners and volunteers, we were able to distribute 300 coats to our students, helping them stay warm and look great this season. Even though it's been an unusually warm November, the joy of children's faces was unmistakable as they proudly took their new coats home. A special thank you goes to our volunteers who helped each child find the perfect costume or coat and make sure every student felt special. Together, these collective efforts
015reflect the strength, the compassion, and the unity of the ISA community as we rally to ensure that our students have the support, the opportunities, and the resources they need to learn and excel in their education. And with that, Madame President, that concludes my report. Thank you. Next, new business information and discussion or action financial update. Mr. Gene Servin, chief financial officer. Information and discussion. Mr. Servin. Madame President, members of the board. Um, I present to you the November 2025 financial overview. Um, this report is a little bit outdated simply for the fact it was prepared before the end of the month. Um [clears throat] and so the the numbers are a little bit little bit stale. Um I've included here on the page two the budgets and expenditures as of October 28th. The M fund
016has an uncommitted balance at this date of 3.77 million. We are in the process of um adjusting this budget for the octo the December 15th meeting. Um, so that number will be adjusted as will a few of the other numbers as well. The cash balances at September 30th with the county treasur's office, uh, the grand total cash balance is $10 million. And, um, the county treasur has a new system, so we're basically waiting to get it up and running so that we can use it. Um, but again, that's our position when it comes to September 30th. And I've included business service updates for all the departments. We're very busy working on on grants, obviously, maintenance, um, keeping things working constantly. And business services is going through the process of u year-end report for Medicaid. Um,
017audit. We've already passed now half of our audit. They've been here take done a bunch of work requested a lot of documents for their audit files. That's going well. They'll be back here in December before the Christmas break. Um we've filed completion reports that are due. Those been taken care of. Um I bring to you today the rental handbook for your approval. It's finally um finished. The food service is conducting student surveys. to get information on on the uh what the students have to say about food services. And with that, are there any questions? Does the board have any questions? Mr. Surman, I just have a quick question. Um do you think uh you mentioned you uh did the completion reports, correct? Yes, they've been done for 25. You think in um our next governing
018board meeting in February, you could have a presentation on that on the completion reports? Sure. I think in our nove December we have a we have a a meeting in December 11th I believe. Okay, perfect. Thank you. Okay, next we have approval of facility and rental handbook. Mr. Jim Service, chief financial officer. Is there a motion? Is there a second? Second. Okay. Mr. Servin wanted I wanted to get uh uh use of facilities handbook. A lot of people um were asked not a lot of people but people were asking about renting our our the process was needed a lot of improvement. [clears throat] So to get to that point where we are more efficient, less um less time spent at it. Um there's one source people come to the facilities uh request area which is
019con currently me and I we did this application process and it's kind of a step we give them the steps to follow. So, if they're interested in renting at our campuses, they fill out the first form, tell us about who they are, what dates they're looking for, what times they're looking for. Um, and then from there, we turn around and take it to the um principal to see if that time works for them. There is a district calendar as well that we've set up for facility rentals. But if the principal is good with that and the superintendent has reviewed it, then that group then is asked to fill out the rest of the paperwork, if you will. Then we give them a price. And there's a price table that is [clears throat] set within this
020document as well. And those are the current prices that we're charging um groups that are interested on in renting our classrooms, playfields, uh facilities, and and that kind of stuff. So, it's it's a set price. Obviously, they get a better price if they rent multiple times. Um we currently have uh uh two rental agreements with Phoenix Union with the Metro Tech and they'll be using our uh soccer fields and ball fields at IMS and at PDS. So that will generate money of which the schools the rental money the schools get 50% of that and then there's custodial fees if custodians are needed or we're using supplies or we have to unlock unlock for for the group. So we we get those charges to offset our cost for those services. So this is also an agreement
021is signed and it's trust approved as far as a group has to sign more or less a rental contract as well. So this packet is one-stop shop. They fill out they got good instructions and then we have people that are renting and we've got more people that are interested in renting. I got I just answered an email today. So this brings in extra revenue. However small it is, it does help and the principles certainly like it. The nice part about Phoenix um um unions rental is that they have allowed us to we're going to their practices, but the schools can do concession stands if they want. They're not going to bring anybody over from from uh Metro Tech to run a concession stand. These are practices, but it will enable the school to generate some
022extra money for the parent groups and that type of stuff for student councils. Thank you. Does the board have any questions? Uh, yes, Madam President. Mr. Garwell, Mr. Serbin. Um, so I'm looking at the the rates here. Is is this pretty comparable to market rate? Maybe went out and, you know, was going to lease a space someplace or rent a space someplace else outside the the school district. Um, as the old saying goes, it's location, location, location. We do have let lit play fields, which is definitely in demand. However, we have no scoreboards. We have one at PDS that does not have a controller. So, it's a little difficult when you don't have bleachers. We don't have bleachers either. So, we're not bringing the as bigger rental rates as some of our neighbors do at
023their playfields. Okay. Yeah. I know I just wanted to, you know, ask because first of all, I'm glad that we have the structure in place. Pretty clean, you know, straightforward and everybody can understand what the rental rates are going to be, right? Yes. And also the fact that schools can participate [clears throat] by having concessions, you know, and be able to generate a little bit more revenue unless the group does unless the group says they're not interested in doing it, then it does leave a revenue avenue for the schools. Okay? And so the schools can use those fees, you know, for their sports activities or whatever. Right. With it's principal's choice. Okay. Very good. Thank you. Or if the organization's generating money from concessions, it would be whatever organization that might be. Okay. Any further
024questions? There are none. Call for the vote. Miss Guzman, I will take your vote. I thank you. Okay, motion carries. Next, we have empowering students through student uh VUEE and districtwide athletic update. Mr. Dennis Lton, executive director of teaching and learning and Berto Perez, director of technology. Mr. Gary Glay, principal of Morris K. Udall, and Miss Amy Grant, prevention coordinator. This is information and discussion. Good evening, Madame President, members of the board and the uh Dr. Mesma and the Isaac community. This evening, we have anformational presentation focused on our students. Mr. Roberto Perez, technology director. Gary Glay, principal at UD Doll, and will provide an overview of how we're beginning to utilize student view, a digital platform similar to parent view that allows students to stay connected to their grades and attendance. And then the
025second part of the presentation will be led by Miss Amy Lee Grant, prevention coordinator, who will share an update on this year's district-wide athletics program. Okay. Good evening, Madame President, members of the board. Dr. Miss Lam and Isaac community. Tonight we want to share a little bit about how we're empowering student ownership with the student view pilot as well as as shared an athletics update as well. Uh so first what is student view? So it is an application a a a web app that students can access similar to what our teachers and our parents access now that shows data directly from Synergy. And we're rolling this out now because due to some recent updates it's made it a lot easier for students to to be able to access. is going to use the same login
026that they already have. So teachers don't have to worry about figuring out a whole new set of usernames and passwords. So it's going to be much easier to roll out. With accessing this app, students will able to see a lot of the data that is live in Synergy. Things like their grades, their grade book, their attendance, health, even their schedules. And it's going to be accessible on their Chromebooks anywhere really where there's a web browser and internet access. And with the reminder that this is real- time visibility into the data within Synergy and the focus is on getting students to have ownership of their own data. So what you see here is is an example of what the screen looks like when you first logged in. Of course, we've kind of removed some of the
027information, but you see there's access to all these different areas of information right at their fingertips. And just like the other apps, as I mentioned, this is live. This is data directly from Synergy. So as it's entered in, students will able to see it themselves. Good evening, Madame President, members of the governing board, Dr. Mesa, Lima, and Isaac community. As the proud principal of Morris Kudall, I'm really excited to be taking part in this pilot. Um, for a number of reasons. First of which, it aligns directly with our our belief statement and our core values. And first one is encourage a growth mindset. Not only do we want our teachers utilizing a growth mindset through training and professional development, but we want our students to take that on as well. So, this gives them the
028opportunity, as Mr. Perez said, in real time to view their grades. Often students look at their grades at progress reports or report cards and it's too late to have any real lasting change or impact that grade. So now in real time, they can see their attendance. They can see their scores on AASA. They can also look at any of their content areas and see what missing assignments they have. So it gives them an opportunity to respond to that data in real time and improve those grades and stay on top of it. The other thing it does is promote ownership of learning. Um as Mr. Perez said in the in the past with like um parent view, it was really cumbersome to get logged in and out. But the district has done a great job of
029seamlessly implementing this through Clevver. So students can access this on any Chromebook uh smart device at any time and see what they're missing and respond to that. So their middle schoolers, one of our three pillars is to be responsible and this helps them take ownership of their learning and be responsible. And then finally, support student parent conversations. We know that we can't do it alone, that we need parents. And this enables parents to easily access it with their children and have conversations. Um what's your attendance like? What is there's discipline on there? There's grades. Um test score history. So it's a great tool for them to use to keep on top of their students in real time and and have those important conversations. Um so far initial feedback from our parents and students has been
030really positive. Our students are excited about it. Um just on their own within the first week we saw a 62% use rate. So that's phenomenal. Um eventually we plan to incorporate this into our advisory block which is like a home room time so that students can access it first thing in the morning and then if they need to make up a test or need to make up an assignment they can seek those teachers out during lunchtime or after school and make up that work. already as uh I stated we're seeing a huge increase over the past four years at MKU. We've been able to keep track of how many students are receiving D's or Fs in core content areas. Um so I have about four years worth of history and we're really excited now to
031take a look at how student view is going to impact that. We'll have a a baseline look in December and then at the end of the year in May, we'll be able to really see the impact of this valuable tool and how it's in changing the students mindset, how it's empowering them, and how it's positively affecting their grades. Thank you, Gary. And so our timeline now that we're running a pilot at MKU, uh we're going to learn from the pilot, see if there's any feedback, any changes or tweaks we need to make to the setup. And then once we do, we're going to begin a district-wide roll out in se excuse me, in December. So all students at every Isaac campus will have access to student view. Uh and again our team will be supporting
032all of our campuses along with support from our vendor if needed. Uh so with that we'll be able to answer any questions from the board. Does the board have any questions? I I have a quick question. Is um you mentioned it's it's a pilot. How how much is this project? Uh m madam president this uh the app itself is part of our base contract with synergy uh much like teacher view and parent view. There's no extra cost. Uh we're rolling it out now because it's made so much easier by some of the the changes they made in the back end to facilitate login. It's just so much easier to use. Uh but there's no additional cost for the application. Okay. Thank you. So, now we move on to Oh, I'm so sorry. There's a second
033part. Sorry. That's okay. Good evening, Madam President, governing board members, Dr. Mema, all of our stakeholder, and all of the Isaac School District fans. Tonight, I have um some exciting news about athletics. Um I just want to congratulate um Isaac Middle School as last night. They were crowned um the Isaac champions for both volleyball and soccer. So congratulations. Just finished our boys soccer season as well as girls volleyball. I would also like to invite Will you give this to the governing board members? Um governing board members and Dr. Mesa Limma to um Carl Hayden High School um tomorrow night. IMS is playing at 5:30. MKU is playing at 6:30. Um it is Isaac um school district versus everybody. So we are hoping for a great turnout to see our soccer boys play at Carl Hayden.
034And then next weekend our volleyball girls from both MKU and IMS will be playing in the IDAC tournament at North High School. So we don't have our brackets yet for that, but we will get those as soon as we get them from the IDAC. Um so we just finished boys soccer and girls volleyball. We are looking forward to boys basketball and girls basketball coming up in winter. And then spring will be co-ed flag football. Again, we'll play an Isaac championship game. And we are continuing in the agreement that has already been in place. We're in year two of the interd district athletic collaboration where we get to play with other schools in a tournament at the end of the season, which means we get to take our top two teams. Those are hosted at Phoenix
035Union High Schools. And um it brings out of district competition, but it also um brings a sense of pride to the Isaac community. Um I would like to thank our coaches from IMS PBLO del Soul and MKU this season as well as our partnership with the Boys and Girls Club. I did see Joanna here tonight. Thank you for hosting soccer um championships last night. Dr. Lily, thank you for your continued support. Dr. Dennis um as well as all of our principles, assistant principles, parent educators, administrative assistants, finance, and of course our athletes, our student athletes and our parents for showing up and sometimes showing out. Um we have a lot of pride in Isaac and we are um trying to do things in a different way as we look to the future. We are going
036to be joining in the um partnership groups especially for the apex study that Mr. Garwell spoke about. um and supporting um us as as our boys and girls club. We're looking for alternatives. Um IDAC hosting at Carl Hayden saves us some funding in transportation, so we're hoping to continue to build that as well as different community partnerships. We're operating on a smaller scope than we have in the past. Um we're looking for opportunities where we can find them and um we have some new processes in place. Um, so we're looking forward to um continuing to maintain Isaac's pride in our student athletes because we know how important that sports are to our middle schools and to our elementary schools and to our entire community. Thank you. Does the board have any questions? Mr. Gwa? Yeah.
037Um, thank you, Madam President. Miss Grant on on the inner scholastic part of it right outside the district. Uh what organization are we affiliated with? Because I know in high school it's AIA so in elementary schools what's the what's the association? So the association that the governing board has agreement with is the IDAC. So um we get a seat on the on the board there as well as with Alhhamra Phoenix 1 andraton. There are districts joining as other districts are in the same situation that we're in where they're playing interd district play and then the IDAC as they're out of district play. Unfortunately, we're all running into some of the similar problems with transportation referee cost. Okay. Yeah. And and you know, even trying to compete with some of the other school districts, right? Well,
038I'm hoping that we smash everybody this weekend at this tournament and show them that we we are here to compete. Absolutely. And I was also glad to hear that, you know, we are participating with the sports play, you know, with the uh the foundation and also with um Aspen Institute and Boys and Girls Club. And I was really happy when they announced that because, you know, we have a boys and girls club right here on our campuses. So, I thought it was really appropriate. And then when we had this at the board meeting for Fiesta Sports Foundation, I was able to make some comments about how much participation we've had and as we all know Fiesta Sports uh well actually it was Fiesta Bo Fiesta uh board bowl before right before it it rebranded uh
039was able to bring in the scoreboards and everything else. So you know we've had a really good strong relationship with the Fiesta Bowl over the years and I'm glad that we're still continuing that. So thank you. Absolutely. Thank you. Thank you. Well, I just want to say I like your enthusiasm. Thank you. And Mr. Surman, I'm going to put you on the spot here. Anything that we could do, we need to get some money, Diero, to continue supporting. I think this is great for our community. Our our students need to be involved in sports instead of being out in the street. Thank you very much. I've been seeing the posting on Facebook. It's great. So, hopefully these two gentlemen can make it happen. Get a bus, get going cuz we need to continue supporting our
040students. So, thank you very much. And I love the way that your your enthusiasm and what you're here with the kids. Thank you. You they're it's infectious when you go to these games. They are so proud to be there in their uniforms. They they're ready to play. Well, I'm unfortunately going to go out of town, but if if I wasn't, I would definitely be there, but thank you. I mean, you could always please send invitations to to to um um you know, Dr. Lily. Um thank you very much. Yes. Thank you. Okay, next we have um um AF school letter grades designation Dr. Dennis Latin, executive director of teaching and learning information and discussion. Madam President, um at the end of October, the Arizona Department of Education released the the letter grades for the 2425
041school year. And so tonight I'm going to give a brief report on on some of that information that was shared. Um the eighth through athletic grades is it gives us a reflection of our success in terms of pillar one which is educational excellence. Um it's looking at math, science, reading and writing really all of those and looking at our subgroups to see if we're closing those opportunity gaps. And but it also connects to pillar two which is foster a community of value, respect and support because we get points for things like reducing chronic absence and uh increasing inclusion of uh special ed students in in the schools. So the ATF letter model is based on 100 points and so as you can see on the right the blue area is growth. So it's 50%, it's
042the biggest piece. And then you have the red pieces proficiency which is 30 points. Then we get 10 points for um English language growth and proficiency and another 10 points for um they call it uh acceleration readiness. But what what they the state of Arizona did was they identified specific subgroups and they want to see the progress for those specific subgroups. that that's what that um that data is showing. To get an A in in this model, you need to be at 84 84 points out of the 100. And so really what that means for us is you would have to get all 50 of 50 of the growth. You'd have to get 10 out of 10 for acceleration readiness, 10 out of 10 for EL growth and proficiency, and then you still need 15
043out of 30 for um for the proficiency to get to that 85 points. They do give us some bonus points also. So the yellow piece, the English language growth and proficiency applies to kinder through 8th grade. All of the students that take the AELA state test um are counted in in that in those points. And then the other areas, they apply to grades three through 8th. Um growth only applies to fourth through 8th because third grade is the is the benchmark or sorry the baseline placement for that. So third grade doesn't count towards growth. Um so this is the the pie chart broken out into a bar graph. So on the left hand side you can see the points possible um in all of the areas. So it adds up to 105 because again they
044do have those bonus points. So then you can see on the right the the performance of the different schools in Isaac district last year. Um for the growth piece you can see it's 50 points and we can see UD doll scored got all 50 points um as did IMS and Moya. So again there is a pathway for us to get all of those points. The next one up is uh proficiency, which is 30 points. And again, as I mentioned, we need to be getting to 15 out of those 30 points to to be getting that A. So, you can see uh we had Esparanza and um Zto got 13 out of 15. So, we're really close, but um that's the number we need to be hitting. And then for the the other two, it's like
045it's out of 10. So again, we need to be getting all of those points to to really get to the A. The cut off for the C code just missed it. The cut off for a C by 1600s of a point. They were really really close. Um and then B Zo were super close to to getting that B. They just barely missed it. And then um on the high end now we have UD Doll. That's getting close to the A. They were four points away from the A. And we were we were concerned like going into the the spring but because there was so much upheaval and we were hoping that it wouldn't um interrupt with the student academic progress. And it's a real um it's a real statement of the the effort that our
046our teachers and our site leaders put in that uh we actually had four sites that increased points um in 2025 compared to 2024. And as I mentioned um MKU now are within striking distance of of the A. This is another data set that was just released by the department of education and this is for UD doll and what is it's showing is a three-year trajectory of their proficiency. The blue line is showing English language art arts and so you can see um going from 17% up to 27% over the three years. And for math also you have the trajectory going in the right direction. Not as dramatic as the ELA, but that's the that's the kind of pattern we need to see at all of the schools to to get to those proficiency points. Um
047some highlights from the data. We eight out of 11 sites received the points for reducing chronic absenteeism and I know all of the sites have been working hard um to develop systems to communicate with parents and to work with students on that. Seven of our 11 sites received all six points for subgroup improvement because again that's an important piece is um making sure all of our all of our students are making progress um not just some and then Mitchell Udall and Esparanza were above the state average for reclassifying students as fully English proficient which was fantastic. Um and a couple of areas for improvement only two of our eight schools received points for improving grade three reading results. We do want to we do want to um improve on that one. And then five out
048of 10 schools were well below the state average for link English learner growth. So that's my report. Madam President, does the board have any questions? Mr. Gwell. Madam President, uh Dr. a lot. Um when we looked at that bar chart that had you know the breakdown of the points and everything um I understand that but again you know um I like graphs but I think my specific question is the fact that we have a goal by 2030 we're going to be at about 80% proficiency. So, is this tracking us to get to that point right now? And the reason I'm asking is because uh my recent research found that only 31% of fourth graders and 24% of eighth graders meet grade level proficiency, you know. So, if we were just looking at proficiency, where are
049we in those two categories as a district? So, as you can see here for UD Doll, we have made progress um over over the three years. As a district, we're in the 30s now for reading and then the high 20s for math. I'm sorry, say the math window again for me. In the high 20s. High 20s. Okay. So, we're still below u the state average. And and by the way, the state average to me is just the the floor. it's not the ceiling, you know, and and and unfortunately have lots of discussions even with the department with superintendent Horn when he talks about proficiencies and he, you know, totes that we're at 30% and and uh, you know, 27%. And I'm thinking, well, that's that shouldn't be anything we should be proud of. You know,
050we really need to take a look at how do we get our students up to grade level proficiency in order to provide them an opportunity. So, right now, we're at 30 and 20. So, we've got a little bit of work between now and 2030 to meet the the goal that was set for us, right? We do. Okay. But we are making progress and I guess that's the the good news, right? and and I just want to make sure we keep our eye on the ball because I've always said that you know I I appreciate growth but proficiency is really what collabor or you know goes back to equating to you know job readiness you know getting people out there and becoming very competitive in this market especially now with the changes that are going on
051in workforce development and we start thinking about in terms of you know technology and chip manufacturing and what have you. Um, and that's one of the biggest conversations we're having currently with the Career and Technical Education Commission, you know, is how do we get our students ready to go out there and be um, competitive in that market. So, I just want to make sure we keep our eye on the ball all, you know, all the time about that on proficiency. So, thank you. Thank you. Anybody else have any questions? And now we move on to adoption of second reading uh, section C and possible adoption of policy book section C. Dr. Lily Messma interim superintendent information discussion and action. Madame President, members of the board is community. Uh tonight we continue the process of updating
052the policy manual to align with the model policies provided by the Arizona school board's association and in consultation with our district legal council. Updating the policy manual, as I've shared before, ensures that our policies remain current, consistent with the state standards, and reflective of the priorities and values of the IS community. For this agenda item, I bring the second reading of section C in our policy book titled General School Administration. This second reading encompasses the versions outlined during the first reading, and it is now presented to you followed by discussion and possible approval. Section C. Policies with clarifying language updates include policy CA, policy CB, policy CBA, policy CBE, policy CBI, policy CK, and policy CM. Policies that exhibit and policies exhibits to be updated include policy CBI EA. The group of policies and exhibits
053recommended for removal include policy CBI EA, policy CB, EB, policy CC CBR, policy CB, policy CFD, policy CFDR, and policy CFD. Policies that contain no changes and remain current in our policy book include CE, policy CH, policy CHR, policy CH, CA, policy CH, C A R, and policy C HD. This concludes the presentation of the second reading of section C. And I welcome your discussion. Does the board have any questions? If not, we could move to um adopt the policy. So move. Okay. Any second? Second. Okay. Call for the vote, Miss Guzman. I will take your vote. I Thank you. Okay, motion carries. Next is item F, adoption and first reading of section D, policy book section D, Dr. Lil Lilly Mesalema in terms superintendent information, discussion and action. Madame President, members of the Bora
054is community. Again, in this agenda item, I bring the first reading of section D, fiscal management. As was the case in the previous section, for this first reading, I present the summary of all changes followed by the board's discussion in a request to approve the first read for this particular section. Section D, policy DA, fiscal management and goals, adopts the language from the model policy, clarifies language, and changes the title to fiscal management goals. Policy DB B annual budget adopts the language from the model policy clarifies language makes changes to the titles and subheadings. Policy DBC BC budget planning preparation and schedules. Recommendation is to remove this policy as it is merged with policy BD. Policy DBCR regulation budget planning preparation and schedules. Recommendation is to remove per PA 878 from May 2025. Policy DB
055BF budget hearings and reviews adoption processes adopts the language from the model policy changes to title and subheadings. Adopts clarifying language from the model policy and adopts and updates policy and cross references. Policy DBI budget implementation recommendation is to remove per uh policy advisory 880 from May 2025. Policy DBJ budget transfers adopts the language from the model policy makes changes to the title and subheadings. Policy DD funding proposal grants and special projects adopts the language from the model policy makes changes to the title subheading and federal tax sources. Policy DDE exhibit funding proposal grants and special projects resolution adopts the language from the model policy and makes change changes to the title policy DDA funding sources outside the school system. Recommendation is to remove per policy advisory 83 May 2025. Policy DEC funding from federal
056tax sources recommendation is to remove per policy advisory 884 from May 2025. Policy DFA revenues from investments. Recommendation is to adopt the language from the model policy, make changes to the title, subheadings, and adopts uh updates to the legal and AGO policy DFB revenues from school-owned real estate. Recommendation is to remove per policy advisory 886 May 2025. Policy DFD gate receipts and admissions. Recommendation is to remove per policy advisory 87 May 2025. Policy DFF income from school sales and services recommendation is to remove per policy advisory 888 May 2025. Policy DG banking services adopts the language from the model policy makes changes to the title subheadings. Policy DGA authorized signatures. Recommendation is to remove per policy advisory 890 May 2025. Policy DGD credit cards adopts the language from the model model policy subheadings and adopts
057the clarifying language from the model policy. Policy DG DR credit cards adopts the clarifying language from the model policy. Policy DGDE exhibit credit cards maintain the current exhibit with no changes. Policy DH bonded employees and officers maintain the per the current policy. Policy DI fiscal accounting and reporting adopts the language from the model policy to include subheadings and uniform system of financial records reporting and accounting system. Policy DIA accounting system recommendation is to remove per policy advisory 893 May 2025. Policy DIB types of funds revolving funds adopts the language from the model policy and makes changes to the title. policy DIC financial reports and statements adopts the language from the model policy the subheadings and adopts the updates to legal and policy cross references policy DICA budget format remove per policy advisory 896 May 2025
058policy DID inventories adopts clarifying language from the model policy maintains all other previously adopted policy language Policy DID R regulation inventories adopts the language from the model policy and includes the following headers capital assets stewardship inventory physical inventory and supply records. Policy Die, audits and financial monitoring adopts the language from the moral policy and includes the following headers. Necessary services board presentation posting and adopts and makes updates to the policy cross references. Policy DER regulation audits financial monitoring adopts the language from the model policy and includes the following header requirements for proper management. Policy DJ purchasing adopts the language from the model policy changes the title subheadings and adopts the updates to legal AGO and policy cross references policy DJBing and purchasing procedures. Recommendation to remove this policy in reference to policy DJ. policy DJ
059binding purchasing and procedures. Adopts the language from the model policy subheadings and adopts a requirement for registered sex offender prohibition. Adopts updates to the legal and policy cross references. Policy DJ bidding and purchasing procedures. Adopts the model policy language. Policy DJ E bidding purchasing procedures maintain current exhibit no change. Policy DJ G vendor contractor relations adopts the language from the model policy changes the title subheadings and adopts and updates to legal AGO and policy cross references. Policy DJG R vendor contractor relations adopts the language from the model policy makes changes to the title and subheadings policy DJ sales calls and demonstrations remove per policy advisory 92 from May 2025 policy DJ G sales calls and demonstrations recommendation is to remove per policy advisory 92 from May 2025. Policy DK payment procedures adopts clarifying language from
060the model policy adopts updates to legal policy cross references. Policy DKE payment procedures maintain current exhibit with no change. Policy DKA payroll procedures recommendation is to remove per policy advisory 94 from May 2025. Policy DK AE payroll procedures and schedules no change. Policy DKB salary deductions maintain current policy. Policy DKC expense authorization and reimbursement adopts clarifying language from the model policy. Policy DM caching school buildings maintain current policy no change. Policy DN school properties disposition adopts clarifying language for model policy and subheadings. This concludes the presentation of the first reading of section D and I welcome your discussion fi followed by the recommenda the recommendation to approve this first reading. Does the board have any questions? No. Okay. Thank you, Dr. Lily. Next, we have approve of consent agenda. Do I have a motion to
061approve the whole consent agenda? Madame President, um can we go back to agenda item F so we can do the motion? There is no motion on the on the floor. Is there a motion to um move second? Second. Call for the vote. [clears throat] Miss Guzman, I will take your vote. Hi. Thank you. Okay. Motion carries. Okay. Now, do I have a motion to approve the whole consent agenda? There a second. Second. Okay. Call for the vote. Miss Gusman, I will take your vote. I thank you. Okay, motion carries. Now we have called to the public. Do you have any requests to address the governing board? Madame President, this evening we have two requests to address the governing board. As [clears throat] a reminder to the board as well as to the public, personal attacks
062upon board members, staff personnel or other persons in attendance or absent by individuals who address the board are discouraged. Presenters are cautioned that statements or representations concerning others that convey an unjustly unfavorable impression may subject the presenter to civil action for defamation. Policies KE, KEB, KE C, and KED are provided by the board for disposition of legitimate complaints, including those involving individuals. Upon con upon conclusion of the open call to the public, individual members of the board may respond to any criticism made by an individual who has addressed the board. Please limit your comments to three minutes. First, we have Andrea Valencia. Uh, good evening, President Himenez, members of the governing board, Dr. Mesma, and members of the our community. I stand before you as the proud president of the Isaac District Education Association, and
063I would like to take a moment to recognize and sincerely thank our staff who dedicate who dedicated their personal time to cannabis and advocate for our district's bond and override. We know that our employees already give so much of themselves every single day supporting students, families, and one another. Yet, many of you chose to go above and beyond spending evenings and weekends, walking neighborhoods, knocking on doors, and engaging with community members about the importance of supporting our schools. Your efforts helped ensure that our community understood what these initiatives mean to our students, safe learning environments, strong academic programs, and continued opportunities for growth and success. Whether you spoke to one neighbor or a hundred, your voices made a difference. You represented our district with professionalism, passion, and integrity. And for that, we deeply are deeply
064grateful. On behalf of the association, thank you for your commitment, your advocacy, and your unwavering belief in the power of public education. Next, we have Serena Monroy. Madame President, that concludes the open call to the public. Okay. Thank you. Next, we have our enrollment, average daily membership and average daily attendance. For enrollment, 4,376. Average uh daily membership 3,94. Average daily attendance uh 3,825. for our calendar. Uh, November 18th, parent advisory council meeting at the district office. Uh, November 24th through the 28th, Thanksgiving break. No classes. Our next governing uh uh regular um I'm sorry, I was going to sneeze. Regular governing board meeting will be held December 11th to uh 2025 here at the district office. And next we have executive session. I need a motion for possible action to convene to executive session pursuant
065to ARS 38431.0383 discussion and consultation for legal advice with the attorney of public body regarding the bond election and process. Is there a motion? Is there a second? Second. Call for the vote. Thank you. Then we are going to executive session. Thank you. Have a good evening. this time. Do I have a motion uh to reconvene to regular session? Is there a second? Second. Okay. Call for the vote. Okay. So I guess motion carries. Okay. And next is adjournment of the meeting. If there's no objections, meeting adjourned.