001Based weights provided uh for various students based on specific individual student characteristics such as special education categorization. These changes in average daily membership and weighted student count are increasing the M budget by a little over 1.1 million. The district is also allowing uh aligning the amount of M override to updated figures published by the state. In total, this budget revision increases the M budget by about $1.1 million, primarily driven by students with increased special education needs. The changes in the budget are being added to special education to in uh support increased spending in this area. This aligns well because most of the increased funding recognized in this revision was from special education uh needs of our students. Looking at the re uh budget revision by type of spending, we see that budget capacity was shifted
002from purchase professional services or contracted staffing primarily to salaries and benefits and supplies. The shift from contracted services to salaries and benefits is primarily being driven by too much budget being shifted to contracted services on our first budget revision. So we we basically overestimated um how much the contracted uh services would increase last year on the final revision. 10.1% of the budget was contracted services, which is nearly identical to what we're uh landing on with this budget revision. The increased supplies uh is primarily being driven by increased spending on custodial supplies in the facility areas of the district. Similar to uh M unrestricted capital uh outlay revenues are driven by student count. However, unlike the M fund, the capital fund is driven by prior year student count numbers. As a result, we don't have a
003change in this revision for the student counts generating capital revenues. In this revision, we do recognize an additional $545,000 in one-time state aid adjustments, which had not been communicated to us by the state uh to be included in the December revision. We currently plan to utilize this one-time funding to help support the modular classroom project at Palm Valley uh to reduce the amount of bond funds needed to be shifted to this project. Our capital budget is broken up between facilities improvements and replacements, furniture, equipment and vehicles, textbooks, library books, and instructional materials, as well as short-term and long-term software related items. As shown on the slide, we had some significant projects come to fruition this year or that are starting. Uh these include uh replenishment purchases for student uh Chromebooks which was about $600,000. The
004beginning roll out of Prometheian boards and classrooms. The completion of the modular classrooms that we had uh started last summer at Bins Sodto and related furniture. The completion of walk-in freezers at two sites. Completion of playground installation at uh El Thomas Hec for our younger grade students. uh district-wide time clock replacements and Apple device refreshments as well as curriculum and assessment supports. We also began the procurement process for a district-wide replacement of our uh IT network and uh beginning lease payments on district-wide rollouts of Prometheian boards and teacher laptop replacements, which we've uh previously talked about in prior board meetings. Uh if these projects close out before June 30th, as most of them are anticipated to, we expect our capital spending to end the year just shy of 5.5 million, uh which is uh about
005the amount of ongoing ongoing recurring revenues that we receive from the state for capital purposes. So that um our our spending and our revenues are well aligned there. At this point, I'm available to answer any questions you might have about the proposed budget revision. Miss Wallace, did you have any questions? No questions. Thank you. Mr. Mike, did you have any questions? None for me. Thank you. Mr. Owens, I have no questions. Thank you. Miss Moran? Yes, I do have some questions. Um, I'll go in order of your presentation. So on slide five under the weighted student count, you mentioned that that's primarily due to additional um special education needs. Is that due to new students to our district who have special education needs or is that due to testing that's been done in the current
006year that we've now determined our students need special services? All all of the above. So, as new students come to us and they get categorized um with whatever their needs are, uh as we report that updated student information to the state, it it updates our funding. The state actually uh recalculates our annual funding on a monthly basis uh based on the student count information that we send up to them daily. Um and so that's why it it continues to to change and and adjust. So it's both our existing students uh special ed needs potentially changing as well as new students coming to us. Uh our overall student count uh didn't change all that much. That's why that top number was only uh 26 or or something around around there. Uh so really it was primarily
007uh the change in in um special ed classification and it could be the classification of those 26 students because the special education weights make it so that one student can be the equivalent of of several students. That's just how they uh scale the funding if you will. Okay. Gotcha. Thank you. Yeah. um on slide eight. So the decrease in purchase professional services on the budget side isn't really due to us shifting from contract to employee. It's really just the budget wasn't as accurate as it could have been. Sadly. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Because I was hoping it was the first of those two. Me too. Um and then my last question is tell me more on slide 10, the unrestricted capital outlay. Tell me more about the one-time state aid supplement. What brought that about and
008is it truly one time? That's a good question. So, it's one of the things that they're still talking about at the legislature. So, it could it could potentially become not one time at this point in time. It it appears to be one time. It's um they bumped up funding that we receive for just generic capital, but as well as one of the weights that we were actually just talking about there. The weights aren't all special ed. There's a couple of additional ones like um there's a weight for K3 students and a weight for K3 reading and a weight for gifted and a weight for uh free and reduced lunch percentage. And they had bumped up at least what they said in a one-time fashion, the free and reduced lunch percentage uh weight. Um, and so
009that's what's generating that that half million dollars is a one-time bump in the DAA uh amount and a one-time bump in um the free and reduced lunch percentage. The state publishes um budget forms that tell us where our budgets are off compared to where they think where where their calculations say it should be. And when we did the December budget revision, this one-time funding wasn't yet reflected on those reports. Uh which is why we didn't recognize it beforehand. Um, but it I'm hoping it doesn't stay one time, but but at least from what we know right now from the legislature, it is truly one time. Okay. And just to clarify, the state has designated this is a capital fund one time. So, we can't move this to M. We can't use this for salaries or
010anything like that. This is a capital fund one-time usage. They did give the option to districts. Um, it could go to M or it could go to capital. Um, I'm always hesitant to do one time, especially late in the year with M. um capital spending just tends to to treat itself better aligned with one-time funding because you can do a project and and a lot of capital projects don't have ongoing costs. Whereas a lot of the things that you would want to do um in the maintenance and operation area um you know even if it's a stipen people tend to get used to that type of compensation and and there tends to be a desire to continue it. Um, and we certainly have a lot of capital needs right now, which is why, uh, it
011made sense, uh, at least to me to, uh, have that be in the capital area. Okay, great. No further questions. Thanks. Yeah, I have no questions. Thank you for putting this together. Yeah. Uh, with that, I move to adjourn public hearing. I will second. Having a motion for Mr. Owens and a second from Miss Moran. I'll call for the vote. Miss Wallace. Yay. Mr. Mike. Yay. Mr. Owens. Yay. Miss Moran. Yay. I'm also yay. Motion passes. Next, we are going to move on to our pledge of allegiance. And we have three students that are going to come lead us in the pledge pledge of allegiance. Up here we've got Anthony Anthony Morazz, Zoe Cross, and Colette Kaine from Lichfield Elementary School. If everybody could please stand. The flag of the United States of America and
012to the republic for which it stands. One nation under indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you and thank you guys for leading us in the pledge of allegiance. Next we are going to take a moment of silent reflection. Okay. And next up, we are going to move on to why pretty much everybody's here in the room, the best part of the night. We are going to do our recognitions and celebrations. And this will be led by Executive Director Nanas. Good evening, Madame President, governing board members, Superintendent Davidson, fellow cabinet members, and distinguished guests, families, and friends, both here in person and online. Tonight, we are honored to shine a spotlight on the incredible achievements of our Lichfield Elementary School District students and coaches, young leaders who exemplify determination, teamwork, and excellence. Ready? Okay.
013We begin tonight with the power to be reckoned with, the Balencoto Elementary School's cheer team. Coached by the dynamic duo of Kathy Riley and Camille Shepard, these spirited athletes brought home an impressive first place in game day, second place in show cheer, and second place in all girls stunt, racking second out of 20 teams. Thank you. Awesome. Now, as I call your name, please come forward so we can take a picture. All right. I have to tell you, I'm sad they're not performing for us. They're so good, guys. Okay. Well, let's get them up here for a picture. And there. Okay. We've got Tatum Fire, Gabby Ghalva, Faith Madison, Hale Galdanes Caldera, Joselyn Garcia, Abby Salasar, Isaia Garcia, Abby Schwam, Dominique Perez Ramirez, Jasmine Wilham, Gary Bulgas, Hannah Rosanski, Audriana Ortiz, Abby Boswick, Kyla Kirk,
014and Kennedy Sager, Joh and OSD7. 79. Very proud. Okay, there we go. Smile. Smile. Smile. All right. All right. Okay. Congratulations, Balenco chair. Next, we would like to applaud the incredible debut of the Verado Middle School archery team. In their first year, this club under the guidance of coach Mark Mitchell sent not one but two archers to the Western Nationals in Utah to compete against the top talent in the country. Eighth grader Cassidy Snyder set a personal record in both events, scoring 272 in Bullseye, just three points shy of the World Championship qualifier, and 269 in 3D. Maybe you can explain what 3D is. Okay. Seventh grader Camille Alunes shot 266, just missing her PR and qualifying score. She placed 134 out of 492 in the middle school division and 338 out of, get this,
0151,174 girls overall. Cassidy and Camila, your focus and precision are truly impressive. Please come forward for a photo. those less recogniz additional coaches. Well, Mitchell could make it and Cassidy could make it. Okay. Standing. Okay. Who Who is standing in with her? Oh, there we go. Cassie Bor and Hol. Okay. Here we go. Yeah. And the celebrations continue. Okay, moving on to an athletic feat that has us beaming with pride. Bianca Smith of Western Sky Middle School took fifth place at the Elks Hoop Shoot National Championships in Chicago in the girls 101 division. Competing on the national stage is no small feat. It was streamed live. I was watching it. Bianca, you did an incredible job. Your dedication to this game is inspiring. Congratulations. Bian make it tonight. Okay. Well, we will congratulate her. All
016right. We will move on now. Now, now it's time. This is This is one I've been waiting for. Now, let's celebrate the true academic sweep of the Westside Impact Math Challenge. Yeah. Let me say that one more time. Break out those brooms cuz we swept it all. Yes. Where LSD teams claimed a victory across all grade divisions in the third and fourth grade division. Lichfield Elementary emerged as the champions under the leadership of coaches Katie Hill and Jackie Rodriguez. Please come forward as you hear your name. Congratulations to Christian Gerber, Zoe Cross, Gale Thompson, Colette Kane, Kyla Jackson, Nathan Lewis, Jackson Merrill, Anthony Mas, Cole Ham, and Frankie Frasier. And then one, two, three. Awesome. Okay. All right. In the fifth and sixth grade division, Palm Valley Elementary, laid by coach Avery Solder, brought home
017the title. These amazing mathletes just really took him down to the mat and took them the second round of this full sweep. A round of applause for Miles Fleming, Emma Matthews, Jackson George, Elizabeth Nicholls, Joyce Vill, and Ruth Farland. 25. the Thunderbirds. Oh, wait a minute. All right. And capping off this academic excellence is the seventh and eighth grade division that was won by the brilliant minds of Western Sky Middle School. Kudos to Lauren Howard. Jennifer Himenez, Evan Lopez, Cohen Matthews, Van Hilly, and Jaden Gano. All right. All right. a great name. This Wildcat team was cursed by Jamie Stewart. This team's collaboration and communication and content mastery truly set apart the incredible work. Congratulations again, scholars. All right, now continuing on. Speaking of standout students, we are thrilled to announce that Jaden G. Rodano
018and Nolan Wilson, also from Western Sky Middle School, have earned the prestigious National Junior Honor Society Outstanding Achievement Award. Out of thousands of students across the nation, only 500 were selected. And these two young men are but two of 17 in all of Arizona to receive this national distinction. What an extraordinary honor. Come on up, Jaden and Nolan. Does anybody notice a uh repeat participant here? Yes. Yes, congratul back there. Was it Principal Harge? Yes. You know, this this is I just kind of want to point out this is a first year principal and just continuing on the excellence of the Wildcat the Wildcats and Western Sky Middle School. Congratulations, Crucible Halarch. All right, this wraps it up. So let's give one final round of applause to all of tonight's honores. The Lichfield learners that
019their dedication, perseverance, and passion are shining reflections of the excellence we foster here in LD79. Congratulations everybody. Okay, that concludes the celebrations. You're feel free to uh move around the plane. I'm going to have us take like just a minute break to let everybody clear out and then we'll come back. Okay, now that the party's over, cuz everybody decided we weren't fun enough to hang out with tonight, I guess. I think we're pretty fun to hang out with. Um, we are going to move on to our public request to speak. I'm going to read this little disclaimer and then we will call you up. Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes, this agenda item provides an open call to the public, allowing individuals to address the governing board on any issue within the jurisdiction of the board.
020Items not listed on the agenda may be brought to the governing board's attention under this section of the agenda. Due to the Arizona Open Meeting Law, the governing board cannot discuss or take any action on items not listed on the agenda. Therefore, pursuant to ARS 38-431.01H, H response to public comment about matters not appearing on the agenda will be limited to individual board members who may ask staff to study the matter, respond to any criticism, or ask that the matter be put on a future agenda for further consideration and decision at a later date. Please limit your comments to no more than 3 minutes and no more than 30 minutes will be devoted to the public comment portion of the agenda. When you approach this podium, please state your name for the record. Our first
021speaker is Andy Willum. Hold on just a sec. Let's make sure we want to make sure the mic is on so people at home can hear you. All right. Hello, governing board members. My name is Andy Wilhelm. I'm a mom to current to two current LED students. One of them was celebrated tonight. and I'm a mom to two LED graduates and a former foster mom to two other former LED students. I have either worked or volunteered in over half of the LED schools. I've had children in several schools in various programs, traditional academy, developmental preschool, honors program, and most recently the special education program. On April 28th, I received a a letter saying due to transportation efficiencies, the special education department would be implementing program boundaries for students in specialized programs. The letter also stated
022that this decision was made thoughtfully with input from families. I would like the board to know that as a parent, I was completely blindsided. I was not asked for input. I don't know how many parents and guardians were asked for input, but I was not. and my child was directly affected. My son has had three different teachers in the same specialized program at two different locations. He's had a lot of transitions in his seven years. During his IEP meeting in September of 24, his team decided that a location further away would be the best fit for him. The team had transportation in his IEP and assured us they would get him to his new location. Well, that decision was a correct one and he is thriving in his current location and he even receives uh
023leader of the month for the month of March. But now the department wants to move him back to a location where he was unsuccessful due to transportation concerns and they are refusing to transport him to a location where he is thriving. The name IEP or individual education plan says it all. Each decision should be made on an individual basis, not on transportation issues. When school boundaries needed revisions in 2022, the students in non-specialized programs, uh, an entire committee was established, every parent was surveyed, and months of input was considered, extra transportation was offered to those students due to the transition. And now the special education department is refusing transportation for our most vulnerable students for um who for the most part struggle with transitions all without the same level of due diligence provided for other
024students. This is discriminatory. I am asking the board to demand exceptions for transportation for individual students who are thriving in their current placement and would regress if forced to move due to transportation. I am asking that if desired, students be grandfathered into their current placements with transportation just like the board did for all other students. Special education students deserve equal treatment if not more. Thank you. Thank you. Our next speaker is going to be uh Joe Wilhelm. Good evening, governing board members. Uh, my name is Joe Wilhelm and I'm Andy's husband. Noah is our student and he's currently enrolled at Rancho Santa Fe. He's actually sitting right back here. Um, I'll echo what Andy just shared with you. Uh, but there's a couple of other points I would like to make as well. We went
025back and watched the board meeting from April 8th where two directors presented options and this topic was discussed. There were a few things that stood out to me. The board at in that meeting seemed dimminable to the idea of a phased approach and mentioned terms like exceptions and grandfathering. There was also feedback provided that the first approach which uh was the most restrictive uh was a little bit abrupt. Um and I want I want to ask if the board realizes that that approach is the one that was selected. Um the directors also the directors said that also said that all affected families were provided a survey. This is not true. We were not. The director said that all affected families would be called. We were not. The director said that there were approximately 75 affected
026families, yet only 10 were randomly contacted for feedback. This is not a very large sample size. The director discussed some bus routes being very long. We are likely one of the longest, if not the longest bus route. Yet our feedback, if we had the opportunity, would have been that disrupting transportation for our student that has finally found stability would have been much worse than him being on a longer route. It's my understanding that you all were presented with some information and survey results. Respectfully, I would like I would like you to ask more questions about those results. How many parents were actually included? Why weren't all parents included? What specifically were they asked in those surveys? Why was the process not transparent? Why was this rolled out suddenly and with no options for students to
027maintain their transportation at their existing schools? I'm asking the board to require the district to provide exceptions and allow families to maintain their current school and transportation if they desire it. Anything other than that will have serious impacts to our most our most vulnerable kids. Thank you. Thank you. Our next speaker is going to be Mr. Mike Finnegan. Hello everyone. My name is Mike Finnegan. What brings me here tonight is um a meeting that was held by the school board um maybe two meetings ago. I was watching it at home and one of the uh items on discussion was the $60 million lawsuit brought against the district. Um, I believe that should have never happened and I would like to suggest make a suggestion to keep it from happening in the future. Um, I would
028strongly suggest I know that each member on the board annually is asked to be the school board president for a following year. So the ones who haven't been, your your time will be up there soon. I would strongly suggest that the school district properly train board members in Robert's rules of order. Um I know that the school board president has a strong gavl for my 3minut time limit here. Um, I think if it had been used when things had gotten out of control with fellow board members, um, and kept the meeting under control, then this may have, um, prevented a $60 million lawsuit ever being brought against your district. So, my suggestion is that everybody be properly trained in how to conduct a meeting by Robert's rules of order. Um, I'm I'm happy to see
029the celebration tonight. Uh, I hope it part of it was from the ESSER funding for math specialists and, uh, the change in engaged New York math program to the I Ready Math program. Hopefully um these these are having a a strong impact on the other 10,000 students and uh they'll be up here um sometime soon also. Um so I would just like to say that um I was looking for the d uh diversity equity inclusion policy on the website. I couldn't find it. And I was uh informed tonight that it it's no longer there. So, um I'm glad to see that fads, popular fads, come and go. But, uh the important things that are needed here are for you to develop these students intellectually and turn them into good civic-minded um students for this country.
030Uh, tonight's celebration was impressive and I I commend you guys. Uh, keep up the good work. Thank you. Thank you. Our next speaker is going to be Lizzie Zida. Good evening everyone. Uh, good evening to the board and especially to the families watching this meeting either in person or virtually. My name is Lizzie Zida. I graduated from Millennium High School yesterday and I'm an alumni of the Lichfield District. I was part of the original TA class starting in Scotia Elementary and kindergarten all through fifth grade. I first want to offer my gratitude for this district and everything it has done for me. I have a deep respect for academic excellence and rigor and this district instilled those values within me. During my time in this district so many years ago, I learned that possibilities are
031endless and that I may achieve anything I put my mind to. Thanks to the lessons I learned in this district as well as the countless PE people who have supported me and throughout my education, I'm I was able to become the student and leader I am today. In retrospect, I didn't realize then how rare it was to have a team of teachers, staff, peers, and administration solely dedicated to helping me through my education as well as recognizing the work it takes to succeed in a fast-paced learning environment. To that end, thank you to everyone who has played a part in my journey. I am forever grateful. As the school year comes to a close, I am sure many families have decided or are in the process of deciding which high school their child will attend
032once they are promoted from this district. This evening, I wanted to share some of my insight as a high achieving student and recent graduate. In my time at Millennium, the teachers have been stupendous. They connect with students so deeply, and I also want to thank them for helping me get to where I am today. However, the same cannot be said for the counselors I've had and the administration at Millennium High School. The recognition for high achieving students like myself is extremely lacking. The honors night, the only event meant to honor high achieving students, is entirely about money and sports. The counselors I have had, which there have been many, have not been helpful, but harmful even. Because of the lack of help from my counselors, I lost out on the opportunity to receive a scholarship
033valued at $28,000. That is $28,000 I will now have to take out on out of pocket or in student loans. So tonight, if you are a parent of a high achieving student, I urge you to think of what school will respect and value your students academic achievements like the Lichfield District does. I once again would like to thank the Lichfield District for setting me up for success despite the struggles I encountered with my counselors and the MHS administration. Because of the level of care and diligence in this district, I'm able to stand here today hoping to help other high achieving students within it by offering my experiences. Thank you for supporting me. Thank you for your time. Thank you. Next, we are going to move on to the adoption of the agenda and consideration of
034the consent agenda. I'll go through and see if there's anything that anybody would like to pull off. And I'm going to start by saying we're going to pull off 7.5. Um, but I'll move on to everyone else. Uh, Miss Wallace, do you have anything you want to pull off? No, thank you. Mr. Mike, none. Perfect. Mr. Owens, none for me. Thanks, Miss Moran. None. Thank you. Um, okay. So, with that, we need a motion to approve minus 7.5. Miss Zida, if I can interrupt, please. Um, if it possible, I'd like to ask the board to consider a removal of 7.1 for it to be its own agenda item, please. I'm sorry. Yes. Thank you. Actually, I thought you might do that, Miss Marine. [Laughter] Sorry. So yes, we'd also like to pull off 7.1. So
035if we can have a motion to approve consent minus 7.1 and 7.5. I think I just made that. I motion to approve the consent agenda as presented minus 7.1 and 7.5. Second. Having a motion from myself and a second from everyone, but really Mr. Owens um because that's who I thought of first. Uh Miss Wallace, your vote. How do you vote? We got a motion in a second. Yes. Mr. Mike, yay. Mr. Owens, yay. Miss Moran, yay. I'm also yay. Motion passes. Now, uh, our new item 8.1. We'll let who's Dr. Davidson will talk to that. Thank you, Madam President, members of the board, those online, and guests here in the audience today. Um, thank you for giving us the opportunity to uh highlight and recognize a gentleman that'll be joining the Lichfield Elementary School
036District team as our new special education director, and that is Mr. Tom Coin. Uh, Tom, I think you're in the audience. Thank you for being here tonight. And um governing board, before we uh recognize him formally, I do want Miss Jin Ben to speak to the process that um Tom went through just so everybody knows what that process looked like and sounded like and then certainly he will be available if we have any questions for him. So, thank you, Miss Jin Ben. Good evening, Madam President, members of the governing board. Uh Tom went through a rigorous process uh before it even started, before he even knew about the job posting. We surveyed all of the special education teachers, sent out um an email to them asking what they were seeking in their next director. We
037also sent it to administrators and we used that information to help drive uh the interview process. From um that information, we created inbox activities and seven candidates received the inbox activity that met the criteria to move forward. Um, of those seven inbox activity, five met the criteria to have a first round interview, which consisted of 12 people on the panel, including a parent, we had staff members, we had psychologists, we had um administrators, teachers, um, as well as Dr. Dooy and I. And then from there, that team um, limited it to two candidates that moved to the second round, which was with um, our administrative cabinet. And again, all of those interview questions were framed from the uh survey results that we received from staff and administrators. And Tom was the one who came out
038on top and we're so lucky to have him. A little bit of background, he has been an assistant director in a much larger district um for special education. He's also been the lead school psychologist. So um it's exciting to have a school psychologist come in for this role and we are thrilled to have you joining us. Miss Wallace, did you have any questions or comments about this item? I did not, but thank you and welcome. Mr. Mike, none for me, but welcome to the district. We're excited to have you. Mr. Owens, none. Welcome, ma'am. Miss Moran, I will also say welcome and a special welcome because here in the Lichfield District, our special education department is near and dear to our hearts. Not only because some of us up here have experience with that, but
039because we've always gone above and beyond, which is one of the reasons that families seek out our district specifically for our special education department. So, uh, welcome. You've got a big job ahead of you, but um, appreciate you coming on board. I'll just echo my other board members. I'm the person with the experience for special education up here and I'm excited to have you be part of our team. If our administration team thinks you're great for this job, then I'm excited to support them and support you in this new role. With that, if somebody would like to make a motion, I move to approve item 8.1 as presented. A second. Having a motion from Miss Moran and a second for Mr. Mike, I'll call for the vote. Miss Wallace. Yay. Mr. Mike. Yay. Miss Rowan.
040Yay. Miss Moran. Yay. I'm also a Yay. Motion pass. Welcome to the Lichfield [Music] District. Okay. Now, our new item 8.2, which was 7.5. I'm going to let uh Miss Sandy Satderfield discuss why we pulled that off so she can share. Thank you. Uh good evening, President Zida governing board members and um the team here, Dr. Davidson. We asked that it be removed because this afternoon we noted a clerical error under the basic function and scope of responsibilities in that paragraph. So we've recreated the job description with the correct information uh on the food service technician supervisor. So, our ask this evening is if you would consider approving the item for the job descriptions with the reflected changes. Miss Wallace, did you have any questions? No questions. Mr. Mes, none. Mr. Owens, nope. Miss Maran,
041no questions. I have no questions either. or somebody would like to make a motion. I move to approve item 8.2 with revised job descriptions attached. I second. Having a motion from Miss Moran and a second from Miss Wallace. I'll call for the vote. Miss Wallace. Yay. Mr. Mike, yay. Mr. Owens, yay. Miss Moran, yay. I'm also yay. Motion passes. Okay, we're going to move on to our action items now. This is the discussion and approval of the fiscal year 2025 expenditure budget revive revised number two by CFO von which we did already see his presentation. I bet that's what he's going to tell us right now. Pretty much. So, if you have thought of any additional questions since last we spoke on this, I'm happy to answer them. Otherwise, we can uh maybe entertain a
042motion. Miss Wallace, any additional questions? No questions. Mr. Mike, none for me. Mr. Owens, no questions. Miss Moran, no new questions. I also have no new questions. So, if someone I move to approve the revision of the FY 2025 expenditure bud budget as presented. Second. Having a motion from Mr. Owens and a second from Mr. Mike. I'll call for the vote. Miss Wallace. Yay. Mr. Mike's. Yay, Mr. Owens. Yay, Miss Moran. Yay. I'm also Yay. Motion passes. Woohoo. One more thing. Off the list. Uh, next we will move on to 9.2. [Music] Um, sorry. Uh, this is about our vari stuff and this is going to be by uh Dr. Stone and CFO vaugh whoever is talking. All right. Madame President, members of the governing board, Superintendent Davidson, colleagues and community, thank you for joining
043me tonight to potentially approve an addendum to our existing agreement with Bary. This addendum is to include the installation of solar at Troy Gilbert Elementary School. Uh this addendum has been drafted in coordination between our legal council and Varigy to provide similar solar supports at our new school as is being installed at our existing campuses. Assistant Superintendent Stone and I are available to answer any questions you may have. Miss Wallace, did you have any questions? I do not. Mr. Mike, I do not. Mr. Owens, none for me. Thanks. Miss Maran, no questions. I have no questions either. Whoever would like to make a motion. I'll move to adopt the resolution authorizing an addendum to an existing solar design and installation agreement between the district and fairy deer and electric. Do I have to keep on
044going with this? No. Yes, please. Affiliate. Everybody was laughing. So, I just wanted to make sure. and authorize the execution of various documents relating to such addendum and delegate to the district superintendent and chief financial officer the authority to complete such documents within the parameters set forth in the resolution. I'll second that. You can always tell when our lawyers write the uh the motions. Having a motion, a very very good motion for Mr. Mike's and a second for Mr. Owens. I'll call for the vote. Miss Wallace. Yay. Mr. Mike. Yes. Mr. Owens, yay. Miss Moran, yay. I'm also gay. Motion passes. Okay, one more thing. We're going to move on to consideration and possible appointment of a delegate for the Arizona School Boards Association delegate assembly. That is me. Um, so we are part of
045ASBA and part of being members of ASBA is that we get to vote on their various things, their legislative platform, members, rules, all that stuff. And um we get to have a person that we decide as a board who that's going to be that'll be our delegate that will go attend a meeting. So there's one coming up in September that will be for the legislative platform. Um and we in the past have usually picked a new person, but there's two people up here now who haven't done it. So I guess you guys flip a coin maybe see who might want to do it. Um and then you would go to this on our behalf. The board will be discussing as soon as ASBA puts it out. there'll be a giant list of all the things
046that we could decide that are important to us and we put that forward to ASBA and then ASBA will come up with their legislative platform for the year based on all the feedback they get from the districts and then whoever our delegate is would go and represent us and what they've what we have said in our meetings um at this delegate assembly. It's sometimes a really long meeting but you know I think you learn a lot from it even if you only do it one time. Um uh so I'd like to nominate Miss Wallace. I just thought it like a one two three like rock paper scissors cuz I I mean I think that like I do think Mr. Owens has done it once. I've done it. Kim has done it. So the two of
047you and I I do know that Mr. Mike is our LCD Foundation person. So he would be so good at it at nominating you. I'm sorry anyone watching this, we don't mean for this to be a common discussion. It's my second um board member Mike's nomination of Wallace. Thank you. Thank you. I'm so honored. It would be like a Saturday. It would be like a Saturday morning, so it shouldn't interfere with work. It'll be after the law conference. I'm feeling ganged up on. I'm just sharing the information. Miss Wallace, I would be happy to do it for you if you do if if uh you think there might be some conflicts. Well, so we can have a delegate and then an alternate. So what we can do is we could put Miss Wallace as our
048delegate and then Mr. Mike's as our alternate in case she can't go. So that's another option that we can do if we would like to. You said it's a Saturday in September. I'm being serious now. It is a Saturday in September. Okay. I am unavailable and out of the country the 13th and the 20th. So if it happens to fall on the 6th or the 27th, I will do it. That will be our coin flip. If it happens to be the 13th or the 20th, then So I'm going to make I'm going to make a motion to have Miss Wallace be our delegate. Unless I can't do that because they already put something on the Okay. Can they retract it? Can they take it back? Yes. Okay. modify the motion to include Okay. Okay. So,
049I'd like to modify the motion then to add that Mr. Mike would be our alternate delegate. That okay with you, Mr. Owens. Do we need to vote one? Yeah, I'll second that amendment. That's We're going against all the rules here or the Robert's rules of orders to how to do a motion. I just want to make sure we know what we're voting on and if we're doing it right. What do we see? Motion. Okay. And who would second that amended motion? Okay. So, I made the motion. Second from Mr. Owens. So, now do we vote on my amendment? Yes, ma'am. Okay. We're voting on the amendment first or the whole thing? It's the whole thing. Okay. Awesome. We're voting on the whole thing. That's Miss Wallace is our delegate and Mr. Oh, I almost said
050Owens. No, Mr. Mike's is our alternate. Uh, Miss Wallace, how do you vote? Yay, Mr. Mike's. Yay. Mr. Owens, yay. Ms. Maran, yay. Also, yay. Motion passes. Thank you both for eagerly signing up to take on this role. We really appreciate it. You guys are going to represent us well. And I just want to say thank you, President Zida, because we've all been trained on Robert's rules of order, and so I really appreciate you using those appropriately. I appreciate that too. Thank you. I'm trying. Thank you. Okay, we're done with all our action items and now we're moving on to discussion. This is super fun stuff. All of our policy stuff is coming back. We kind of had a little break, but now we're going to get back to it and we're going to do
051the first read of trust policy chapter 4 and there's some sections in there. Um, this is going to be presented by Miss Satderfield, Dr. Dooy. Those two are going to be our people talking here. So, um, Madame President, members of the governing board, Dr. Davidson and cabinet, uh, the policies we're bringing forth are 4.41, discrimination complaints, which we have no recommended changes to. 4-42, employee grievances, we have no changes. 4-43 the whistleblower protection. I'm sorry I always forget to get close enough. Uh 4-43 whistleblower protection. That includes the procedure that supports it for the procedures for hearing if we were to find oursel in that situation. There are no changes to that. And our last one is 4-404 which is reasonable accommodations and we have no recommended changes to those policies. So to be clear,
052you're just recommending what the trust has given us. Yes, ma'am. Okay. Miss Wallace, did you have any questions? I did not. Thank you. Mr. Mike, no questions for me. Mr. Owens, I have no questions. Miss Moran, no questions. I have no questions either. And this is just discussion. So it'll come back next time for approval. So we will move on to the first read for trust policy 5. There's also a bunch of sections that we're going to discuss in that. And this is going to be by CFO Vaughn, Dr. Duzy, and Miss Benjamin. Madame President, members of the governing board, Superintendent Davidson, colleagues in community, thank you for joining me tonight to discuss a proposed policy for next year as part of our adoption of the trust model policies. Policy 5-1 covers enrollment requirements. Only
053uh minor changes to this policy were made to ensure it also covered the address confidentiality program that the district must comply with uh from the state of Arizona. uh policy 5-105 on open enrollment was simply modified to agree with our current practices so that we wouldn't have a change. Uh 5-211 on class size is being presented without revision from the trust model. Uh all of these policies have and revisions have been reviewed by legal counsel. I will pause for questions before handing it over to Deputy Superintendent of Academic Success Dooy and Assistant Superintendent Benjamin to walk us through the remaining chapter 5 policies. Miss Wallace, any questions so far? No questions. Mr. Ms. none. Mr. Owens, no questions. Miss Moran, no questions. I have no questions. So, ready to move on. Good evening, President Zida,
054governing board members. um my admin cabinet as well as any community members that are still with us this evening. I'm here to present for discussion um quite a few policies in chapter 5. So let's begin with um 5.301. Um we are recommending to the board to accept that policy as recommended by the trust for students freedom of expression. Um 5-302 um student attire. Um, we did make a recommendation um that we changed a statement that says affiliation with a criminal street gang to convey conveys affiliation with criminal activity. And we also change graduation to the word promotion. And then um the next part is the procedure that goes with Nope. Sorry, I'm getting lost between my notes here. um 5-300. It also talks about students rights and responsibilities. I have that in the wrong order
055and there are no changes based on that one. Yeah. Okay. I'm getting confused. The two documents. Okay. 5-301. Um students rights and responsibilities. I'm sorry. I I made an error there. There are some recommended changes. Um we removed counseling um and changed counseling to staff as we do not employ counselors in LD. We have our behavior coaches and our student adviserss and then we removed all 9th through 12th grade information. And then we have 5-304. Um we did recommend um for interviews of students and searches um we took out random drug searches and drug and alcohol testing because that did not um pertain to us as a K8. 5-305 student code of conduct. Um there were no changes. We did review these definitions with our discipline matrix. 5-306 um student discipline. Um, we removed number
056two under excessive absent based on age um because that was applicable to high school. Under expulsion a suspension hearings, we deleted number one um that a teacher may suspend. And then 5-41 police interview notification. We did recommend some changes. Um, we deleted make reasonable attempts to contact parents so that staff will contact parents. So, we made sure that language was cleaned up so it's clear. Um, 5-42, um, Department of Child Safety Interview and Custody. Um, we kept what it says in the policy, but we just made a note making sure that we offer clarity to our leaders. Um, 5-43, immunization and communicable diseases. There was no changes based on the trust recommendations. 5-404 administration of medication. We added um medication checklist at two staff will be trained on each campus above and beyond the nurse
057um for respiratory distress and um administrator administration of inhalers. 5-45 drug and alcohol prevention instruction. Um we made changes to that as um there were some areas in that recommended policy that pertained to high school. So we removed those. 5-42 restraint and um seclusion. No changes. We kept what the trust recommended. 5-47 discrimination complaints. No changes. 5-48 hazing prevention. No changes. 409 um um prohibiting harassment. um we did not accept the um an option that was part of that policy and we added the phrase personal appearance to be part of what we prohibit harassment based on someone's personal appearance. 5-410 is intercolastic athletics. Um we did change and we added school athletic director so that it appropriately labeled what roles we have on our campuses. 5-411 school-based referrals for behavior health services. We um accepted
058it. It was an optional policy that you could keep um and we are going to keep it because we have a partnership with Touchstone to provide um that behavioral health service to our students that qualify. And I will pause now and open up to any questions you have for the discussion of these policies as part of chapter 5. Miss Wallace. No questions. That was a fast scroll. Mr. Mike, none for me, Mr. Owens. No questions. Thank you, Miss Moran. No questions. I have no questions. I love how fast we're moving through all this. Thank you. Is that all of our I sorry. Okay. Um then that concludes our discussion on all of our fun policy things. Again, these will come back next time and we are almost done going through all policies, right? So, we're
059almost ready to like adopt the whole thing and really truly move over to the trust policy for next school year. That's very exciting. We've been working on this a while. So, it' be very fun like good to have all that done. Next, we're going to move on to reports. We'll start with our report from Superintendent Davidson. Thank you, President Zida, and members of the board. It is a busy time of the year, one of finality, a closure to this year, but yet one of excitement as we plan and prepare for a new one, 2526, here we come. Per the celebrations from tonight's meeting and from many others, we should all be proud of the numerous accomplishments found and recognized within the Lichfield Elementary School District. If someone was unsure, they now know that the Lichfield
060Elementary School District is the premier district in the Southwest Valley. We are coming out of a national celebratory week of teachers, nurses, and communication professionals. I am thankful for the parent organizations, and business partners who provided amazing and very positive experiences to our staff last week. And as I close, I just wanted to take a moment to also recognize our police officers from our neighboring cities and from Maricopa County who support our schools. I'm grateful for the commitment to keeping our students, staff, and families safe. Um, this happens to be also National Police Week, a time uh dedicated to law enforcement to honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their respective communities. Thank you to the departments and officers connected to the cities of Aenddale, Goodyear, Buckeye, Lechville Park, Maricopa County's sheriff's
061office, and to numerous other jurisdictions that join us as school support officers. As you know, we have the city of Buckeye that has an SRO over at Verado, where we also have a variety of um officers that come to us from um as far as Wikcinberg and and even um Kingman. So, we're just thankful for all the support at our schools. Thank you. Thank you. We are going to move on now to uh reports from the governing board members and I'm going to start us off tonight. Um it's kind of long, but I'm going to be as quick as I can because we've done a lot of things and it's just been a very big exciting month of a lot of stuff. Um this past month I was able to attend the Bellento A+ celebration.
062That was very exciting. Their cheerleaders are amazing. And that's why I said that earlier because they performed many performances throughout their celebration that day and they were awesome and it was very exciting to be able to celebrate the A+ distinction for that campus. They worked very hard and they definitely have earned that. Um I also was able to attend the golf tournament which was super fun. I got to hang out with Sam and Yardley and uh while they took all the pictures and it was a very hot day but it was great. The turnout was amazing. Thank you so much to the LED education foundation for all of the work that they put in to make that be such a success. Um I attended the Corte Elementary School showcase. Um it was really awesome to
063be there and to talk with those kids. They were spunky and had lots of things to say and we got to also hear about some really cool programs that the principal is doing there for her new staff since she has 50% of her staff are brand new and she knew she needed to address that. So, she's got a really cool program for all those new staff to really help each other and learn from each other and work together. So, it was really a neat thing to hear about. But, I do have to say the students, the little girl from K Club where we were sworn as K Club members, which is super fun. Um, but there was a student there that talked about how it took a little bit to get that going and they
064just needed some pushing and that girl is a girl after my own heart. I love her. Principal Rosenthal, good luck when you get all these new incoming sixth graders next year because I'm going to talk about another school or some more sixth graders that are going to come talking to you. Um, we also attended Barbara Robby Elementary School showcase where they again have more students that had lots to say and lots of things to share and lots of things they want. They really love their leader and me program. So again, Principal Rosenthal at Wigum Creek, be prepared to hear about why you need to have leader and me on your campus. And I'm excited next year to hear about how all those conversations play out with Principal Rosenthal. Um, my favorite thing about Bell &
065or sorry about Barbara Roi was how they do weekly team meetings as a whole campus and how they are utilizing technology Google Classroom and having them all come together as a campuswide team meeting in the morning and getting to go through all the stuff that they do. I think that's very cool and I would love to see how we could make that happen on more campuses because it makes you a whole school, not just your classroom, but like the at the end of the day, we're all part of this one campus together and I thought that was really neat. Um, we had our special board meeting last month. We went to the Bell and Sodto showcase after going to the A+ celebration and Bell and Sodto is just a a great school. It's super exciting
066to see how that has grown over the years from when it opened. My very first thing I did as a board member was the cornerstone ceremony for that campus. Very first thing I ever did and so I just like has a special place in my heart of seeing that campus and being part of it from the very beginning as a board member. So I like seeing that and seeing all the growth they're having happening there. Principal Frasier, she's always amazing. So it was nice to just get to see the more things that are happening and walk around with their students. Their students are super fun kids to talk to as well. I love talking to all the students. Everybody knows that. Um, I was also able to go to the end of year celebration parade
067at Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School. They started this last year and I believe it was to honor their student that was dying from cancer and they wanted to give this celebration for him, but really it was schoolwide to celebrate everything that everybody was doing, but it was also a fun memory for that family. And I'm so excited that they've carried it on this year, even though that student passed away at the beginning of this year. And they still had everybody wear yellow to honor him. And it was just a really great thing. And I'm excited cuz every kid came out with their little posters of what they learned and what their goal was that they did. So like my daughter was I learned how to read chapter books this year. and some kids where I
068learned multiple digit multiplication and like it was really fun to see them and to celebrate a goal of theirs that they had and um what they were excited about to have achieved. Um I was able to attend the Troy Gilbert groundbreaking ceremony. This is very exciting. Our brand new school, it's going to be amazing. Their staff is already excited. Their students, their families are excited. So, I'm very happy to see us moving forward and getting that done so that it can open in a year. That's crazy that we'll be doing that. Um, I also attended the Westside Impact Award for our teachers and our principal of the year. That was fun to be able to honor each of the schools and their uh staff member, their teacher of the year, as well as our principal
069Willis from Mabel who was picked as principal of the year. So, that was pretty cool. I attended the Thomas Hec/ Troy Gilbert School Showcase. I liked seeing how he was incorporating Tom's Tech traditions and their families into also creating Troy Gilbert. It was fun to hear from the students and how they're excited to leave their mark on their new campus and how the even the middle schoolers are going to be leaving a mark on this new school even though they won't be there through their artwork and things like that. So, it was fun to hear from them and see what was happening there. It was a very different feel at Thomas Hec this year than it was in the past. So, uh, Principal Jenkee is doing a great job out there. And I think that
070when they move eventually to their new campus, it's just going to be a a smooth transition for them to do that. And I am sure that once those doors open, that campus is going to be busting at the seams. Even though right now they have beautiful class numbers, it's like a dream for any teacher. So, uh, I also was asked by Principal Zuniga to be on the parent/ community panel for Rancho Santa Fe. They are currently a finalist for the leader and me lighthouse certification and they had judges at their campus last week all day. It's very similar to the A+ visits that they do. It's not multi days, it's just one, but they do go into all the classrooms the same way. They do do meetings with staff. They do do meetings with the
071parents and community members and they meet with students. They pick random students to come in. And so it was super fun to see that kind of going on and see the judges. The judges were in awe because the room for the parent community panel was full. like it was so many people there and one of the biggest takeaways was the they asked Aenddale they have a very good relationship with the Aenddale PD and they had a couple of officers that are on their campus all the time that came in and the Aenddale police officers there said that Rancho is by far their favorite school of all the schools that they work with that they love Rancho so much and they could not say enough positive things about the school and their principal when they were
072talking to the judges. So I expect we're going to get some really great news from them very soon. I also attended the leader in money art nights where at Rancho where they had a little drama which is one of the groups that's come and talked to us many times. One of the things they did to help offset some of their costs this year was they started volunteering at the school and doing some like extra for Rancho they were doing a special an extra special for some of the kids. So the students were getting to learn drama through there and they because they started working with the school they've also been able to bring their afterchool program that parents could sign their kids up for and so we were able to watch their little performance and
073it's really incredible what they were able to do with them for like a few weeks of just doing something an hour a week after school. I was impressed. It was pretty good. I then the last thing that I did was yesterday I got to be a proud mama and be at the Millennium High School graduation where we had uh lots and lots and lots of our former LD alumni students. And this is my part that's going to be right off of here cuz I'll get emotional, but I also have some things to share that's maybe not as emotional. So, I want to congratulate all of our amazing LED alumni students who graduated from the various AURIA schools yesterday, especially my daughter. I was definitely one proud mama as she walked across the stage to get
074her diploma. Looking at the programs of each of the schools from the graduations, many of the students were in the that were in the top 1, five, and 10% were our former LD students. You make us all so proud to see how much you have accomplished and we know that you will continue to do so in whatever path you take next. Whether it be college, trade school, the military, straight into a job, or even if you take some time just to figure out your next plan. I hope that you carry the lessons learned while you were in the Litfield district with you always. With that in mind, I want to share some important information for our LED families, especially those with students in seventh and eighth grade who are beginning to consider their high school
075options. As a board member, I deeply care about every student who walks through our doors, not just during their time with us, but long after they leave. We have a responsibility to advocate for what's best for all students, including those preparing to move on. Unfortunately, based on both my experience as a parent and years of close observation, I cannot recommend Millennium High School as a strong choice for academically driven students. Over the last four years, and even before that, when my oldest attended there, I have watched this school consistently neglect its high performing students. They are often overlooked, undervalued, and treated like an afterthought. Unless you are in athletics, it feel like you simply don't exist. The guidance counselors who should be helping students navigate the complexities of schedules, ACTs, SATs, and college applications have
076not just been unhelpful, but in some cases actively harmful due to poor communication and mismanagement. rules are inconsistently applied, often depending more on who you know than on fairness or merit. Dual enrollment classes, which are critical for collegebound students, are randomly assigned rather than intentionally scheduled based on student goals or readiness. Our families deserve honest, informed guidance as they make decisions about their children's future. I share this not to be divisive, but because we have a duty to speak up when we see systems that are failing our students. As a district, we work hard to nurture excellence and we should expect the same for the schools our students move on to. I will continue advocating for all students and I hope that everyone up here will too cuz they deserve nothing less. With that, I
077am very, very proud of our district and all that we have done and proud of all of the students that graduated yesterday because they are amazing students that we send off out of these doors and into the high schools wherever they go. So, um, I continue to be a huge supporter of this district, obviously, and I love the work that we do here, and we will keep doing that. And I'm very proud of the work we've done this year. I'm excited to see how that all shakes out in our test scores. And thank you to all our teachers. Last week was a great week for teacher appreciation week in the midst of planning for graduations. I also was trying to do teacher appreciation for lots and lots of teachers. That's what happens when you have
078multiple kids with six teachers. So, um, thank you to everybody for all the hard work. I'm excited to wrap up this year and see how that all ends up with our sports and stuff. But with that, I'm going to move on and let Miss go next. Thank you. I um have a lot of the same things that Melissa shared. I also attended the A+ assembly at Bellto and got to see the awesome cheerleaders. They really are pretty great. my daughter does cheer and seeing the difference in just a few years aged wise is pretty impressive and I know that one's a top program, but they they did a really great job and it was fun to see them. Um they also celebrated um Bell & Sto's namesake with her birthday with roses which was very
079touching um giving ro the roses to 90 roses to her family members. They were all holding these huge bouques. So, that was a really a really sweet touch, but it's a great campus. Um, I then got to go to the LED Foundation golf tournament and worked the spinning wheel of luck. Um, which was a lot of fun to to do and meet a lot of people in that tournament. Thank you for everyone that came out to support the foundation. It had a great year. Um, I was able to attend the Cordy Sierra Showcase and I'm also a proud member of the K Club and it was an adorable presentation and a great club and that they're very proud of and doing a lot of hard work with. So, that was really nice. I also attended
080the Barbara Robby Showcase and got to see their garden and all the hard work that they're putting in out at their garden. and it's just a a really cool way for the kids to experience agriculture and working with their hands and being outside and that was it was nice to see that. Um and then last I was able to go to the Troy Gilbert Elementary groundbreaking which was so much fun to see right where that school was going to be. I didn't realize you can literally see Canyon View like from the property. it's that close, but it's going to be a really great location and excited for all that is to come there in the next year. So, that's it for me, Mr. Mike. Yeah, thank you. Um, some of the some of the same
081events we had crossed over with, but uh, first a shout out to the foundation for the golf tournament that, uh, they had, it went off with a with great success. They raised a ton of money that as a chance to get back uh to celebrate the teachers and which we have a an awards coming up tomorrow for the for Pride Awards uh with that as one of the one of the main things for it. So that was great. We appreciate all the hard work they put into that and also um all the additional hard work that's put in from uh other people within the district as well to help it uh get along. Um, additionally went to a uh school connect 2025 champions of education award ceremony which was a great opportunity to hear about
082the celebrations of it takes a village pretty much to um to have a successful school public school system and just to kind of hear about all the stories and different people, different companies, different different all sorts of different uh aspects of what what's uh poured into our public schools. It's great to see um the the groundbreaking for Troy Gilbert. That was that was amazing. It was um it was great to see all the people that came out. Uh big shout out once again for the actual ceremony and and putting all that time and effort into it. Really, we really appreciate it. Happened to run into somebody at a graduation party that um that served with Troy Gilbert just off chance. I was telling him the story. he didn't know that there was an elementary school
083and um he was just pretty proud of that story to hear it and everything like that. So that was something nice to hear. And the last thing I'd have to say kind of to wrap everything up with my school visits it was Cord Sierra Bellto El Thomas Hec Barbara Roby. um you I just sit back in this uh whirlwind since January of getting on the board and I I'm like a broken record when I see these different schools and it's interesting when you piece it all together and you see um it's like each school has its own superpower. It's it's a chance to see how success how success success looks differently based on each campus. And it just goes to show that you have the right people in the right position that looks at the
084community around them, looks at the kids that they serve and they say, "Okay, how are we going to make it happen for them?" And so when you walk through all these schools, you see so many different things, but the common denominator is the success piece that they have. And so it's um it's really great. I'm very proud every time I walk through these schools to be part of a district like this. So thank you, Mr. Owens. Yeah, unfortunately due to um busy work schedule and travel schedule, I didn't get to attend the three showcases, which I regret because like board member Mike's mentioned, it's it's just an opportunity for us to see how um unique each school is and how the principles have the ability to tailor that school to the community and its and
085its needs. So, I apologize to those schools and students and principles for not attending, but um I was able to make it out to the Troy Gilbert Elementary School groundbreaking, which was one of the cooler things that I've got to experience so far on the board, knowing that right now it's a field of dirt and tumble weeds and bushes. And in a year, a little over a year from now, it's going to be a school and these new students are going to be walking up going to a brand new school and how excited they are. And again, just to reiterate what we've all been talking about since we named it, the the impact that it has um that name and the hero that Major Gilbert was. So, um that's it for me as we uh
086finish up the school year. I just hope all the kids have a good last few weeks and then um just have a good summer. Miss Moran. Yes. The past month and into the summer, I will be prioritizing a family health matter. So, I will not be attending our upcoming Pride Awards, retirement celebration, or 8th grade promotions as usual. But I will be sending all the positive vibes to my LED family and ask you to do the same for me and my family. I also want to share my personal LED79 success story. So long before I was a board member, I was a parent in the district. My oldest daughter, Maggie, attended Palm Valley Elementary, Maple Padet Elementary, Western Sky Middle School, and then went on to Millennium High School where she graduated with the class
087of 2020 pandemic time frame. Our local public schools helped prepare her for success beyond K through 12. And this Thursday, she will graduate with an informatics degree from the engineering college at ASU. Yes, I am a proud mom and an even prouder public school parent. Thank you to each teacher, staff member, principal, student transporter, and everyone else who contributed to her education. I am truly grateful and so is she. So tonight I'm going to close with lyrics by our own Sam Nuanz from his original song, Teacher Like You. A teacher like you who believed in me, taught me how to rise, taught me how to see. With every word and lesson that you gave, you turned my fear to wings. You helped me to be brave. Thank you. Thank you. And with that, our last
088thing is the reports from our administrators. Again, anybody community members still listening to us online, please, please, please read them. It gives us lots and lots of information. It kind of gives you this insight to what's happening in all the various parts of the district. Um, it's exciting to see all the fun things that are happening and all the learning that's happening. And I know that our campuses are still making sure our kids are learning even though they're really ready to be done and they're getting squirly and whatever, but we can see from everything that we're getting that it's still happening. So, thank you so much to everybody for all the work you're putting in and thank you for the reports. We appreciate them. With that, someone would like to make a motion we could
089be done. I move to adjourn the meeting. Second. Having a motion for Mr. Owens and a second for Mr. Mice. I'll call for the mo. Miss Wallace. Yay. Mr. Mes, yay. Mr. Owens. Yay. Miss Moran, yay. I'm also a yay. Motion passes. This meeting is adjourned. Thank you so much everybody for joining us.