001e start to make a positive impact on this on the school achievement what truly sets Nicholas apart is his wavering determination to overcome challenges and his ability to inspire others to reach the full potential Nicholas know that your hard work dedication and passion have not gone unnoticed you have made a lasting impact on the school and we're immensely proud to have you as a superintendent student of the month congratulations on this well deserved honor and may your future be filled with continued success please join me and congratulating Nicholas Edward Williams on being named our superintendent student of the month for the fifth grade [Applause] Char awesome today's a special day as we gathered here to celebrate the incredible achievements of exceptional students fills me with great joy and a pride to stand before you members
002of the board administrators colleagues proud our parents families friends and students to honor our superintendent student of the month inah aary School sixth grader uh sixth grader level Helena [Music] Sandoval congratulating our student well recoga dedication hard work and passion have not gone a notic you have inspired your teachers classmates and all those around you by consistently demonstrating immense potential and remarkable Talent as we look deeper into what makes the truly exceptional we discover someone with a heart that radiates kindness compassion and empathy elenia can often be found extending a helping hand to others seeking help when someone Concepts I mean when some concepts are unclear performing all classroom task with Excellence respect and always ready to uh to lend lening ear these qualities Mak her not only a stellar student but an extraordinary human
003being as well in addition to her compassionate nature she possesses an avid thirst for knowledge and unwavering curiosity but about lessons throughout the academic Journey she has shown exceptional perseverance in the face of adversity she has displayed strength and determination in spite of all the learning barriers reminding us all of the Power of resilience and persistence she became a shining example with her being a consistent a student that that setbacks are are mere Stepping Stones on the path to success as we reflect on the impact as she made in our class we are reminded of the saying the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams she embodies this principle lessly dreaming big and working tirelessly to turn those dreams into reality her commitment to Excellence makes all believe that no
004goal is too ambitious and no dream is beyond reach congratulations once again to lus and doal our student of the month we are immensely proud of you and we cannot wait to witness um the many amazing things you will continue to achieve thank you there you go wait good job uh good evening everyone uh neaters parents co teachers visitors uh tonight uh I stand before you with very immense PR andjoy to recognize our Seven Grade uh student of the other more I'll thenation the ofs has and forgettable Mark in my heart but still have more time okay and mine as it's not often that we encounter a young mind so profoundly passionate about that lexity of that's okay the Elegance of equations and then the beauty of maem the student whose name sounds with Brilliance
005in our classrooms has have only demonstrated exceptional aptitude but has also exemplified qualities of respect okay responsibility and Readiness that are truly commendable or commendable is unw respect toward his classmates and teachers poster environment of collaboration Mutual support and enriching The Learning Experience of all what sh said is uh said him aart is his remarkable work ethic and passion for mathematics every day he approaches each problem with tenacity every question with cuity and every concept with Hunger for understanding that is both inspired and infect us his dedication to mastering the subject is nothing short of Exemplar and his commitment to exence serve as a bacon of inspiration for as moreover he say of responsibility is evident in every task he undertakes whether it's compelling assign completing assignments with meticulous pression or taking on leadership rules
006within group projects He approaches each responsibility with sense of purpose and dedication that is truly admirable so I want to express my deest gratitude to this exceptional student with his uning dedication his boundless passion and his exemplary character so Al's parents congratulations okay thank you for support for Alin for trusting us with the privilege of being part of alin's academic Journey again congratulations [Music] you [Music] Dro Dr members of the board dear teachers parents students good even it is my dis honor and privilege to be here with this evening to present the student of the month award for the eth grade student but before announcing the name let me take a moment a very short moment to share to everyone why we chose this to this student Exel an academic and her behavior in and
007out the classroom is impressive she demonstrated excellent achievement by maintaining an a gra in her subjects her work ethic is also something that we teachers admire and appreciate she maintains positive attitude towards learning and willingly takes on feedback to improve her learning St of the month award is given to Madison [Applause] this certificate is awarded to Madison colen you are being selected by your teachers for your outstanding academic achievement based on excellence and growth in your classroom you have modeled great behavior that follows the a school district regat expectations of being responsible respectful and ready to learn thank you for serving as an exceptional student Learner in AO UniFi School District signed by Dr shos principal and Dr s superintendent [Applause] [Music] group youall want to join we will one two three one two [Music]
008three all the rest of ready two guys want to come up here thought I was K [Music] two onell you we 10 gon not said leave your not unall player one two three one two three thank you thank you up here one two three one two [Music] three Mr President that concludes our Awards and recognition of parents so grandparents cousins aunts teachers uh friends family you're welcome to stay uh but if you want to go home and do homework or have dinner but I know the board would love for you to see the whole Mee if you want to so we like for you stay you guys want to go go and thank you thank it's almost like they didn't want to hear the second reading of all they' learned fast conratulations [Music] and now
009we just Okay so we've already done consent agenda next item is the 2425 support staff hourly rate schedule we yes the beginning yeah it was right before call to visitors comments yeah it was C okay I thought that was an adoption of the agenda not the actual no you are correct you are correct now e is approval of consent agenda items C is adoption of agenda so we've done the approval of cons agenda item c and e yeah we adopted the pledge we did them the separate votes yeah we did the Pledge then we did approval the consent agenda you adopt the agenda and then it goes to a bus Pro you ad looking at the schedule here it's adopting the agenda Pledge of Allegiance approval of consent agenda and then public comments that's yes
010okay so now yes the 2425 support staff hourly rate schedule Mr Hopkins members of the board advisers from True professionals with the administration have provis the classified already rate scheduled for the 2425 school year revised hourly rate schedule when approved will be used to issue 2425 classified work agreements recommend the approval of the attached to classified support staff R schedu we also have our professionals consultant C from Gober Unified School District Mr Tyler Moore here um as well okay and may I have a motion on that I'll make the motion I'll second any discussion that's f uh president Hopkin M of the board um so I worked uh to revise this schedule um there's there's two sheets if you go to the first sheet the 23 24 um this is kind of where where you
011were a lot of these these rates were outdated um you can see the the 1280 is well below the minimum wage right now in the state of Arizona um and so um the salary schedule needed some updating um and then in alignment with Dr f and some of the the changes that we've done on the certified schedule in terms of increases if you go to the 25 2425 schedule um we've um brought up the ranges the rates um and created more of a range um this honors individuals who have more experience and then also creates a base rate for some of these positions um the reason we got got up to $15 is because we anticipate the minimum um uh minimum U hourly rate to go to about 1485 come December 31st so rather than
012coming back forth to the board to bring another change uh which being proactive in the sense um and getting up to 15 to to make sure that we're good for the whole entire fiscal year as you know the minimum wages is adjusted on a calendar year right schools operate on a fiscal year so um anytime we can be par Ive and and not have much change throughout F school year it's very efficient um the finance staff and and the payroll um so that's some of the reasons why 15 is recommended uh as as one of your lowest hourly rates um and you'll notice a few title changes I think Dro can elaborate on some of those those are in alignment with some of the organizational chart changes and then just creating operational efficiencies as you
013review this annually is best practice to look at your um work chart annually and evaluate where needs are um and so Dr has done that and I reflected those changes in the schedule here so that I would be happy answer question yes I had a question regarding the 2324 for administrative secretary the range is 17 to 29 then it changed from 19 to 24 I don't know how the range how get cut why did it go down to a level five instead of a level six the the levels per se were not as much um of a factor in terms of like they weren't really utilized as they were as they should have it um you can see on the on the schedule um you have level four 1280 to 19 and then you go
014level 5 128 to 17 the levels weren't even being utilized as they should and so the the updated schedule is a complete basically tear down and and restart of your classified salary schedule okay and no employees were reduced um by moving to this new schedule so some of these ranges were were well above where employees were were positioned within the schedule so no employees were reduced okay by moving to this okay so what what decid when an employee goes from the low wage to the high one to GE of service GE of service um it could be um or in terms of levels or just even with I would think he's actually within the range like what would deter the range would be um like right annual increases at the board approves um whether it
015be percentage based or dollar base um you would have that range move um at the same rate I don't that that hasn't been happening um I know the board has approved not why I was here but in the past has approved increases but the salary schedule has stayed the same so having a salary schedule now that moves with the increases um that would be an instance in where You' have somebody at various points within the range right somebody started this year at the bottom of the range but maybe somebody who has been on board for multiple years has been seeing those increases they'd be higher in the range than that employee that started say this year that makes sense but years of experience would be another way employees can get placed higher in the range
016that's why you have a range um to honor some of those people who have potentially more years of experience within that job I'm completely confused what you so an employee let's say as the security monitor he starts off right now at what 15 $15 an hour this is again proposed schedule $15 okay so so when does he get to 18 so this would be only on on increases from the board on an annual basis um but there would be no there's no like um Merit pay for years of experience this it's almost impossible to be on that schedule because of the way the state budget Works you're funded on a per pupil basis they don't provide funding for years of experience unfortunate um so 95% of school districts have gone to ranges because um compensation
017is is uh evaluated annually now based on the state budget and enrollment and so um the range gives you that flexibility to now look at it every year so they would never be a chance to go to 18 unless the board approves a competition increase for that individual so by individual wouldn't be everybody well that I think it's a later agenda item the rate increase so what what we're looking at now is just the salary schedule yeah and I think that's something we could do either way we could do it individually or we could do it correct for what this what this agenda item is is just setting a a baseline salary schedule for your classified hour staff and again like I showed earlier the other one was updated um this does take in consideration
018that the next agenda item of increas okay are there any further questions about this okay okay we've had the motion you do yeah just real quick you know I mean I touched on it I was trying to go back and forth I apologize I wasn't here Monday so the levels 1 2 3 4 56 what was the difference between level one level two level three four five they W they wasn't being they weren't even being used I couldn't find any any research that supported that those levels had uh Merit in terms of like pay sounds like it was more used as categories rather than levels because level with the new schedule you can see now there's at least some you can see the salary increasing as the levels incre right and that reflection of the
019job Duty right you see the job duties as as they get you know more you require more experience or like skill you can see at the he would now kind of resembl that now one thing um remember when I brought this position up a little while back about it just for me it seems like our campus security seems a little low on the scale because that's kind of a safety aspect High responsibility position I mean personally I feel I should be a little higher bump on that that's that is something we could add to a future agenda yeah yeah I mean I'm not trying to take anything away from nobody I think everybody deserves a decent wage um I just when we have campus security on there I think 18 Max for me person that
020seems a little low there any other questions or comments on this item the same am huh I'm not saying saying all these but what school can afford but I'm not saying that custodians aren't worth what they're making at all or I'm not saying that at all I think um I would I would put uh campus safety a little higher wage personally and again I think that would be a a different board agenda item that's um that's fine so certainly the wants to looking this this is a proposal that um I utilize several you know my experience of other districts I'm where this placed um and again I um if that campus security Mar is certified or has other requirements duties that outside of my kind of norms that's certainly something I think the board can
021bring back and say this should really be placed at level three or a different level right um again I use uh so of my resources to kind of um put these in some categories and so but again every school is different right that that responsibility for campus security for my district or you know America count District versus your District may be a lot different so you would maybe look at changing that because of those responsib a lot greater else yes okay anything further on this issue if not we've had a motion in a second so we need a vote all those in favor say I I I anybody say no approved I deserve okay next item on the agenda is the approval of the intergovernmental agreement with Sono AUM Community College Mr President members of
022the board the administration of a USD andam Community College have collaboratively developed an intergovernmental agreement a to facilitate the provision of dual enrollment courses for high school students within our district the proposed partnership aims to establish a dual enrollment program enabling eligible high school students to enroll and courses offered by tocc thereby earning both high school and college credit simultaneously this collaborative Endeavor lays the grounder for potential expansion including the prospect of engaging adjunct faculty members from a USD to to instruct dual enrollment courses within our district promising to further the breadth and depth of educational offerings available to our students recommend the approval of the attached IG between a USD and to okay I'll make the motion I'll second you know all I want to say is I'm thrilled that we're getting opportunity for
023Autumn history culture language and craft classes may we have a V all those in favor I I all those opposed approved 5 to zero excellent uh next item is the approval of sped policies and procedures Mr President honorable members of the board the special education department in consultation with our special education department consult consed and as a result of a review a law of special education policies and procedures by the State Department of Education would like to submit for board approval of the attached USD special education policies and procedures the attached special education policies handook will help the SP Department ensure that proper steps are taken to ensure compliance with both state and federal guidelines recommend the approval of the attached a USD special education policies and proced okay I I have a motion on
024that I'll make the motion I'll second it there's no discussion no all in favor say I all opposed approved by to zero next item is the approval of changes for medical benefits for the Alo Unified School District staff yes Mr President and honorable members of the board the Administration has reached out to different health insurance brokers to compare health insurance providers with 2425 Academic Year attach your quotes from various Brokers and insurance carriers the administration is recommended stain with GBS switching from Blue Cross to United for medical benefits dental and vision benefits will stay the same to Delta Dental of Arizona changes go to effect July 1st 20124 recommend the approval of moving from Blue Cross Blue Shield to United Health for medical insurance for the 24 excuse me 25 school year Ginger from our
025finance office is here to answer any questions that may come up she was here Monday as well you know that this is a critical critical uh item uh she provided a lot of in depth information about this so she's available there are any questions on what you have okay and may I have a motion on that I'll make the motion I'll second any questions or discussion okay then all those in favor say I I all opposed approved I deser next item is a second reading of the yo Unified School District's governing board policy reviews 775 through 786 yes Mr Pres members of the board um Arizona School Board Association policy division has sent policy advisory 763 to 786 to schools for review and approval in the interest of time Administration is requesting advisories 763 to
026774 were approved at the March meeting and 775 to 786 to be read approved at the April meeting governing boards May review and adopt these policy advisories consistent with the policy adoption process policy bgb first meeing The Proposal shall be presented for review second meeting if before shall be presented for discussion and action um I went through the policies uh advisories in depth on uh on Monday um I can go through uh just the highlighted parts that have that are underlined again I did that on Monday in addition to additional items that weren't underlined just to give a a more in- depth uh discussion of each uh policy advisory you let me know how you want to do it or if if you're fine with are you are you you okay with just reading this
027or do you have to go through everything you guys what you guys I don't think if we just I I would say just what's right there on the just what's right here just read this and okay yeah consider good since we went over at Monday okay policy number 775 policy DBC support staff leads and absences removal reference only number 776 policy Iha basic instructional program policy number 777 policy Ika graduation requirements number 778 policy IMA teaching methods regulation IM a-r teaching methods number 779 policy jfab admission of students Foster Care number 780 policy JH student Abes and excuses number 781 regulation jhd exclusions and exemptions from School attendance number 782 regulation JH student interrogation cires and arrests number 783 policy JJ student fundraising activities uh policy number 784 exhibit J k- student discipline number 785
028exhibit kb- parental involvement in education number 786 policy KC public concerns complaints about instructional resources recommend the approval of policy advisor 775 and 786 second okay may I have a motion I'll make motion to approve I'll second no discussion okay all in favor say I I all opposed approve I deserve uh next item in personnel certified contracts adjustment of the 2425 contract for Anna ABA Mr President honorable members of the board Anna AA is now certified and eligible for a contract adjustment for the 24 25 school year recommend the approval of the adjustment to an AAS contract for 2425 okay may I have a motion make the motion I'll second it any discussion or question what grade is she teaching uh Mr Hopkins Miss Olsson she is teaching first grade okay oh okay she's a
029great teacher okay all in favor say I I I all opposed approved Z okay next item is the issuance of classified work agreements for the 2425 academic Mr President honorable members of the board the administration is requesting board approval for the issuance of work agreements to the following support staff you have for facilities custodian and bus driver office staff cafeteria staff paos teachers AIDS recommend the issuance of classified work agreements to the above individuals for the 2425 school okay I have a motion I'll make the motion a second question discussion president I will note that this does reflect a dollar increase for next year okay all classified staff um Again part of the budget that we're building for next year we we certified now classified yeah yes um and then we'll bring forth in May
030or June the department budgets and so I'll kind of show you guys a full budget for next year including you know what how your budget's built from salaries and benefits all the way down through supplies um and also contingencies in there so okay and if I understood you correctly you also said that this puts us ahead of what the jump in minimum wage will be come December right now the current minimum wage is 1435 um projecting it's going to be increased about 50 cents to 1485 um but solar increase would make um your minimum mostly your Paras so that $15 an hour and so I you wouldn't have to make any changes for next fiscal year okay yeah Mr President Mr Mor to elaborate a little more each one of our staff will be at
031least at 1585 so we'll be well above but even when the minimum wage does increase at 15 I will be well ahead of that okay any further discussion all in favor say I I all opposed approved 5 to zero next item is the classified resignation of teachers Aid Alejandra F Mr President honorable members of the board Alejandra F has submitted her two we resignation as to the administration effective April 4 2024 recommend the approval of the res of as okay have a motion on that the motion I'll second any discussion okay all in favor say I I all opposed it's approved by z uh next item is the possible new agenda items for the next meeting does anybody on the board have an agenda item I do have a request um I'd like some information
032on uh I know we have a lot of District vehicles um what is a policy on uh take-home vehicles for employees and personal use okay anything else if not then we'll ask for a motion to adj I'll make the motion I'll second the motion all in favor of say I I I oppos noj at 643 pardon I wish my Bo for this