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July 2023 Regular Session Board Meeting

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Source
YouTube / Ajo Unified School District
Date
2023-07-13
Location
Pima County, AZ
Material
Transcript
Extent
1,755 words · about 10 min
Collected
2026-06-05

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001the first okay uh Mr Hopkins here Mr cruisner's President Ms Olson here Mr Guthrie Miss Rodriguez Dr soltero here Dr Boltz here and Miss Valenzuela all president accountable okay and then we have a motion to adopt the agenda so move I'll second time Mr kirzner says I'm Mr Hopkins um Mr Guthrie aye Mr Rodriguez aye Ms Olson aye uh please stand and join me for the Pledge of Allegiance one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all okay Nick item is public comments visitors are welcome to speak on agenda and non-agenda items comments are limited to three minutes please state your name and address prior to making your comments please note that board that members of the board may not discuss items that are not specifically identified on the agenda therefore action taken

002is limited to directing the administration to look into the matter responding to any criticism or scheduling the matter for future consideration we see we have a request for public comment from Miss Julianne foreign here this first fundraiser was great needs over there but I want you as important to understand that we are excited to support all the good reader Sports so as of now we are actually now supporting volleyball and able to infancy funds first and we met last night and we're going to the golden fundraisers to do basketball since so in seeing all that I also want to thank you all Administration you guys have taken a lot of my calls Eric and Chris I've been sending you too Rodney thank you all for answering questions I hope I haven't ever been too much

003but uh you guys have been so patient and Heidi has been working through this together so thank you all thank you thank you okay next item is governing board report of current events does anybody on the board have something to report that was a very fascinating it was it was a good report the next item then is the superintendent's report of current events uh Mr President members of the board members in the audience just want to give an update uh you see uh that was today just to show uh to show everyone and and I was the photographer um we were up on the roof that's the primary building just to show you the update with the roof renovation project I have a written down here uh left to right starting with that man in

004the yellow vest uh I believe his first name is Mike I I not 100 sure I apologize for that he is the project superintendent for Progressive Roofing next to him the uh the man with the hat is a recour roof consultant director Josh Fisher uh Sun Valley Builders program manager Jeff bear is directly next to him you had Progressive Roofing program manager Jerry Perry right there to his right is EMC two architects a program manager Sam Avila and the person to uh to uh to Sam's left our right is a structural engineer David Bixler president for dbaa Structural Engineering directly to his left is senior structural inspector uh Lennon grinkemeyer I hope I said that right and you also have um not pictured there is the technical representative from John's Manville Ian McCoy and we

005have our facilities team manager for custodial services and transportation Mr John we're just looking at uh checking the progress seeing how things are going uh there's always there's always times in a project where you have to make some adjustments some revisions so long story short we felt by having everyone it was very Hands-On uh at the the project the primary building looking at what's going well where we need to improve uh the other as you can see behind them in the background you have the wing wing one which is right next to the art room then you have the music and Technology Building so those are next they are supposed to get what you see all of us standing on the final product the cap sheets and so it's coming along um they hope they

006have most of the work done by the first day of school if not they may be here afterward you know rest of August into September but we want to make sure that they do everything well their UCS the wing one I believe right there is for Mr via senor um has his class with a lot of our high school classes there I think of culinary arts class is also there it's Friday right yeah yeah so you compare the middle building building two to the left to building one building one is going to look like building two eventually it's getting there the crew is working very hard that's our our Progressive Roofing project superintendent they're they're they're here at five four Thirty or five and it's been really hot and so they're on top of that

007roof all day just to give you an example we are standing right above Mrs Cote's room and that doesn't have the finished coating it was about I think it was about 150 degrees right there that that roof right there to the right just to the right of Jose's or right elbow there you see Alex white that has the finished coating that's the first grade yes that's where the first grade is that's 115 degrees but when we were standing on it right there that felt like 150 because that's the reflective coating and so it just feels a lot harder than it is so it was good to have everyone together you know it's human nature we have a lot of of a very knowledgeable people there and and so uh we're not always going to agree

008on everything but we figure let's all meet together like that just everyone hears the same thing and we come up with Solutions uh to have the best possible finished product for um for the students staff and families and the entire Ajo community so uh hopefully in the next month or two we'll finish up Queen one the art building the music and Technology Building and Dicus Auditorium they're also doing work right now on the district office as we speak so um they're doing it they're doing a great job they're really working very hard and and uh they were all here early this morning I think eight o'clock and we were on that roof probably from about 10 to 11 30 so um they're doing a good job I just wanted to give you an update and

009you can see literally a little different kind of superintendent's report but more of a Hands-On up there and it was it was odd right Dr Chabot so it was it was pretty hot I was in an air-conditioned room I don't know we are not sure so so um we'll have a more of a definite idea in the next few weeks so they are trying but we are not 100 sure right now so we're planning for both that they might be or they may still be where they finished May 25th yeah so that's my report okay thank you next item is the consent agenda you have a motion to accept I'll make the motion for a second okay uh Mr Curtis which says hi Rodney uh I thought it was droppings hi uh Miss Olson aye

010Mr Guthrie aye Mr Rodriguez okay excellent next item certified employment for the 23-24 school year of teacher Priscilla Mr President members of the board uh Priscilla Carrasco has been interviewed for the position of classroom teacher for the 2023-2024 Academic Year reference checks are in progress and a certified contract will be issued once satisfactory references are acquired I recommend the approval of the employment of Priscilla Carrasco as a classroom teacher for the 23-24 school year approved by zero six item is classified employment of paraprofessional teachers aide Shaylin Mundy uh Mr President members of the board shalyn Mundy has been interviewed for the position of paraprofessional teachers Aid upon the approval of an ivp fingerprint card or a first day of work will be August 1st 2020 P welcome back breakfast orientation I recommend the approval of

011the employment of Shaylin Mundy as a teacher's aide for the 23-24 school year upon approval of the IDP fingerprint card okay second thank you okay next item is the extra pay position and volunteer coaching employment Mr President members of the board the following employees have expressed a desire to perform the designated extra pay in volunteer positions as a 2023-2024 school year Anthony delara special education director Mr Babu Casey PowerSchool mentor Scott Moore Volunteer football coach and L Eller Ellie Elliott Ellie Guthrie volunteer Spirit line coach I recommend the approval of the above individuals for the corresponding extra pay and volunteer positions they have requested okay um we can do them individually or we can do them as a group as we do individually I was gonna that's what I was going to ask if anybody

012had a preference for that sure um so we'll start may I have a motion on Anthony oh good I'll make the motion I'll second Miss Olson hi Mr persner because aye Mr Guthrie aye Ms Rodriguez aye Mr Hopkins aye uh okay uh next year we have a motion on Mr publication I will so move a second for approval um Mr Curzon which is I Mr Hopkins aye Miss Olson aye Ms Rodriguez aye Mr Guthrie aye approved fighter zero okay and then I have a motion on uh Mr Moore I saw a movie approved okay Mr kurz which is I miss Olson aye Mr Guthrie aye Ms Rodriguez aye Mr Hopkins aye approved five to zero and the last one uh Ellie Guthrie for a volunteer Spirit one okay so move we approved uh Mr Cruiser

013which is I Mr Hopkins aye Miss Olson aye Ms Rodriguez aye Mr Guthrie hi Christine I was approved with four yes and one abstention okay next item is the edition of new sport with CAA cheer Mr President members of the board of the spirit line coaches have made a request to the aesthetic director about applying to the CAA to add chair to Uncle High School sports once board approved the athletic director will request Ajo High School be registered with the CAA per chair I recommend the approval of the sure align team be registered with the ca as a cheer team and therefore a sport for the 2023 fall season okay we have a motion on that I will be more happy to make the most improved Mr kirsner just aye Ms Olson aye Mr Hopkins

014aye Mr Guthrie Miss Rodriguez aye it is approved for yes one extension okay next item is just calling for me uh business approval of the fiscal year 2023 budget adoption okay Mr President members of the board as stated there in the explanation we had our public hearing uh the president a call to order the governing board meeting for the purpose of adopting the budget attaches the notice of hearing posted on Ajo school's website and published in the Yahoo copper news also a text is a fiscal year 2024 adopted budget for review approval my recommendation is approval of the aqua Unified School District fiscal year 20 2024 budget revision number one is recommended for ARS 15-905 . it should be fiscal year uh 2024 at doctors appointment I'm sorry let me read that again approval a

015recommendation is approval of the Ajo Unified School District fiscal year 2024 adoptive budget revision recommended per ARS 15-905 requirements okay can I have a motion on this and I will make the emotionally improve the fiscal year 2024. Mr kurzner says I'm Mr Hopkins aye Mr Guthrie aye Ms Olson aye Ms Rodriguez aye approved five to zero okay next item business is the intergovernmental agreement with Vail Unified School District for the azed outreach program Mr President members of the board annually Yahoo Unified School District enters into an agreement with azed outreach program Vale Unified School District which provides awful Unified School District with staff development and training to ensure accurate student data is being submitted to the state through PowerSchool the agreement is attached and has been approved by ausd's legal counsel recommend the approval of

016the attached IGA between Ajo schools and Vail Unified School District azed outreach program I'll make a motion a second Miss Olson aye Mr Hopkins aye Mr Cruisers aye Ms Rodriguez aye Mr Guthrie aye approved 5-0 next item is the approval of disposal of technology and miscellaneous items Mr President members of the board the Aus Ajo Unified School District is qualifying equipment and miscellaneous metal items that need to be disposed of to secure the safety of our students and staff on campus technology will be recycled and scrap metal of value will be offered on an online auction unsold items will be transferred to local waste landfill recommend the approval of the attached request 24-002 and 24-001 which include equipment and materials for recycle sale or disposals I am very happy to make the motion Mr Hopkins

017hi Miss Olson hi Mr herzer because I miss Rodriguez aye Mr Guthrie approved okay next item is possible new item agenda items for the next meeting does anybody have any to propose at this time I do not okay of course you'll have the opportunity anytime between now and then uh next item is I ask for a motion to adjourn ing I'll second Miss Olson aye Mr kirschurch is an aye Mr Hopkins aye Ms Rodriguez aye Mr Guthrie hi well

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