Baboquivari Unified School District Board Meeting March 4th, 2026

001governing board president for sorry we're all learning. Uh we'll go ahead and call the meeting to order. Today's date is March 4th, 2026. A barbecue unified school district regular governing board meeting. I'll turn it over to Mr. uh Diaz for roll call. >> Uh President Guia >> Yan Hich board clerk Kathy >> D. Yuk. Uh, board member Sah Hendris >> and >> board member Deian Leonard >> present. >> Um, board member Anamarie Steven absent. We do have a quorum. >> Okay. As I call the meeting to order, I apologize. I do want to make sure to also lift up and encourage not only the use of the alt but stand behind our district in its mission, vision, and purpose statements. Our vision is our our students will be loved, encouraged, and prepared to take on

002the world by embracing our HIMD. Our mission is we create healthy, inspiring, motivating, developing, achieving graduates. And our purpose is we create a positive academic impact on every child's life every day with an additional commitment to support the Don Alam culture and language. uh as much as you have noticed and as much as emphasis as we try to imply uh this board is members is comprised of members of this community and as such we do want to continue to encourage the use of our alumn our language our culture our heritage and as much as in and as much as we can throughout the meeting uh don't feel embarrassed or feel scared uh this is a safe space to be able to continue to not only encourage the use but to try and use the language

003in it as much as you can so thank you all so much for indulging with that with me. With that, I'll move on. Letter C is our pledge of allegiance. If you're able, please join us and rise in for the pledge. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. Letter D is our routine business this evening. Number one is the approval of the March 4th, 2026 board meeting agenda. Governing board members, I do have one change to the agenda. We are removing action item number I'm sorry, action item letter F number one that will be brought back to the board at a later time. That is the um

004B USD TOCC dual enrollment agenda item. If there is anything else from the board, that's the only change that I have this evening. If not, is there a motion to approve? >> Motion by Miss Sylvia Hendricks to approve the agenda with that deletion of action item number F1. Is there a second? >> Second by Miss Kathleen Vance. >> President Mia Moapo. >> Kathy Vanceo. >> Sylvia Hendriso. >> Don Leonard. >> Agreed. Motion moved. Okay. >> Motion carries. Number two is the approval of the February 9, 2025 regular board meeting minutes. Governing board, with your permission, let's go ahead and also approve. Number three, approval of January 25th, 2026 board retreat minutes. Without objection, a motion to approve. Is there a second? >> Second by Miss Sylvia Hendris. >> President Katy >> Vance Hendrix. >> Leon

005Leonard. >> Yes. Motions are motion approved. Motion passes. >> Number four this evening is our call to the audience. And then as Mr. Diaz is checking on the call to the audience, I do want to make sure to make a quick statement uh regarding call to the audience. That is your opportunity as a as a community member to speak to any item on the actual agenda. It is open for you to to have any discussion about without of course directing any kind of uh specific names or persons or individuals but you can address the board in that moment for that purpose at the call to the audience agenda item. It is always on our agenda. So if ever you want to come back or have something that you want to make sure is expressed to

006the board then that is your opportunity to do so. With that, I will acknowledge that there are no calls to the audience this evening for the record and move on. Letter E is our information items. Number one is our HIMD award. Mr. Diaz, >> President Mia, members of the board, >> um for this particular month, I want to acknowledge our families and parents. We have a parent view portal in which all parents um they can enroll all parents. They can check if the students are turning in the assignments, if they're tarding to the classes, how many absences they have, and it also keep keeps track, especially for the high school, if the students are on track for graduation. Our part of our attendance goal uh with goal number two is that 90% of our students

007are going to be um 90 90% of our students, they're going to reach 90% of attendance. Um, one of our goals as well is that at least 90% of our parents, they're going to be checking parent view. Um, it is a great tool and I want to acknowledge some of the families that have logged in this year for a hundred times or more um on the parent view. Some of them they may be here um they I emailed them on the on February 25th and again on March 3rd. Um and I'm going to read the names if you're here present. I see one for sure that is here. I want to acknowledge and I'm going to need my board uh to please come forward. Uh if you if parent if you are here don't be

008shy. We want you to come forward um to get your HEIOD award. The hemody award is anyone uh from that community that it it's embracing the hemoduck but also is setting the example. I want to acknowledge uh our parents that have been part of of staying engaged and connected. Um and I'm gonna need your help. I'm going to read the names. Um and I know one, two, three, four, five, six email me back that we're not going to be here, but I want to double check. I'm going to acknowledge all of them. Um and these are the parents that I want to thank them for staying connected and for staying engaged uh through a new portal. This is something new that we're learning together. But Kayla Emanuel, Grace Lopez, Marcy Andrews, Diane Anton, Alberta Wilson,

009Gracie Garcia, Tina Manuel, Veronica Anton, Raph Lewis, Chenel Gin, Geneva Martinez, Angela Zapita, Theresa Antonio Christie Bautista, please stay in the front so we can at the end take a picture. Pin, please join us. Stay in the front, please. We want to acknowledge you all, please. Don't run away yet. Stay in the front because we want to clap at the end for all of you guys. Um Aisha Sixto Six Sisto Maria Francisco Deson Anton Shakifa Cicosa Jose Lupita Tapia Nina Marie Thomas Gabriella Gonzalez Antonia Ton Tonuya Naro. I apologize if I couldn't pronounce that one. Tonua Naro. Huh. I want to acknowledge acknowledge that Miss Naro, she has the most loins this year. Um she reached 404 login. Checking on the students. All right. And having said that, um, this is a letter that I

010wanted to read you all. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your commitment and staying connected. Um, but dear parents and guardians, on behalf of the Babok Unified School District board, our staff, and our entire learning community, I am honored to personally congratulate you for logging into our parent view portal a 100 times or more for this school year. Your commitment to staying informed about your child's academic progress, attendance, and school communication demonstrates what true uh parental engagement looks like nowadays. Because of families like you, we continue to move forward in achieving our district goals. Your engagement directly supports district goal one engagement. By actively monitoring grades, assignments, and communication through parent view, you are helping to ensure that our students score 70% or higher on our academic standards. When

011parents stay connected, students perform better. District goal number two, attendance. Regularly reviewing attendance information in and reinforces the importance of student being in school at least 90% of the time. Your involvement sends a powerful message that every school day matters. Your leadership is also helping us move closer to achieving our goal of having 90% of parents actively logging into parent view. You are setting the example for our community. Goal 3.9 connecting. True success happen when schools and families work together. Your commitment strengthens the bridge between home and school, ensuring that we remain united um in purpose and in action. For your dedication and for seting the standard of excellent in parental involvement, you have proud proudly earned the Himaug award recognizing families who led by example in supporting student achievements and connection. with gratitude and

012appreciation. Um, Ruben Diaz, proud superintendent of Wiiwah. Let's give him a round of applause. >> Congratulations. Congratulations. >> Thank you. Thank you. And You can choose between a heart, thumbs up, or number one for your picture. Do anyone you want uh board members, we'll stay up here. We're going to be moving into our students. of the month after this. But I do want to make sure to acknowledge and just share not only with all of our parents, but you all especially that were recognized this evening. Uh Mr. Diaz proudly wanted this um recognition and I had to support it as a board president and as a fellow board member simply because I know as a parent I am guilty of not always checking in. But I do want to stand up and acknowledge those that

013do take and put the effort forth. It is truly important and one of the major drives I can see from not only the standpoint as a parent but as a board member and as a member of the community who has had different positions that when we decide what is what is going to be important and the priority for not only our students but our community it's what will definitely be shown and shine throughout not everything that we do throughout the day and throughout our lives. So for education to be the the high point, the pri highest priority for you all as parents to be here right now especially this evening to acknowledge achievement but also in general giving showing and leading um your households in your homes in your children and everything that you do

014first and foremost with a kind heart and a supportive soul. I think it's really important for us to acknowledge and to to to take time to acknowledge. So thank you all again so much. With that, we'll go ahead and move on to the next item on the agenda, which is our students of the month. Um, Miss Enriquez Ben, are you sure? >> Are you sure my show? Can I go? >> Yes, please start. >> All right. Good evening, President Wendia, governing board members, superintendent Diaz, and community. Our first student of the month is from Miss Dedra and Miss Jasmine's prek class, and that's Dalia Fuentes Espinosa. Theia has made remarkable improvements since she came to the classroom. She demonstrates leadership and is always willing to help others. She actively engages in gathering circle discussions is

015an and is eager to learn new things. Miss Dedra and Miss Jasmine are so proud of you, Talia. Keep up the great work. When she grows up, she would like to be a cook. Now we need a family members to come and join us. You're part of the progress. So please join us for the picture. You be a photographer for today as well. Thank you so much. What do you want for your picture? Number one. >> Not who you are. There you go. >> How are you? >> Thank you. >> Congratulations. Uh, for kindergarten, Miss Pete has nominated Zakias Johnson Anton. And fun fact, I was his dad's teacher. That tells you how long I've been here. >> Thanks. Zakias is a leader both socially and academically in the classroom. Zakias comes to a school

016ready and eager to learn. He is persistent in his work and is always trying to improve. He is an active participant, encourages and encourages his peers to follow along. He will go out of his way to ensure all his peers feel welcome and seen. Zakias does not hesitate to lend a hand. Zakias is an amazing student to have in the class. >> When he was asked what he would like to be when he grows up, he wants to be a police officer. You want thumbs up everybody? >> Reuben, he has more family back there. >> Congratulations. >> Missed his whole family. All right. from Miss Ginon's first grade is Jonathan Antonio. Jonathan is a kind student who looks for ways to assist classmates and treats everyone with respect. He shows great leadership skills, takes initiative

017to help others, and is dedicated to his academic growth. Congratulations, Jonathan. Thumbs up. Congratulations. >> All right. Thumbs up. There you go. >> Congratulations. >> For second grade, I will have Mrs. Granado present her student of the month. >> Thank you. >> To the members of the board, um, Superintendent um, Diaz and administrators, parents, and students, good afternoon. So for the second grade student of the month, I'm very proud to present Tlea Velasco. Yay. So TEA is consistently demonstrate calm and composed behavior in the classroom. She approaches her learning with focus and self-control. Even during challenging task, Tlea naturally stands out as a leader among her peers by modeling positive behavior, following expectations and making thoughtful choices. She works proactively by taking initiative in her task without needing repeated reminders. Satella stays engaged, completes her

018work responsibly, and often helps maintain a productive learning environment. So she was asked uh to be when she wants uh when she grows up she wants to be an artist. She enjoys expressing her ideas, feelings and creativity through art. Once again, Ta Velasa. >> Up everybody. Okay, our next student is from Mrs. Gowen's third grade class, Ira Guten. It has been a delight getting to know Ira this year. She is always a student who enters the classroom prepared, ready to go to work, and she does just that. She is a leader in her behavior and academic success, showing integrity and greatness and being honest and trust trustworthy. Ira works hard in class and on her assignments, as well as actively listening. She completes her assignments on time and the work is done accurately. Miss Gowen

019has heard her classmates say, "Ira is smart, and she is, but her success comes from putting in the hard work." The hard work involves being the best student she can be, and she believes Ira does just that. >> When she was asked what she would like to be when she grows up, she would like to be a scientist. Right on. >> And our last student of the month who was nominated from our art special is Dika Anton. She's not here. So, please welcome Miss Beay Lewis from the intermediate campus. Good evening board members and um superintendent Diaz and families. So for fourth grade we have Leila Anton. Well, we are very excited for her. So for fifth grade we have Serenity Johnson. She was nominated by Mr. Cody and he said that she is amazing

020student who is focused on her academic studies and is a very kind and helping student to staff and to her fellow students. Serenity displays positive behavior and leadership skills. She would like to clean up the community and make people smile and be happy. Congratulations. And it's a thumbs up. >> Thumbs up. >> Congratulations. Good evening. Good evening everyone. The student of the month for sixth grade is Gavin Lopez. In recognition for consistently demonstrating responsibility, respect and strong effort in his academic work. He knows kindness towards others, participates actively in class and sets positive example for his peers. when he was asked how can you make the world a better place would like to make a better place by helping people who are poor and in need. He can also advise other children in going to

021school so they can learn and become educated. Congratulations Gavin. ladies recruiting students everybody. >> Congratulations Our last student is Payton Raina. Not here. Oh, she was nominated by Miss Woolseie in recognition for her for her um maturity beyond her years by leading her peers during group projects and ensuring everyone is included. She is a great role model who demonstrates exceptional responsibility in and outside the classroom. Her ability to lead with kindness and a gentle heart makes her entire class a better place. Everybody >> join us. Congratulations. >> Congratulations to the intermediate students. Now to middle school, high school, Miss On. Hello. Okay. >> You ready? >> Good evening um governing board superintendent Diaz and parents, families, and everyone else here. So, for the secondary campus, the seventh grade team names Mason Jose as February 2026

022student of the month. Mason Jose is the son of Denise Francisco and Troy Jose. Mason's home villages and cells. Um, let me finish reading. Mason is a threeseason athlete playing football, B, and baseball for the Bub Cougars. Mason's favorite class this year is science with Miss Mary Hugh because it is a fun class and Miss Mary Hugh is a good teacher. Mason's favorite. Um, after graduating from Babokri Secondary, um, Mason plans on attending college at the University of Oregon. His current career goal is to become a chef. Mason would like to honor and thank his parents for their love and support. We are very proud of you, Mason. Keep working hard and moving forward. Thumbs up everybody. >> The eighth grade team names Benjamin Valisto student of the month for February 2026. Benjamin is the

023grandson of Patricia and Michael Anton. Benjamin is a proud member of Alturismo. Benjamin is an athlete playing football for the Babokver Cougars and basketball for Edge. Benjamin's favorite class this year is culture with Miss Cloia Martin because he likes learning history. His um after graduating from Babokver High School, Benjamin plans on going to the University of Arizona Bear Down. His current career goal is to become a basketball coach. If he could, Benjamin would make the world a better place by improving the environment. Keep up the good work, Benjamin. >> Keep pushing to learn and grow as a student. We can't wait to see what you accomplish this year. >> Number one, Deja Carlos is the freshman class student of the month for February 2026. Deja is the daughter of Darlene Jackson and Damen Carlos senior.

024Dejali is a proud member of River. She is an athlete playing volleyball for the Babokver Warriors. Dejalia's favorite class this year is biology because she likes doing the lab experiments. Her favorite teacher this year is Mr. Akuna because he is extremely good at teaching. Deja is a musician and has studied piano for six years. After graduating from Baboki High School, she plans on going to Yale University to study psychology. Dejalia's current career goal is to become a psychiatrist. Deéja would like to honor and thank her mom and her auntie for all their love and support. Congratulations, Deja. Your hard work and persistence are making a difference. Ellie Enriquez is one of two sophomore class students of the month for February 2026. Ellie's guardian is Geraldine Enriquez. Ellie is a proud member of Isizabindi. Ellie has

025no favorite class this year because she likes them all equally. She also likes all her teachers equally and refuses to play favorites. After graduating from Babok Kiri High School, Ellie plans on going to college. Her current career goal is to become either an artist, a chef, a fashion designer, a film director, or a writer. She may become them all. Tonight, Ellie would like to honor and thank her friends and family, the people who have stood by her and supported her through all the tough times and struggles. Their support means everything. You're doing a wonderful job, Ellie. Keep up. >> Keep growing. have a new one. >> Congratulations. Ribbon. Ruben. >> Mark Granado is a junior class student of the month for February 2026. Mark Granado is a son of Mr. Ronnie Granado and Dr. Shavevel

026Granado. Um Mark is a proud member of Isabindi. At school, Mark actively participates in several sports including basketball, track and field, and bin. Um he is also involved in extracurricular activities such as yearbook and serves as a United partner in Special Olympics while also participating in track and field and basketball programs. Mark's favorite teacher this year is Mr. me because he gives meaningful advice and guidance that help prepare students for the real world. Outside of school, Mark enjoys playing sports, singing, and cooking. After completing his junior year at Babaoki High School, Mark will be returning home to the Philippines, where he will continue and complete his high school education. Mark hopes to pursue a career in the future by either studying education with a major in physical education or becoming a chef. If Mark could

027have a secret superpower, it would be time travel because he would love to learn more about his ancestors and also see what the future holds. Congratulations, Mark. Sienna Ahill is the senior class student of the month for February 2026. Sienna is the granddaughter of Lorraine Toro. She she is a proud member of Altruismo. Sienna is a member of Project Yes at the Baba Kibri High School. Um Sienna's favorite class this year is weight training because she wants to work out and feel stronger. Her favorite teacher this year is Miss Tabala because she is kind and the class has a store where she uses the classroom money that she worked hard to earn. After graduating from Babok High School, Sienna plans on becoming a supermodel. If she could, Sienna would make the world a better place

028by making the world kinder, spreading kindness, and especially equality. We're so proud of you, Sienna. Congratulations. We can't wait to see all the great things you have to do. >> Thank you. Up next is Miss Mason from the alternative campus. Skash. Good evening, President Buendia, Superintendent Diaz, board members and families. Um, it is with a great pride that we recognize Leo Anton as our student of the month. This honor is awarded to students who demonstrate exceptional dedication to their academics. Leo has shown strong selfm motivation and responsibility. He stays engaged and in his coursework is respectful, patient and sincere. Whether working with staff, participating in class, or attending tutoring sessions, Leo has a positive attitude and willingness to put in the extra effort. Leo, your effort does not go unnoticed. Congratulations Leo on this well-deserved

029recognition and uh Leo is a great athletes athlete outside of the class. um he explores and I have great conversations with him regarding entrepreneur uh possibilities uh bringing in uh possible businesses onto um the AAM reservation like for example um tire shops and um gosh Leo what was the other one I'm forgetting oh barber shops and you know the the conversations went on and on Leo we're so proud of you good Sh. >> Thank you. You're more than welcome to stay for the next four hours for the rest of the meeting. Thank you so much and congratul Aaron, I think you're still sharing. There you go. >> Thank you. >> You want the memo or the If you could put the spreadsheet. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Does he have to say? >> Okay.

030Okay, I apologize. Number three this evening is our barber community school district governing board financial report. Miss Clementina Carlo, >> good evening board president, governing board members, superintendent, everybody here, everybody online, everybody everywhere. Um um I hope you had an opportunity to review the expenditures through February. It's through the 24th since we had an early board meeting as of February 24th. 68.31% of the budget across all funds has been expended and encumbered leaving a remaining balance of 31.69% and the average at this time of year um the expenditure percentage through February is 66.67%. B USD has spent 41% of its budget to date not including incumbrances. All expenditures are within the approved budget limits and the organization's financial position remains strong. Are there any questions? >> Questions from the board for the report, Miss Sylvia?

031>> Um, I don't have any questions. I just think that at this point I think um we've been very conservative. >> Yes. >> You know, compared to previous Yeah. >> Yes. We we have to be because we just don't know what's coming down the pike. So, yes, for sure. >> Okay. If nothing else from the board, are you presenting number four as well? Okay. Number four is our Barbecq Unified School District 5. >> Well, we're still on number three. >> Oh, I'm so sorry. Go ahead. Go ahead. >> Sorry. So sorry. >> Go ahead. I'm so sorry. >> The fiscal year 2026 student activity and auxiliary balances through February 24th were attached. Um, the total revenues in February for student activities was $4,238. Um, from uh basketball concessions, the expenditures through the same time period

032total $2,569 for BHS girls basketball warm-up gear. And there were two transfers from BHA BHS girls basketball to the BHS boys basketball and from the eighth grade promotion to the class of 2029. The ending balance for all clubs on I should say February 24th was $14,8543. The student auxiliary account had revenues totaling $3,273 from BHS Warrior basketball admissions and activities fees. The expenditures for the month of February total $3,943 for the girls basketball tournament entry, sports supplies, and official fee for BMS basketball home game. The ending balance for the student auxiliary fund on February 24th was $9,94.17. Are there any questions? >> Questions for the club account balances? >> No questions, Miss. >> Okay. Tax credit. And then um I also submitted the calendar year 2025 tax credit information and it's by calendar year because

033that's how it needs to be reported to the state. >> So as of December 31st, 2025, there was a total of $148,968.50 available in uh tax credit funds across all sites. The primary has 67,4512 available. The intermediate has $16,858.31. Alternative middle school has $3,18182. The alternative high school has $8,460.93. BMS has $31,6506 and BHS has $21,72141 cents available. The total expenditures in calendar year 2025 were $17,68.75 and the total donations received in the same time period was $23,396. Are there any questions? Miss Silia, >> I just quick question on the on the tax credit that carries over, right? >> It does carry over from year to year. >> Yes. >> Yeah. It kind of carries. >> Yeah. Um I think that a lot of you can see that the high school and the middle school

034have the most money available and that's where a lot of the donations do go um for athletics >> um and extracurriculars. And also I know that some teachers have actually reached out to people to for them to make donations to a specific uh sport. So, >> so that the donations are um for specific areas >> there sometimes. I think the majority of the donations are as needed in the area that's needed the most and that gives each site the ability to use it have a site council meeting and use it within the restrictions of the funds. >> Yeah. >> But it's it's easier for the schools if it's not in a specific category. >> Okay. Maybe I maybe I overlooked it, but there's usually the the report of what those actual items are. >> Yeah,

035it's it was attached. >> I just see the memo. Do you want to? >> But um I was we've seen it before and I and only reason I brought it up because I guess that question goes to not to yourself in particular but specifically to the um >> the process if let's say there's a specific >> um directive for that donation or that the where you're supposed to go. What what is the process if that's something that the school doesn't really use it for and it just kind of sits there? So typically it's it's if it's designated, it's designated. That's where it stays. >> But there have been times where I think at the primary there it was designated for something that they didn't really have and so site council was able to move it

036back into undesated. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> That really falls under the site council's >> Yes. >> determination where it's needed. Okay. >> Yes. I just >> And I'm apologize. It doesn't look like it was attached, but it was turned in. Okay. U Mr. D, you can send that to us after. >> Um, any other questions for the tax credits? I know it's pretty new beyond anything. >> Go ahead. >> Yeah, I was just curious like if we have if there was is that just like if people were interested in like donating to a specific part of a pro like developing new programs within the school, is that kind of what that would be used for? It's typically it's used for like if I make a donation and I I do for um a school.

037I just put where it's needed the most. That that's what I was explaining. So that way the school can decide with the site council. they can have a meeting and they say, "Oh, um, we have an educational field trip that the school probably or it's not in their regular budget and they can use a tax credit only if it's an educational field trip. Um, if it's designated like they have designated athletics or a specific sport or library, there's been donations to mental health. Um, so in those cases, that's what they need to be used for, >> but it's up to the donor. And typically, um, because we do have that ability for them to pay online, they just put where it's needed the most, so they leave that up to each site, >> which I

038think is pretty cool. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> And then, Mr. Diaz, just for for the record, I think that the board had asked before on seeing a plan for use if there's if there's opportunity for the sites to be able to work on how do we utilize the funds. Not that I wouldn't not that I would say let's try and build it up but I think as a donor I would look at that and say well I'm donating and they don't really utilize the fund so why would I keep donating and this is just me thinking maybe it's not how they look at things >> I can tell you why I can tell you why. So, uh, you probably don't pay state taxes, >> correct? >> But I do. And so

039when when you pay, like if you pay or donate $200, then the person that's donating, if they pay taxes, they also get a tax credit dollar for dollar. So there's a benefit. So that's $200 that goes doesn't go to the state, it goes to the educational organization. Okay? >> So that's why people do continue. um they have the ability to to donate through April 15th for last year. >> Okay. >> And they're doing their taxes right now. It's tax season. So I anticipate there's going to be a lot more money coming in around this time. >> So they do it a lot like in December. >> Yeah. >> But then when the taxes are due, which is April 15th, is when you it ramps up again because they can still claim that donation for the

040prior year. So, I am nobody ever I have never had a donor ask me, "Hey, how was my money being used or whatever?" Because it's it's a win-win. Like, they get a tax break and they're hope hopefully helping the educational organization. >> Granted, I understand. I just I just hope that we're able to utilize the funds as they're intended for the students and for the campuses. So, I'm hopeful to see something, Mr. ideas if we can from your sights on maybe possibilities and where they might feel like the most need is to be able to see those dollars actually do something for the students as opposed to sit there in a cure >> and they are restrictive. So I I know that the middle school and high school have the most flexibility because they do

041have the sports and the extracurricular activities. So that that's an easy one. Um, but you can't spend it like say they want to go to skate country or something. How you have to say how is that educational? How is that supporting you know what you're teaching? And so it's it's very restrictive. >> And I look at it as a challenge especially on the incentive side for we want kids to be at school. We want kids to feel like there is I mean I don't want to say we have to incentivize them coming to school but obviously we have to get creative when it comes to how some of the challenges that we're facing >> and ultimately kind of put into perspective that being at school means you do have opportunities like such and such as

042opposed to not being at school. So that's just my thought process I think. So >> be good to kind of see some kind of ideas come from that. But >> you have overtime. Well, I think that was a request to compare the prior year to what it is currently. >> Okay. >> And I don't know if there's any questions, but it's just information. >> And that's comparing FY 25 to 26. >> Okay. >> 26 year to date. >> Is that to date? 26th or just so your fiscal year's run what? July. >> July. This was probably July through January. >> Is that when he gave it to you in January or February? >> President, members of the board, members of the community. Uh this was one of the board request. Um and it was originally

043in our February uh meeting and it was table since we didn't have u the entire board. we wanted to uh table it and bring it back so we can then fulfill um there was a a question regarding the overtime and how it how much overtime was spent last year versus this year. Um and we wanted to compare it by bringing it to your attention. >> So it is through January then if it was included in in February's >> okay so then the 26 is probably going to increase the remainder of the fiscal year. >> Yes. And probably you can see there that the biggest one there is for transportation and that's something that's needed. So I don't I don't see that going away. >> Does overtime reflect not just the actual time with students and

044this is a question you can answer later Mr. or or Miss Clementina. Um, does that reflect to be blunt, does that reflect management of the actual time used or is there things that we're missing when it comes to hey, these are probably hours that we're not considering when it comes to typical hours as opposed to overtime hours like the hours that we're going to be given back later on in the agenda as far as what those needs are. Sorry, M. President Modia. Um, one of the examples will be operations. Um, we have seven uh vacancies in that department and we're trying to fulfill all of the needs in that department by providing overtime um where yeah, we're not spending the money for that position that is vacant um and is reflecting here on overtime. But

045that's one of the areas that you will see that over time is going to be used because we still uh to fulfill all of the different positions in in in operations grounds and custodial services. Um the other one is is transportation um depending on what additional routes are needed um for for sports sporting events or any field trips and then we need to then um bump the overtime hours. So, those are the ones. Any of the other ones depending on the individual needs. Um, and all the overtime needs to be approved by the superintendent. >> The only thing that catches my eye is maintenance and operations transportation. So, if there's an opportunity to see what is actual field trips, what is sports, what is actual drive time that's being reported. And in maintenance operations, I

046understand because they are short staffed, but I feel like transportation should have a much better handle in my opinion on how they're going, how they how does that work? How does that how is that justifiable, I guess, is how I should say it as a board member. >> Thank you. That's it. Anything else? >> Just another Miss Hendricks, >> just another question. So the um overtime is uh for classified only or is it oh employees? >> So only only classified okay >> are our hourly. So if they exceed their >> the 40 hours then they get overtime >> anyone else's contract. Okay. >> Yes. There if they're salary there is no such thing as over time. >> And then in those specific instances like for instance after school we have to approve those prior as

047in what? and what's presented for like summer school, those hours are extra >> from their contract. So, they are shown. >> Okay. >> But they're not necessarily overtime because >> Right. Right. It's just additional to the contract. Yes. >> Okay. >> Still me >> questions to spur some more questions, but obviously uh as a board member um it's important. So if that's it, Miss uh Carlo, >> I'm on the next one, too. Sorry. >> There's another one. Oh, you are on the next. I'm so sorry. Number four is our Barberun High School District financial risk analysis. Miss Clementina Carlo. >> All righty. Okay. So, um, every board member should have received an email from the AG's office. And I don't know if you had an opportunity to go to the actual website and click on

048the link. Um it's very extensive. It goes down to a lot of details. Um there's a state overview and then there you can go by district. Um go ahead and go to the next slide please. Um so they compared last year uh to January of 20 26 and there was a significant increase in schools that are approaching the high-risisk categories. Um, and they did change their way of scoring their matrix. So, I I don't always necessarily agree with what they're doing because they have a way to manipulate the data, but it is what it is. So if you go to the next slide, please um you can see all the school districts that are at high risk and there's nine and there's 10 categories. And if you look closely, you can see that probably almost

049I'm going to say 90% probably had um high risk in financial position due to the fact that ESER funds went away. Um and also the next two categories where the general fund uh operating margin ratio changed significantly. So there's a total of a maximum of 35.5 possible risk points. The operating and capital budget reserves have the highest points. They have seven points for each of those categories. U babbley we're going to see later had two areas of risk. Um one was related to the general fund operating reserve which was seven points and the other one is the capital monies redirected to operations with the risk point of one. Next slide, please. So, this map shows you the all the districts that are high-risisk, their locations. Um, I know that the one that's sitting in Santa

050Cruz County is probably at risk of actually closing because they have low student count. And the next screen, and this is just more overview of each of the categories. The next slide please. So probably the majority of the schools saw the next slide please. Change in their weighted student count. Um it says 69 of 207 and definitely moving in the wrong direction. So you can see all of those categories and the high-risk areas. And then the next slide um we start with bubble kiwiri specifically and you can see there um the change in the weighted student count it's it wasn't a lot it was 0.25 and the fouryear change is 3.69%. And this area is where I don't necessarily agree where we're being told to spend down M but then we get in trouble because

051we don't have a reserve. So um again it is what it is but you can see that um our reserves did change significantly we don't have a budget limit reserve and capital because we don't have a capital fund. Next screen, please. >> Miss uh real quick. Sorry, Miss Carla. Those directives come from AD regarding >> No. No. If you recall, um we we had a large carryover for last year. >> And our consultant said, you know, it's not going to look very good if you don't spend down your equalization. >> So, what we did is we moved a lot of the expenditures from impact A to M to to show that yes, we do need this money and yes, we're spending it. And so then this is what happens. >> Yeah. Okay. >> so our

052f financial position um is still good as you can see um the three categories there. We're still doing really well. We're not a high-risk district. And then that was okay. I just talked about that one. So then the last one and this one also I'm not in agreement with, but it is what it is. We don't have we we don't allocate any of our DAA equalization to capital because we have impact aid. So they do know that we have impact a date but we still get dean for it here because we don't allocate any equalization to capital. So to me it doesn't make sense. So that's the other there was two areas like I said that we were uh deemed that high risk and this is the other one. >> Do you have any questions?

053>> Miss Sylvia >> I was just wondering do they by any chance consider our location? >> Yes they do. As a matter of fact why are they what you're >> they do they do um they They categorize us um by the size of the school, by location. Um the spending report just came out. I believe you probably all got the email from the AG's office that came out last week, but you it tells you all the districts that are grouped together >> and it's not necessarily because we're in a res on a reservation, but it is rural. It is the number the the size of our ADM, the number of students that we serve. they we may be cate categorized in one area for one thing but then in transportation we might be categorized somewhere

054else because of the number of the miles that we claim for route miles. So each category has we may we may be in different group peer groups is what they're called but um that's probably for another board meeting but we if you have an opportunity look at at that report also on the AG's website. >> Thank you Miss Carl. >> Thank you for presentation. Number five this evening is the Barber Cub athletics presentation. Um President Mia. >> Yes sir. >> Um this uh well um I just wanted to make um a note that the the overtime was a board request number 009 and right now Mr. Um, uh, Russell is going to be going through also request 014 request. >> Appreciate it. >> Mr. Russell, >> I have the floor. >> Skodnik, well, President Buia,

055please forgive me for interrupting and and board members, Superintendent Diaz, thank you very much uh for for hearing me tonight. I'm honored to be here with you. Uh, we have a presentation. Mhm. >> Can you make that go? >> There you go. >> Oh, it is here. >> Well, I'm honored that you would ask about the athletics to begin with. I think it's really wonderful. Um, as a as a math teacher, I always relied on athletics to spur my kids forward. So, it's a it's a wonderful it's wonderful. It's an integral part of our high school uh and our middle school. It's it's truly an important uh thing. So, uh yes. So, uh I guess next slide. There we go. Yes. So, why athletics? Well, athletics are a very very important and a powerful extension

056of the classroom. uh students who participate in sports tend to have better grades, better attendance and better engagement in school overall. All these things are true, but the thing that I think is most important is number one, it increases academic success. It helps it teaches kids about success and about uh about the way that their community uh is ready to and willing to support them. It gives them another way to shine. Uh the purpose, next slide. Uh the purpose of athleticsbased uh excuse me, of educationbased athletics, our our goal every day, every time is to get out there and win. But that's less than our purpose. Our true purpose is human growth and development. And our purpose is to to help help our kids be engaged in school. And our purpose is greater than our

057goal, which is to win. And we're going to do that a lot. But it's really all about the academics and about learning. Uh we are we're served by a lot of good people. So our next slide u these our our our athletics program is supported by uh Miss An Maria Montana. We couldn't do anything. We you've uh given us an athlete Mr. Neil Blanco is doing a great job. Next slide. We are we rely heavily upon our coaches. We have a lot of coaches that work with our kids every day. We offer u well next slide. We we've got we offer uh three seasons of sports uh with uh flag football and and uh and volleyball and cross country and for for middle school. Um eightman football for high school, girls and boys basketball, we

058just finished our season now. Uh softball and baseball and this year track and field I'm afraid is in jeopardy because we are looking for a coach. So, we've we've had we're we're still looking, but we are probably about to close it down for this season as a one time only while we spend more time getting somebody ready to go with all of their NFHS certifications and get them ready to go. We we had we asked we looked not this year. So, um next slide in terms of participation uh now just little priva these numbers are from 2425 because I wanted to have a full year's uh in in there. So these are the middle school participation numbers. So we're including grade six as well. So with all in we had 236 kids. Of them 83

059were athletes. So that gives us a participating patient rate of just north of one-third of our kids participating in our athletics. Uh so 35.2% athletes at our at our schools. Now I I'll also say that that's just the number of kids on the field. Anytime that we have athletics, it also includes more kids because the kids are fans. the kids show up in support, it has a a beneficial effect on the school. Uh, next slide, please. We have, now this is this is our our high school. I know it says middle school, but I make mistakes and that's one of them. So, this is high school all the way. Uh, these numbers were taken from 20 from 2025 at the very end in May. So, typically our high school population is north of 201. There

060were 201. We're running this year closer in the 230s, more like 250 typically. Uh but in this case, running the numbers, we had 201 high school at that time and 107 athletes, which gives us more than half the kids uh participated in one or another of the sports across the year. So high high participation and even higher when you consider how how many kids are actually get involved in going to the game in going to the sales and participating and being part of the fun. Uh next slide. Uh so funding we are very well funded. Uh we uh this this district supports our sports in many many ways uh and in dollars. Uh I want to point out that this is a lot of money. Uh, and if we've got the total there. If you

061go to the next, we've got Oh, well, you didn't see our total. Where did my total go? Um, well, forgive me. I The total is on there. I think this is now a a PowerPoint presentation and the bottom part got cut off. But if you add those numbers up, you'll have your total. Um, >> excuse me. Well, yes. Uh, but the point here is >> it is there. I do see it. Sorry. It is at the bottom of that slide. >> Oh, yeah. Just hiding way down. It's hidden. Yeah. So you're right. >> And I can't read it because I'm blind, but >> Well, there it is. >> $138,900 is the total if >> President Buendia for the win. >> Very good. Yes. So yes, so we are we are you know well supported and

062uh and that's that's a really good thing. So, uh, continuing on, one of the questions that you'd asked was, um, what what are some of the things that go into our, uh, we the codes of conduct and, uh, and, uh, about our, um, about the way that we, uh, yes, so these are our leagues. In the middle school league, we're in the Sonoran Desert League. Uh, and in the high school, we're the Arizona Intercolastic Association, AIA. This may be one of the last years that the Sonoran Desert League plays. We'll get I'll talk more about that later. Next slide. Um, we do athletic fees. We do ask ask parents and families to participate in the in this because it is expensive to run sports. Uh, this year these are significantly less than they are in

063town, but they're still it's still a price to pay. Um, it does help offset the league fees. It's we don't have 100% participation by any means. We have a lot of folks that that are that are not are not accustomed to paying their athletic fees. We're asking for it more regularly and we are asking for them to ask their district for support which very which the districts are really helpful and do step up to help and more than that I'm asking them to please don't don't feel bad about it just ask Johnson Ali they are ready to help you uh so we are working on our partnership with Johnson to see if we can get all all of our athletic fees paid that would be lovely that would be a personal goal next slide so

064in terms of academic academic eligibility This was one of the questions you asked. What do we do for eligibility? AIA says that kids need to be passing their class in order to participate. We do the same thing for the sonor and desolate for the middle school kids as the high school kids. Uh this is the structure that we have for the first four and a half weeks. Everybody's eligible. After that, we run eligibility through synergy once a week on Mondays. And this week, I'm holding firm if this this year if you're ineligible on Monday, you've got a week to get it ready. uh that does mean that you're ineligible for play that week unless there's some sort of a special circumstance. If it's a if it's a teacher problem, come see me. If it's a

065you problem, didn't do your work, then you got a week to get it ready and that's that. And we'll we'll check eligibility next week. That's the way it goes. So, uh that is our standard at the moment is is passing. I beg the kids to please have at least a C because life happens and when it dips then you're still eligible and you can still climb up at the at the moment a lot of kids will ride there at the D and when troubles happen they end up ineligible and that's well it's one of the things that we use as teachers to spur kids to be engaged in their academics. You need to be successful academically before you can be an a student athlete. The student part comes first. Next slide. We have a code

066of conduct and uh we do we do it's this basically the same one that we have at school. Uh the uh if you are if you have been suspended you are suspended fully from from practice and play. If it's your second uh infraction, the second time you've gotten an OSS, you get removed from the team. The third time if you get long-term suspended, you're also off the team. And coaches do have a lot of say in this as well. Next slide. When it comes to substance abuse, we are particularly strict. And that's because in athletics, we're asking students and coaches to push themselves. So, we have kids that are stressing their bodies. They when they want to play, they play so hard they they they will break their bodies trying to win. And when you've

067weakened your body by using uh tobacco, alcohol, or or these vapes that we see running around, it's too much of a risk. So, we are very harsh with our our our with our consequences for this kind of use. So, the first time uh you lose a you lose a game. The second time you're off the team. If you are do it three times and are caught, you're there's no athletics for the rest of this school year. If it happens in the spring, then we're going to we're going to hold you for for at least one season as well. So, selling or providing absolutely a no no. These are not particularly different from the regular discipline, but for sports, we want to be very clear that this is a a health risk for for kids. Next

068slide. You asked for opportunities for growth. I've got some uh I would love it, please, please, please, if it's possible, and I know this is a big wish. I would love it if we could have an athletic trainer. We used to have an athletic trainer. We don't anymore. Um you may say it's very expensive. We can't afford. I don't think you can afford not to have one. We've got we've got kids out there trying very hard to to win. They're working hard in the heat and injuries happen there. Now, we have EMTs that are very helpful that come to our games. We actually can't have an AIA game without having EMTs or a qualified medical professional on on site. U our our our TOFD, thank goodness for the fire department. Our our EMTs are there

069supporting us and that's great. uh but that we can't have them there to practice and practice time is also very very uh can be dangerous. So I would love it. This is just a wish. Please consider uh finding a way to hire us a trainer. It would be lovely. Next slide. Uh this is happening the the we are going to be moving our our middle school athletics to the CAA the Canyon Athletic Association. And uh this has a lot of a lot of upsides for us. uh there will have higher safety standards. We'll we'll have uh um more professional referees and and we won't be scrambling for referees every two minutes and uh we'll have more games and stronger competition. The reason that we really have to do it is that San Simone has been

070holding off waiting for us uh already. Um Mooney would like to move to the CAA yesterday. He's probably going to take uh the uh the Santa Rosa schools with him in some way. So, we need to move as quickly as possible. the uh it costs us about $10,000, just a little bit more. Um we're looking for funding already. Um I am eyeballing our tax credits just so you when when I was that was interesting to me that you noticed that as well. Um but I before we hit our tax credit money, I'd like to ask for support from others um from from the Desert Diamond, from the mine, from everyone. So we're going to ask do some grants. Um I think that's really just about it. I'd like to say uh thank you very much.

071Oh, we also are also asking uh this Mr. Bates has been very helpful already with this one. I'd like to get a guest Wi-Fi pass opened up for all of our athletic events. When we have visitors in, they're coming south to Pawa. A lot of times their cell service is spotty and they need and they they go looking on their is there Wi-Fi and they see five different uh Wi-Fi networks, but none of them are available to them. It would be great if we could have one at the athletic events. >> It's a wish. Yes, sir. >> That's also true. When we go to the when we go to state tournaments, uh we do need we do need Wi-Fi, which Mr. Bates has already provided for us that when when I thought we were having

072a nice AIA game, turned out we weren't, but uh when I thought we were, he made he came through in a big way. And I want to say thank you to you and the tech team uh for making sure that we did have Wi-Fi so that we could use uh the AIA passes right there at the at the game. >> And then it sounded like Mr. B just shared they just need to know the schedule for your Wi-Fi access. Correct. >> Yes. Because we don't need kids on it all day, but but we do for others. Thank you very much. I will get you the schedule and thank you for helping make that happen. So in closing, I think that athletics is one of the strongest ways that we can help kids connect to their

073school. It only makes kids ac academics better. It makes school fun. And um I'm really really happy to be here and to step up for our kids in this way. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> Any questions? >> Yes. Don't move. >> Real quick, this the slide you shared on the high school where you you mentioned it should say high school. So those grades should be 9 10 11 12 on that corner. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> That's the 201ish students. That was 2011. >> That's nearly half the whole school. >> That was more than half the school at that time. >> Um, thank you so much for all the information. I was really grateful to to kind of be able to see and and I had kind of reviewed and looked at

074a number of things. So, I really wanted to kind of hear and see um from yourself as the athletic director what you thought and and opportunities for growth. One of the things I wanted to talk to the board about and and and again, if this is something we can have further discussion about, it's not anything to to put into play, but supporting and challenging not only our students as Mr. Uh Russell mentioned that it is and can incentivize students. Um but I'd like to see if there's an opportunities for us to introduce or to start to introduce making that uh eligibility portion of it. Possibly a C or higher as opposed to a D to an F. Uh and making that the standard as opposed to must have a know there's probably instances where we

075have to review policy or handbook or whatever it may be. and ultimately have a really very um open conversation with the with the parents and community is that yes, while we do love being at games, we do love seeing winning. We do love seeing the opportunity to to let our children shine, but these are also ambassadors for the schools when it comes to things like finding they have been involved with drugs or they're being cited for these types of things and that opportunity. I know I know it mentions in there that that there's at the discretion of the athletic director which I'm sure you are very very much um I will feel very much as a student with in and as much as you have been around and and been there that you give them

076a very clear no BS like discussion about here's where we're at and this is where I'm not going to um sway with you and I am going to try to work with you because I do think our students need to understand that it isn't about throwing them away at the first instance of that they've done something bad, but it is definitely important to get them back on the right track. Um, so that was going to be my ask to the board if maybe that's something we can further discuss about possibly like I said providing a support and challenge type of idea. The same thing we had done for the class senior trips, you know, it was either you get a B, you're able to participate or not. and students either rose or they didn't. We

077had angry parents, but it also a lot of them did it and a lot of them were able to go on that field or on their senior trip at that B level requirement. Um, so that was why I wanted us to kind of look at it as a board to see where the athletic stands. And I know it's been this way for a very long time and and I'm not in any position to say that athletics were or were not a drive for me to remain in school, but I do know that we have to get very creative andor think outside the box when it comes to how are we not only providing education in its in its in its whole uh essence, but also how are we challenging our students to be able to

078walk away feeling like they have been prepared to take on the world by embracing our himuck and everything else that we say. So I think that having a D or an F or you know raising that bar to a C maybe and then to a B and then you know what hey you know what you have to have an A to be able to participate in class. Maybe that is pushing too far, but maybe it is time for us as a school district, as a board, as I mentioned, to say, "Okay, maybe there are things we need to allow ourselves to be open to in that discussion. Um, so that that's first a part on the eligibility part. Um, to to you all as the board and to everyone at least listening, I I know

079it may come up or there may be questions, but I don't think that this stops the conversation. I think it just continues as we move forward. But the other thing I was going to mention or talk about was Mr. Diaz, as far as the uh or actually maybe this is a question to you too. Um I know that um Mr. Mooney at uh the BIE schools, is there ever any talk or opportunity to talk about cost sharing athletic trainer or something or cost sharing to some degree with the other so the other other schools? I don't know. I just a thought. >> I haven't talked to him about it, but I' I'd be happy to. That'd be uh that'd be wonderful. >> I'm not saying that it wouldn't be something you you're right. Can we

080afford to not have a trainer is absolutely on the nail nail on the head to Well, it' be better to have a trainer than to have none. >> Um and I know I am grateful as well to see TPD or TFD, the EMTs on site, but also, you know, they they also have to service the entire nation and one game, you know, maybe they're not able to be there. So, and and like you said, there's some opportunities that we might miss if we're not able to have EMTs present. Um, but just some thoughts, food for thought or if you have any other questions, but those were what I was Mr. Diaz, Miss Dion, go ahead. I I actually if if I heard you correctly about the D or higher, I was wondering if that was

081something that could be, you know, discussed because I do know that a lot of kids do look forward to the sports and they have a lot of responsibilities, you know, whether at at home or at school or whatever else is going on in their lives. And when I seen that they must have a deer higher, I was like, maybe we should kind of think about in increasing that just to give them, you know, a chance to show that they can do the work and they're going to be prepared for real world. um I guess whatever it is they do after high school that they can do it and just kind of raise the bar a little bit more like um Wendia said because I think that's something that is important for us to say that

082we do believe in you to say that you can do this you know to improve your grade if you really want to and this is how you're going to show up show you know be prepared when you're ready to graduate and move on to um the workforce or um higher education. So that is a good idea. I just wanted to recognize that. >> Thank you. Miss Silia, >> I guess kind of in that same line with regarding eligibility, is there um in the athletic program, do you do anything to assist the students that are not eligible? >> Yes, we do. >> And also, um I am. >> It's right here. And so just turn it up. But yeah, so that was going to be my question and that way that even and and then if

083they're even at a D, you know, are we assisting them to be there first and preventing them to get any lower than that and then like recording them to go to tutoring or, you know, something like that or or providing some type of study time with their peers or their athletic peers to to adv to to look at and think about exactly what they need to do to get that grade to the level they need to. >> We are doing this, Miss Silia. Uh we currently this year uh school gets done at 2:30 and a lot of their coaches can't be there until 3:30 or aren't allowed to uh to start coaching until then. So we have this little hour time and our our our athletes head down to the cafeteria and they sit together

084in study hall and they work. They've got this time available. Uh all our teachers, we talk to them about it. You know, we want you to hold our kids accountable and we also want to make sure that there's always a path to success for all of our kids. uh if and and we uh we we typically we we do want to put this squarely on the shoulders of our students. Yeah. That where we say it's it's your responsibility now to go to your teacher and ask the magic question, >> you know, so what can I do about my grade? What can I do to improve my grade? And I always counsel them, please ask, how can I improve? Don't ask, what am I missing? They're going to stack you up with a lot. Ask them

085how can I improve? And they will they will tell you. Teachers will have a path to success for you. And we we actually require that of our teachers that they be looking for a way to on-ramp these kids to success. So parent view, student view, we're trying to and synergy. We're trying to ask kids, coaches, families to work together with that to look and see in in real time where are you with your classes and uh and who do you need to ask? So at a minimum, you know where you are and who you need to talk to. And then it's and then we have time during the during the day for them to be catching up. >> Yes, >> there there are I truly believe and understand that parents play a factor and that

086there are instances where there is well show me where it says that that has that that's what they have to have in order for them to play. That's why I think it's really important for us to have that discussion here to give you all the tools, the the handbook, the policy, whatever it may be to stand on and say my hands are what it is. If you want changes, that's where the board comes into play. And I'm not saying that to be to try and bulldo something. But I do want there to be an understanding that this isn't something that will just become um solely a a a decision of the board, but more or less let's start the conversation if that's I mean to me I I love the fact that we can come

087together and I see so many individuals in those in the gyms proud, happy and what I also want them to do is do that give that same effort and chance and opportunity to their students on their academic side as well. That they have that same and anyone who's already above C average wouldn't have anything to worry about at this point. You know what I mean? If we're introducing this, it's okay. Well, I'm okay. I'm already at a point where I feel confident that if they do raise the bar as as as as is our is as is our our responsibility to challenge, but I also know that we try to support in as much as possible. And those supports do come with you have to make that effort, that motiv motivation, that initiative to be

088able to say and to to to able to not look at things as always a an obstacle and more of an opportunity. Um, I think that I've heard a number of occasions, well, you're just going to push kids away from wanting to do it if this is how you're going to do it. If that's how we're going to look at it, then we're never going to achieve anything greater than an F or a D student. Um and and for me that goes beyond us just sitting here and accepting that there's that we're having an eligibility process to say that and still you yourself try to use that in an effort to try and engage with the student to to do more to feel more confident to go and ask how can I improve and yet

089we don't stand behind you to say no we do believe that that's important and it does need to be more than the D at this point in order to be eligible. Um, so to anyone listening, I think it's important to say that this is not a conversation that we're going to fix tonight, but it is something that I think is important if we're going to push the push the norms or or really try and see what our students are capable of, which I know that they are, and we have seen them be phenomenal. Obviously the school and some of the letter grades and some of the opportunities for us to be able to shine have shown that we have that greatness within us. But I think that there's also opportunity for us to be able

090to look at if half of the entire campus, more than half of the entire campus is participating, then maybe that's in maybe that's a a way to really engage them into not only athletics but the student side of student athlete. So Miss uh Miss Carla did a trainer. >> Okay. >> And it was shared with the college. >> That's what I was thinking. I thought we did. Okay. >> Yes. Because the the issue is that it's not necessarily a full-time position. So, between the two entities, they it became a full-time for that person. So, I don't know if you guys have one. >> No. last year. >> Let me check with my athletic part part my athletic division. But um go ahead, Miss Silia. >> Well, in regards to the trainer, I don't know if

091um and yes, I I was going to mention that it is a part-time position because you want then there you're talking about the practices and the games and um and whether or not there is somebody available to want to do that part-time, you know, because they have something else going on. But and if that was so and I don't know I guess you know budget season's coming up you do proposals for your budgets for each school if that could be part of your proposal just to see you know what what whether or not you get approved or not. again, you know, as um she mentioned and I and I'll check with that because the only the only sports we have right now is cross country. Um we did we have started esports, but you don't

092really need a trainer for that. So, but but right now we only have uh cross country and that that season ends like in October or November. Yeah. >> All right. >> I'd love to share a trainer with TOCC. That would be would be a dream come true. >> Miss Vance, anything? >> Um I think this is a great conversation. Uh, for starters, I do want to um make note that each student begins the year with an A. They just have to keep it that way and and not let it go down to that D. So, there have opportunities with the tutoring with like, you know, mentorship peers know they all um they can do it. We have faith. They they just need a little push here and there. And I believe that they can really

093excel in their academics because, you know, we have a three-year plan as a school and there's goals that we want to meet and we're want to increase those goals too. um so that we can keep achieving and keep producing excellent students, excellent community members, you know, so our students spend how many hours a day at school? So, you know, it's it's it's it's a it's a great opportunity to motivate students to um get them going in that direction and and and I believe that, you know, with what we've done so far and where we're going, it's going to be amazing. So, just keep that in mind. All righty. If that's it. Thank you so much, Mr. Russell. >> My pleasure. Thank you very much. >> Let's move on. Number six this evening is our barber

094school principal reports. Our first uh campus primary campus, Miss Enriquez Benson >> and President Mundia. >> Yes, sir. Um, as the principles present, they're also going to be fulfilling a followup um on uh board request 0006 uh updates on RCA as part of the highlights. >> This was part of last month's as well and it was uh table to be included for this month. >> Thank you. >> It's me. I want to open it up. Um, >> good evening board president, governing board members, superintendent Diaz. I have submitted my report in writing. I hope you've had the opportunity to read it. It's um so again, our attendance really took a dip for February. Um, we've had quite a few illnesses, not only with our students, but our staff as well. Um, we had a great

095success with our love of reading month. We want to thank all who participated and came to read to our classes. The students really enjoyed having visitors. And as far as our Ron Clark update, all the students have been assigned to houses. We are currently working with JOM to purchase new house shirts for our students. House points are awarded through class dojo and synergy. Um, teachers are expected to provide outside of the box instructional experiences that promote active student engagement as they majority of them did learn when we did visit Ron Clark. And additionally, we plan to reimplement the music in the cafeteria. We've just been really short staffed that we haven't been able to do those fun things in the cafeteria, whether it be in the morning or during lunchtime. questions. >> Play the video.

096>> Any questions before the video? >> You can do the video. Okay. Arizona. What's my answer? What is that scary? ducks. How many s you must take up say now I lost every kid I like Irene Ivy I I and Jack and Jer really hard. Can I show you how I'm doing? Okay. X Y L P W L P R M S T Y K S P R V A N W S >> was there a little messed up. >> Do you want to sing it for me? >> All right, you guys can come. Any questions from the board for primary support? >> If not, thank you, Miss Enrique Benson. >> Can I just add one thing? Love of reading doesn't stop in February. So, if you still want to come, you are more than

097welcome. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> It's all you. Come read us whenever. >> Good evening um board members and superintendent Diaz, um President Wendia and anyone who's listening. Um, I turned in my board report and do want to add that um, RCA has I mean it RCA is all day every day inside and outside in the classroom. Um, if you just look outside you can see is Bendy has taken over the campus literally. Um, you see their flag outside. If you were to walk into their cafeteria, it is completely green. And um they recently went through all the classrooms on their first day that they took over and with music, dancing, and it was on Facebook live. They were giving out passing out reading responses like it was money. And then um our transportation

098also participated. So, thank you to Tim who came with all his all his green gear and the kids were very excited because they were able to see, hey, a drivers on in our classroom. So, they were very excited. Um but and our biggest uh event with the RCA is that we were in the parade and so um the students wore their shirts very proud and we um said our cheers and um promoted our houses and I think that's it. You want to see RCA? It's on our campus every day. And you can show the video. I also included a YouTube link. It's on the board docs. Not on the report. It's on the It's on the board docs though. >> Yeah. Looks like Bodoc opens the Canva. >> Well, on the links where that we

099sent to Ben on the tracker. >> Oh. This one's I didn't even Lane Frost and he is showing off who Lane Frost is. And then we have Stanley ready to present. And who are you? >> Steph Curry. >> And who is this? >> Albert Einstein. >> And who are you? >> I'm Selena. >> Tell me one cool fact about Ronald Reagan. >> He survived two assassinations. Wow, >> he's a sur. >> Wow. Thank you. >> By the way, I my family includes 17 to father >> and I was called for the best volleyball player of the SBI and I'm 40 now. >> Who is this? Hi. >> Gonimo. >> Hello, I'm Geronimal. >> Wow. Tell me one cool fact about Dono. >> He is one thing about him. >> He's a Rojo leader. >> Thank

100you. We have Arthur. >> And who is this? Jacqueline Kennedy ones. >> Wow. And you have a very nice purse. Thank you. who made it to division one college on a best scholarship and I currently play for BYU >> area for students to post questions if they have questions they know where to go and then throughout the day >> um even so think share is a kind of activity that we're using for quick processing activity or for checking understanding from the kids so there are and welcome to intermediate news. I'm offjugi news anchor colton Lopez. Today I'm excited to share an important announcement about a special event celebrating the hard work and growth of our road runners. This special event will recognize students for their academic achievement, character, perseverance, and positive growth throughout the school

101year. To learn more about what makes the celebration so meaningful, we go live to our field reporter, Lania. >> Thank you, Colton. Over the past month, students have worked enlightently to strengthen their skills in reading, math, and other academic areas. They have shown responsibility and commitment to doing their best. Students will also be recognized for demonstrating kindness, leadership, respect, and positive citizenship. On March 5th, 2026, our school will host our awards assembly in the intermediate gym from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Back to the studio. It's inspiring to see how much our fellow students have grown this year. We would like to warmly invite all parents and families to join us for this meaningful celebration. Your presence and support makes these moments even more special for us students. >> We look forward to seeing you

102on March 5th, 2026 at 11:15 a.m. in the intermediate gym for our awards assembly. I did for uh forget to add that we have three students who will be traveling to Atlanta to compete in the Amazing Shake in three weeks. Any questions for intermediate campus report comments, concerns? Thank you, Miss Piggy Lewis. Appreciate you, Miss Once Secondary Campus. >> Good evening, governing board president Buendia, governing board, Superintendent Diaz, and everyone else still here. Um so oh okay our highlights were that our BMS and BHS students participated in Special Olympics unified games for the first time. It was good to see. And then our second quarter benchmarks were given. February was a short month. I think we had two or three weeks in between our last meeting. And then as far as RCA what we are

103doing at RCA, everyone has a house. All our students are housed. We have the signage not only in English but the Anthem name in it in our cafeteria and where we can have it in public spaces. Um the one thing we are not let me let me start with the thing we're doing. What we've done is we've turned it over to student council um because they have not bought into it. So it's up to student council to devise a plan for next school year. Um the colors are not encouraged at this time. We did have some gang issues at the beginning of the school year. So, the red and blue didn't work for us and that was sold to you at the beginning of the year. Um, it was there was threats to each other

104with the colors. So, we just that's why we gave it back to student council. And that's it for RCA. And then you can show the video. My defense is that the quadratic formula is more accurate and helps you understand more in depth of how you get your answer and how math really math and numbers can transform into your solution. What about yours? Uh my stance is that factoring is faster and that it directly enables setting factors to zero. It also builds pattern recognition. >> Well, that that is needed for uh understanding more mathematical equations. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, There we go. >> There we go. Let's go, ladies. You got it. Any questions from the board for the secondary campus report? >> Thank you, Miss Appreciate. >> Thank you, M. >> Continuing with

105our campuses, Miss Maz. >> Good evening. Uh, President Buenthia, board, and superintendent Diaz, I'm going to start off with our highlights for February 2026. Um, so we completed, not we, but our our boys uh completed 13 sessions of mind, body, and medicine with Miss, which was amazing. It was the first time that we had a board uh all boys uh sessions um completed this year. Um, also we're starting Wednesdays with Christina is another group that we um went ahead and get start got started in February. And then we've had a great uh success with Thursdays at 10 with Miss Naomi Tom and she is uh the ASU representative. Um, we also took a quite a hit with the flu um this month uh both staff and and students. Um but we're slowly recorating and now

106it's allergies but uh not as bad as the flu um that was was coming in. So we do have a video um also with some more highlights. Hey, hey, hey. I love you. And I did forget to mention that um our attendance um and participation for Messa and hiking have been amazing after schools. um we have more than 12 students staying for that every Tuesday with um those clubs and for our tutoring um it's been a steady 10 or plus students staying after school for tutoring as well. So those are great amazing things that our students are committing to. >> Excellent. Thank you Miss Milan. Any questions for the accelerated campus report? Thank you again, Miss M. Appreciate it. >> Welcome. You okay? >> Number seven this evening is our barbecue school district governing board

107member reports. Uh if there is none, >> go ahead, Miss Hendris. Um, I actually was able to attend the uh sales district for the lead >> um approval. And I guess it was a question for you or you so that the the um sales district um support it. >> Is that the same thing as approving or does it have to go because they're not So ultimately the district can't approve a lease. It goes to the nation but they support the lease >> as it was presented. >> Okay. >> So yeah. >> So >> it has to go to the >> the nation they'll do the >> you have to do a presentation there. >> President >> um I do have an update on the leases. Uh but to answer your question um we have done

108pretty much everything on the checklist that the lease um office have given us um sales district sales community has given us a resolution and sales uh district has approved a resolution. They just need to send it to us. Um, I did um run into uh um the uh members of the sales district and they told me that they have it signed and then they just need to send it. But the there's a few steps that I'll get more into detail when when I present the lease updates, which is number 10. >> Okay. Well, I think they had a lot of good things to say about the school district in regards to, you know, our continuous education programs that we provide. Um, I also, um, signed up and attended the Bolts training and I, when I

109went, I, you know, saw everybody from the Arizona Schoolboard Association. I said, "Well, I'm here. This is where I started. And um basically I just wanted to see if there was any new updates or changes um from um from before or during the time that I hadn't been to a board training. Basically, there really wasn't. Everything pretty much stayed the same. I think it was really good information though for new board members. Um they covered the um uh education session legally legally and effectively. They also covered um um what do you call it um the policies and practices um supporting um and there were two sections. One was for board members and then they separated the secretaries and superintendent to a to another session which I didn't go to that one but the ones I

110did attend had to do with um what I just mentioned. Um also they had somebody there doing presentation on budgets. Um also um they kind of give them some highlights on the delegate assembly and political agenda process. Um so and then um there they did have quite a few questions of the the new board members that were in attendance. So, but um I think it it it kind of reminded me a lot of stuff that that we do now and that we've, you know, we continue doing here for our school district. >> Okay. If there's nothing else, Miss Vance, anything >> um for the month of February on Saturday, February 21st, I did um participate in the Be Tiffo um gathering uh that Miss Hart put together along with her um or the parent leaison

111Um so there was I'm thinking about 30 individuals um young women and parents um attended and it's pretty much just giving information as well as um items to help the young girls understand um they're changing um from becoming young women. Um so my part was the traditional sense of of uh becoming a young woman. So um I really appreciate Miss Hart for putting that together because a lot of young women a and parents are young too. So so it's just helpful. It's just helpful all around and it's um not as scary to talk about the subject when uh and and par and some of the parents did say you know they try to talk to the to the young girls but it's better when you come together like this so there's more information and it's

112uh easier to talk about and and so it was just really beautiful that um there was so many girls that were and their parents that were there to get the information and to take part of that. So that was um the only thing that I attended. >> Excellent. Thank you. Go ahead, Miss Hendricks. >> Yeah, I I wanted just to Virginia, but they were full by the time so I don't know if she's rescheduled anytime. >> President um due to popular uh demand, my understanding there will be two upcoming ones because it got full really quick. So um there were other families um that were interested and per as per my communication with Miss Hart that she will be um offering it um for sure next month and depending how many more sign up they

113she will determine the follow-up one. Indeed. Um yes, she uh Miss Hendris was trying to um participate as well. Uh but unfortunately it was already full and we have a long list of people that wanted to attend. And just I just want to add and you know it's really good that you know all of this was put together for for our young women but I also wondered you know if that's something that would help the young men >> and who thinking about possibilities of who might be um able to put together some kind of presentation for the young men because that, you know, it's not only young women that are that need to be responsible in relationships, but also young men and and and the history um of how it was um past generations um

114the responsibilities of men um up to now. And and so I think it would be great if you know that happened. You know, of course, we as women shouldn't be in those roles to speak about that. So, it would be really good if if if there was u men that stepped up like um Juan, you know, to to think about those things um and and to participate. So, it will I think it will be really good. It's just it's just it's just a balance. It will be balanced. So, that's really good. when when so you'll release information on when things are going to be. >> Okay. >> Yes. And we'll set up a date so we do to uh partner up to see when we do the the boy session present with you. >> Thank

115you. Looking forward to it. Uh if there's nothing else for governing board members reports, we can turn over to number eight, the barbecue school district coia accreditation update. Mr. Diaz. President media, members of the board, uh, and members of the community and colleagues. Um, it's we have gone through our second accredititation. Um, and for the members of the public, um, every district, um, at one point or another, they have to get accredited. Um, and they have to get accredited, uh, to confirm that the district provides quality education and is committed to ongoing improvement. Um the accredititation is also important to validate c uh course credits and diplomas for our students. Um and it's part of an engage u to to engage in continuous improvement and to be eligible for some funding and resources to demonstrate

116accountability for its performance curriculum and safety and also to meet the um specialized certifications for students. Um this certification um is run through Cogna uh which they serve over 90 countries and more than 36 thou,000 uh public and private schools. Um the on the good news is that we don't have to do it until 2031 2032. It sounds so far away but that's what we thought five years ago when we did it. moving forward is going to be every six years and the next accredititation preparation starts now based on u our strengths and based on the areas that we need to work on. Um part of the positive highlights that uh Cognia um as part of the report that is also included um in in in uh as part of the board documents presented to

117the community or available um they highlighted um how Babunif High School District is building a mindset of continuous improvement. um how we're supporting all staff with structures to help meet the students needs and promoting a culture for every student to be loved and building identity. And um they also pointed out reaching out to the whole community um regularly to connect with stakeholders and specifically when we go out to each uh district uh to be able to present any highlights. Um and uh they highlighted a supportive board pleased with the direction of the district starting now and moving forward. What they're looking for is a continue uh to continue the focus on building the model of instruction to increase student engagement um in the agency. Uh student engagement building um inquiring practices into professional development. Um

118increase opportunities for leadership roles and development with all stakeholders. um and develop and implement a program evaluation process um and encou uh to to determine how our programs are working or not. How do we know our programs are working or not? And to encourage more integration of um digital tools for our students. Um those were some in in in in this is a summary um of their presentation. we will be getting the full report. Um um they said within 60 days but I wanted to give uh or take a uh begin planning to see that number one we made it through uh through the process. Number two is that um there we have homework. We still have homework but we cannot begin the last year before getting accredited. Um also it it will be important.

119I know we've been holding uh the accredititation certificate by um the superintendent's office. Um but moving forward uh that certificate as well as the lease um I would like to keep them here in the board. So every time we come, we remember when it's going to be um reacredited and when is going to be the next um lease. Um whatever the post was uh glued on 25 years ago that the lease needed to be renew um it it it fell and we want to make sure that we need to make sure that we prevent that from happening again. Uh but um we want to make sure that we also remember that we have a mission, a vision, some steps, some goals, but also we have an accredit reacredititation uh on the year 20 31 and

12032. Any questions? Questions from the board? Okay. Thank you, Mr. Diaz. Number nine is our barbecue scooter superintendent report. Mr. Diaz, >> surprise. Welcome back. Um thank you. Uh I have a lot of shout outs and and many of you you have already shared. Um but uh February was a short month but boy was it packed with so many different activities. Um before I before I I I show the video I number one I want to give a shout out to the primary for the level reading um during the month of Fe February and all of the staff that sign up to read to our students. I want to celebrate uh the intermediate and a shout out um to our fifth grade class and Miss Wilif for putting together the live wax museum. They have

121been request that they want a followup or a second one from members of the community that heard about it but did not make it. Um I want to thank and give a shout out to HR for organizing the job fairs and and and staff members that participated. I also want to give a shout out to the depart uh ESS department for making sure our students participated in the exceptional rodeo and exceptional Olympics during the month of February. And there's a few more opportunities that I would like to encourage our staff and board members to attend. Um I want to give a shout out to uh Babok Kiri district and Tapawa uh uh community for supporting us in the process of the land lease and and and opening up the doors to hear the presentations and

122to extend their support with resolutions. Uh similarly I want to extend a shout out to the sales district and the cell community for supporting also the land lease with the resolutions. I want to give a shout out to the social emotional learning uh department uh for the ongoing uh support in the suicide prevention and the Narcan workshop for parents. The sign brass house a shout out for the uh be you presentation u and and and make a space for the community and to take advantage of um members of the community to be part of the workshop to our tech support. Um we have k uh we have the kickoff for the online enrollment. Um and I want to take an opportunity to thank them for all the work that they put uh to ensure that

123we were um on time to be able to roll out the online enrollment and also encourage any members of of the community and our parents uh to begin the enrollment process for next school year. Uh for transportation department uh for uh the express bus that was a kickoff um this month as well. We have now uh a a express bus that is coming from the west side uh picking up students um with very few stops to reduce the amount of time that they will be on the bus starting from managers dam um gua and uh there's one more stop uh but the intention is to encourage more parents on the west side to take advantage of these uh service and to join Babok Unified School District. Uh shout out to Miss Beay, Miss An, Miss

124Valdez, Miss Medina, Miss Vance, Miss Hendris, um Miss Cornell, Miss Kinsy for participating in the accredititation interviews. Um I want to thank most importantly to all staff members and administrators for collecting the necessary evidence for the last past uh five years uh so that we can have a successful reacredititation. Another shout out to Miss Mason and President Modia for their support on the Indian Oasis Middle High School presentation and and parent meeting to address the upcoming changes um on the site for the upcoming school year. Thank you for everyone. It was like I said, it was a very busy month. Um and on top of that, it's time for the video. Um, and I'll be more than happy to take in any questions that you may have um, uh, after the video. These words M

125>> M A M S >> John >> Mhm. >> I have an I chose you using your legs, not your back. This is a like this. We're going to turn. >> Okay. Step back. Oh a There's a chunk missing. >> There's a chunk that got cut off. >> There's part missing. There's more >> under construction seats. >> Any questions for superintendent's report? >> And then don't forget board members, there's also director's reports in there as well. I know he touches on a few of them, but >> does anybody Can I add anything? No, they can't. Sorry. >> That was part of my shout outs when I go through the reports and I want to highlight. >> Okay. >> And congratulate them. >> If that if if there's nothing else, thank you, Mr. Diaz, of course,

126for your reports and for your staff for providing those to us monthly. Number 10 this evening is our barber high school district lease update. Mr. Yes. >> Uh, President Modia, members of the community, uh, colleagues, um, yes, Baboku Community Fire School District, um, was informed that, um, our leases were expired in 2019. Um, and some of, um, we are unfortunately um been working no fortunately, uh, we've been working in making it a priority, but it's a long process. We have included included the chronology uh of all of the steps that we have taking taken since November 2024. We are 2026 and still working on renewing the lease. Um on the bottom of this report, it shows all of the steps and and that we have completed. Um um for the Tapawa lease, there are 11

127steps. Uh there's 12 steps for the um um in sales district. Um that includes the element uh our Indiana OC schools and um the admin the administration building uh the trans operations building and all of the teacher housing. Um we have um accomplished um all those steps. Um the the ones that we need is one of them will be tonight for the governing board to give me the authority to sign the lease and also um set up a meeting um to go through um the checklist to ensure that all of the documents are um are present before we set up a meeting with legislative. Um I do not have a date yet because I first I need to have the um authority to sign document which is a part of the governing board um um

128agenda today and the um set up the meeting with um legislative for um the sales district. It's a little bit more complicated. We need to have a letter of support from the BIA. Um we have been in communication since we kn we were informed in January um that we needed that additional document as part of the checklist. Um we have provided uh a long history of attempts uh trying to get a hold of anyone to provide that uh letter or support with no respon response. we putting it back on HRDC to help us navigate through that um uh obstacle that that we're facing. Um also uh um it is the um authorization u um approval from the company board to authorize me to sign the lease. And once I have those documents, um, I will

129then be able to go through a documents review and set up a a meeting also with legislative. Um, that will complete the process. Any questions regarding the lease? >> No questions. I just want to make sure to acknowledge um for the public and for the board that this has been one of the things that Mr. ideas has been very diligent on over the past year and prior and I do want to make sure that it's also um some of the questions especially from sales district and I don't and I don't think that they're questions to to try and be difficult there there are legitimate questions which I'm sure Mr. Diaz and he did answer um very upfront because one of the leases was due in 2012 and the other is 2019. Um, and those were

130things where he was very pointed to say, you know, grant it. Um, I I think that there's opportunity, of course, for us to to to speak uh to those questions, but also to really give genuine uh response and and be acknowledging of what are we going to do next? You know, this is where we're not going to have that happen anymore. And part of that response was, you know what, we're going to stick it into the boardroom and put a a big plaque on it that says this needs to be renewed in this year and don't forget because you know, who knows who's going to be here >> at that time um that it does need to be renewed. But I I also want to make sure to acknowledge and thank um the HRDC committee

131uh who's continuously put the item on their agenda to make sure that it is not given any less of an attention and acknowledgement that it is important and that Mr. Diaz continuously goes to give updates and reports. Um, I do want to say as well that the HRGC committee has been very supportive in in essence of this this letter that was I felt like it was brought up out of nowhere by the realy um the realy program Miss Naen because I think the legislative council also acknowledged that well we haven't had anybody have to go ask BIA in a long time about using the land that they're already using. Like it's kind of a a shot at to me a shot where it puts something in the way of us completing what we need to

132do and making it making it a process where where obviously you're making the attempts to try and talk to the BIA superintendent for the Tonam agency and we get no response which has been over what three months now is give or take. So I I think it's really important to acknowledge as a board that we we have and have been getting reports and have attended meetings where we're humanly able to and possible as board members again full-time jobs understanding families and understanding that the time and the the effort has to be um really acknowledged and and I want to say thank you to you Mr. ideas and your entire team um for for putting the effort forward for the DIS for the school district. Um, but I do want to also make sure that we're

133um acknowledging that that I I hope that they give us enough time to understand I mean enough time to possibly be present for the presentation at the legislative committee because I feel like sometimes those questions I hear them but they're not questions that you might be able to answer. not not in a negative way, but I think that there are questions that I really pose that are more like, you know, like, okay. Um, so the point being, I think it's I'm very grateful for the report and and so much of where you're at thus far on the update. Um, hopefully we get past whatever this next obstacle is with the BIA uh superintendent. I don't know what more else you can do. Um I think that there's been several attempts. I don't know what realy

134office expects you to do camp at her house or whatever it may be for the superintendent to say their super I mean yeah is it superintendent? Yes. Um to provide a letter that from what I remember the last superintendent saying they didn't even know what that meant or what it was and why why do we have to do it? So, um, just to just to acknowledge that for the public and and to say that, um, I see what you're going through and I want to thank you for for putting the best foot forward for this district and our students and for these lands that will see far beyond us and that they're in place for a really long time. Um, so anything else for the Lisa, I think from the board, Miss Sylvia? Yeah, I

135just had a question in regards to the BIE BIE superintendent. Uh, where is he based? >> Do you have they mentioned >> not in Kansas anymore? I don't know. I'm I I I have very little information. Uh, we have not been the only thing we have is a a phone call and an email. Um we we do uh electronic correspondence follow up with calls um but we have not been successful um to get more information. >> Oh the last time I remember he was officed in Santa Rosa but I don't know where where he faced now. >> It's a it's a she now. There's like two different people. >> There's been two different people after Beaks Malft >> and it's an interim right now. >> And it's intram. So that's why they're they're like >>

136she's in. Yes. That's why they're like, I don't even know what that means because they're filling a position where so it's it's frustrating and and I want to say thank you again for putting up with it because okay, if if >> we'll go ahead and move on and get through these action items and then I think we're going to convene executive session and we'll excuse everybody. So, um, letter F is our action items this evening. Our new number one is discussion and possible approval to select Ruben Diaz with the authority to sign for the Barbecq Unified School District. >> So, motion by Miss Sylvia Hendrickx. Uh, I'll second motion. >> Give me a second. Give us a second. Uh, who was motion? >> Miss Sylvia Hendricks. Motion to approve. >> Second. >> Oh, President. >>

137Um, Kathy V. Merc >> and um Dion Leonard. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Motion passes. Number two this evening is discussion and possible approval of the Barber Q school district summer school extra duty. Mr. Diaz or President M. This point. Please uh put your hands together and welcome the one and only uh Miss Kinsey to the podium so she can present the summer school program. Good evening, governing board members, USC staff. Um, just wanted to give a quick overview of the summer programmings that are happening this summer. Um, if you want to scroll a little bit, there you go. Um, so there's our suggested dates. Um we did listen to the school board from last year and all of it will be taking place on one single campus. Um summer school for students

138will run June 1st to June 18th. Um and that is for students in grades 2 through 12. Um unfortunately due to budget constraints we have had to be much more strategic with what grade offerings we do have. Um I know Miss Beay Lewis's campus will also be doing their 21st century learning which will target fourth, fifth, and sixth. Um, so between the district summer school program and the 21st century, we will serve students in grades 2 through 12. Um, positions are similar to last year but have been adjusted based on budget constraints. Um, are there any questions that we have? >> No, just thank you for clarifying on the, you know, with the intermediates also summer school. If there's nothing else that's a motion to approve. Is there a second? Miss Kathleen >> Biao. >>

139Uh Katie Vans. >> Cia Hendris. >> Uh Dion Leonard. >> Yeah. >> And thank you. Uh >> Motion passes. Thank you. We do have another uh summer program. >> Sorry. I did approve both, but you can present. You can approve both. >> Yeah, because they're both on the same item. I appreciate it. Thank you for the clarity. >> Unless you had anything to add. I don't know if we had questions to that one. >> You already approved as soon as >> Yeah, it's already done. Sorry. Sorry, I jumped the gun. I apologize, but >> thank you. >> The new number where I'm at. One, two, three. Number three. Uh discussion and possible approval of use of professional time for coaches during athletic events. Mr. Das if you want to just go ahead and go through

140your memo or recommendation. >> Okay. Um President members of the board members um we are one of the only districts that our um coaches are using their personal earn time um for professional reasons or or school business. And um what I'm coming to the governing board is to be able to change that so that number one um our uh coaches they use professional time when they're conducting school business so that they're not penalized in using their personal time that they have earned. I'm asking as part of my recommendation for them to for their uh personnel to be retracted for this year and and and we um give them back their personal time they had they have earned but they have used to conduct school business. This is something that was brought up to my attention

141and I did check with legal counsel regarding uh being able to change this and um it it is with a board authorization that we can uh allow our coaches to use professional time rather than the personal earn time um and also um reimbursement the time that they have used for this year. So having said that, um I recommend to the Babik Unified School District governing board to approve the use of professional time for coaches during during the athletic events and uh to reimburse their professional time that they have earned um this school year. So >> I was just wondering about you said to back pay them for the professional I mean for the coaching >> earn time. earn time. Um, how much does that involve? And do we have credit for that or >> I

142send you an an um a spreadsheet um with all of the times that they will be uh put put back into their um employee profile. Um it's not about the the money that they will be getting, but is the time that they will be able to use and they will not be penalized. So each one of them they're getting back the hours that they have used uh for school business. So there was um a spreadsheet that I have shared uh via email with all of you for your review and how many hours each one of our coaches has been impacted. Um but then they will be uh placed back into their account >> and then going forward I guess in regards to classify if they're working would that be overtime for them if they work

143and then they're going to a athletic event or >> um we have a feature uh or or um a benefit um that when we're conducting business we use professional time. so we don't lose our earn time. But I would like to summon either Daryl uh or Miss Carl to speak further um on regarding the the difference between professional time and earn time uh for I can't have Miss M because that will be a conflict of interest in one of our coaches. So Miss Carlile, would you be able to speak on the difference between personal time and professional time? I didn't read your memo, but um professional PD is not limited where the earned leave is and um they've been using earned leave, not PD. So what he's stating is that the earned leave will be

144placed back into their leave pot, I guess. But PD is is just professional development. I don't know how we're going to pay do that since it's crossing over fiscal years if that's what it No, it's for this year only. Now, we're not going to go back from other fiscal years. Any other questions? >> Miss Silia. >> Any other questions from the board? >> If not, a motion to approve the use of professional time for coaches during athletic events. Is there a second? >> Second by Miss Dion Leonard. >> President Mia >> Mozappres. >> Um Dion Leonard >> four. >> Okay. Motion passes. Number five, discussion and possible approval of an exceptional student service aid at the Indian Oasis Primary. Mr. Diaz, >> President, members of the board, I would like to summon uh to the

145podium our director special ed uh to be able to speak more for any questions that you may have. Um per an IEP um one student will require additional support. Um we do recommend that the Bab School District governing board to approve the use of prof. Sorry about that. It's um we recommend the B County Fire School District Board to approve uh the ESSA for the primary school as presented. Um and again, this is per um one of the services stipulated on an IEP that we would like to add an FTE um for one of the students, but we'll be happy to answer any questions. >> Any questions to the item? If not, >> go ahead, Miss Silia. Sorry. >> No, I was just wondering that is this for the FY27 or does that start now?

146>> Start. >> So, you'll be able to position. >> That is correct. >> And the funding is from >> Yes. >> memo states uh funding through impact a >> impact. Oh, impact. Sorry. >> Impact. Sorry. >> I had that question till I read the memo and I was like, "Oh, okay. Never mind. It says where the funding is coming from. If there's nothing else, a motion to approve the uh exceptional student services aid at Indian races primary school. Is there a second? >> Second by Miss Sylvia Hendricks, >> president Hendricks. >> Mos Leonard. >> Thank you, Miss Baldes. Motion uh carries. Letter G is our consent agenda without objection. A motion to approve. Is there a second? Second. >> Second by Sylvia Hendricks. >> President Windia. >> Vance. >> Hendricks. >> Uh Dion Leonard. >>

147Okay. Motion carries. Letter H is our vote to convene into executive session per ARS 38-431 3A13. A motion. Is there a second? Second by Miss Kathleen Vance President >> Kathy Vance. >> Um Hendricks >> De Leonard >> four. >> Okay. Well, we convene into executive session. Thank you all so much for being with us this evening. You all we have nothing else to do. We will be here. >> Did I send you that? >> What are we going into? Did I send you the I added the signature, but I do know I don't know if I send you the the document or not. I did. Okay. cuz he was still