001The number you have dialed is not in service. Your call has been forwarded to voicemail. He wasn't sure if he was going to be able to participate or not. I texted him and he responded. >> Okay. >> So for now I would say just Unless I unless I I'll text you. >> Okay. just kind of keep as soon as he starts talking down. Yeah, just just want to retract them. >> No. >> Oh, okay. All right, good afternoon everybody. It is 4 o'clock and welcome to the July 24th meeting for the Glendale Elementary School District governing board. Miss Sagata Jones, are there any changes to the agenda this evening? >> Good afternoon, President Martinez, members of the board. No, there are not. >> With that, is there a motion to adopt the agenda? >> I
002move to adopt the agenda. >> I'll second. >> Miss Wilson, how do you vote? >> I. >> Miss Martell, how do you vote? I. >> And the chair votes I. Thank you. Please join me in a moment of silence followed by the pledge of allegiance. Please rise. liberty and justice for all. >> Okay, Miss Sagata Jones, are there any calls to the public this afternoon? >> President Martinez. No, there are not. >> Okay, moving on in our agenda to the consent agenda. Are there any questions or comments on the consent agenda items? Hearing none. Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda? >> I move to approve the consent agenda. >> I'll second. >> Miss Wilson, how do you vote? >> I. >> Miss Bartell, how do you vote? I >> and the chair
003votes I. Thank you. Moving on to reports uh andformational items. Uh Mr. Sagata Jones. >> Oh, I'm sorry. We need to look at the revised uh regulations. >> The one So, can you do you want do you want to pull it up or I can just do it? >> So, I JDB and that's just a regulation. on this one. Um we are going to ask for just u one reading of this um policy >> and which which policy was that? >> J&DB use of technology resources. >> Yeah. and policy. >> Yes. Yes. Any questions? Okay. Moving on to our action items. Item 6A to review and first reading revised policy manual section C general school administration. Mr. Scott Jones. >> Yes. On this policy is the evaluation of the superintendent. And what we did, we
004just made sure we work with legal counsel, make sure it's aligned to our process and then including the our um instrument we use for evaluating the superintendent. >> I do happen to like our instrument better than the ones EA ASBA assigns to us. U any other questions or comments regarding 6A? >> Is there a motion to approve? I will >> I will move to approve uh policy manual section C. >> I'll second. >> Miss Wilson, how do you vote? >> I. >> Miss Bartell, how do you vote? >> I. >> And chair votes eyes. Uh moving on to 6B, review and first reading of revised policy manual section D, fiscal management. >> Mr. Gota Jones, what's new in there? >> Yes, President Martinez, members of the board. Um everything in there pretty much was aligned
005to what we're doing. The one that uh we asked for legal counsel had to do with raffles and bingos and bingos. So we put the district may permit student activity fundraisers that include raffles and bingo games. Such fundraisers must apply comply with Arizona law Arizona general and auditor auditor general guidance and require prior district approval to ensure compliance. Student activity funds may not include purchasing of classroom items. So that's the change that we made. Okay. Any questions or comments? All right. Is there a motion to approve the first reading? >> I'll move to approve the first reading policy manual section D. >> I'll second. >> Right. Miss Wilson, how do you vote? >> I. >> Miss Bartell's, how do you vote? >> I. >> And the chair votes I. Moving on to 6C, policy revision,
006first reading. Mr. Gota Jones, what's new in there? >> Uh, yes. under that one. The first um on that particular one, it was just the um mandatory reporting which we are in compliance with the mandatory reporting the new information. >> Any questions or comments from the board? >> Is there a motion to approve uh policy reading? First reading. >> All right. Hold on. My screen is jumping around. We're all having technology issues. I left my technology at home. Brenda broke hers and and Maryannne is the only one who has a working tablet up here apparently. >> My battery ran out. >> Oh my gosh. All right. Um I move that we approve first reading to policy JLF reporting child abuse child protection as presented. >> I'll second. >> All right. Miss Wilson, how do you
007vote? >> I. >> Miss Bartell's, how do you vote? >> I. and chair votes I. Moving on to item 6D, the suspension of policy BGB policy adoption, revision and repeal. Mr. Scott Jones. >> Yes, President Martinez, members of the board. On this one, we are going to ask that we do um the first read in and adopt because this is the one on the use of technology resources and instruction under the new statute. And those things have to be in place prior to school starting, meaning that we need to notify our parents and staff. So, I'm going to let Miss Normma Hadi talk about that process and then about the process um how we came about the procedures. You will approve policy, you don't approve procedures, but I want want to let you know how
008we went about writing the procedures based off the statute which is guiding the policy. Okay. Good evening or good afternoon, board president Martinez, board members, and superintendent Scott Jones. Our behavioral health and safety team convened a committee to review the current language of our electronic device procedures and to make recommendations that would align with the policy and DB and regulation J and DB-R that are before you today. There were 12 members in our committee of parents, teachers, principles, and district administrators. We met in June and July. The primary work that they did was to review the house the language from House Bill 2484 and GESD's existing electronic device procedures that would have appeared in the handbook. The committee analyzed electronic device procedures from other districts just to kind of see what other districts were doing
009and they created a draft for recommended revisions for the GEST procedures. Administrators were also able to review those. Actually, that happened this week and the executive team consulted with legal counsel as well as the trust to make sure that we were all in alignment. Of course, our district is dedicated to maintaining an optimal learning environment free from disruptions where students can fully engage in their studies. As a result, the committee's work and the need to align our practices with the policy and regulation. There is a component where students are asked to set their devices to silent or off mode during instructional time. If a student does misuse their technology or does not follow the guidelines, then there will be some consequences. As a first offense, it will result in a verbal warning followed by a
010minor infraction noted in synergy. And of course, we want to include parent notification. Subsequent offenses will lead to or may lead to progressive disciplinary actions including potential device confiscation, detention in school suspension or temporary loss of device privileges. If a phone is confiscated, it will be confiscated by an administrator and will be placed in a secure location like the school safes. Additionally, we have clarified how parents can contact their students and or how students can contact their parents if the need arises. So that will be clear in our policy. Do you guys have any questions? >> No. Thank you. >> Okay. So, what we need Thank you, Miss Hadis. So, what we need and to all the committee members, thank you administration. Um, what we need to do is suspend the policy and then we
011need to then approve policy. >> Yep. Gotcha. >> Got it. >> Is there a motion to suspend policy BGB? >> I move to suspend policy BGB. >> I'll second. >> Miss Wilson, how do you vote? >> I. >> Miss Bartell, how do you vote? >> I. >> And chair votes I. Moving on to item 6A, policy revision, first and second reading. Are there any questions or comments regarding the policy that was just explained to us? All >> right. Is there a motion to approve the first and second readings? >> I will move to approve first and second readings of I J N DB. >> Second. >> Miss Wilson, how do you vote? >> I. >> Miss Bartell's, how do you vote? >> I. >> And the chair votes I. Thank you. All right. Moving on
012to uh item seven, future meetings and agenda. Uh Miss Sagata Jones, what's coming up? >> Yes. President Martinez, members of the board, several things for the August 14th board meeting. We'll report obviously on opening day of school. We'll have the SP political agenda uh direction. We'll have the delegate assembly representative needed. We'll have the facility use of fee schedule and agreement. Correct. Will that be ready? And then we have fundraisers and activity requests. SFB capital plan. Mr. Bergen will be ready to go. >> And then uh qualified evaluators, Miss Valadez, you'll be ready to go. So far that's what we have. >> Okay. >> Any questions on this? >> Moving right along. Summary of current events. Miss Sigata Jones. >> Yes, President Martinez, members of the board. So, um, just a couple things we want
013to make you aware of. Um this is new teacher induction week and so we have you know our new teachers here and they've been um attending quite a bit of training this week and uh also they've had some time to start to build um relationships with their um building administrators and also their um learning teams at their sites some of their learning teams their achievement advisors and IS's and so that's happening they've got to enjoy Peter Piper we always want to thank Peter Piper er for donating their lunches as well and and everybody that is donating um for this new teacher week. Um so it's been it's been great. It's a great group of of teachers. So we're excited about it. Reminder that um Saturday is stuff the bus and that is at the Walmart
014shopping center where we are and it's uh sponsored with Kowanas. We're excited about that and so that will be happening. We encourage you to come. Anybody to come if they can. We will uh I want to give you an update just on facility. I know at the last board meeting Mr. Marrian had given you an update on some of the things happening as far as facility. We're doing everything to get schools up and running. Uh we just met with administration prior uh site administration prior to this meeting to talk about anything that has not been addressed or we're still working on. We do have uh several of our air conditioning units that are failing or we're trying to get those repaired and um and getting portable devices in as well. So, that's going to be
015an ongoing. So, I just want to let you know we are on top of all that and the uh principles know once they have an issue that please keep us in the loop um with that and we're responding to those as quickly as possible and Joan and her team have been working hard to get everything up and running. So, that's where we are with that. Um I want to state that we do have meet the teacher. Well, welcome back. Let me don't forget that. welcome back will be Monday, July 28th at the Renaissance. So, we're excited to welcome all of our staff back. Uh we have a really good speaker that will talk about family engagement. So, that's exciting. Um and we have some fun activities planned as well. Then we do have Thursday will
016be meet the teacher night. So, um all sides are prepping up for that, getting ready for that. And then, as you know, the first day of school is August 4th. So, we'll begin with um our first day. Everything seems to be running smoothly. Um, we're still, as we said, working on facilities. We do have our positions filled except for one and two, one or two, but we'll have subs in there to cover. So, everything looks good that way as well. So, we're in a really good place right now. We just need all of our students to come. And so, we're excited about that. And we are launching um different uh campa marketing campaigns um through social media to encourage them about that as well. And with that, um, that concludes my report. >> All right.
017Thank you very much. Miss Wilson, you have any updates for us? >> Well, I'd like to, uh, welcome back, um, all the, uh, teachers and staff, returning teachers and staff, and also to welcome our our new teachers and our staff. Um, I will not be able to attend on Monday, so uh, I'll put that out there now. Um, also last week of vacation for most of you, and I'm headed back in a week. I don't know whose bright idea it was to go back to school in the middle pretty much the middle of summer here in Arizona. Um but I guess we have to deal with it and although this morning was fairly nice. Um so any rate just enjoy your last week and um stay cool. >> What is this vacation you speak of?
018Seems like we were just here. Miss Martell's >> Well, we all noticed she didn't say where she was going to be on Monday. Um but uh welcome to our new teachers. Um Mr. Martinez and I both were there watching everybody drive through. Some very excited and some a little a little shy, but it it's always a wonderful event. Um and I'm excited for Monday when we see all of our family back in place. And then the following Monday will be the activity of school. So please everybody remember that's coming up. And to please please please be aware when you're walk you know driving around. you are going to see a lot of bodies out there again. Thank you. >> All right. Uh I hope you all had a great summer. Um but it's over now.
019You have you have 10 days until the kids show back up in the classroom. Only 10 days. You can put that on your calendar. I know it's horrifying to think about. Um but it's going to be another I suspect it's going to be another great year. Um I'm looking forward I'll be out at Stuff the Bus on Saturday. Um, I'm gonna get a note from Miss Sagata Jones to my HOA to ask to tell them why I'm not doing yard work. Um, because my my front yard is absolutely horrible. Um, so I apologize for that, but I'll be out to stuff the bus. It was great hanging out at the meet the teacher or the the new teacher drive-thru. Um, there were no accidents. No, everyone was driving through at a slow, steady pace, so
020we appreciate appreciate that for everybody. Um, welcome to uh welcome to the GESD family and I look forward to seeing all of you uh next Monday over at the welcome back. We're at the Renaissance. Yes. Yes. I'm looking forward to seeing everybody in your cool matching t-shirts or or whatever it is that you have. I look forward. It's always a great time to see um but uh again I hope you all enjoy the summer, but it's time to get back to work. Let's uh let's go do this. With that, is there a motion to adjurnn? >> Move to adjurnn. >> I'll second. >> All those in favor? Hi. Hi. >> Hi.