001are we muted e e e okay get your mics on so that Tom can hear us Mr Carlson can you hear us yes thank you okay can I call the meeting to order and have a roll call please Dr Lopez here miss maconis here Mr Carlson Mr halt here Mr Willard here can I have a motion to adopt the agenda I make a motion that we adopt the agenda as presented second all those in favor I can we please stand all those in favor I Tom Mr Carlson all those in favor I thank you all right can we please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence IED alance to the flag of the United States of America to the rep for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liy and
002justice for all thank you next item is uh item D recognition and presentations okay we have uh a couple of exciting recognitions tonight uh an award winner or I guess several Award winners I I should say um but the first uh place that we're going to start is we're going to start with our 2024 legendary teacher so would you please join me and congratulating Miss Megan Hawks from Torita middle school as she joins us [Applause] up legendary teacher day was on Thursday September 26th and this day of tribute to teachers was established back in 2014 by Dr Nicholas Clement a longtime School administrator in the area Dr Clement developed and promoted the concept of a legendary teacher over the years based on really three tenants building strong relationships engaging deeply with students and creating high
003expectations for students Miss Hawk nominee shared that Megan is an education rock star planning innovative and engaging curriculum and lessons not only for the seventh grade social studies classes but also for the Middle School gifted education and Mirana classes as the gem teacher at tortillita she provides valuable often overlooked and misunderstood services to the gifted students of tortillita students while highly intelligent can have a variety of additional challenges from time to time uh sometimes these are Behavior sometimes these are executive functioning skills that have often been overlooked uh through their education due to Advanced scores and placement this ability to reach these students involves specialized training and professional development coursework to enrich not just the curriculum for the students but enrich the delivery of instruction and curriculum for Miss Hawks this is really based on
004her students unique needs and interest in Megan's classroom students engage in problem solving and Project based learning and a variety of areas of study from stem and design to budgeting and planning she is truly a representative of one of our legendary [Applause] teachers goody card and where do you want us [Music] [Applause] for our next recognition I'm going to ask that our principles and our 21st century Community Learning Center Grant coordinators please join me up front so come on [Applause] up you're clapping you don't know what they've done yet they did not win a hustle award so this is exciting uh Moran Unified School District's summer success program was recently recognized with the out of school time Award of Excellence this is selected by an independent panel of Judges from the Arizona Center for after
005school Excellence this award Spotlight summer learning specifically the n m laui 21st century programs at the following schools represented up here tonight are Butterfield Elementary de graia Elementary Estus Elementary Picture Rocks Quail Run and Roadrunner these six schools serve a total of 736 students last summer earning this prestigious award by upholding the highest standards and demonstrating their commitment to meeting the needs of all Learners within the respective communities the award focused on our cross departmental collaboration supporting a culture of continuous Improvement this Improvement was Data focused targeting students who benefited from additional support for summer success it relied on detailed planning and Reflection from past programs the 21st century and tile one staff implemented summer learning Concepts that were encouraged by the Arizona Department of Education and were based on collaboration between school's leadership state
006and federal program staff Transportation facilities Food Service students and their families the program is a five star and now award-winning example of MD's commitment to deeper learning and Innovation please join me congratulating all of our award winners all right Ally what are we doing two [Music] rows right congratul all right next item is item e board Communications I just would briefly like to thank the community for supporting prop 411 it looks like it's going to pass and we greatly appreciate that from the community yeah I I'll second that and I had a great day I was able to participate with the Mirana Chamber of Commerce today with impact Morana and we got to tour Morana Police Department Northwest fire department and the Pim County Emergency Response Center and see how the coordination of our Law
007Enforcement Officers between the firefighters and even our school districts uh gave me just a great feeling to know our law enforcement coordinate so well with each other and with our schools so wonderful time thank you I'm going to Echo a little bit more about prop uh 411 uh thank you to the union for supporting it throughout the whole time and doing the groundw thank you to the administrators and um teachers and staff that came out on the Saturday and thank you for the community for passing this as it supports directly our students and teachers that are in the classrooms and without this that we would not continue to operate at the full capacity of MD Tom I'm good thanks okay um I I can't say enough either it kind of shows you what our community
008is built um that they take education as a priority and that's what I heard throughout the neighborhood on the importance so absolutely it's wonderful thank you next item is item F remarks from the public first one I have is Lily Tate uh good evening everyone um board members community members teachers and staff um today I want to speak to you um in celebration of the Ceramics program at Torita Middle School what we um have accomplished most recently um at our November Fest event the ceramic students made bowls and participated in a international uh event called empty bowls um and it's a Grassroots event that is participated in by Potters throughout the world where bowls are sold to raise money for uh food banks and local charities to help both raise awareness to food scarcity um
009and to the need to support the members of our community who do not have food to put in their bowls um so this fundraiser event was our fifth such fundraiser um and we've raised about $200 for local food banks um over the last two and a half years uh our students have raised almost $3,000 for local food bank um and that is a program and a opportunity for our students to give back to our community that they would not have without your support um and I want to thank both the board and my administrators for fully supporting the Arts at our school so that our students can see that art really can change the world and make the world a better place thank you thank you thank [Applause] you Raina York good evening president Lopez
010members of the governing board Dr streer senior staff and community members on behalf of the Morana Education Association I would like to express our deepest gratitude to the community for their support of proposition 411 this funding is essential to sustaining and enhancing the quality of Education in Morana I I also want to recognize the collective effort District leadership Administration board members board candidates parents students and community community members who work together to educate the community on the significance of this override a special thank you though goes to the dedicated members of mea who invested considerable time and energy into these efforts mea members knocked on over 3,000 doors and hosted 28 community events your commitment allowed the community to hear directly from Educators about the impact These funds will have on classrooms and students additionally
011we're grateful to the Arizona Education Association for providing Grant funds to support this initiative the success of proposition 411 underscores the importance of collaboration between mea the district and the community in achieving our shared goal providing the best educational opportunities for our students thank you thank you okay item I oops I'm sorry it's item H consent agenda oh God I just left you out superintendence report Dr streer apparently I will keep this short president Lopez governing board members members of the audience there are a couple of events from the past month that I would like to share with you um starting with last Thursday uh I was able to join a large contingent of musd folks as Tucson values teachers held their annual standup for teachers event and this included the rathon leaders and education
012award announcements which is really designed to recognize uh pimac County teachers and their outstanding contributions the program honors four exceptionally skilled and dedicated teachers in grad prek so your Early Childhood uh through 12th grade in all content areas musd was fortunate to have three finalists so in the four categories three of those four uh one of the finalists was from well in one of the categories two of the finalists were were from musd um and the three finalists representing musd were T petiti Danielle schroer and Lindsey Lara uh these are folks that we met just a couple board meetings ago when we recognized their uh nominations moreover congratulations to our category winners both Lindsay Laura and Danielle Schroeder were recognized that evening as K yes you can give them a round of applause so it
013was a great night for musd to say the least uh last Wednesday uh we were able to hold our first student Forum of the school year and this brought together a group of students from our three high schools I was able to share a few updates on the district with our students uh but the real focus of the day was connecting well was connecting over p pizza but it was also Gathering valuable insights from our students and we discussed really what what they enjoy about their educational experiences as well as explored some areas that they felt could have enhanced their education the conversations covered some important topics we talked about the need for life skills we talked about the need for financial literacy and we talked about a desire to have a a more Central
014focus on current events um this dialogue will continue with this group throughout the year we'll continue to to work uh with these students but more importantly we will be sharing those insights with our uh strategic planning team which again we'll be meeting next week to build on some of these insights and the insights gain from our board Summit and then finally with regard to the latest election it looks like we're down to the final ballots in Puma County we might be the last County uh there's a couple counties that are are uh competing with us for that uh honor our governing board race remains very close and we're going to obviously continue to monitor those results until every vote is counted as for proposition 411 things continue to look positive you've heard that tonight uh
015each ballot update has shown consistent support in fact uh increased support with each ballot drop I want to Echo some of the things that have already been said I want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who dedicated time and energy to spread the word about this important measure this includes our board candidates our current board members our pack our parents our administrators our teachers and our staff I especially want to recommend or recognize the tremendous effort by mea who knocked on I said thousands 3,000 over 3,000 doors and work tirelessly to share our message and I do want to give a special shout out to Chelsea AE who really LED our advocacy efforts in this past year uh really the success of prop 411 isn't possible without all of the dedication of all
016the groups that pitched in this year and and got the word out so thank you very much thank you all right next item is H consent agenda I move the governing board approve the consent agenda as presented second is there any questions all those in favor I I he said yeah all right next item is item I unfinished business there is none so we'll move to item J discussion approval to award request for qualifications for construction manager at risk for Twin Peaks Mr Bogart thank you president Lopez governing board superintendent streer and the whole wide World on uh May 7th 2024 mirand Unified School District issued a request for qualifications for construction manager at risk related to the gymnasium at Twin Peaks K8 School in accordance with school district procurement rules the requests for qualifications
017were sent out to 18 different vendors um a six member selection committee reviewed the statement of qualifications um and the evaluation criteria were as follows qualifications and experience of personnel assigned experience of firm method of approach organizational strength responsiveness and upon completion of valuations and based on the results it was determined to rank three firms um for their qualifications and based on those evaluations Chase Building team was ranked first Core Construction second Concord General Contracting third this is a school facilities division funded Project based on fund availability and firms compliance with all requirements Associated to this award at this point the district is in position to negotiate terms of contract language starting with Chase Building team if the district is not able to find agreeable terms with Chase Building team we'll conclude that negotiation and
018move on to the next qualified firm in the sequence I just mentioned the distri district seeking governing approval governing board approval for the solicitation and approval to allow me Thomas Bart the Chief Financial Officer to work with Chase Building team and District legal council negotiate the contract stand for questions can I have a motion I move that the governing board approve the award of requests for qualification 25- 0728 construction manager at risk for the gymnasium at Twin Peaks K8 school to Chase Building team and approve Thomas Bogart Chief Financial Officer to begin negotiations with the firms in the order of Chase Building team Core Construction and Concord General Contracting second second is there any questions Tom we're good all right all those in favor I thank you next item is J2 discussion approval of new
019Staffing positions Miss Insel good evening tonight I bring two Staffing requests to you for your approval the first is a halftime English language teacher for Estus elementary school as their El population continues to grow the second position is a full-time intervention specialist at deg graia elementary school and Mr Bane and I are here to answer any questions you have about these positions the El teacher is a year-end position and we will evaluate numbers again next year to see if that need continues to exist I have a motion I move that the governing board approve the addition of a05 FTE English language teacher at Estus Elementary School and one intervention specialist at deia elementary school effective immediately second I've got a quick question what are our numbers up to for the EST we have 40 students
020receiving services at this time that does not include the students who are on monitor status or parent withdrawn okay thank you that is our biggest school yeah cage 12 thank you any questions uh all those in favor I I all right thank you the next item I bring before you tonight are some policy changes the first two policies and Exhibits are Rel Rel ated to professional staff certification and credentialing requirements and the support staff qualification requirements these mirror each other in the changes we have added specific crimes that candidates must certify if they're awaiting trial for or have ever been convicted of and that's a result of Arizona revised Statute and the third policy is IMG and the regulation animals in schools there were minor changes where language was updated and clarified based on the
021Americans with Disabilities Act I'm happy to answer any questions you have motion I move that the governing board approve revisions to policy gcfc professional staff certification and credential credentialing requirements policy gdfa support staff qualification and requirements and policy IMG animals and schools as presented second any questions all those in favor I thank you J thank you item j4 Mr Bogart discussion approval of policy considerations thank you Dr Lopez governing board superintendent streer I'm bringing you a policy revision to policy DJ and DJ e bidding purchasing procedures this is really formality that ingrains in our policy the investigation of debarment for our vendors uh when utilizing federal funds um it's not a change in our practice as these rules existed at the federal level for for years um so we're just solidifying it in our in
022our policy I move that the governing board approve the revision to policy dge bidding and purchasing procedures as presented second any questions all those in favor thank you J hi Miss freedy good evening president Lopez members of the board Dr streer and members of our inperson and virtual audience tonight I bringing forward two policies for consideration for revision based on recent statutory updates the first is policy IGA it's on curriculum development a recent a recent review of our policies which is also the asba policy um the recommended asba policy language it indicated that there was a professional responsibility listed for teachers that actually is not required by Statute and so in an effort to make sure that our policy reflects the statutory requirements and professional responsibilities of teachers we're asking for our policy to be
023updated to remove the responsibility and the requirement to serve on curriculum committees the second policy is policy jfbc admission of transfer students and this policy revision based on again a statutory change is really to protect one of our most atrisk groups of students Foster Youth and so there is additional policy language recommended by asba that we include in this policy to ensure that when Foster youth partic in this these policy changes are related to Foster youth entering grades nine that are in grades 9 through 12 when they join us in musd that we have a plan to and once they are ours to take a critical view at their the courses that they were taking before they joined us the classes that they already have credits in uh in order to make sure that we
024provide as much support as possible and make a plan for those students to earn credit wherever and however possible as well as to create a graduation plan for these at risk youth and so I what we're very we're blessed that our um our current policies actually already align with this and so this is just adding some additional protection and support for this uh very important and um at risk group of Youth I move that the governing board approve the revision to policy IGA curriculum development and policy JF ABC admission of transfer students as presented second any questions yeah I have a quick one are are you is the administration planning on writing a general plan or are you planning on doing it based on each student's need as they come to us so we already
025have a procedure and a process in place that takes a look at at all of the courses and then we make a plan for what Stu what courses students could potentially test out in um what classes we could just award the credit based on how late in the semester we receive a transfer so we would just enact our policies and then what we would do is we would create a so the the additional procedure would be to ensure that we have a graduation plan uh for those students and we go ahead and make sure that we outline whatever years they have left in musd how we can make sure that we put a plan in place that they will graduate on time with the state requirements for graduation ours are we have a we have
026a yeah our expectations are a little bit higher in musd but we would make sure that the expectations for foster youth are consistent with those of the state perfect thank you all right all those in favor hi thank you thank you Mr Carlson thank you all right Dr streer president Lopez governor board members members of the audience uh agenda item j6 is a policy revision of policy baa which is the evaluation of Schoolboard and the and the board self-evaluation the language noted in the current policy sets October 30th as a date for an annual meeting for the purpose of the board self-evaluation the policy update removes that date it is not a statutory requirement um it's actually this policy dates back to the Inception of the manual so it's a little bit of a dated
027policy um what taking that out gives allows for the board uh to have discretion of when that flow for that self- evaluation would take place for this board that's typically been in January I move excuse me I move that the governing board approve the revision to policy baa evaluation of school board and board self-evaluation as presented second any questions all those in favor I I all right next item is j7 Dr streer president Lopez governing board members members of the audience this agenda item comes from the Arizona school boards association's governance committee which is comprised of District governing board members from various areas around the State of Arizona they have review the organization's bylaws to establish a common understanding and to solicit suggestions and revisions the governance committee conducted a thorough review of their bylaws
028and have recommended several updates uh to several of the Articles within their bylaws um this is really a discussion and vote of the governing board of whether or not you will accept the recommendations from the asba governments uh governance committee uh once we get a vote from the board we will submit that to asba the deadline to cast that vote is at 5:00 p.m on Friday December 13th I have a motion I I move that the governing board approve the Arizona School Board association's bylaw changes Pur proposal and direct Brenda jury executive secretary to the superintendent and governing board to vote in the manner the governing board has approved second any questions I just have a comment this has been a little bit of a interesting wraparound with asba and I just want everyone to
029know that we are not going to be I don't believe any of us are going to be removing our rights to have our voice heard in asba um but it does clean up allowing asba to govern more efficiently based on not pulling every single member all the time so I just want to make sure it's our district do we have any other questions all those in favor I I I thank you next item is item K board member requests for any future item agendas guess we're good we'll move on to L future meetings next regular governing board meeting is December 12 we do have a um a meeting prior which will be held at the Tex Center next Thursday next Thursday right before uh Thanksgiving so great so thank you I have a motion to
030adjourn I make a motion that we adjourn second all those in favor I I thank you Tom thank you