001e when Dr Lopez goes to adop the agenda she's ask okay we're live thank you good evening and welcome uh can I call the meeting to order please can I have a roll call Dr Lopez here Mr Carlson here Mr Holt presid Mr Willard I am here miss mccon is is absent can I have a motion to adopt the agenda but before we do that are there any changes to the agenda there is one change president Lopez please remove item j9 from your agenda I move we adopt the agenda without j9 I have a second second all those in favor I I next item is item D recognitions and presentations oh sorry we have to I crossed that one out can we please stand for the pledge allegiance in a moment of silence quick Al
002to flag of the United States of America to the stands thank you next item is item D recognitions and presentations guys want to join me down below [Music] all right we have a fun evening for everybody tonight a couple of great recognitions um so this evening it is our pleasure to recognize the Mountain View High School Mock Trial teams and their co-advisors Mr Steve lockwitz and Andrea Rondo would you guys please all come up so the three teams competed at the tank of bir's mock Hawk competition this was back in November and we had students recognized in the following categories in the judge's award Luke vial for outstanding Advocate Tyson Woodward for outstanding performer in the best witness award Luke via roale two certificates tyon Woodward two certificates Gavin Jordan three certificates say Sha batiz
003two certificates Cynthia Ortega one certificate and in the best attorney award Tyson Woodward two certificates Gabrielle meles two certificates Nicole marado one certificate Luke vial one certificate s Chaba one certificate and Cynthia Ortega one certificate the mock trial officers that was a lot by the way that's impressive we can clap for that kind of clean house the mock trial officers Tyson Woodward uh president Luke vial vice president Nicole Marcato Treasurer and Hima Zola secretary shared the following information with me the Mountain View mock trial Club is one of the largest most decorated clubs in the Northwest Tucson area students participated in competitions all around the state and have distinguished them distinguished themselves by winning both local and federal recognition from the House of Representatives the club provides a myriad of benefits to the students who
004participate not only is this club building experience with students wishing to enter the legal field public speaking skills and communication abilities are improved the club also cultivates a tightly bonded team ethos promoting personal diligence as well as constructive criticism skills developing the capacity for self-sacrifice for the good of the team the Mountain View mock trial Club also boasts one of the most uh student run organizations on campus with their elected officers running all meetings assigning teams and teaching new members under the administration of their adviser this year alone the student leadership raised over a thousand dollars for the club trained new members and led the teams to Triumph and Glory at the local uh mock Hawk competition the club off officers also wrote that their adviser Mr lockowitz is an incredibly hardworking teacher who takes
005on tremendous responsibility for the club coordinating the teams advising the officers and organizing the club's admission to competitions around the state the students are incredibly grateful as is the administration for Mr lo I added that part Mr Lock uh incredibly grateful for Mr lockwitz and all that he does for their club and I would add all that he does for Mountain View High School the club officers also wanted to share that it is such an honor to be recognized by the district for all that they have done at Mountain View High School and in their Community please join me tonight congratulating these outstanding students and their [Applause] advisers all right Pi picture time so we're going to figure this out we're going to take Direction squeezing bring the governing we're squeeze in on side here
006we there I can go stand over there maybe well squeeze in Tom squeeze in everyone squeeze together uncomfortably okay okay ready I'm just GNA taing lovely awesome thank [Applause] you back to the class the print is small today all right next please join us in recognizing Mr Mark Colton a physics and AP Physics teacher at Morana High School Mark was selected as a finalist for the 2024 University of Arizona amazing teacher of the year he was selected by Committee of Educators and community members as one of nine High School amazing teacher finalists representing Southern Arizona schools Mark join us up front [Applause] please as the physics collaborative team lead science department lead and a stemazing teacher leader and a member of the moranah high building and instructional leadership teams Mark serves his students teachers and
007school in a variety of capacities where not all of his roles are captur Ed in professional titles he is a committed teacher and true role model for his students with his passion for Science and the ability to effectively engage his students he has inspired countless students across Morana High School Mark has tripled tripled annual enrollment in AP Physics that's impressive [Applause] come 28 students 5 years ago 90 students students for the past two years he has increased the number of students taking the AP Physics test from 14 to 50 with scores at the state and National averages he inspires his students each year 10 or more have majored in physics or astronomy or engineering at their University Mark has coached and mentored four of the top five academic to cathlon students with the highest individual
008scores in school history and he coached the academic the cathlon team to three top 11 finishes in the state fellow Morana High School teacher Mrs Edmonds stated Mark once told me that he wears the same type of buttonup shirt and khaki pants every day because he wants to be a stable and predictable presence in the lives of his students this Simple Choice he makes each day exemplifies the type of teacher and teacher leader that he is he is stable he is measured purposeful and a dependable force on the Mirana high school campus these qual these qualities are present whether he's coaching academic to cathlon teaching a physics lesson leading the science department or presenting professional development to the staff he's a very special teacher who shines every day in the classroom as a part of
009the nomination packet Mirana high school graduate shared his deepest respect Alex stated not only is he a fantastic teacher but he also cares so much about his students he was really good at being our friend in that class while also maintaining our respect as our teacher I looked forward to seeing him in class and felt he looked forward to seeing all of us students as well that kind of relationship fostered an environment so open to questions and I felt like I could ask him anything about physics or just life all in all he is a great teacher and I'm super grateful I got to take AP Physics from him as a part of the UVA amazing teacher of the year program finalists are recognized at a pregame presentation at a University of Arizona Wildcat men's
010basketball game and featured in a special kgun News 4 clip and received $500 please help me congratulating Mark and mark thank you for all that you do for the student and [Applause] staff go this way now we done next item is item e board Communications do we have any okay we'll move on to item F remarks from the public we don't have any so we'll move on to item G superintendent comments right president Lopez governing board members members of the audience uh it's been a uh fantastic third quarter uh I think I want to start off by just wishing everyone a restful and well-deserved spring break that starts uh tomorrow at various times in the middle of the day around the district but I hope that you all take this time to relax recharge make
011wonderful memories with families and friends and we look forward to to seeing you back for the fourth quarter that's the important part you have to come back for the fourth quarter um I do want to recognize uh had a fantastic visit to the Picture Rocks uh Community I just want to thank Picture Rocks for opening their doors to Miz M cronis and myself last Thursday for our superintendent board campus visit uh Mrs Citi and her team put together a just a a great agenda that allowed us to V visit many classrooms as well as meet with employees uh parents and students during our day it was a busy day it was a great day uh one of the common themes that that emerged as we met with the different employee groups at Picture Rocks was
012the strong sense of community family and support amongst that team some of the specific comments include Ed we are a family there is a great support system here the Picture Rocks family is just that family and there is a sense of community and belonging here what was neat about this visit was that theme was also evident during our visit with students and parents uh you should be incredibly proud of the relationships that you've built some of the comments from students and parents were the teachers here are the best my teacher makes my day every day and everyone here genuinely cares about the kids I want to uh thank the Picture Rocks team uh you should be incredibly incredibly proud of the work that you put in uh we not only enjoyed the conversations but walked
013away very impressed with the level of dedication at Picture Rocks I also want to recognize our staff over the last few weeks that have engaged engaged in our solution team uh meetings this includes our uh special education solution team our technology solution team our had Services solution team uh we've had great turnouts at these events we had some great dialogue around uh just some of the topics in our district that that we're working through together as a campus or as a district I should say and then finally uh tonight we are recognizing or or we will be voting on some principal recommendations uh I want to thank our staffs that have been engaged in the process I want to thank the board members that have been a part of of their uh different selection committees
014uh parents and community members that have been a part part of this process I am excited uh to get to those recommendations so without further Ado that concludes my report tonight thank you Dr streer item H is a consent agenda can I have a motion I move we adopt the consent agenda as presented do I have a second or is there any questions or no I just want to thank gladen farms for having a crochet club that brought back many memories and entering crochet into the fair it was always fun it is a great skill so thank you for that no yeah second all those in favor I I item I is unfinished business there is none so we're going to move to item J Dr streer president Lopez governing board members members of the
015audience Dan Johnson has served as principal of Coyote Trail Elementary School for the past 29 28 years uh since its opening uh Mr Johnson submitted his retirement effective June 30th 2024 as a result the principal position was posted 14 applications were received for the opening a screening committee including a board member a principal two teachers a support staff member a parent the executive director of state and federal programs and myself vetted applications and selected five individuals to interview the candidates were interviewed by the same committee candidates were uh forwarded to the final interview with myself and governing board president Dr Lopez and tonight we are pleased to recommend Mrs Jenna banet for the position of Coyote Trail Elementary School principal Mrs biset is currently serving as the associate principal at Coyote Trail a position she
016has held since 2021 and prior to that she was a fourth grade teacher on that campus can I have a motion I moved at the governing board appoint Mrs Jenna banet as the principal of Coyote Trail Elementary School effective July 1st 2024 have a second second all those in favor I [Applause] so I I have to ask you got to hold your boys up because I have to see [Music] them and this is my 11 month my husband Jessie so we appreciate all the things that provides futa absolutely exced well thank you [Applause] congrats we will move on to J2 Dr strer president Lopez governing board members members of the audience Colleen Frederick has served as principal of Estus Elementary School for the past eight years is that correct all right uh Mrs Frederick submitted
017her uh resignation to retire effective uh June 30th 20124 the principal position was posted 12 applications were received for the opening a screening committee including a board member a principal two teachers support staff member a parent the executive director of State Federal programs and myself vetted the applications and selected four individuals to interview the candidates were interviewed by the same committee and candidates were forwarded for a final interview with myself and uh president Dr Lopez tonight we are pleased to recommend Michelle bergerson for the position of Estus Elementary School principal Michelle bergerson is currently serving as the instructional coordinator a position she has held since 2011 prior to that that she has served as a literacy instructional coach at Estus Elementary School for four years and was a teacher at Desert Winds for nine years
018can I have a motion I move with the governing board and appoint Miss Mrs Michelle bergus as the principal of ests Elementary effective July 1st 2024 have a second second all those in favor I I thank you [Applause] okay item j3 Dr streer president Lopez governing board members and members of the audience Lona Dixon has served as principal of Morana Middle School for the past seven years Miss Dixon resigned her position effective June 30th 2024 the principal position was posted 9 applications were received for the opening a screening committee including a governing board member a principal in the district two teachers a support staff member a parent one of our assistant superintendents and myself vetted the applications and selected five individuals to interview the final candidate was in was interviewed by or I'm sorry the
019candidates were interviewed by the same committee and and candidates were forwarded for a final interview on March 14th this morning with the superintendent and president Lopez it is my privilege tonight to recommend Mr Ben rorm for the position of principal of mirand Middle School uh for the 2023 2024 school year can I have a motion I move that the governing board appoint Ben roram as the principal of Miranda Middle School effective July 1st 2024 I'll let Tom do it [Laughter] second hi [Applause] hi you they're all they'll be read together okay he was waiting for flowers so all right congratulations to everyone it was a great process we'll move on to j4 miss Harper good evening excuse me good evening president Lopez Dr streer governing board senior staff and the community um hiring schedules for
020teachers and speech language Pathologists for 2024 2025 are attached also attached are the extracurricular and coaching placement schedules the new forms of certificated employee contracts for teachers are attached for your review and approval the CER contract teacher contract 10 teacher contract 11 for tithe in extracurricular activities teacher contract 14 for yearend teachers extracurricular contract and the volunteer coaching agreement also attached is a list of returning certificated Personnel to whom we intend to offer a contract for the 2024 2025 school year the list includes teachers counselors Librarians speech language Pathologists and other instructional Personnel can I have a motion I move that the governing board approve the teachers spe language Pathologists and the extracurricular and coaching position salary and placement schedules as presented I further move that the governing board approve contract forms as indicated in
021the attached exhibits I further move that this CER uh certification of employees identified on exhibit a be offered a contract for the 2024 2025 school year second do we have any questions all those in favor I okay we'll move on to j five this s it's me again um hiring schedules for administrators psychologists therapists Specialists and exempt employees for 2024 are attached also included our contract terms for administrators the new forms of administrator and exempt employee contracts are attached for your review and approval administrator contract two for senior staff administrator contract three for principal administrator contract four for director administrator contract five for ass associate administrator exempt employee contracts six for 12 months contract seven for less than 12 month contract 7.1 for counselor year end contract eight for professional non-teaching contract 8.9 for professional
022non- teing year end and contract 9 for psychologist intern also identified on the attachments are those administrators and exempt employees to whom we intend to offer contracts for 2024 and 2025 2024 20 25 these include senior staff members associate principles directors associate directors coordinators facilitators managers social workers psychologists nurses and therapists can I have a motion I moved as the governing board approve the 2024 2025 hiring schedules and contract terms for the administrators professional non-teaching and exempt employees I further move that the governing board approve contracts forms as indicated in the attached exhibits I further move that the governing board approved the offering of contracts for 2024 2025 for the administrators professional non-teaching and exempt employees second second any questions all those in favor I thank you thank you we'll move to item j6 discussion
023approval of formal decision regarding second incentive retention statement Mr thank you during the negotiations process with Moran education ass Association agreement was reached to defer a decision on the second retention stien until the governing board could be certain that the district's budget um situation was sufficient to Warrant the payment of the stien further the agreement requires the governing board to take formal action before March 31st of 2024 hence this meeting I have confirmed sufficient funds are available to pay the full $500 for the second retention stien um to all eligible employees this includes all employees who are issued a contract by the governing board okay can I have motion I move that the governing board determine that signif significant funds are eligible to pay the second retentions um initiative stien of 20123 2024 fiscal year
024to all eligible employees do have a second second any questions all those in favor thank you Dan so we move to j7 Mr contor up yeah policy gcbd which is professional support um staff fringe benefits is a need of revision to bring it in line um the policy language in line with how we currently um with with our current short-term disability insurance plan document a few years ago the district with the input of the benefits committee amended the plan amended the plan to provide a waiting period of 45 days from the previous 60 days which is mentioned in the policy this means one becomes eligible for this benefit 15 days sooner the current insurance plan document also provide or provides set insurance for 22 weeks from the offset from the onset of a disability pending
025the medical certification this is a time um this time um is enough for to get an individual in this situation to long-term disability through the asrs Arizona State Retirement System previously in the previous version it actually mentions um it's 180 days which is too long I mean they've already um qualified for long-term disability so um how so this district and the district in essence was paying for a month of coverage that no employee could actually use so that's when we had we changed the plan document um I wanted to mention the benefits committee that just in case nobody knows that we have a benefits committee um we actually have administrative staff benefits Personnel uh myself support staff and teacher representation on that committee thank you Dan can I have a motion I move that the
026governing board approve revisions policy G CBD professional support staff fringe benefits can I have a second second any questions all those in favor I thank you next item is item j8 discussion approv approval of policy considerations thank you Miss Harper good evening president Lopez Dr streer governing board senior staff and community members uh policy gcca professional and support staff sick leave revisions are made to reflect current practice regarding the substitute leave time and policy gdl support staff workload revisions were made to remove outdated language and add specific definition of a required Lunch Period can I have a motion I move that the governing board approve revisions policy gcca professional support staff sick leave and policy gdl support staff workload second all those in favor I I we'll move to item K board member requests for
027future agenda items do we have any okay we'll move on to item L future meetings next meeting is April 11th can I have a motion to adjourn I move the governing board adjourn second all those in favor I I thank you