001governing board at 6 pm and we'll get started with the pledge of allegiance and a moment of silence and I will lead us in 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. Uh discussion and possible action to approve the board meeting minutes dated June 16th, 2026. Have a motion. >> So moved. >> First to second. All in favor? I. >> All right. Construction update. Amber Bordis and David Wheeler. President Davis, members of the governing board, uh tonight's construction update includes everything that occurred in the month of June. Um so each month we provide a construction report uh that aligns under the priority area of effective operations and systems.
002All projects for Queen Creek Unified are planned to optimize the use of funds that are available. Tonight's projects are largely funded from state dollars awarded due to our student growth across the district. >> [clears throat] >> In looking at our district, we serve 48 square miles. We currently have 15,600 students enrolled. And for planning purposes, we look at our district in three regions. We have the northern portion of our district that serves the city of Mesa or the Eastark area. And then we have our central and southern portions of our districts that uh serve the town of Queen Creek. Uh what I'd like to do is introduce Mr. David Wheeler tonight. He's been um our executive director of operations and construction for about two months now and he's going to share an update on the
003projects that are currently in progress. >> Thank you, Miss Bordis. I appreciate your introduction. President Davis, members of the board, I'm uh glad to be here this evening and glad to give you this update. As far as the uh construction work that's going on at East Mark High School, the Northwest parking lot near the gym field area, it has progressed along the paving, not only has it started, but with my visit there today, the paving has been completed. Uh tomorrow, they are set to pour the uh columns for the the parking lot lights. The fencing around that parking area will be in place just prior to or for the next two weeks. so that the asphalt has time to harden before they start getting tires on it and turning and and creating issues. The expected
004completion date for the parking lot is the end of July. The locker rooms at East Mark High School are also on track to be finished uh towards the end of July. There are a few outstanding issues that will have to be completed once school starts. This space provides for additional lockers and bathrooms for the boys and girls uh to complete the PE academic space. The health department did their rough inspection uh that was completed in June on June 26th. The drywall has now since been closed and tile has begun in in earnest. They are working quite uh quickly to get that completed onto Chrisman High School parking lot. Uh that parking lot has the curb and gutters are at 100% completion. The AB infill to level uh for compaction for the asphalt to be laid
005is ongoing. Uh when I was out there this morning, they had trucks and that material uh one right after the other. Again, the expected completion is July 20 July of 26 and it is SFD funded. Continue continuing at Chrisman High School. the HIT space which provides additional PE academic space to match Queen Creek High School and Eastark High School. The earthwork has been completed. The utilities have been completed. Concrete has been completed. And as of my visit this morning, the steel canopy was being installed as I was there this morning. It is projected to be completed in in the end of July of 2026. It is also SFD funded. The Chrisman High School field remediation, airation and sand leveling is in in progress. The drain lines and fabric have been completed. The re reworking to
006slope for proper d proper drainage and the field is expected to be turned over to the site before the first home game. This is a warranty project being completed by core construction. One other project we have going at Chrisman High School is the bleacher expansion of the home field uh bleacher section. It's currently at approximately 80% completion with walkways, handicap ramps, and guardrails yet to be installed. We are expecting when completed that this will almost this will add almost double the current capacity. Are there any questions? I did have a question about the um parking lots at both East Mark and Chrisman. Um it's said expected completion by July. Will it be done before the students get there? And if not, do we have a plan in place to kind of >> at Eastark? The
007construction will be completed for the start of school. Chrisman may be shortly behind it. Okay. There is some additional work that you approved last month at Chrisman that will continue on into the school year, but once that's completed, that additional parking will be turned over to the students. >> So, do there is there a plan in place then for the students that Yeah. >> Just to clarify for that part the the front parking lot in that main area that's on track. >> Perfect. >> You approved a secondary portion of that parking lot in June and that works being started and that one's a little bit delayed. And those are spaces that haven't been sold prior. Does that make sense? Y >> there there there there is additional there are plans to have some additional parking
008uh at Chrisman High School to handle uh overflow or to provide at least the same number of parking spots that they had last year. >> Awesome. Any other questions? All right. Thank you. [clears throat] Now to our superintendent report. Dr. Perry Barry. >> Uh President Davis, members of the board, community members, thank you for being here. I always give a superintendent report through the lens of our uh strategic plan which has five priority areas and I'd like to start with priority one which is effective operations and systems. I'd like to thanks uh to the incredible work of our HR team and school leaders. Queen Creek enters another school year and a great strong staffing position. Consider the following. 11 campuses with two weeks left are fully staffed with certified teachers. Seven campuses have filled 100%
009of both certified and classified positions. And since March the 1st, the district has successfully hired more than 400 new employees. Only a small number of positions remain open and interviews are actively underway to ensure that every classroom is ready for students on the first day of school. I want to remind everyone that we are one of the few districts um that opens our school year with 100% fully certified staff members in every single classroom except for the new hires due to expanding enrollment. And we are continuing to see see that. And by the way, I get a weekly um staffing report from Chassity Cruz, our HR director every week. Um to support our continued growth in instructional excellence, Queen Creek also launched its new teaching and learning development, strengthening curriculum alignment, instructional coaching, mentoring, and
010professional learning opportunities for educators across the district. Even as Arizona districts are reducing staff to and programs, Queen Creek continues to experience positive enrollment growth, allowing the strategic uh us to strategically invest in our students while maintaining fiscal responsibility. And I want to personally recognize our governing board for affording these resources and structures and also the staff members that are doing the great work behind the scenes over the course of the summer to be ready for new teachers starting tomorrow. So, thank you guys. Moving ahead to priority two, uh, safe and healthy environment. This is one of our highest priorities. Our child nutrition department recently completed implementation resources supporting Arizona's updated healthy schools act and smart snacks requirement providing guidance for all schools PTO's and student organizations and families to ensure smooth transition to the
011state standards. And I think you guys had a a board briefing on that this past year by Jessica Johnson and uh Jessica Hostetler. In preparation for the new state legislation taking effect on August the 1st, Queen Creek has expanded access to automative external uh defibrillators across the district. Every secondary campus now has AEDs strategically located near gyms, stadiums, and athletic fields. Sports medicine staff also carry portable AEDs during uh practices and competitions. In addition, and additional units have been provided for programs to participate on off-campus venues. Uh these proactive measures strengthen our emergency preparation and enhance the safety and of our students, staff, and visitors participating in all of our school activities. Next priority is effective partnerships. Strong partnerships continue to make a meaningful dis uh difference across our district at Chrisman High School. One
012example of this is that the Chrisman PTO generously sponsored new branding wraps on the school's front entrance. And beyond creating a welcoming first impression, the installation also improves vis visibility from front office by reducing glare, making it easier for staff to monitor visitors entering and exiting our campus. And I want to thank them for all that great work. [clears throat and cough] Also want to uh recognize the partnership with the Queen Creek Police Department through collaborative planning and emergency preparation efforts. uh joint training exercises and ongoing coordination ensure our schools remain prepared while in uh reinforcing our shared commitment to student safety. Next priority is exceptional personnel. Um Queen Creek continues to be defined by exceptional educators who make a lasting difference in the lives of students. This month we celebrate Chrisman High School teacher
013and best buddies adviser, Mrs. Lewis, who received the 2526 Mission Movers Award. Mrs. Lewis helped u build an extraordinary best buddies program that promotes friendship and opportunities for students who with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Her dedication has created a school culture where every student feels valued, welcomed, and connected. Uh let's give Miss Lewis a big round of applause. In priority five, student success, our students continue to demonstrate excellence inside and outside of the classroom. The summer students from East Mark High School um in JOTC uh program successfully participated in the 26 Raider Leadership Academy further uh further developing leadership, teamwork, and resilience and character while representing Queen Creek with distinction. And then last but not least, uh we have an alumni spotlight for your for your reviewing tonight. And I'd like for Katie to go
014ahead and play the video. >> [music] >> Hi, I'm Michaela Asi and I graduated Queen Creek High School in 2022. I had a ton of teachers ever since third grade when I started in the district that have constantly reached out and have had my back, been by my side and have been a resource. They have been on my side through this whole process and even beyond college. I find myself, especially now in the whole midst of being a first year teacher, still lesson planning and figuring out what all I need to do and then how to run my classroom. I've been looking back a lot on my experiences. Being able to see what I liked different teachers doing, what I found helpful in the classroom that they did that I can kind of go back
015to and be like, okay, I need to try this in my own classroom. >> I don't know if she mentioned that ever. I missed it, but she's actually starting her teaching career in a neighboring district. And she was a student spotlight recipient that we interviewed years ago. I don't know if you remember Michaela, but it's an awesome story. And that concludes my superintendent report. >> All right. Thank you. That brings us to call to public. I'll read the call to public policy statement. Individuals who wish to address the board are requested to complete the appropriate form prior to the meeting and give the form to the board secretary. Members of the board may not discuss items that are not specifically identified on the agenda. Members of the board are also not able to comment even
016if the information is incorrect. Therefore, pursuant to ARS 38-431.01H, action taken as a result of public comment will be limited to directing staff to study the matter, responding to any criticism, or scheduling the matter for a future agenda. The board requests that all comments be limited to three minutes or less and that the public refrain from the use of speech or language that is inappropriate pursuant to board policy 1-302. In the event that there are more than five requests to speak, the time will be limited to one and a half minutes for each comment. The board president also reserves the right to limit discussion whenever she deems such action appropriate to the proper conduct of the meeting. We will go ahead and get started with Jess Jessica Snider. That one and make sure the green
017lights on. Okay. Everyone on the board has been informed of the law you're breaking by denying transportation for the students that plan to attend EVIT. Glad to know you care as little about the law as you do about our students. You claim you have our children's best interests in mind during these fights, but have done little to prove that. We as parents have our kids' best interests in mind by supporting them with their career choices and their plans to attend EVIT to achieve them. Your CTE programs are a joke compared to EVIT. Your success rate of completion is laughable and the district does not offer anything equivalent to a lot of the programs offered through EVIT. By pulling transportation, you're making it difficult and discouraging our children from attending EV. Therefore, breaking the law. Having
018school counselors call to get my kid to switch her schedule and unenroll from EVET. Breaking the law. We all know this is a money power play that has nothing to do with our children's best interest. Please remember you all will be up for reelection someday. What side do you want to stand on? What's best for our children or chasing paper? The Arizona Revised Statute is 15-393U and it states a school district or charter school may not prohibit or discourage students who are enrolled in that school district or charter school from attending courses offered by a CTE program. Um, to discourage is to cause someone to lose confidence, hope, or enthusiasm, or to try to prevent an action by making it seem unappealing or difficult. Queen Creek Unified School District has offered transportation to and from
019EVIT for over 20 years. By pulling that transportation that has always been provided, you are discouraging students from attending EVET. >> Thank you. >> All right, next up is Kendra Andrews. Hello, I go to East Mark High School and I'm starting 11th grade. Ever since I was little, I've known exactly what I wanted to be. Getting accepted into the vet assistant program was a very big accomplish for me. I locked in really hard and I pushed to keep my grades good enough to get in. I've gone to this school district ever since I was in kindergarten. I've gone I've friends that I've known ever since I was five and I would love to really graduate them graduate with them. If transportation isn't available, my options are either to go online and to still go to
020EVIT or to drop off and graduate with my friends. They both don't seem fair to me, which transportation shouldn't be an issue. After finding out EVIT has offered many options to prevent transportation issues, I feel like this district is trying to steal my opportunity. I've worked so hard to get If you truly cared if this about this students, you wouldn't be taking my opportunities away. >> Thank you. Uh, sorry if I mispronounced it. Janney Gossit. Good evening. My name is Jamie Gosset and I'm the mother of Gabriella Gossid who is here with me. She's a Queen Creek High School senior who will be starting her second year at EVID at the PM cosmetology program at the Power Campus. I know this board has a responsibility to protect the financial interests of our district. I also
021understand there are complicated negotiations taking place with EVIT and I respect that those are difficult decisions. But tonight, I'm asking you to remember that behind every line item and every legal agreement is a real student, a real family, and real challenges that can impact that student and the family for the rest of their lives. My husband and I fostered for 14 years in Illinois and adopted three beautiful kiddos along the way. That choice has led me to learn to be an advocate for my kids and to uh especially for their educational needs. Also, on May 1st of this year, I became a solo parent when my husband and Gabby's father, Dr. TK Gossip, passed away very unexpectedly from an undiagnosed health condition. I am now the sole provider for my family. When we received news
022that transportation services were being stripped from the kids in the EVIT programs, I knew immediately it would be a major and perhaps uh crushing hardship, not just for me, but for hundreds of other kids. My daughter isn't asking for special treatment. She's asking for the opportunity to finish what she started. For Gabby, this is her career, not just something fun to pass the time. She's been doing her dolls hair since she was nine years old in very elaborate styles, and this will be the culmination of her dream of doing hair. The adults in this situation may disagree over contracts, funding, and legal issues. Those conversations should continue until a fair agreement is reached. But I respectfully ask that we keep the most important thing, the students, at the front of our decision- makingaking. I understand
023there are talks on the table. There is still time to do the right thing. Please find a way to restore transportation services to students while the larger issues are resolved. Even a temporary agreement would allow students to finish their education without wondering whether uh they'll have to figure out how they can get there or how they can finish that. When our children look back on this moment, I hope they remember that the adults chose cooperation over conflict. Gabby deserves this and so do all the other kids and families. Thank you for your time. Thank you. Up next is Sarah By. Hello, good evening. Um, my name is Sarah Bby. I'm a parent of a public school student and here to speak about transportation between the schools to the EVIT main campuses. I want this board
024to know how deeply disappointing it is that you have refused to place this issue on your meeting agenda. Parents and students deserve an open discussion about the decisions that directly affect them. I have seen emails stating that boards, you and the other districts cannot discuss transportation because it's in the lawsuit. Need I remind you the transportation was not in the lawsuit. Instead, it has been used to become a point of leverage of an ongoing dispute between the nine districts and EVIT. Students and parents should never have been caught in the middle of the disagreements between the two bodies. Students and parents are not bargaining chips and we should not be made to bear the consequences of the decisions beyond our control. I urge this board and the eight other boards to stop hiding behind superintendence
025and legal counsel and instead fulfill the responsibility you were elected to carry out. Please work collaboratively with EVIT to reach a prompt agreement that restores transportation to our students for this year. Every day this issue remains unresolved. Students potentially lose opportunities. Families face unnecessary hardships. And confidence in public school leadership has diminished. You guys are already in competition with charter schools, vouchers. Save our public schools. Please put students first and resolve this issue without further delay. Thank you. >> Thank you. Um and Marty Trout. >> You're fine. Take your time. >> Dr. Barry, it's nice to see you again. I don't see a few others that I know, but uh it's very good, Miss Davis. I signed your petition recently. Now, doesn't mean I support you 100%. But it does mean I'm giving you the
026opportunity to [clears throat] do what's right by our students in Queen Creek. Each one of you has that responsibility. We fought to get EIT out here. I've been here since 1969. Long before probably most of you were even born. Do the right thing. Why do we have to come here and tell you that? Please put our students first. How many have graduated from EBIT? How many have gone there successfully and become great members of our community, of our state, of our nation? Please don't make an old granny come up here again. You know, let's get this done. I don't care what you think you know. I don't care what you think you're doing. Please, I advocate for the parents and the students. I don't have much I don't have any statutes to quote or any
027long-term law to give you. What I have is the pleading of your community to do what's right. Just do the right thing. Thank you for your time, Mr. Barry. It's wonderful to see you again. And all of you, thank you for your time and your support and your service to our community. Without you, it would be a disaster. So, I'm looking at your sign. Be kind. Be respectful. and show integrity. Do the right thing for everyone in this situation. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you. >> Thanks for including me. >> Yes, thank you. >> All right, that's the last of our call to public and that brings us to consent agenda. I can take this in its entirety. >> I move that we take the consent agenda in its entirety. >> First, do
028I have a second? >> All in favor? >> I All right. Now to our public hearing. Um we're going to go ahead and call to order the public hearing pursuant to ARS15-905. And um so we're called to order and public hearing for proposed expenditure budget and truth and taxation. Jessica Johnston. Thank you. Good evening, President Davis, members of the governing board. Um, in accordance with ARS 15905, a public hearing must be held um to present the proposed 2026 2027 expenditure budget for consideration of the residents of the Queen Creek Unified School District and um for potential adoption by the governing board. Um, tonight's public hearing will also serve as the requirement to give notice and hearing in order to apply any litigation recovery insurance proceeds and condemnation recoveries to expenditures greater than 250,000 pursuant to
029ARS uh 1513 and 1517. And this is also uh going to serve as our uh truth and taxation hearing for our adjacent ways levy. So um tonight's presentation um is uh in two parts. and it falls under um the uh priority area of effective operations and systems. Um throughout our planning for each fiscal year, we work to optimize the use of our funds um and make sure that we are leveraging them to the best benefit of our students and our community. Um and we strategize the use of our resources through balanced planning. Um the budget timeline is up on the screen for you right now. Um According to Arizona Revised Statute, the budget must be proposed um and adopted um prior to June July 15th. And so um this year our budget proposal was on
030June 16th and um the uh board took action to authorize the publication of the budget and the truth and taxation notification. Tonight's meeting is within that adop uh window to adopt no later than July 15th. Um we're going to look at this meeting in two sections tonight. We're going to go through the budget summary. This is a little bit of a repetition of um June's meeting um just because the u budget is required to be adopted in the same form that it was proposed in June. Um we're going to take a look at some highlights within the budget. We're going to compare our budget capacity um from last year to this year and then also take a look at what that impact is to QCUSD for fiscal 27 and dig a little bit into our
031M override. The second portion of our presentation this evening is a tax rate presentation and we're going to take a look at our estimated tax rates for this year and the changes from last year as well as the impact that the adjacent ways levy has on that for um the state of Arizona. The budget highlights um include a 2% funding increase that's um due uh an inflation factor. Arizona revised statute requires that um each year that per pupil funding either increases by 2% or inflation whichever is less. um inflation still continues to be a little bit higher than 2%. So, we have the um required 2% inflation factor. That takes the per pupil base level support up to $5,215 per student. And there's also a 2% increase to t transportation route mileage amounts. Um for
032the enrollment piece of our budget, um we have uh maintained the fiscal 26 ADM within our proposed budget for this year. Um, we always like to budget on the conservative ADM growth and that gives us the abil ability to revise for growth throughout the school year. Um, we're currently seeing our growth at the secondary level and so there is a 100 ADM shift from the elementary to the secondary budget. Um, as a reminder, tonight's budget does not include the one-time funds that we had access to last year. Um there was a onetime increase to district additional assistance as well as a onetime increase to the free and reduced B weight. Um they were not on the draft budget forms. We are grateful that the legislature did include them within the budget that the governor signed
033and so when we revise later in the year, we will capture those additional funds. Um our budget also includes the um remaining portions of the school facilities allocation for Eastark and for Chrisman High School. Um those funds uh are split over two fiscal years and they were fully appropriated in the uh fiscal 26 legislative cycle. However, there are some final project completion um aspects that will be paid um this year and so those remaining portions are included within our fiscal 27 budget. Um, we've also requested a $3 million total levy for adjacent ways. And I'll go into that a little bit more in the tax rate portion of presentation, but that equates to 21 uh dollar uh 21.64 cents towards the overall tax rate, which has in decreased from fiscal 26. Um, the overall tax
034rate has also decreased and continues to steadily do so. Um this um supports things like fire lane resurfacing, future elementary school projects, and our Chrisman High School buildout requirements. Um and as another highlight, of course, the um board approved teacher base pay of $56,125 from earlier this spring. This is a quick comparison of fiscal 26 to fiscal 27. Again, you'll see um pretty consistent from one year to the next just due to that um flat enrollment that we have or that um conservative growth estimate that we've uh budgeted according to. Um again, those one-time funds of district additional assistance and free and reduced weight are not included. And so that's why you'll see that um relatively consistent um budgetary uh support. The M override is also a key component of our budget, specifically our operating
035budget. We're very grateful to our voters um who reauthorized our override in um November of 2024. Um that override um accounts for about $16.5 million of our operating budget right now. Um and then of course our um allocation for our revenue control limit is about $110 million. That capital allocation that you see in the red um is um our base level funding for district additional assistance and that's about $ 8.5 million and that funds um what we call soft capital expenses things like software, technology, equipment and furniture for our district. Again, that reauthorization of the override um uh took effect this past fiscal year and um supports um some additional um priorities that were included within that election and that uh voter pamphlet. Um we continue to maintain class size um and those optimal teacher
036student ratios at the K8 level. Um, the override supports competitive salaries to help us retain and attract highquality educators and staff for our students. And it supports academic programs like our gifted program, RJOTC and naval program, music and arts, and our K5 reading and math and vocational um programming. And then the addition uh within this uh pamphlet also included academic supports um K3 teaching assistants which help support that um student to adult ratio at the early elementary level as well as math interventionists, reading interventionists, our secondary math lab FTE and um supports for math such as the summer bridge programming and math profession. The second portion of the presentation is our tax rates. We're going to take a look at the primary and secondary rates as well as our adjacent ways levy. Um you can
037see here on this slide the tax rates um uh progression from fiscal 25 through our estimated tax rates for this coming year. Um you can see in all of these areas that each of these components have um decreased um over the past three years. Um our total primary tax rate we're estimating at uh 3 uh.226 266 excuse me. And it's important to remember that that primary tax rate is really um the only portion of that that is not determined by the legislature is the adjacent ways portion. Um the QTR and the base level funding are really driven by uh legislative our our legislators at the state level. Um the total secondary tax is comprised of our override and our bond rates. Um and those are determined by voter approval. And you can see that our
038overall tax rate is estimated to come in at about $5.30 for this year. Um that secondary tax rate will continue to decrease um year-over-year without bonding authority as the district continues to make debt service payments and our community continues to grow. Tax rates um are impacted by our total net assessed valuation within QCUSD. And you can see in a growing district like uh Queen Creek that our net assessed valuation continues to grow as well. And what that means is that um our as more people move into this district um our the tax burden is continued to be shared about uh among more and more people. Um one thing to note and we talk about this every year is that even though our assessed valuation of our homes continues to rise um within the district, property
039taxes are levied on the limited property value and that's statutoily limited to increase only by 5% year-over-year. And so that's capped. This slide um depicts the steady um uh decrease of our tax rate within the district as a function of not only our net assessed valuation increasing but also um the growth of our community. Um it's comprised of three components. the primary tax rate in blue, the secondary override portion in gray, and the secondary portion um in red that is our bond tax rate. And so, as you can see, we've uh done a really um purposeful job of maintaining a flat or decreasing tax rate year-over-year as stewards of our community's um tax funds. Um adjacent ways is governed by um Arizona revised statute 15995. Um and the adjacent ways fund is very um uh
040very much regulated and it's uh designed for a specific purpose. Funds uh within the adjacent ways fund must only be used to ensure safe ingress and egress egress from our public school properties. Um that includes things like our fire and bus lanes. It can they can be used to pay for traffic signals um adjacent road improvements associated with requirements by the local municipality um uh in conjunction with construction that we're doing um to our schools. There's also a very big oversight piece. Um we are required to provide a truth and taxation hearing notice. We public it publish it within um a local um periodical. um our governing board results. Um the votes uh the results of the vote that you take this evening will then be submitted to the property tax oversight commission um along
041with our affidavit of publication for that truth and taxation notice. Um and then all of our project proposals have to be filed with the school facilities division within the Arizona Department of Administration. Um including detailed project costs and estimates to ensure that those expenditures align with the purpose of the fund. So we have followed all of the guidelines associated with that. Um we had our proposed budget presentation on June 16th where you authorize the publication of that truth and taxation notice that was published on June 23rd which is um in the requirement it has to be more than 10 but no less or more than no less than 10 but more than 20 days from the hearing. And so that was June 23rd. We also um released a press release um regarding the budget hearing
042and the truth and tax and we're here tonight um with the presentation for our public for the adjacent ways levy. Um we are asking to levy $3 million this year. That is a decrease from last year and the subsequent tax rate and cost per $100,000 of assessed value has also gone down with an anticipated uh $2163 per $100,000. Um the tax rate over the past three years as I've mentioned before has continued to decrease. the um QTR has decreased as well as our adjacent ways tax rate and a decrease in the overall tax rate as well. Um the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors meets on the third Wednesday of August every or third I'm sorry the third Monday of August every year in order to um review and um uh approve those final tax rates.
043So all of these are estimates until that takes place. The adjacent ways levy this year um again supports on-site and off-site uh improvements with approval from the SFD. Um some of the projects that were completed in fiscal 26 with these funds included um projects at East Mark High School, the widening of Capernacus, the right turn delane on Ray Road as well as the traffic light that went in on Ray. Um it helps support our transport our satellite transportation yard um with additional bus parking for our fleet to accommodate our district growth. And it also helps support the off-site requirements um including crosswalks uh the crosswalk that was proposed by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation. Um projects that are in progress of course the um the Cloud Road um exit at Chrisman High School as
044well as the offsite um work that the town of Queen Creek has required for that. Um there's also been projects to um resurface fire lanes and bus lanes at our existing sites. These are planned maintenance projects um throughout the district that our operations team has been coordinating. And then for the future um pending our SFD approval for elementary 11 um these funds will also help support that um uh any um off-site requirements that are associated with that build as well as continued um plan maintenance projects for our fire lanes and bus lanes. Following tonight's presentation, um again, our our proposed budget, um we sent our tax rate estimates to the Maricopa County School Superintendent's Office. Um in following tonight's meeting, we'll uh send those um that information off to PT Talk as well. Um again,
045in August, the county board of supervisors finalizes those tax rates. Um, as a business office, we're currently in the encumbrance period in July and August. And that's um where we are closing out um u purchase orders and expenditures for fiscal 26 and also opening those um and working through um financial coordination for fiscal 27. Um the annual financial report will be presented in October. So mark your calendars for that. Um we'll also have our official submission of the AFR as well as our um override expenditure reporting which is required by statute. And then finally any future budget revisions. Um we're looking to revise on our final forms um which will include again those one-time funding pieces that were approved within the budget this year. Um we have a potential revision um throughout the year in
046December. We typically bring one um to capture additional growth and then final revisions for the budget are in May of 27. And with that, I'm happy to take any questions. Any questions? All right, that brings us to the public hearing. Request to speak regarding the 2026 2027 expenditure, budget, and truth and taxation. Any request to speak? All right. So, we will go ahead and adjourn the public hearing. Um, get a motion to adjurnn. >> First, do I have a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Okay. Brings us to action items. Discussion and possible action to adopt the proposed 2026 2027 expenditure budget. Jessica Johnston. >> Thank you, President Davis. Members of the governing board, you just heard the presentation of our proposed budget um with the public hearing for the truth
047and taxation. um recommend approval by roll call vote for this uh year's annual budget. >> Perfect. Do I have a motion? >> I move that we adopt the proposed 2026 2027 expenditure budget and levy uh and levy the increased property taxes for adjacent ways projects for FY27. I have a second [snorts] no on this one. >> Okay, I'll second it. And then um any discussion on it? >> I have a statement I'd like to make. this would be the time. >> I'm voting no on raising taxes for rising expenditure costs because I believe it is irresponsible to take more taxpayer money while entangled in costly litigation over the district's failure to meet an agreement for an IGA with EVIT. This issue has not only caused unnecessary stress for parents and students, it is costing our
048district tens of thousands of dollars. Parents have been left without good communication, options for transportation, and very little guidance on how to navigate this time of insecurity. The district must show greater respect for not only the financial burden on taxpayers, but the emotional toll this litigation has taken on the families we are here to serve. For this reason, I vote no on this item. >> Okay. Any other discussion? Okay. Um, all in favor? Samantha Davis, I. Jennifer vote I >> okay motion passes and we will move to proposed action to approve award of contract for RFP26-06-31 for HR recruitment Vicky Harbert's girl. >> Good evening President Davis and governing board members. >> Is it on? The green light's on. >> Green light's on. But >> yeah. Can you hear me now? >> There we go.
049>> Okay. >> Good evening, President Davis and governing board members. This action item is for RFP26-06-31 HR recruitment services. District staff completed the competitive solicitation process to secure recruitment services that disport um that support the ongoing staffing needs and anticipated growth. An evaluation committee reviewed and scored each proposal using the established evaluation criteria with costs considered along with the additional factors. The committee is recommending a multiple award because the district's recruitment needs vary across a range of positions including hard to fill vacancies. Awarding multiple vendors does not obligate the district to contract with all of them. services will be authorized only through the issuance of a purchase order, allowing the district to leverage different recruitment strategies and specialized services based on staffing needs. The recommended vendors are listed in the agenda attachment. These awards will
050support QCUSD's ongoing recruitment efforts by providing the services and expertise needed to attract and secure highly qualified employees. We recommend approval. Thank you. Any questions? I'll take a motion. >> Recommend approval award of contract for RFP26-06-31 for HR recruitment. >> First, do I have a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor? >> I I All right, that brings us to personnel. I can take this in its entirety. >> Move that. >> Move to approve personnel in its entirety. >> First, I have a second. >> Second. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> All right. Announcements. Upcoming board meetings. Tuesday, August 4th, 2026. Tuesday, September 8th, 2026. Tuesday, October 13th, 2026. Calendar of events. July 8th through 9th and 13th through 14th is uh the 2026 new teacher orientation. Thursday, July 16th is
051meet the teacher. Monday, July 20th is the first day of school. And Wednesday, July 29th is the interfaith breakfast. With that, I'll take a motion to adjurnn. >> First, do I have a second? >> Second. >> All in favor? I. >> Thank you.