001oh wait are we ready yep okay 6:30 I would like to call the meeting to order um I first off want to thank again the amazing string student here and their wonderful performer teacher and I know we asked you to stay for a sec while they do Pledge of Allegiance do we have parents here can you stand so we can acknowledge you and thank you for bringing your students thank you so much so I would appreciate if um everybody would rise and we can uh have the Pledge of Allegiance led by these wonderful students and then please stay standing uh for a moment of silence to honor the memory of Pinnacle high school student Grayson Briggs United States of America thank you very much may we have roll call please Mr panta here Mrs case
002is absent this evening Mrs Greenberg here Mrs Baker here here Mrs Christensen here thank you next on the agenda is approval of agenda Dr Bales thank you president Greenberg items approved by consent will not come up for a discussion during the meeting but will be approved when the agenda is adopted this is possible since members of the governing board receive the agenda along with backup materials at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and have have time to review and consider all items prior to the agenda being adopted members of the governing board may ask that an item be removed from the consent agenda and brought to the the floor for discussion at the appropriate place on the agenda any member of the audience who submitted a blue public comment card prior to the start
003of the meeting will be recognized to speak on that agenda item under items for approval I would like to offer the agenda as posted thank you Dr BS uh we receive no blue comment cards um so nobody has asked nobody from the audience has asked to move anything does any member of the board wish to move anything from the consent agenda seeing none uh Mrs Baker may have a motion to approve the meeting agenda and recommended consent agenda items so moved all those in favor please say I I I any opposed please say nay any extensions Mo motion passes unanimously next on the agenda is governing board statements Mr pant I'll start with you hello everyone welcome to the board meeting I'm glad you're all here with us tonight last week I had the privilege
004of going to the United parent council's teacher appreciation event where all these how many was hundreds right hundreds of teachers I don't have the exact numbers a thousands were nominated and almost all of them actually got these Awards so so many that we had to go to uh North Kenyon High School to to meet them all and let them know how much we appreciate appreciate them I got to see some of my old friends some colleagues and that that was always that's always rewarding and we got to hear some letters some of those were read out loud and we got to hear what parents said when they nominated these teachers over and over again they talked about the special attention or the individual attention given to the students how much the caring and the the
005feelings of those students were emphasized I didn't maybe my memor is faulty but I didn't remember any single letter talking about how wonderful their test scores were okay we all want good test scores we all want education but our teachers and so many of them I know are getting acknowledged for that they understand to get the highest test scores the students got to be all right inside you don't give your best performance when you have things and issues going on I'm so proud that so many teachers were nominated and had those kinds of comments by parents and I know the ones that weren't nominated are doing the same thing so way to go teachers thank you very much thank you Mr panta Mrs Baker first I just want to say that kindergarten performance was like
006the best performance I have seen yet it made my whole week I loved it um I also went to the teacher appreciation which was amazing UPC did a great job putting that together it was so um nice to see all the teachers honored and get pictures with them and see them walk across the stage and the so I won't go into detail because Mr panta did that but I did go see Horizon's battle of the bands and that was fantastic that was incredible the kids are the kids are amazing and if you get a chance to go see a horizon performance you should definitely go because those kids will blow you away and so um that's it I just want to compliment them thank you thank you Mrs Baker Mrs Christensen good evening everyone I
007just would like to welcome everyone in attendance today especially some of our students that are here that will be honoring later and um of course our lovely teachers that participate a lot of times and um all the community members so thank you for coming today I would also like to thank UPC for an amazing event and again I won't go into it um Mr panta did a phenomenal job of explaining it but um it's so important for us to honor our amazing amazing Educators and they put on a their I believe it was a second annual event and they did a really great job I'm also grateful that our district really focuses on Steam because science technology engineering mathematics are all great but the Arts the a in Steam the Arts help with all of
008those other areas music as mathematic um when you do art it it stimulates your mind so I'm so grateful um I also attended the Horizon pop concert yesterday um or was it Tuesday Tuesday and um it was phenomenal I did want to say a shout out to Alison clue she used to have a partner helping her but she's doing this all by herself now with with a lot of volunteers and assistant but um this is Broadway caliber performance stuff and and between the costumes and everything they Horizon choir they did a phenomenal job and then um lastly I just want to send um love and purse to out to the Briggs family this evening so thank you thank you Mrs Christensen um I all of us actually got to be at the teacher appreciation I
009I not not to belabor it um it's teacher and staff so i' i' like to shout out to everybody um one of the letters read in fact was about um an amazing bus driver that we have which was just just a joy to hear um and so I want to like everyone else I want to thank our United parent Cil for putting this event on this has been something they've done for quite some time um but previously it was kind of here in the boardroom and we needed more space or they needed more space so that's why we we have they have moved it to uh high school auditoriums and I'm beginning to wonder if that's going to be enough uh pretty soon um also uh just want to do a shout out it was
010the annual um retiree and 25th anniversary event last week and as usual it was amazing um there are some folks who've been here at PV for more than 25 years who look like they just stepped out of college so you know it's kind of um but it was lovely to to see folks and to get to um thank those who are leaving and um thank those who are staying as well and I just want to thank everybody who's here particularly given we've got one week to go I'm sure some of you want to be back studying or your test um so we will move it along now and next on our agenda is Awards and recognitions Dr Bales thank you president Greenberg it's always a pleasure to highlight our students and staff and tonight's no
011exception Mr drogy will MC our honors tonight so this time I'd like to invite the governing board to join me in front of the Das good evening president Greenberg governing board members Dr Bales members of cabinet and attendees both inperson and virtual tonight we have several recognitions to share with you this evening we'll be inviting our honores to the front of the room for the recognition and photo so when I call your name please come to the front of the room our first honores tonight won the boys division 2 State doubles tennis Championship uh these Stellar athletes faced several opponents and ultimately won in a finals by 62 62 Victory these two have trained together and created a powerful Sports partnership please help me welcome from Paradise Valley High School nth garage ala and Yash
012talta for in an inspiring display of a F of a athleticism my apologies and teamwork our next honores clenched the division 2 state track and field championships and the all division state meet from Sprint to relay and from hurdles to shotput and discus these high schoolers dominated at each meet uh please help me welcome uh from Horizon High School the 800 meter 1600 meter and 3200 meter at division state meet Donovan bck from North Canyon I'll call all the uh athletes up at once for the 100 meter 200 meter and 400 meter run at the divisional state meet and the 4x100 meter relay at the all division State Meet Devin Henderson for the 100 meter hurdles and 4x 100 meter relay at both the divisional state meet and all division meet Rebecca Jade Garrett 4X
013100 meter relay at both the divisional state meet and all division state meet Demetria kasago 4x1 100 meter relay at both the divisional state meet and the all division state meet Olivia Jus 4X 100 meter relay at the divisional state meet Tiana beckets shot put in discus at the divisional state meet Emanuel Hernandez e continuing with track and field from Paradise Valley High School boys long jump at the all division state meet Nathan Williams e finally tonight uh recognition um that I'll turn the honors to Dr Bales retiring administrators tonight I want to recognize uh Donna Ally Donna Ali has spent 30 years as a teacher and principal in our district and she is a true unicorn in the profession as she spent all 30 years at Mercury Mine Elementary School which is a rare
014fee under uh under her leadership she has helped create a positive culture where teachers and staff are engaged with parents to create a strong sense of community and as a result Mercury mind has a history of High student achievement and a strong uh family satisfaction her footprint will long be felt at Mercury mind and we wish her the best in her retirement and as she retired midye she's tied up doing retiree things right now so she is not with us tonight but we wish her the best and I also would like to recognize Laura herbine for the past five years I have had the distinct pleasure of working alongside Mrs herbine in her role as director of student services she has proven to be an invaluable resource to our principles our teachers and parents in
015the support of Student Success uh she started in PB schools in 200 uh six as the principal of Cactus View Elementary School where she served for eight years before being asked to lead Pinnacle Peak prep uh under her leadership she transitioned Pinnacle Peak from a k6 school into the district's only K8 school which was Quite a feat and in total she has dedicated 35 years of her life to public education and uh we congratulate her on her retirement and I'd like to thank her for being a great companion and friend over the last five years for I can there we go I I know how to use an outside you know playground voice too it's my pleasure uh As We Gather tonight to celebrate another truly remarkable administrator Dr Steve and jerus for an incredible
016half a century Steve has dedicated himself to the PB schools Community from his days as a student to his role as currently as assistant superintendent his impact has been undeniable Steve's professional Journey began at North Canyon where he completed his student teaching under the guidance of wonderful Phil Stanfield Miss Stanfield recognized Steve's potential early on highlighting his conscientiousness intelligence and genuine care for students this passion for Education resonated with Steve himself has evidenced by his belief that all students can learn and his commitment to making those connections happen every day he wrote that on his very first application in 1993 yes Steve's career flourished as he transitioned from teacher to administrator he began his teaching career as I mentioned at North Canyon where he not only excelled in the classroom but also mentored students through
017the yearbook and newspaper clubs after a very brief one semester stint outside of the district Steve returned taking on leadership roles as assistant principal at Desert Shadows Middle School and principal of Sandpiper Elementary School notably Dr jerus played a very pivotal role in transforming Sandpiper into a successful full Spanish Immersion School his leadership then extended to the district level while he served as director of assessment and then director of student services for elementary and finally as assistant superintendent for leadership Elementary Steve impacts Steve's impact extends far beyond his professional achievement he is renowned for his creativity a man who also writes plays video records and edits short films and movies sometimes friends are in them and dabbles in various art forms he's quite a woodworker at that some of us have enjoyed even enjoyed his
018oneman show at the Herberger Steve embodies the very best of educational leadership he is confident caring and committed to Student Success he makes informed decisions based on data he never loses sight of the human element Steve is also a true team player an effective communicator and a man on unwavering Integrity honesty and fairness on a personal I'm incredibly fortunate to have served alongside Steve as a colleague and considering to be a member of My Tribe I'm confident his next Endeavor as a full-time faculty member at Northern Arizona University will just as amazing and impactful Dr jarus your dedication to PB schools and the countless students you have touched is truly inspiring thank you for your remarkable journey and here's to many more chapters filled with your passion and creativity you get your s hyper Stars
019and that President Greenberg concludes this evening's Awards and recognitions next on the agenda is superintendent comments Dr Bales thank you president Greenberg in PB schools we engage we Inspire and we nurture students through high quality instruction meaningful educational opportunities and dynamic learning experiences and one of those experiences is the seals program the Arizona Department of Education recognizes the Excellence of high school graduates with this program and celebrates students who have excelled in a particular area of study PB schools is proud to offer the highly coveted Arts proficiency seal which is awarded to students who have achieved academic excellence in arts education and have completed a rigorous set of extracurricular activities and a Capstone project to earn the Arts proficiency seal student artists must first complete four credit creds of qualifying Arts courses while maintaining a
020minimum GPA of 3.0 showcasing their consistent outstanding academic performance additionally students are also required to engage in at least 80 hours of extracurricular activities in the Arts Fields these activities allow them to gain practical experience develop their creative thinking skills and enrich their art history and cultural knowledge all five PB schools comprehensive high schools have students receiving this dis distinguished honor and this year 86 students earned their Arts proficiency seal please help me congratulate these students on their hard work discipline and dedication each year the City of Phoenix recognizes young people for their leadership and exceptional achievement through its outstanding Phoenix youth leader of the Year program this year Joel W Klein of Pinnacle High School and isan Vari maladi from Paradise Valley were named The Phoenix youth leader of the year for district 2
021as part of this recognition both students were honored at a lunch in they got a free lunch where they were presented with a certificate and a cash prize furthermore both honores will have the opportunity to participate in city-wide programs and make special appearances toot youth issues congratulations to both these students recently the Arizona Department of Health Services awarded PB schools a platinum award through the healthy Arizona work sites program Hop Award The Hop Award is awarded to businesses that are making efforts to positive impact the health and well-being of their employees their families their Community through work site Health initiatives and promising programs some of our health and wellness options include the well Styles wellness program second. MD services our annual community 5K run walk run and the employee assistance program just to name a
022few thank you to all of our employees who work diligently to provide Platinum level Wellness to PB schools and finally tonight I'd like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to all the students and staff who had worked so hard this school year and are ending on a strong note next week marks a significant milestone for all of our students as they wrap up the school year and move on to their next grade level and I'd like to give an extra shout out to the graduating class of 2024 who will celebrate their accomplishments through commencements over the next week we wish all of our graduates the very best of luck as they embark on A New Path and continue their journey of Excellence Beyond Paradise along with all of us here at PB schools I'd like I
023take immense pride in our students and staff and recognize The Incredible Journey each individual has taken to reach this point you have certainly shown that there are many Journeys to Excellence congratulations and thank you for choosing PB schools those president Greenberg conclude my comments thank you Dr bals next on the agenda are items for approval and first is consideration approval of administrative Personnel actions thank you president Greenberg governing board members cabinet and guests tonight we present free approval to outstanding individuals as principal leaders for next school year Dr Holmes would you please share thank you Dr Bales Madam president members of the board Shelley Richardson is currently the principal at Lone Mountain Elementary School in Cave Creek uh she ear a Bachelor of Arts and communication from ASU a master of science in educational leadership
024from NAU and if approved she will receive salary and benefits consistent with the PVP bargaining agreement we recommend that you approve Miss Richardson to be the next principal at Fireside Elementary thank you Dr Holmes uh Mrs Baker may I please have a motion to approve the recommendation to hire Shelley Richardson for the position of principal at Fireside elementary school as presented so moved any board member wish to make a comment seeing none all those in favor please say I I any oppose say nay any abstentions motion passes unanimously congratulations Mr Richardson please stand up there we go do you have any family you would like to introduce us to Dr Holmes Madame President members of the board uh Stephanie TWY is currently the interim principal at Mercury Mine Elementary School uh she earned a Bachelor
025of Science in elementary education from na a master of education in educational Administration from GCU and if approved she will receive salary and benefits consistent with the PVP baring agreement I don't know if this will be for the next 30 Years but we do recommend you approve Miss toy to be the next principal at Mercury Mine Elementary School uh Mrs Baker Ray please have a motion to approve the recommendation to hire Stephanie toak for the position of principal at Mercury Mine Elementary School as presented so move does any member of the board have wish to make any any comments seeing none all those in favor please say I I I any opposed say nay any extensions motion passes unanimous congratulations Mr would you like to introduce us [Laughter] thank you all so much for joining
026us next on the agenda is discussion and possible action to submit policy priorities for inclusion in the Arizona School Board Association 2025 uh political agenda um I just want to remind everybody based on the discussions at our May 2nd board meeting I'd like to summarize the list of top five priorities and two additional items for consideration to submit on behalf of the board uh first was maximize State funding for competitive salaries to attract recruit recruit and retain talented teachers and staff increase the pipeline of certified teachers increase the diversity of the teaching force and for difficult to fill positions uh the second one was eliminate unfunded mandates and administrative burdens uh the third was to oppose regulations policies and restrictions that overburden or unnecessarily penalize Educators and support staff as they educate and care for
027students the fourth was establish financial and academic transparency for all institutions and individuals that accept public funds enforce Financial requirements and seek recovery of improperly received Andor expended funds by individuals charters in public schools private schools and organizations and the fifth one was repeal any program that gives public funds for private schools vouchers employment excuse me empowerment scholarship accounts and private school subsidies from school tuition organizations and prevent any further future expansion um add addition items for consideration were promote and fund programs such as project momentum to increase academic achievement in K12 education and to support full funding for special education uh Mrs Baker may have a motion to approve the submission of the top five priorities and two additional items for consideration for inclusion in the Arizona School boards Association 2025 political agenda as
028presented so moved does any board member have any comments Mr panta yes so um I like everything we've agreed to um that special education one if we could um put it in that list of i bullet two on that first one because I I'd like to get something in there about J Jr junior Roc you know those kind of programs as being something that we uh uh think that should be funding should be provided for I mentioned last the last award meeting right I mentioned that the RC thing Junior RC so what do youall think about that I mean what would the item look like well we talked about because uh special education there's um under adequate and Equitable fund for district schools at the least National you know that one the second bullet was
029to provide consistent dedicated sources and there's a whole list of items there that one that was not listed with special education specifically but also um nothing to do with ro TC type of um work unless it's under one of those other categories that I'm not just understanding that so if we could add them both there or U I'd like your thoughts on that does anybody Mrs Baker I just like what would the legislation look like for J well right now they're not providing any the only funds that are provided by the federal government for that right you know like the Air Force and that they provide the the funds to help out with those programs Dr Bells is that correct that's part of the U the program yes and then for example we might have
030to provide funds from the district to help support those programs right we do we provide half the funds it'd be nice if the state contributed funds to help with that instead of just out of our budget normally maybe they dedicate a special source of funds just for that that's kind of where I'm thinking about yeah president Greenberg Mr pantura there are a couple other bullets on the uh the entire list that you've had an opportunity review that refer to ceds right um and so um there's I I thought I saw CTE as well fully restore 9 through 12th grade CTE eligibility and funding to increase access for work-based learning expansion that kind of falls under the that bullet point because um J roty programs whether they be Army Air Force space force whatever Branch um
031is a secondary program and so there are a lot of districts that are just K8 um and as a secondary program it's one of many CTE programs so it may be that you you know talk about and endorse CTE as a general program and then there are site based decisions that that come out of that effort so it falls under that umbrella you're saying it does well then I'm not going to worry about it if it's if it could be included there and we could get funds from the state from that Mrs Christian I actually like Mr Pantera's idea and perhaps you can make a motion to to um include some sort of language because I I do think while it is included under CTE I think it would be nice to to put some
032language in there that just so that we as a board are saying that we support Junior RC program I like the idea but you'd have to make a motion to do that Mrs Greenberg I think you Mrs Baker I just uh with the state budget being in such a deficit I worry that that would become an unfunded mandate and then we're still trying to find money to support the JC programs well yeah but see I agree it should it should be funded that that bullet point talks about base funding in there it have to be funded I you know yeah I don't want another mandate without the funding we got enough of those that's for sure um president Greenberg Mr Panter I would just offer that we have moved forward in funding the uh Army
033ROTC program that will kick off this fall at North Canyon all right and and if if like you said if it's already covered under one of these other bullet points then I'm I'm not over concerned as long as we take care of you know make sure there's funds from the state anyway we can get but if it seems to be there then I'm not going to press it further and just stick with what we've already agreed to in the last board meeting does anybody else have any other comments anything else they want to uh seeing none Mrs Baker may I have a motion to approve the submission of the top five priorities and two additional items for consideration um actually you already moved that I'm sorry um seeing so there are no other comments correct
034all those and Mrs Christenson sorry I just want to say that I appreciate the the board including the priorities that Mrs case and I made last time to focus on um the two that we added so I do appreciate that and I um I just wished in the future may perhaps asba would not call it political agenda because it just has a very negative connotation as um the school boards association should not be having have a political agenda but um that's just my own personal preference but I do appreciate the ones that we added from last time thank you Mrs Christensen anybody else have any other comments all those in favor please say I I any opposed please say nay any extensions motion passes unanimously um next on the agenda now that we have uh
035those in place uh is consideration and possible action to appoint a delegate to serve at the Arizona school boards association's delegate assembly um following past practice are there any nominations for individuals to serve as our official delegate and as our alternate delegate uh for the 2024 delegate assembly at this point let's just look at the one meeting um not necessarily all three where we need a delegate because you know schedules change and we can we can get to the the other ones the county meeting and the business meeting at a lettery time so let's just look at uh the delil get assembly which is on that what is it September 97 whatever it is Mr panta I did that last year I'd be happy to do it again this year okay Tony says yes Mrs
036Christensen I would also like to throw my name in the Hat because I think we need uh different voice I know that asba is very interested in promoting different um diverse voices and I I believe that I would bring um a different perspective to the delegates the delegate assembly Mrs Baker any [Laughter] thoughts um I think Mr panta has done a great job and I would second that or whatever needs to be done so maybe Mr pant is the delegate and Mrs Christensen is the alternate my theory is that my job is not to be my own voice but be the voice of the board whatever the board decides what I bring before the board not have my own ideas or a different perspective than than the board's perspective that's how I feel about the
037job any other comments so may I have a motion if you guys don't like it we can switch us around to approve uh Tony panta to serve as official delegate and Sandra Christensen to serve as alternate delegate to represent Paradise Valley Unified School District governing board members at the Arizona School boards associations delegate assembly to be held on September 7 20124 Mrs Baker so moved thank you does any anybody wish to make a comment or switch that or any thoughts uh seeing none all those in favor uh please say I I I any oppos say nay any extensions motion passes unanimously thank you both for stepping up to do that next on the agenda is consideration approval of recommended list of supplemental resources is the second read Dr Bales thank you president Greenberg governing board
038members cabinet and guest tonight miss copen and her team will present for approval the recommended list of supplemental resources uh for um this is the second reading so it is for approval we'll be happy to answer any questions there are no changes from the last presentation so Mrs Baker may I have a motion to approve the recommended list of supplemental resources as presented so moved does board member wish to make a comment Mrs Christensen I would just like to thank the committee once again um you all you all did a phenomenal job and I just want to express my appreciation for the hard work because I know it is a lot of hard work doing that so thank you anybody else have any comments thoughts questions i' also like to thank the committee that list
039was just enormous and comprehensive and I appr appreciate that um we are bringing all of that to to PV as supplemental um nobody else has any other comments all those in favor please say I I I any opposed say nay any extensions motion passes unanimously next on the agenda uh consideration approval of resolution number 562 Dr Bales thank you president Greenberg governing board members cabinet and guest tonight miss copen Will present for approval an agreement between Paradise Valley Unified School District and a school in France for a student cultural Exchange program Miss copen president Greenberg and governing board yes this is a partner new mou um between Paradise Valley and um I do not know French so it's very hard to pronounce that school name but a school from France uh to provide an opportunity
040for Pinnacle High School Community to engage in an Intercultural experience 20 students from France visit Pinnacle high school for 5 days as part of a 13-day visit next year in February to Arizona and these students will also attend um Pinnacle athletic events as available and these students will be partnered with our Pinnacle high school students who are learning French so um the interactions both in French language and culture will benefit our students in authentic communication while also expanding French students exposure to English and American culture now I have to try it okay may I please have a motion to approve resolution number 562 in agreement between Paradise Valley Unified School District in L of academic de granal at Albertville France for a student cultural Exchange program as presented Mrs Baker so moved um any board
041members wishing that was my high school French coming up any board members wishing to make a comment Mrs Christensen yes I think this is a phenomenal opportunity for all the students involved and so if if you were involved in helping create this thank you or whoever in the district I think um I'm really happy that we can provide these types of opportunities to students worldwide yes I love these kind of programs when I was at um sororo High School in Scottdale back in the day we had a foreign exchange student we call the foreign exchange I guess that's what the still term from Yugoslavia I learned so much about a world outside you know Arizona was phenomenal when we say exchange they're just coming here we're not sending students to France it's just okay cool
042uh thank you for the information and again I really support these kind of programs anybody else um yes I agree these are just extraordinary opportunities and I I appreciate that that we can provide them so all those in favor please say I I those oos say nay any extensions motion passes unanimously next on the agenda is consideration and if deemed advisable to adopt resolution number 562 authorizing the issuance and sale of refunding bonds of the district Dr BS thank you president Greenberg governing board members cabinet guests tonight miss Baran will present for consideration and approval of the authorization of issuance of sale of pvsd refunding bond series 2024 miss beran Will you pre please present thank you Dr Bales president Greenberg and governing board just have a quick item for you this evening on the
043preliminary sales estimates for the potential to refund bonds uh this is really a summary here starting with the credit rating we have an aa1 with Moody's and a AAA with Fitch uh which is the highest rating and the best way to um analogize all of this is if you were to be uh refin financing your home or refinancing your mortgage that's effectively what we're doing here refinancing our debt to get a better interest rate I know that seems unlikely as interest rates are fairly high right now but they had been higher at times that we had uh done these bonds both the series B 2013 and series D 2014 on average those bonds with maturities between 2024 and 2031 um have an average interest of 3.92% and up to 52.4 million now uh we want
044to ensure that we're saving as much as possible for the taxpayer so you'll see in that bottom area there that we have in a minimum of a 3% refund if we go below that 3% we're not necessarily saving what we would expect to save so it could be up to that 52.4 million as long as we're getting at least 3% for each of those uh with the refunding we expect the interest rate to go down on average to 3.92% and that would be an approximate Savings of just under 1.5 million to the district taxpayers uh so we take an opportunity to um look for uh uh interest like this when we are able to save some uh pennies for the taxpayer it doesn't add up to a lot but I do believe that it's important
045to do this uh just as we would for our own personal finances and with that I'm happy to answer any questions you may have oh also Megan Burke with steel is here if there are any more detailed questions on specific finan ing thank you Mrs beran Mrs Baker mayad please have a motion to consider and if deemed advisable adopt resolution number 561 authorizing the issuance and sale of PB USD refunding bond series 2024 as presented so moved does any board member have any comments or questions Mrs Christensen thank you for presenting this it's always good to to be saving money for our district are there any res associated with doing this or are these are these um interest rates will they be fixed they're not going to be when once we do refund they are
046fixed what I'm going to do along with Ste is keep an eye out on interest rates we have up to a year to refund this after the board uh makes its authorization we will wait for that opportune time it's sort of been thought that interest rates would be going down but with CPI still going up or staying fairly high or higher than expected the interest rates haven't quite gone down so we have up to a year we're going to make sure that we sell at the opportune time and that's why we put in there at least 3% uh so that uh we don't have to to refund them if it's not in the best interest of the district to do that yeah perfect thank you you're welcome does any other board member have any other
047comments or questions uh seeing none all those in favor please say I I I any opposed say nay any extensions motion passes unanimously uh next on the agenda thank you very much Mrs beran and thank you for keeping an eye on those interest rates uh next on the agenda is uh gifts and donations I'd like to review a few the Arizona Community Foundation uh provided $5,000 to Greenway Middle School for sports partition participation fees in sports equipment uh the haral de and Eleanor f hoopman charitable Foundation gave Liberty Elementary School uh just under $5,300 for their library and the Quail Run PTO uh provided Quail Run with $2500 for the sixth grade field trip um we had many other donations I'd like to thank all of our donors if you are here personally thank you
048very much and uh Mrs Baker may I have a motion to accept gifts and donations please who Moved uh does any any board member wish to make a comment seeing none all those in favor please say I I I um any oppos say nay any extensions motion passes unanimously thank you uh next on the agenda is call to the public so please turn your attention to the video monitors call to the public is about to convene this portion of today's meeting allows the public the opportunity to address the governing board although state law does not require that the governing board hold a call to the public The Paradise Valley Unified School District and its board have chosen to do so because we believe it's important to hear about concerns and issues from our community while
049call to the public is not designed to be a discussion the board is here to listen due to Arizona open meeting law the governing board cannot respond to discuss or take any action on items brought up during this time however staff members may be directed to get back to you and address individual concerns as a reminder the point of this and every board meeting is to accomplish the business at hand and to be able to do so in an open and collaborative way all in attendance are expected to observe meeting rules as well as rules of politeness and decorum so that we may serve as an example to our students that issues can be be discussed in a respectful and civil [Music] manner so tonight we have four people who have submitted comment cards prior
050to the start of the meeting and each speaker will have three minutes for remarks as a reminder we ask that you please direct your comments to the board please State your first and last name when you come to the podium our first speaker is Eddie Jackson and our next will be Nicole kwick good evening Eddie Jackson I'm here tonight to speak about the presentation of PV spending report for 2023 that was presented by Miss beran at the April 18 2024 board meeting before I begin it's time we have an honest transparent conversation about PV funding instead of just echoing talking points like claiming that we are 49th in education we're not here in PV while I do appreciate the presentation on PV spending the presentation Cherry Picked the auditor General's report and was quite misleading
051the slide was presented this slide was presented in an effort to contrast PV spending versus p year State and National averages but only included limited spending categories totaling less than $10,000 Miss Baran erroneously stated quote we are below the national average because overall we receive about 5,000 less per student than the national average that is simply not true Mrs Miss Bergan failed to mention that the auditor General's report shows that the district spent $1 15,35 per student in fiscal year 2023 remember the report focuses on spending not Revenue the district received $15 15,778 per student in Revenue in fiscal year 2023 the district is receiving in record Revenue receiving 420 million in total revenues in fiscal year 2023 a 31.4% increase since 2018 total revenues includes federal state and local revenues and despite what you've
052been hearing our state revenues are also sharply increasing by 44.6% despite these large increases we've also experienced sharply declining enrollment losing over 4,300 students for more information I've presented tonight including these graphs please visit Eddie jackson.com and click on press releases thank you next is Nicole kwick followed by Craig laori so I have yet another meeting that I did not intend on coming and speaking and then I was um just moved to do so I can't tell you how impressed I am with your string program um it just really touches my heart in a very very special way Suzuki violin instrumentals I love it in every possible way it is so so important for children's development to have that that musical um input early there's a huge connection with math um there's a correlation between
053music and math it's just it it teaches children presence and it encourages them and gives them such a different way of looking at the world um and so just I wanted to say thank you thank you so much for that next is Craig Lori followed by Julie gunal thank you very much for the for the uh board my name is Craig Lori I spoke here probably November uh 4th 2021 and I spoke about three things music being played from Pinnacle High School fireworks and the segment timer being sounded and I'm here once a day once again today to talk talk to you guys after I've sent extensive number of emails to you guys about music being played from Pinnacle high school and a segment timer being sounded during football practice I understand during football during
054games if you're going to sound a segment timer where you have to start and stop the clock and everything else while I'm home trying to work and I hear a segment timer going off every five minutes it's quite annoying I have sent many emails to you all I've talked to uh Chris ASM about this extensively and yet it continues to happen music still being offensive still being heard in our neighborhood while I'm walking to the mailbox while kids are playing in the streets it's got to stop so two and a half years have gone by and I'm here talking to you guys about the same things I truly believe that it's in your best interest that you guys have everything at heart but what I'm seeing is a lack of is a lack of adherence
055to what the rules are that are written in your guidelines no one is enforcing it and as such there's no accountability I wrote you guys another email tonight which prompted me to come here to speak to you guys and to his credit Chris as m is he here no in back anyways he responded to me at 621 I appreciate that unfortunately it did not answer the mail which is the fact that I'm listening to a segment timer go off every five minutes in all the conversations some of the things that people have said is have you considered moving your house I'm in at 2.75% I ain't moving so if you're asking me to consider moving my house I would push back to the people who can't follow your rules have they considered updating their resume
056thank you very much last is Julie gunville thank you so much Madam president members of the board I am here tonight to say thank you um what shaken I'm Julie gunal I am a proud graduate of Horizon High School I have children children at Horizon at Sunrise and at North Ranch I am also here tonight and I swear we didn't plan this to enthusiastically and maybe even embarrassingly Heap praise upon the Strings program at Sunrise we just had our big concert last night and I don't have enough beautiful words about our director the fact that she is a professional musician the fact that she can get her students to make one or two or three or four years of progress in a single year with her is absolutely remarkable and having a middle child who
057entered Middle School being awkward and not know really knowing their place in the world finding it through music has been a powerful sight to behold so I thank this District again for funding this incredible arts program and as a wise woman Taylor Swift once said that people may fail us but music never has so thank you for funding this thank you all and next on the agenda are items for discussion uh this is the first read for the consideration of our recommended Literature list Dr Bales thank you president Greenberg governing board members cabinet guests and tonight miss copen and her team will present for consideration the recommended Literature list additions that's I think 12 of them uh that we present tonight for first reading Miss copin yes good evening president Greenberg govering board Dr bills
058cabinet and guest tonight's presentation is the first read of the Literature list committee recommendations this work marks our commitment to providing highquality learning materials for our classroom while adhering to ARS regulations and governing board policy that require approval for Core Curriculum and novels our objective was to identify and recommend novels that enrich and support our core content in grades fourth through 12th grade um English language Learners special education and gifted Shelley Edgar our elementary English language arts curriculum specialist and Jen young are secondary English language arts curriculum special will present the committee process and the recommendations and answer any questions you may have thank you president Greenberg and governing board members the purpose of this presentation tonight is to share with the governing board a first reading of the process and recommendations of the Literature
059list committee tonight we will Begin by acknowledging our committee members and purpose of their work on this committee then we will present the timeline and process and highlight the work that was completed to make this recommendation we also had an opportunity to get teacher principal and Community feedback and we will highlight our process of gathering the feedback from these stakeholders finally we will end the presentation with a recommendation and next steps pending board approval before we begin our presentation I would like to take a moment to introduce the dedicated individuals that served on this Committee in this group we have representatives from various stakeholders including including parents administrators teachers and Specialists every member on the committee brought their own individual experiences and insights providing us with a comprehensive vetting process of the novels being considered
060this process started in November of this school year and concluded in late April we truly appreciate this group and their work thank you to all of our members for their willingness to participate in this process the purpose of this committee is to review submitted titles and make a recommendation to the governing board to add new titles to the Literature list throughout this process the committee dedicated itself to integrating a variety of stakeholder viewpoints and perspectives understanding the value of diverse input in improving our recommendations the committee conscientiously adhered to a structured process detailed in the table to involve stakeholders and comply with open meeting guidelines or excuse me regulations in November of 2023 we submitted a call to committee to pvea UPC and PVP our committee was formed and the stakeholders represented various grade levels
061special education teachers of English Learners administrators and parents the committee followed open meeting guidelines with agendas and notices posted physically and online at least 24 hours before the meeting meeting minutes were promptly posted online within 3 days of each meeting additionally committee members were open or excuse me committee meetings were open to public attendance each meeting included dedicated time for community members to express their thoughts to the committee this inclusive approach aimed to involve the broader community in the decision-making process the task of inventorying evaluating And discussing all of the novels was thorough the process began with two teachers reading a novel and submitting the Literature list submission form which included detailed information about the content of the novel after the form was submitted principal reviewed titles submitted from their campus only titles that were
062approved by the principal were moved forward in the process since novels are considered supplementary we are asking schools to have discussions about how the novels align to standards and support the adopted Tier 1 curriculum our next step was to compile information about each novel and complete a rubric to determine whether or not a novel should be marked sensitive or sexually explicit this information was gathered from the Literature list submissions form as well as credible online sources such as common sense media and fet Destiny our committee met in grade level groups to review titles and discuss rubrics committee members had the option to read any of the titles and provide additional feedback the committee met several times to discuss the titles and finalize the rubrics additionally we met to discuss community review and vote on Final
063recommendations a reminder to the board that identifying books as sexually explicit is done in accordance to ar ar 151203 a link to the Arizona State Statute has been provided on the slide for the board to reference in addition to reviewing titles for sexually explicit content in PV schools we also vet the books for sensitive content such as violence substance abuse racial insensitivity Etc also a reminder that any book that is labeled sex sensitive or sexually explicit requires parent permission and an alternate title available none of the books that are being recommended tonight have met the criteria to be labeled as sexually explicit or sensitive the list of proposed titles was posted on the district website for 60-day Community review a poster with a QR code was posted inside and outside the district office lobby where
064it was displayed with other curricular adoption materials the QR code linked to the district Literature list Committee website where community members could review the list of titles and provide feedback in light of all that has been presented the recommendation to the governing board is to approve the recommended list of novels these titles include high quality and diverse literature that is gr appropriate aligned to standards and of high interest to students again there are no titles that are marked sensitive or sexually explicit pending governing board approval our next steps are to communicate the list of novels to teachers principls and District departments the Literature list committee process will reconvene to review new submissions in the fall of 2025 26 the submission form and timeline for new submissions to be considered are posted on our teacher website
065the Literature list process will be repeated every other year we appreciate your attention to this presentation the second reading for this adoption is scheduled for June 6th 2024 at this time we're happy to address any questions you may have thank you very much this is an item for discussion so does any board member have any questions or comments Mrs Baker I just want to thank you again for such a thorough presentation every time you two present all my questions are already answered in the presentation so thank you and thank you for your hard work thank you anybody else Mrs Christensen I would also like to thank you both for the for the thorough job that that you do and um thank you for following open meeting law and for um making things available for people
066to review I just have one question what um I'm familiar with Common Sense Media what is fet destiny that I'm assuming just another I just had never heard of that one is it a new no fet is a company and Destiny is this program that our um libraries use in our system and so all of our library books are cataloged through that um system and you can go in and you can see comments about a book there's customer reviews or I should say like um student reviews and and also just any reviews that are available so it's how our students can check out a book or see if a book is available in the library oh so it's so it's actually a a a system it's not an online review um like common because Common
067Sense Media when I think of that I think of oh I want to see what other people think about this book and there are reviews that are in there and so yes but it's it sounds like it's more than just reviews so it's more than reviews it gives you information and it tells you where the titles are available so if you know you can see if it's checked in or checked out okay thank you very much Mr panta and again literature lists we're talk about every school every book we have in the district or are these just used targeted for instructional purposes uh the Literature list would be books that are used for instruction in the classroom so for example a library could have some books that aren't on the Literature list that's correct for
068the kids to check out on their own yes okay thank you but all of our library books are cataloged so they're not we're not hiding library books um anybody else have any I just I just want to add my thanks I mean as usual incredibly thorough um looking at the list it's um looks like a fun list quite honestly least at least in the lower levels um but yeah looks like a great list so glad we could bring these forward does anybody else have any other okay this was first read so we will see you back in a couple weeks thank you very much what Mr Pandera did okay thanks um before we journ I would we've already been reminded but I'd like to remind everybody that the next regular board meeting will be held
069on Thursday June 6 2024 at 5:00 pm as it's our first summer meeting uh May Mrs Baker may have motion to adjourn so moved all those in favor please say I I I all those opposed say nay motion passes unanimously we are adjourned