July 1, 2025 5:15 pm (Doors open at 4:30 pm) - Regular Study & Voting Session

1. CALL TO ORDER - Governing Board President, Stan Goligoski
  

2. OPENING CEREMONY
  

2.A. Welcome - Governing Board President, Stan Goligoski
  

2.B. Pledge of Allegiance 
  

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Governing Board President, Stan Goligoski
  

3.A. Consider approving the agenda, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION: Board Policy requires the approval of the agenda.
  

4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Governing Board President, Stan Goligoski
   

4.A. Consider approving the minutes from the Study Session/Book Study and Regular Study and Voting Session meetings of June 17, 2025, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION: Board policy requires the approval of minutes.
  

5. PRESENTATIONS
  

5.A. Prescott Unified School District Education Foundation Update

Presenters: PUSDEF President Dave Klever and Executive Director Paul Kirchgraber.
  

6. INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS
  

6.A. Summary of Current Events
  

6.A.1. Superintendent
  

6.A.2. Governing Board Members
  

6.B. Community Comments shared with the Governing Board (what comments/concerns do Board members hear from the public in general).

Presenter: Governing Board President, Stan Goligoski
  

7. ACTION ITEMS
  

7.A. CONSENT AGENDA - All those items listed below may be enacted by one motion and approved as Consent Agenda items with or without discussion.  However, any item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately if a Governing Board member so requests.

The resolutions included in the Consent Agenda have been posted in order to waive the reading of the body of the resolutions. 

Consider approving the Consent Agenda as presented.
  

7.A.1. Consider approving the certified and classified personnel actions as presented.
  
RELEVANT INFORMATION: 
A copy of the personnel report is attached for review.
  
Presenter: Andy Binder, Assistant Superintendent/HR Director
  

7.A.2. Consider approving the donations as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:
Board policy requires acceptance by the Governing Board of all donations.  
 
Presenter: Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer
   

7.A.3. Consider ratifying the vouchers as presented. 
  
RELEVANT INFORMATION:
Arizona Revised Statutes require approval/ratification of all vouchers.
  
Presenter: Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer
  

7.A.4. Consider approving the Student Activities Fund Statement of Receipts and Disbursements for FY25 June, as presented. 

RELEVANT INFORMATION: Please see the attached reports. 
  
Presenter: Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer
  

7.A.5. Consider approving the authorization of line item Maintenance and Operation (M&O) expenditures in excess of the budget but within the total M&O budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 as presented.
  
RELEVANT INFORMATION: Per A.R.S. 15-605(G), this resolution allows the District to exceed budget line items within the Maintenance and Operations, with the understanding that the District does not exceed the total Maintenance and Operations budget in total. Please see the attached formal resolution.

Presenter: Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer
  

7.A.7. Consider approving the list of The TRUST approved Hearing Officers for student long-term suspension hearings for the 2025-2026 school year, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION: Governing Board Policy JKD outlines procedures to be used for long-term suspension hearings. The hearing officers listed on the attached document have been trained to serve in this position. Approval of these hearing officers places the district in compliance with the current Governing Board Policy.
  
Presenter: Clark Tenney, Superintendent
  

7.A.8. Consider approving an amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement between Prescott Unified School District and Yavapai College regarding Dual Enrollment courses, as presented. 

RELEVANT INFORMATION: 
This is an amendment to the original IGA dated August 6, 2024. Yavapai College and PUSD entered into an IGA for the purpose of offering college level courses that may be counted towards both high school and college graduation requirements, effective through June 30, 2027. Yavapai College and PUSD desire to update Exhibit A, "Type of Instruction Dual Enrollment Courses," as required based on the addition of five classes. 

Please see the attached document.
  
Presenter: Clark Tenney, Superintendent
  

7.B. PUBLIC HEARING - If a member of the public wishes to speak regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 Expenditure Budget, please complete and return the attached exhibit BEDH-E, Request for Public Participation in Governing Board Meeting to Sarah Torres, Administrative Assistant to the Governing Board prior to the public hearing portion of the agenda. This document can also be found under the Governing Board tab on the PUSD website: https://www.prescottschools.com.

For items with the potential to have many speakers, the overall speaking time may be adjusted by the Governing Board. Speakers will be called to speak in the order in which they signed up, first come, first served. 

Requests to speak that are emailed will also be first come, first served. Email requests can be sent to sarah.torres@prescottschools.com at any time prior to the public hearing of the agenda. 
  

7.B.1. Consider recessing the regular meeting to hold a Public Hearing to discuss the Fiscal Year 2026 Expenditure Budget.
  

7.B.2. Consider adjourning the Public Hearing and reconvening to Regular Session.  
  

7.C. STUDY AND VOTING SESSION -  If a member of the public wishes to speak to one of the following voting items, please complete and return exhibit BEDH-E, Request for Public Participation in Governing Board Meeting to Sarah Torres, Administrative Assistant to the Governing Board prior to the study and voting session of the agenda. This document can also be found under the Governing Board tab on the PUSD website: https://www.prescottschools.com.

For items with the potential to have many speakers, the overall speaking time may be adjusted by the Governing Board. Speakers will be called to speak in the order in which they signed up, first come, first served.

Requests to speak that are emailed will also be first come, first served. Email requests can be sent to sarah.torres@prescottschools.com at any time prior to the study and voting session of the agenda.
  

7.C.1. Consider adopting the Fiscal Year 2026 Expenditure Budget, as presented.
  
RELEVANT INFORMATION: According to A.R.S. 15-905, the district must adopt a budget no later than July 15, 2025. A copy of the Budget is attached for review.
  
Presenter: Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer
  

7.C.2. Consider adopting the proposed changes to the initial salary placement tool and to increase existing employees in affected positions to match the salary placement, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:
The proposed changes reflect an increase to the initial salary placement for the Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent and the District Benefits Coordinator. New responsibilities have been added to both of these positions, and upon review of other comparable Districts, it was determined that an increase would help PUSD remain competitive.

Presenter: Andy Binder, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources
  

7.C.3. Consider approving the 2026-2027 PUSD Academic Calendar, as presented.
  
RELEVANT INFORMATION:
School calendars must be approved by the Governing Board per Governing Board policy. The administration is presenting the Governing Board with the academic school calendar for the 2026-2027 school year. These proposed calendars are like our school calendars used in the past and represent a calendar "template" that staff and families seem to enjoy and best meet the educational needs of our students. 

Presenter: Clark Tenney, Superintendent
  

7.C.4. Consider approving the list of student fees and extracurricular fees for the 2025-2026 school year, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION: School District Governing Boards are required to adopt student fees annually at a public meeting.

Please see the attached list of fees.
  
Presenter: Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer
  

7.D. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS  
  

7.D.1. Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer, has prepared the School Board Summary Budget Report for your review. 
  

7.D.2. Review the proposed changes in ASBA Policy Services Advisory, Volume 37, Number 6, from May 2025, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:
Governing Board BGB requires first and second readings of all proposed policy adoptions and approval by the Governing Board. This is the first reading of the proposed changes. The Board will be asked to adopt the policies after the second reading. Any Regulations and/or Exhibits have been attached for review and do not require Governing Board approval.

The policy documents are attached.

Presenter: Andy Binder, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources
  

7.D.3. Policy Provider Discussion

Presenter: Andy Binder, Assistant Superintendent, Human Rescources
  

7.D.4. Requests for Future Agenda Items

Presenter: Governing Board President, Stan Goligoski
  

7.D.5. Meeting Dates: 
Study Session/Book Study: 5:00 pm, August 5, 2025 - Chapters 13 & 14 of How Not To Be a Terrible School Board Member.

Regular Study and Voting Session: 5:15 pm, August 5, 2025, in the PUSD District Office Boardroom.
  
Other Dates:
First day of school - Thursday, July 31, 2025
  

8. ADJOURNMENT