December 14, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. OPENING

I.1. Call to Order
If you have questions or comments related to items not on the agenda, you may address the Board during Part II of the agenda. For public comment related to items which are listed on the agenda for discussion and possible legal action, you may provide input during the time the Board discusses the item.  In either case, please complete a "Request to Speak" Form and submit it to the Board Secretary. Your name will be called when it's your turn to speak.

I.2. Roll Call

I.3. Pledge of Allegiance

I.4. Moment of Silence

I.5. Adoption of Agenda

II. Public Comments 
At the conclusion of the call to the public, Board members may respond to any criticism made by an individual who addressed the Board.  Board members may also direct staff to review the concern or request the item be discussed at a future meeting.  Board members may not discuss or take legal action on matters raised during this open call to the public. If you have submitted a Request to Speak form, the Board President will call upon you and ask that you please identify yourself by clearly stating for the record your name and address. Citizens are asked to restrict their comments to three (3) minutes. Groups wishing to speak should select a spokesperson to represent the view of the group. (Board President may refrain from reciting this section if no RTS forms have been submitted).

III. Board Meeting Minutes Not Previously Approved

III.1. Meetings

• November 9, 2023 Regular Session

IV. Presentation and Reports
(Notice must be specific as to the type of report that will be given, subject matter and who will be making the report. The Board may engage in discussion but will take no action during the meeting.)

IV.1. Superintendent's Report
Superintendent Mike Westcott will give a status update on the English Textbook Committee.

IV.2. Board Member Report(s)
Vice President Carol Anne Teague will report on her recent campus visit.

IV.3.   ↵Administration Report
Principal Genie Gee will introduce the following speakers/ presentations:

• Student Council Leaders Report

IV.4. Finance Report
Finance Director Lynn Leonard will give an update on current financial positions.

V. ACTION ITEMS - CONSENT
(Specific information on routine vouchers and personnel will be available at the District Office 24 hours prior to Board Meetings. Please see the Governing Board Secretary during regular office hours. All items listed hereunder are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be discussed separately.)

V.1. Approval of Routine Vouchers

V.1.1. Expense
#1014 - $  68,603.40
#1015 - $  15,290.35
#1016 - $    7,161.62
#1017 - $166,970.54
#1018 - $    2,036.99
#1019 - $166,449.88
#1020 -$  65,795.19

V.1.2. Payroll
#11 - $391,363.45
#12 - $380,758.19
#13 - $294,811.45

V.1.3. Bookstore Activity

V.2. Personnel - HR Report

• Certified, Classified, & Administration
• Winter Sports Coaching Staff & Stipends

V.3. Donation

• Hope Center Report
• Girls Tennis- Cash Donation- Southwest Tennis Foundation
• Girls Soccer- Cash Donation- Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
• Girls Soccer- Cash Donation- Shirley McNulty
• Theater Department- Lights- Worssam Family
• Boys Soccer- Cash Donation- PHX Cement Company
• Hope Center- Cash Donation- Carol Anne Teague
• Hope Center/Prom Closet- Mens Jeans/Slacks- Jeanne Hokerk
• Hope Center/Prom Closet- Hangers/Dresses/Jackets- Pat Monahan
• Art Department- Art Supplies- Monte Ricca

V.4. Agreements

• Preventive Maintenance Reporting Statement
• Regional Cooperative Agreement Between The Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind and the Mingus Union High School District No. 4.

V.5. Club  and Group Organization

• Triple Threat Booster Sponsors-Boys Basketball 
• Renewal of official recognition of the Mingus Connection as the District Foundation

VI. ACTION ITEMS - DISTRICT BUSINESS
(Specific items of District business as listed for consideration - may include various categorical areas as the business of the District necessitates Board discussion, deliberation, and action)

VI.1. 2023-24 Classroom Site Fund Distribution- Consideration and possible approval of the 2023-24 Classroom Site Fund payroll distribution plan. (Staff Resource: Lynn Leonard)

VI.2. 2024-25 Course Catalog- Consideration and possible approval of the proposed 2024-25 MUHS Course Catalog. (Staff Resource: Genie Gee)

VII. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS 
(Matters about which the Board may engage in discussion but will take no action during the meeting)

VII.1. First Reading of ASBA Policy Advisories 748-762- Information and Discussion of the most recent ASBA Policy Advisories as derived from enactments of the 56th Arizona Legislature. (Staff Resource: Mike Westcott)

VII.2. Information and discussion regarding student behavior guidelines and disciplinary actions found in the 2023-24 Student Handbook.

VII.3. Lighting Proposal- Information and discussion regarding the Nextera facility lighting proposal.  (Staff Resource: Mike Westcott & Lynn Leonard)

VIII. Executive Session

VIII.1. The Board may vote to convene an Executive Session to discuss personnel matters related to the Superintendent’s annual evaluation and performance pay pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.03(A)(1) and District Policy CBI, CBI-E. If convened, the Board will either move to a different location to hold the session or will ask those in attendance to leave the room and take with them all materials and ensure that no recording devices are left in the room.  Only members of the Board and those individuals whose presence is reasonably necessary for the Board to carry out its executive session responsibilities may attend the executive session. All business conducted in executive session is confidential.

IX. ACTION ITEMS - DISTRICT BUSINESS
(Specific items of District business as listed for consideration - may include various categorical areas as the business of the District necessitates Board discussion, deliberation, and action)

IX.1. Superintendent’s Performance Pay- Consideration and possible approval of the Superintendent’s performance pay as specified by the Superintendent’s 2021-2024 contract, Exhibit A, and related to the Superintendent’s goals for the 2023-2024 school year.

X. INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS 
(The Board will not propose, discuss, comment, or take legal action during the meeting)

X.1. Requests for Future Agenda Items
(The Board will not propose, discuss, comment, or take legal action during the meeting)

XI. ADJOURNMENT