July 7, 2026 5:00 pm (Doors open at 4:30 pm) - Regular Study & Voting Session

1. CALL TO ORDER - Governing Board President, Jane Robertson
  

2. OPENING CEREMONY
  

2.A. Welcome - Governing Board President, Jane Robertson
  

2.B. Pledge of Allegiance 
  

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Governing Board President, Jane Robertson
  

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, Jane Robertson
   

4.A. Consider approving the minutes from the Regular Study and Voting Session meeting of June 25, 2026, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION: Board policy requires the approval of minutes.
  

5. APPROVAL OF DONATIONS - Governing Board President, Jane Robertson
  

5.A. Consider Approving the Donations

RELEVANT INFORMATION: Board Policy requires the approval of donations.
   

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, Jane Robertson
  

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

7.A.3. Consider approving the Student Activities Fund Statement of Receipts and Disbursements for FY26 EOY, as presented. 

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

7.A.5. Consider approving the list of The TRUST approved Hearing Officers for student long-term suspension hearings for the 2026-2027 school year, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION: Governing Board Policy 5-306 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.6. Annual determination regarding participation of Arizona online charter school students in interscholastic athletics and activities (AIA Bylaw 15.3.1.2)

RELEVANT INFORMATION:
Approve the annual determination that students enrolled in Arizona online charter schools who reside within the Prescott Unified School District attendance boundaries are not eligible to participate in Prescott Unified School District interscholastic athletics and activities during the 2026–2027 school year.

Presenter: Clark Tenney, Superintendent
  

7.A.7. Consider approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between Prescott Unified School District, No. 1, and Kirkland School District No. 23 for vehicle maintenance and repair, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:
Kirkland School District owns vehicles that require repair and maintenance. PUSD employs a mechanic who will provide the necessary repairs and maintenance to Kirkland School District vehicles. The attached IGA lists the services PUSD will provide, dollar amounts, and details.

Presenter: Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer
  

7.A.8. Consider approving the FY 2026-27 Intergovernmental Agreement for Arizona Department of Education Title I, Part D, Grant Funding Between Yavapai County and Prescott Unified School District, No. 1., as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:
This Agreement establishes the terms of collaboration between PUSD and COUNTY for the delivery of educational services under Title I, Part D, Subpart 2 for neglected, delinquent, or at-risk youth at Prescott Lakes Parkway School (PLPS). This agreement shall require both parties to comply with the laws provided through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended, Title I, Part D, Sections 1421 - 1426, and any other respective federal and state requirements. By signing this Agreement, the parties acknowledge that PUSD does not have a mechanism to transfer the funds awarded to COUNTY. The parties agree and acknowledge that ADE may transfer funds from the original awardee (PUSD) to the COUNTY through ADE's policies or exceptions as applicable.

Presenter: Clark Tenney, Superintendent
  

7.A.9. Consider approving the Sole Source procurement of meal services from Baby Bird Industries for the 4-H/U of A 5th Grade Camp for the 2026-2027 school year, as presented.
  
RELEVANT INFORMATION:
Procurement guidelines require the Governing Board to approve vendors utilized as "Sole Source," which occurs when no reasonable alternative exists. This vendor is utilized to meet the specific needs of the Prescott Unified School District.

Presenter: Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer
  

7.B. PUBLIC HEARING - If a member of the public wishes to speak regarding the Fiscal Year 2027 Expenditure Budget, please complete and return the attached form 1.302.01, Request for Public Participation 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 2027 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 form 1.302.01, Request for Public Participation 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 2027 Expenditure Budget, as presented.
  
RELEVANT INFORMATION: According to A.R.S. 15-905, the district must adopt a budget no later than July 15, 2026. A copy of the Budget is attached for review.
  
Presenter: Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer
  

7.C.2. Consider approving the list of student fees and extracurricular fees for the 2026-2027 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.C.3. Consider increasing the salary schedule for Certified Occupational Therapist Assistants (COTA) to remain competitive with surrounding Districts and private sector positions, as presented. 

Over the last several years, PUSD has employed 2–3 Occupational Therapists to provide OT services to students whose IEP require these services.  For the 26–27 school year, we are shifting to a model that reduces the number of fully certified OT's and increases the number of COTAs.  An increase in the COTA pay rate would allow for better recruitment and retention.  Even with an increase to the COTA pay rate, this new model results in a savings to the overall budget. 

Attached is the proposed salary scale

Presenter: Andy Binder, Assistant Superintendent/Human Resources
  

7.D. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS  
  

7.D.1. Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer, has prepared the FY26 End of Year School Board Summary Budget Report for your review. 
  

7.D.2. Requests for Future Agenda Items

Presenter: Governing Board President, Jane Robertson
  

7.D.3. Meeting Dates: 
Regular Study and Voting Session: Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at 5:00 pm in the PUSD District Office Boardroom.
  
Other Dates:
July 27–31, 2026: New Staff Orientation Week

August 3, 2026: All Staff Report
  

8. ADJOURNMENT