August 11, 2026 Regular Board Meeting
August 25, 2026 Special Board Meeting 
September 15, 2026 Regular Board Meeting
September 18, 2026 Policy Work Session 
 

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Vote on Consent Agenda. All items listed will be considered as a group and will be approved with one motion unless a Board Member requests an item be removed from the consent agenda and considered as a separate item.

Action to ratify district vouchers for the period ___ through ___.
General and Special Funds: # 1007,1008
Auxiliary Operations Funds: #
Student Activities Fund: #

Revenues, expenditures and charges in the Student Activities Fund Report; period of 9/1/26 through 9/30/26.

High school chess team travel to the state individual qualifier, October 30-31, 2026, Rincon High School, Tucson, AZ, and to the state chess championship tournament in Yuma, AZ (date to be announced). Chaperones: Laurie Bowler and Michael Gayer, with up to seven students, within the one adult per ten students ratio in Regulation IJOA-R.

Pamela Dean, 2027 ACT Regional Conference, Las Vegas, NV; February 5, 2027

Shannon Harvilla, National Superintendents' Conference in Atlanta, GA; February 25-27, 2027 - paid by scholarship.  

For any agenda item indicated with an asterisk (*), the Board may vote to convene in Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.03 (A) (1) for personnel matters when notified; (2) discussion or consideration of records exempt by law from public inspection; (3) for consultation with attorney; (4) for consultation with attorney when in pending or contemplated litigation. Discussion or consideration of personnel matters may include employment, assignment, appointment, promotion, demotion, dismissal, salaries, disciplining or resignation of a public officer, appointee or employee.

Name	Assignment	Action
Alvarado-Rogers, Maria	Substitute Teacher	Appointment
Brawley, Brichelle	Student Worker	Appointment
Dean, Pamela	District Director of Special Services	Reclassification
Downing, Marie	Substitute Teacher	Appointment
Gardner, Crystal	Long-term Substitute Teacher	Assignment
Gardner, Kathleen	Student Worker	Renewal
Iverson, Kimberly	Student Worker	Appointment
Hunt, Ericka	Title I Reading Specialist  Math Specialist	Reassignment
King, Grayson	Student Worker	Appointment
Miller, Jareon	Volunteer Coach	Acceptance
Mosier, Darrel	Substitute Teacher	Ratification
Mosier, Jori	Special Education Services Coordinator	Title Change
Robinson, King	Student Worker	Appointment
Smith, Tyson	JH Wrestling Head Coach	Appointment
Strong, Jason (Alex)	Spanish Interpreter	Assignment

Set the Superintendent's FY 2026-27 performance pay goals. The Board may convene in executive session under A.R.S. 38-431.03(A)(1) to discuss this item before voting in open session.

These policies and possible changes were presented for public and board review at the previous regular board meeting and on the District website. See the attached Policy Advisory for policy changes to be considered. See the Link section of this agenda item to view the current policy manual. Policies affected: DJ, DJ-R, BCB, BCB-E, GBEAA, GBEAA-E. Each is voted on separately in items 8.C.(i) through 8.C.(iii), followed by the delegation resolution in 8.C.(iv).

Adopt Policy DJ, Purchasing Ethics, First Read August 11, 2026; held September 15, 2026.

Adopt Regulation DJ-R, Purchasing Ethics, Food and Beverage First read September 15, 2026, item 9.C.

Approve Policy BCB and Exhibit BCB-E and Policy GBEAA and Exhibit GBEAA-E.  First read September 15, item 9.C. 

Adopt a resolution authorizing the Superintendent, or a designee named in writing, to approve purchases within the adopted budget and under $100,000 in compliance with Policy DJE, Regulation DJE-R and the School District Procurement Rules, and to approve food and beverages within Regulation DJ-R.

On September 15, 2026 the Board held Policy DJ because, as written, every food and beverage purchase would need advance Board approval. On September 18 the Board directed that approval rest with the Superintendent inside written limits. To be considered immediately after Policy DJ and Regulation DJ-R.

Resolution 2026-27-4 accepting USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant AZ0735-A16 and authorizing the Superintendent to execute the grant agreement.  

This agenda item is for the Governing Board to have a running record of potential items to be placed on future agendas. There will be no discussion on the substance, merits, or issues relating to the proposed agenda item.

Policy Work Session (rescheduled from October 9 for lack of a quorum), Sections A, B and C - October 23, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.
Next Regular Board Meeting - November 10, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
Policy Work Session, Sections D, E and F - November 20, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

First reading only. No action will be taken. These items were studied at the September 18, 2026 policy work session and come back for adoption at the November 10, 2026 regular meeting.

• DGD Credit Cards, DGD-R regulation and DGD-E card holder agreement (ASBA Policy Advisory 1065)
• ACAA Title IX (no text change) and ACAA-R Title IX regulation, naming positions rather than individuals
• GCO-R Evaluations and Contracts, new regulation combining and replacing GCO-RA and GCO-RB (ASBA Policy Advisory 1015)
• GCFC-R Fingerprinting Requirements, new regulation
• JLDB Restraint and Seclusion, with JLDB-R and exhibits JLDB-EA, JLDB-EB, JLDB-EC, JLDB-ED (A.R.S. 15-105)
• KI Visitors to Schools (ASBA Policy Advisory 1069)
• Retirement of GCCB, GCL, GCMC, DFA-E, GCO-RA and GCO-RB (ASBA removal advisories 994, 1004, 1012, 1013, 1015, 1032)

Information only. Under A.R.S. 23-363(B), the Arizona minimum wage rises from $15.15 to $15.65 per hour on January 1, 2027. The attached summary shows the effect on the Support Staff pay schedule approved April 8, 2025. A revised Support Staff schedule will come to the Board for action on November 10, 2026.

Report on how the District used maintenance and operations override monies in fiscal year 2025-26, with an opportunity for public comment, as required by A.R.S. 15-481 by October 31. Presented by Caleb Layden, Business Manager. No action will be taken.

Enrollment report from Julie Mills, Student Data and Technology Specialist, as promised to the Board on September 15, 2026, including the current student count and the projected 100th day average daily membership. No action will be taken.