During the Aug. 10 meeting of the Holbrook Unified School District Governing Board, Superintendent Robbie Koerperich summarized projects completed for the district over the summer. The projects not only added to the beautification of the district’s campuses, but improved building and land use.
The projects included the parking lot at the George Gardner Performing Arts Center, which went from dirt to asphalt with parking stripes and curbs. The same was done at Indian Wells Elementary School and also included the drive leading up to the school.
At the performing arts center, the area between the parking lot and the buildings was landscaped with gravel and drainage concrete was laid.
Renovations were also done to existing spaces at Holbrook High School for the special education room and the TALON classroom, which will connect students with courses at Northland Pioneer College through video conferencing.
At Hulet Elementary School, the old gym was renovated and is now the Don’t Quit Fitness Center, with fitness equipment to be added courtesy of a $100,000 fitness grant the school was awarded.
In addition, the dirt drive and parking lot at IWES were paved, with the parking lot asphalted and striped, and the areas between the road and parking lot graveled.
Other projects included painting building trim and laying concrete pathways on the campuses.
In other business, the board:
* Approved the revised classified salary placement schedule for the 2016-17 school year.
* Approved the revised certified salary placement schedule as presented for the 2016-17 school year, as well as to be reflective for Career and Technical Education teachers hired on new contracts this school year.
* Held the first readings of policy revisions pertaining to Reporting of Hazards/Warning Systems Promotion, Retention of Students, School Attendance Areas and Admission of Homeless Students.
* Authorized the support staff employment of Leann Turley as Hulet Elementary School substitute secretary; Lauryn Hall, Brenda Montes, Logan Rose, Gabriel Santibanez, Adrianna James and Wyatt McLaws, student cafeteria workers; Tiffany Nabors and Randy White, satellite cafeteria workers; Marie Ghormley, Hulet School special needs assistant; Omar Jaquez, district office student worker; and Audriana Quezada, Holbrook Junior High School/Park Elementary School health assistant.
Also, Patsy Barela, Hulet daycare substitute; Ed Heward and Nichole Gohl, computer services student workers; Jack Brooks, substitute bus driver; Krista Smith, TALON aide; Florence Dinetso, temporary custodian; Pete Tracas, night custodian; Jerimiah Sam, substitute custodian; Patsy Barela, Vicki Cooley and Darnelle Belin, substitute cafeteria workers; and Joey Brown, Jerimiah Sam, Ramus Franklin and Michael O’Brien, student workers.
* Approved the support staff termination of Kale Highsmith as a student technician; and the resignations of Sylvia Joe, custodian, Louthella Lee, Indian Wells Elementary School bus monitor, Jennifer Oldham, HJHS, and Shawna Pecotte, Hulet Elementary School daycare.
* Approved the certified employment of Novlyn Wilhelm and Patricia Tubbs as substitute teachers; long term substitutes Lelia Demuth, HHS English, Galen Knight, HJHS math, and Greg Caffey, HHS English; Sue Hayden, English Language Learning tester; and Richard Hurst, HHS Gear Up math mentor.
* Approved Patty Hansen for Hulet Elementary School retirement and return to work.
* Approved extra duty for Luis Alvarez and Marlena Day as IWES mentors; Hoby Wilhelm, IWES cross country assistant coach; Ramona Joe, IWES girls’ basketball assistant coach; Zane Morgan, HJHS head football coach; Linda Best, HHS registration help; Beth Self, Hulet Harmonizers; Eldon Ferguson, Hulet technology cadre, detention; Brianna Allison, Sierra Browning, Michael Burks, Brandon Cook, Alvin Coppolo, Joel Daniels, Donald Davis and Kelli McCoy, teacher orientation and training; Don Davis, HHS chess coach; Dee Dunaway and Amanda Remos, mentors; and Loren Silver, HJHS assistant football coach.
* Approved gifts, grants and donations, including 15 football helmets for HHS valued at $4,357.95 from the Washington Redskins Foundation; a $5,000 School Nutrition Equipment Grant from Fuel Up to Play 60; $2,000 to increase meal participation by offering nutritional food supplements (smoothies) during school breakfasts from the Dairy Council; $320 for IWES for 10 footballs, 50 flag football belts, a flag football curriculum, certificates and a poster to be used in after school athletics and PE programs from Fuel Up to Play 60; and $3,868 from the Arizona Dairy Council to be used for healthy eating and physical activity.
* Approved professional leave for Jeff Meeks to attend Special Education directors monthly meetings for September through May in Snowflake at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Dr. Robbie Koerperich, State Certification Advisory Board Meeting, July 25 in Phoenix at an estimated cost of $132.43; Krista Smith, Aide Training for College Classes, July 27 in Winslow at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Janelle Chee Practitioners of English Language Learning Meeting, Sept. 9 in Phoenix at an estimated cost of $75; Teri Tafoya and Dawn Turley, Best Practices in Student Generated Fund, Sept. 26 in Mesa at an estimated cost of $494.30; Cindy Percy, ACT Changes, Sept. 27 in Glendale at an estimated cost of $61, plus use of a district vehicle; and Connie McPherson and Jeri McKinnon, Data Dig, Aug. 26 in Vail at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle.
* Authorized a grant application to Donors Choose for a grant to purchase a double-sided White board, various magnetic manipulatives and composition books, a tabletop writing center, writing folders, binders and dividers.
* Approved a request to hire special needs paraprofessionals throughout the school year, as needed, when these positions are required by a student’s Individual Education Plan.
* Approved board member Olivia Jacques to represent the district at the 2016 Arizona School Boards Association Delegate Assembly on Sept. 10, with Craig Stuart as an alternative.
* Approved the revised Teacher/Educational Specialist Effectiveness Performance Evaluation Systems for the 2016-17 school year.
* Approved Auto Collision Repair and Refinishing, Modern Welding, Modern Carpentry, Working with Young Children, and Business, Marketing and Finance, all by Goodheart-Wilcox, for 60-day reviews.
* Approved the HHS TALON classroom aide job description.
* Approved fundraisers, including HHS Football August-September Red Card sales for estimated earnings of $3,900; and HHS and HJHS Student Activity Clubs concessions for games throughout the 2016-17 school year for estimated earnings of $300 to $1,000 per club.
* Approved Dobridge & Company P.C. for the annual audit for the district for the 2016-17 school year.
* Approved vendors for implementing the Erate grant for the 2016-17 school year.
* Approved a resolution supporting the 2018 Regional Needs and Assets Report.
* Approved qualified evaluators for the 2016-17 school year as presented.
* Approved expense and revolving fund vouchers totaling $745,433.44 and $157,990.04, and payroll and expense vouchers totaling $244,825.68.
