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The Holbrook Unified School District Governing Board met on Feb. 12 to address matters pertaining to the district. Board actions included:
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* Approved policies pertaining to retirement for certified and support staff.
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* Approved for first reading the iREAD Supplemental Program. iREAD is an interactive software program that allows teachers to tailor instruction and practices for students targeting phonological awareness, alphabet knowledge, phonics, decoding, word recognition, fluency and morphological awareness. The iREAD program would be purchased through the Early Literacy Grant administered through the Arizona Department of Education.
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* Approved for first reading the i-Ready Supplemental Reading Program. i-Ready is a reading intervention program that has a diagnostic tool that will evaluate and provide lessons where learning gaps occur amongst third through fifth grade students.
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* Approved for first reading the Wilson Language Program. The program will be implemented in grades pre-kindergarten through third grade at Indian Wells Elementary School to provide systematic and explicit instruction for English Language acquisition and basic literacy skills.
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* Approved Shanti Smith, a student at Northland Pioneer College, to use the Hulet three-year-old preschool as a placement for her federal work study program and educational studies practicum during the second semester of the 2018-2019 school year.
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* Approved addendum pay for Teri Tafoya to her work agreement while she fills the Student Activities Coordinator position. The addendum will be in effect until a new Student Activities Coordinator is hired and trained.
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* Approved the Speech and Language Pathologist Assistant job description to allow for the hiring of a temporary SLPA while the Speech and Language Pathologist at Indian Wells Elementary is off work for the remainder of the school year.
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* Approved policy revisions pertaining to staff conflict of interest, and what must be described in the minutes of a board meeting for first reading,
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* Approved the support staff employment of Andreanna Clark, cafeteria substitute; Kayla Hager, student special education (SPED) bus monitor; and Arletta Nez, Holbrook Junior High School SPED assistant and high needs substitute.
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* Approved the support staff resignations of Sevanah Bitahy, student bus monitor; and Marr-Rhyzle Nilsson, Holbrook High School student activities coordinator.
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* Approved the certified employment of Marilyn Francisco, Linda Parker and Heather Smith, each as Educational Services, Inc. substitute teachers; and Rhiannon Gishey, IWES preschool long-term substitute.
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* Approved extra duty for Jodie Duran, Park/Hulet elementary schools substitute secretary; Beth Plumb, HJHS game help; Sherra Dunsmore, Hulet Elementary School Title I tutorial; Theresa Yazzie, IWES spelling bee tutoring; Allison Gardner, Missoula Children’s Theatre; Loren Silver and Jerald Nez HJHS sports officials; Virginia Lindsey, Karen Estridge and Adicia Paschal, each as HJHS intervention assistance team members; and Lelia Demuth, HS assistant track.
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* Approved volunteers Ray Patterson and Alex Baker, HHS softball; and Tracy Reidhead, HS Career and Technical Education Race Day volunteer driver.
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* Authorized the acceptance of food valued at $18,600 from United Food Bank for Park and Hulet elementary schools during the period of July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018.
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* Approved professional leave for Daisy Gohl, Glendale, Department of Public Safety Minimum Standards Re-write Special Needs Committee Meeting, Jan. 11, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Donna Campbell, Show Low, Community Council on Mental Health, Jan. 10, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Teri White, Snowflake, career tech meeting, Jan. 15, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Beth Self, Heidi Hunsaker and Nathan Adams, Mesa, Music Educators Conference, Feb. 1-2, at an estimated cost of $728, plus use of a district vehicle; Michael Burks- Phoenix, NC3 Train the Trainer, Jan. 24, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Charles Haussman, Prescott, CTE Administrators Meeting, Feb. 7, at an estimated cost of $194, plus use of a district vehicle; Kevin Fosburgh, Mari Smithson, Kara Gardner and Jessica Paz, Chinle, Feb. 11, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Ray McLaws, Phoenix, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Processing Diversion Overview, Feb. 13, at an estimated cost of $35, plus use of a district vehicle; Ray McLaws, Flagstaff, USDA My Foods Catalog Requisitions for SY20, Feb. 26, at an estimated cost of $14, plus use of a district vehicle; Ray McLaws, Glendale, Annual Summer Food Service Program Summit, Feb. 27, at an estimated cost of $188, plus use of a district vehicle; Brenda Mangum, Flagstaff, Northern Area Arizona School Personal Association, Feb. 15, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Loren Silver, Farmington, N.M., Yikaii Yizhchi Conference, Feb. 27 through March 1, at an estimated cost of $871; Nathan Adams, Phoenix, Arizona Music Educators Association Annual In-Service Conference, Feb. 1-2, at an estimated cost of $61, plus use of a district vehicle; Shawn Tow and Brian Gohl, Mesa, 2019 Rick Management Summit, Feb. 8, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Janelle Chee, Acoma, N.M., subcontractors regional meeting, Feb. 13-14, at an estimated cost of $220; Barry Lambson, Chandler, Mobile Device Showcase, Feb. 5, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; and Michaela Saxton, Phoenix, Average Daily Membership Workshop, Feb. 27, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle.
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* Approved expense and revolving fund vouchers totaling $450,414 and payroll and expense vouchers totaling $1,255,163.
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* Approved fundraisers including vendor tables for the Christmas Bazaar for IWES Student Council with estimated earnings of $120; Park Elementary School students collecting pennies for the “Pennies for Puppies.” The money collected will be donated to the Holbrook Humane Shelter to assist with the needs of the animals; IWES Student Council selling candy grams for Valentines day for estimated earnings of $100; Hulet Elementary School students raising money for “Pennies for Puppies” for Kindness Week for estimated earnings of $100; and HHS softball team beef jerky sales for estimated earnings of $4,000.
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