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As Holbrook Unified School District wraps up the 2018-19 school year, the governing board met on May 14 to address issues of business for the district. Among those items was a 3.5 percent increase to all non-exempt support staff members’ hourly rates for the 2019-2020 work year. The 3.5 percent increase will not be effective for minimum wage employees due to increases in minimum wage effective January of 2020.
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In other business, the board:
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* Approved a revision to the FY 2019 budget. Revisions to include a reduction of funds due to adjustments in Average Daily Membership (ADM). Budget revisions must be modified before May 15.
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* Approved the disbursement of Proposition 301 payments for all staff that have completed the first part of the District’s Prop 301 Performance Pay Plan. Details of the Proposition 301 plan.
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* Approved of a clerical assistant job description. The clerical assistant position involves secretarial duties, student activities clerical work; as well as, cross training for payroll, purchasing and human resources.
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* Approved the Support Staff Salary Placement Schedule.
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* Approved issuing the FY 20 Notice of Appointments for non-exempt support staff for the 2019-2020 school year. Included in the back up material is a list of support staff members the administrative team is recommending for rehire.
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* The Holbrook School District is requesting Governing Board approval of the 2019 Family School Partnership. The document outlines ways that both the school and family can partner to ensure students succeed at HUSD No. 3.
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* Approved the implementation of an Online School Student Interscholastic Participation Procedure to allow online students the opportunity to participate in interscholastic programs at HHS.
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* Approved the 2019-2020 agreement between NAVIT (Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technology) and HUSD.
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* Approved the handbooks for schools within the district and the 2020-2021 school calendar.
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* Approved an updated job description for the district student management coordinator to include Infinite Campus as the new student management system.
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* Approved an academic advisor extra duty job description to provide academic services for HHS students. The Academic Advisor extra duties will include responsibilities outside the teacher contract days.
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* Approved a policy update to the policy titled Evaluation of Professional Staff Members. The policy revision allows the district to expedite performance reviews during years in which a teacher is not undergoing a formal performance evaluation. Teachers must be designated in the highest performance classification for at least three consecutive years by the same school to participate in the alternative performance evaluation cycle.
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* Approved a 60-day review of the 2018 Pearson enVision Math program. The enVision math program will be used for sixth grade, pre-algebra and algebra instruction during the 2019-2020 school year.
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* Authorized Athina Lewis, an education major at Northern Arizona University, to complete her student teaching experience at Indian Wells Elementary School during the fall semester of next school year.
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* Authorized Rebekah Wilson, a recent graduate of Northern Arizona University, to complete her Speech-Language Pathology practicum hours at Indian Wells Elementary School under the guidance of Patty Singer.
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* Approved the support staff employment of Andreana Clark, Patricia DeWitt, Beatriz Ortega and Amanda Terry, each as Hulet Elementary School/Daycare substitutes; Jack Brooks, substitute bus driver; Travis Tsosie, Computer Tech I 2
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* Approved the support staff resignations of Jennifer Tressier, bus driver; Quinton Kien, food services student worker; David Hager, transportation driver; Heather Gardner, district student worker; Jimmy Loffer, Computer Tech I; and Larry Hayes, Park Elementary School special education aide.
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* Approved the retirement of Joseph Gabaldon, Maintenance Director.
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* Approved the certified staff employment of Sue Hayden, IWES DIBELS spring tester and special services assessment assistant; Darlene Fraley, substitute teacher through Education Services, Inc (ESI).; Elizabeth Davis, Park Elementary School first grade teacher; Erika Hunt, Park Elementary School kindergarten teacher; Ciara Brown, transfer from IWES first grade to IWES kindergarten; Judy Soto, transfer from Hulet Elementary School third grade to IWES second grade; Meghan Carbonneau, substitute teacher; Cheri Grau, HJHS AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) site coordinator; and Ty Hatch, HHS general biology teacher.
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* Approved the certified staff retirement of Tanya Phaturos, HJHS retirement and return to work under ESI effective Aug. 12; and Dan Nielson, HHS retirement and return to work under ESI effective July 22.
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* Approved the certified staff resignations of Sandra Gabaldon, IWES sixth grade teacher; and Darbie Thompson, HJHS art teacher.
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* Approved extra duty for Chris Starkey, HHS head football coach; Dawna Bitsoie, Theresa Yazzie, Gypsi Gover, Lori Williams and Tim Eddings, each for IWES summer school; Deb Koerperich, IWES summer school mentor; Stephanie Peters, Renee Alley, Monica Sanchez and Lisa Billie, each for Park Elementary School BT Technology/STEM summer curriculum alignment; Luis Alvarez, Suzanne Powell and Roni Orton, each as IWES mentors; Dan Orton, HJHS mentor; Julia Fairbanks and Amanda Remos, both for pre-kindergarten/special education summer Child Find; Lori Williams, IWES Student Council advisor; Linda McMahon, HJHS Special Olympics sponsor; and Stephanie Bridegam, special education extended school year teacher.
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* Approved volunteers Mark Oberriter, HHS football.
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* Authorized acceptance of the donation of Quiz Night proceeds in the amount of $2,338; to Hulet Elementary School, 86 dictionaries from the Holbrook Elks Lodge; and to Judy Soto’s third grade students, 200 books from Three Rivers Literacy.
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* Approved professional leave for Teri Tafoya, Snowflake, AZ Tax Credit & Auxiliary Operations Training, April 17, at an estimated cost of $113. Janelle Chee and Alfred Clark, Window Rock, Navajo School Clothing Program, April 24, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Michael Burks, Phoenix, 2019 Career and Technical Education TSA Technical Skills Assessment, May 4, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Ericka Hunt and Elizabeth Davis, Chinle, Teaching Reading Effectively, July 15-19, at an estimated cost of $1,408, plus use of a district vehicle; Alfred Clark, Flagstaff, Arizona Housing Coalition, May 23, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; and Audrey Morris, Phoenix, 32nd Annual School Health Conference, June 20-21, at an estimated cost of $510.
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* Approved expense and revolving fund vouchers totaling $729,001 and payroll and expense vouchers totaling $1,483.577.
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