Holbrook School Board approves hiring of new staff

In other business, the board:

* Approved Jessica Paz to participate in a student teaching placement in fourth grade at Hulet Elementary School during the spring semester.

* Authorized acceptance of the Be Fit, Be Healthy, Be Kind grant for Park Elementary School and Indian Wells Elementary School in the amount of $6,000 per school.

* Approved Arizona School Board Association bylaw changes stating that an ASBA board director or officer will be deemed to have vacated their office if missing more than one meeting in a calendar year.

* Approved ASBA bylaw change pertaining to the current electronic voting procedure, which requires a two-thirds affirmative vote of all member boards for passage to 60 percent of the member boards vote and three-fourths of all votes.

* Approved ASBA bylaw change whereas bylaws or core beliefs may be amended or repealed by a vote of two-thirds of the participating member boards voting using an electronic vote.

* Approved ASBA bylaw change of the name of the current Hispanic-Native American Indian Caucus to the Hispanic-Native American Caucus.

* Approved ASBA bylaw change to allow the president and past president of the Arizona Hispanic Native American Indian Caucus and the president of the Black Caucus to serve on the board

of directors during his/her term of office.

* Approved ASBA bylaw change to state that no action by any delegate or presiding authority shall stifle and/or terminate debate or discussion at the Delegate Assembly.

* Approved ASBA bylaw change to allow for the development of a Conservative Caucus and to add a member of that caucus to the ASBA Board of Directors.

* Approved ASBA bylaw change to allow the legislative committee of ASBA to hold a basic delegate assembly workshop in advance of the delegate assembly in order to orient new or existing members in establishing the political agenda, moving items to the floor for action and explaining the process.

Recommendation:

* Approved for 60-day review of the book, Automotive Maintenance and Light Repair by Jones and Bartlett Learning. The text will be used in the NAVIT (Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technology) for the Automotive Technology program at Holbrook High School.

* Approved for first reading ASBA policy revisions pertaining to professional staff development to update the number of college credits allowed from 36 credits to 42 credits.

* Approved for first reading ASBA revision updating the policy to include the language that no employee of the district, including a person who directly provides certificate or support services to the district as an employee of a third-party contractor or the spouse of such employee, may hold membership on the governing board of the district.

* Approved for first reading an ASBA policy revision to include a provision that teachers who hold an intern certificate, an emergency certificate or another type of nonstandard certificate that is valid for one year or less, may be dismissed by the board effective 10 days after delivery of the notice of dismissal and whether to utilize a hearing officer by policy or by vote for staff disciplinary matters to be included in the policy.

* Approved an ASBA policy revision that updates the open enrollment dates; as well as, eliminates provisions for open enrollment pertaining to Office of Civil Rights.

* Approved an ASBA policy revision to include the right of the public to review course of study and textbooks as prescribed by ARS 15-722, and removes the right to participate in a parental satisfaction survey which has been eliminated from statute.

* Approved an ASBA policy revision that updates the open enrollment dates, as well as eliminates provisions for open enrollment pertaining to Office of Civil Rights.

* Approved an ASBA policy revision to allow out of state travel within 350 miles of the Holbrook Unified School District. This would encompass trips that are similar to Tucson and Phoenix but are out of state, which requires governing board approval.

* Approved the support staff resignation of Jacob Baker, maintenance facilities worker.

* Approved the support staff termination of Kendrick Begay, bus driver.

* Approved the resignation of certified staff Cindy McDaniel, Hulet Elementary School teacher who will return to work under Educational Services, Inc.

* Approved extra duty for Veronica Dale, Holbrook High School ticket taker; Charles Haussman, testing coordinator; Kyle Gardner, district facility manager; Estefana Chavez, HJHS Title I and Title III tutoring; Tanya Phaturos and Andrea Tomlin, HJHS, both for Title III tutoring; Adicia Paschal, Marlena and Tim Gurcaynski, each for Title I tutoring; Zane Morgan, HJHS head football coach; LouAnn McLaws, Tanya Phaturos, Kelly Kinghorn and Zane Morgan, each for HJHS Game Help; Carla Plumb, Sydney Plumb and Kendra Monroe, each as HJHS student game help; Linda Best, Hulet Elementary School substitute secretary; and Cheryl Carlson, HHS head wrestlerettes.

* Approved volunteers Meghan Carbonneau, Tom Smith, Krista Smith, Debbie Shumway and David Shumway, each for HHS choir; Ryan Larson, HHS assistant wrestling; Terri Lester, Indian Wells Elementary School basketball and softball; and Shantina Kinlicheenie, HHS freshman girls basketball coach.

* Approved acceptance of $5,875 from the Association for Supportive Child Care to Indian Wells Preschool; multiple items for flexible seating estimated at $1,226 from Donors Choose; and data logging technology supplies, estimated at $869.

* Approved professional leave for Connie McPherson, Phoenix, ASA Leadership Symposium, Oct. 30, at an estimated cost of $484, plus use of a district vehicle; Janelle Chee, Flagstaff, Native Youth Planning Event, Oct. 4. ; Jeff Meeks, Window Rock, First Things First Regional Council, Oct. 10, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Ray McLaws, Phoenix, USDA-My Foods Training, Oct. 25, at an estimated cost of $36.75, plus use of a district vehicle; Kevin Fosburgh, Snowflake, Student Engagement Strategies, Oct. 20, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Melody Myers, Annette Rothman, Jeanette Maxwell, Erica Chee, Charlotte Begay, Chantel Taylor and Hanna Yazzie, Flagstaff, Northern Arizona Early Childhood Symposium, Nov. 4, at an estimated cost of $720; Kevin Fosburgh, Connie McPherson and Monica Sanchez, Snowflake, Effective Enrichment for All Students, Nov. 17, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Melicia Thompson and Ashley Mitchell, Tucson, Office of English Language Acquisition Services Conference, Dec. 6-8, at an estimated cost of $1,440, plus use of a district vehicle; Jacob Boyle, Clarkdale, Regional Meeting with Sylvia Allen, Oct. 23, at an estimated cost of $15, plus use of a district vehicle; Teri White, Snowflake, Career Tech Meeting, Oct. 24, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Paul Demuth, Phoenix, Arizona Interscholastic Association Appeal Committee, Nov. 1, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Janelle Chee, Flagstaff, Youth Leadership Conference Planning Meeting, Oct. 27, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Beth Baloo, Flagstaff, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Basics, Nov. 4, Jan. 13, 2018, and March 10, 2018, at no cost to the district; Cale Allen, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Teacher Conference, Nov. 3-4, at an estimated cost of $126, plus use of a district vehicle; Alfred Clark, Phoenix, Arizona, Statewide Conference on Ending Homelessness, Oct. 2-3, at an estimated cost of $333, plus use of a district vehicle; Robbie Koerperich, Phoenix, Education Finance Reform Group Desegregation meeting, Oct. 20, at an estimated cost of $89; Charlie Haussman, Prescott, Career and Technical Education Administrators Meeting, Nov. 8, at an estimated cost of $164, plus use of a district vehicle; Teri White, Snowflake, Career Tech Meeting, Nov. 7, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Daniel Orton, Phoenix, Arizona, Health & Physical Education Conference, Nov. 16-17, at an estimated cost of $331.75, plus use of a district vehicle; and Paul Demuth, Phoenix, 3A State Athletic Directors meeting, Nov. 16, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle.

* Approved expense and revolving fund vouchers totaling $453,181, and payroll and expense vouchers totaling $1,238,081.

* Approved an ice cream social fundraiser for Swing Thing/Show Choir on Nov. 2; popcorn sales, and T-shirt and clothing sales for girls basketball; Gold Canyon candle sales for girls softball.