The Holbrook School District Governing Board gave its approval last week to a 1.5 percent increase to all non-exempt support staff members’ hourly pay rate for the 2016-17 school year. The board also approved a number of new course offerings at the high school level, including Introduction to Social Studies, Freshman Critical Thinking Science, a revised English coursework for juniors and seniors, and a College Algebra Prep class.
In other action April 12, the board:
* Approved the fiscal year 2017 first year non-exempt support staff hourly pay rate placement schedule.
* Held the first reading of policy revisions recommended by the Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA) pertaining to executive sessions/open meetings, notification of board meetings, public participation at board meetings, tuition and admission of non-resident students, staff conduct, and policies pertaining to staff conduct and discipline.
* Approved policies recommended by the ASBA pertaining to student discipline, promotion and retention of students, graduation requirements, accident reports, public right to know/freedom of information, and professional and support staff leaves of absence without pay.
* Approved appointments of all support staff members listed for the board.
* Approved the federal projects manager job description and the federal projects manager position to replace the current federal projects director position.
The new job description entails a reduction of responsibilities that mainly focus on the financial aspects of federal program operations.
* Approved an intergovernmental agreement between the district and Scottsdale Online Learning Program Service that outlines services and payment information that was approved in the August 2015 board meeting.
* Approved Chris Work as a student teacher under the supervision of Dwayne Hawk for the 2016-2017 school year.
* Approved an updated version of the assistant principal/Career and Technical Education (CTE) director, dean of students and athletic director job descriptions.
* Approved the fiscal year 2017 General Statement of Assurances.
* Authorized Indian Wells Elementary School to accept a grant in the amount of $4,994.09 from the Western Gardeners Association to expand the current garden project at the school.
* Authorized IWES to accept the Good Sports Grant for sports equipment donations for after school activities.
* Approved the support staff employment of Shannon Wilson as Hulet Elementary School and Holbrook Junior High School library aide; Daisy Gohl, temporary replacement dispatcher at the warehouse; Xochitl Luna, substitute bus driver; Darnelle Belin-Spencer, IWES substitute cafeteria worker; Randi White, substitute cafeteria worker; Dustin Gonzales, Computer Specialist II; and Meghan Newton-Pender, head Holbrook High School softball coach.
* Approved the resignation of Don Tyler as head softball coach.
* Approved the certified staff employment of Alvin Coppolo as an HHS English teacher.
* Approved the certified staff resignations of Cheryl Carlson, HHS head Spiritline coach; Del Novell, HJHS industrial arts teacher; Ginny Novell, HHS CTE, multi-media and robotics teacher; Emma Hubbard, HHS English teacher; Kim Edwards, HHS English teacher; Julie Fields, district federal projects director; Justin Madden, HHS teacher; John Bokker, Hulet fifth grade teacher; Renee Crooked Arm, Park Elementary School teacher; Janna Matheny and Rebecca Madden, Park Elementary School teachers; Jeff Strong, HHS math teacher; and Lorie Jensen, HJHS science teacher.
* Approved the certified staff retirement of Sue Hayden as an IWES teacher and Doug Hansen as Hulet physical education teacher.
* Authorized the receipt of gifts and donations, including nine boxes of ear plugs for the HHS CTE programs from Arizona Public Service Co.; reading center books and books to power read valued at $376 for Sandra Gover from Donorschoose.org; $2,500 for HHS boys’ basketball from the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office; $29.23 from the Wells Fargo Matching Gifts Program; $25 from Heather Ferguson for the HHS library; $48.61 from Target Take Charge of Education for IWES; and six golf carts and parts to the HHS small engines class for repairs and projects from the City of Holbrook.
* Approved professional leave for Barry Lambson to attend the Arizona Association of School Business Officials Spring Conference scheduled April 6-8 in Laughlin, Nev., at an estimated cost of $359; Jeff Meeks, Arizona Department of Education (ADE) Arizona Technical Assistance Committee meeting April 1 in Phoenix at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; and Jeff Meeks, e-IEP (Individual Education Plan) PRO Workgroup April 8 in Phoenix at an estimated cost of $40, plus use of a district vehicle.
Also, Charles Haussman, Arizona State Board of Education meeting March 21 in Phoenix at an estimated cost of $226, plus use of a district vehicle; Jeff Meeks, Interventions for Defiant and Disruptive Behaviors May 12 in Albuquerque, N.M., at an estimated cost of $329; Jeri McKinnon, Tanya Phaturos, Joy Burroughs, Robin Stradling and Julie Fields, Middle Grade Initiative Summit May 4 in Phoenix at an estimated cost of $977.80, plus use of a district vehicle; and Jennifer Ceccarelli, ADE Math Standards Training April 6 in Winslow.
Also, Julie Fields, Fiscal Year 17 CTE Perkins & Priority Grants Training May 5 in Flagstaff at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Cale Allen, Byron Bateman, Suzanne Powell, Marlena Day, Jenny Smith and Theresa Yazzie, Math in the Mountains May 7 in Flagstaff at an estimated cost of $180, plus use of a district vehicle; and Amanda Remos and Gloria Hatton, recipients of Dairy Council of Arizona Breakfast Grant April 4 in Tempe at an estimated cost of $210.99, plus use of a district vehicle.
Also, Charles Haussman, Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technology Administrators meeting March 31 in Taylor, at an estimated cost of use of a district vehicle; Jeff Meeks, Connecting the Pieces, June 8-10 in Prescott at an estimated cost of $630, plus use of a district vehicle; Donna Campbell and Cindy Percy, Mental Health First Aid May 12 in Show Low; and Dale Larsen, Best in the West Invitational Welding Contest April 13 in Phoenix at an estimated cost of $60, plus use of a district vehicle.
* Approved expense and revolving fund vouchers in the amount of $395,635.44, and payroll and expense vouchers $1,380,644.11.
* Approved fundraisers, including the HHS Student Council Dodgeball Tournament on April 14 for the Travis Yazzie Scholarship and Ronald McDonald House with estimated earnings of $500.
