Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technology (NAVIT) Superintendent addressed the Holbrook Unified School District Governing Board last week regarding the district’s participation in the program’s offerings.
Superintendent Dr. Robbie Koerperich stated that there are about 38 students attending programs off campus and 440 students on campus. It was noted that the 400 students do not include those taking multiple courses bringing the number of classes utilized by students to 500.
Board President Linda Yazzie asked Weber what could be done to get the ninth grades back in the program. He stated that they needed to talk to the legislators to inform them of the importance of freshman funding and what it can do for Holbrook.
Board Vice President Claudia Jackson was recognized for receiving the Copper Award and Master of Boardsmanship from the Arizona School Boards Association. Dr. Koerperich informed the board that they would be receiving the Total Board Award at the annual conference in December.
In other business, the board:
* Approved Quaver’s General Music Curriculum for final adoption.
* Approved the 2019-2020 agreement between the Navajo Community College District (NPC) and HUSD.
* Approved an increase in pay for high needs paraprofessionals by $1.50 more per hour based on their current hourly wage as a special needs paraprofessional if they transfer from a special needs paraprofessional to a high needs paraprofessional.
* Approved the first year non-exempt support staff hourly pay rate placement schedule that includes the minimum wage increase that will take place on Jan. 1, 2020.
* Approved a revision to the extra duty salary placement schedule for FY20. The revision pertains to the head coach and assistant coaches for White Mountain/Indian Wells Elementary School sports.
* Approved ASBA recommendations for technical revisions to district policies.
* Approved the support staff employment of Gretchen Madison, food service substitute; Amanda Terry, Hulet/Park elementary schools secretary substitute; Joseph Burnard, transportation NAVIT/RT PM monitor; Alshina Nez, HHS special needs aide; and Sharon James, Hulet Daycare substitute.
* Approved the support staff resignation of Michelle Barreras, Hulet Daycare assistant.
* Approved the certified staff employment of Alicia Burnard and Ryan Larson, each as ESI (Educational Services, Inc.) substitute teachers.
* Approved extra duty for Dee Dunaway, Park intervention assistance team; Rita Yazzie, Jerald Nez and Leslie Baldonado, each for HHS game help; Jackie Saxton, substitutes scheduler; Daniel Orton, Holbrook Junior High School eighth grade girls basketball coach; Brandi Butler, HJHS game official/sports help; Cindy Wilhelm, IWES spelling bee; Dan Mitchell, HHS E-sports coach; Carey Kester, Tim Eddings and Cary Simpson, each as special education (SPED) Arizona Department of Education file monitors; Nicole Warner, Dona Campbell, both for HHS professional development day stipend; Stephanie Peters, Park and Hulet elementary schools professional development day stipend; Rhiannon Westover and Jamie Justman, both for HJHS Sparklers dance team.
* Approved volunteers Marcos Serna, HHS head wrestling coach; Elisha Johns-Aberle, HHS assistant girls basketball; Artie Yazzie, HHS assistant girls basketball; Amber Hill, HHS girls soccer; Ryan Larson, HJHS head wrestling coach; Pat Serna, HJHS wrestling official; and Adrian Padilla, Park Elementary, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics program volunteer.
* Approved professional leave for Amanda Remos and Julia Fairbanks, Flagstaff, Northern Arizona Early Childhood Symposium, Nov. 2, estimated cost is the use of a district vehicle; Benson Wallace, Blue Ridge, All-Region Soccer voting, Nov. 4, estimated cost is the use of a district vehicle; Janelle Chee, Flagstaff, Johnson O’Malley Conference, Oct. 29-31, estimated cost is the use of a district vehicle; Cindy Wilhelm, Payson, AZ Tech AT Builders, Nov. 6-7, at an estimated cost of $148, plus use of a district vehicle; Sally O’Dell, Mesa, Uniform System of Financial Records Chart of Accounts, Nov. 8, at an estimated cost of $279, plus use of a district vehicle; Charles Haussman, Prescott, Career and Technical Education Administrators Meeting & Fall Conference, Nov. 7-8, at an estimated cost of $540, plus use of a district vehicle; and Ray McLaws, Mesa, Annual School Food Programs Conference, Dec. 3, at an estimated cost of $114, plus use of a district vehicle.
* Approved expense and revolving vouchers totaling $1.3 million.
