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Holbrook Unified School District was the recipient of four new buses thanks to funds provided to the State of Arizona as a result of the Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Environmental Mitigation Trust to fund Lower-Emission School Bus Program. “We are very excited about the opportunity to purchase four new buses from the Volkswagen settlement. The new buses will free up budget capacity for other projects that we normally have dedicated to maintaining our bus fleet each year. On typical years we purchase two new buses so this will help us span a couple years for bus purchasing ensuring our students are provided safe and reliable transportation,” stated Superintendent Dr. Robbie Koerperich.
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The funds come from the $59 million the state received as part of the nationwide settlement with Volkswagen, half of which Gov. Doug Ducey has allotted to provide buses to districts where at least 60 percent of the students come from families whose income qualifies them for free or reduced priced lunches. Winslow School District will also receive four new buses, with none of the funds coming from the taxpayers.
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For HUSD, this is a much-needed gift from the state. “Spanning over 1,500 square miles, running over 25 buses daily and accumulating a half-million miles a year is a challenge for HUSD No. 3. The news of this award was well received,” added Koerperich. The four buses will cost $440,000 and will be diesel powered.
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The board also selected officers for the coming year, re-electing Linda Yazzie as president of the board with Olivia Jaquez as vice president for the 2019 term beginning in January.
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In other business, the board:
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* Approved the fiscal year 2019 budget revision.
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* Approved the revised support staff hourly placement schedule to reflect the $11 per hour minimum wage increase effective Jan. 1, 2019.
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* Authorized the Holbrook High School Show Choir to travel to Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., during the week of March 11-15, 2019.
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* Approved the expenditures for the 2019 Dean McNamee Academic Awards Banquet with expenses anticipated to be approximately $2,500 for meals and awards.
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* Approved a policy to reflect the support staff work week beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday and concluding at 12 a.m. on the following Wednesday.
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* Approved the Hulet Elementary BEEP Club handbook.
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* Approved the Fort Defiance Agency Foster Grandparent Program Memorandum of Understanding with Indian Wells Elementary School to be designated as a “host station” for the foster grandparent program.
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* Approved out of state travel for Ray McLaws to attend the School Nutrition Association conference in Austin, Texas, from Jan. 13-15.
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* Authorized the increased cost per paid meal through the district’s food service program from $3.50 to $4. The National School Lunch Program requires that paid meals not be subsidized by free and reduced meals and after a review of the district’s program it was determined that it was not in compliance and are required to increase the cost of paid meals. This will not impact the students who eat free under the Community Legibility Program.
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* Approved Lauren Hampson to complete her Speech and Language Pathology Assistant practicum in the Holbrook School District during the 2018-2019 school year.
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*Accepted the resignation of Jennifer Munoz’s including an assessed $2,500 liquidated damage charges for resigning prior to May 30, 2019.
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* Approved the support staff employment of Sevanah Bitahy, special education bus student monitor for Route 8; James Wilkinson, facilities student worker; Jodi Duran, Park and Hulet elementary schools A-Team; Alejandrina Torres, Food Service Central food prep/satellite kitchen server.
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* Accepted the resignations of Isabella Duran, Park Elementary School library assistant and Savannah White, food service food prep/satellite worker.
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* Approved the certified staff employment of Gretchen Madison, Rhiannon Gishey, Caitlyn Kilpatrick, Chimere Epps-Rasheed and Margaret Smith, each as substitute teachers; and Cindy McDaniel, Hulet Elementary School teacher re-hired after ESI employee.
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* Authorized extra duty for Jamie Justman, Holbrook Junior High School Dance Club coach and sponsor; Rhiannon Westover, HJHS Dance Blue coach and sponsor; Gypsi Gover and Sandra Gover, Tim Eddings, Ramona Joe, Cindy Wilhelm and Kris Taylor, each for Indian Wells Elementary School Title III tutorial; Loren Silver, HJHS seventh grade boys basketball sports official; Lea Gishie, IWES game help and sports official Daniel Orton, HJHS seventh grade girls basketball coach; Saraphania Benally, HHS Pat Kenny Tournament worker; Beth Plumb, Loriel Beck and Jerald Nez, each as HJHS sports officials; Nathan Adams, HJHS adjudicator; and Beth Plumb, HJHS Title I tutoring.
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* Approved volunteers Artie Yazzie, HHS assistant girls basketball; Chelsea Hager, HHS Winter Spiritline assistant; Alaya Darling, HHS head Winter Spiritline.
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* Authorized acceptance of a donation of $750 to the HHS golf team from the Thunderbirds; donations of reeds and mouthpieces totaling $410 for the band program from Donors Choose; a $50.00 gift card from Walmart and $25 gift card from Safeway for Native American Night; and hand knit hats made by Linda Crumrine for 3 and 4 year old preschool kids.
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* Approved professional leave for Ray McLaws, Phoenix, School Food Programs, Dec. 5, at an estimated cost of $175, plus the use of a district vehicle; and Jeremy Madison, Tucson, 2019 Western Business Education Conference, Feb. 15-17, at an estimated cost of $1,186.
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* Approved expense and revolving Fund vouchers totaling $382,213 and payroll and expense vouchers including Park and Indian Wells Class Size Differential Pay of $7,500; TRE Training Deseg, $13,000; and TRE Training Title II, $4,800.
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* Approved fundraisers including the HHS Class of 2021 dodgeball tournament for estimated earnings of $800; and HHS Band Song and Dance at Indian Wells for estimated earnings of $2,000.
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