Matt Weber, the Superintendent of the Northern Arizona Vocational Institute of Technology (NAVIT) presented his annual report to the Winslow School District Governing Board last week. Weber gave an update on the funding streams and the progress being made by the program.
NAVIT offers high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to take instruction in cosmetology, welding, certified nursing assistance, industrial maintenance, medical assistance and mechatronics in partnership with area community colleges. When Winslow joined the NAVIT district in 2001, the program reimbursed the district in the amount of $642,496. Currently, that number is $298,265. Weber said, “For every student that takes a NAVIT class, we reimburse the district with $900. Every student that takes a class, they generate that additional funding stream for your current tech-ed (technical education) programs.
“For rural Arizona, NAVIT offers an appropriate and effective career and technical education (CTE) delivery system for high school students through providing funding to assist schools with the satellite CTE programs and offering Central CTE programs.” In addition to the vocational options, students are also offered drafting, agriculture, business, law, sports medicine and digital printing through the funding streams provided by the NAVIT program.
In other business, the governing board:
* Approved the adoption of clarifying language in the Arizona School Boards Association Policies. “There are no major changes here,” Superintendent Cyndie Mattox said, adding that they are solely just updating the language in the policies.
* Approved the ratification of vouchers.
* Accepted the hiring of Kyle Decker as a trip bus driver and Lani Leonard as a physical education instructor.
* Accepted the transfer of Janice Arnold from special education inclusion aid to high needs aid through the end of the year; Deanna Burns from third grade teacher to special education teacher at Bonnie Brennan; Linda Evans from third grade teacher to kindergarten teacher at Bonnie Brennan; Miranda French from special education teacher at Winslow High School to fifth grade teacher at Washington Elementary; Athena Luna from high needs aid at Washington to preschool aid at Bonnie Brennan; Tabitha McClellan from fourth grade teacher to third grade teacher at Bonnie Brennan; Deb Stacey from fifth grade teacher to sixth grade teacher at Washington; Kayla Tafoya from classroom aid at Jefferson to high needs aid at Bonnie Brennan; and Zach Young from detention aid to SAFE room aid at Winslow High School.
* Accepted the resignation of Stephanie Lymer, secretary at Winslow Junior High; David McHenry, fourth grade teacher; Ashley McLaws, preschool aid; Jocelyn Passanado, special education aid; Jordan Sawyer, high needs aid; and Kyle Scott, history teacher.
* Approved donations including $90.20 to Bonnie Brennan; $74.78 to Jefferson; $101.29 to Jefferson; $70.10 to Washington and $123.28 to Washington all from Sonic Nights.
* Approved a grant given to WJHS Art Instructor Christa Knox in the amount of $250 by the Grand Lodge of Arizona Masons.
* Approved out of state travel for four employees and one other adult and 41 students to travel to Albuquerque, N.M., from June 13-15 for a football camp. Funding for the trip will come from football club funds.
* Approved out of state travel for five employees and 15 students to travel to Ogden, Utah, on June 14-17 for a girls basketball tournament. Funding for the trip will come from the basketball club funds.
* Approved the rescheduling of the May 17 meeting to 6 p.m. on May 10 to facilitate budget revision procedures.
* Approved the monthly financial report presented by Business Manager Shirley Lomeli who stated, “We are at 67.33 of our budget with 75 percent of the year completed. We are right on track.”
The Winslow Unified School District Governing Board meets on the third Thursday of each month. There will, however, be a special meeting held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, at the district office located at 800 Apache Avenue.
