The Winslow Unified School District Governing Board held the first reading of Policy Advisories 809-818 from the Arizona School Board Association, these policies are advised by the association to ensure school districts policies align with changes in the legal code.
This set of policies largely update language used and not the functionality of the policies, which on governance, legal compliance, and best practices in education. These policies cover revisions to mission statements, legal status, community and parental involvement, nondiscrimination, sexual harassment, and grievance procedures.
In other business, the board:
* Approved hiring Cassie Hancock as a speech paraprofessional.
* Approved Wilburt Barton, Arthur Gonzales, Kim Henling, Caitlyn Turner, Sal Hernandez, Larissa Richards and Steve Henling as track and field volunteers, and Renee Hardy, Audrey Leonard and Samantha Ybarra as softball volunteers.
* Approved extra duty pay for Bryan Larsen as a high school baseball coach and ReBecca Perez and Eddie Johnson as softball coaches.
* Approved the following student fundraisers: Student Council prom and soda fundraisers, Wrestling Club concessions, WHS Lady Diamonds popcorn sale, HOBY club’s dunk a teacher fundraiser.
* Approved out of state travel for Dance Line to attend nationals in Anaheim, California.
The next meeting of the WUSD school board will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, in the meeting room, located at 800 N. Apache Ave.
