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What happened at this meeting

Flagstaff Unified board takes up fiscal year 2026 annual financial report 1:02:17

  • District staff presented on restorative practices, including training, data review and challenges such as the loss of a dedicated coordinator after budget reductions. 10:04
  • Staff presented fall benchmark results from a new test adopted for grades 3 through 12. 34:46
  • Motions were made to approve the fiscal year 2026 annual financial report, a network and infrastructure equipment purchase from Hi-Tech and a grant for the music education program at Kinsey Inquiry into Discovery School. 1:22:53

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and agenda adoption 6:51
    • The meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by roll call. 6:51
    • A land acknowledgment and the district mission were read, and a motion was made to adopt the agenda as presented. 8:02
  2. Restorative practices presentation 9:42
    • One board member asked to see data on the link between restorative practices and sense of belonging and asked whether a restorative practices coordinator position could be revisited. 27:04
    • A staff member said the coordinator position had been funded with federal COVID relief dollars and that staffing discussions would continue this year. 29:39
  3. Fall benchmark testing review 34:28
    • A staff member said the district adopted Renaissance DNA for grades 3 through 12 and found that 38⁠-⁠40% of students might answer a standard correctly in multiple choice form but the rate could drop to 10% or 4% on other item types. 43:59
    • A presenter said teachers would look at their data at a PLC on the October 16th early release day. 51:01
    • Kortney Zesiger asked how teachers modify instruction for students who score proficient or highly proficient at the start of the year. 53:59
  4. Public comment 56:06
    • A speaker at public comment spoke in support of renewing the superintendent's contract and described district leadership programs and school improvement. 58:12
  5. Consent agenda 1:01:45
    • A motion was made and seconded to approve the consent agenda. 1:01:56
  6. Annual financial report 1:02:17
    • A staff member said maintenance and operations expenses were approximately $75.9 million, with salaries and benefits making up 84% of the budget, and 43% spent on direct instruction. 1:08:26
    • A staff member said the district spent roughly $12.7 million combined out of its federal and state grants. 1:13:22
    • Melissa Kirk asked where money returned from the fraud was coded, and a staff member said it was deposited into an insurance proceeds account, Fund 550. 1:21:37
  7. Network equipment for new Kinsey school 1:23:05
    • A staff member said the purchase is E-Rate eligible and that, with an expected 80% reimbursement, the district would be responsible for $37,767.11. 1:23:16
    • Melissa Kirk moved to approve the purchase of network and infrastructure equipment and service from Hi-Tech for $188,835.54. 1:24:55
  8. Music instrument grant acceptance 1:25:18
    • The presenter said Kinsey would get new guitars and some xylophones, which were expected sometime in December. 1:25:25
    • A motion was made to accept the grant and authorize the superintendent or designee to execute the agreement. 1:27:53
  9. Advisory committee memberships 1:28:24
    • The superintendent said all committee members with expiring terms wanted to continue and recommended their approval. 1:28:35
    • Melissa Kirk moved to approve the committee members as discussed. 1:31:01
  10. Technical support job description update 1:31:14
    • A staff member said the update adds responsibilities to an existing position without changing the salary, after the department cut 3 FTEs. 1:32:29
    • A motion was made to approve the updated job description as presented. 1:33:39
  11. Policy first readings 1:34:04
    • A presenter said Procedures 3⁠-⁠109A, C, D, and E take into account USFR updates for fiscal year '27, including additional language regarding multi-year contracts. 1:35:08
    • Melissa Kirk moved to approve the first reading of Policy 3⁠-⁠109. 1:36:23
    • A staff member said Policy 5⁠-⁠203 had no big huge changes and the district was going with option 3 for identifying students with specific learning disabilities. 1:36:46
  12. Superintendent's report 1:37:44
    • The superintendent said over 100 teachers were nominated for the Legendary Teacher program. 1:39:07
    • The superintendent said the district is serving about 200 fewer students than last year, when about 90 to 100 students were in a since-discontinued dropout recovery program. 1:55:06
  13. Academic and curriculum update 1:58:21
    • A staff member said high school math and social studies curriculum adoptions are underway, with public meetings on December 4th and January 21st. 1:58:24
    • The staff member said 58 teachers are fully literacy trained and 21 are in training, and that a regional Teacher Solutions Team will provide a stipend for 10 teachers. 2:01:49
    • One speaker asked how the 10 teachers would be selected, and another speaker said AZK12 would select them through an application process. 2:06:41
  14. Board member reports 2:07:32
    • Melissa Kirk encouraged parents of seniors to complete the FAFSA and described attending the college and career fair. 2:07:36
    • Kortney Zesiger described BRAVE Committee work on hiring goals and said the pledge now rotates among English, Hispanic and Navajo at a school. 2:12:50
    • One board member said the district could do more to invite the community to the resource fair. 2:16:58
  15. Information items and adjournment 2:18:21
    • A speaker said the final procurement related to bats at Coconino High School this past summer had been completed for the cleanup. 2:21:20
    • The next regular meeting was set for October 27th at 5:30, and a motion to adjourn was made at 7:44. 2:21:58

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