Menu

Flagstaff Unified District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

1 h 33 min · 3 public speakers

This board doesn’t post agenda times. Click a board member to jump to where they first speak; we list only members whose voice our check named. Video length 1 h 33 min.

  1. Who spoke · first speaks at
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Flagstaff Unified board honors Legendary Teachers, hears plan to standardize hiring 19:00

  • A district staff member said there were nearly 100 nominations this year for the Legendary Teacher Awards. 18:35
  • Speakers at public comment raised concerns about the treatment of students of color at Coconino High School and about possible retaliation in the football program. 48:24
  • A district staff member described new protocols to standardize hiring practices across the district, and the monthly budget report said the district remained financially stable through the first quarter of the year. 1:06:48
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and agenda 12:49
    • The meeting was called to order with the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call and a land acknowledgement. 12:49
    • Carolyn Kidd read the district's mission and vision. 14:22
    • A motion to adopt the agenda as presented was made and seconded. 14:47
  2. Student travel requests 14:59
    • A presenter described a Flagstaff High School Youth Outdoor Club trip to the San Juan River in Utah on April 8th to 11th in 2027 and said scholarship funds were available for students who need help paying. 14:59
    • Motions to approve both trips were made and seconded. 16:10
    • A staff member said the Booster Club would sponsor a Coconino High School dance line trip to the USA Nationals competition in Anaheim, California, with students paying only for their food at Disneyland. 16:36
  3. Legendary Teacher Awards 18:35
    • A staff member said there were nearly 100 nominations for Legendary Teacher this year. 19:00
    • A speaker said NAU would award a $1,000 stipend to the 4 Legendary Teachers. 28:48
    • Speakers read tributes to each of the honored teachers. 30:28
  4. Public comment 46:34
    • A speaker at public comment said students of color at Coconino High School do not receive the same opportunities as white students and asked for transparency and accountability. 48:24
    • The superintendent was asked to look into the matters raised, including concerns about retaliation. 58:00
  5. Consent agenda 58:30
    • A motion to approve the consent agenda as presented was made and seconded. 58:42
  6. Ground space lease amendment 59:06
    • A presenter said the amendment to the ground lease agreement with New Singular Wireless PCS LLC changes language from lease to easement and changes the amount of the agreement. 59:25
    • A motion to approve the amendment was made and seconded. 1:00:00
  7. Superintendent's report 1:00:24
    • A staff member said the district's October focus under the State 48 Graduate Profile was digital fluency, with self-awareness and management to follow in November. 1:00:32
    • The staff member said the Magic School AI Plus platform is the single approved AI platform for middle and high school students. 1:03:56
  8. Hiring practices report 1:06:42
    • A staff member said diverse applicants are not consistently carrying through the hiring process and described protocols including set criteria, consistent screening and structured interviews. 1:07:18
    • Carolyn Kidd asked what the district would do before the protocols are in place and whether the platform can mask applicant demographics. 1:11:40
    • The staff member said the platform cannot mask demographics at this time but the district has requested it. 1:13:22
  9. Monthly budget and funding report 1:14:30
    • A staff member said the district remains financially stable through the first quarter and that the maintenance and operations override is approximately $9.6 or $9.7 million. 1:14:41
    • The staff member said the 2018 bond program is complete and about $8 million remains to be sold from the 2022 bond program. 1:17:27
  10. Board member reports 1:24:55
    • During board member reports, speakers congratulated the Legendary Teachers. 1:28:24
  11. Future meeting dates and adjournment 1:31:47
    • A speaker asked whether a meeting would be scheduled for November 30th, and a district staff member said December 9th was another possibility. 1:31:47
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 1:32:59

Written by software from the meeting's transcript and checked sentence by sentence against it.

Other meetings

Other meetings of this board

Video: posted by the district as “FUSD Governing Board Meeting - 10/27/2026”