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Higley Unified District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Higley board approves fiscal year 2027 classroom site fund plan and policy updates 30:08

  • The board approved the classroom site fund plan 4 to 0 after Anna Van Hoek asked whether the fund balance would cover a difference of about $828,000 between projected costs and revenue. 28:25
  • One board member raised concerns about changes to policies BEDBA and IHA, and the board approved both 4 to 0. 31:22
  • The board discussed Anna Van Hoek's proposed changes to Policy KB on religious accommodation requests, and a speaker responding to a question from Amanda Wade said the speaker did not recommend including the changes. 1:05:42
  • The board voted 3 to 1 to approve staff travel to the National High School Journalism Convention. 1:21:52

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Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 0:59
    • A staff member reported that all 4 members were in attendance. ~1:14
    • The agenda was approved 4 to 0. 2:11
  2. Superintendent's report and recognitions 2:19
    • The superintendent's report highlighted Patriot Day events at schools and a Business and Community Partner Breakfast that welcomed more than 100 business owners, community leaders and nonprofits. 3:44
    • The Sossman Middle School wrestling team was recognized for winning the East Valley Conference Championship. 5:03
    • A staff member said fall break runs October 5th through 16th and a virtual board meeting is set for Tuesday, October 13th, at 10 AM. 11:07
  3. Public comment 12:48
    • Speakers at public comment raised software problems with Canvas and ParentVUE and the rollout of classroom technology without redundant systems. 14:46
    • Other speakers at public comment addressed the fiscal year 2027 classroom site fund plan and asked the board to reject proposed changes to Policy KB. 22:03
    • Amanda Wade asked for an IT update in the superintendent's report. 27:53
  4. Consent agenda 28:09
    • Amanda Wade moved to approve consent agenda items 5.1 through 5.13 and thanked several organizations for donations to the district. 28:09
    • The consent agenda was approved 4 to 0. 28:25
  5. Classroom site fund plan 28:25
    • Anna Van Hoek said the projected cost of all 4 components was $13.5 million against projected revenue of $12.7 million and asked whether the fund balance would cover the difference of about $828,000. 29:02
    • A speaker answered yes and said the district came into the year with about $16 million in budget balance carryforward. 29:45
    • The plan was approved 4 to 0. 30:18
  6. School board operational goals policy 30:18
    • One board member asked that complete agreements and supporting documents be attached to agendas for board and public access and that deviations from the agenda be documented. 30:33
    • A district staff member asked the board to approve the policy as written, saying emergency procedures are already addressed in a different policy. 35:04
    • A speaker advising the board said the 24-hour notice can be waived in an actual emergency under Policy BEDA. 41:56
    • The policy was approved 4 to 0. 48:22
  7. Instructional program policy 48:22
    • One board member asked for language ensuring other programs do not diminish instructional time and resources for core academic subjects. 48:49
    • A speaker who said the speaker had worked with administration on the policy changes said the speaker did not recommend the change because of the administrative burden it would create. 51:01
    • Anna Van Hoek asked why parental rights language was removed from the mental health instruction section, and a speaker responded that it was redundant because it is in other board policies. 56:37
    • The policy was approved 4 to 0. 1:04:34
  8. Limited open-closed forum policy 1:04:34
    • Amanda Wade moved to approve the policy with a punctuation correction. 1:05:15
    • The policy was approved 4 to 0. 1:05:30
  9. Parental involvement in education policy 1:05:30
    • Responding to a question from Amanda Wade, a speaker said existing policies already meet legal requirements and that the speaker did not recommend including the changes. 1:09:58
    • Amanda Wade encouraged parents with concerns to attend curriculum night. 1:15:48
  10. Board self-evaluation 1:16:41
    • Amanda Wade said the speaker did not recommend holding the evaluation this year, noting the board is not currently full. 1:16:41
    • The board voted 4 to 0 not to conduct a board self-evaluation. 1:17:48
  11. Staff travel for journalism convention 1:18:01
    • A speaker raised concerns that the conference includes sessions on DEI topics. 1:18:13
    • Amanda Wade said one of the district's own was chosen to present at the national convention. 1:20:38
    • Asked whether the attendee signed a DEI waiver, a staff member said all employees do. 1:21:33
    • The travel was approved 3 to 1. 1:22:07
  12. Future agenda items and adjournment 1:22:07
    • Amanda Wade asked for requests for future agenda items and moved to adjourn. 1:22:07
    • The motion to adjourn carried 4 to 0. 1:22:33

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Video: posted by the district as “HUSD Governing Board Meeting Sept 22, 2026”