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Osborn Elementary District board meeting, Sep 15, 2026

2 h 10 min · 1 public speaker

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What happened at this meeting

Board approves Montecito change order and trust policy revisions 1:02:43

  • The board approved the Montecito GMP 02 Change Order 001 after Ben Blink asked whether the change order related to the 7th and 8th grade expansion. 57:42
  • Board members heard a presentation on the expansion of Montecito and an update on the 2026 summer science camp run with the Arizona Science Center. 1:07:38
  • The board approved the first read of the trust policy revisions with the changes as amended. 1:59:59

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Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and land acknowledgment 7:51
    • Violeta Ramos called the meeting to order at 5:31 PM. 7:51
    • Rhiannon Ford read a land acknowledgment. 8:55
  2. Governing board reports 9:37
    • Ben Blink said Longview reported a 58% increase in the number of students proficient or highly proficient on state assessments, or 32 more students. 10:20
    • One board member said the August absentee rates in the board packet showed a solid change from last year. 11:48
    • Violeta Ramos said the board would hold a retreat Friday to discuss the strategic plan and achievement numbers. 18:53
  3. Student achievement recognitions 25:17
    • The district test coordinator said the students honored scored highly proficient on two state assessments, which about 7% of Arizona students achieve statewide. 25:27
    • The staff member said 7 students district-wide had a perfect scale score, and 3 of them received an additional award at the meeting. 37:14
  4. Montecito construction change order 41:50
    • A presenter said this was the first change order brought to the board for the project and that part of the cost would add an audio enhancement component. 49:21
    • Rhiannon Ford asked what audio enhancement meant and whether all teachers would get panic buttons, and a staff member said the district was piloting the system at Montecito to scale it districtwide. 55:35
    • A staff member said the change order adds essentially 3 months of general conditions and general requirements, and that the month-to-month cost matches what was carried in the original GMP. 59:57
    • Violeta Ramos moved to approve the Montecito GMP 02 Change Order 001, and the motion carried with no opposition. 1:02:43
  5. Call to the public 1:03:09
    • Rhiannon Ford said there was one call to the public, with a 3-minute timer. 1:03:09
    • The board heard one speaker during the call to the public. ~1:03:09
    • A speaker asked the superintendent to look into the matter. 1:07:11
  6. Consent agenda 1:07:16
    • Rhiannon Ford said the motion was moved by board member Thompson and seconded by board member Blink. 1:07:31
    • Rhiannon Ford announced the motion carried with none opposed. 1:07:38
  7. Montecito expansion presentation 1:07:38
    • A staff member said the Montessori program opened in 21⁠-⁠22 with 16 students and started this year at 171 students, with a target of 215 for next year. 1:12:30
    • One board member said they would love Montecito to be K-8 but had logistical concerns about having enough students to make it financially make sense. 1:17:53
    • The staff member said the school would need one more upper elementary staff member next year and could have 30 students in 6th through 8th grade in the '28-'29 school year. 1:18:48
  8. Summer science camp update 1:25:18
    • A staff member said the camp delivered 335 camp enrollments across 3 weeks, including 50 out-of-district students, and received $6,500 in donations. 1:26:52
    • The staff member said families raised transportation, the day 1 check-in and heat at outdoor dismissal as areas for improvement. 1:39:02
    • Eric Thompson asked about the sustainability of the camp, and the staff member said the cost was $100 for the week. 1:41:07
  9. Employee association update 1:47:39
    • The representative said OEA would meet with the superintendent this month to plan for meet and confer starting in October. 1:47:39
    • An OEA representative said there were 11 active advocacy cases in July and August and 13 cases since the start of the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 1:48:10
  10. Second review of trust policy revisions 1:49:24
    • Ben Blink said the board had discussed striking sole source from the superintendent's delegated procurement authority in policy 3⁠-⁠109E, and that edit was not in the draft. 1:50:59
    • Two board members said they would prefer to remove optional wording about a weapons detection system the district does not have. 1:53:53
    • The motion by Eric Thompson to approve the second review of the trust policy revisions as amended carried. 1:56:37
  11. First review of trust policy revisions 1:56:54
    • One board member suggested removing optional language on pages 256 and 259 and asked for a clean version for the second read. 1:57:12
    • The motion by Eric Thompson to approve the first read of the trust policy revisions with the changes as amended carried. 1:59:59
  12. Future agenda items 2:00:12
    • Eric Thompson asked for more information on August absence numbers compared to last year. 2:00:47
    • One board member asked for a review of artificial intelligence usage by staff and students across campuses. 2:01:34
    • Rhiannon Ford adjourned the meeting at 7:26. 2:02:15

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