Prescott Unified District board meeting, Sep 1, 2026
2 h 08 min
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Prescott Unified board approves overnight and international student travel requests 45:05
- The board also approved academic calendars for 2027-2028 and 2028-2029. 48:33
- A staff member described a new state preventative maintenance report that required a board vote in order to remain eligible for School Facilities Division grant money. 1:04:57
- A district staff member presented a first read of policy changes, starting with the field trip policy, and Jane Robertson said the board would come back next month and vote. 1:19:21
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Item by item (14)
- Opening, agenda, minutes and donations 9:57
- Jane Robertson called the meeting to order and the board approved the agenda 5-0. 10:58
- The board approved the minutes of its August 4th, 2026, regular study and voting session. 10:58
- Jennifer Bergamini described donations of $3,500 and $500, the latter for the Prescott High School Athletics Hall of Fame. 11:31
- Jane Robertson announced that the motion to approve the donations passed. 12:01
- Summary of current events 12:01
- A staff member said the district recorded 12,256 total volunteer hours last year. 13:52
- A staff member said about 10 district staff were selected for recognition through a program sponsored by a local Subaru dealer and received $500 Adopt a Classroom rewards. 18:11
- Andy Fraher said an Arizona Central article listed Prescott High School as number 9 in the top 10 football fan experiences in the state. 31:33
- Consent agenda 34:27
- Jennifer Bergamini asked for more detail on a sole source item for Harris School Solutions food service software. 35:09
- A staff member said the district spends about $20-some thousand with the vendor, the cost has not gone up substantially and it is paid from the food service fund. 35:40
- Jane Robertson announced that the consent agenda passed 5-0. 38:32
- Student representatives to the board 38:31
- Overnight travel requests 41:21
- A staff member described a backpacking trip set for September 25th through the 27th with about 12 students and 2 chaperones, and a varsity girls basketball tournament in Tucson. 41:58
- A speaker noted that the total estimated cost was not filled in on the travel forms, and one board member said the board needs to know what trips cost. 43:17
- Jane Robertson announced that both overnight travel requests passed 5-0. 45:12
- International spring break trip 45:11
- A staff member described an 8-day trip through Budapest, Vienna and Prague during spring break with 6 students per chaperone. 45:30
- Jane Robertson said the total cost for students appears to be about $4,500 and is covered through fundraising. 46:05
- Jane Robertson announced that the motion to approve the 2028 spring break trip passed 5-0. 48:34
- Academic calendars 48:33
- A staff member said the calendars follow the same template as recent years, with a professional development day moved from second quarter to first quarter. 49:01
- A staff member said parent-teacher conferences would remain after fall break. 50:02
- Jane Robertson announced that the motion to approve the 2027-2028 and 2028-2029 academic calendar passed. 48:33
- December board meeting date 56:54
- Jane Robertson asked for a motion to move the December governing board meeting from December 1st to December 8th. 57:36
- Capital plan for state facilities board 57:51
- 7th grade sexual health education curriculum 1:00:17
- A staff member said the state no longer supports the current 7th grade curriculum, which has been replaced on the state-approved list by Promoting Health Among Teens: Abstinence Only, and that it has been on public display since June 29th. 1:00:34
- A staff member said students do not participate unless parents sign that they want them to participate. ~1:02:33
- Jane Robertson said the curriculum included role-playing that gives students language to use. 1:03:02
- Jane Robertson announced that the motion to adopt the curriculum passed 5-0. 1:04:27
- Preventative maintenance plan report 1:04:28
- A staff member said the School Facilities Division added a new requirement for a preventative maintenance report with a governing board vote. 1:04:57
- A staff member said the district's answers fall between a 2 and a 3 on the rubric and a report that does not average a 3 is sent back. 1:10:18
- A staff member said the district has about 240 HVAC units and about 180 of them are from 2002 or earlier. 1:14:45
- Policy changes first read 1:18:38
- A staff member proposed that the superintendent could approve in-state overnight trips while out-of-state trips would come to the board, and that overnight travel would require at least 2 adult chaperones. 1:21:41
- A staff member proposed placing retirees who return to work at 85% of their current salary, including 85% of 301 pay. 1:32:23
- A staff member said the procurement limit for quotes would rise from $10,000 to $15,000. 1:45:42
- Future agenda items and dates 2:02:57
- Jane Robertson asked to hear from the Spirit Line and to learn more about the Synergy system. 2:03:09
- A staff member said Synergy will cost the district almost half of what it spent for PowerSchool in future years. 2:05:59
- Jane Robertson said the next regular study and voting session will be Tuesday, October the 6th. 2:06:41
- Executive session 2:06:41
- Jane Robertson asked for a motion to recess for an executive session to discuss the board's position in pending litigation. 2:07:17
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