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Queen Creek Unified District board meeting, Apr 7, 2026

40 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened at this meeting

Queen Creek board takes up negotiator for court-ordered CTE funding talks 34:29

  • The board heard a construction update, the superintendent's report and a presentation on the fiscal year '25 financial audit. 0:54
  • The board took up change orders with Core Construction for science hood installations, and a staff member said Schools Facility funds would be used and district funds would not. 30:57
  • The board also took up designating a representative for court-directed negotiations, and a staff member said any agreement reached would be binding. 34:29
Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and meeting minutes 0:00
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and a motion was made to approve the board meeting minutes dated March 3rd and March 17th. 0:00
  2. Construction update 0:54
    • A staff member said the district covers 48 square miles and serves 15,600 students, with projects scheduled in all 3 regions supporting 6 campuses. 1:13
    • A presenter said paving and resurfacing work had started at 11 school bus and fire lanes, with asphalt paving already completed at four schools. 2:30
    • The presenter said summer work would include replacing some rooftop units and carpet at several schools. 2:30
  3. Superintendent's report 4:34
    • The superintendent said the district spends approximately 68 cents of every operational dollar directly in the classroom and that administrative costs remain well below comparable districts. 5:12
    • The superintendent said a Crisman High School community event packed more than 90,000 meals for local food banks. 5:12
    • The superintendent said an Awards of Excellence dinner would be held April 30th. 10:45
  4. Employee and student recognitions 13:11
    • Samantha Davis said Power of One Awards were being given to individuals selected by Queen Creek High School. 13:11
    • Students from Queen Creek High School were recognized with the Student of the Month Award. 15:21
  5. Consent agenda 15:21
    • The board had no call to public, and a motion was made to take the consent agenda in its entirety. 16:33
  6. Financial and compliance audit reports 21:48
    • A staff member said districts operating with more than $2 million have an annual audit, conducted by the third-party firm Heinfeld Meech. 22:06
    • The staff member said the audit has 4 main components, including the Public Annual Financial Report and the Single Audit Reporting Package. 26:23
    • The staff member said the compliance questionnaire has about 150 yes or no questions and recommended approval. 29:40
  7. Eastmark science hood change order 30:57
    • A staff member said the Eastmark science lab classrooms were completed without science hoods to remain at budget and that Schools Facility funds, not district funds, would pay for installation. 31:06
  8. Chrisman science hood change order 31:58
    • A staff member said the change order would add hoods for science lab classrooms at Chrisman High School using Schools Facility funds and not district funds. 32:12
  9. Chrisman outdoor training area addition 33:01
    • A staff member said Chrisman High School lacks the outdoor HIT space that Eastmark and Queen Creek High have, and that students would have access by the start of next school year if approved. 33:10
    • A staff member clarified that the HIT space is a high-intensity training area, not baseball or softball hitting. 33:53
  10. Representative for court-ordered negotiations 34:29
    • A staff member said a March 30th, 2026 court order required each district and EVIT to designate a single representative to negotiate the allocation of CTE funding, with daily in-person negotiations following the April 21st, 2026 hearing. 34:42
    • A staff member said the recommended representative would serve as one of 9 voices and that any agreement reached would be binding on the board. 34:42
    • Asked how often the board would get updates, a staff member said the district would provide frequent updates. 35:44
  11. Personnel 37:44
    • A motion was made to take the personnel section in its entirety. 37:44
    • A staff member said new coordinators and coaches hired through the reorganization of ed services would be introduced to the board at a later date. 38:30
  12. Announcements and adjournment 38:49
    • Upcoming board meetings were announced for Tuesday, May 5th, Tuesday, June 16th and Tuesday, July 7th. 38:49
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 38:49

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