Queen Creek Unified District board meeting, Aug 4, 2026
33 min · 7 public speakers
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Queen Creek Unified board approves FY26-27 revised expenditure budget 30:27
- A district staff member gave a construction update on projects at Eastmark High School and Crisman High School, and the board considered a capital plan requesting additional academic space. 1:09
- Several speakers at public comment thanked the board and spoke about CTE programs, including nursing, marketing and graphic design. 15:33
- Before the vote, a presenter at a public hearing said the revision moved the budget onto final state forms and added one-time state allocations. 26:31
- The board approved the FY26-27 revised expenditure budget on a roll call vote. 30:27
Item by item (9)
- Opening and approval of minutes 0:00
- The meeting opened at 6:00 with the Pledge of Allegiance, and a motion was made to approve the board meeting minutes dated July 7th. 0:00
- Construction update 1:01
- A district staff member said the district serves 48 square miles and has 15,600 students, and that the final parking lot at Eastmark High School was completed. 1:09
- The staff member said the main student lot at Crisman High School was paved with approximately 600 spaces and that the field there was on track to be turned over by August 24th. 3:22
- Asked whether the additional bleachers were funded through Schools Facility Division money, the staff member said the award came from new school construction funds that must be spent on that campus. 5:45
- Superintendent's report 6:18
- Public comment 12:12
- Samantha Davis said more than 5 people had asked to speak, so comments were limited to 1.5 minutes each. 12:39
- Several speakers at public comment thanked the board for approving the budget and for supporting CTE programs on campus. 13:35
- A speaker at public comment said 100% of nursing completers over the past 2 years passed the Arizona Technical Skills Assessment. 18:01
- Consent agenda 25:11
- A motion was made to take the consent agenda in its entirety, and Samantha Davis called for a vote. 25:24
- After the vote, a speaker thanked the Goldwater Institute for a history curriculum the speaker said the board had just voted to adopt, describing it as upwards of a $300,000 donation. 25:33
- A speaker said there would be bonuses for teachers who teach the curriculum. 26:01
- Public hearing on expenditure revision 26:14
- A presenter said the revision to the fiscal year '27 budget moves it onto final forms released by the Auditor General's Office, which is required. 26:31
- The presenter described one-time statewide allocations of about $75 million in state aid, $23 million in district additional assistance and $37 million in a free and reduced lunch weighted supplement. 26:31
- The presenter estimated the district's share at just under $1 million in state aid, about $350,000 in district additional assistance and about $225,000 in added weight funding. 28:55
- Revised expenditure budget 30:27
- A speaker told the board the revised expenditure budget for fiscal year '27 was attached to the board documents and recommended approval. 30:38
- School facilities capital plan 31:02
- A district staff member said the capital plan is due to the Schools Facility Division on September 1st and serves as a formal request for new school construction dollars. 31:10
- The staff member said the district is requesting consideration for 2 elementary schools and junior high and high school academic space at Chrisman. 31:10
- Personnel, announcements and adjournment 32:11
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