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Scottsdale Unified District Board

16 meetings on our record, 5 of them from the past year and 11 with unconfirmed dates · 20,940 students · 5 members on our roster

Latest · Oct 6, 2026
Scottsdale Unified board approves closing Copper Ridge K-8 and Laguna Prep under Option CPlay 1:52:59
Next · Tuesday, November 17, 2026
6:00 PM · Coronado High School, 7501 E. Virginia Ave. Scottsdale, AZ 85257 · District posting ↗
Newest meeting we have
Oct 6, 2026 · District's own meeting list ↗ (it may list later ones)
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Also on the board: Mike Sharkey, Governing Board Vice President · Carine Werner, Governing Board Member

Recent meetings

What the board took up lately

Board meeting · 2 h 55 minTuesday, October 6, 2026Scottsdale Unified board approves closing Copper Ridge K-8 and Laguna Prep under Option CSpeakers: Donna W. Lewis, Mike Sharkey, Amy Carney, Matthew Pittinsky and 1 more
Play 1:52:59
Special meeting · 3 h 38 minTuesday, September 22, 2026Scottsdale Unified board hears public comment on three school closure optionsSpeakers: Donna W. Lewis, Carine Werner
Play 17:09
Board meeting · 6 h 05 minTuesday, September 8, 2026Scottsdale Unified board hears Phase 2 committee report on three school optionsSpeakers: Donna W. Lewis, Mike Sharkey, Amy Carney, Matthew Pittinsky and 1 more
Play 1:05:48
Board meeting · 1 h 31 minTuesday, August 4, 2026Speakers: Donna W. Lewis, Mike Sharkey, Amy Carney, Matthew Pittinsky and 1 more
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The board

Who talks on this board

Minutes speaking per full board meeting · 5 board meetings, Feb 25, 2026 – Oct 6, 2026 · talk time only, never tone or stance

Listed by seat5 board meetings on our record; we rank members seated for 8.
Coverage: about 84% of members’ speaking time named (49%–85%)

Minutes = time we heard them speak per meeting, from the speech we have named so far, so each is a floor: at least that much.

Runs the meeting
Donna W. LewisGoverning Board President · runs the meeting, not rankedShare8.5min, at least5 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—runs the meeting, counted apart1.4questions asked per meeting, at least
Members · listed by seat
Amy CarneyGoverning Board Member · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share5.2min, at least4 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked6.3questions asked per meeting, at least
Matthew PittinskyGoverning Board Member · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share14.1min, at least4 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked9.7questions asked per meeting, at least
Mike SharkeyGoverning Board Vice President · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share5.5min, at least4 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked2.7questions asked per meeting, at least
Carine WernerGoverning Board Member · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share1.8min, at least4 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.7questions asked per meeting, at least

Minutes speaking per full board meeting held while seated; a meeting they missed or stayed silent in counts as zero · bar = minutes named so far · talk time only, never tone or stance · Hamlet

Meetings on our record
Next meetingTuesday, November 17, 20266:00 PM · Coronado High School, 7501 E. Virginia Ave. Scottsdale, AZ 85257Regular Meeting of the Governing Board - Nov 17 2026The district’s posting ↗Add to calendarPosting checked Oct 29
All 16 meetings on our record
Clips

What board members said

I still do not believe the district is in a financially viable position to use M&O dollars to fund 6 figure general counsel position. My vote is not a reflection on the importance of legal counsel or the individuals involved.Amy CarneyGoverning Board Member · Scottsdale Unified District Board · Aug 4, 2026Watch the full meeting from 1:20:57
I look forward to contributing, doing my part as a board member to support the administration in overcoming those challenges we have. I look at the superintendent putting forward a proposal to be here for 3 more years through these changes, taking accountability for change that he's led with his cabinet, with school leadership.Mike SharkeyGoverning Board Vice President · Scottsdale Unified District BoardWatch the full meeting from 51:54
Meeting time

Where the board's meeting time went

Budget and finance16%0%–43%
Public comment9%3%–18%
Ceremony and recognition1%0%–4%
Safety and discipline0%0%–29%

    The two readers didn’t agree on 7% of the time; it counts toward no topic, so every share above is a floor.

    Not shown: facilities, closures and enrollment, curriculum and instruction, student services and special education, labor and personnel, governance and policy, routine business, other subjects, whose checks haven’t passed

    Public comment

    Of the 16 meetings on our record, we counted public speakers at 7; 5 had at least one. The busiest, on Sep 22, 2026, heard from 96.

    96 on Sep 22, 202696 speakers48 speakers22.1 a meeting on average
    Attendance

    The roll call at 5 of the 16 meetings on our record: the ones where we could read it

    Roll-call attendance, member by meeting
    MemberOct 6Sep 22Sep 8Aug 4Feb 25
    Matthew PittinskyPresentNot recordedPresentPresentPresent
    Amy CarneyPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Donna W. LewisNot recordedPresentNot shownPresentPresent
    Mike SharkeyPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Carine WernerPresentNot recordedPresentPresentNot shown

    PresentNot shownNot recorded

    Federal district ID 0407570 · student count from the federal 2023-24 count · meeting videos posted by the district