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Sunnyside Unified District board meeting, Sep 29, 2026

1 h 38 min · 0 public speakers

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Sunnyside Unified board hears update on Sunnyside High School rebuild planning 28:12

  • The board heard updates on the Sunnyside High School rebuild, including remarks from students on the steering committee and an introduction of Core Construction, which the board hired as general contractor on September 8th. 28:27
  • A district staff member presented the fiscal year 2025⁠-⁠2026 annual financial report, which must be submitted to the Arizona Department of Education by October 15th, and a motion to approve it was made and seconded. 1:12:21
  • A staff member also presented information on a proposed state requirement that affected districts spend at least 60% of operational spending on direct instruction and said Sunnyside is at 48.8%. 1:20:26

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Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 0:00
    • The meeting opened with the pledge, a land acknowledgement and roll call. 0:00
    • A motion to approve the agenda as presented was made and seconded, followed by a roll call. 1:05
  2. Governing board comments 1:19
    • Roberto Jaramillo said topics at a law conference included how districts should be prepared for hacking related to AI, and Title IX. 1:22
    • Beki Quintero said they attended a student-driven sunrise blessing with Native American students at Sunnyside High School. 6:35
    • Ted Rodriquez thanked Desert View for shirts and thanked staff and security for making football games easy to attend. 7:14
  3. Superintendent report 8:24
    • During the superintendent report, a district staff member described a 9/11 Stair Challenge at Sunnyside High School and a new cafeteria, renovated front office and new teachers lounge at an elementary school made possible through bond and override funds. 8:24
    • The superintendent thanked the Sunnyside Foundation for Gives Week and Pueblo Mechanical for a donation supporting Desert View High School's Precision Manufacturing course. 8:25
    • Roberto Jaramillo said a teacher's STEM class was recognized at the U of A Udall Research Center. 17:20
  4. Teacher appreciation award recognitions 18:19
    • The board recognized two district teachers who won HSL Properties Teacher Appreciation Awards. 18:19
    • A staff member said 5 teachers received the award and 2 were from the district, and that each received a $1,000 check. 19:57
  5. Consent agenda 27:10
    • Beki Quintero said there was no call to the audience, and a motion to approve the consent agenda as submitted was followed by a roll call. 27:10
  6. High school rebuild steering committee update 28:12
    • A speaker said the governing board hired an architect this summer for the Sunnyside rebuild project and that the architect has hosted 2 out of 5 steering committee meetings, with the committee composed of students, parents, teachers, administrators and board members. 28:27
    • Students on the steering committee described the process, and one said a form given to Sunnyside students had drawn close to 100 responses. 31:38
    • A speaker asked that the students and some steering committee members tour facilities the architect has done. 41:15
  7. General contractor introduction 44:03
    • A presenter said the firm and the architect have completed 233 total projects together, including 101 high school projects. 50:52
    • One board member said they had worked on Core projects as a chief building inspector and said, We welcome CORE, while another board member thanked the team for the presentation. 1:07:15
  8. Annual financial report 1:11:54
    • A staff member said budgeted expenditures totaled $272.8 million, expenses and transfer-outs were about $185 million, and the total budget balance was approximately $88 million. 1:14:32
    • The staff member reported fund balances totaling $104.4 million for all funds combined. 1:15:36
    • A speaker asked for a copy of slides with a four-year spending comparison, and a motion to approve the report was made and seconded. 1:18:38
  9. State direct instruction spending requirement 1:19:32
    • A speaker said a proposed state requirement would have affected districts spend at least 60% of operational spending on direct instruction, and said the state average is 52.1% and Sunnyside is at 48.8%. 1:20:26
    • The staff member said penalties would cut a district's classroom site fund distribution by 25%, and that 25% of the district's $14 million allocation is $3.5 million. 1:27:04
    • Beki Quintero said the item was information only. 1:33:18
  10. Future agenda items and adjournment 1:35:45
    • Ted Rodriquez said a previously mentioned item would probably come in January. 1:35:58
    • A speaker suggested a presentation on a dignity index shared at a conference, and a staff member said the district could look into it. 1:36:04
    • A motion to adjourn was made and followed by a roll call. 1:37:28

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