December 3, 2024 5:00 pm (doors open at 4:30 pm) - Regular Study & Voting Session

1. CALL TO ORDER - Governing Board President, Stan Goligoski
  

2. OPENING CEREMONY
  

2.A. Welcome - Governing Board President, Stan Goligoski
  

2.B. Pledge of Allegiance 
  

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Governing Board President, Stan Goligoski
  

3.A. Consider approving the agenda, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION: Board Policy requires the approval of the agenda.
  

4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Governing Board President, Stan Goligoski
   

4.A. Consider approving the minutes from the Regular Study and Voting Session meeting of November 6, 2024, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION: Board policy requires the approval of minutes.
  

5. PRESENTATIONS
  

5.A. Prescott High School JROTC Presentation

Presenter: JROTC Instructors, Major Barry De Iullio, SMSgt. Erik Appeldoorn and Cadet Lucy Villanueva
  

5.B. Prescott High School Fall Sports Presentation

Presenters: Stan Goligoski, Governing Board President
  

5.C. Presentation of Certificates to outgoing Governing Board Members, Kara Woods and Linda Conn 

Presenter: Clark Tenney, Superintendent
  

6. INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS
  

6.A. Summary of Current Events
  

6.A.1. Superintendent
  

6.A.2. Governing Board Members
  

6.A.3. Governing Board Student Representatives
  

6.B. Community Comments shared with the Governing Board (what comments/concerns do Board members hear from the public in general).

Presenter: Governing Board President, Stan Goligoski
  

7. ACTION ITEMS
  

7.A. CONSENT AGENDA - All those items listed below may be enacted by one motion and approved as Consent Agenda items with or without discussion.  However, any item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately if a Governing Board member so requests.

The resolutions included in the Consent Agenda have been posted in order to waive the reading of the body of the resolutions. 

Consider approving the Consent Agenda as presented.
  

7.A.1. Consider approving the certified and classified personnel actions as presented.
  
RELEVANT INFORMATION: 
A copy of the personnel report is attached for review.
  
Presenter: Andy Binder, Assistant Superintendent/HR Director
  

7.A.2. Consider approving the donations as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:
Board policy requires acceptance by the Governing Board of all donations.  
 
Presenter: Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer
   

7.A.3. Consider ratifying the vouchers as presented. 
  
RELEVANT INFORMATION:
Arizona Revised Statutes require approval/ratification of all vouchers.
  
Presenter: Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer
  

7.A.4. Consider approving the Student Activities Fund Statement of Receipts and Disbursements for FY24 End-of-year and FY25 December, as presented. 

RELEVANT INFORMATION: Please see the attached reports. 
  
Presenter: Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer
  

7.B. STUDY AND VOTING SESSION -  If a member of the public wishes to speak to one of the following voting items, please complete and return exhibit BEDH-E, Request for Public Participation in Governing Board Meeting to Sarah Torres, Administrative Assistant to the Governing Board prior to the study and voting session of the agenda. This document can also be found under the Governing Board tab on the PUSD website: https://www.prescottschools.com.

For items with the potential to have many speakers, the overall speaking time may be adjusted by the Governing Board. Speakers will be called to speak in the order in which they signed up, first come, first served.

Requests to speak that are emailed will also be first come, first served. Email requests can be sent to sarah.torres@prescottschools.com at any time prior to the study and voting session of the agenda.
  

7.B.1. Consider approving the dates and time for Governing Board meetings for the year 2025, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:
The Governing Board should annually approve a schedule for meetings for the following year (see attached 2025 meeting schedule). Pursuant to Governing Board Policy BEDA, a statement shall be conspicuously posted on the District's website specifying where all notices of the Governing Board meetings are posted, including the physical and electronic locations, and give additional public notice as is reasonable and practicable as to all meetings. 

Presenter: Clark Tenney, Superintendent
  

7.B.2. Consider approving an out-of-state travel request from Mrs. Ashley Tetreault, principal at Prescott Mile High Middle School, for students and chaperones to travel to Washington DC from June 2nd-6th, 2025, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:
32 Prescott Mile High Middle School students have signed up for this trip to participate in a dynamic, hands-on, civic education program in Washington, DC. This trip will provide extra opportunities and challenges to enhance student's educational experiences. Mrs. Van Demark, MHMS Social Studies Teacher, and Mr. Goldsmith, MHMS Assistant Principal, have been asked to chaperone. These staff members have already helped to lead several information meetings with parents and students and are helping to finalize the itinerary.

This trip has been planned using WorldStrides, an educational travel company. WorldStrides has been creating educational travel experiences for over 50 years and has offered services and experiences to PUSD students in the past.

Please see the attached letter for additional information about this trip. 

Presenter: Ashley Tetreault, Prescott Mile High Middle School Principal
  

7.C. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS  
  

7.C.1. Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer, has prepared the School Board Summary Budget Report for your review. 
  

7.C.2. Requests for Future Agenda Items

Presenter: Governing Board President, Stan Goligoski
  

7.C.3. Meeting Dates: 
Regular Study and Voting Session: To be announced (the PUSD Governing Board is being asked to approve the 2025 meeting dates/time in the study & voting session of this agenda). This meeting will be held in the PUSD District Office Boardroom.
  
Other Dates:
Governing Board Member Swearing-In Ceremony: Thursday, December 12, 2024 @ 11:00 am - PUSD District Office Boardroom.

New Governing Board Member Orientation and ASBA Annual Conference: December 18-20, 2024 at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge, Phoenix, AZ.

December 20, 2024: Half day for students and staff.

December 23, 2024–January 3, 2025: Winter Break. 
  

8. ADJOURNMENT