January 13, 2026 5:30 PM (doors open at 5:00 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 Study Session/Book Study and Regular Study and Voting Session meetings of December 2, 2205, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION: Board policy requires the approval of minutes.
  

5. PRESENTATIONS
  

5.A. Transition School To Work (TSW) Presentation

Presenters: Morgan Bricker, Prescott High School TSW student, and Kelcie Reece, PHS TSW Transition Coordinator.
  

5.B. Prescott Police Department Presentation

Presenters: Amy Bonney, Prescott Police Chief; Jason Small, Special Operations Bureau Lieutenant, Prescott Police Officer, and GMUES School Resource Officer, Cesar Astorga.
  

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 FY26 January, 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 nominations and election for the position of Governing Board President.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:
The Governing Board annually elects a new President according to A.R.S. 15-321. After electing a new Governing Board President, that person will then take over running the meeting.

Presenter: Clark Tenney, Superintendent
  

7.B.2. Consider nominations and election for the position of Governing Board Vice-President.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:
The Governing Board elected to add the position of Vice-President to the Governing Board. This position would serve as a backup to the President and would not be a President-Elect position. The Vice-President would chair the board meetings in the absence of the President.

Presenter: Clark Tenney, Superintendent
  

7.B.3. Consider hiring a bond/override consultant to guide the District through the processes and decisions leading up to the Governing Board’s vote on whether to place a bond and/or override measure on the November 2026 ballot. Consulting services may include demographic research, community surveys, and communications and marketing review and recommendations.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:
In the coming months, the PUSD #1 Governing Board will vote on whether to place a bond and/or override initiative on the November 2026 ballot. A consultant would provide guidance and assist in gathering and analyzing information for the Governing Board in advance of that vote.

Presenter: Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer.
  

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: 
Study Session: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 4:30 pm in the PUSD Inspiration Lab.

Regular Study and Voting Session: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 5:30 pm in the PUSD District Office Boardroom.
  
Other Dates:
President's Day: Monday, January 19, 2026 — All PUSD Sites closed.
  

8. ADJOURNMENT