October 10, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Governing Board Meeting

A. Opening of Meeting

A.1. Call to Order

A.2. Pledge of Allegiance

B. Student Report

B.1. Report from Flowing Wells High School Student Representative

B.1.a. A student representative will provide a review of events and activities at Flowing Wells High School in academics, sports, and other extracurricular programs.

C. Superintendent’s Report

C.1. Recognition of Building Blocks for Character Students

C.1.a. Superintendent Dr. Kevin Stoltzfus will recognize the October Building Blocks for Character Student from each school.

C.2. Recognition of Support Staff Employee of the Year

C.2.a. Superintendent Dr. Kevin Stoltzfus will recognize the Laguna Elementary School Support Staff Employee of the Year, Matthew Courtney.

C.3. Recognition of Outstanding Volunteer of the Year

C.3.a. Superintendent Dr. Kevin Stoltzfus will recognize the Laguna Elementary School Volunteer of the Year, Kathy Anderson.

C.4. Recognition of Teacher of the Year

C.4.a. Superintendent Dr. Kevin Stoltzfus will recognize the Laguna Elementary School Teacher of the Year, Astin Chavez.

C.5. 40th Day Enrollment Trends

C.5.a. Superintendent Dr. Kevin Stoltzfus will provide an informational report on student enrollment by district, school, and grade level based on the 40th day of the 2023-2024 school year.

C.6. Update on District Events and Activities

C.6.a. Superintendent Dr. Kevin Stoltzfus will provide an update on Flowing Wells School District Events and Activities.

BREAK- The brief break provides an opportunity for families and friends to leave the meeting.
 

D. Public Comments
Flowing Wells School District welcomes public comment. As outlined in A.R.S. §38-431.02, no action will be taken on issues raised in Public Comments unless items are found on agenda below. Other than this, the response to public comments will be limited to directing staff to study the matter or scheduling the matter as a future agenda item.

E. Consent Agenda
These items of Board business that are addressed routinely at every meeting are presented as a Consent Agenda. The Board may elect to take action on all items collectively in one motion or may individually consider any item(s) as separate agenda subjects for action.

E.1. Approval of Agenda for this Meeting

E.1.a. Request approval for the adoption of the agenda for this meeting, October 10, 2023.

E.2. Approval of Minutes of Governing Board Meetings

E.2.a. The following Governing Board meeting minutes are presented for Governing Board approval: September 26, 2023 (Open Session Minutes).

E.3. Approval of District Expense and Payroll Vouchers

E.3.a. Sign vouchers for upcoming check batches (to be reviewed at the next Board Meeting). None for this meeting.
Expense and payroll vouchers are presented for Board approval: Expense vouchers #6819-6823 and Payroll voucher #2506.

E.4. Approval of Requests for Use of District Facilities

E.4.a. None for this meeting.

E.5. Approval of Requests for Student Trips

E.5.a. None for this meeting.

E.6. Approval of Requests for Staff Travel

E.6.a. Staff travel requests are submitted for approval.

E.7. Approval of Personnel Actions

E.7.a. Personnel Actions are submitted for approval.

E.8. Approval of Asset Retirement and Disposals

E.8.a. Approval is requested for the retirement and disposal of assets no longer of use by the district as of October 6, 2023.

F. Business and Finance

F.1. Recommend Approval of Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Annual Financial Report and School Level Reporting Form

F.1.a. District Administration recommends approval of FY 2022-2023 Annual Financial Report and School Level Reporting Form.

G. New Business

G.1. Information and Discussion regarding Policy Revisions

G.1.a. Proposed policy revisions are presented for review (no action to be taken at this meeting). The attached memo summarizes the revisions, and the accompanying policy drafts include strike-through text to indicate deletions and underlined text to indicate additions.

• Policy BCB – Board Member Conflict of Interest
• Policy BDA – Board Organizational Meeting
• Policy BE – School Board Meetings
• Policy BEDA – Notification of Board Meetings
• Policy BEDB – Agenda
• Policy EBC – Emergencies
• Policy IHA – Basic Instructional Program
• Policy JFABDA – Admission of Students in Foster Care
• Policy JFB – Open Enrollment
• Policy JK – Student Discipline
• Policy JKD – Student Suspension
• Policy JKE – Expulsion of Students
• Policy JLH – Missing Students

G.2. Nomination of Wendy Effing for All-Arizona School Board Member Award

G.2.a. District administration recommends approval to nominate Wendy Effing for the All-Arizona School Board Member Award through the Arizona School Boards Association.

H. Adjourn