May 14, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Governing Board Meeting

A. Opening of Meeting

A.1. Call to Order

A.2. Pledge of Allegiance

B. Superintendent’s Report

B.1. Presentation of FWHS CTE Programs

B.1.a. Teachers and students from the following Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes will present program highlights: Culinary Arts (teacher Lyndsey Bettcher); Graphic Design (teacher Mike Srsen); Biochemistry (teacher Anna Verdiguel Gillet); HOSA (teacher Ashley Hayes); Agriculture (teachers Caitlin Reynolds and Angus Donaldson); Automotive (teacher Jesse Brenton); and Education Professions (teacher Bridget Montoya).

B.2. Presentation of Flowing Wells High School Yearbook for 2023-2024

B.2.a. Teacher Daniel Gaona and Flowing Wells High School representatives will present the school yearbook for the 2023-2024 school year.

B.3. Annual Report from Flowing Wells Educational Foundation

B.3.a. Patrick Burns, President of FWEF, and other members of FWEF, will present an annual summary regarding fundraising and distribution of funds.

B.4. Presentation of Flowing Wells Teacher Recruiting Video

B.4.a. Associate Superintendent Dr. Kimberley Parkinson will present the first video from the District's video marketing campaign.

B.5. Update on District Events and Activities

B.5.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.

C. 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.

D. 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.

D.1. Approval of Agenda for this Meeting

D.1.a. Request approval for the adoption of the agenda for this meeting, May 14, 2024.

D.2. Approval of Minutes of Governing Board Meetings

D.2.a. The following Governing Board meeting minutes are presented for Governing Board approval: April 23, 2024 Open Session Minutes and Executive Session Minutes.

D.3. Approval of District Expense and Payroll Vouchers

D.3.a. Sign vouchers #6884-6899 for upcoming check batches (to be reviewed at the next Board Meeting). Expense and payroll vouchers are presented for Board approval: Expense vouchers #6873-6878 and Payroll voucher #2521-2522.

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

D.4.a. None for this meeting.

D.5. Approval of Requests for Student Trips

D.5.a. None for this meeting.

D.6. Approval of Requests for Staff Travel

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

D.7. Approval of Personnel Actions

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

D.8. Acceptance of Gifts and Donations

D.8.a. Recommend acceptance of gifts and donations in the amount of $11,033.34 for the period of April 1 - April 30, 2024.

D.9. Review of District Financial Statements

D.9.a. Review of Student Activity Balance Sheets and Auxiliary Operations Year-to-Date Budget Reports as of April 30, 2024.

D.10. Approval of Asset Retirement and Disposals

D.10.a. Approval is requested for the retirement and disposal of assets no longer used by the district as of May 8, 2024.

E. Unfinished Business

E.1. Recommend Approval of Revisions to Policy JKD Student Suspension

E.1.a. District administration recommends approval of revisions to Policy JKD Student Suspension, to become effective May 15, 2024. The current Policy JKD reads that parents will be notified of a long-term suspension hearing involving their child at least five working days prior to the hearing.  The policy states that this notification will take place via certified mail or hand delivery (in-person) of a letter to the parent.  The proposed revision includes email as an additional method of formal notification of a long-term hearing for parents. The attached revised policy includes underlined language to indicate the change.

E.2. Recommend Approval of Revisions to Sick Leave Policies

E.2.a. District administration recommends approval of revisions to the policies summarized below, to become effective July 1, 2024. The attached memo summarizes the revisions, and the accompanying policy drafts include underlined text to indicate additions and strikethrough text to indicate deletions. Policy GCCA Professional Staff Sick Leave and Policy GDCA Support Staff Sick Leave include revisions providing ten-month employees with flexibility to use any or all of their current-year allocation of ten sick leave days as personal leave. Policy GCQC Resignation of Professional Staff Members and Policy GDQB Resignation of Support Staff Members include revisions that eliminate the current fixed rates for which employees can be compensated for unused sick leave, replacing these with a percentage scale that begins after nine years of employment.

E.3. Recommend Approval to Adopt Economics Textbook

E.3.a. District administration recommends approval to adopt the textbook and curriculum resource McGraw Hill Economics for use in our high school economics courses. This resource has been tabled for public review for a sixty-day period, and no public comments or concerns were submitted during this time.

F. Business and Finance

F.1. Recommend Award of the Flowing Wells Junior High School Building K Restroom Remodel Bid # 24-05-25 to Building Excellence

F.1.a. District administration recommends award of the Flowing Wells Junior High School Building K Restroom Remodel to Building Excellence at a cost of $118,593. This project is expected to be funded through the ESSER III Grant.

F.2. Recommend Approval of Budget Revision for FY2023-2024

F.2.a. Approval is recommended for the District’s Budget Revision for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.

F.3. Recommend Award of the Food Service Management RFP # 25-01-29 to Southwest Foodservice Excellence

F.3.a. District administration recommends awarding the Food Service Management RFP # 25-01-29 to Southwest Foodservice Excellence. A Request for Proposal for Food Service Management  was issued on February 19, 2024. Proposals were received from two vendors on March 27, 2024. The proposals were reviewed by a committee and the committee is recommending award to Southwest Foodservice Excellence. The award of this RFP will result in a one (1) year contract with the option to renew for four (4) additional years.

F.4. Recommend Approval of Compensation Increases for FY2024-2025

F.4.a. District administration recommends approval to increase compensation for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. The attached memo identifies all proposed compensation increases, which have been developed collaboratively through the Meet and Confer process with Flowing Wells Education Association.

F.5. Recommend Approval of Certified Teacher Compensation Plan and Benefits for FY2024-2025, including New Teacher Compensation

F.5.a. District administration recommends approval of the Certified Teacher Compensation Plan and Benefits for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. The plan reflects FY2024-2025 compensation increases and establishes the starting compensation level for new teachers with and without a master's degree.

F.6. Recommend Approval of Increases to Proposition 301 and Special Proposition 301 Compensation Plan for FY2024-2025

F.6.a. District administration recommends approval to increase Proposition 301 (Classroom Site Fund) and Special Proposition 301 compensation by a total of $500 per full-time teacher, as summarized in the general compensation increases for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. This increase would be applied to 301 Base compensation to be paid in regular installments throughout the year.

F.7. Recommend Approval of Professional Non-Teaching Compensation Plan for FY2024-2025

F.7.a. District administration recommends approval of the Professional Non-Teaching Compensation Plan and Benefits for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. This plan reflects FY2024-2025 compensation increases and establishes the starting compensation levels for various professional non-teaching positions.

F.8. Recommend Approval of Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Support Salary Schedule

F.8.a. District administration recommends approval of the Support Salary Schedule for 2024-2025. This reflects the FY2024-2025 compensation increases.

F.9. Recommend Approval of Revisions to Contract/Work Agreement Addendum List for FY2024-2025

F.9.a. District administration recommends approval of revisions to the Contract/Work Agreement Addendum List for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. Revisions are highlighted in yellow and include a new auto addendum for the FWJH/Sentinel Peak IEP Coordinator and a new auto addendum for the elementary Gifted Teacher.

G. New Business

G.1. Discussion of 100% Construction Documents for Improvements to FW Prince Rd. Corridor

G.1.a. District administration presents for discussion the 100% Construction Documents for improvements to District property along the Prince Rd. corridor, including the FWHS/CLC parking area, entrance to FWHS, and parking for the District Office.

G.2. Discussion and Possible Action regarding Arizona School Boards Association Policy Priorities

G.2.a. District administration presents for discussion and possible action the current policy priorities identified by the Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA), with the option for the Board to identify priorities and submit proposals for update and/or amendment to ASBA for the 2024-2025 school year.

H. Executive Session

H.1. In accordance with A.R.S. §38-431.03.A.3 & 4, an Executive Session may be called for discussion or consultation for legal advice with the attorney or attorneys of the public body; and for discussion or consultation with the attorneys of the public body in order to consider its position and instruct its attorneys regarding the public body's position regarding contracts that are the subject of negotiations, in pending or contemplated litigation or in settlement discussions conducted in order to avoid or resolve litigation; regarding accident on campus; regarding OCR mediation resolution.

I. Adjourn