May 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM - Governing Board Meeting

A. Opening of Meeting

A.1. Call to Order

A.2. Recommend Approval of Budget Revision for FY 2024-2025

A.2.a. District Administration recommends approval of budget revision for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.

B. Superintendent’s Report

B.1. Presentation of FWHS CTE Programs

B.1.a. Teachers and students from various Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes will present program highlights.

B.2. Presentation of Flowing Wells Junior High School Yearbook for 2024-2025

B.2.a. Principal Erin Kearney and representatives from the FWJH Yearbook team will present the school yearbook for the 2024-2025 school year.

B.3. Presentation of Flowing Wells High School Yearbook for 2024-2025

B.3.a. Teacher Daniel Gaona and FWHS representatives will present the school yearbook for the 2024-2025 school year.

B.4. Annual Report from Flowing Wells Education Foundation

B.4.a. Patrick Burns, President of FWEF, and other members of FWEF, will present an annual summary regarding Foundation activities to support the Flowing Wells District.

B.5. Recognition of Support Staff Employee of the Year

B.5.a. Superintendent Dr. Kevin Stoltzfus will recognize the Emily Meschter Early Learning Center Support Staff Employee of the Year, Pilar Thomas.

B.6. Recognition of Outstanding Volunteer of the Year

B.6.a. Superintendent Dr. Kevin Stoltzfus will recognize the Emily Meschter Early Learning Center Volunteer of the Year, Sue Shuck.

B.7. Update on District Events and Activities

B.7.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 13, 2025.

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 22, 2025 (Open Session Minutes and Executive Session Minutes).

D.3. Approval of District Expense and Payroll Vouchers

D.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 #7056-25 - 7059-25 and Payroll voucher #2622.

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

D.4.a. District facilities use requests are submitted for approval.

D.5. Approval of Requests for Student Trips

D.5.a. Student trip requests are submitted for approval.

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 $96,322.17 for the period of April 1-April 30, 2025.

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, 2025.

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.

E. Business and Finance

E.1. Recommend Approval of Compensation Increases for FY2025-2026

E.1.a. District administration recommends approval to increase compensation for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. The attached memo identifies all proposed compensation increases, which have been developed collaboratively through the Meet and Confer process with Flowing Wells Education Association.

E.2. Recommend Approval of Increases to Proposition 301 and Special Proposition 301 Compensation Plan for FY2025-202

E.2.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 2025-2026. This increase would be applied to 301 Base compensation to be paid in regular installments throughout the year.

E.3. Recommend Approval of Certified Teacher Compensation Plan and Benefits for FY2025-2026, including New Teacher Compensation

E.3.a. District administration recommends approval of the Certified Teacher Compensation Plan and Benefits for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. The plan reflects FY2025-2026 compensation increases and establishes the starting compensation level for new teachers with and without a master's degree.

E.4. Recommend Approval of Professional Non-Teaching Compensation Plan for FY2025-2026

E.4.a. District administration recommends approval of the Professional Non-Teaching Compensation Plan and Benefits for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. This plan reflects FY2025-2026 compensation increases and establishes the starting compensation levels for various professional non-teaching positions.

E.5. Recommend Approval of Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Support Salary Schedule

E.5.a. District administration recommends approval of the Support Salary Schedule for 2025-2026. This reflects the FY2025-2026 compensation increases.

E.6. Recommend Approval of Revisions to Contract/Work Agreement Addendum List for FY2025-2026

E.6.a. District administration recommends approval of revisions to the Contract/Work Agreement Addendum List for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. Deletions are indicated with red strike-through text, and additions are indicated in blue text.

E.7. Recommend Approval of Revisions to Special Activities Compensation (SAC) Schedule for FY2025-2026

E.7.a. District administration recommends revisions to the SAC Schedule for FY2025-2026. Revisions are delineated in the attached memo and on the accompanying draft SAC Schedule and are expected to increase total SAC costs by approximately $10,000. Dr. Finchum solicited feedback from a committee of stakeholders from around the District to develop these recommendations. 

F. New Business

F.1. Information and Discussion regarding Proposed New Policy GBCG Professional and Support Staff Voluntary Transfer of Accrued Sick Leave

F.1.a. District administration presents for review a proposed new policy entitled GBCG Professional and Support Staff Voluntary Transfer of Accrued Sick Leave, which would replace the current version of Policy GCCG Professional Staff Voluntary Transfer of Accrued Sick Leave and GDCG Support Staff Voluntary Transfer of Accrued Sick Leave. This is the first reading of the policy, so no action is to be taken during this meeting. This new policy was developed collaboratively with FWEA toward the goal of providing a fair, consistent, and sustainable way for employees to access additional paid leave in the event of illness, injury, or childbirth. The policy would establish a pool of donated sick leave that would be available for disbursement by employee request for eligible conditions. Members of the policy development committee will provide additional details.

F.2. Recommend Table of AP Environmental Science Textbook

F.2.a. District administration recommends approval to table the adoption of a new textbook for AP Environmental Science entitled Environmental Science for the AP Course, 4th Edition, published by Bedford, Freeman, and Worth (BFW). This resource is under consideration for use in the AP Environmental Science course at Flowing Wells High School. Dr. Audrey Reff and course instructor Ms. Molly Trainor will provide information about their evaluation process and selection criteria. Pending Board approval, the resource would be tabled for a sixty-day period for public review and comment.

F.3. Recommend Table of Psychology Textbook

F.3.a. District administration recommends approval to table the adoption of a new textbook for Psychology entitled Essentials of Psychology Concepts and Applications, 6th Edition published by Cengage. This resource is under consideration for use in the Psychology course at Flowing Wells High School. Dr. Audrey Reff and members of the adoption committee will provide information about their evaluation process and selection criteria. Pending Board approval, the resource would be tabled for a sixty-day period for public review and comment.

F.4. Information and Discussion regarding Proposed Revisions to Policy GBCA Merit / Performance Pay Programs (Experience Steps)

F.4.a. District administration presents for review, with no action to be taken at this meeting, a proposed revision to Policy GBCA Merit / Performance Pay Programs (Experience Steps), which would permanently change the experience step for non-exempt support staff after their fifteenth year of employment from the current amount of $0.09/hour to the new amount of $0.60/hour.

F.5. Recommend Approval of Revision to High School Fee Schedule for FY2025-2026

F.5.a. District administration recommends approval of a revision to the high school fee schedule for FY2025-2026. The Board previously approved re-establishing a fee for summer school courses with the expiration of federal pandemic-related grant funding. This current revision would apply the identical fee of $100.00 per course to all courses taken outside of the regular school day to earn credit toward graduation.

F.6. Discussion and Possible Action regarding Arizona School Boards Association Policy Priorities

F.6.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 2025-2026 school year.

G. Adjourn