October 13, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

A. CALL TO ORDER   (Ms. Lupe)

B. ROLL CALL    (Ms. Mitchell)

C. ADOPT AGENDA     (Ms. Lupe, Action)
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MOMENT OF SILENCE

D. CALL TO THE PUBLIC     (Ms. Lupe, Information)
Whiteriver Unified School District welcomes public comment.  As outlined in A.R.S. § 38-431.02, no action will be taken on items raised in Public Comments unless such items are found on the agenda below.  Items raised in public comments may be directed to staff for review or may be placed on a future meeting agenda.

E. SUPERINTENDENT'S COMMENTS/REPORTS     (Ms. Plath, Information)

E.1. Priority 2 Student Wellbeing.  Indian Health Service (I.H.S.) Community Wellness Update. Review of community health and wellness data and recommendations from the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) regarding return to in-person instruction.  (Ms. Pocock, Information)

E.2. Priority 1 Roadmap to Sucess for all Students.  Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Presentation. ESS Director will be presenting on the status of the special education department, special education services currently being provided in the district and the types of special education populations serviced by Whiteriver Unified.  The presentation will include an overview of special education information as well as the departments accomplishments and vision for the current school year.     (Ms. Turner, Information)

E.3. Priority 3 Inclusive Communications.  Data Presentation.  Ms. Warwick will present on the Fall Assessment benchmark data for all 5 schools.  (Ms. Warwick, Information)

F. CONSENT AGENDA*

F.1. Approval of Minutes from Previous Meetings:     (Ms. Lupe, Action)

F.1.a. September 01, 2021 6:00 Special Board Meeting

F.1.b. September 01, 2021 6:05 Work-Study Special Board Meeting

F.1.c. September 08, 2021 Regular Board Meeting

F.1.d. September 22, 2021 6:00 Special Board Meeting

F.1.e. September 22, 2021 6:15 Work-Study Special Board Meeting

F.2. Approve Expense and Payroll Vouchers:     (Ms. Lupe, Action)

F.3. Approve Personnel Reports:     (Ms. Lupe, Action)

F.3.a. Hiring Certified/Support Staff; Leaves of Absence; Resignations; Additional Staffing; Reclassifications; Terminations.

F.4. Approval of Donations and Grants:  (Ms. Lupe, Action)

F.4.a. Approval of 500 water bottles donation for student use by the University of Arizona Navajo County Extension Program for all WUSD school campuses.

F.4.b. Donations from the White Mountain Tribe to Alchesay High School Cross Country Team, Homecoming Week Dinner in collaboration with Education Department, EPO and RTC. 
 

F.5. Annual Contract Renewals:    (Ms. Lupe, Action)

F.5.a. Thomas Petroleum – Bulk Fuel  (IFB#20-12-25)

F.6. Approval of Travel:    (Ms. Lupe, Action)

F.6.a. Alchesay High School

F.6.b. Career Technical Education (CTE)  Program travel to New Orleans, LA  November 30, 2021 to December 05, 2021 to attend the 2021 CTE Vision 2021 Conference.

G. UNFINISHED BUSINESS  

G.1. None

H. NEW BUSINESS

H.1. Discussion and possible action to accept the September 2021 Monthly Financial Report for the Whiteriver Unified School District.   (Ms. Sedillo, Action)

H.2. Discussion and possible action to approve the Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Financial Report.  (Ms. Sedillo, Action)

H.3. Discussion and possible action to approve fundraising activities for Whiteriver Unified School District.  (Ms. Sedillo, Action)

H.4. Discussion and possible action to approve the First Amendment Intergovernmental Agreement between the Whiteriver Unified School District and Navajo County Community College District (dba Northland Pioneer College).  (Ms. L. Endfield, Action)

H.5. Discussion and possible action to approve the request for student to be admitted to Kindergarten for 2021-2022 school year.  (Ms. Warwick, Action)

H.6. Discussion and possible action to approve a 60-day public review for Grade 9-12 Math Program.  (Ms. Warwick, Action)

H.7. Discussion and possible action to approve the Revised Teacher Evaluation Handbook for the 2021-2022 school year.    (Ms. Warwick, Action) 

H.8. Discussion and possible action to suspend Board Policy BGB Policy Adoption related to a first and second reading of recommended adoption of Policies JKD -Student Suspension, JKE -Student Expulsion, JLF -Reporting Child Abuse/Child Protection, and KB -Parental Involvement in Education.    (Ms. Plath, Action)

H.9. Discussion and possible action to approve Governing Board Policy JKD -Student Suspension.   (Ms. Plath, Action)

H.10. Discussion and possible action to approve Governing Board Policy JKE - Student Expulsion.    (Ms. Plath, Action)

H.11. Discussion and possible action to approve Governing Board Policy JLF - Reporting Child Abuse/Child Protection.    (Ms. Plath, Action)

H.12. Discussion and possible action to approve Governing Board Policy KB - Parental Involvement in Education.    (Ms. Plath, Action)

H.13. Discussion and possible action to consider and give direction on voting on one bylaw change proposal from the Arizona School Boards Association to create a seat on the ASBA Board of Directors so that Hispanic and Native American interests can be represented simultaneously.     (Ms. Plath, Action)

H.14. Discussion and possible action to establish a sex education advisory committee consistent with ARS 15-113 and 15-711.  (Ms. Plath: Action)

H.15. Discussion and possible action to acquire Arizona School Board Association services to support a superintendent search for Whiteriver Unified School District.  (Ms. Plath, Action)

I. FUTURE MEETINGS/LOCATION     (Ms. Lupe, Information)

November 10, 2021
December 08, 2021
January 12, 2022

Location:    Whiteriver Unified School District
                     959 S. Chief Avenue, Whiteriver, AZ

J. ADJOURNMENT     (Ms. Lupe, Action)