August 25, 2026 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. Update on District Events and Activities

B.1.a. Superintendent Dr. Kevin Stoltzfus will provide an update on Flowing Wells School District Events and Activities.

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, August 25, 2026.

D.2. Approval of Minutes of Governing Board Meetings

D.2.a. The following Governing Board meeting minutes are presented for Governing Board approval: August 11, 2026 (Open Session Minutes).

D.3. Approval of District Expense and Payroll Vouchers

D.3.a. Sign expense vouchers #7211-27 - 7220-27 for upcoming check batches (to be reviewed at the next Board Meeting).
Expense and payroll vouchers are presented for Board approval: Expense vouchers #7182-26 - 7183-26, 7203-27 - 7204-27 and 7206-27 - 7207-27 and Payroll voucher #2721.

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 Open Enrollment Students

D.5.a. Requests for open enrollment students are submitted for approval.

D.6. Approval of Requests for Student Trips

D.6.a. Student trip requests are submitted for approval.

D.7. Approval of Requests for Staff Travel

D.7.a. Staff travel requests are submitted for approval.

D.8. Approval of Personnel Actions

D.8.a. Personnel Actions are submitted for approval.

D.9. Approval of Asset Retirement and Disposals

D.9.a. Approval is requested for the retirement and disposal of assets no longer used by the district as of August 20, 2026.

E. Business and Finance

E.1. Review of Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Assessed Valuations and Tax Rates

E.1.a. Presented for review are the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 assessed valuations and tax rates.

E.2. Recommend Approval of FY2027 Arizona School Facilities Division Capital Plan

E.2.a. District administration recommends approval of the FY2027 Arizona School Facilities Division (SFD) Capital Plan. The SFD requires a capital plan to be submitted each year. The plan includes enrollment projections. The attached FY 2027 Capital Plan assumes flat enrollment. The District is not requesting funds for new school construction from the SFD.

F. New Business

F.1. Information and Discussion regarding Tenth Day Enrollment Trends

F.1.a. District administration provides information for review and discussion by the Governing Board regarding tenth day enrollment trends for the current year in comparison to the prior four years.

F.2. Information and Discussion regarding Proposition 320

F.2.a. District administration presents for review information about Proposition 320, the November 2026 ballot referral that would establish a requirement that 60% of school district operational expenses be spent on direct instructional expenses.

F.3. Recommend Approval to Establish New Position Description for Senior Automotive Mechanic and to Revise Position Description for Automotive Mechanic

F.3.a. District administration recommends approval to establish a new position for Senior Automotive Mechanic, and to revise the position description for Automotive Mechanic. The new position would more accurately reflect the expected skill set, qualifications, and training experiences needed by the mechanic responsible for overseeing maintenance of our District vehicles, and consequently, would improve recruitment opportunities in attracting qualified candidates. This position would replace the Automotive Lead Mechanic position. The revisions to the Automotive Mechanic position update the document to align with the current duties associated with this role.

F.4. Recommend Approval of Revision to Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Support Salary Schedule

F.4.a. District administration recommends approval of a revision to the Support Salary Schedule for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 to include the new Senior Automotive Mechanic position.

G. Adjourn