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Mr. Mangley told the board that Lisa Perugini has 28 years in education, 11 years as a site administrator and 20 years in Dysart Unified; the board approved her appointment to begin July 1. A second competitive process produced Dr. Romero (23 years in education, four as an administrator, 13 years in Dysart) for Ashton Middle School. A third recommended candidate, introduced by administrators, was Mr. Andrew Bridal (presented with 21 years in education, including 13 years of administration and 12 years in Dysart); the board approved the appointment for the Sunset site.

Each motion to appoint carried; the board recorded the votes as “Motion carries” in the meeting minutes. Administrators said the positions were filled after multi‑stage candidate vetting and interview processes; start dates and contract details will be finalized through Human Resources.

Ending: The board congratulated each appointee and moved to the next item on the agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Dysart Governing Board Meeting - February 24, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The governing board approved three administrative hires: Lisa Perugini as Willow Canyon high‑school principal, Dr. Romero as principal at Ashton Middle School and Andrew Bridal as principal at Sunset (as presented).","taxTitle","Dysart Unified District (4243), School Districts, Arizona","taxId",13624,"location","Arizona","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6314662,"Board approves 2025–26 employee health plan with modest premium increase; telehealth change announced",904,4606000,5510000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2382962-80c0374e7144cf11e27e9423e95b6355&start=4606&end=5510","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2382962-80c0374e7144cf11e27e9423e95b6355/thumbnail_4606000.jpg","/articles/6314662/Arizona/Board-approves-202526-employee-health-plan-with-modest-premium-increase-telehealth-change-announced","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6314662-1f36dbd8fea0465288b43d744602e6e8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149079&Signature=Cjee7nc5huIWZaHG70luB-NS4hQ-yfTtNJyFX4NItHiniTqKMElCTOzWCyzhvHMPUnt4pmz-Tvni~kGGk7n~fqSxJ51CBKthX-QcDQCUmKA7aBwsx3PqNh3UqeZf1Zf9qEguaf7QVpnPN07PG-lEpnq8foEASQd5VjQPFmfnosyOM1lXBiTDHC9LNH~0Iyuf10VMycLlwF~bOFgjzWzJevr2mCN38TJRJu0aSN~RrMV1YjEgrTBMM3dTFjlt2NdgHCofIqkI-h7MVcINIYnpVXYgwKNCVS8k3jF4TBhMynzJh1O4cAOcN5WlsTz0QdgpY3D-u3J~1oz7bJC0GRthLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Dysart Unified School District governing board approved the district’s employee health-benefit package for the 2025–26 fiscal year, accepting administrative recommendations to renew the two existing medical options and to absorb most of a 3.6% cost increase.

Ms. Spinell, who presented the plan, said the district’s self-insured medical and pharmacy program is running near funded expectations and that pharmacy rebates — expected to total about $1 million — will continue to offset plan costs. Actuarial work produced an estimated total medical and pharmacy cost for 2025–26 of about $17,400,000.

The district will continue to offer the two medical options — a high-deductible HSA plan and a PPO — with no plan-design changes aside from IRS-driven HSA deductible indexing (the HSA deductible increased per IRS guidance). The district recommended absorbing most of the premium increase: administrators said the district contribution per eligible employee will rise from the prior-year level (previously $643 per month) to approximately $666.48 per month, and the benefits trust will continue to subsidize premiums from its reserves.

A notable change for employees is the telehealth provider and cost structure. The district plans to replace Teladoc with Blue Care Anywhere because IRS guidance, effective December, requires a fair-market-value copay for telehealth under high-deductible health plans; district staff said the Blue Cross contract rate will set the telehealth copay at roughly $67. Administrators said the change protects employees’ HSA tax status and keeps the HSA plan compliant with IRS rules.

Other benefits details presented: continued HSA matching contributions (up to $500 or $750 depending on tier), a $250 contribution for employees who complete a routine physical, continued stop‑loss coverage at $320,000 per claim and an employer-paid individual Allstate identity-protection plan available to all eligible employees at no cost. Staff also proposed a small wellness gift-card incentive program funded from the benefits trust to increase participation in wellness activities.

Board members asked about advisors and vendors; staff confirmed Brown & Brown provided actuarial estimates and VSMG (the consulting firm) supports benefits administration. The board voted to approve the employee health-benefit plan for 2025–26; the motion carried.

Ending: Administrators will continue monthly monitoring of claims and the benefits trust position and said they will update the board if reserves or trends require adjustments.","The governing board voted to renew the district’s two medical plan options with an overall estimated 3.6% cost increase for 2025–26, continue district contributions and switch telehealth services from Teladoc to Blue Care Anywhere to comply with IRS rules.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6314668,"Dysart board approves new locations for special-education programs and revises transportation boundaries",963,2137000,3100000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2382962-80c0374e7144cf11e27e9423e95b6355&start=2137&end=3100","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2382962-80c0374e7144cf11e27e9423e95b6355/thumbnail_2137000.jpg","/articles/6314668/Arizona/Dysart-board-approves-new-locations-for-special-education-programs-and-revises-transportation-boundaries","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6314668-5cd22f0ec6823733c562f8d68f78828d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149079&Signature=hx7vM8SJv0wK2L0D~PJLazP4ZPdiESI4CMF8KsCrcAJTQOaiDlp7BZruR3~IILs8uc9WPZkIXv0zdCj5p~iCtQ6VtBt1~V3XXeY0F6Lk1kadauEVur2JvfU-KKMPYGnCW46TN5FU1HalRC3ZunDE5wCY2bXR~dEgDMl-3Ko2nrpbYE9TpYEh55dGVJH6UNITBTohTYeX1GDHb-LZviYHWF5Z5~CmKDeWVyS9Oa5Q9u9YI2BgUwGvlyU-mu7C0TgHK8-9nq4~FBtU6wl8QnOZ4f3Y4WnTtEPyJyjU-FoOPWiWxXd0pz18rfQfe9l-4xqMIxFT6ZuRa0S9wTTXG6mPSg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Dysart Unified School District governing board on the evening of the meeting approved new locations for several Exceptional Student Services (ESS) programs and adopted revised transportation boundaries that will limit district-funded busing to the closest program serving a student’s needs.

District administrators said the change aims to keep more students at neighborhood schools, shorten bus journeys for medically fragile and otherwise vulnerable students, and reduce transportation costs. The board voted to approve the revision to policy 3-302 and to adopt ESS specialized program transportation boundaries; the motion carried.

Dr. Asai presented the ESS program plan and described the specialized program types — structured teaching classrooms (STC), STC 2, Aspire for medically fragile students and the FASE program for students with emotional/behavioral needs — and the recommended campus locations for 2025–26. Dr. Asai said the district will expand STC coverage from 18 to 20 schools to “help keep our kids in their local neighborhoods” and create more permanent program locations to improve stability for families. She identified Canyon Ridge and Willow Canyon as campuses that would lose or shift program placements because of footprint and high-school pathway needs.

Transportation administrator Mr. Musi outlined the proposed boundaries and rules for providing district transportation. He said the district will assign students to the program closest to their residence that meets their IEP requirements and will not provide transportation outside that program boundary for families who choose open enrollment. \"We want to make sure that students are assigned to the school and the program that's based on their needs and where they live,\" Musi said.

Administrators gave multiple data points during the presentation: about 155 students currently attend out‑of‑district or off‑site placements (such as Desert Choice and Austin Centers) for which the district provides transportation; about 33 students from the Assante area are bused to another school; Canyon Ridge currently serves about 22 students who would be reassigned; and district staff estimated roughly 400 to 450 students would be affected by the revised eligibility/threshold changes that expand walking-distance cutoffs for regular transportation. Musi also presented fleet statistics: 134 buses in the fleet with 91 in routine use and 40 buses assigned to in‑district ESS routes.

Administrators estimated financial and operational benefits if the board adopted the change: reduced fuel costs (estimated roughly $180,000–$200,000), lower preventive-maintenance costs (an estimated $20,000–$30,000), fewer vendor contract payments (district staff estimated roughly $100,000 savings), and an overall preliminary target of about $500,000 in annual savings. They said savings would come from reducing some regular-education routes and reallocating drivers to ESS routes, decreasing ride time for students and improving driver workload and on-time performance.

Board members asked for and were promised follow-up detail on several points: a breakdown of how many of the 400–450 affected students are in elementary versus high school; the exact number of routes currently run by private vendors (administration said Desert Choice runs nine routes and that staff would provide totals for other vendors); and a timeline for parent notification. Administrators said communications to affected families would begin within about two weeks and include personalized phone calls by principals followed by letters and updated maps on the district website. They also offered IEP‑review meetings for families whose child will transition to a different campus.

The board formally moved to approve the policy revision and the ESS transportation boundaries; the motion carried. Administrators said the changes take effect for the 2025–26 school year and will be implemented with direct outreach to impacted families.

Ending: District staff said they will provide the board supplemental materials with exact counts by grade band and vendor-route totals and will post program-location maps online so families can see which program serves each boundary.","The Dysart Unified School District governing board voted to relocate several Exceptional Student Services (ESS) classrooms to more neighborhood-based campuses and to revise transportation eligibility, a change administrators say will reduce student ride times and save district transportation costs.","actionData","errors"]

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