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Accept consent agenda (excluding item 7E): Motion to approve consent agenda less item 7E was made and seconded; the motion passed (voice vote recorded as in favor). The transcript records the board approving the consent agenda with item 7E held for discussion.

Accept monthly expenditure report (Item 7E): After discussion about recurring payments to vendors including State 48 Public Affairs, the board moved to accept the monthly expenditure report as presented. President Donna Lewis moved to accept; Dr. Petinski seconded. The transcript records the motion passing unanimously.

Nonrenewal of certified-teacher employment contracts (Action item 8a): The board voted to accept the nonrenewal of certain certified-teacher employment contracts for the 2025–26 school year. President Donna Lewis moved to accept the nonrenewal list; a second was recorded. The transcript records multiple \"Aye\" votes and the motion carried; no opposing votes were recorded.

Compensation increases for 2025–26 (IBN recommendation): The board considered and voted on a negotiated compensation package for all employee groups that included market-demand stipends for special-education roles and additional funding for healthcare costs. After discussion and an extended debate, the motion to approve the compensation increases passed with a recorded result of 3–1 (one board member voted no and one member was absent for the meeting).

Notes and context:
- Several votes were taken by voice and the transcript does not include a roll-call tally naming each voter for every motion; where the transcript records a numeric outcome (for example, \"it passes 3 to 1\") that tally is reported here.
- The board asked staff to return with additional information on several items, including budget impacts and the administrator employment agreement before finalizing related contract language and staffing changes.

Provenance: Each action above is reflected in the meeting transcript during the consent, public comment, and action-item portions of the agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","SUSD Governing Board Regular Meeting 3/4/2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the meeting the board accepted the monthly expenditure report, approved nonrenewal of certain certified-teacher contracts, and approved negotiated compensation increases after discussion; tallies and basic details are listed below.","taxTitle","Scottsdale Unified District (4240), School Districts, Arizona","taxId",13623,"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},6651854,"Board member asks superintendent to end payments to State 48 Public Affairs; board accepts monthly expenditure report",187,3014000,3201000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2497427-e434d750e55a75c5d7d751077dade2d0&start=3014&end=3201","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2497427-e434d750e55a75c5d7d751077dade2d0/thumbnail_3014000.jpg","/articles/6651854/Arizona/Board-member-asks-superintendent-to-end-payments-to-State-48-Public-Affairs-board-accepts-monthly-expenditure-report","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6651854-97009f84ddd5b1372aa324a18d0801bb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771048371&Signature=Znc6MbVbjZOnglNFSnyz4-ILbTw9wWGVxe-4DprTOh9bmLc3bBPGotrBIQrKe3YjbjHuKfzpy1heOWiN04NEUcZUKgzeTFWqz1iqFuCh~Igta505iEJByVRLr6qshpSaFQnFVOTEzOL1GYQrxLxggc7Mq7aLhZq4jXB8MEDcp-wBKWJCsn~zW5wpdV5wTWu8h5ouwFmr9U8r5Hc-o0iEazLqh7Qb1EN~3W3gtCpHmpgocxt8lt2vxxDjhLsYIBn8zRPYBrW8kYjdKEW8D~jj6JXLHHQC81RUzl0QmHOiEJ~KTECOAj8Z74RyC-219YwxVIT4iyx525CA7~5Po31vVw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Governing Board member Gladys Kearney pulled consent agenda item 7E (monthly expenditure report) to ask about recurring payments to State 48 Public Affairs and a possible conflict with the Greater Phoenix Education Management Council (GPEMC), where a single lobbyist was identified as serving both roles.

Kearney said she noticed \"we've been paying state 48 public affairs 3000 dollars every month for a while now\" and asked the superintendent to \"dissolve all contracts and agreements with state 48 public affairs so we may put those needed funds toward our school sites.\" The superintendent and staff clarified that the accounts-payable report is a monthly notification to the board under policy DJE and not an action item; dissolving contracts would require a separate agenda item.

Miss Crozier (district finance staff) and other staff explained the report presents previously authorized expenditures and that action to cancel or change contracts would come back on a future agenda. Kearney said she would email a request for an agenda item to examine the contracts.

Board President Donna Lewis moved to accept the monthly expenditure report as presented; Dr. Petinski seconded the motion. The board voted to accept the report; the transcript records the motion passed unanimously.","Board member Gladys Kearney asked the superintendent to dissolve contracts with State 48 Public Affairs, citing a perceived conflict and recurring monthly payments; the board accepted the monthly expenditure report after staff clarified the item was for notification rather than action.",{"_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},6651859,"Parent tells board SUSD has withheld proportionate-share special education funds for private-school students",797,3508000,4305000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2497427-e434d750e55a75c5d7d751077dade2d0&start=3508&end=4305","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2497427-e434d750e55a75c5d7d751077dade2d0/thumbnail_3508000.jpg","/articles/6651859/Arizona/Parent-tells-board-SUSD-has-withheld-proportionate-share-special-education-funds-for-private-school-students","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6651859-b6dc6dcb8a011dac884955eebbaa8446/orig.mp4?Expires=1771048371&Signature=ALv4cAsRCPDxISiTKWpbuWCUk5A17ABVVZnXuN7BifCj2L2ZMZ0UuqLb0RohfvVmBYJYHudgqz6q8HywzPtrtikER-KBdyvx4bR-ZbXeykZpZPut76D4mHPKtbw24cbXUGrxtVt5AU6VSWixPaLnURL4vg32q-ew0SUWutTGi4HQoCqXhJzyrYW5d0s6gXpJS~fKQ5APUyhbOQbk2KRj3wlXmTGD7tc0hOlRgKxKj2Z2RHaCqxcH2-rvAqZPWj2UxtXUkcuCdOvbbnoDT34ZTF0wP80RrxWpfKRfT2uh7kmfOXvncbimgDDsq8TggluDqnxwNmrx1c20WDQU8C3YEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jenny Clark, a parent and former appointee to the Arizona State Board of Education, told the Scottsdale Unified School District governing board during public comment that her child qualified for proportionate-share special education services but that the district requires parents to drive children to district schools and to take time off work in order to receive services.

Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Clark said, districts are required to spend a portion of federal funds on private-school children with disabilities. She cited U.S. Department of Education guidance and a February 10 memo she said the board received from the district’s director of special education, and she said the district had received “nearly $2,031,000 in the last 5 years, and only 7 students, such as my child, were served.”

Clark told the board: “Because SUSD requires parents to take off work, drive our children to an SUSD school during their school day, and that an SUSD teacher whom they do not know will provide the speech therapy and reading support that our children qualify for in a group setting. This is in direct violation of the US Department of Education official guidance.”

She asked the board to direct the director of special education to release proportionate-share funds and investigate why funds were not spent. Superintendent Dr. Menzel acknowledged the comment and the board asked staff for follow-up; President Donna Lewis asked Dr. Menzel to provide the board the information Clark referenced.

No board action was taken during public comment; the board chair requested staff review the concerns and report back.","A parent told the governing board the district has received roughly $2,031,000 in proportionate-share funds in five years but served only seven eligible private-school students; she asked the board to direct the director of special education to release funds and investigate district practice.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6651863,"Scottsdale Unified recommends new AP, IB science materials; committee cites online labs and exam alignment",546,4006000,4552000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2497427-e434d750e55a75c5d7d751077dade2d0&start=4006&end=4552","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2497427-e434d750e55a75c5d7d751077dade2d0/thumbnail_4006000.jpg","/articles/6651863/Arizona/Scottsdale-Unified-recommends-new-AP-IB-science-materials-committee-cites-online-labs-and-exam-alignment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6651863-d7157259a23a5a7a36d18a187fb2cd8f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771048371&Signature=WWscFCh2KLRqGCFQT-XW-6HzrlsVSroVy8V97pB3m0qocQo6NYqTiu4lnJtsoAuabN~xuqF3A8pAEfYcehK99IanBXFuVR6TpY3UM8o3rgaPIBkq4DaDlM6RT3FiehRbkyThKvf-PQhFh5J4Nd15tu0hn1CuRqaQ64gPPo7OYr~lOZoGG2GujUM1E4IG3Oft9c5lIyAmDVWECc4DAIomX3AYsWvDKdAZBridNaY1Pz6x2VG9el5sbVf6~eohjy8YefohzOA8PNApc-sX2QZ8ql5V8GMk3qz-uuCcoUIrskt0HIIwEvs-4XQRbSKq2MUodiqVEI4PifJV769qbGWWPQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Scottsdale Unified School District staff presented a first-read recommendation for secondary science curriculum materials for the 2025–26 adoption cycle, including proposed texts and online platforms for AP biology, AP chemistry, IB biology and IB chemistry.

Dr. Kim Dodds, joined by district science lead Johanna Kaiser, told the governing board the adoption committee conducted multi-year reviews and that the recommendations were the result of an interest-based, consensus-driven process with teacher input. The committee recommended Biology for the AP Course (Bedford, Freeman & Worth) for AP biology; Chemistry (14th Ed., AP edition) by Overby and Chang for AP chemistry; and Oxford University Press course companions for IB biology and IB chemistry.

The committee emphasized virtual labs, online platforms, and bundled print/digital resources intended to support hands-on and simulated laboratory experiences. A teacher note read aloud from Jackie Wells, an IB biology teacher at Desert Mountain High School, called the Oxford materials “the best curriculum available” for IB instruction and exam preparation.

Staff presented an estimated total cost figure stated in the presentation: \"The total estimated costs is of the recommend materials is $124.553000 dollars,\" and said the committee expected the materials to serve about 3,100 students over seven years, an average of $39.72 per student per year. District staff said professional development and publisher support would accompany implementation, with materials arriving this summer and teacher training in August.

Board members asked about parent involvement and public review. Staff said no parents applied to this specific committee and the public review period remains open through April 8, with materials available at the Oak Campus and on the district curriculum adoptions webpage.

The presentation was informational; the board did not vote on final adoption at the meeting.","A district committee recommended new AP and IB science textbooks and digital resources to align with updated course descriptions; estimated cost and implementation timeline were presented at first read.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6651867,"Scottsdale board debates administrator staffing rubric as budget shortfall raises prospect of assistant principal reductions",2209,3881000,6090000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2497427-e434d750e55a75c5d7d751077dade2d0&start=3881&end=6090","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2497427-e434d750e55a75c5d7d751077dade2d0/thumbnail_3881000.jpg","/articles/6651867/Arizona/Scottsdale-board-debates-administrator-staffing-rubric-as-budget-shortfall-raises-prospect-of-assistant-principal-reductions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6651867-a0df7ec3ee9d561d4595858dcca0c133/orig.mp4?Expires=1771048371&Signature=amT~n8fptXkAiNZDFstaOC9u8pRmCX~hcWufesfgv-eh49w84olrpScCmZ2VsgwTDb96sIVsJejKA~lp0mMXWceqGy3XDACoD~-kaFqL~cOz0HsEt7uUUGeFD5rah7SVoUIbSraBByzGU~e~WDzSBwxtlwsXL8KfO5-BPPrJkgHM02TFpREE~vt5b37TZcLEzUHvvuphJPsTMiqLXl5RSi9YP2UZhHAJdxafw~jX64ypjbnjST7oCk1kx39U1eFtk6EWDAUCsmmu0QmiuRbLJ8kfqvcUylFmyLchLXO11sXj59~zi7zo-YtdQgCqavOqOfumQOhAe93vsgYKMzTTTA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Scottsdale Unified School District governing board discussed a proposed administrator employment agreement and a staffing rubric that district negotiators say would use enrollment-based ratios to allocate assistant principals, a change administrators say responds to declining enrollment and budget pressure.

The conversation, which the board began in an item titled “administrators employment agreement for the 2024–25 school year,” centered on a rubric tied to 40th-day attendance counts and a provision that would present staffing changes “as an option for discussion and consensus with the IBN team” in the event of fiscal reductions. Board President Donna Lewis and multiple board members pressed staff and association representatives on how the ratio would work in practice and which schools would be affected.

Board member Amy Carney said the board needs full input before site staff are reduced. “If retaining staff and improving climate culture and increasing enrollment are really goals for us, then we should not be cutting these vital positions from any of our schools,” Carney said.

Superintendent Dr. Menzel and district staff described a multiyear interest-based negotiation (IBN) process that produced the recommended ratios. District representatives said the ratio framework is intended to apportion administrative support proportionate to student enrollment and program intensity, adding that some larger schools that previously funded extra teacher-on-assignment (TOA) positions from site budgets would see those positions funded by the district under the new rubric.

Administrators and Scottsdale Administrators Association (SAA) representatives acknowledged the proposal’s difficulty. SAA leaders said the association had focused the negotiations on salary, benefits and working conditions and that conversations about district-level reductions were separate from the IBN work on site staffing. Principals and assistant principals described operational duties that fall heavily on APs, including discipline management, testing coordination and day-to-day operations; principals warned that splitting an AP between sites changes evaluation and coverage responsibilities.

Board members asked how many campuses would be affected. District staff said five schools would lose some AP FTE under the current proposal (three elementary, one middle school and one K–8), while other campuses could gain district-funded TOAs. Staff also said the plan includes special-education and Title I exceptions for certain staffing thresholds.

No final vote was taken on the administrator agreement at the meeting. Board members asked staff to provide clarifying data, including an updated list of impacted sites and the financial effects, and to make that information available publicly. Board member Kearney also requested a public presentation of any growth/consolidation site plans for 2025–26.

Board members used the discussion to press for alternatives to site cuts, urging the administration to continue looking at district-level savings — for example, legal services, marketing contracts and other central-office expenses — before reducing site-based instructional staff.

The board moved on to later agenda items without approving changes to the administrator employment agreement; staff said typical contract approvals happen in June and that the board would have additional opportunities to weigh in before agreements are finalized.","The Scottsdale Unified School District governing board spent extended time discussing a negotiated administrator employment agreement that includes staffing ratios that could reduce assistant principal (AP) allocations at five schools as part of deficit-mitigation planning; no final board action was taken on the agreement.","actionData","errors"]

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