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Highlights of formal board actions taken (motions approved as presented unless otherwise noted):

- Approval of the agenda minus agenda item 7.16 (motion passed by voice vote).

- Ratification of expense, payroll vouchers, tax credits and activity accounts (Item 4.1 — motion passed by voice vote).

- Personnel and HR items: classified transfers, resignations and terminations; classified personal employment; certified transfers, resignations and terminations; certified personnel employment contracts and new hires (Items 7.1, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5) — motions passed by voice vote.

- Certified salary placement worksheet for 2025–26 (Item 7.6): the board approved the district’s salary‑placement worksheet (administration clarified this is a placement tool, not a full salary schedule; the board approved increasing the classroom site fund allocation by $2,000 and moving pay‑for‑performance funds into base pay as described by administration).

- Reclassification/conversion and new positions: reclassification of a preschool paraprofessional to a certified part‑time teacher to meet state requirements (Item 7.7); conversion of a reading specialist/instructional coach to a support specialist at Nicholas Homestead (Item 7.8); reallocation of an unfilled foreign language position at the high school to a special education position (Item 7.12); approval of a behavioral specialist position to provide district‑wide behavioral support (Item 7.1 in personnel section); off‑contract compensation for a teacher who provided English language learner services (Item 7.11); approval of a grant‑funded position proposal to employ WMI students in work‑experience receptionist roles (Item 7.12, Roach proposal). All motions passed by voice vote.

- Policies and agreements: second reading and approval of model policies and procedures (Items 7.15 — policies 5‑203, 1‑301, 5‑204, 5‑408) and approval of an updated classified work agreement language (Item 7.14) — motions passed by voice vote.

- Facility and capital items (terms and conditions): Nicholas Homestead site drainage (7.17), Nicholas Homestead carpet replacement (7.18), Sholo Junior High water heater and grinder pump replacement (7.19; described as an emergency repair and authorized to proceed), reduction of Show Low High School robotics building usable square footage (7.20), and approval to proceed with a records digitization contract (ICM) to archive student records (7.21). Motions passed by voice vote; administration noted some projects had state funding processes and terms and conditions to be finalized with the School Facilities Division.

- Student fundraising and gifts: approval of student fundraising activities (7.22) and acceptance of gifts and donations from community partners (7.23) — motions passed by voice vote.

Several other routine items were approved during the consent portion of the meeting, including classified and certified personnel motions. Most motions were moved and seconded by board members who were not consistently identified by name in the transcript; recorded outcomes in the transcript are “Aye” and “Motion passes” rather than a named roll call.

If the board requires a roll‑call record for any of these items, that detail is not available in the meeting transcript and should be confirmed in the official minutes or the district’s formal vote ledger.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Show Low School Board Meeting for 3-20-25","oneSentenceSummary","The Show Low Unified District board approved a slate of personnel reclassifications, new positions, facilities terms and model policy updates in a series of motions; most items passed by voice vote with no recorded roll‑call tallies.","taxTitle","Show Low Unified District (4393), School Districts, Arizona","taxId",65146,"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},6627864,"Board approves RISE as separate school designation to fix administrative and data problems",664,4018000,4682000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2723165-6e34ca9061c1a17c279843c975c7239d&start=4018&end=4682","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2723165-6e34ca9061c1a17c279843c975c7239d/thumbnail_4018000.jpg","/articles/6627864/Arizona/Board-approves-RISE-as-separate-school-designation-to-fix-administrative-and-data-problems","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6627864-e82c41a8475390dc549046138e20c0a6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771143938&Signature=b-NXIBvp3t23Ot4ddd~YOwUK0PoyyodRcgAaAc~hB13HBl4vKq~bOh5fuYmRE6d-~-MHmIR50WpzXfDttRUc1KAqCbe8JjFL~fn-Q5w0ZWZPfO6leOdHFOROpdQoRUR10M2wKWFImmDROOS4ksibVQ6E4h8RJ9gtFqhZAmHzlfTE0hZooFZQcjnaU268kz80RpJFcFNsEjCIWukjzrhS9k--vRCobMqPodOE5g1B0M-eLGby3b6oek7FHSQFan-52Qaez46Li1oCKkSfRL-7kWaW1hdSB0Ipz5ViD2MIgtu4rnD3hdHQzwQYP1tY7pk61OjKAQHjw9EdVC7BsPBmdw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Show Low Unified District Board of Education voted to approve administration’s request to designate the RISE program — a state‑approved EDP (emotional disabilities program) for students with significant behavioral needs — as its own school within the district.

Beth Marsh, the district’s director of special education, described RISE as a specialized program serving a small percentage of students with emotional disabilities who require intensive supports. Marsh said the program had been consolidated on the high school campus for facility reasons and that placing grades three through twelve under the high school in the student information system (PowerSchool) created problems with transcripts, GPAs, scheduling, third‑party products and state accountability metrics.

Sarah Choet, identified in the presentation as the RISE lead teacher, and district staff explained that making RISE a separate school would not change day‑to‑day operations, staffing models or financial impacts for the district. Instead, the change would create an independent school identifier in PowerSchool and with the Arizona Department of Education (ADE), which the administration said would streamline course creation, attendance, grading and vendor product access for RISE students.

The board approved the recommendation after limited discussion. Administrators said they would apply to ADE for the separate‑school designation and work on the technical and enrollment steps required, and that the change could reduce data‑management disruptions that previously affected the high school’s recorded outcomes.

Action taken: the board moved to approve the proposal as presented and the motion passed.

Clarifying details from the discussion: the district reported RISE currently enrolls students in grades three through twelve at the high school campus; staff said the change would require administrative work up front and an ADE application but no change to student services or funding.","The board approved administration’s recommendation to designate the RISE emotional‑disabilities program as a separate school within the district to resolve data, scheduling and accountability issues; day‑to‑day operations and funding will not change.",{"_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},6627868,"WMI reports higher graduation rate, outlines dropout‑recovery pilot for older students",789,1738000,2527000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2723165-6e34ca9061c1a17c279843c975c7239d&start=1738&end=2527","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2723165-6e34ca9061c1a17c279843c975c7239d/thumbnail_1738000.jpg","/articles/6627868/Arizona/WMI-reports-higher-graduation-rate-outlines-dropoutrecovery-pilot-for-older-students","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6627868-152d1f25d29b1bb15633462ab7b4aec7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771143602&Signature=UJZjMN7PBdntwVKpoNvoC334tNyLD8Sz5yNaqsMOj5-31IgvaDm9Siz~U8eiZiJVWyMCqdwzpw5CWmsml6tXzs20nnef4J2Z83FUtHTl8i8t9SUIql5lQm1OzUZI2sL2rHxnWrC3ev6df11~Qi5sx2p9Uv3Qdo7e50e41eBg~7tZjIWXVz8Qz-e33L9XG8lw52fYJiVgDx77JLo0hlZeNAfVMXdSjIW6~5AYn5m7bQtB~vgRe~K8GTTsafFIwp8h8aA8GsNzluJYkI56iVYt7I9y~BBlrzhVzvD80-kbsx8qLKfyK48xlnT8DpWC7O73n1hRpPXFpKJdOazRUGZ4Bw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Reagan Roach, lead staff at WMI, presented an update to the Show Low Unified District Board of Education on the site’s alternative education and dropout recovery work.

Roach described WMI’s mission as serving underserved or at‑risk students through individualized, flexible and structured alternative educational experiences. She told the board that last year the program graduated 23 students and that this year it is on track to graduate about 27; she said WMI’s graduation rate improved from 37 percent to about 90 percent in one year for the population she oversees. Roach said the site currently has 47 in‑person students and four distance learners and reported 720 volunteer hours for the site this year.

Roach described efforts to provide wraparound supports — including home visits, mentoring, internships and community partnerships — and said staff are moving away from an all‑at‑home distance learning model after finding increased anxiety and poorer outcomes for some students who had little in‑person contact. She said the proposed dropout recovery and prevention (DRP) option would be a flexible, individualized pathway primarily intended for older students (the typical DRP is for ages 16 to 21; Roach said the district might extend eligibility on a case‑by‑case basis) who have dropped out or struggle to meet hour‑based enrollment standards for online distance programs.

Roach said DRP students would work at their own pace, receive mentoring support and access to tutoring and college or career planning. She argued the DRP could improve re‑engagement, accreditation and job prospects for students who otherwise are unlikely to return to a traditional schedule. District administrators described the DRP as a program that staff will research with the state and bring back as a more robust proposal for board consideration; no formal action was requested or taken at the meeting.

Clarifying details noted during the presentation: WMI reported graduating 23 students last year and projecting about 27 this year; Roach reported the site has 47 in‑person students and four distance learners; she also reported the site had completed 720 volunteer hours and that one student completed a diploma three days before her 20th birthday.","WMI staff reported rising graduation numbers and outlined a proposed dropout recovery and prevention (DRP) program targeting older students and those who struggled in full time online distance learning; the board was briefed and staff will return with a more detailed proposal.",{"_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},6627872,"Developer presents 50-unit workforce housing plan for Show Low, seeks district support",345,952000,1297000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2723165-6e34ca9061c1a17c279843c975c7239d&start=952&end=1297","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2723165-6e34ca9061c1a17c279843c975c7239d/thumbnail_952000.jpg","/articles/6627872/Arizona/Developer-presents-50-unit-workforce-housing-plan-for-Show-Low-seeks-district-support","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6627872-e09c357b427d8e544a214a6d89322b12/orig.mp4?Expires=1771143938&Signature=Pb8zkY6uu9ISZtQLkgrfFzrhc4bn4pajMxOY7yqGPakS4LwSeKHdLnAyptGptEilZEOuyxLP3Av67f9LNZkfFDaUkV7NpsH0laY8rCZVDzgkH~NJ~79IwmnUelhyNGBMARCA~SKSosdAhd6QTXyI-qe3l492S7U2relne~b7kwzW50ofhRSJkS6aFhrSrZQMoxfaWnNb8M4prTRP85QDfmcdz2T~8I2eBjh2MCkFvIjcaViKnlndAiSP1j6pAr07RiOWikaBOJr0rekNtKgEI3KSfnVUP9b0RphCdADV3cMIdV8gF~gKs7Em7PRJZPbJl2Nuc7xBjYMMbMxM-M9NOQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jim Hammett, a consultant with White Mountain Advisory Group, told the Show Low Unified District Board of Education on March meeting night that his group is working with the City of Show Low on a proposed workforce housing project intended primarily for teachers, first responders, health care and retail workers.

Hammett said the project would be “approximately 50 units,” located on a parcel under contract on East Wolford at Eighth Street that he described as already entitled and convenient. He said the units would be factory‑built by a company he identified as Zenni Homes and that the development would mainly offer two‑ and three‑bedroom walk‑up apartments. Hammett estimated a construction timeline of about 24 months from approval and said the city would own the site after the contract assignment.

The presenter described the units as income‑restricted and repeatedly referenced affordability targets during questions from the board. In his remarks he said the project would be “restricted for the income, between the 80% and a 20%” (as spoken). He also described a proposed district stipend to bridge the gap between teacher incomes and market rents: at one point Hammett said an example stipend would be approximately $550 a month, and he later cautioned that the slide illustrations showing stipends reflected annual figures rather than monthly ones (as presented).

City staff in attendance described the housing shortage as an areawide workforce issue that affects teacher recruitment and business attraction. Board members asked where the project would be located, whether the buildings were modular or mobile, and what bedroom sizes would be available. Hammett said the units will be light‑gauge steel factory‑built modules that meet the International Building Code, not HUD manufactured housing, and emphasized a 60‑year lifecycle for the construction method he described.

Hammett said a market study included in the project's due diligence identified a deficit of about 900 workforce housing units within the city and that the developer has had preliminary conversations with the local hospital and college. He asked the board to consider providing a letter of support to the city and said the developer would work with district administration to determine fiscal implications should the district request a master lease or set aside a number of units for district employees.

No formal district action was taken at the meeting on the housing proposal; the presenter requested a letter of support and said the developer would return with a more detailed master lease proposal and feasibility results.

Clarifying details captured from the presentation include: the developer repeatedly referenced roughly 50 units; the proposed unit mix is primarily two‑ and three‑bedrooms; the parcel is on East Wolford at Eighth Street and is described as entitled; the presenter gave an approximate 24‑month construction timeline; a stipend example of about $550 per month was mentioned, but the presenter also stated some slide figures were annual rather than monthly.","A developer told the Show Low Unified District board that a proposed roughly 50‑unit workforce housing project aimed at teachers and other local workers would be built on East Wolford at Eighth Street and requested a letter of support from the district; no board action was taken at the meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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