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Security integration: The board approved an MOU authorizing controlled access by the City of Peoria to campus cameras through the district's video-management system until a custom vendor API is completed. Director of Safety and Transportation Mike Molino said the contractual language mirrors an earlier agreement with the City of Glendale and that the vendor integration will be completed later in 2025. \"The custom API is being developed and will be completed during the second half of 2025,\" Molino said.

Procurement and operations: Trustees approved adding a cooperative contract for playground equipment and services to provide parts and installations, with an estimated first-year district expenditure of about $100,000, including a large netting and installation for a high-school baseball field. The board also authorized issuing an RFP for program-management and online payment systems to standardize registration and payment for district programs.

Salary schedules and hires: The board approved initial placement salary schedules and extra-duty stipends for FY2026, including a revised placement schedule for certain positions and higher summer pay for related-service staff. The district also authorized issuance of rehire contracts for 22 social workers and school counselor/mental-health professionals; HR staff told trustees they had surveyed staff about intent to return and were working to place several employees into alternate district roles where needed.

Policies: Under a second-read track the board approved GCF (professional staff hiring), GDF (support staff hiring) and KBEB (policy described as a parent bill of rights/medical-decision notification). Board clerk Tobey presented a first read of policy JLC on student health services that would bar school-based health centers on district property while allowing temporary private rentals of medical or health clinics. Several board members and public commenters asked for clarifying language to ensure existing athletic trainers, AIA concussion protocols, the sunflower program and services for medically fragile students are not affected; administration said it will bring clarifying edits for a second read.

Votes on these operational and policy items were recorded as part of the consent and action agendas; the board approved the MOU and procurement and approved the salary schedules and rehire list by recorded voice votes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Peoria Unified Governing Board Meeting (March 27th, 2025)","oneSentenceSummary","Trustees approved a memorandum of understanding to share camera access with Peoria's real-time crime center, awarded procurement and salary-schedule changes, authorized rehires for social workers and approved several personnel-related policy updates. The board also received a first read on a policy limiting school-based health centers.","taxTitle","Peoria Unified School District (4237), School Districts, Arizona","taxId",13602,"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},6620558,"Peoria Unified approves FY2026 compensation plan: 2% base raise, larger Classroom Site Fund increases for longer-serving staff",1888,10462000,12350000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2805817-f9cd208ade11cf009afb7c71e606a8ac&start=10462&end=12350","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2805817-f9cd208ade11cf009afb7c71e606a8ac/thumbnail_10462000.jpg","/articles/6620558/Arizona/Peoria-Unified-approves-FY2026-compensation-plan-2-base-raise-larger-Classroom-Site-Fund-increases-for-longer-serving-staff","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6620558-33d4b36c9051302c5a41f887845a2c67/orig.mp4?Expires=1770994954&Signature=ooxXmqUtbpW5CDguu04frBSzeW1kBll3UQgcC3Dzv8q~RoxLVPCjpU-SfYHoLT58gDTWkBb60NsePrJg3xXGeYjZnUlNbUZeh6Z4zgfFDEgOgDOkNmwDRyFra8FR32fPBkDyTzV0z2ZTBURK9W4okBA1KSB53P2QaXMG~zN4jsEC9upfQxOhoGzrHGETrN-fa1lPPgwE6bjfjOturbpvll8U4rEJ51Bl4pPHx-L2T99rmsfYXz4aMGwVH71M69ohgeKsDjFE6ojMylm35uURyFaKgKG1LJI49BGvYZ2qbEzMyMwzxJ9PzAD7lXv7RLRxEvcn3SntAR9fS1SNLJYF0w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Peoria Unified's Governing Board on March 27 approved a multi-part compensation and budget plan for fiscal year 2026 that district staff said balances long-term needs with the use of one-time carryforward funds.

District Chief Financial Officer Melissa Myers and a 30-member budget team recommended a 2% base salary increase for all employee groups and a targeted increase to the portion of teachers' and certain student-support staff's pay that is funded by the Classroom Site Fund. The Classroom Site Fund increase is tiered by years of service: 25% of the Classroom Site Fund portion for staff with 0\u0010 years; 30% for 11\u00120 years; and 35% for 21+ years, according to the presentation. Myers said those percentages apply only to the Classroom Site Fund portion of pay, not an employee's entire salary.

The package also includes a one-time monetary add-on to the Classroom Site Fund portion ranging from $500 to $2,000 based on years of service; continuation of the district's \"protected date\" for eligible staff; a $500 retention stipend for qualifying hourly classified employees (with food-service and preschool positions funded from their programs rather than M&O); and no change to performance-pay structure for fiscal 2026.

The board approved a recommended minimum certified placement salary of $52,000 for initial hires and raised the proposed minimum bus-driver hourly rate to $24. The district also recommended increasing related-service provider summer pay to $60 per hour (from $40) to reflect legally required summer assessments and other work.

Myers said the district will use one-time M&O carryforward and other non-recurring funds to cover much of the first-year cost, with a projected drawdown of reserves planned over the next several years. Board members thanked the budget-team members and the district said staff would publish further details to help employees calculate estimated increases.

A motion to adopt the FY2026 compensation recommendations passed 5-0.","The board approved a package of compensation changes for fiscal 2026 including a 2% base increase for all employee groups, tiered Classroom Site Fund raises based on years of service, a $500 retention stipend for eligible hourly classified staff and higher summer pay for related-service providers.",{"_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},6620562,"Governing board approves second revision to Peoria Unified's fiscal 2025 operating budget",9027,729000,9756000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2805817-f9cd208ade11cf009afb7c71e606a8ac&start=729&end=9756","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2805817-f9cd208ade11cf009afb7c71e606a8ac/thumbnail_729000.jpg","/articles/6620562/Arizona/Governing-board-approves-second-revision-to-Peoria-Unifieds-fiscal-2025-operating-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6620562-e9d1639119ee160f23107eb0ecef4f1a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770994954&Signature=EXc2wcJctI9-ZEczeU8BvJhI5fizf0wIs-dVkQ3-SaSkViPWagNb~vZgIKIC-lSmFVJW6zrr21oFUssY2UcHFQ5hZV-7K~bE3tkW4NmWN6tft5sHtisO1I5n6XiNwfIfLPb7H8x01xAORQDrsi8aqNKnmSEV70GchXQe7ysp0rPhwVZAa01TCrM9HZg592Hkmmj4yJQew9Cpcc9F9I1j-7Z85veKt4kKKImYZ8MP6nQeVwnQCXvvFgplcNThy~gVCSVTm4jmLgxlKrtoc8SG0nWdEIlHXHnW7Gug8uN73JdbPpl4dEfIbqwmoeZTS1j66FKTi~6VyPi-RXA7Jgcehw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Peoria Unified School District Governing Board on March 27 approved Revision No. 2 to the district's fiscal 2025 operating expenditure budget, updating maintenance-and-operations (M&O), district additional assistance and Classroom Site Fund allocations.

CFO Melissa Myers presented the revision during a public hearing and described the principal changes: a $494,486 reduction to the M&O budget from the December revision, recognition of state District Additional Assistance payments and grant carryforwards from fiscal 2024, and targeted adjustments to several cash-controlled funds.

Myers said the Civic Center fund budget increased from $2.7 million to $3.3 million, instructional improvement rose from $3.7 million to $4.0 million, and federal and state grant budgets grew from $36.3 million to $40.6 million as carryforwards were added. Classroom Site Fund levels showed no change from the December revision.

Clerk Tobey asked whether the grant increase reflected a single program or multiple grants. Myers replied that the change \"is a combination of all of the federal and state grants, not just one.\" No public comments were tied to the hearing, and the board voted to adopt the revision as presented.

The motion to approve Revision No. 2 passed by voice vote (5-0). Myers said the revision positions the district to recognize updated average daily membership and one-time funding adjustments and that administration would seek board approval of related budget actions later in the agenda.","The board approved Budget Revision No. 2 to recognize enrollment adjustments, grant carryforwards and other changes across maintenance-and-operations, district additional assistance and classroom site funds.",{"_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},6620566,"Peoria Unified board sets Nov. 4 vote on 15% maintenance-and-operations override",6215,4276000,10491000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2805817-f9cd208ade11cf009afb7c71e606a8ac&start=4276&end=10491","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2805817-f9cd208ade11cf009afb7c71e606a8ac/thumbnail_4276000.jpg","/articles/6620566/Arizona/Peoria-Unified-board-sets-Nov-4-vote-on-15-maintenance-and-operations-override","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6620566-d746b3890267e79a6e0d1c5dba66ab0d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770994954&Signature=kC0ZT8WHmWmml~RaOjTuS~RacpJ9MTBLQiXBOZ~aAkpLwybs2jtW2jFKnnL1coAjg2CCYW2XQEjpEy6Y5sy7YW35OpbxVG8ZAUt1B3TRmx~k9BpIEgKiHWkarCrU1grukiRQ-VwdiAMDSWohxzGFJKxvXKaCbncW646Viyzc4jExaB~SWRRtxThtB-ZuRXldBRgcd9xFmTZPgmksbScwg2r7hDlDjFJ0v4~oXsAs6BbZH-qRGRPVW0v5puwixBafHd5M1eJ23quPjmT-7x3PxyWzdJailFZ10qmKGMW7EV2NDlJGykvVmktnbbIYFmA44TD~1v0tv21GCB8dO5iPNg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Peoria Unified School District Governing Board voted 5-0 on March 27 to call a Nov. 4, 2025 election on a proposed 15% maintenance-and-operations override to provide ongoing funding for staff, programs and school safety.

District budget officer Melissa Myers presented the board with two options the board had directed staff to prepare: continuing the district's current 13% override or asking voters to approve a new 15% override. \"Statute allows a district to exceed its maintenance and operations budget revenue control limit for up to 15% if that district's community has approved an override,\" Myers told the board, and she summarized estimated first-year revenue and program categories the override would support.

Myers said a continued 13% override would yield an estimated $31.6 million in the first year of a continuation based on projected enrollment, while a new 15% override would be expected to yield approximately $36.4 million that first year. She said the override funds are levied through secondary property taxes and are used for positions and operating programs, not capital projects, naming nurses, assistant principals, athletics, art, band, choir, gifted programs and full-day kindergarten as examples of services the override supports.

Paul Gales, outside counsel for the district, told the board about legal limits on district advocacy once an election is formally called: \"Once the election is called, Arizona Revised Statute 15-511 will come into play,\" Gales said, and district publications and staff time on the clock may not be used to attempt to influence the outcome. He added that elected board members themselves retain the right to speak in a political capacity.

Public commenters and district staff urged unified board backing and clear, factual communications to voters. Teacher and parent speakers told trustees the district needs the revenue to avoid cuts to special education and classroom supports and to maintain staffing and programs.

After discussion the board approved the 15% resolution. The resolution sets the ballot language for the 15% option as \"budget increase, yes/no;\" Myers noted that a 13% question would read \"budget override continuation, yes/no.\" If approved by voters, the 15% override would be assessed beginning in the fiscal year following the election.

The board and administration said they plan factual voter information about the programs supported by the override and urged coordinated outreach; several speakers told trustees that a split board message would make passage more difficult.

The board approved the resolution by voice vote; the motion passed 5-0.","The Peoria Unified School District Governing Board on March 27 approved a resolution calling a Nov. 4, 2025 election on a 15% maintenance-and-operations (M&O) override. Board approval was unanimous; administration and bond counsel laid out the tax impacts and legal limits and urged unified messaging to voters.","actionData","errors"]

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