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The sponsor described the Kenya trip as a distribution of mobility devices collected across Northern Arizona, and the Mexico trip as a wheelchair-repair effort in which students and volunteers disassemble, refurbish and reissue wheelchairs. She said Rotary helps cover the bulk of trip costs and that each student currently pays a smaller participant fee (about $1,000 this year) and takes part in local fundraising. She also said the Kenya group often stays with volunteer Rotarians while the Mexico group typically stays in hotels.

Administrators told the board the presentation was informational and not a voting item that night; they said the district typically brings school‑sponsored international travel to the board for formal approval once specific dates, itineraries and liability information are in hand. Board members asked how students are selected and how the trips handle language; the sponsor said students apply, interview with a Rotary panel and, in some cases, speak the language needed for translation during the service. The district superintendent and principal said they would work with the club and Rotary to schedule the formal approval item on an upcoming agenda and ensure required parental permissions and district travel procedures are completed.

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Administrators said they will return with the full travel packet for board action and required approvals, including dates, liability and chaperone details.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","PUSD Governing Board Meeting - April 1, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Interact club sponsors told the board that three Prescott High students were selected for Rotary-sponsored service trips to Kenya and Mexico to repair and distribute mobility devices. The board did not vote on approval that night; administrators said the trips will be placed on an ensuing agenda for formal school‑sponsored approval.","taxTitle","Prescott Unified District (4466), School Districts, Arizona","taxId",46526,"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},6617183,"ASBA officials outline policy services for Prescott Unified; board reviews model‑manual updates",740,2360000,3100000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2842693-5ff166963c3ab7339b9507669c04b10f&start=2360&end=3100","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2842693-5ff166963c3ab7339b9507669c04b10f/thumbnail_2360000.jpg","/articles/6617183/Arizona/ASBA-officials-outline-policy-services-for-Prescott-Unified-board-reviews-modelmanual-updates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6617183-8a523f305bb34447fb3e3479c9f46eb3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770787769&Signature=KlEqRqGpO05ql9fdNFqd~Z3Po1TPXPXZJvEDynypjo5us2HS-ARi75qtVmgVnQKsmpG49bVFuRZZCE4ak5bpyahiSCKx6wCQGBY4oI5CXVGP7FRvKOiygFRoWE~YHG9jq4Owz9fexp2d1EngYAmzUnJN9r8QP58qumFVGTiuQVIvkJQnQieWM0t52e5kfuAahLaJQqoNHSgHy773MEYIwnywMctgLIARF59OWpesAPa~z3dpVigZWkNd3v01B1pTrt2-q3IZ0HCFKheDCe9K3poB9z0DiC4QxK3g3r64mROk6MvMMYCCYGVyFBcR7zLE1Pbrez4dKfTWCUBKcmi52Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Arizona School Boards Association executives Justin Rice and Lynn Bondi told the Prescott Unified governing board April 1 that ASBA provides nonpartisan policy services tailored to districts, including PolicyBridge document management, complimentary policy reviews, regular advisories and on-call consultations.

Rice, ASBA’s executive director, and Bondi, a policy analyst, described ASBA’s service offerings: model policy manuals, a complimentary employee handbook aligned to district policy, a policy review process that includes a pre-analysis spreadsheet and color-coded comparison documents, and hands-on assistance drafting or editing policies. Rice said ASBA has committed to a posture of “accountability, collaboration and transparency” after recent organizational turnover and noted the association’s outreach to districts as it revises its model manual.

Bondi detailed the policy-review workflow ASBA uses: staff examine every document in a district manual, compile a pre-analysis spreadsheet for the superintendent, provide a color-coded comparison document between local and model policy, and separate items that require board review from those appropriate for superintendent approval. She said ASBA recommends a comprehensive policy review every four to five years and offers PolicyBridge features such as Word downloads, direct URLs to individual policies and Google Translate for more than 100 languages.

ASBA staff also explained that model‑manual updates are being released in sections so districts can review changes incrementally. The presenters said legal reviews for ASBA model policies include two outside legal opinions and peer reviewers drawn from district leaders to ensure documents are practical for governance.

Ending

Board members asked technical questions about enumeration (lettering vs numbering) and legal counsel used for firm opinions. Rice and Bondi said ASBA’s policy staff and contracted attorneys provide the legal vetting. The board did not take an action vote on provider services during the presentation; the district’s administrators said they will continue routine work with ASBA and may request further assistance on policy adoptions.","Arizona School Boards Association staff described policy-writing, PolicyBridge software and legal-review services to the Prescott Unified governing board, and explained that ASBA is updating its model manual in sections.",{"_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},6617188,"Board weighs four‑day school week after survey shows strong parent and staff interest; no vote taken",6438,8022000,14460000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2842693-5ff166963c3ab7339b9507669c04b10f&start=8022&end=14460","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2842693-5ff166963c3ab7339b9507669c04b10f/thumbnail_8022000.jpg","/articles/6617188/Arizona/Board-weighs-fourday-school-week-after-survey-shows-strong-parent-and-staff-interest-no-vote-taken","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6617188-fe113049c3cefa673cc9914a0e9d4678/orig.mp4?Expires=1770787769&Signature=nKTY0nuK7MeXxW~RmqOR1EtQxfEF-WlURZMVLJyte0~~p1CVfdlQhzjfDTS7MinpqRsncZzfulyCiRV8K3yBdyitDT~su64VTEFi3pcMqMbugA5CFaDxZxVQ8~97-~80~HzfedGz-U2j0TiqD7k1qb3OChDkDPSRZH~u0zh6YGazVgWgC4aaO-gDf-iflTpBRCbiNuZS4Py0q6hrDCEeH91EtpORWo~jDQMdCXMac9vcfFHDwoaecJC2X1JxNNe~ZtxpSIDzsBS5I4yTRHXOY5n1Fuw0NU-hWxwbjK4YDUVWLuYdqbS47t-rCOx7zZWampQeJs0ivDDdPAK8mIzCPg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Governing board members discussed a district survey April 1 that showed strong support among both staff and parents for a possible move from the current four-and-a-half-day schedule to a four‑day instructional week. The board did not vote; members asked administration to develop concrete models and return with options for further consideration.

Superintendent Mr. Tenney and board members described the survey results as notable: roughly three-quarters of certified staff and a similar share of parent respondents answered in favor of exploring a four‑day week. Administration said certificated staff responses were especially favorable (about 82% in favor among respondents), while support among classified and hourly employees was lower but still positive. The board and staff emphasized the difference between initial interest and the more detailed operational choices that would follow.

Directors repeatedly said a higher level of detail would be necessary before any decision — specifically: sample day schedules for all grade bands, staffing and paraprofessional impacts, bus and food-service routing changes, the effect on hourly employees and contractors, and possible childcare or enrichment options for the additional noninstructional weekday. Several board members said they were concerned about unintended consequences: whether families who rely on daily school services would be adversely affected, whether the change could spur student transfers to other districts or charter schools that maintain five‑day schedules, and how the timetable would intersect with ESA and other school‑choice funding changes.

Administration and several board members noted examples from other Arizona districts that have moved to a four‑day week: those districts reported recruitment and retention benefits, some operating savings and programmatic tradeoffs. Board members also said those case studies showed the importance of a phased, well‑publicized rollout and the need to test details such as teacher professional‑development schedules and how optional Friday programs might be staffed and funded.

The board gave staff direction to prepare a deeper, scenario-based analysis over the coming months, with an eye toward developing a fully costed option package (transportation, food service, staffing, student programs and family supports) for future board review. Members signaled that June — while many administrators and staff have greater scheduling flexibility — would be the appropriate planning window to assemble models and stakeholder input.

Ending

No policy change or vote was taken. The board asked staff to return with specific written options — including schedule examples, cost estimates and implementation implications — before any vote would be scheduled.","Prescott Unified governing board reviewed a district survey showing roughly three-quarters of responding parents and staff favor a four‑day week. Directors asked staff to prepare a detailed model and implementation options for future consideration; the board took no vote.",{"_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},6617192,"Prescott Unified approves switch to ASBA insurance trust and revises budget to raise staff pay",2587,3743000,6330000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2842693-5ff166963c3ab7339b9507669c04b10f&start=3743&end=6330","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2842693-5ff166963c3ab7339b9507669c04b10f/thumbnail_3743000.jpg","/articles/6617192/Arizona/Prescott-Unified-approves-switch-to-ASBA-insurance-trust-and-revises-budget-to-raise-staff-pay","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6617192-7d59cfb02751cb51ce5aa23c651574d3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770787769&Signature=W1ry3xBH-RjbtKbGf-FcfQ1lATgeaKz8sGdV26PL7yXfMjJL5VqiiKaLbpNBVvQ9kQkb493g6itntTFesQ5DbDBqjN4KZbSBV421IKcibvztbXFHildFudbU~PulH2EnSLUtH-M7JaRpRJt0ilTJkrdoMFbGQPZKzbAFkbbAk2VBpdTtg2LPiMpmGWevckoL2u3EPnDLPIUz3ls7A94LWmr-DYk4jI1ZWg1CW2ggJHCBlDERb6ykUaaMQncyw3pIjs-ngNuKWzg4YAahI-4G-Wve0PzGjlCR9l4bSuqunyDY-j135R5n4Ihn~zyjwVUqWAmaIL-1EB7mGVx~ycA9dw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Prescott Unified School District governing board voted unanimously April 1 to join the Arizona School Boards Association Insurance Trust (Azbate) and to adopt a revised fiscal-year 2025–26 budget that raises base compensation by 3% and sets aside an additional $159,000 for district priorities.

The board approved the insurance trust membership after Chief Financial Officer Mr. Moore presented underwriting estimates showing a substantial cost difference between the district’s current insurer, Kairos, and Azbate. Moore said Azbate’s quote reduced the district’s projected health-insurance expense by roughly $92,000 compared with staying with Kairos, producing a net difference of about $218,000 versus Kairos’s earlier proposed increase. The board and administration said the savings made it feasible to boost the previously approved 2.5% raise to a 3% raise for staff.

The change matters because health-plan premiums are a major recurring expense for districts and because Prescott Unified’s budget decisions affect pay, staff retention and program funding. Board members and staff described the switch as a financial decision aimed at preserving classroom resources while responding to employee compensation concerns.

Moore told the board that Kairos initially signaled a steep default increase and that Kairos later revised that number. He said Azbate’s underwriting produced lower near-term costs for Prescott Unified, and he walked board members through plan-level differences employees would see, including variations in deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums and how those changes would affect employee payroll deductions for dependent coverage. Moore also called out differences in the dental administrator option and said district staff were still confirming dental-network details.

Board members pressed staff on implementation details for employees. The board asked the administration to provide clear comparisons for employees — including sample paycheck impacts for dependent coverage — and to confirm whether retirees could remain on the district plan under the new trust and how retiree costs would be administered. Moore said Azbate underwrote retirees as a separate subgroup and that more detail on retiree costs would be provided to staff before enrollment changes.

Votes at a glance

- Join Arizona School Boards Association Insurance Trust (Azbate): motion to approve the resolution to join Azbate (insurer change). Outcome: approved (5-0). Notes: Administration cited an actuarial quote showing a net reduction in projected district health-insurance spending versus staying with Kairos; employees would get same plan tiers but some deductibles, co-pays and pharmacy caps would differ by tier. Mover/second: not specified in public record.

- Revise FY2025–26 budget package (Revision 1): approved (5-0). Outcome: approved. Key elements: increase employee base pay to 3% (from previously approved 2.5%), set aside $159,000 as contingency for future needs; the budget revision reflects insurance savings pro forma. Mover/second: not specified.

- Intergovernmental agreements and memoranda of understanding (consent items and separate votes): approved. Items noted on the agenda included a renewed memorandum with a local hospital program that brings a mobile clinic to Mile High Middle School (Partners for Healthy Students), and an IGA with the Arizona Department of Economic Security for a Transition-to-Work (TSW) program for special-education students (district provides staffing, DES reimburses ~58% when reporting requirements are met). Outcome: approved (consent, then separate vote for pulled items). Mover/second: not specified.

- Policy adoptions: the board also adopted clarified public-comment language (policy BEDH) and a package of ASBA policy updates tied to Title IX and related procedures. Outcome: adopted (votes recorded on the agenda; adoption votes unanimous).

- Student-travel / exchange MOU: The board approved an MOU to add EF High School Exchange as an approved provider for exchange-student placements at Prescott High School. Outcome: approved.

Board members and staff said they intend to publish detailed enrollment and benefits information for employees before benefit open enrollment and to present plan-level examples that show how the change would affect individual paychecks, dependents’ premiums and out-of-pocket costs. The district’s administration also said it will present the final insurance enrollment package to staff, and that legal and benefits counsel would complete the transition work required if Azbate enrollment proceeds.

The board’s action does not change any employee benefit elections immediately; administration said transition steps and employee notices will be scheduled and that employee choice windows and detailed comparisons will be delivered well before any coverage change takes effect.

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District leaders said the move aimed to preserve money for classroom use while responding to staff concerns about compensation and benefits. The administration will return to the board with detailed employee-facing enrollment materials and pay examples. If the board’s action results in the expected budget savings, the administration said it will use those savings to support the FY26 raise schedule and reserve the contingency money for enrollment fluidity or cost increases next year.","The Prescott Unified School District governing board voted 5-0 April 1 to join the Arizona School Boards Association Insurance Trust (Azbate), approve a revised fiscal-year budget that increases certificated and other staff pay to 3% and set aside contingency funds, and to approve several routine intergovernmental agreements and policy updates.","actionData","errors"]

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