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District leadership announced the appointment of Rebecca Copeland as principal of Aspire at Arredondo and Anna Cole as principal of Moseley Middle School. Thompson (district staff) summarized Copeland's and Cole's backgrounds: Copeland holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northern Arizona University and a master's in educational leadership from Grand Canyon University and has roughly 20 years in public education, including positions at Chandler Unified School District. Cole holds a bachelor's in elementary education from Hope College and a master's in educational leadership from Indiana University–Fort Wayne and has served as a teacher, dean, assistant principal and principal in prior roles.

Both new principals addressed the board. Copeland said she was \"committed to continuing to promote an environment where every student feels valued, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential.\" Cole, joining by phone, said she was excited \"to build on the great systems and supports already in place at Moseley Middle School.\"

The board also acknowledged community partnerships and programs: second graders participated in Women in Construction Week activities; 70 boys attended a leadership camp funded by Fiesta Bowl Charities and hosted by the MVP Foundation; and district staff reminded the community of the district's 150th celebration on April 5. The board recognized the recent passing of two former district leaders, Geneva Epps Mosley and Joseph P. S., and thanked donor Eric Whitehorn for a $1,000 contribution to Tempe Elementary Schools.

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Mike McGinney and district staff described the Tri‑District effort as intended to align calendars to support families with children across the three districts and to explore whether alignment supports student outcomes. \"The three districts did meet…to look at trying to, as closely as possible, align our calendars, for the sake of our community,\" McGinney said.

Board discussion focused on family impacts. Governing board member Mr. Cherry said the two‑week spring and fall breaks are challenging for parents and child care arrangements and questioned whether the shorter summer meaningfully reduces learning loss. He also noted survey response skew: Kyrene and Tempe Union families largely opposed the earlier proposal while TD3 families reported support, but the district's survey turnout and low Spanish‑language participation suggested the results may not have reflected the full parent population.

\"When we talk about shorter summers, we are concerned about learning loss… I don't think that extra two weeks is moving the needle all that much,\" Cherry said, urging the district to do more follow‑up with families about break plans and childcare availability.

Despite concerns, the board approved the three‑calendar package on a voice vote.

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Eric Thompson presented the annual comprehensive financial report, single audit report and USFR compliance questionnaire and said the audit identified no findings on the financial statements and no findings on the single audit. \"A boring audit is the best audit. We don't want any big, shocking pieces of news,\" Thompson said.

Thompson said federal expenditures audited included more than $25 million in federal spending for the year, driven largely by pandemic relief funds (Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds and ESSER). He said federal ESSER spending will be lower in future years and that the district had taken steps to shift some recurring costs into ESSER in prior years, creating a larger maintenance‑and‑operations carryover that softened the current budget impact.

On the USFR compliance questionnaire, Thompson said there were five findings: three related to attendance (membership/absence reconciliation, partial‑day absence calculation and proof of Arizona residency at enrollment), one adjustment to the AFR due to a journal entry, and one late budget submission resulting from transition to a new state submission portal. Thompson said he accepted responsibility for the late budget filing.

Board members asked whether the auditors had reviewed ESSER 1, ESSER 2 or ESSER 3; Thompson said most audited expenses were ESSER 3 and that he did not expect additional ESSER audits. Board members also discussed residency and McKinney‑Vento (homeless) exceptions; Thompson and board members clarified that proof of Arizona residency is required on enrollment unless a student qualifies for an exception such as McKinney‑Vento.

The board voted to accept the annual comprehensive financial report, single audit and USFR compliance questionnaire. The motion passed on a voice vote; no roll call tally was read on the record.

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Dr. Driscoll told the board the agreement would only be implemented if the Boys & Girls Club receives the state grant; otherwise the district would not share records. The district said the proposed program would provide free after‑school services for students at Chamblee and Frank elementaries if the grant is awarded.

Board members asked what student fields the nonprofit would receive. District staff listed typical fields required by the grant application and state reporting: student name, date of birth, gender, grade and school; academic information (grades and standardized assessment results); daily attendance, tardiness and absences; discipline actions and suspension referrals; program participation metrics such as hours of participation and completion status.

\"It's pretty standard in most of our stuff that we deal with the state,\" Dr. Driscoll said, noting the district already reports many of the same data elements to the state for grant compliance.

The motion to approve the data‑sharing agreement passed on a voice vote. The board chair announced \"motion passes.\" The agreement is contingent on the Boys & Girls Club successfully securing the state grant.

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District staff and Schneider Electric representatives told the board the project includes about 2 megawatts of solar across six schools, shaded basketball courts and covered student pickup areas intended to provide shade in the desert climate while producing electricity. Brandon Woodward, a representative of Schneider Electric, described a roughly $3.1 million federal investment tax credit (ITC) that will be returned to the district as a rebate and said the net project cost would be roughly $8.4 million after that credit.

\"This is a chance for the district to reallocate what would have been $15,000,000 in SRP and APS bills over the next handful of years,\" Woodward said, explaining projected long-term savings. He also said the company provides a contractual guarantee of savings: \"If we do not meet those savings numbers, we physically write a check at the end of every year to make those up.\"

Board members asked about construction timing, durability and school selection. Woodward said Schneider would schedule most disruptive work during school breaks and try to minimize impact on students and testing windows. He said the steel shade structures and panels were projected conservatively for a 30-year lifespan and that designs would be coated and specified for high-use sites near courts and pickup zones.

Superintendent Driscoll and district staff said the project is intended to reduce future maintenance-and-operations (M&O) utility costs and to align capital bond spending with long-term budget relief.

The contract passed on a voice vote; the board chair announced \"motion passes.\" No roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting minutes.

Next steps described at the meeting: pending the board approval, construction could begin as early as the following month, with scheduling to prioritize school breaks, and district marketing staff will develop signage and a sustainability landing page to highlight the district's investments.

Votes at a glance: the board approved the contract with Schneider Electric for the utility cost saving projects on April 2, 2025.

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