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Key votes and outcomes

- Adoption of the meeting agenda: Passed 5–0.
- Approval of minutes from the regular meeting of Feb. 19 and work session of Feb. 20, 2021: Passed 5–0.
- Consent agenda: Passed 5–0.
- First reading, policy GCBC (Professional Staff Supplementary Pay Plans): Passed 4–1 (see separate article on debate and follow-up).
- Approval of a data-sharing and personalized admission program agreement between Sierra Vista Unified School District and Grand Canyon University: Passed 5–0. District administration said the agreement will provide an easier path for students who choose to enroll at Grand Canyon University and that the district attorney reviewed the agreement and found it acceptable.
- Acceptance of donations (lighting and photography equipment for Buena High School film/TV program valued at $1,200; wheelchair valued at $100 from Serena Lawrence and Alicia Katz for ESS students; 132 three-ring binders valued at $494.99 from Northrop Grumman): Passed 5–0.
- Adjournment motion: Passed by voice vote.

Where vote tallies were recorded in the transcript the board used simple voice voting totals (for example, “passes 5 0” or “passes 4 1”). The transcript did not provide a roll-call listing of every member’s vote for each item.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Governing Board Regular Meeting 3/4/2025 6:00pm","oneSentenceSummary","The governing board approved routine agenda items and several agreements and donations in unanimous votes; the GCBC policy revision passed on first reading 4–1.","taxTitle","Sierra Vista Unified District (4175), School Districts, Arizona","taxId",66979,"location","Arizona","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6604312,"Board approves first reading of classroom site fund policy amid debate over 'exceptional teacher' share",520,1400000,1920000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2990102-88dbae158ee2dea3ac0c7b007166d8f7&start=1400&end=1920","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2990102-88dbae158ee2dea3ac0c7b007166d8f7/thumbnail_1400000.jpg","/articles/6604312/Arizona/Board-approves-first-reading-of-classroom-site-fund-policy-amid-debate-over-exceptional-teacher-share","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6604312-b1d3466a30294a9f8f3f1bd7affdc2bc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161385&Signature=oMi~aPq-K9p1oTShIgwGlmm1de27xQxALUU2HB7Hv6uKFKgyR8R-aRUhM6CsepgGyxWH4ecZ2PXtrG9IZOOjGgbkuOZeAwfxPwFqhkl8DG4lber4SLErAXstu-7T3XwnrOc9BvxKawiA1wsJVliwaFxEdG2aX1f7MhthJAa2GYMva4ZMwwflEsjxj5NZVS1Z28nkQ8hNbfmzNy22VuCvAKrGeOKXuXCzjcjXwguOlY-0WafPhQswOjv3KYmmAmBH9LFbHIpQLsO590vjXurFWbHBxpbnUldbV2Jzw1p5C-LEsZW~e-gv7vTPvazFGwy7jBpGaM0zUQDcC8qX5deuug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On first reading the Sierra Vista Unified School District governing board voted 4–1 to approve revisions to policy GCBC, “Professional Staff Supplementary Pay Plans,” intended to align district language and payout processes with state changes to the Classroom Site Fund.

Juanita Gomez, the district staff member presenting the policy changes, said the revisions replace references to the prior Prop 301 buckets and update percentages to reflect the state’s new structure. Gomez told the board the Classroom Site Fund committee — a committee she has facilitated — reviewed the proposed changes and recommended them.

Gomez explained that under the current practice certificated staff receive 80% of their Classroom Site Fund allocation during the school year without additional requirements; the remaining 20% is paid at the end of the year contingent on meeting criteria in each site’s Classroom Site Fund plan. Gomez said that the district combined two prior 40% buckets (as created under earlier statute) into the 80% paid during the year and preserved the 20% payout at year end so that total amounts paid to educators do not decrease.

A trustee raised concerns that when the policy was originally written it allocated 40% to a category for identifying and rewarding “exceptional” teachers and that the new structure effectively reduces the explicit share for exceptional performance to 20%. The trustee asked whether the district still maintains a mechanism to identify and reward exceptional performance; presenters replied that criteria addressing that question are part of the site-level Classroom Site Fund plan, which will be brought to the board for review at the next meeting.

The board took the item as a first reading. Administration recommended approval. The motion passed on a recorded voice vote of four in favor and one opposed (4–1).

The board was explicit that the changes are intended to comply with state statute and not to reduce total dollar amounts available to staff: presenters said an example last year paid teachers roughly $10,000, with $8,000 delivered across the year and an additional $2,000 awarded at year end if plan criteria were met. The board scheduled a future meeting to review each school’s Classroom Site Fund plan, which will show how the year-end 20% is awarded and whether site-level criteria create opportunities to identify higher-performing teachers.","The Sierra Vista Unified School District governing board approved on first reading revisions to policy GCBC (professional staff supplementary pay), aligning district language with recent state changes to the classroom site fund; one trustee dissented, citing concerns that the change reduces the share for exceptional teacher pay.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6604316,"Sierra Vista Unified board highlights student wins, Village Meadows earns A+ state grade",556,132000,688000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2990102-88dbae158ee2dea3ac0c7b007166d8f7&start=132&end=688","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2990102-88dbae158ee2dea3ac0c7b007166d8f7/thumbnail_132000.jpg","/articles/6604316/Arizona/Sierra-Vista-Unified-board-highlights-student-wins-Village-Meadows-earns-A-state-grade","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6604316-b858d0e7aac48a722aed6dabcf3f3787/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161385&Signature=gP7Q826OyvCiXZI75b-sQkhz9Sx7Yzfd-Jlm7VMZvYHBVbAurJiAKtFVeS5Z-LnC-IzPodS6bX5GAmxQJPEy8yMQJ1V-9lNQ16TSMLBLNG5hi76BkBoKULUvpk5MxcimNEVEg5DniDs0O-gZSI8wSnhj2AJPEbJkU6jeYfbQl-lQDCd21wGbH8K5xHfgZkStKVHiKp313vLYsMNZdF0IZbSE2Fw7czjojtV4H5DWr09QKMJ7FufQ30uL1RY9NuYCXEOzlXb-ZqtgHtBs2krWfNhvIJQBHOizuTZb02QNQx1YOUlj0eCKxkSy9Vr7cEt-PgJ60l4rXSGjcgVjvUzdIA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","President Lee called the Sierra Vista Unified School District governing board meeting to order. Superintendent Dr. Eric Holmes opened the meeting with announcements highlighting student achievements, upcoming district events and a campus recognition.

Dr. Eric Holmes, the district superintendent, said, “A lot of information, a lot of good stuff happening in the district,” as he outlined spring events and recent student successes. He said Read Across America will be observed on Thursday, March 6, at the Rothery Education Center and noted district band and choir concerts, an art show, a district half-day this Friday and an upcoming spring break.

Holmes detailed competition results at the YES (Youth Engineering and Science) fair and other academic contests. He identified student prizewinners and scholarship recipients: Maggie won first place and a $1,000 prize and also received the newly established SSVEC Foundation Scholarship Award for $5,000; teams and individual students earned specialty awards (for example, $50 and $100 specialty awards listed in the district announcements). Holly teams and individuals from Buena High School advanced to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) with travel awards of $1,500 per student for teams advancing to ISEF in May. Holmes said Buena students won a total of more than $13,000 in awards that week.

Holmes also recognized Buena’s theater production Silent Sky and Buena’s DECA program for state-level successes and named students who will compete at the national level in April.

On athletics, Holmes announced that the girls soccer team won a region title and finished No. 3 in the state; the boys basketball team also won a region title and was ranked No. 7. Several wrestlers advanced to the state meet and finished in top placings.

Holmes made a special announcement recognizing Village Meadows Elementary School for receiving an A+ grade from the Arizona Department of Education, noting it was the only Cochise County school to earn that rating and one of two in Southeast Arizona to do so.

During presentations and awards, Bonnie Gomez introduced the district’s reinstated Employee of the Quarter program, governed by district regulation AEB-RB (district wide non-teaching professional support and administrative staff recognition accomplishment program). Gomez explained the nomination and blind-review process and announced the first quarter winners: Samantha Alvarez, lead behavioral technician at Village Meadows, and Rhonda (last name not specified), principal secretary at Village Meadows. Gomez said two non-teaching staff are awarded each quarter and winners are eligible for an Employee of the Year selection in June.

The board also accepted several donations: lighting and photography equipment valued at $1,200 for Tim Hall’s film/TV program at Buena High School; a wheelchair valued at $100 from donors Serena Lawrence and Alicia Katz for ESS students at Buena High; and 132 three-ring binders valued at $494.99 from Northrop Grumman. The board approved these donations by voice vote.

The meeting closed after routine business and scheduling reminders; trustees were told the trustee meeting would be held the following evening at 6 p.m. and the Buena band requested to perform at the next board meeting.

The announcements and recognitions were informational and celebratory; no policy changes or binding decisions resulted from the presentations themselves.","At a regular Sierra Vista Unified School District governing board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Eric Holmes reported multiple student awards and district events, Village Meadows Elementary received an A+ state rating, and the district presented its first Employee of the Quarter awards under a revived recognition program.","actionData","errors"]

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