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Early in the meeting the board adopted the published agenda after a motion and second; the clerk recorded “Motion passes 5 0.” The board then voted to enter executive session and later voted to exit executive session; both motions passed 5–0.

During the business portion, the board approved the consent agenda (Items G1–G13) by voice vote; the clerk recorded “Motion passes 5 0.”

The board considered and adopted two board policies on first read and adoption. Item H1, Policy IAH (Basic Instructional Program), was approved on a motion, second and voice vote. Item H2, Policy JLIF (Offender Notification), was likewise approved. For each policy the clerk recorded “Motion passes 5 0.”

Other actions approved by unanimous vote included Revision No. 2 to the 2024–25 expenditure budget (Item J1), grouped approval of Items J2 and J3, and approval of the superintendent’s budget recommendations (Item J5). The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn; the clerk recorded the motion as passing 5–0.

Where the record identifies a mover and a second, the article reports those procedural steps; several votes were announced by voice without a full roll-call tally in the transcript, but the clerk’s announcement of the outcome is included verbatim.

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“Cesar Chavez Day to be a day off from school, not only to remember Cesar, but all the people who fought and died working in the farms,” said Viro Munoz, a sophomore at Mountain Pointe High School and vice president of the Hispanic Latino Student Union Club. Munoz said the day would “allow us to educate our communities on what he did” and to continue Chavez’s legacy.

Bianca Ibarra, who identified her involvement with her school’s Latino Student Union, told the board that the sacrifices of earlier farm-working generations shaped her family’s opportunities. “We should celebrate the rich, diverse history of Tempe Union students, staff, and faculty by recognizing such a Chavez Day as a holiday,” Ibarra said.

Other speakers included student representatives Max Aragon and Carly Villegas, who said recognizing March 31 would celebrate cultural pride and the contributions of farm workers and civil-rights activists. “The fight is never about the grapes or the lettuce, but the people,” Aragon quoted from Cesar Chavez-era rhetoric in urging recognition.

Liliana (Liliana) Walton also spoke in support, describing Chavez Day not as “a matter of entitlement” but “of celebration” and saying recognition would help Latino students “grow up to be the proud people we are.”

Board president Barraza explained the rules for public comment at the start of the period and later thanked speakers for their input. The board did not take immediate action on the request during the meeting; President Barraza noted that action arising from public comment is generally limited to directing staff to study the matter or scheduling it for future consideration.

Speakers cited neighboring districts that observe Cesar Chavez Day, including the Phoenix Union High School District, as precedents and argued the observance could support cultural education for students across the district.

The board did not vote on a resolution or policy regarding Cesar Chavez Day at this meeting. The superintendent was later asked to “look into” the topic, according to the meeting record.

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Assistant Superintendent for Business Services Roland Carranza told the board the revision primarily captures a one-time allocation received in January for free and reduced-price lunch and DAA that the district plans to use for a continuing employee stipend. “There’s approximately $662,000 change to the M&O budget, and it is for that purpose,” Carranza said, describing the update as part of the year-end reconciliation of state funding and current-year ADM.

The board then considered recommendations from the Budget Advisory Committee (part 2). Carranza said a classroom site fund increase of roughly $50 per weighted student generated about $803,000 in restricted funds; combined with savings from a district office reorganization, the committee identified approximately $852,518 in ongoing budget capacity. The committee recommended using that capacity to expand paid holidays for staff who currently receive three paid holidays.

Under the recommendation supported by the superintendent, the district will add three paid holidays for employees on the certified teacher salary schedule who were limited to three paid holidays, bringing that group to six paid holidays. The district also recommended extending the same change to roughly 32 additional employees on the professional schedules (psychologists, school nurses, RNs, social workers, speech-language pathologists) who work on a similar nine- or ten-month calendar. Carranza said the district plans to substitute Labor Day for Memorial Day in the holiday package “primarily because most of the staff that are on these 9-month calendars, in some years, the Memorial Day falls outside of the end of their duty day.”

Board members asked how staff will be notified; Carranza said HR will publish a duty-day calendar on the staff intranet and the district website. Superintendent Estesha Wilson supported the recommendation and recommended the governing board approve the fiscal year 2026 budget recommendations, part 2.

The board approved the expenditure budget revision (Item J1) and the superintendent’s budget recommendations (Item J5) by recorded voice vote; the clerk announced “Motion passes 5 0” for each.

Clarifying details recorded at the meeting include the $662,000 one-time budget change for an employee stipend, $803,000 from the classroom site fund increase, approximately $80,000 in savings from a reorganization (of which $41,740 was proposed for use), and the identified ongoing budget capacity of $852,518. Carranza estimated the covered group on the certified teacher salary schedule is roughly 600 employees; the additional professional-category employees numbered about 32.

The board also approved items J2 and J3 together in a single vote later in the meeting.

Looking ahead, the board indicated HR will communicate calendar updates to staff and that the revised budget will be reflected in closing-year financial reports.

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