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- Adopt agenda: Motion to adopt the agenda (with no objection). Vote: unanimous among members present.

- Accept consent agenda minus item 4.8: Motion approved; board later approved item 4.8 separately (fundraising activities list).

- Approve fundraising activities list (item 4.8): Motion approved; vote recorded as unanimous among members present.

- Approve Revision No. 3, fiscal year 2024–25 budget (item 5.1): Motion approved, unanimous among members present. Staff moved approximately $220,000 from uncommitted capital to M&O to permit rollover.

- Approve revised certified specialist salary schedule to set achievement coach start on step 3 (item 5.2): Motion approved, unanimous among members present.

- Revise substitute custodian position from FTE 0.5 to FTE 0.73 (item 5.3): Motion approved, unanimous among members present.

- Convene/reconvene executive sessions: The board convened multiple executive sessions under ARS 38‑431.03 for student discipline, personnel and superintendent evaluation; executive sessions were followed by public reconvening as recorded.

- Accept benchmark options (item 11.2): Motion to adopt quarterly district‑created benchmarks passed unanimously among members present.

- Approve district handbooks (item 11.8): Motion approved, unanimous among members present (preschool handbook noted as to be presented at a later meeting).

- Approve additional JP Morgan credit card account for human resources to handle international teacher fees (item 11.9): Motion approved, unanimous among members present; staff said four potential international teachers could cost less than $50,000 total with district covering ~74% of fees per teacher.

- Schedule special meeting to adopt FY2026 budget: Special meeting set for July 7 at 3:00 p.m.; regular meeting on July 17 retained.

- Superintendent performance pay (item 13.2): After executive session, board voted to grant Dr. Stewart 50% of her available performance pay for FY2024–25; vote unanimous among members present.

Votes were recorded aloud in roll‑call format during the meeting: \"I, Melinda Sobrowski; I, Charlene Diaz; I, Barb Zarczicki; I, Judy Reed.\" The minutes do not list any recorded “no” votes for these listed motions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BCSD Board Meeting 06/10/2025","oneSentenceSummary","A summary of formal motions and recorded votes taken during the Bullhead City School Board meeting on June 10, 2025.","taxTitle","Bullhead City School District (4378), School Districts, Arizona","taxId",65383,"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},6526329,"Board approves 50% of superintendent performance pay after executive session",24,14307000,14331000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3799443-80da4f27eeefacd1a771cd9fdf983544&start=14307&end=14331","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3799443-80da4f27eeefacd1a771cd9fdf983544/thumbnail_14307000.jpg","/articles/6526329/Arizona/Board-approves-50-of-superintendent-performance-pay-after-executive-session","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6526329-6df161412ff833ddf3782c397578be69/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137788&Signature=hw~nBlABQjh6S7Frl-dF8yy5IxYUtfpLT5xvRWjRabyrXw2bhI9rH6hxzRXh9X7QFKGSbrsHNDuo7m75tb6Zi5pVhzkVvx-yiJTKigK4ep-DAZbJyCSx6ZC9-Nj0bRV9hfYeGiX-7nrmkwn2OyRHFMzUF6dkj5DTS0FZSHcSa5FyioERuzrdMFmuQBIqBDs7yywRq~0iFJf12X-3stgInP90ATZbQR-krSRFWEQ0t6YgY1z7qse7XwmoS-zkhX88TfTQmLmMXuWIwuwxS2DScKAQLitNetaEO-5yw7bfA7p9GjS3kv5yWjcuB5ezWJ6axLMc~RS0I5KFi9p5yLQVGQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bullhead City School Board voted June 10 to award Superintendent Dr. Stewart 50% of her available performance pay for the 2024–25 fiscal year following closed‑session evaluation and discussion.

After the board convened in executive session for Dr. Stewart's annual evaluation and a separate executive session on performance pay, trustees returned to public session and took a public vote. \"I make a motion that we give Dr. Stewart 50% of her performance pay increase for the fiscal year,\" a board member said; the motion passed with unanimous support from the four members present.

Board members complimented Dr. Stewart on district accomplishments during the year. The vote recorded \"I, Melinda Sobrowski; I, Charlene Diaz; I, Barb Zarczicki; I, Judy Reed\" in favor. The board did not release details of the closed‑session evaluation beyond the public action to grant the partial performance pay.","After executive sessions for evaluation and performance pay, the board voted unanimously to award Superintendent Dr. Stewart 50% of her available performance pay for fiscal year 2025.",{"_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},6526334,"District seeks to scale back Desert Valley cooling‑tower proposal; moves forward on renting three houses",178,4651000,4829000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3799443-80da4f27eeefacd1a771cd9fdf983544&start=4651&end=4829","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3799443-80da4f27eeefacd1a771cd9fdf983544/thumbnail_4651000.jpg","/articles/6526334/Arizona/District-seeks-to-scale-back-Desert-Valley-coolingtower-proposal-moves-forward-on-renting-three-houses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6526334-688b638c6264dcf9bf303672c0d3d32a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137788&Signature=IEnV91XGKtVdauPemhzor3jggCvugPgItUUo0M~uw-M-nuTtzkkHURXLpB5ssXVt-tOj4IqF1HxIDBYEVY6muz~Q55GNtrwBOwcRyAX73N3hmMrvyYV5y5E31a1unYplkF2AQsFjBj7j35zku6PMczEz42ht8OXvRZQdzgiltryCh9p5N4l8fEqj-tGESF7rMMSzc5qkGnKkCxdvwj9Ot6g8lb3MDs-Vis42V6FDDwGmSYPwybHSCza6uoZtGMVRkeDRSNcHbLQeVAj-UtgMUQCct~K0Nt8yZIb8GdAkdG-gVIE95PcXg1diogGqX3QAXOdjt0zvLaLBmbNUHe8DQw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Dr. Stewart told the Bullhead City School Board on June 10 that the State Facilities Board submitted an overly engineered cooling‑tower proposal for Desert Valley that carried an estimated cost around $6 million.

\"It is way over engineered, and estimated cost would be around $6,000,000,\" Dr. Stewart said. She said she has been in repeated discussions with Callie Tyler of the State Facilities Board and that staff are asking the state to pare the proposal back to the district’s original request so the district can begin replacing units in Desert Valley’s main building before school starts.

Dr. Stewart said a follow‑up conversation with State Facilities Board staff is scheduled in two weeks to pursue a reduced scope and move the project toward partial implementation this summer.

Separately, the board was briefed on plans to rent three district houses. District business‑office staff recommended managing the properties in‑house given the small number of houses. The board approved administrative changes to rental rules, including initially prohibiting pets and requiring renters to initial responsibilities on lease materials. The superintendent said realtors and community partners have already donated more than $8,000 toward landscaping for the properties.

Board members did not take further formal budget action on the Desert Valley project at the meeting; staff said negotiations with the State Facilities Board are ongoing.","Superintendent said the State Facilities Board's proposed cooling‑tower plan was over‑engineered and estimated at $6 million; the district is negotiating to pare the scope and hopes to begin replacement before school starts. The board also agreed to internal property management and removed pets from initial rental rules for three district houses.",{"_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},6526339,"Superintendent outlines proposed FY2026 budget; board schedules special meeting to adopt",5757,3959000,9716000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3799443-80da4f27eeefacd1a771cd9fdf983544&start=3959&end=9716","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3799443-80da4f27eeefacd1a771cd9fdf983544/thumbnail_3959000.jpg","/articles/6526339/Arizona/Superintendent-outlines-proposed-FY2026-budget-board-schedules-special-meeting-to-adopt","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6526339-e47eff6a54bde0a2e933cd95e7d8ec0a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137788&Signature=bl9ZUVpPiQMKcK2bxVSVIHGQU~F7tae0Zdffixq2~guVsu8e-p~DLMy5K1nfylKcsSTA0YBc0Qy0dqnpMPenZG8REfGnirvHegI37hyJQL~MBBzwIl-TmftC-0T9fDg3xw9p8OL-daPVST5BVjJxHleqUiL5MAneWqAW6rullHsj1-QXwiEYv14qiakAXAsecZzBhAwbBwNLDtb1RvTuksKTZQzGVxhl1Vhppx1XJVmuT5vBqlziOFXMBlNlhO~qayL66GeNCcyZ3dEH0nWnGiQruAm1OtNkKkcTabG3rhFojZ9iVEABJwHvWB~mrzTLWJNEdlsqfYhQroRnznahWQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Dr. Stewart presented a proposed fiscal year 2026 budget at the Bullhead City School Board meeting on June 10 and outlined a final June revision to the 2024–25 financials.

Dr. Stewart said she had moved roughly $220,000 from capital back into Maintenance & Operations (M&O) to allow those funds to roll over, after confirming with the district’s auditors that a June revision was allowable. The revision increased available M&O funds by about $220,000; the superintendent said she pre‑purchased some software licenses and hardware this year to avoid price increases, reducing the expected rollover into next year.

The superintendent reported the district’s projected carryover into FY2026 is about $1.03 million, down from prior years when carryover reached $2.2 million or higher. \"Our carryover into this budget is a hair over a million dollars,\" Dr. Stewart said. She told trustees that previous years' larger carryovers reflected special circumstances and caution during funding uncertainty.

Dr. Stewart also explained program shifts: she moved ~$286,100 previously budgeted in M&O into an IDEA (special education) grant account after an accounting clarification, reducing the M&O outlay for special education this year. She noted Classroom Site Fund (local sales‑tax money) per‑pupil funding is projected to rise from $792 to $842 next year; the district funds music and art positions from that source.

Board members were told the legislature had not yet finalized K‑12 funding, so the proposed budget uses current‑year figures and will be revised once state allocations are set. The board scheduled a special meeting to adopt the budget at 3:00 p.m. on July 7; a regular meeting will follow on July 17.

The board approved Revision No. 3 for the 2024–25 budget and several personnel and salary schedule items related to the FY2025 closeout during the meeting.","Superintendent presented a proposed FY2026 budget based on current‑year funding and explained a June revision that moved roughly $220,000 back into M&O; board set a July 7 special meeting to adopt the budget.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6526344,"Board reviews multiple policy advisories on devices, technology and student records",568,878000,1446000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3799443-80da4f27eeefacd1a771cd9fdf983544&start=878&end=1446","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3799443-80da4f27eeefacd1a771cd9fdf983544/thumbnail_878000.jpg","/articles/6526344/Arizona/Board-reviews-multiple-policy-advisories-on-devices-technology-and-student-records","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6526344-2d396f92b4292f042a1a89582fb9a835/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137788&Signature=EaJ4el0k~vy0virD6kfSziN6it6zLH3C-mOGpLuMi3IcvaTi7mBs3czpZghensYYWGWLOQM0ky4LFDiPyZCjt0Y6JWgVEQhR1TaPM7UJfSwZSAF-IiK6S06NDw~5r0KtZu7sP2h3fWmCxt8xQZrECb0wbsPAd2DuoiknKs0LU1h1YlD203BsE3GJ4I0icuUfF51SWVe7S6I7lwtb3fCy59svbOo1KxYVm2DqUurkli~po7SHPak~eQOrA-lG~HcHR5-OMBkPR-rVrDYmpAtm2Zq33-qbLzSvZ8H~3bin3i5xGI85Q7SGV8mmwfsQ5qTvvBqveG-vPWuqbOeFqqjyvw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Bullhead City School Board members received background briefings June 10 on several policy advisories that revise district rules to conform with recent state law changes.

Staff reviewed policy JICJ, Student Use of Portable Electronic Devices in School, saying the law requires districts to inform parents how to contact students in emergencies and to allow students to notify parents. The advisory also adds smartwatches and fitness trackers to the devices regulated \"away for the day,\" staff said.

A second advisory, IJNDB (Use of Technology Resources and Instruction) and its accompanying regulation, updates language the Arizona School Boards Association recommended after recent legislation. A staff member told trustees the revised regulation dovetails with the JICJ changes and that underlined changes in the draft show attorney‑recommended edits.

On mandatory reporting, staff reviewed JLF‑R (reporting child abuse). The legislature specified that reports should be made to police first or the Department of Child Safety; staff said they clarified that reporting to on‑campus school resource officers satisfies the police requirement when those officers are sworn, on‑duty law enforcement. Staff said they will work with Corporal Crawford and the county to ensure resource officers are trained on county protocols for interviewing children.

The board also reviewed JR (Student Records) and JR‑R (regulation), which tighten release of directory information; staff said the district already restricts home addresses, e‑mail addresses and phone numbers and will ensure registration opt‑outs are available in Synergy.

The advisories were presented for first reading; the board did not adopt final language at the meeting.

\"When I attended the webinar about this, the attorney said that the legislature is pretty specific that they want things reported to the police first,\" a staff member said regarding child‑abuse reporting.","Board members received first‑reading briefings on updated policies covering student use of devices, technology resources, reporting child abuse and student directory information; updates reflect recent state law changes.",{"_33":125,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":126,"_41":127,"_43":128,"_45":129,"_47":130,"_49":131,"_51":132,"_53":133,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":134,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":135,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6526349,"Bullhead City trustees approve quarterly benchmarks for next school year",9452,272000,9724000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3799443-80da4f27eeefacd1a771cd9fdf983544&start=272&end=9724","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3799443-80da4f27eeefacd1a771cd9fdf983544/thumbnail_272000.jpg","/articles/6526349/Arizona/Bullhead-City-trustees-approve-quarterly-benchmarks-for-next-school-year","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6526349-1e279ba49e4a03c4473aa6de480af744/orig.mp4?Expires=1771137788&Signature=WDJyMbQSibBgS5LExKkt36oAnhuD86G9XFhq4CK~m4Z~GT1hqx5VELnVhSsN2A7bUFZOvjBsojzfh4A3mlr8xnmbXofWUZ1G9sjvxSTHlr1KeekRhoksyQGbeAdAAOoVIO8Mawj7DWdwHBR3g3zShyS-Ml2iBfzY7nqj1N36sKhvzS8TKHgHT~FYXzglBQNvTZI89n308jSYZMTFUmW-f-Rad6K8aDwf7jDCql3akvpga7OMTGReL5GeXq8~99AdeKyioY3usj3A46hW~hKaNkxbY0u35kNUGOfWYtxrndwiTLUEjKtY6k-vqDq-6ZfOsznxRMD4wvjIikA~euyqig__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bullhead City School Board on June 10 voted to adopt quarterly benchmark assessments designed by the district, replacing the company‑preset three‑benchmark schedule used this year.

District staff presented options after acquiring a new assessment platform that lets the district select questions by depth of knowledge and track standards across tests. The presentation said the new system allows the district to create quarter‑specific benchmarks tied to pacing guides and to include a few items from prior quarters so teachers can check retention.

\"We could start out, like, quarter 1 with the quarter 1 standards,\" said Jen, a district staff member who led the assessment briefing. She told the board the district’s leadership team — principals, assistant principals and central office staff — discussed three options (the current three preset benchmarks, district‑created quarterly benchmarks, or a combined model) and voted unanimously for the quarterly approach.

Advocates said quarterly benchmarks should better measure growth and guide intervention. \"It would encourage more embedded practice versus isolation,\" a principal told the board during the workshop discussion, the presentation said.

Board members asked about teacher input and testing time. Jen said an assessment committee with one representative from each school discussed the plan and did not oppose it, but acknowledged teachers were not polled directly prior to the discussion. Board members pressed for strong teacher involvement going forward.

The board also heard practical impacts: a benchmark administration generally takes a single class period (about 40 minutes), while state testing can take a full week. Jen said the district also plans to keep teachers’ common formative assessments, which would allow staff to track student progress on standards between benchmarks.

Board President Melinda Sobrowski moved to accept the benchmark option presented by staff; the motion passed unanimously.

District staff said the Renaissance FastBridge math screener will be added next year to fill a gap in math screening tools, and the vendor Galileo is ending support, which accelerated the district's shift to the new assessment system.","The Bullhead City School Board voted to adopt quarterly, district-created benchmark assessments after a staff presentation on new testing options and teacher input concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance — Bullhead City School Board, June 10, 2025

Board approves 50% of superintendent performance pay after executive session

District seeks to scale back Desert Valley cooling‑tower proposal; moves forward on renting three houses

Superintendent outlines proposed FY2026 budget; board schedules special meeting to adopt

Board reviews multiple policy advisories on devices, technology and student records

Bullhead City trustees approve quarterly benchmarks for next school year