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The presentation covered three projects: a 62,500‑square‑foot school facilities division award at Eastmark High School to add a gymnasium, performing‑arts classrooms and the second portion of a 23‑classroom wing; a roughly 37,000‑square‑foot SFD award to add half of an academic wing at Crisman High School (23 classrooms); and a new satellite transportation yard at Queen Creek Junior High to accommodate an expanding bus fleet.

Bridal told the board the interior and exterior finishes at Eastmark’s gym and the performing‑arts/classroom additions are complete, school furniture is installed, punch walks began and the district is targeting substantial completion on July 17. Lawson said finishes and furniture installations at Crisman are wrapping up, the concession building painting is complete and kitchen equipment installation is underway. He said the transportation yard’s asphalt, striping and grading are finished, lighting installations (dark‑sky friendly fixtures) are under way and fencing and gates are nearly complete.

Dr. Barry, the superintendent, placed the projects in the context of district growth. “With the completion of these last two projects…this district has constructed over 1,000,000 square feet of new construction over the past eight years,” he said, adding that the district relies on alternative funding because it lacks a secondary property tax. He praised the facilities and business services teams for delivering projects on time and under budget.

District staff said equipment deliveries (weight room equipment at Eastmark), final punch‑list work and minor landscaping/fencing are scheduled in the next one to two weeks, and that traffic‑related adjacent‑ways work tied to some projects remains in progress and is expected to finish before the school year begins.

Board President Samantha Davis and other board members received the update and had no substantive revisions to the construction schedule at the meeting.

The board was invited to a Mountain Trail Academy ribbon cutting on July 16 and staff encouraged trustees and community members to inspect the new additions once final fencing and landscaping are complete.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","QCUSD Board Meeting July 8th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","District staff told the governing board the Eastmark and Crisman high‑school additions and a new satellite transportation yard are nearly complete and will be ready before the first day of school; Superintendent highlighted rapid district growth and funding constraints.","taxTitle","Queen Creek Unified District (4245), School Districts, Arizona","taxId",13622,"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},6709609,"Votes at a glance: Queen Creek USD board approves minutes, consent items, personnel and the 2025–26 budget",2395,73000,2468000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5334474-c0202baf6e5d4994e471a859f11ddb6a&start=73&end=2468","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5334474-c0202baf6e5d4994e471a859f11ddb6a/thumbnail_73000.jpg","/articles/6709609/Arizona/Votes-at-a-glance-Queen-Creek-USD-board-approves-minutes-consent-items-personnel-and-the-202526-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6709609-c3e207160f1a5fbb08e10443f703b0cf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136800&Signature=mN2UjKyZNjgGZYd-9CODCicihNk7Qby-pbkuWPyAXi-HQ-6lyBvh7zkffyflTXdlr~L2VFRBsTf~GH5WSV2qZaheLcoKvZ2FyzI56L3xpADVqWQKcboLslF7CUgvlAITth67ece4YwqtAXDTPC~8FAoTafppTLcnOy4PGfTz5dNR8660gcnrGjwoDFOgDvcWWMsh8t~ou~2dq8EQ-h~CgryJU9V2DfqwD7f18AS1nTSAPHPxlOqOJf2AA8VRnCR~LBXUpUItal8l~LDkIDxVFTrHKbtTITxBuWd-N2XXKKVPnCzmC0cFjU1GoC11-GaT33JAkIxEV-Ms2XuD3yQ68g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Queen Creek Unified School District governing board took several routine votes during its July meeting.

The board voted to approve the June 17 meeting minutes (voice vote). Trustees then approved the consent agenda in its entirety, taken as one motion and passed by voice vote; the consent agenda included an item to adopt materials from the vendor Beyond Textbooks. After the public‑hearing portion of the meeting, the board moved to adjourn that hearing by voice vote. Later, trustees approved the 2025–26 expenditure budget and levied adjacent‑ways taxes in a roll‑call vote (5–0). The board also approved personnel items in their entirety by voice vote. The meeting adjourned following announcements.

Recorded roll‑call for the budget adoption was: Samantha Davis — yes; Jennifer Veil — yes; Matt Riffey — yes; Kelly Anderson — yes; Patty Campbell — yes. Other routine approvals were recorded by voice vote; no public speakers addressed the truth‑in‑taxation hearing.

The board’s post‑vote administrative steps include submitting the affidavit of publication and the truth‑in‑taxation hearing results to the Property Tax Oversight Commission, and filing completed adjacent‑ways projects with the School Facilities Division for statutory oversight.","At its July meeting, the governing board approved routine items by voice vote and adopted the 2025–26 budget and adjacent‑ways levy by roll call (5–0); personnel and consent agenda items were approved without recorded objections.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_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":74,"_75":74},6709613,"Governing board adopts 2025‑26 expenditure budget and levies adjacent‑ways tax for Queen Creek USD",0,926000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5334474-c0202baf6e5d4994e471a859f11ddb6a&start=926&end=926","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5334474-c0202baf6e5d4994e471a859f11ddb6a/thumbnail_926000.jpg","/articles/6709613/Arizona/Governing-board-adopts-202526-expenditure-budget-and-levies-adjacentways-tax-for-Queen-Creek-USD","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6709613-e5173cab79476c61eb6f7cc8412ab4a1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136800&Signature=A0Vc1xUoplVD0n5p6hCl0bbeCnoRyrJs~TEzLl6ONqd7z6T8paZiNhpTIidMZ-CzdnSLvVdMKIXvsL2hY~vNshZXiyWbMw4vI6vdouJ343-Kt47Gn~p~5siDK58QoKhQpYH5ZJhuACl3a5Z6jjR065mM3dQvQ8s--4Ge4PzvhkwfLLmDSnUFlu-16gUfupBBuIHS2SM6RCjU~Vc9mciLtqzZYhdqR27NmnjL9h7EuVUmy1WBgiQpzbd2AomUVfgT4gR~x7~c7n3XJXiErka2NudqAt3DOdHOiZ1AC3dyYZ5frVWPRoAYSbLcNyPWgnpAxsCmochmGn61xfqRvgUCBg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Queen Creek Unified School District governing board voted to adopt the district’s proposed 2025–26 expenditure budget and to levy increased property taxes for adjacent‑ways projects during a public hearing held pursuant to Arizona law.

Jessica Johnson, business‑services staff, presented the budget and the truth‑in‑taxation notice. She said the budget before the board is the same version the district proposed on June 17 and noted the district included conservative enrollment growth assumptions (100 additional K–6 students and 100 additional 7–12 students), a 2% inflation factor to base per‑pupil funding (raising base level to $5,113.26 per student) and a 2% increase to the transportation support level. The proposed capital highlights included second appropriations for the high‑school additions and a proposed $3,500,000 total adjacent‑ways levy to fund fire‑lane resurfacing, bus lanes and other road improvements tied to school sites.

Johnson told trustees that one‑time funds the legislature later passed (a one‑time increase to DAA and one‑time increase tied to free‑and‑reduced rates) were not incorporated into the forms required for the July adoption; she said staff will return with a September revision to incorporate final auditor‑general forms and any one‑time funding identified by the legislature.

The presentation reviewed both the primary and secondary components of the property tax rate and reminded the board that the state determines the qualifying tax rate and most primary components; the adjacent‑ways levy is the locally levied component under ARS 15‑995 and related statutes. Johnson said the proposed adjacent‑ways levy represents about 27% of the overall tax‑rate impact and that Maricopa County will finalize rates in August.

After a motion and second, the board conducted a roll‑call vote. The board recorded the following votes: Samantha Davis — yes; Jennifer Veil — yes; Matt Riffey — yes; Kelly Anderson — yes; Patty Campbell — yes. The motion carried 5–0.

Johnson said, as required, staff will submit the affidavit of publication, the truth‑in‑taxation notice and the vote results to the Property Tax Oversight Commission and will file completed adjacent‑ways projects with the School Facilities Division for oversight.

The board’s approved budget retains an estimated general M&O revenue control limit of just over $120 million for fiscal 2026 and an estimated DAA allocation of about $8.2 million; estimated carryforward from fiscal 2025 was reported as approximately $430,000. Johnson also forecasted future budget revisions in September (to incorporate final state forms and one‑time funds) and a potential, but not required, December revision only if needed.","Following a public hearing required by Arizona statute, the Queen Creek Unified School District governing board adopted the proposed 2025–26 budget and approved a $3.5 million adjacent‑ways levy; the board voted 5–0 in roll call.","actionData","errors"]

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Queen Creek USD says high‑school additions, new bus yard will be ready before school starts as enrollment rises

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Governing board adopts 2025‑26 expenditure budget and levies adjacent‑ways tax for Queen Creek USD