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The board approved the 2025–26 district budget as presented. The motion to adopt the budget was made by Shelley (Board member) and seconded by Carlos (Board member); the motion carried unanimously. The district previously presented a 2024–25 maintenance and operation budget of $115,000,199.88 and reported year-to-date spending of $81,238,202 during an informational update earlier in the meeting.

In a single vote the board also approved the 2025–26 student-parent handbook, the employee handbook, and the coaches handbook. Board members said many of the handbook revisions align policy language with the district’s trust policy. The student-parent handbook will remain a primarily digital resource; board members asked staff to consider providing printed copies on request.

The board approved a revised employee compensation package for 2025–26 that included stipend adjustments for career and technical education roles; presenters said some increases followed consolidation of two positions into a single instructional-leader role. That motion was moved and seconded and carried unanimously.

The governing board accepted donations to district schools and programs totaling $80,689.27. The list read into the record included multiple DonorsChoose classroom donations, Fourth Avenue Gym Athletic Foundation gifts, an Arizona State University gift of $10,000 to support freshman teams at Gila Ridge High School (as listed), the donation of a Daktronics scoreboard for Yuma High School valued at $26,629.28, a McCarthy Building Companies contribution of HVAC-related equipment estimated at $20,000, and a Vida Healthcare donation of lunches for new teacher orientation valued at $9,875. The donations acceptance motion was moved and seconded and carried unanimously.

The board set Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) tuition for 2025–26 at $572.22 per class per semester. District staff said the figure was derived from the state tuition allocation divided across an assumed 12 class-semester increments (six classes per semester). The motion to set the rate passed unanimously.

The board directed the superintendent to review the district strategic plan adopted in 2017, align it with current initiatives (including the district’s instructional framework and Portrait of a Graduate work), repackage the plan with updated visuals and alignment where appropriate, and report back to the board. That motion carried unanimously.

The meeting moved into executive session to discuss the superintendent’s contract and employment matters.

Votes at a glance

- Consent agenda (items under section 5, with item 66 pulled): adopted (motion by Board chair, second Christie); outcome: approved unanimously.
- Donations acceptance (item 6.1): accepted, total $80,689.27 (motion by Christie, second David); outcome: approved unanimously.
- Adopt 2025–26 district budget (item 6.2): motion by Shelley, second Carlos; outcome: approved unanimously.
- Approve 2025–26 student-parent handbook (item 6.3): motion by Shelley, second Christie; outcome: approved unanimously.
- Approve YUHSD employee handbook (item 6.4): motion by Christie, second David; outcome: approved unanimously.
- Approve coaches handbook (item 6.5): motion by Carlos, second Christie; outcome: approved unanimously.
- Empowerment Scholarship Account tuition rate (item 6.6): set at $572.22 per class per semester (motion by Shelley, second Christie); outcome: approved unanimously.
- Revised employee compensation package for 2025–26 (item 6.7): motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved unanimously.
- Direction to Superintendent to review and align strategic plan (item 6.8): motion by Shelley, seconded by Christie; outcome: approved unanimously.

Details and context

Board members and district staff repeatedly highlighted student success and staff support while discussing budget and personnel items. Finance staff earlier presented the 2024–25 maintenance and operations budget and capital budget status for informational purposes; the 2024–25 maintenance and operations total was listed as $115,000,199.88, with $81,238,202 spent as of the monthly report. The district reported a capital budget for the year of $17,090,380 and capital expenditures at roughly half that amount.

Board members asked staff to provide printed copies of lengthy documents to board members on request and emphasized alignment of handbooks with the district’s trust policy.

Provenance

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Semler described registration as a multiday, campus-based process that begins with the senior cohort and ends with freshmen; families are assigned time slots by the first letter of the student’s last name (A–L and M–Z) to ease foot traffic and reduce wait times. Semler said families may register multiple students on the same visit and that campus teams, information-technology, bookstore, communications and health staff coordinate to make registration efficient. The presentation noted the district serves roughly 11,000 students and that online registration is now streamlined so many forms may be completed in advance.

The district will host a centralized new-teacher orientation for all new hires under one roof. Semler said the orientation will provide four full days of district-led professional development (instructional framework, instructional coaches, AVID site coordinators, ed-tech support and other resources) and opportunities to build relationships before teachers report to their campus leaders. The district will also continue campus-level onboarding and intends to use check-ins and surveys during the school year to support first-year teachers.

Semler said the district has made many registration forms fillable as PDFs; some items, such as the Chromebook acknowledgement, can be submitted entirely online. For other forms the current workflow is to download the fillable form, complete and save it, and then email or fax it to district offices for processing. Staff said they are exploring additional online submission options over time.

Provenance

- Topic intro: registration and new-teacher orientation presentation began at 00:08:41 with Corey Semler’s remarks.
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The superintendent and other staff reported that district students brought home multiple national recognitions: board members cited two national gold medals and one silver in the oral remarks and the superintendent noted an additional national champion in culinary who was reported to the district that morning. Board members and staff encouraged other trustees to attend future SkillsUSA events to support students and to see industry partnerships in action.

Provenance

Topic intro: board discussion of SkillsUSA began at 00:01:40. Topic finish: superintendent recap of national results concluded at 00:06:25.","Board members and district staff celebrated students who competed at SkillsUSA nationals in Atlanta, noting multiple medalists and industry opportunities; the superintendent reported another national champion in culinary from the district.",{"_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},6749240,"Resident raises concerns about college materials and an alleged traffic incident during public comment",184,1746000,1930000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5354715-85a43fa3031363a1d507762da9f93ea1&start=1746&end=1930","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5354715-85a43fa3031363a1d507762da9f93ea1/thumbnail_1746000.jpg","/articles/6749240/Arizona/Resident-raises-concerns-about-college-materials-and-an-alleged-traffic-incident-during-public-comment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6749240-4bffc99c2e7d7b1e040ceb45ad6471e8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771188222&Signature=A8Er8oClo70tDo4DlXlePpFBlS7lpFKQheclCk2v8tM3VvI-Ec75iWqIKfIVz6W2u-0DKIlxbiN2t4jBkjh9fkmUyJYz9rjE~Yvnxor1exnGC9BbiMPHCfQ2yy-sbKvi-uxEDVoFe5qbU5zrO-FPQ~1fyoIMGlTuqm9-y1r55dDu9PtLUtPThLh0WBcyXWhbrZfPW5ch59OfJvSgfyeA8Ljs~wRZ4nt3pa1qaVuen2IKT4BzbFyZh2CHHKpjE-6WXIFmgAMgR35l23ZHRyCIejGZe0yjIHh9OIoL-pApSEKHeEa~ue46wI5dytBG2~Ik0R~VDWGLfDo8pV7C-HGolQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the meeting’s public‑comment period, resident Bruce Luna identified himself and raised two matters for the board’s attention.

Luna said he attended a workshop at a local college and that the event materials included language he described as \"anti-DEI,\" referencing a slide that, in his words, said “the anti DEI forces are grounded in racism, the protection of white privilege, and increasingly toxic masculinity.” Luna told the board he provided them a handout and a flyer for the professor who presented and said he had requested the full PowerPoint from the college but had not received it after approximately 77 days.

Luna also said he had obtained a copy of a police report that he described as alleging a district‑affiliated driver was operating a rental car at more than 100 mph. He said he had asked the county sheriff’s office to investigate and asked the board to examine the matter in light of Senate Bill 1437, which he provided copies of.

Board members did not take immediate action on those requests during the public comment period. Luna said he appreciated the district’s student-health outreach (noting school physicals provided to students who could not otherwise afford them) and closed his remarks by asking the board to look into the matters he raised.

Provenance

Topic intro: public comment instructions and Bruce Luna’s remarks begin at 00:29:06. Topic finish: Luna concludes his remarks at 00:30:51.","Bruce Luna urged the board to investigate materials at a local college event he described as ‘anti‑DEI,’ requested a copy of the presenter’s PowerPoint, and raised a police-report allegation involving a district-associated individual; he asked the board to review the matters in light of a recent state law (Senate Bill 1437).",{"_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},6749242,"District demonstrates online policy manual and explains which forms are fillable vs. submittable",407,1195000,1602000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5354715-85a43fa3031363a1d507762da9f93ea1&start=1195&end=1602","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5354715-85a43fa3031363a1d507762da9f93ea1/thumbnail_1195000.jpg","/articles/6749242/Arizona/District-demonstrates-online-policy-manual-and-explains-which-forms-are-fillable-vs-submittable","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6749242-052a9eebb02d3a49d8bc6d066955e239/orig.mp4?Expires=1771188222&Signature=cRMZXg-mzvS3qsMYjmnlBvCWVwk9L5tB8F1FUeFw7ALB8s2MauBKsPkRMg63084r4lSUu9sxdEI0wsgMi9gJ5CPwplUvcijSTkfc1zSf0xtAWPsG-S34s5A3dxaUJKFRYKt8hqq1uqJfKjs-g5obSzHdwwovkfmojJBV~xpOHXgzOWnDFY71QbbNC99FUXR-vXMJgBhHDi7eSMgbmE4V0kp8Wpv7froEK~StPEHkFrk0m95zjg33vpdRAiDUUW4fv7rN-dD1Of-eGJRBPcGk2g2qXZafcvpmH~h0XfZyzwZkCW22RFzr9GJZYqTGeCILDPzZ5ohga2mWkB164D~wgw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chief Communications Officer Eric Patton demonstrated how members of the public and staff can access the district policy manual and related forms on the district website (yumaunion.org). Patton showed the left-rail chapter navigation, how to use the quick search box, and how to locate downloadable forms tied to specific policies.

Patton said most of the site is publicly accessible; a small employee-resources section is password-protected. He demonstrated locating a student-attire/dress-code policy (policy 5302 in the demonstration) and then showed how to view and download an open-enrollment application and other forms. For many forms the district now offers fillable PDFs: users can download, fill, save and email or fax the completed form to district offices. Patton noted that some items, such as the Chromebook acknowledgement form tied to registration, are available for direct online submission and are routed to the appropriate district office automatically.

Board members asked whether forms can be submitted electronically. Patton said fillable PDFs can be completed and emailed; fully web-submittable forms exist for selected items and the district is exploring further online submission capabilities.

Provenance

Topic intro: Eric Patton begins demonstration at 00:19:55. Topic finish: Q&A about form submission finishes at 00:27:42.","Chief communications officer Eric Patton walked the board and public through the district policy manual on the Yuma Union website, showed how to locate policies and forms, and explained that many forms are fillable PDFs but not all can be submitted directly online; some acknowledgements (Chromebook) are fully submittable.","actionData","errors"]

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Yuma Union board adopts 2025–26 budget, handbooks and compensation updates; accepts $80,689 in donations

YUHSD outlines July registration schedule and expanded new-teacher orientation for 2025–26

Board and superintendent highlight SkillsUSA national results and a culinary national champion

Resident raises concerns about college materials and an alleged traffic incident during public comment

District demonstrates online policy manual and explains which forms are fillable vs. submittable