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Key approved items (motion text condensed):

- Consent agenda: Approved as presented (voice vote).

- Additional staffing (J3): Approve new positions to respond to enrollment increases. Additions include: DeGrazia Elementary (first-, second-, and third-grade teachers); Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary (kindergarten and third-grade teachers); Tangerine Farms K-8 (kindergarten, third grade, behavioral cluster teacher, 0.25 FTE PE teacher, 0.5 FTE teacher's assistant); Twin Peaks K-8 (first-grade teacher). Funding source: district M&O.

- 21st Century grant staffing: Approve a 0.6 FTE grant site coordinator at Ironwood Elementary to be paid entirely from 21st Century grant funds.

- Transportation staffing (J4): Add three special-needs bus drivers and four special-needs bus attendants to support increased special-needs ridership and two new schools. Funding source: M&O budget.

- Marina High girls flag football coach (J5): Approve an additional coach to support an expected roster of over 40 participants. The cost will be covered by tax-credit funds raised for athletics/pay-to-play; staff said increased participation should generate sufficient tax-credit contributions to cover the expense.

- Arizona Reads kindergarten home library grant MOU (J7): Approve an MOU with Arizona Humanities to accept AZ Reads grants for Ironwood and Roadrunner elementaries. The program provides kindergarten home book packs and family literacy activities; the district will partner with Scholastic for materials and will share non-identifiable kindergarten achievement data consistent with FERPA and grant requirements.

- Policy GCBD (J8): Approve revisions to policy GCBD (professional and support staff fringe benefits) to align district practice with the district insurance policy and to increase policy clarity. Legal counsel reviewed changes.

- Appointment to Marana Schools 23-40 Foundation board (J9): Appoint Thomas Bogart (district CFO) as a Class 2 director for a three-year term to the Marana Schools 23-40 Foundation; foundation bylaws require at least one Class 2 director to be a district employee.

- ASBA Delegate Assembly (J10): Appoint Catherine Micronas as district delegate and Kathy Raymond as alternate delegate for the Arizona School Boards Association Delegate Assembly on Sept. 6, 2025.

- ADE entity profile change for MCAT High School (J11): Approve updating MCAT High School's entity profile with the School Finance Unit at ADE to include the school's alternative-school mission statement; staff said the mission statement itself did not change but the entity profile needed to be updated to satisfy an audit.

Most of the above motions passed by voice vote with \"Aye.\" Funding sources, where stated, were district M&O, the 21st Century grant for the coordinator position, and tax-credit funds for the girls flag football coach.

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District staff told the board that Moreland University is an accredited post-baccalaureate program approved by the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) and that the agreement and addendum had been reviewed by the district's legal counsel. The agreement would allow practicum student teachers from Moreland University to be placed in Marana classrooms for field experience.

At least one board member raised concerns after researching online commentary and reviews about Moreland, characterizing the program as an online provider and questioning whether affiliating with it could harm the district's reputation. District staff responded that ADE approval had been confirmed and that, as with prior placements from other institutions, the district could terminate a university's placement arrangement if a particular candidate's performance made that necessary.

The board voted to approve the affiliation agreement. Meeting audio recorded the motion carrying 4-1.

Staff emphasized that the district can end an individual placement if a candidate is not meeting expectations and that the district vetted Moreland's ADE status prior to bringing the agreement forward.

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District staff described the agreement as FERPA-compliant and said the intent is to provide Pima Community College with names, addresses and email addresses only for students and parents who have given written affirmative consent. Staff said the college found traditional outreach (flyers, optional sessions) had not reached many families and asked for direct access to families who agree to receive information via email or text.

A board member raised a concern that the language in the board packet and the draft agreement appeared inconsistent: the packet language implied an opt-in approach, while one clause in the agreement as written read more like an opt-out mechanism. District staff acknowledged the misalignment and told the board that the agreement and the accompanying paragraph in the packet both indicate affirmative parental consent will be required prior to disclosure.

The board voted to approve the IGA; the motion was recorded as passing 5-0.

The agreement was described in the meeting as strictly limited to directory information and subject to FERPA protections and recent state statute language regarding directory data. District staff said they would only disclose information for families that provide affirmative written consent.

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District staff presented the three-component plan and told the board that teacher ratification had exceeded the statutory threshold for approval. The plan was approved by a voice vote reported as 5-0.

The plan, as presented by district staff, contains three components: a professional growth component (including required professional hours), a component based on school-level student achievement measures, and a component tied to the school letter grade. Presenting staff said a one-year \"hold harmless\" clause previously applied to a Project Momentum component was removed for 2025'26, and that teacher ratification of the plan had risen from about 71.3% to roughly 78% in favor as voting continued.

Why it matters: the board spent substantial time pressing staff on whether the plan's incentives effectively drive higher student achievement. A governing board member noted that 86% of teachers received the full payout in the prior year while district math scores released earlier this year remain low, and asked the administration to return with follow-up analysis.

District staff clarified how each component is scored: the professional growth component requires completion of required hours; a portion of pay is tied to school-level achievement data; and another portion is tied to the school's letter grade from the Arizona Department of Education (A or B earns the full portion, while C or D schools must demonstrate point improvement). Staff noted new teachers are held harmless for one year because they are not included in prior-year metrics.

Board members who questioned the plan repeatedly asked staff to explain the apparent disconnect between high rates of full payout and low student test results; the board asked staff to schedule a follow-up (likely a study-session item) to examine alignment between the pay criteria and student achievement measures.

The board motion to approve the plan passed by voice vote and was recorded as 5-0 in favor.

A governing board member asked for a future agenda item to \"look at the performance-based pay criteria, to see if they are aligned with increased student achievement\" and requested the administration present the ADE score reports and related analysis.

The action was procedural approval of the 2025'26 performance-based pay plan; no changes to actual payout amounts were recorded in the meeting minutes.

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