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Community members, parents and students told the board the district office should remain in Tolleson, noting the office’s long history with the high school and raising concerns about spending priorities and campus conditions if leadership moved off the city’s campus.

Why it matters: Speakers said the proposed relocation touches community identity and district spending at a time when students report basic facility problems such as broken air-conditioning and long pick-up delays. Several commenters urged the board to spend district dollars on curriculum, student services and campus repairs instead of relocating central offices or on security equipment.

Public comments and concerns
Susie Moreno told the board the district office “should stay in Tolleson as it has been since the high school was established in 1927,” and said her expectation was that the office remain part of the Tolleson campus rather than move elsewhere. A student speaker, identifying herself as a senior, asked why the district would move “a hundred years of history” away from Tolleson and tied the question to classroom conditions such as classrooms without working air-conditioning during the first month of school.

Another commenter who addressed the agenda item on budgeting said she was speaking about “action item 2 regarding budgeting and… to approve a district office in Glen,” and described the proposal as contrary to community expectations. Lisa Dailey and other speakers also criticized recent district spending decisions, including a reference to prior purchases of metal detectors, and urged funds be prioritized for instruction and student supports rather than what they described as security expenditures.

Board response and action
Board President Sun opened the public participation period with the board’s procedures, set a two-minute time limit per speaker and reminded the public that some matters may not receive immediate answers because of legal or administrative constraints. After public comment concluded, board members recorded affirmative votes on the agenda item related to the district office move. The roll call in the transcript shows recorded “Yes” votes from board members listed as: Dr. Luna Menhena, Mr. Dale Blasio, Mr. Ortega Romero and Mr. Chapman. One board member afterward said they still had “serious concerns” about the decision.

What the transcript shows and does not
The transcript contains sustained public opposition to moving the district office and multiple requests that the board prioritize campus repairs and curriculum funding. The meeting record includes a roll-call sequence with affirmative votes for the item; the transcript does not contain the full motion text for the agenda item as spoken on the record, nor does it show a formal mover/second on the floor in the excerpt provided. Exact budget amounts tied to the relocation were not specified in the public record excerpts.

Next steps and public outreach
Board leaders invited constituents to use the district’s open-door policy and to submit emails or requests to meet with staff to discuss concerns. The transcript shows the board encouraged follow-up conversations but also emphasized it is sometimes legally constrained in public meetings from responding on particular pending or legally sensitive matters.

Ending
The district will continue its agenda after the public-participation period; public commenters said they plan to pursue further engagement with trustees and district staff about the relocation and about campus maintenance and funding priorities.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","TUHSD Board Meeting 8/26/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Board members of the Tolleson Union High School District heard more than a dozen public comments Tuesday night opposing a proposed relocation of the district office, but recorded yes votes when the board later acted on the agenda item tied to the move.","taxTitle","Tolleson Union High School District (4288), School Districts, Arizona","taxId",64155,"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},6480399,"Tolleson Union board hears WestEd curriculum review and three-year plan to align standards and assessments",2941,4614000,7555000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5681464-b65bd5882eb4ab52447d52003fb2a274&start=4614&end=7555","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5681464-b65bd5882eb4ab52447d52003fb2a274/thumbnail_4614000.jpg","/articles/6480399/Arizona/Tolleson-Union-board-hears-WestEd-curriculum-review-and-three-year-plan-to-align-standards-and-assessments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480399-651aef24405fd39c019bb4af2d2ec9eb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771067959&Signature=oljeG4P2zlAW0ZVWjDgnV9-7aSY7rHDvTTLmwNannnvgb1Ah7hSIp1FAeGI5wQZQQdkgN0O9yW9HWOr2jYqc6~7B5KD0hIKsQZyFqDgWLE3j3DMPMlQNBLTXLPduZvs-iIC409WhnkW46pPUKd56HlSIJ~FjD9joku3yjV5RD2C99LliW47aBtVDhz2fa6Yj15bh3rNDQQTXvpU-69lwDABXSk2bzMg1pG~sTWavkYzn86GqdOof1euUyWkhZuRrxOxl1IBZ8CYq~pXn-EfbpQFgjvTNCPYA9xQ8-SftzorBy3aU8cJdW~bAy7bluFDdZMM7csg81q0xGf9tGaE07w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tolleson Union High School District staff presented a district-wide curriculum update Tuesday, reporting that a WestEd review completed in 2023–24 recommended deeper curriculum alignment and a multi-year plan to raise student outcomes.

Why it matters: The review and follow-up work shape classroom instruction, assessments and intervention strategies across the district’s five high schools. Staff said the work is intended to improve graduation rates, growth and college- and career-readiness metrics.

What staff presented
Dr. Aaron Shorts, executive director of school leadership, introduced the curriculum update and invited instructional coordinators and teachers to share progress. Staff said the WestEd review began in August 2023 and continued through May 2024 and produced multiple recommendations; the board presentation focused on Recommendation 2, the curriculum work.

District staff described a three-year implementation plan. Year 1 emphasized identifying “essential standards” across content areas; staff said all content areas identified essential standards at the end of the first year. Year 2 focused on intervention planning: the district is working on “how we will respond to students who do not master those essential standards.” Presenters described building scope-and-sequence documents, refining unit organization, developing performance assessments (including writing assessments), and aligning end-of-course assessments and finals to Arizona standards and to district expectations.

Wendy Davie, director of educational data and innovation, presented historical state data and described how the district will use graduation, growth and college- and career-readiness indicators to monitor progress. Davie told the board that a recent state legislative change (referred to in the presentation as House Bill 2402) provided a waiver affecting assignment of letter grades for 2021 as the state recovered from the pandemic; she said the district will use multiple indicators, including cohort graduation rates, to track improvement.

Teachers and coordinators who contributed said they focused this summer on reordering curriculum to match essential standards, creating multiple-choice and performance assessments aligned to those standards, and reviewing whether assessments measure both content and the skill elements of standards. One presenter noted continuity in the district’s curriculum team as enabling sustained progress compared with systems that experience high staff turnover.

Inclusion and special programs
Presenters said the work includes English learners (EL), students receiving special education services (ESS), and students across all settings; the goal is to ensure equitable access to the aligned curriculum. A staff member described an ESS-focused team that collaborates with general education to provide access to core resources and aligned assessments.

Questions and next steps
Board members and the superintendent were invited to ask questions after the presentation; staff opened the floor to issues and said the district will continue work on interventions and professional learning communities. Staff thanked teachers and coordinators and asked those present to stand to be recognized.

Ending
The district framed the work as an ongoing, multi-year effort to improve outcomes through standards alignment, assessment refinement and targeted interventions; staff said further updates will be delivered as implementation continues.","District staff presented findings from a WestEd curriculum review and outlined a three-year plan emphasizing essential standards, interventions and aligned assessments; the director of educational data described graduation and CCRI metrics and noted a state waiver affecting letter grades.","actionData","errors"]

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Parents, students press board to keep Tolleson district office as trustees record yes votes on relocation item

Tolleson Union board hears WestEd curriculum review and three-year plan to align standards and assessments