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Quinn said the district's reporting process validated the incidents as bullying and that her son was threatened with harm, including references to knives and guns and a statement that \"I know where you live. You better lock your doors.\" She told the board the principal, identified in her remarks as Mr. Varner, implemented measures she characterized as retaliatory toward her son after the family reported the incidents.

Quinn said one example was a no-contact plan she said was implemented without the family’s agreement and that the principal had required her son to leave games publicly, which she described as humiliating. She also said the father of the alleged bully was approved to chaperone an overnight field trip while her family’s request that her son have an accompanying guardian was denied.

Quinn told trustees she and her husband followed the school-level process and later escalated the case to district staff in early September, but that emails and calls went unanswered. \"When emails go unanswered and phone calls are not returned, the lack of action speaks volumes,\" she said. Quinn asked the board to engage with the family to resolve their situation and to \"reevaluate the approach to bullying investigations and outcomes, including investigating the current handling of bullying cases at Sandpiper.\"

Board president Greenberg acknowledged the comment and directed Quinn to remain after the meeting so district staff could speak with her. The board did not discuss the substance of the complaint during the public comment period; the district noted at the start of the session that, under Arizona open meeting law, the board may listen but cannot respond or take action on items raised during call to the public, though staff may be directed to follow up.

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The board voted unanimously to adopt the superintendent goals and objectives as presented. The motion was moved and passed on a voice vote with all members recorded as in favor.

Later in the meeting the board accepted a set of gifts and donations from parent-teacher organizations, businesses and foundations that will support classroom technology, musical instruments, athletic field materials and other site-specific needs across the district. Examples presented to the board included:

- Boulder Creek Elementary PTO: nearly $5,600 for learning-technology subscriptions.
- Desert Cove Elementary: $1,200 in disinfectant wipes.
- Desert Shadows Elementary PTA: $6,000 for Suzuki Strings musical instruments and $1,500 for chairs.
- Greyhawk Classic Resonance Foundation: $19,260 to support departments and programs at Greenway Middle School.
- Belgard Commercial: a noncash donation of concrete pavers valued at approximately $18,000 for a high school baseball field.

Board President Greenberg called for approval and the board voted to accept the donations unanimously.

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Board President Greenberg introduced the agenda item and district staff presented updated designs, a construction schedule and details about early demolition and abatement that GMP 1 would fund. District staff said the GMP enables asbestos abatement, selective demolition and early site work that must occur before major earthwork and construction can begin.

The project team described a two-story classroom building with an administrative core and a two-level media center, a separate multipurpose room sized to serve school athletics and performances, an amphitheater for outdoor events and retention of existing solar panels for shade and energy reuse. Chase Building Team Project Director Patrick Shepherd said the current work — salvage, abatement and selective demolition — \"is what is scheduled to happen here before the end of the year\" to allow construction to roll into the next phase and to meet the district's target occupancy window around the winter break schedule.

Board members and community attendees asked about safety, ventilation, pick-up/drop-off traffic and enrollment. On safety, the architect said the design follows best practices including defensible space, hardened glazing in lobby areas and vestibule doors at classroom entries. On indoor air quality the project team said the new building will meet modern code-driven ventilation and fresh-air exchange requirements; windows are fixed by design for safety, and mechanical ventilation rates are specified to provide adequate fresh-air exchanges.

Several board members pressed the district on enrollment trends and fiscal prudence. A board member identified in the record as Mrs. Christiansen cited declining district enrollment and asked, \"If we don't get the students to come back, what is the plan for this beautiful building that we are under that's underway at the moment?\" District staff responded that Indian Bend is centrally located on a main arterial and that, while the district expects to continue districtwide demographic discussions and potential school closures in the coming years, they do not currently anticipate Indian Bend as a closure candidate.

Traffic and parking were raised by parents and trustees. The project team said a traffic engineer has validated the proposed pick-up/drop-off sequence, that the design adds parking and provides secondary lanes to reduce queuing and allow parents to exit without being held by longer lines. Staff said they will continue design coordination with the city for required permitting.

On schedule and move-in logistics, Chase Building Team explained the December/winter-break target allows staff and technology moves to occur during a break; the firm said salvage and early work completed now reduce risk of schedule overruns later. The district said it offered staff a choice of fall or winter break for an occupied move and that compensation and contractor support would help with the transition.

The governing board approved GMP No. 1 by a recorded motion presented at the meeting. The vote tally was recorded as 4 yes, 0 no, 1 abstention.

The board approved the GMP after the presentation and questions; the project will proceed to the next contract phase pending permits and the completion of the tasks described in GMP 1.

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