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Superintendent Doctor Gonzalez opened the academic portion by noting the district is monitoring two multi‑year board goals: to raise third‑grade math pass rates (AASA measure) and to improve eighth‑grade pass rates by 2028. District leaders described school‑level interim goals and the targeted supports planned for focus schools.

For elementary grades (Board Goal 2), district staff said the third‑grade AASA baseline was 29% in 2023 and reported growth to 32% in the most recent measures; the board’s five‑year target is 54% by 2028. Instructional staff described strategies including consistent use of the adopted curriculum, strengthened instructional coaching (retooled from last year’s master‑teacher roles into formal instructional coaches), small‑group interventions (tiered supports), vocabulary and scaffolding routines, and targeted teacher professional development. Doctor Lloyd noted focus on two early‑grade schools (Emerson and Lowell) and defended an interim winter target that reflects observed average fall‑to‑winter gains; staff acknowledged the small cohort sizes at those campuses make percentage swings sensitive to a handful of students.

For middle years (Board Goal 5), presenters described slower, mixed progress in grades 6–8 and emphasized the need for teacher content expertise and lesson‑study style planning. Staff said middle‑school teachers have begun collaborative lesson study, coaching cycles, and targeted interventions; they described early evidence of higher starting points at some schools but cautioned that previously set multi‑year targets are unlikely to be met this year without additional gains.

Board members asked for concrete examples of classroom practice, how coaching is delivered, and how data guides intervention placement. Instructional staff described a routine teachers use — \"try, discuss, connect\" — to give students a brief attempt, structured peer or teacher discussion of strategies and vocabulary, and then teacher adjustments; coaches model lessons, co‑teach, and work with principals and intervention teams to align services.

The board also received the superintendent’s monitoring report for Guardrail Number 2, which aims to \"not allow the district to operate without a human organizational customer service plan to foster trust and collaboration.\" The guardrail package includes three interim measures: (1) reduce audit errors in enrollment/attendance/proof‑of‑residency/withdrawal and home‑language surveys through scheduled internal audits, (2) collect family feedback through QR codes, roundtable surveys and caregiver conference surveys, and (3) deliver parent education via an upcoming Parent Educator Academy and expand family‑engagement staff capacity. Staff described an internal sampling process run by the MIS team to find and correct front‑office record errors before external auditors do so.

Board members discussed whether internal auditing should be a routine job duty rather than a guardrail and asked for continued emphasis on training and validation of internal reviews. President Trujillo and other board members praised increased engagement activities such as community roundtables and cafecitos, and the board voted to approve the guardrail monitoring report.

After discussion, the board voted to approve the monitoring reports for board goals (elementary and middle math) and to accept the superintendent guardrail number 2 progress monitoring report; votes were recorded as passed by voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Copy of Governing Board Meeting 10/02/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The governing board reviewed progress reports on board Goal 2 (elementary math) and Goal 5 (middle‑years math), heard details about interventions, coaching and curriculum fidelity, and approved the superintendent guardrail 2 monitoring report focused on customer care, internal audits and family engagement.","taxTitle","Phoenix Elementary District (4256), School Districts, Arizona","taxId",38273,"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},6450067,"Governing board approves Phoenix Elementary District FY25 annual financial report",664,5699000,6363000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5881311-1f4ba5acdc0b7b3812b5118fda68b155&start=5699&end=6363","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5881311-1f4ba5acdc0b7b3812b5118fda68b155/thumbnail_5699000.jpg","/articles/6450067/Arizona/Governing-board-approves-Phoenix-Elementary-District-FY25-annual-financial-report","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6450067-60c604f771cd7b638a5db567fb8c7a40/orig.mp4?Expires=1773580797&Signature=ZBQlKUubT-HEFwC1YUDm8MRhRIdJpw2vRV2ggiLLKBZJdsFTfMYsRGl-gOTPSelwYh9VM-m0ggXvceA9GHpMuwNtp2cgbkSuYH4mt5BjJ3h~6uO9sa0ZMgAgFqW1lCpN-ivtu1GX4sPEYyTXykdzmxVW~Hyk3vjb6DPNd-ziEnHIIEarDNBJFRAXH2L0k8YJ-HMy4SkCeu0~E66ksCLTIVlEsvp0-chyFbafMRRbPknYekXaYpl-PmwuxAvfdBtvjkD5BZeANYsfARTEEZpVHOAszio4-~BIU3ceU76h3o6~0vDLJvYRfhuPdcP10UcY6mc752tsbAtrmKEOGf85ZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Phoenix Elementary District Governing Board voted Tuesday to approve the district’s Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Financial Report, the document the district files with state auditors describing revenues and expenditures for the fiscal year that ran July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025.

Fiscal services staff explained the AFR and the auditing process to the board. The AFR, presented by district staff, documents the district’s maintenance and operations (M&O) fund, capital outlay, classroom site fund and federal/state grant activity and is prepared to meet state reporting standards and the Arizona Uniform System of Financial Records (USFR) and federal reporting (EGFR) requirements.

The district presented several headline numbers: M&O expenditures totaled about $54,840,000, of which roughly 88% was salaries and benefits (66% salaries and 22% benefits). Staff reported 50% of M&O spending was classified as instruction, with plant services at about 11% and transportation about 5%. The AFR lists total district expenditures across all funds at nearly $108,000,000 for FY25; the capital (additional assistance) column showed roughly $2.7 million, the classroom site fund $5 million, grants about $21.6 million (including an $8.1 million SR3 component that staff said will not recur next year), special revenue cash accounts about $12.7 million, and bond‑funded capital work near $11 million.

Finance staff said the district’s FY25 expenditures left a carry‑forward budget balance of approximately $1.3 million, about $300,000 higher than the June adopted projection. The presenter explained that the AFR is an audited submission: the district is approximately 75% through the external audit at the time of the meeting and expects the auditors to complete work by the end of the calendar year; the auditors will report any findings to the board in a subsequent presentation.

Board members asked for additional breakdowns of revenues and expenditures and for a consolidated table showing beginning balance, revenues, expenditures and ending balance across funds; staff agreed to provide that in a board update. Several members pressed for clarity on special revenue cash accounts and how lease receipts, food service and indirect cost pools are recorded.

After a brief period for questions, President Trujillo moved to approve the AFR for FY25; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. No dissenting votes were recorded on the audio record.","Superintendent and finance staff presented the district’s FY25 Annual Financial Report (AFR). The report shows $54.84 million in maintenance & operations expenditures, total district expenditures near $108 million for FY25, and an estimated lease revenue of about $1.1 million. The board approved the AFR by voice vote.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6450072,"Phoenix Elementary leaders outline November ballot measure to allow long-term leases; community speakers urge transparency",473,2890000,3363000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5881311-1f4ba5acdc0b7b3812b5118fda68b155&start=2890&end=3363","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5881311-1f4ba5acdc0b7b3812b5118fda68b155/thumbnail_2890000.jpg","/articles/6450072/Arizona/Phoenix-Elementary-leaders-outline-November-ballot-measure-to-allow-long-term-leases-community-speakers-urge-transparency","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6450072-888b295c748ddb7897d13aebc5c07e3f/orig.mp4?Expires=1773580797&Signature=VbCGW-J9JiFksrL3-WEZsaFTsvh1LfhM6HeNroK7DjYP6sXAqqLsWgkyUFX8C-l3WKz270oNCYTYvoKQX6-Tr-kcfkJplC1FCO7yA3loK2a6grphbhy9B98k5MRLsodT6oRrtqsGGT0rc1a3qEkgNtmJ5XBpLzJOCnHJ0jMkeAbpI7POxdj4BEpEhTN1t07fjF4UlGG9H94q~l4twz7Tb7Ra1129BM8cYVWZYOGGQFYrD9VKGcgWQQlUd0PmappK0hOQ7i1UtSgXtEO1v6~dKGaEoQYEMheVKeqqrKMfDxZYRQu9wFonEZeSw97HfAvIE2J0J8IwKkbmOIyrnUNnxg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Phoenix Elementary District on Tuesday detailed a proposed ballot proposition that would give voters permission for the district to enter into long-term leases, sell, or exchange district real property.

District Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives Sarah Sims told the governing board the measure would allow long-term leases of 21 to 99 years, sales with proceeds restricted to bond debt repayment and reinvestment in buildings, and, rarely, property exchanges. \"Lease funding allows for flexible spending. It's much more flexible than sale,\" Sims said, explaining examples of permitted uses including constructing or improving buildings, purchasing buses, upgrading safety infrastructure, and supporting programming such as preschool supplementation, after-school activities and teacher mentoring.

Sims presented a slide listing current lessees, square footage and approximate price per square foot. She said Monterey Park’s figure — $15.54 per square foot — is an in‑kind valuation for services such as discounted childcare and half‑day preschool access; she characterized long‑term leases as a tool that can help potential developers or tenants secure financing.

Members of the public used the board’s public-comment period to press for greater transparency and to link property decisions to wider enrollment and equity concerns. Allison Gulick, who identified herself as a parent in the district, told the board enrollment has fallen steeply since recent school closures and said district decisions are eroding trust. \"At the last 40 day count, we lost over 10% of our enrollment from last year,\" Gulick said. \"This loss is not just numbers on a page. It's families leaving, walking away, and children leaving our classrooms and community losing trust in this district.\" She said preschool access has become nearly unattainable outside a few sites and urged the board to stop what she called cycles of divestment.

Paul Booth, another commenter, asked for clearer terms in lease agreements and stronger public oversight: \"What is the actual rent being paid? Are utilities included? Who's responsible for maintenance or security?\" Booth said the district's past handling of closed campuses left properties underused and urged competitive bids, explicit maintenance terms, and community involvement in negotiations.

Sims responded to board questions about whether voter approval of long‑term leases would permit immediate school closures. She said it would not: \"To close a school would be a completely different legal process\" requiring public meetings, notification and community comment, and that the ballot item concerns access to land or buildings for sale, lease or exchange, not the closure process.

Board members pressed staff for additional details during a lengthy Q&A: which properties already have voter authorization for long‑term leases (Booker T. Washington, Fillmore and Monterey Park were noted as already allowed), how utilities and custodial obligations are allocated in individual leases (Sims said these are specified per lease and reviewed by legal counsel), and whether lease revenue projections are demonstrably sufficient to underwrite proposed district programs.

Sims said current real‑estate lease revenue totals about $1,100,000 a year across long‑ and short‑term leases and identified intended uses currently under consideration, including supplementing preschool costs, expanding sports and after‑school programming, funding contracted transportation for field experiences, supporting family‑engagement staff, and seeding new programs (she cited a $250,000 allocation for new programming while acknowledging the listed uses do not yet match the full revenue total).

The board did not take a formal vote on the ballot language at Tuesday’s meeting; the presentation was informational and included discussion and clarifications in response to board and public questions.

Looking ahead, Sims said the district will use a review committee — including community members, procurement staff and plant services — to vet lessee inquiries and to evaluate proposed lessees on criteria such as community benefit, student access and history serving the neighborhood. She said some proposals have requested free or donated use of property, which the district cannot accept because of public‑fund gift rules.

With enrollment and community confidence recurring themes in public comments, several board members and staff said they would seek additional transparency and details for voters before finalizing any ballot language or lease proposals.","The Phoenix Elementary District presented a November voter proposition that would permit long-term leases (21–99 years), sales and exchanges of district property. District staff described how lease revenue could be used; public commenters pressed for transparency and raised concerns about enrollment declines and school closures.",{"_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},6450057,"Votes at a glance: motions and outcomes from Phoenix Elementary District meeting",5334,1998000,7332000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5881311-1f4ba5acdc0b7b3812b5118fda68b155&start=1998&end=7332","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5881311-1f4ba5acdc0b7b3812b5118fda68b155/thumbnail_1998000.jpg","/articles/6450057/Arizona/Votes-at-a-glance-motions-and-outcomes-from-Phoenix-Elementary-District-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6450057-0b54101aac53f6a198f7e8ea265f8132/orig.mp4?Expires=1773580797&Signature=B8oznV6ybSZ-9DOqpMl4amd2Ym2l~CUoSaFTw7zDAYtnAQiH3Qb2wX0b6liZUZAdiXLix1MUrwuc2E7DmWCT8t4ZfFN85muEu2CGC433yNwcGF9qeSHtOW2cy2YDJGSol9xGdMe~iRJmjtdIY60bNXUNlVUrjpBTXEUOl09cW8HoDnCKrE9Srk4AFLdlBYe9ovzOJBmFF6spWqOrcGEJXPMhQg6468yR~HyFamRXkygMJBUBtshk35m8gI7lT6d4~VIZ8vBPSraKxrVKUOPCeFgg8wsNxyqx0XgsIPmqYF19pJDraJJi1yC1BGmQQ64cwH1J9etqWNiF~TlaULdxTA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","This is a concise recap of formal motions and outcomes recorded on the meeting audio record.

- Adoption of agenda (as amended to move item e to g2): Motion made and seconded; board adopted the agenda by voice vote.

- Consent agenda (items D1–D13): Motion to approve the consent agenda was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.

- Adjournment to executive session (for legal advice re: superintendent performance‑based compensation): Motion to adjourn to executive session at 6:02 p.m. was made, seconded and approved by voice vote. The board returned approximately within an hour per the public record.

- Approval of Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Financial Report (AFR): Motion to approve the AFR for fiscal year 2024–25 was made by President Trujillo, seconded, and approved by voice vote; no nays were recorded on the audio.

- Approval of progress monitoring reports and superintendent guardrail 2: Motions to approve the interim progress monitoring reports for board Goal 2 (elementary math), Goal 5 (middle‑years math), and the superintendent guardrail number 2 were each moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

- Final adjournment: Motion to adjourn at 8:10 p.m. was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.

The audio record records repeated \"aye\" responses and multiple seconders (including a board member who identified herself as Erica). The meeting transcript does not include a roll‑call style tally for each motion; where nays or abstentions were heard they are noted in the transcript, and no such dissenting votes were recorded for the items above.","Summary of formal motions and outcomes recorded during the meeting: agenda adoption, consent agenda, adjournment to executive session, FY25 AFR approval, approvals of progress monitoring reports and guardrail report, and final adjournment.","actionData","errors"]

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