The Yuma Union High School District Governing Board on Jan. 8 elected Jackie Kravitz president and Christie Craddock vice president and approved a slate of routine and action items, including donations, personnel hires, a school safety intergovernmental agreement and a development agreement, by voice votes and roll call.

The board’s formal votes included the adoption of consent items, acceptance of donations totaling $28,887.54 for the month (year-to-date donations of $262,358.35), approval of personnel actions, and unanimous approval of an IGA with the City of Yuma to establish a school safety interoperability program. Board members also approved a development agreement related to district property and a revised employee compensation packet that adjusts social worker salary grades for hired staff effective Jan. 8, 2025. The board approved the district’s combined 2025–26 course catalog and called an executive session during the meeting.

Votes at a glance

- Election of board president (6.1): Jackie Kravitz elected president following nominations and a roll-call vote; outcome recorded in the meeting as carried.

- Election of vice president (6.1): Christie Craddock elected vice president; the meeting notes that Craddock received three votes.

- Consent agenda adoption (consent items): Adopted (voice vote; meeting record: motion carries unanimously).

- Accept monthly donations (6.2): Accepted; total this month $28,887.54; year to date $262,358.35 (motion carries unanimously).

- Approve personnel actions — band director hire and other attached hires (6.3): Approved (motion carries unanimously).

- Approve IGA with City of Yuma for school safety interoperability program (6.4): Approved unanimously. The IGA uses grant-funded resources to provide a district-accessible incident management system integrated with first-responder CAD and a Rave app feature for alerting first responders (motion carries unanimously).

- Development agreement with Somerton/San Luis partners and Von Verde Partners LLC related to newly acquired property (6.5): Approved (motion carries unanimously); document gives developer permission to begin housing development on district property with potential negotiated costs if infrastructure contributions are requested later.

- Revised employee compensation packet — social worker salary grade change (6.6): Approved (motion carries unanimously). The change applies to social workers hired after Jan. 8, 2025; employees retain Prop 301 monies.

- Approve YUHSD 2025–26 interactive course catalog and course fees (6.7): Approved unanimously.

- Motion to go into executive session (6.8): Approved unanimously.

Meeting procedure and turnout

Board members conducted nominations and roll-call votes for officer elections. Several motions were made and seconded from the dais; where the meeting record said “motion carries unanimously,” the vote was recorded as approved without identifying individual roll-call tallies in the minutes except for the officer votes.

The meeting also included informational items: a budget update and a first read of ASBA policy updates, and three members of the public delivered comments during the public-comment period.