Board approves organizational redesign and salary schedule; members request more detail on service continuity

The Mesa Public Schools Governing Board on Nov. 13 approved a district organizational redesign and a new certified 12‑month salary schedule, voting 5–0 to accept the personnel request including addendum items.

Board action and context

A motion to approve the personnel request (including an addendum and the new certified 12‑month salary schedule for the organization redesign) passed without roll‑call dissent. The motion was seconded and the clerk recorded five yeas.

What the redesign covers

District staff said the redesign reduces about 170 centralized support positions across student services, teaching and learning down to approximately 130 positions in a regionally organized structure. Presenters said the approach relied on position‑description questionnaires, review of duties and collaborative work by executive directors and HR to reassign and reclassify roles as needed.

Board questions and staff responses

Board members pressed for detail on whether services provided by eliminated jobs will continue and on how the district will ensure students’ needs are still met. In response, staff said they had collected PDQs from affected employees, cross‑checked duties and produced new job descriptions intended to protect student‑facing services. Staff said some roles historically coded to…