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Board approves consent agenda with exception; renews McKinney‑Vento hotel‑voucher agreement and updates extra‑duty pay items
Summary
The Cartwright board approved the consent agenda with item 19 removed for executive-session consideration, renewed a grant agreement that funds hotel vouchers for McKinney‑Vento families and approved updates to the extra‑duty supplemental pay list and related contracts.
At its September meeting the Cartwright Elementary District Governing Board approved the consent agenda with one exception: the board removed item 19 for discussion in executive session. The consent vote included contract renewals and administrative updates the district said support students and staff.
Vice President Rosa Cantu asked questions about several consent items (10, 11, 15 and 19). District staff explained item 10 was a renewal of a grant-funded agreement that partners Valley of the Sun United Way with the Salvation Army to provide hotel vouchers to families identified under the McKinney‑Vento program for students experiencing homelessness. A district staff member described the arrangement as a renewal: "this is the renewal, basically, of the agreement that we had with Valley Vista United Way and Salvation Army," and said the…
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