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Peoria Unified holds executive session after public outcry over Sunrise Mountain coaching staff
Summary
The Peoria Unified governing board convened an executive session Aug. 28 to consider personnel matters at Sunrise Mountain High School after a lengthy public comment period in support of a baseball coach; the board did not announce formal disciplinary action at the meeting.
The Peoria Unified School District governing board convened an executive session on Aug. 28 to discuss personnel matters related to staff at Sunrise Mountain High School after a lengthy public comment period that included students, parents and former players defending longtime baseball coach Michael Dierdoff.
The board first moved to call an executive session under Arizona law to receive legal advice and discuss personnel matters. A motion to convene the full, listed executive-session items carried on a 4–1 roll-call vote; later the board recessed and then adjourned executive session and reopened its regular meeting. No public disciplinary action or final personnel decision was announced in open session.
Why it matters: dozens of Sunrise Mountain community members attended the meeting to press the board to retain a coach they described as…
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