Humboldt Unified board hears Granvilles A-grade gains and STEAM data, approves Diligent contract and multiple staffing changes

Humboldt Unified School District Governing Board members on [date not specified] heard school- and district-level presentations on student achievement, STEAM programming and federal grant spending, received an update on the Yavapai Library Network opt-in form, and approved a suite of contracts and personnel changes including a migration of board services from BoardDocs to Diligent.

Granville Elementary principal Patricia Scarpa told the board that preliminary Arizona Academic Standards Assessment (AASA) results show measurable gains at the school, and that Granville had reached an overall grade of "A." Scarpa said Granville narrowly missed the state's 50-point threshold by 0.44 points on the school-index measure and highlighted the school's growth metrics.

"There are some amazing high-performing kids," Superintendent Dahl said while congratulating staff; Assistant Principal Andy Busk and classroom teachers joined the presentation to describe enrichment activities and volunteer-led programs. Busk described hands-on lessons in the schools habitat program and other STEAM activities; Scarpa noted a $2,500 donation from Lowe's to build a sensory garden outside a classroom, and said volunteers and partnerships helped deliver repeated, standards-aligned lessons.

The board heard a districtwide STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) presentation from Lisa Barnard, the district's STEAM instructional…