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Votes at a glance: Tempe Elementary board approves superintendent contract, policy updates and personnel appointments
Summary
At its May 21 meeting the Tempe Elementary School District Governing Board approved a three-year contract for Superintendent Dr. James Driscoll, adopted several policy revisions, approved personnel appointments and passed routine consent items.
The Tempe Elementary School District Governing Board on Wednesday approved a set of routine and personnel actions, including a three-year employment contract for Superintendent Dr. James Driscoll beginning July 1, 2025, multiple governing policy updates, and the hiring or promotion of two district administrators.
Superintendent contract: The board approved a three-year employment contract for Superintendent Dr. James Driscoll for a period commencing July 1, 2025. The motion passed by voice vote after brief discussion; a board member noted the district had spent time in study sessions and thanked Dr. Driscoll for his leadership.
Personnel appointments: The board approved Colleen Homan as principal of Sprecale Elementary School and Josh Buckley as assistant director of human resources. Both appointees spoke briefly; Homan described her experience in the district and her goals for the school. Buckley introduced family members in the audience and thanked the board.
Policy adoptions: The board voted to adopt second-review changes to a series of governing board policies: AC (Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity), ACA (Harassment), ACAA/Title IX (Discrimination) and IHA (Basic Instructional Program), and JLIF (offender notification). The motions to adopt the revisions passed by voice votes; one board member thanked legal counsel for guidance and requested district leadership draft any required implementing regulations.
Consent agenda and other items: The board approved the consent agenda, accepted donations (PTA and community donors noted in minutes), and heard a brief healthcare committee report noting the district will continue its Blue Cross Blue Shield plan offerings and will explore benefit adjustments over the summer. The board also recognized 24 Tempe Elementary Excellence Award winners in a ceremony before the business meeting and heard routine board reports and community calendar items.
Votes at a glance (items recorded in meeting minutes): - Superintendent employment contract (Item 8.03): motion approved (voice vote). Outcome: approved. - Personnel appointments: Colleen Homan, principal (approved); Josh Buckley, assistant director HR (approved). - Policy adoptions: AC, ACA, ACAA/Title IX, IHA, JLIF (approved on second review, voice votes). - Consent agenda items 6.01—6.07 and 6.11—6.12: approved.
The minutes record that all motions mentioned above carried by voice votes and the board moved on to next items; the transcript does not include roll-call tallies for these votes. The board scheduled its next regular meeting for June 11, 2025.
