Kyrene board approves meet-and-confer tentative agreements, adopts staff wellness policy and other routine items in 5-0 votes
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Summary
At its May 27 meeting the Kyrene Governing Board approved multiple negotiated tentative agreements for ESP, certified staff and administrators, adopted a staff social-emotional wellness policy, approved an ASBA political agenda and made ASBA delegate appointments. All recorded motions carried unanimously, 5-0.
The Kyrene Governing Board took several formal votes at its May 27 meeting, approving meet-and-confer tentative agreements for educational support professionals (ESP) and certified staff, confirming an administrator-council compensation lift, adopting a staff social-emotional wellness policy, approving proposed ASBA political agenda items and appointing a delegate and alternate for the Arizona School Boards Association delegate assembly. Each recorded motion passed unanimously, 5-0.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of the agenda (modified to remove a public hearing rescheduled to June 10): motion by President Kevin Walsh; second by Vice President Trina Nelson; vote 5-0 (Ayes: Kevin Walsh, Cedric Collins, Bunny Davis, Amy Satri, Trina Nelson).
- Consent agenda: motion by Cedric Collins; second by Amy Satri; vote 5-0.
- ESP (Educational Support Professionals) tentative agreements and ESP redline for 2025-26: motion by Bunny Davis; second by Trina Nelson; vote 5-0. Tentative agreements included a 1% compensation lift, language guaranteeing computer access/time during the workday to check mandatory communications, clarified travel-time language related to life or personal events, and continued study of personal day/ACA models for 2025-26.
- Certified staff tentative agreements and certified redline for 2025-26: motion by Bunny Davis; second by Cedric Collins; vote 5-0. Agreements included a 1% compensation lift, revised allocation of time across the first five contract days emphasizing classroom preparation and a protection of early-release PLC/individual planning time from other meetings except special-education meetings.
- Kyrene Administrative Council (CAC) tentative agreement: the CAC reached a 1% compensation lift (previously approved by the board on May 13); motion to approve the CAC terms and conditions: motion by Cedric Collins; second by Kevin Walsh; vote 5-0.
- Adoption of staff social-emotional wellness policy (third read): motion by President Kevin Walsh; second by Trina Nelson; vote 5-0. The policy was edited to add descriptive narrative under the headings Commitments, Workplace Culture and Staff Engagement and to refine phrasing.
- Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA) proposed 2026 political agenda items: motion to approve by Bunny Davis; second by Cedric Collins; vote 5-0.
- ASBA delegate appointment: motion to appoint Bunny Davis as district delegate and Amy Satri as alternate for the ASBA delegate assembly on Sept. 6, 2025; second by Trina Nelson; vote 5-0.
Board members made the motions and seconded as noted in the meeting record; roll-call-style votes were recorded as unanimous in each case. No recorded opposition or abstentions were noted on these items.
Ending: The board completed the votes and proceeded with additional agenda items; all recorded motions described above passed unanimously, 5-0.
