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Board approves 2025–26 budget and routine personnel, handbook and procedure changes
Summary
At the regular meeting the board approved the 2025–26 budget, multiple personnel actions, updated handbooks and business office procedures, a $5 replacement ID fee for junior high, and other routine items; staff were directed to return on several items for follow up.
The Show Low Unified District board approved a series of routine motions at its meeting, including adoption of the 2025–26 budget, multiple classified and certified personnel actions, updated school handbooks, revisions to the business office procedure manual, and several operational items.
Key outcomes:
- Adoption of the 2025–26 budget (agenda item 7.1): The board moved, seconded and approved the budget and directed staff that a revised budget will be brought back in December. (Vote: motion passed; roll call not recorded in transcript beyond verbal approval.)
- Personnel actions (items 7.2–7.5): The board approved classified transfers and resignations, certified transfers/resignations, and new certified and classified employment recommendations. The board also approved creation of a new 1‑on‑1 special education position required by a student IEP. (Motion(s) moved and seconded; approval recorded.)
- Waiver of liquidated damages for a resigning counselor (item 7.4): The board approved the counselor's resignation and unanimously waived liquidated damages as presented.
- Fall coaching placements and stipends for 2025–26 (7.6): The board approved the fall coaches and stipends as presented.
- Event workers (7.7): To avoid after‑the‑fact approvals, the board approved listing all district employees as pre‑approved potential event workers so they can be assigned without immediate further board action when they work events.
- Review and approval of school and staff handbooks (7.8): The board approved changes to multiple handbooks after principals coordinated language and consistency across schools.
- ASBA law conference delegate (7.9): Board member Stacy was nominated and approved as the delegate for the ASBA law conference; Angela was named alternate. The board also approved registrations and travel as requested where members indicated availability.
- Off‑contract compensation for English language learner work (7.10): The board approved compensation for staff working off contract to support English language learners.
- $5 replacement ID fee (7.11): The board approved a $5 fee to replace student ID cards at the junior high; staff later confirmed students will receive a lanyard with the initial ID.
- School property disposal (7.12): The board approved auction/disposal of a broken ice machine and milk cooler from the high school cafeteria.
- Updated business office procedure manual (7.13): Following ADE procurement and administrative audit recommendations, the board approved updates to the business office procedure manual and related forms.
- Student fundraising, gifts and donations, and out‑of‑state travel (7.14–7.16): The board approved a junior‑high fundraiser, accepted the $1,981 donated books, and approved two out‑of‑state girls soccer tournaments in New Mexico.
Most motions were moved and seconded on the record and the board used voice votes; explicit tallies were not consistently recorded in the transcript. One vote reference in the meeting record showed "3 yeas and 1 nay" in connection with a voucher‑related decision noted for the record.
