Votes at a glance: Paradise Valley board approves personnel hires, supplemental lists, donations and other business
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Summary
At the May meeting the board approved the agenda, hired three coordinators, accepted donations, approved supplemental fine‑arts resources and passed other routine business; the MOU with the Arizona Lions was approved 4–0 with one abstention.
The Paradise Valley Unified School District Governing Board acted on a series of routine and substantive items during its May meeting, approving personnel recommendations, supplemental resources, donations and an MOU for on‑site vision services.
Key votes and outcomes
- Agenda adoption: The board adopted the meeting agenda as presented. Motion to approve was made by Mr. Pantera and carried unanimously.
- Administrative hires: The board approved three personnel recommendations presented by Dr. Holmes: • Amanda Howe — coordinator of special education (motion moved by Mrs. Christiansen; carried unanimously). • Erin Smith — coordinator of special education (motion moved by Mrs. Christiansen; carried unanimously). • Chelsea Connesett — coordinator of federal programs (motion moved by Mrs. Christiansen; carried unanimously).
- Memorandum of Understanding: The board approved an MOU with the Arizona Lions Vision and Hearing Foundation to provide on‑site vision services at Palomino Primary for the 2025–26 school year. The motion passed with four ayes and one abstention; staff will correct the MOU date and clarify the term before execution.
- 7–12 Fine Arts supplemental resources and K–12 additions: The board approved the second reading and adoption of the 7–12 Fine Arts Supplemental Resource list and 27 additions to the K–12 supplemental resource list. Motion passed unanimously.
- Gifts and donations: The board accepted a number of donations, including a $1,000 Kiwanis donation to Horizon High School Key Club, $58,000 from North Ranch PTA for kindergarten playground turf, $20,000 from Project Lead the Way for Pinnacle’s STEM program and $2,400 from Quail Run PTO for sixth grade field trip scholarships. The motion to accept donations passed unanimously.
- Other routine motions: The board approved the consent agenda, personnel items and other routine matters by unanimous votes where recorded.
Votes recorded in the meeting transcript reflect unanimous support for the agenda, personnel hires, resource lists and donations. The MOU vote was recorded as four yes and one abstention.
