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Board authorizes MOU to pursue minor boundary change; petition needs five signatures
Summary
The board approved a resolution authorizing a memorandum of understanding with Maricopa Unified and Casa Grande Union High School Districts to pursue a minor boundary change; staff said the proposed area contains eight registered voters and the districts will seek five signatures to proceed.
The Casa Grande Elementary School District Governing Board voted to authorize a memorandum of understanding (MOU) among three districts to pursue a minor boundary change.
Superintendent Dr. Lecky introduced the item and invited district staff to provide details. Tom Walliver, a district staff member, said the district had worked with Casa Grande Union High School District and Maricopa Unified School District "to make this happen for the best interests of students and families" in the proposed area. Walliver said Pinal County's Elections Department found eight registered voters in the area; under the process described to the board the districts need a majority of registered electors, which in this case would be five signatures on a petition.
Walliver said the districts will contact the eight registered voters directly and seek signatures over the next 30 days with a target to return to boards for resolution at the June meeting; he added the ultimate deadline is to complete steps by September so the districts can submit reports to the Arizona Department of Revenue and Pinal County by December. He said Maricopa Unified has agreed to accept affected students under open enrollment for the upcoming school year and that the transfer would take effect for the 2026—6 school year if the change is finalized.
Board members thanked staff for the months of work and held a brief discussion about the number of households and whether students from the area currently attend district schools. Walliver said one household holds four registered voters and the remainder are single- or two-voter households; he estimated four or five students live inside the proposed area and said Maricopa Unified had agreed to accept those students on an open-enrollment basis until the property transfer is effective.
Mrs. Martinez moved approval of the resolution authorizing the MOU and Mr. Shute seconded. Roll call recorded Aye votes from President Varela, Mrs. Martinez, Mrs. Sisson, Mr. Stabley and Mr. Shute; the motion carried.
Ending: District staff will work with Maricopa Unified to contact the eight registered voters, seek the required petition signatures and return to the three governing boards to finalize the change if petition thresholds are met.
