Votes at a glance: Kingman USD board approves contracts, policies, curriculum displays, stipends and partnerships

The Kingman Unified School District Governing Board approved multiple consent and action items during its May 13, 2025 meeting. The board voted on travel, policy changes, curriculum displays for the public 60‑day review, intergovernmental agreements, contract renewals and employee compensation items. Below is a concise list of motions the board approved and the meeting text that records each action.

Key approvals and outcomes (motions carried unless noted):

- Approval of the consent agenda (excluding one travel item) — motion to approve consent agenda excluding item number 8 carried by voice vote.

- Approval of out‑of‑state travel: two staff members from White Cliffs Middle School to attend the Cambridge showcase conference in Miami, Florida in June — motion carried.

- Second reading and approval of ASBA‑recommended policy revisions (identified in the packet as policies 863–875 and related materials) — motion carried.

- Informational update: Mesa Community College (MCC) dual‑enrollment additions (Geology 110 and COMM 121) were noted (information only; no board action required beyond acknowledgment).

- Approval of the Summit Academy early‑college calendar for 2025–26 — motion carried.

- Approval to split existing Cross Training course into Cross Training A and Cross Training B (semester sequence) — motion carried.

- Approval of an intergovernmental agreement with Vail Unified School District to continue access to the Beyond Textbooks (BT) online curriculum — motion carried.

- Books and curricular materials placed on 60‑day public display (public review period begins 05/13/2025); these items will return to the board on July 8 for possible final approval: • When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi (novel) • Life Skills early intervention curriculum (program materials) • “Harrison Bergeron,” short story by Kurt Vonnegut • OpenStax US History (open educational resource textbook) • Films for the course “Films of the 1920s through World War II” (links and copies will be made available for public review)

- Approval to continue district membership with the Education Technology Consortium (cooperative purchasing via Northern Arizona University) — five‑year agreement (membership; not an obligation to purchase) — motion carried.

- Approval of intergovernmental agreement with the Boys & Girls Club of Kingman to provide reimbursable after‑school meals and summer meals — motion carried. The district reported 3,692 meals served to date through April 30.

- Approval of one‑time longevity stipends for district classified and exempt staff for fiscal year 2025, paid from M&O, with tiered amounts by years of service; estimated total cost including benefits approximately $272,000 — motion carried.

- Approval to renew the food‑service contract with Southwest Food Service Excellence (SFB) for FY 2025–26 — motion carried.

- Motion to adjourn the regular meeting into a public meeting to consider FY25 budget revisions and later motions to reconvene were made and carried; the board held the public hearing on budget revisions and discussed carryover and projected deficit figures.

- Ratification of 2025–26 employment contracts for certified/professional/exempt staff and at‑will employment agreements for classified hourly staff — motions carried.

- Public hearing and adoption of the performance‑based component of the 2025–26 Classroom Site Fund plan (per ARS 15‑977): the board adopted the performance‑based compensation approach after campus votes met the required participation thresholds; motion carried unanimously.

- Motion to accept the staff recommendation to terminate the employment of a paraeducator specialist (Patricia Firdas) — motion carried.

Votes were recorded by voice for most motions; the transcript records unanimous “Aye” responses for many motions but does not provide roll‑call tallies for individual members on each item. Where the transcript named a mover/second, that language is reproduced below in the action provenance. Items that were informational or placed on 60‑day display were not adopted as final curriculum at this meeting and will return for final action on July 8, 2025 where indicated.

Full list of action items, meeting text excerpts and provenance are provided in the structured actions list and provenance below.