Votes at a glance: Douglas Unified board actions, May meeting

Below are the formal actions the Douglas Unified Governing Board moved, seconded and voted on during the meeting. Where the transcript supplies a mover/second and roll-call, those are listed. Many items were approved unanimously by roll call.

- Approval of board minutes (Item d): Motion '"I move to approve the board minutes." Mover: Mister Lindeman; second: recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Consent agenda (payroll and expense vouchers a-c): Motion 'move to approve consent a through c." Mover: Mister Lindeman; second: recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Certified hires (FY25-26): Motion "Move to approve the certified hire." Mover: Mister Lindeman; second: Miss Salchow. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved. (Three teachers recommended for Douglas High School as presented.)

- Certified summer school hires ($40/hr, Title I funding): Motion to approve; mover Mister Lindeman; second Miss Salchow. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Classified summer school hires (Title I and MIPS): Motion to approve; mover Mister Lindeman; second recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Classified food service summer hires (Fund 510 Food Service): Motion to approve; mover Mister Lindeman; second recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Certified 21st Century Community Learning Center hires (certified and support staff, Fund 21): Motions to approve both certified and support hires; mover Mister Lindeman; second recorded. Roll calls: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Certified resignations (several teachers including Paul Huber principal Julian Martins): Motion to accept resignations; mover Mister Lindeman; second recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Classified resignation/retirement (one resignation, one retirement date revision): Motion to approve; mover Mister Lindeman; second recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Certified administrative transfer (Noemi Escalante to Paul Huber principal): Motion to approve certified administrative transfer; mover unknown in background; second Mister Ramos. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Certified contract renewal (one teacher): Motion to approve certified contract renewal; mover Mister Lindeman; second recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Classified staff rehire (preschool transfer/rehire): Motion to approve; mover Mister Lindeman; second recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Information-only: certified and classified internal transfers (no vote required); staff reported transfers and program changes including expansion of the Little Bulldogs preschool CTE program.

- Termination with cause (employee): Motion to approve termination; mover Mister Lindeman; second recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Ratification/addendum for teacher who stepped in to teach 0-period algebra (miss Herrera): Motion to ratify; mover Mister Lindeman; second recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Athletic hires (DHS head coaches and middle school coach): Motion to approve athletic hires; mover Mister Lindeman; second recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Donations received (three donations: $563 Folklorico; in-kind meat valued at $4,000; $148 baseball donation): Motion to approve donations; mover recorded; second Miss Salchow. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Gifts received and designating superintendent to determine use: Motion to approve; mover Mister Lindeman; second recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Final revised FY24-25 district budget (Item r): Motion to approve final revised budget; mover Mister Lindeman; second Miss Salchow. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved. (See separate article for details.)

- Out-of-state travel (12 staff, Title IV tech conference, June/July dates): Motion to approve; mover Mister Lindeman; second recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Revised 2024-25 and proposed 2025-26 school calendars: Motion to approve revised calendars; mover Mister Lindeman; second recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Renewal: Dual-enrollment intergovernmental agreement with Cochise Community College (allows DHS students to take English 101/102 and Math 151 with district contribution $35 per class, student $25): Motion to approve; mover Mister Lindeman; second Miss Salchow. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Renewal: Employee staffing agreement with Educational Services Inc. (ESI) for FY25-26 (85% salary coverage, ESI fees apply): Motion to approve; mover recorded; second recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Renewal: Agreement with Stepping Stones Group for related services (speech, OT staffing): Motion to approve; mover Mister Lindeman; second recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Memorandum of Understanding with WestEd (Integrated Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning pilot / ISQR): Motion to approve; mover recorded; second recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- MOU for Arizona mental health telehealth pilot with Carpool Health Services (telehealth counselors): Motion to approve; mover Mister Lindeman; second recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Renewal: PNR Psychological Assessments, PLLC (psychological services): Motion to approve; mover Mister Lindeman; second recorded. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

- Policy procedure motion (pursuant to BGF) to temporarily suspend BGB requiring two readings so ASBA-recommended policy advisories can be adopted on first reading: Motion to approve suspension; mover Mister Lindeman; second Miss Salchow. Roll call: all yes. Outcome: approved.

Each motion listed above appears as recorded in the meeting transcript. Where the transcript did not provide a specific mover/second or detailed vote tally beyond roll-call "Yes" responses, the entry notes that information as recorded in the meeting minutes.