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Governing board approves principal appointments, consent agenda and first reads of trust and accounting policies
Summary
At its April 29 meeting the Gilbert Public Schools governing board unanimously approved two principal appointments, passed the consent agenda and approved first reads of banking/accounting and employee-benefit trust policies.
The Gilbert Public Schools governing board approved a number of personnel and policy items during its April 29 meeting, including two principal appointments and first readings of three trust and accounting policies.
Appointments - Eric Cruz: The board approved the appointment of Eric Cruz as principal of Desert Ridge Junior High for the 2025–26 school year. Motion to approve was made and seconded; the board recorded the vote as unanimous. After the vote, Cruz thanked the board and said he had met staff earlier in the day and looked forward to the assignment. - Kristen Fleming: The board approved the appointment of Kristen Fleming as principal of Augusta Ranch Elementary for the 2025–26 school year. The motion passed unanimously; Fleming spoke to thank the board and referenced mentors and her leadership experience.
Consent agenda and other procedural votes - Agenda approval: The board approved the meeting agenda as presented at the start of the meeting. - Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda during the meeting without recorded opposition.
Policy first reads (approved for first reading) - Policy 3-102, Banking and Accounting (first read approved). The first-read vote authorizes continued policy review and a second read will return to the board (the item was characterized in the meeting as a first read; final adoption requires subsequent board action). - Policy 3-110, Employee Benefit Trust Reserving Policy (first read approved). The policy clarifies that trust reserves are not to be transferred for other district needs and outlines trust purposes and protections. - Policy 3-111, Employee Benefit Trust Investment Policy (first read approved). The policy establishes an investment framework and exhibits that govern allowable instruments and maturities.
Votes recorded in the meeting transcript did not include detailed roll-call tallies for each item; the board chair and members indicated approval for each item and several items were explicitly described as unanimous at the time they were adopted. Where speakers were identified in the record, motions and seconds were attributed by name in the meeting dialogue.
