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Board approves four administrative hires and accepts donations; summary of unanimous votes
Summary
The Paradise Valley governing board unanimously approved four administrative appointments and accepted multiple community donations. The actions were taken by voice vote and were part of the meeting’s consent and approval items.
The Paradise Valley Unified School District governing board unanimously approved a set of personnel appointments and accepted gifts and donations during Thursday’s meeting.
Appointments approved: - Kimberly Kota Wenger to be assistant director of special education (presenter: Dr. Holmes; motion approved unanimously). - Addison Fimbres to be principal at Cactus View Elementary School. - Jessica Sexton to be principal at Larkspur Elementary School (interim principal stepping into permanent role). - Maureen Minnick to be principal at North Ranch Elementary School (currently director of fine arts).
Each appointment was presented with the candidate’s credentials and recommended salary and benefits in accordance with the PVP bargaining agreement. All motions were approved by voice vote with no opposition.
Donations accepted: The board accepted a series of donations supporting district programs, including $1,000 to Echo Mountain Intermediate from Dorito Partners, $1,000 to Horizon athletics from Joe Umke, $1,000 to Larkspur for fifth grade from CyberGrants LLC, $1,000 at Liberty from Andrea Hersey to resolve lunch debt, an anonymous $1,881 donation to Paradise Valley High School for a trip, and benches and media center door wraps at Shadow Mountain (value $3,500) donated by the PTC.
These personnel and donation items were part of consent or approval agenda items and passed without recorded dissent.
Votes at a glance (selected items): - Appointment: Kimberly Kota Wenger, assistant director of special education — approved (voice vote, unanimous). - Appointment: Addison Fimbres, principal, Cactus View Elementary — approved (voice vote, unanimous). - Appointment: Jessica Sexton, principal, Larkspur Elementary — approved (voice vote, unanimous). - Appointment: Maureen Minnick, principal, North Ranch Elementary — approved (voice vote, unanimous). - Acceptance of gifts and donations — approved (voice vote, unanimous).
Speakers who presented these items included Dr. Holmes (human resources), Mrs. Berrigan (finance/capital where noted), and Michelle Courtright (PVSEA) for the employee recognition portion of the agenda. No board member recorded opposition or abstention on these items.
