Votes at a glance: Liberty Elementary board meeting April 21, 2025

The following is a concise list of formal motions and recorded votes from the Liberty Elementary School District Governing Board special meeting on April 21, 2025. Each item below reflects the motion text as read into the record, the mover/second where stated in the transcript, and the roll-call outcome recorded at the meeting.

- Convene executive session (item 1.3) under ARS 38-431.03(A)(3) and (A)(4) to consult with attorneys concerning the superintendent’s contract and instruct attorneys: Passed 5-0.

- Direct the attorney as instructed in executive session (item 1.5): Passed 4-1 (yes: Michael Todd, Board Member Schmidt, Vice President Kenyon, Board Member Cerancioni; no: Board Member Zimmerman).

- Place superintendent on administrative leave with pay and authorize Dr. Stephanie Mahorn to act in his stead (item 1.6): Mover identified in transcript as Vice President Kenyon; second recorded. Vote passed 4-1 (yes: Todd, Schmidt, Kenyon, Cerancioni; no: Zimmerman).

- Approve consent agenda (item 2.1): Passed 5-0.

- Move item 3.1 (trust policy transition) to end of general business: Passed 5-0.

- Approve assistant superintendent salary and wage schedule for FY25-26, including $2,500 stipend for a doctorate-level degree (item 3.3): Motion made and seconded; Passed 5-0.

- Reconsideration and vote on third reading of liquidated damages policy to require governing-board decisions on waivers (item 3.4, motion to change final decision to board): Motion failed 3-2 (yes: Vice President Kenyon, Board Member Cerancioni, Michael Todd; no: Board Member Zimmerman, Board Member Schmidt).

- Approve revised job descriptions for a set of administrative and support roles (curriculum and instructional coordinator; executive director of operations; executive director of information systems and technology; early childhood/preschool coordinator; research director; special education services coordinator; student management systems analyst; student registration specialist) and specify salary schedule amendment for executive director of operations; motion excluded executive director of school effectiveness: Passed 4-1 (no: Board Member Zimmerman). The board specifically withheld approval of the executive director of school effectiveness position during this action.

Where the transcript named movers or seconds, those are noted above; in several cases the record shows a motion and a second but does not record names for both roles in the excerpt provided. The board’s official minutes and BoardDocs entries contain the full text of motions and the certified roll-call tallies.