Governing Board approves grants, intergovernmental agreements and travel budget in unanimous votes
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Summary
The Mesa Public Schools Governing Board voted unanimously on a series of grants, agreements and a travel budget during its July 24 regular meeting, approving the ITEL grant application, interagency and intergovernmental agreements and routine consent items.
The Mesa Public Schools Governing Board voted unanimously on multiple consent and action items at its July 24 meeting.
The board approved the personnel request and the full consent agenda with a voice vote of 5 yeas. Minutes show the board then approved several action items: a grant application for the Inspire Teaching Exceptional Learning (ITEL) program (acceptance of funds if awarded); an interagency partnership agreement with Maricopa County Head Start CACFP; an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) for Career Technical Education satellite programming; and a travel/registration/membership budget for governing board professional development not to exceed $2,000 per board member, with an amendment that board travel follow the district General Administrators Meeting guidelines. Each of those action items passed 5-0.
Board members asked for follow-up reporting on several approved items. Board members requested an end-of-year report on the ITEL grant if funds are awarded, and staff said they will provide updates on implementation and substitute-day use. For the EVIT agreement the district said it will provide ongoing monitoring tied to student outcomes and that a districtwide approach to meeting teacher industry experience expectations will be phased in; staff said satellite programming and a potential EVIT central campus on one Mesa high school site will be pursued with further planning.
The board also approved the interagency partnership with Maricopa County Head Start CACFP and the EVIT IGA with 5 yeas. Superintendent and staff answered procedural and accountability questions during discussion for each item.
Votes at a glance
- Personnel request (including addendum): motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved, vote 5 yeas. (Transcript blocks: personnel motion 2084–2138)
- Consent agenda (items as recommended): motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved, vote 5 yeas. (Transcript blocks: consent 2221–2263)
- INSPIRE Teaching Exceptional Learning (ITEL) grant: motion to approve grant request and acceptance of funds if granted; outcome: approved, vote 5 yeas. Board discussion referenced metrics, sustainability, professional learning and that Instruction Partners will deliver professional learning funded through an ASU subgrant; staff said $250,000 was budgeted in the grant for subs, stipends and off-contract teacher work. (Transcript blocks: public comment and ITEL discussion 1878–2069 and 2292–3316)
- Interagency partnership: Maricopa County Head Start CACFP: motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved, vote 5 yeas. (Transcript blocks: 3819–3856)
- Intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with EVIT for Career Technical Education satellite: motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved, vote 5 yeas. Board discussion addressed outcome-based funding in the IGA, teacher industry experience expectations, monitoring and a potential EVIT satellite or central campus on a Mesa campus. (Transcript blocks: 3914–5047)
- Governing Board conference registration and membership budget FY25-26 (not to exceed $2,000 per board member), with amended language that board travel follow GAM guidelines: motion moved and amended; outcome: approved, vote 5 yeas. (Transcript blocks: 5048–5575)
Notes
- Board members repeatedly asked staff for follow-up reports and clearer implementation metrics. When the board approved the ITEL grant, staff committed to operational details being worked out with principals, Instruction Partners and ASU if the grant is awarded.
- Vote counts reported in the meeting were all five 'yeas' for the recorded action items; no recorded no votes, abstentions or recusals appeared in the transcript for these items.
