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Votes at a glance: Tempe Union board approves audits, consent agenda and Title VI assurances
Summary
At its meeting the Tempe Union High School District Governing Board approved the fiscal audits, multiple consent items and authorized a Title VI assurances certification required by the Arizona Department of Education. Most items passed unanimously; the course-catalog item was a separate contested vote.
The Tempe Union High School District Governing Board approved several formal actions at its meeting, including financial audits, routine consent items, and a Title VI assurances certification required by the Arizona Department of Education. Most items passed unanimously; the previously reported course-catalog revision was the only item that drew a divided vote.
Key votes and outcomes
- Agenda adoption: Motion to adopt the meeting agenda — approved, voice vote 5-0.
- Consent agenda (items F1'F13): Approved, voice vote 5-0.
- 2023'124 audit reports (item H1): The board received a clean (unmodified) opinion on the financial statement audit and on the single-audit of federal funds. The board approved the audits by roll-call vote, 5-0. The district reported approximately $16,000,000 in federal awards expended in the year under audit and said auditors noted five state-compliance exceptions out of 171 items tested; four exceptions related to student attendance reporting and one related to IT. Jean Dietrich of CliftonLarsonAllen, the audit firm, told the board an unmodified opinion is "the highest level assurance a CPA firm can provide."
- Items H2'H5: Approved together by single vote, 5-0.
- Title VI assurances and authorization to execute required assurances (item I1): The Arizona Department of Education requested districts provide assurances of compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Board member Montero moved to authorize Superintendent Dr. Stacey Wilson to sign the required certification; the motion passed, 5-0.
Other notes: The board scheduled its next regular meeting for May 7, 2025, at 6 p.m. The meeting record shows no public commenters were registered.
The district's staff presentation and the auditor's summary are available in the board packet; the audit presentation emphasized corrective training and follow-up for the limited state-compliance exceptions.
