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Votes at a glance: MUSD board actions Feb. 26
Summary
The Maricopa Unified School District governing board unanimously approved routine and substantive items including agenda adoption, consent agenda, the personnel schedule, meeting calendar and a School Facilities grant division.
At its Feb. 26 meeting the Maricopa Unified School District governing board recorded roll-call votes on multiple items. Key actions and recorded outcomes:
- Adoption of the agenda (Item 1d): motion passed by roll-call; recorded votes: Shontay Rothschild, yes; Ben Owens, yes; Caroline Lopez, yes; Patty Cutray, yes; Robert Downey, yes.
- Consent agenda (Item 7): motion to approve the consent agenda passed by roll-call with the same recorded ayes.
- Approval of the 2025-26 personnel schedule (Item 8a): approved unanimously. The schedule includes a 5% pay increase for all employees, six new elementary reading specialists, a $200,000 allocation for an employee wellness program and direction to begin recruitment; the district will absorb a projected 14% increase in medical-plan rates rather than pass it to employees.
- Approval of the 2025-26 governing board meeting schedule (Item 8b): motion passed by roll-call.
- Approval of the resolution to split the School Facilities Development (SFD) grant (Item 8c): approved unanimously; the district will allocate roughly 72,000 square feet of grant funds to the immediate K–8 project and reserve approximately 24,670 square feet for a future project contingent on enrollment growth triggers.
- Motion to adjourn (Item 9): passed by roll-call.
All roll-call votes recorded by the clerk were unanimous affirmative on the items listed above. The transcript does not show any "no" votes or abstentions on recorded motions.
