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Votes at a glance: Jan. 8 Maricopa USD board meeting — agenda, consent items, personnel schedule, executive session approval and officer elections
Summary
The Maricopa Unified School District governing board adopted the agenda, approved the consent agenda and personnel schedule, voted to convene executive session on student discipline under the statute cited in the meeting, and elected board officers for 2025.
At the Jan. 8 Maricopa Unified School District governing board meeting the board recorded the following formal actions and votes:
- Adoption of the agenda: Motion to approve as written (mover/second not specified on the record). Roll call: Chaunte/Shontay Rothschild — Aye; Ben Owens — Aye; Carolyn Lopez — Aye; Patty Cutre — Aye; Robert Downey — Aye. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Consent agenda: Motion to approve (mover and second not specified on the record). Roll call recorded with all members voting Aye. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Personnel schedule (Action item 7A): Motion to approve the HR/personnel schedule (mover and second not specified on the record). Roll call: Shontay Rothschild — Aye; Ben Owens — Aye; Carolyn Lopez — Aye; Patty Cutre — Aye; Robert Downey — Aye. Outcome: approved unanimously.
- Approval to convene executive session (Action item 7B): The board voted to convene executive session "pursuant to ARS 15 43 B6, student suspensions and expulsions" (language as stated on the record). Motion and second were called; roll call votes were Aye from all members. Outcome: approved unanimously; the meeting moved to executive session.
- Election of governing board president (Action item 8C): Nominations were taken. A motion nominated President Robert Downey to continue serving; the motion carried 3–2. Recorded roll call: Shontay/Chantee Rothschild — Aye; Ben Owens — Aye; Carolyn Lopez — No; Patty Cutre — No; Robert Downey — Aye. Outcome: Robert Downey elected president for the 2025 term (3–2).
- Election of governing board vice president (Action item 7D): A motion nominated Patty Cutre to continue as vice president. Roll call: Shontay Rothschild — Aye; Ben Owens — Aye; Carolyn Lopez — Aye; Patty Cutre — Aye; Robert Downey — Aye. Outcome: Patty Cutre elected vice president (5–0).
- Adjournment: Motion to adjourn, seconded; roll call recorded Aye from all members. Outcome: meeting adjourned.
Where motions lacked a named mover or seconder in the transcript, the minutes record that a motion and a second were made but do not identify the moving member on the audio record presented. The meeting also included an executive-session item described on the record as concerning student suspensions and expulsions under the statute language the board announced; any details discussed in executive session were not reported in open session.
