Yuma Elementary School District No. 1 elects officers, keeps meeting time and hires Arizona School Administrators for superintendent search; approves Dorothy H.

At a regular meeting of the Yuma Elementary School District No. 1 Governing Board, members elected officers, confirmed a representative to the district's employee benefit trust, selected a firm to manage the upcoming superintendent search and approved the district's recommended principal for Dorothy Hall Elementary School.

The board unanimously elected Keith Ware president and Anthony Geier clerk. A motion nominating Keith Ware for president was made and seconded; the board then voted by roll call and the president announced the result as unanimous. Anthony Geier was nominated and accepted the clerk role; that motion likewise passed unanimously.

The board voted 3—2 to retain its regular meeting schedule of the second Tuesday of each month at 5:45 p.m. A motion to keep the existing date and time carried over objections from two board members who had urged moving meetings later to accommodate Foothills families and evening workers.

On governance and benefits, the board approved a board member to serve as the district's representative to the employee benefit trust. The board nominated and approved Miss Rico as the district's representative; the position will attend quarterly trust meetings and report back to the governing board.

On the superintendent search, Governing Board member Anthony Geier moved that the board enter a contract with Arizona School Administrators (ASA) for professional search services for the district's superintendent vacancy. Monica Rico seconded the motion. The board voted unanimously to contract with ASA. Board members said they favored ASA's experience, scope of services and cost. The board asked staff to schedule a follow-up meeting with the selected firm within about 10 days to set timelines and begin the recruitment process.

On personnel, the board approved the administrative recommendation to hire Nicole Alonzo as principal of Dorothy Hall Elementary School, effective for the 2025-26 school year. Alonzo addressed trustees after the vote and thanked the board and the community.

Votes at a glance - Election of President: Keith Ware — motion to nominate (mover: unnamed board member), seconded; outcome: elected (unanimous). Vote tally: not specified in transcript. - Election of Clerk: Anthony Geier — motion to nominate (mover: unnamed), accepted; outcome: elected (unanimous). Vote tally: not specified. - Meeting schedule: Motion to retain second-Tuesday 5:45 p.m. meeting time — mover: unnamed; second: unnamed; outcome: passed 3—2. - Employee benefit trust representative: Miss Rico — motion to approve (mover: unnamed), seconded; outcome: approved (unanimous). Vote tally: not specified. - Superintendent search services: Contract with Arizona School Administrators — motion by Anthony Geier; second by Monica Rico; outcome: approved (unanimous). - Dorothy Hall principal: Approve Nicole Alonzo as principal, effective 2025-26 — motion (mover: unnamed); seconded; outcome: approved (vote tally not specified).

Discussion and next steps Board members said they preferred ASA for a mix of cost-effectiveness, recruitment scope and statewide connections. Trustees asked staff to coordinate calendars to schedule an early meeting with ASA and to expect increased special meetings during the search period. The board did not set a final timeline in public session but directed staff to begin the contracting process and to report back with the consultant's availability.

All formal motions and approvals recorded during the meeting were made in public session; no executive-session action on these items was recorded in the transcript.