Chandler Unified board approves two procurement items and selects Google survey for superintendent search after heated debate

The Chandler Unified School District governing board on Oct. 22 approved two procurement actions — a temporary staffing contract and a six-figure equipment purchase — and, after nearly two hours of public comment and board debate over language access, selected a modified Google survey as the stakeholder platform for the ongoing superintendent search.

Board action included unanimous approval of a cooperative temporary staffing contract (Equalis contract COG2148D) with Tradesman International LLC for an estimated up to $750,000 in expenditures for the 2025–26 fiscal year and unanimous approval of an equipment purchase under TIPS contract #210902 for $1,003,685.41, both presented as procurement items required to maintain district operations and CTE programming. The board then debated which survey instrument to use to collect community input for the superintendent leadership profile; after several proposals the board approved a modified Google-form survey 3–2.

The staffing contract was presented by Mr. Dunn, who told the board the support services department was experiencing unfilled positions across groundskeeping, HVAC and general maintenance and recommended temporary trade staffing “to maintain functionality, safety, and aesthetics of district facilities.” The contract is structured as a cooperative (Equalis) award to Tradesman International LLC to provide qualified temporary trade personnel. Mr. Dunn said the district has been unable to fill several vacancies (he cited 15 and then clarified 14 open positions) and that the work was already budgeted.

The second…