Board members and administrators used the meeting to provide updates across curriculum, special programs, personnel and facilities.

Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Mendez outlined the oral language festival schedule: a local event on Feb. 6 at West Park Elementary, a regional event provisionally set for Feb. 27 at the Veterans Building in Mohave, and a county competition on Apr. 25 (location to be confirmed). Coordinators will provide timelines and the winners from county competitions traditionally present to the board in May or June. Dr. Mendez also said the district plans limited ELOP intersession programming for short blocks and is coordinating logistics with school sites and HR.

On math instruction, the district reported reducing publisher candidates from 64 to three for classroom pilots in 2026–27; teachers will pilot the materials and provide feedback for a future recommendation to the board.

The superintendent and special education leader reported substantial in‑kind donations from Walmart that have been inventoried and will be distributed to school sites and via the parent center; mental health staff attended a professional conference in Oregon.

Associate Superintendent Diane Harkas said the district continues to recruit substitutes for both classified and certificated positions and will form a calendar committee soon to finalize the 2026–27 calendar.

The superintendent noted the district is in the design phase for a new CTE building (approximately 20,200 square feet) at the high school campus; bond funds from November 2024 support the project but additional state CTE grant funding is being pursued. The superintendent said the grant application requires board approval by Nov. 19 to meet a Dec. 1 funding deadline.

Board members also announced October attendance awards (best attendance elementary: Park Elementary; best attendance secondary: Tropico Middle School; most improved: Rare Earth). The board discussed Symtogix safety badges for staff and agreed they are a helpful safety measure. A separate facilities note: a quote for Bluetooth for the gym was reported as pending, and the football team was noted to be in the playoffs.