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Tempe Union trustees elect Montero as president, James as vice president; approve consent items and part of 2024–25 budget
Summary
The board elected Armando Montero president and Sarah James vice president (both 5-0), approved the consent agenda and adopted Part 1 of the acting superintendent’s 2024–25 budget recommendation to add staff and use one‑time capacity, all by unanimous votes.
At the start of the meeting trustees nominated and elected their 2024 board officers: Armando Montero was elected president and Sarah James elected vice president; both were approved by unanimous 5-0 voice votes.
Later in the meeting the board approved consent agenda items G1–G12 by a 5-0 vote. Acting Superintendent Dr. Wilson then presented Part 1 of the recommended 2024–25 budget. The administration proposed using one-time budget capacity to make up projected declines in average daily membership, recommended returning to nine behavior intervention specialists (previously funded by ESSER) and a 2% across-the-board salary increase. The board voted to approve Item I1 (budget recommendation Part 1) by a 5-0 vote.
Ending: Routine governance actions were taken by unanimous voice votes; the administration said further budget work will continue through a strategic review committee that will report recommendations to the board in fall 2024.
