The Tempe Union High School District Governing Board recorded the following formal outcomes during its Sept. 11 meeting.
Key votes (motion language summarized):
- Agenda adoption: President Montero moved to adopt the meeting agenda; approved 5-0.
- Consent agenda (G1–G10): Approved 5-0.
- Policy IKF (graduation requirements): Adopted on first reading; approved 5-0.
- Policy JH (student absences and excuses, including recognition of mental-health absences): Adopted on first reading; approved 5-0.
- Policy JIH (student interrogation/searches/arrests): Adopted on first reading; approved 5-0.
- Policy JHD (exclusions and exemptions from attendance): Adopted on second reading; approved 5-0.
- Item I1 (Long Term Budget Committee recommendations, including plan to reduce $13.4M in M&O over time and identify ~60.19 position changes): Approved 5-0.
- Items I2–I7: Approved as a bundle 5-0.
Record of votes: The meeting used voice votes with unanimous recorded outcomes (5-0) for the above items. The board did not record roll-call tallies by individual member names in the transcript beyond the unanimous voice approvals. Where individual votes are not recorded in transcript text, outcomes are characterized as unanimous per the meeting record.
What this means: The governing board has authorized the administration to begin implementation steps for the long-term budget recommendations and to proceed with the items on the consent agenda and policy updates. The board instructed staff to notify impacted employees and to present detailed position-level information at the next regular meeting.
Source: Governing Board meeting, Sept. 11, 2024.