The Mesa Unified District (4235) board voted 4–1 to approve nonrenewal of two employment contracts following an executive session in which members received legal advice on the matter.

An unidentified board member moved that the board enter executive session “pursuant to ARS 30 eight-four 331.0383 [as read on the record]” for legal advice and litigation related to nonrenewal of administrative contracts; a second was given and the board moved into executive session. The board returned and proceeded to action items.

On the first personnel motion, a board member moved and another seconded a motion to not renew the employment contract of Kirk Thomas for the 2026–27 school year “pursuant to ARS fifteen-five 0 3” (citation as read on the record). The motion passed with a vote recorded as four yeas and one nay. The board used the same procedure on a second motion to not renew the employment contract of David Klocka for the 2026–27 school year; that motion also passed 4–1.

The record does not name the individual members who made the motions or cast specific votes; the meeting transcript records a board member saying “So moved,” another saying “I’ll second it,” and the clerk tallying the votes. The transcript identifies Ms. Kerr and Ms. Kirby as the members asked to take the votes in different motions; one segment in the record spells the name as “Miss Kerbo,” which appears to be a transcription error. Justin Wien, Chief of Staff, led the Pledge of Allegiance earlier in the meeting.

The motions cited Arizona Revised Statutes on the record for legal authority; the statute citations are recorded in the transcript as read aloud and appear garbled in places. The transcript text is reproduced in meeting records; the board did not provide additional on-the-record explanation of the legal rationale in the public portion of the meeting.

The board adjourned after the votes. No further public discussion or public-comment records appear in the transcript.