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Agua Fria board convenes public hearing on instructional time model, approves HVAC repair and consent items
Summary
At its April 8 meeting the Agua Fria governing board moved to convene a public hearing on an instructional time model, approved a >$150,000 HVAC component replacement at Millennium High School, and approved the consent agenda including renewals of SRO intergovernmental agreements with Buckeye and Goodyear.
The Agua Fria Union High School District governing board on April 8 took procedural and operational actions: it convened a public hearing on the district’s instructional time model as required for schedule modifications, approved a purchase exceeding $150,000 for a replacement variable frequency drive (VFD) at Millennium High School, and approved the consent agenda, which included renewals of intergovernmental agreements for school resource officers (SROs) with the cities of Buckeye and Goodyear.
Board action on the instructional time model: The board moved to convene a public hearing on the instructional time model (the public step required when schools modify instruction outside of direct classroom time). The motion passed with recorded votes: Coltham yes; Mannis yes; Acton yes. The hearing was later adjourned and the meeting returned to regular session by a subsequent board motion that also carried with recorded votes (Coltham yes; Landers yes; Acton yes). District staff told the board that after the public-hearing process the item will return for a vote at the following meeting.
Procurement approval: Under governing board procurement policy the board considered and approved an expenditure in excess of $150,000 to replace a variable frequency drive at Millennium High School’s central HVAC plant. Staff described the VFD as a critical component with built-in redundancy in the central plant and said the school remains operational during the repair. The board approved the expenditure with votes recorded as Coltham yes; Landers yes; Acton yes.
Consent agenda and policy notes: The consent agenda was approved (Coltham yes; Landers yes; Acton yes) after a brief comment from Mr. Coltham thanking staff for reformatting district policy 5-217 during a transition of policy sets. Board members noted that agenda items 8.12 and 8.13 are renewals of the district’s IGAs with the cities of Buckeye and Goodyear for school resource officers.
Other business: The board approved minutes from the March 4, 2026 meeting; that motion passed with Coltham yes, Landers yes and Acton abstaining. The superintendent provided routine updates on graduation scheduling, staffing for next year, construction updates expected in May and June and a forthcoming safety plan for Millennium High School repairs.
Why it matters: Convening the public hearing starts the formal process the district must follow before adopting instructional-time changes, ensuring community input. The approved HVAC repair addresses a facilities need at a high school and exceeded the board’s procurement threshold, requiring board approval. The SRO IGA renewals maintain law-enforcement partnerships on district campuses.
Next steps: The instructional time model will return to the board for a vote after the public-hearing period; procurement work and construction planning will proceed under district staff.
