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Window Rock Unified School District board authorizes legal counsel after executive session on investigator report
Summary
After a nearly three-hour executive session under A.R.S. 38-431.03(A)(4), the Governing Board of Window Rock Unified School District unanimously authorized legal counsel to proceed as directed regarding an independent investigator's findings about the superintendent; the minutes do not disclose the investigator’s findings.
The Governing Board of Window Rock Unified School District met in special session on Oct. 22, 2025, and unanimously authorized legal counsel to proceed as directed following an executive session about an independent investigator’s findings concerning the superintendent.
The board entered executive session at 6:03 p.m. under the Arizona statute cited in the minutes, A.R.S. 38-431.03(A)(4), which permits the board to consult with its attorney. The executive session agenda item identified two subjects for counsel’s advice: (1) the independent investigator’s findings and recommendations concerning the superintendent, and (2) possible next steps in response to those findings. The minutes do not disclose the substance of the investigator’s report.
Board member Stephanie Calabaza moved to convene the executive session; Dr. Jacquelyne Wauneka seconded. The board returned from executive session at 9:05 p.m. and, by motion of Calabaza and second by Wauneka, "authorized Legal Counsel to proceed as directed in Executive Session." The motion carried on a unanimous roll-call vote: Kee-Billison, Calabaza, Lynch, Wauneka and Yellowhair voting aye.
The minutes state only that the board directed counsel to proceed; they do not record any further public discussion of the investigator’s findings, any disciplinary action, settlement, or timeline for legal steps. The board combined agenda items V.A.2 and V.A.3 before taking the formal vote to authorize counsel. No additional documents, findings, or written recommendations were included in the minutes provided.
The board’s action is recorded as authorization for counsel to act consistent with the instructions given in the closed session. The minutes note that legal counsel may have appeared in person, virtually, or by telephone for the executive session, but no counsel name is listed in the public record included in the minutes.
The board scheduled its next regular meeting for Nov. 18, 2025. The Oct. 22 minutes conclude with the board adjourning at 9:08 p.m.
