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Hackberry board accepts resignation, hires paraeducator and approves policy changes; $9,000 SFD kitchen-grant discussed
Summary
At its Aug. 12 meeting, the Hackberry Elementary School District #3 board accepted a board member’s resignation, approved a full-time paraeducator contract and several personnel-policy changes, and discussed (but did not approve) a $9,000 SFD Kitchen Fire System grant application.
The Hackberry Elementary School District #3 Governing Board accepted Bryan Wright’s resignation and approved a set of personnel and administrative actions at its regular meeting on Aug. 12, 2025.
Board motions recorded in the minutes show the resignation of Bryan Wright was approved (Passed 4-0). In personnel action, the board approved a full-time paraeducator contract for SY 2025–26 for Timonthy Sprenkle (Passed 4-0) and approved adding Cheryl Schoolcraft to the Classroom Site Fund Distribution Plan (Passed 4-0). The board earlier held an executive session to discuss personnel under A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(3); following reentry to open session, the board voted to approve what had been discussed in executive session (Passed 4-0). The minutes do not disclose the substantive details discussed in executive session.
The board approved several policy changes affecting professional and support staff, including updates to GCD (professional staff vacations and holidays), GCCA (professional/support staff sick leave), GCQE (retirement of professional/support staff members) and GCCB (personal/emergency/religious leave). The agenda also included multiple advisory-policy first reads (see agenda listing, policies numbered in the 700–900 series).
Administrative contracts and operational items approved by the board included attaining pre-paid legal services, approving a Food Program Permanent Service agreement and approving a proposal to reduce staff meal prices; all motions were recorded as Passed 4-0 in the minutes.
The board discussed an SFD Kitchen Fire System grant application for $9,000; Business Manager Sam Dell said he will return to the board with more information when he has it. The minutes record approval of required SFD preventive maintenance reporting for FY23 and FY24 (Passed 4-0) but do not show a final action awarding the kitchen-fire grant.
The meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m.; the next regular meeting is scheduled for Sept. 9, 2025.
