Arizona / School Districts / Washington Elementary School District (4260)
District assessment staff told the governing board that midyear STAR and curriculum assessments show growth in grades 3 and 8; predictive models indicate roughly 36% typical‑growth proficiency in grade 3 on AASA and higher results under stretch‑growth scenarios.
Arizona / School Districts / Washington Elementary School District (4260)
District staff told the Washington Elementary School District board that chronic absenteeism has fallen modestly and that a new MIS dashboard will give schools real‑time, student‑level visibility; the board asked for clearer percentage breakdowns and deeper analysis of causes.
Arizona / School Districts / Washington Elementary School District (4260)
The governing board unanimously adopted the Jan. 29 agenda, approved minutes and consent items (after discussion and a pull of item B), and adjourned at 08:12. No contested votes were recorded.
Arizona / School Districts / Washington Elementary School District (4260)
The Washington Elementary School District governing board on Jan. 22 retained McPherson & Jacobson to run a superintendent search, agreed candidate priorities and a public engagement plan, and set a timeline that includes stakeholder outreach, semifinalist vetting and finalist interviews in March–April.
Arizona / School Districts / Washington Elementary School District (4260)
At its Jan. 15 regular meeting, the Washington Elementary School District governing board unanimously reelected Kyle Clayton as board president and Lindsey Peterson as vice president. The board also adopted the meeting agenda, approved Dec. 11 minutes and passed the consent agenda.
Arizona / School Districts / Washington Elementary School District (4260)
Public commenters urged the board to address teacher salary compression and retention; a student speaker raised fears about ICE actions and asked whether student protests would carry repercussions. District leaders pledged follow-up and pointed to current policies and a 'safe and stable schools' resolution.
Arizona / School Districts / Washington Elementary School District (4260)
District staff presented evaluation of its School Resource Officer and School Safety Officer programs, citing parent survey results that showed 91% of responding parents felt an SRO made their child safer. Board members questioned AI sentiment coding, sampling, and the difference between embedded SROs and rotating SSOs; staff said the district will prepare grant materials for the Feb. 1 application window.
Arizona / School Districts / Washington Elementary School District (4260)
District social services staff reported increased demand for student supports: social workers recorded thousands of student contacts, Gaggle flagged 299 alerts this year with social workers responding to nearly half, and McKinney-Vento eligible counts were cited. Presenters emphasized community partnerships and tiered interventions.
Arizona / School Districts / Washington Elementary School District (4260)
Following a subcommittee review of five proposals, the board awarded RFP 25Dot017 to McPherson and Jacobson LLC, citing the firm's timeline, screening method and a two‑year replacement guarantee; the award passed by voice vote.
Arizona / School Districts / Washington Elementary School District (4260)
The board approved the second reading of policy 5‑102 to allow earlier, more frequent screenings aligned to Teaching Strategies GOLD and to waive the former $100 nonrefundable screening fee; board members pressed staff on limits in preschool capacity and outreach.