Arizona / School Districts / Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
Prime Therapeutics reported roughly 1,500 members with plan-paid pharmacy costs around $1.9 million year‑to‑date, specialty spend near $788,000 and payer‑matrix savings of about $291,000; recommended adherence programs, PrimeCentral app and a hybrid payer‑matrix add‑on.
Arizona / School Districts / Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
UMR analysts told trustees that 21 high-cost claimants account for roughly 32.6% of total medical cost, MSK and digestive diagnoses drove spending increases, and utilization measures show 81.9% of members used medical benefits during the period reviewed.
Arizona / School Districts / Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
A Sunnyside graduate told the board his grandson was reportedly photographed in a Desert View High School restroom by students he identified as football players. The family says both law enforcement and an internal school investigation are under way and raised concerns about delayed notification.
Arizona / School Districts / Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
District staff presented required override and bond reports showing roughly $8 million in M&O override allocations supporting about 128 positions, $7 million capital override with $4.3 million spent to date, and that the district has expended $88 million in prior bond proceeds on facility upgrades and buses.
Arizona / School Districts / Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
Board voted unanimously to approve solicitation of demolition proposals for the vacant Mission Manor building (built 1953), citing structural decay, maintenance costs and likely asbestos abatement; board discussed possible future warehouse use for the cleared site.
Arizona / School Districts / Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
District staff told the board the Sunnyside Unified School District letter grade rose from a C to a B and reviewed four- and five-year graduation rates (district ~83%; Sunnyside High ~90%). Officials described targeted interventions, an early-warning dashboard, and a short appeal window for a school near a threshold.
Arizona / School Districts / Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
District staff told the board the Family Resource Center and Parents as Teachers program provide home visits, developmental screenings and parent classes; presenters reported 2,167 home visits last year, distribution of more than 25,000 diapers annually, and expanded class offerings including GED and intermediate English classes.
Arizona / School Districts / Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
The Sunnyside Unified District governing board approved extending the district's job order contract (JOC) spending limit to $1.5 million to allow an expedited replacement of a failing HVAC cooling tower at Summit View; board members voted unanimously. The board also approved two routine schedule items in separate votes.
Arizona / School Districts / Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
Human resources staff briefed the board on a PTO buyback plan for certified and PNT (professional non‑teaching) employees: employees with at least three years of district service may buy back up to 40 hours if they retain a 240‑hour bank; notice due Sept. 30; payout moved to December; tiered payout percentages apply.
Arizona / School Districts / Sunnyside Unified District (4407)
Financial staff presented a full‑year statement showing contributions down slightly, claims up and a net loss; trust assets include multimillion-dollar investments and a cash balance of about $1 million at the end of August.