Arizona / School Districts / Yuma Elementary District (4499)
A board member asked that a planned bond-refunding item be moved to a study session with the bond company to explain refinancing options and thresholds; another member requested creation of an exit-interview form to collect data from families who withdraw students.
Arizona / School Districts / Yuma Elementary District (4499)
The Yuma Elementary District governing board voted Dec. 9 to approve a December revision to its FY2025–26 budget after a state ADM recalculation and carry-forward funds increased projected revenues by about $3.22 million; capital (DAA) funds rose by roughly $2.0 million.
Arizona / School Districts / Yuma Elementary District (4499)
The Yuma Elementary District board voted to make numerous complaint policy forms available in paper at schools and the district office immediately and tasked staff to create a single multifaceted complaint form for board review (first read in January, possible adoption in February).
Arizona / School Districts / Yuma Elementary District (4499)
A parent told the Yuma Elementary District board Dec. 9 her pre-K daughter was denied use of a walker at an Arizona Western College Child Development Center classroom, alleging discrimination under Section 504 and the ADA; other parents raised Title I notification and accountability concerns and urged state intervention.
Arizona / School Districts / Yuma Elementary District (4499)
The Yuma Elementary District governing board approved Erica Jimenez as director of exceptional student services effective the 25–26 school year; the hire was recommended by the interview committee and confirmed by board vote.
Arizona / School Districts / Yuma Elementary District (4499)
Following parent complaints about difficulty finding grievance forms and a lack of timely responses, the Yuma Elementary District board agreed to list commonly used complaint exhibits in the student handbook, train campus staff to print forms on request and add a December agenda item to finalize which forms should be available in paper at school sites.
Arizona / School Districts / Yuma Elementary District (4499)
Multiple public commenters asked why complaint and parent‑engagement forms are not clearly available on the district website; a parent alleged a first‑grade teacher yelled at and belittled students and said she has recordings and plans to escalate the complaint.
Arizona / School Districts / Yuma Elementary District (4499)
District staff proposed a budget‑neutral pilot to hire five "student behavior response specialists" (one per pilot school) funded by reallocating roughly $200,000 from an existing contract; the board placed the job description on the consent agenda and discussed qualifications, metrics and a plan to report monthly.
Arizona / School Districts / Yuma Elementary District (4499)
The board approved the annual financial report, adopted ASBA policy advisories, adopted the consent agenda, proclaimed School Bus Safety Week and National School Lunch Week, and rescheduled November's meeting to Nov. 18, 2025.
Arizona / School Districts / Yuma Elementary District (4499)
Finance staff reported changes to the district's self-insured employee benefit trust for 2025–26, including a switch of third-party administrator and provider networks, dental self-insurance, and new cost-control programs with estimated savings.