Arizona / School Districts / Prescott Unified District (4466)
On Dec. 2 the Prescott Unified School District board approved its agenda, minutes, donations, a fiscal year 2026 budget revision number 2, the 2026 meeting schedule and a 2026–27 academic calendar adjustment.
Arizona / School Districts / Prescott Unified District (4466)
Board members and student trustees discussed several governance scenarios from a board‑conduct book, focusing on avoiding pre‑made decisions, keeping party politics out of board deliberations, and referring constituents through the chain of command.
Arizona / School Districts / Prescott Unified District (4466)
A consultant briefed the Prescott Unified School District board on strategies for a potential bond and override, emphasizing early outreach, polling and a PAC; trustees asked staff to solicit consultant proposals and return recommendations by January.
Arizona / School Districts / Prescott Unified District (4466)
After a 90-minute presentation from consultant Paul Uland on voter testing, PAC roles and timing, the Prescott Unified School District board directed staff to solicit proposals from consultants (state-contract preference) to assess feasibility, polling needs and election timing for a potential bond and/or override.
Arizona / School Districts / Prescott Unified District (4466)
Trustees approved fiscal-year 2026 budget revision number 2, adopted the 2026 board meeting schedule and moved a professional development day into first quarter of the 2026–27 academic calendar; the board also approved routine consent agenda donations.
Arizona / School Districts / Prescott Unified District (4466)
Board reviewed three consulting bids for demographic research, communications and polling to support a possible bond and/or override. Price options ranged from roughly $6,500 (a la carte) up to $200,000; the board voted to table the decision and set a special meeting to vet proposals.
Arizona / School Districts / Prescott Unified District (4466)
Students and staff from the Prescott Unified School District’s Transition School‑to‑Work program described life‑skills and college‑and‑career readiness activities — including laundry and mail services, budgeting and field trips — and said the program serves about 30 students.
Arizona / School Districts / Prescott Unified District (4466)
The governing board nominated and elected Jade Robertson as president and Jen Bergamini as vice president (vote recorded as 5‑0 for vice president) and approved the consent agenda after pulling and separately approving two items including donations from multiple community donors.
Arizona / School Districts / Prescott Unified District (4466)
The governing board approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Arizona Department of Education to enroll Mile High Middle School in Project Momentum, securing $7,000 for professional development and principal coaching; staff said the program is mandatory for schools previously graded D and focused on six "gears" of improvement.
Arizona / School Districts / Prescott Unified District (4466)
The governing board approved the meeting agenda, minutes, consent items (including donations), two student representatives, an ADE Project Momentum IGA for Mile High ( $7,000) and Prescott High School's international travel to Japan in 2027. Votes were taken by voice; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the public transcript.