On Jan. 12 the Casa Grande Union High School District board elected Stephen Hayes as board president, named Kelly Harrington president pro tem and Richard Wilkie legislative representative, and approved meeting dates and several administrative items including contract templates, a preschool stipend plan and an invitation for landscaping bids.
District staff presented the formula behind Arizona letter grades and reported both campuses earned B grades, citing growth and college-career readiness gains while noting ACT proficiency and a lingering graduation-rate drag on total scores.
The board moved and approved a first reading of ASBA policy advisories 917–958 (revisions and deletions) and 959, accepted multiple community donations to support extracurricular programs and McKinney-Vento students and approved the consent agenda in a single motion.
The district will pilot a state-approved introductory sports-officiating course in January 2026 at both comprehensive campuses and the PACE campus, starting with baseball and softball and with potential expansion into a CTE pathway if the pilot is successful.
The Casa Grande Union High School District reported that both comprehensive high schools received B letter grades on Arizonas 100-point scale, driven by strong growth scores despite lower ACT proficiency. District leaders described targeted interventions, use of IXL and PLCs, and said staff may appeal some calculations to gain additional points.
The Casa Grande Union High School District board took several routine actions: it approved the first reading of ASBA policy advisories (917959) as presented, accepted multiple community donations totaling several thousand dollars for student programs, and approved the consent agenda items a through g in a single motion.
District curriculum staff proposed a pilot "intro to sports officiating" course for January 2026 to address local referee shortages. The pilot would begin with baseball and softball, offer seats at each campus and PACE, and could expand into a CTE/local occupational pathway if successful.
PACE staff told the board that the school's blended subject.com curriculum is in place, interventions are using PLC data, and registration has held steady (Aug: 70→73; Sept: 73→74; Oct: stable). Staff outlined career internships, dual-credit exploration and next steps for outreach and graduation planning.
The board heard a presentation about United Sound, an inclusive music program pairing peer mentors with students with disabilities. Speaker 11 said a $202,500 one-time startup fee is covered by a grant and noted a $35 per-student fee; board members expressed support.
At the Oct. 20 board meeting, an unnamed board member announced an immediate resignation, saying they could "no longer morally or ethically continue." The board took no further formal action on that resignation during the session.
