Arizona / School Districts / Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)
The governing board approved presented student travel requests (in‑state overnight and out‑of‑state) by motion and roll call during the meeting; no substantive discussion was recorded.
Arizona / School Districts / Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)
The Casa Grande Union High School District board approved option D for the PACE program — three full‑time teachers and a teaching administrator — but attached an enrollment contingency that will move the district to a reduced option if minimum student thresholds are not met by the summer.
Arizona / School Districts / Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)
At its March 2 meeting the Casa Grande Union High School District board approved ASBA policy advisory revisions, several MOUs (including an albuterol program with University of Arizona), an emergency $15,000 HVAC procurement for server rooms, accepted donations, and authorized out‑of‑state travel for Vista Grande's "We the People" team with a $13,000 district commitment.
Arizona / School Districts / Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)
After a town hall, Superintendent Lavender presented four staffing/funding options to sustain the district's PACE program (enrollment ~70), ranging from shared teachers to three full‑time content teachers; the board did not vote but agreed to consider a phone vote on a final option later this week.
Arizona / School Districts / Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)
Pavel Correa, executive director of Rural Arizona Engagement, told the board that Superintendent Lavender's email to parents about a student walkout included defamatory accusations against his organization and urged the superintendent to reengage with the group; Lavender did not respond during the meeting.
Arizona / School Districts / Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)
After several years of enrollment shortfalls, the Casa Grande Union High School District reviewed five options for PACE — including expansion, relocation, reintegration or closure — and agreed to further community engagement before the board decides.
Arizona / School Districts / Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)
The Casa Grande Union board approved a parameters resolution to solicit up to $7.5 million in lease‑purchase financing to pay for intercom upgrades, science classroom renovations and bathroom repairs; the board delegated bid selection to administration.
Arizona / School Districts / Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)
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.
Arizona / School Districts / Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)
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.
Arizona / School Districts / Casa Grande Union High School District (4453)
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.