April 25, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Governing Board Meeting

A. Opening of Meeting

A.1. Call to Order

A.2. Pledge of Allegiance

B. Student Report

B.1. Report from Flowing Wells Junior High School Student Representative

B.1.a. A student representative will provide a review of events and activities at Flowing Wells Junior High School in academics, sports, and other extracurricular programs.

B.2. Report from Sentinel Peak High School and Flowing Wells Digital Campus Student Representatives

B.2.a. Student representatives will provide a review of events and activities at Sentinel Peak High School and Flowing Wells Digital Campus in academics, sports, and other extracurricular programs.

B.3. Presentation regarding FWHS CTE Cab Cuisine Program

B.3.a. Teacher Lindsey Bettcher and students in the Flowing Wells High School Cab Cuisine Culinary Arts Program will present information about the program accomplishments.

C. Superintendent’s Report

C.1. Update on District Events and Activities

C.1.a. Superintendent Dr. Kevin Stoltzfus will provide an update on Flowing Wells School District Events and Activities.

BREAK- The brief break provides an opportunity for families and friends to leave the meeting.
 

D. Public Comments
Flowing Wells School District welcomes public comment. As outlined in A.R.S. §38-431.02, no action will be taken on issues raised in Public Comments unless items are found on agenda below. Other than this, the response to public comments will be limited to directing staff to study the matter or scheduling the matter as a future agenda item.

E. Consent Agenda
These items of Board business that are addressed routinely at every meeting are presented as a Consent Agenda. The Board may elect to take action on all items collectively in one motion or may individually consider any item(s) as separate agenda subjects for action.

E.1. Approval of Agenda for this Meeting

E.1.a. Request approval for the adoption of the agenda for this meeting, April 25, 2023.

E.2. Approval of Minutes of Governing Board Meetings

E.2.a. The following Governing Board meeting minutes are presented for Governing Board approval: April 11, 2023 (Open Session Minutes and Executive Session Minutes).

E.3. Approval of District Expense and Payroll Vouchers

E.3.a. Sign vouchers for upcoming check batches (none for this meeting). Expense and payroll vouchers are presented for Board approval: Expense vouchers #6669 and #6671-6673 and Payroll voucher #2421.

E.4. Approval of Requests for Use of District Facilities

E.4.a. District facilities use requests are submitted for approval.

E.5. Approval of Requests for Open Enrollment Students

E.5.a. Requests for open enrollment students are submitted for approval.

E.6. Approval of Requests for Student Trips

E.6.a. Student trip requests are submitted for approval.

E.7. Approval of Requests for Staff Travel

E.7.a. Staff travel requests are submitted for approval.

E.8. Approval of Personnel Actions

E.8.a. Personnel Actions are submitted for approval.

E.9. Acceptance of Gifts and Donations

E.9.a. Recommend acceptance of gifts and donations in the amount of $57,997.42 for the period of March 1-March 31, 2023 .

E.10. Review of District Financial Statements

E.10.a. Review of Student Activity Balance Sheets and Auxiliary Operations Year-to-Date Budget as of March 31, 2023.

F. Business and Finance

F.1. Recommend Approval to Renew the Southwest Foodservice Excellence Contract for FY 2023-2024

F.1.a. District administration recommends the current Food Service Management Company Contract with Southwest Foodservice Excellence, LLC be renewed for an additional 12-month period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The original award of this contract was for one year (2019-2020 fiscal year) with four additional renewal years possible. This is the fourth and final renewal.

G. New Business

G.1. Recommend Approval of New Course: Introduction to Basic Construction Skills

G.1.a. District administration recommends approval to establish a new course entitled Introduction to Basic Construction Skills. Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, this elective course would be available for students at Sentinel Peak High School.

G.2. Recommend Approval to Table Basic Construction Skills Curriculum Resource

G.2.a. District administration recommends approval to table the textbook and curriculum resource entitled Core: Introduction to Basic Construction Skills for use in the Introduction to Basic Construction Skills course. Tabling this textbook would provide a sixty-day period for public review prior to further consideration as an adopted resource.

G.3. Recommend Approval to Table Advanced Placement Spanish Textbook

G.3.a. District administration recommends approval to table the textbook and curriculum resource entitled Temas: AP Spanish Language and Culture, published by Vista Learning, for use in the AP Spanish course at Flowing Wells High School. Tabling this textbook would provide a sixty-day period for public review prior to further consideration as an adopted resource.

G.4. Recommend Approval to Table Advanced Placement United States Government Textbook

G.4.a. District administration recommends approval to table the textbook and curriculum resource entitled American Government: Stories of a Nation, published by Bedford, Freeman and Worth, for use in the AP U.S. Government course at Flowing Wells High School. Tabling this textbook would provide a sixty-day period for public review prior to further consideration as an adopted resource.

G.5. Recommend Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Literacy Connects to Establish the Reading Seed Children's Literacy Program at Homer Davis Elementary School

G.5.a. District administration recommends approval of an MOU with Literacy Connects to establish the Reading Seed Children's Literacy Program at Homer Davis. This program would be a K-1 loop, in which every kindergarten and first grade student will receive individualized literacy mentoring by a specially trained volunteer (“Reading Seed Coach”). Students will meet with their Coach weekly for 30 minutes per session for the duration of the student’s kindergarten and first grade school years. At each session, students will receive a free book to take home in order to encourage reading in the home and to establish a personal home library. The District would provide anonymized student reading achievement data to Literacy Connects for the purpose of program evaluation and refinement. Literacy Connects also would maintain anecdotal notes regarding students' progress and would ask parents to provide feedback. All data would remain confidential.

G.6. Recommend Approval of Revision to Research Request involving Students who Participate in Mt. Lemmon Sky School

G.6.a. District Administration recommends approval of a revision to a research request originally approved by the Governing Board on September 27, 2022, to recruit students to participate in a doctoral level research project by a researcher from Arizona State University. The revision would include permission for the researcher to recruit sixth grade Sky School participants as well as FWHS students who participate in the Mt. Lemmon Sky School program. Participation in the research would be voluntary and would require written parent consent. The research would consist of a series of surveys to be administered at the beginning and end of the Sky School program, with the goal of investigating how participation in Sky School affects students' career motivations, affinity toward the environment and conservation, self efficacy for actions that can benefit the environment, and development of science skills.

G.7. Recommend Approval to Waive Open Enrollment Eligibility Criteria for FY2023-2024 for Current and Incoming Students from Elementary and K-8 School Districts at Flowing Wells High School, Sentinel Peak High School, and Flowing Wells Digital Campus

G.7.a. District administration recommends approval to waive open enrollment eligibility criteria for students from Altar Valley School District and other elementary and/or K-8 school districts at Flowing Wells High School, Sentinel Peak High School, and Flowing Wells Digital Campus for FY2023-2024. Arizona Revised Statute 15-824 takes effect in July 2023 and requires that students from elementary districts and K-8 districts be funded as open enrollment students rather than as tuition-out students. Consequently, Flowing Wells is adjusting enrollment procedures for these students. The District will continue its practice of accepting all Altar Valley students (rather than applying open enrollment eligibility criteria), although open enrollment applications now will be required for these students.

H. Executive Session

H.1. In accordance with A.R.S.§38-431.03.A.5, an Executive Session may be called for discussion or consultation with designated representative of the public body in order to consider its position and instruct its representative regarding negotiations with employee organizations regarding the salaries, salary schedules or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits of employees of the public body. 
          - Concerning salaries and benefits

I. Adjourn