May 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Governing Board Meeting

A. Opening of Meeting

A.1. Call to Order

A.2. Pledge of Allegiance

B. Superintendent’s Report

B.1. Update on District Events and Activities

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

C. 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.

D. 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.

D.1. Approval of Agenda for this Meeting

D.1.a. Request approval for the adoption of the agenda for this meeting, 

D.2. Approval of Minutes of Governing Board Meetings

D.2.a. The following Governing Board meeting minutes are presented for Governing Board approval: May 13, 2025 (Public Hearing Minutes and Open Session Minutes).

D.3. Approval of District Expense and Payroll Vouchers

D.3.a. Sign Payroll vouchers #2631-2633 and 2701-2708 for upcoming check batches (to be reviewed at the next Board Meeting). Expense and payroll vouchers are presented for Board approval: Expense vouchers #7060-25 - 7061-25 and Payroll voucher #2623.

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

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

D.5. Approval of Requests for Open Enrollment Students

D.5.a. No requests for this meeting.

D.6. Approval of Requests for Student Trips

D.6.a. No requests for this meeting.

D.7. Approval of Requests for Staff Travel

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

D.8. Approval of Personnel Actions

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

D.9. Approval of Asset Retirement and Disposals

D.9.a. Approval is requested for the retirement and disposal of assets no longer used by the district as of May 22, 2025

E. Business and Finance

E.1. Recommend Approval to Purchase one Blue Bird School Bus from Canyon State Bus Sales

E.1.a. Recommend approval to purchase one 43-passenger Blue Bird special education school bus, equipped with air conditioning, camera system, and wheelchair lift from Canyon State Bus Sales. The purchase would utilize pricing through Mohave contract # 23D-CSBS-0905 and would be funded with District Additional Assistance/Unrestricted Capital. The estimated total cost is $188,647.

E.2. Recommend Approval of Change Order to Contract with Norcon Industries, Inc. to Replace the Flowing Wells High School Cafeteria Floor

E.2.a. District administration recommends approval of a change order to the contract with Norcon Industries, Inc. to replace the Flowing Wells High School cafeteria floor. Moisture testing determined that the foundation under the cafeteria serving lines would require additional flooring supplies and labor to properly support the new epoxy floor. The cost of the change order is $45,144.83. This brings the total cost of the project to $267,700.06. The district is utilizing pricing through the 1GPA Contract # 23-08PV-05. The project is funded with Food Service funds.

F. Unfinished Business

F.1. Recommend Approval of New Policy GBCG Professional and Support Staff Voluntary Transfer of Accrued Sick Leave

F.1.a. District administration recommends approval of a new policy entitled GBCG Professional and Support Staff Voluntary Transfer of Accrued Sick Leave, which would replace the current version of Policy GCCG Professional Staff Voluntary Transfer of Accrued Sick Leave and GDCG Support Staff Voluntary Transfer of Accrued Sick Leave. This policy was presented as a discussion item during the May 13, 2025, Board Meeting.

F.2. Recommend Approval of Revisions to Policy GBCA Merit / Performance Pay Programs (Experience Steps)

F.2.a. District administration recommends approval of a revision to Policy GBCA Merit / Performance Pay Programs (Experience Steps), to permanently change the experience step for non-exempt support staff after their fifteenth year of employment from the current amount of $0.09/hour to the new amount of $0.60/hour. This policy was presented as a discussion item during the May 13, 2025, Board Meeting.

F.3. Recommend Approval to Adopt Textbooks for Spanish Courses

F.3.a. District administration recommends approval to adopt the Vista Higher Learning Senderos level one through four textbooks for use in our junior high level one Spanish class and our high school levels one through four Spanish courses. The Vista Higher Learning textbooks have been tabled for public review for a sixty-day period and no public comments or concerns were submitted during this time.

F.4. Recommend Approval to Adopt Textbooks for French Courses

F.4.a. District administration recommends adopting the Vista Higher Learning D’Accord level one through three textbooks for use in our high school levels one and two French courses. The Vista Higher Learning textbooks have been tabled for public review for a sixty-day period and no public comments or concerns were submitted during this time.

G. New Business

G.1. Information and Discussion of First Year of New Structure for Elementary Gifted Program

G.1.a. District administration presents for review a summary and reflection on the first year of the new structure for the elementary gifted program. Associate Superintendent Dr. Audrey Reff and Elementary Gifted Teacher Mrs. Tiffany Camarena will be available to provide information and respond to questions.

G.2. Recommend Approval to Table Elementary Gifted Program Curriculum

G.2.a. District administration recommends approval to table the Project Newsroom curriculum, the first of four curriculum units for implementation in the elementary CATS gifted program. This curriculum was piloted throughout the 2024-2025 year and yielded interesting project-based learning outcomes from students.

G.3. Recommend Approval of Revisions to Flowing Wells School District Gifted Scope and Sequence

G.3.a. District administration recommends approval of revisions to Gifted Program Scope and Sequence for the 2025-2026 school year. Revisions in the attached document include an update to the identified curricular materials and an update to the testing schedule for identification of eligible students.

G.4. Recommend Approval of New Position Entitled HVAC - Senior Electrical Technician

G.4.a. District administration recommends approval to establish a new position entitled Senior HVAC Technician at the starting hourly rate of $27.00/hour (to increase to $27.50/hour effective July 1, 2025). This higher hourly rate is competitive with comparable positions in other districts. Our goal would be to attract an individual whose qualifications allowed us to complete a greater share of HVAC work in house, offsetting the increased compensation costs with savings from outsourcing fewer tasks to external vendors.

G.5. Recommend Approval of Revisions to Position of HVAC - Electrical Technician

G.5.a. District administration recommends approval of revisions to the current position of HVAC - Electrical Technician, bringing the position description in line with the skill set and experience possessed by typical candidates for this position and rate of pay. Going forward, the District would have flexibility to hire either an HVAC Electrical Technician or an HVAC Senior Electrical Technician, based on the qualification of available candidates.

G.6. Recommend Approval of Revision to Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Support Salary Schedule

G.6.a. District administration recommends approval of a revision to the Support Salary Schedule for 2025-2026 to include the new HVAC - Senior Electrical Technician position.

H. Adjourn