March 3, 2026 5:30 pm (doors open at 5:00 pm) - Regular Study & Voting Session

1. CALL TO ORDER - Governing Board Vice President, Jennifer Bergamini
  

2. OPENING CEREMONY
  

2.A. Welcome - Governing Board Vice President, Jennifer Bergamini
  

2.B. Pledge of Allegiance 
  

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Governing Board Vice President, Jennifer Bergamini
  

3.A. Consider approving the agenda, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION: Board Policy requires the approval of the agenda.
  

4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Governing Board Vice President, Jennifer Bergamini
   

4.A. Consider approving the minutes from the Study Session and Regular Study and Voting Session meetings of February 3, 2026, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION: Board policy requires the approval of minutes.
  

5. APPROVAL OF DONATIONS - Governing Board Vice President, Jennifer Bergamini
  

5.A. Consider approving the donations, as presented
   
RELEVANT INFORMATION: Board policy requires acceptance by the Governing Board of all donations.
  

6. PRESENTATIONS
  

6.A. Granite Mountain Upper Elementary School Student Presentation

Presenter: Cambryn Pena & Easton Carmen, GMUES 6th Graders
  

6.B. Reaching Independence Through Structured Education (RISE) Curriculum Presentation

Presenter: Maya Baziuk, Director of ESS
  

7. INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS
  

7.A. Summary of Current Events
  

7.A.1. Superintendent
  

7.A.2. Governing Board Members
  

7.A.3. Governing Board Student Representatives
  

7.B. Community Comments shared with the Governing Board (what comments/concerns do Board members hear from the public in general).

Presenter: Governing Board Vice President, Jennifer Bergamini
  

8. ACTION ITEMS
  

8.A. CONSENT AGENDA - All those items listed below may be enacted by one motion and approved as Consent Agenda items with or without discussion.  However, any item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately if a Governing Board member so requests.

The resolutions included in the Consent Agenda have been posted in order to waive the reading of the body of the resolutions. 

Consider approving the Consent Agenda as presented.
  

8.A.1. Consider approving the certified and classified personnel actions as presented.
  
RELEVANT INFORMATION: 
A copy of the personnel report is attached for review.
  
Presenter: Andy Binder, Assistant Superintendent/HR Director
  

8.A.2. Consider ratifying the vouchers as presented. 
  
RELEVANT INFORMATION:
Arizona Revised Statutes require approval/ratification of all vouchers.
  
Presenter: Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer
  

8.A.3. Consider approving the Student Activities Fund Statements of Receipts and Disbursements for FY26 March, as presented. 

RELEVANT INFORMATION: Please see the attached reports. 
  
Presenter: Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer
  

8.A.4. Consider approving the list of District's current bank accounts and updated list of authorized signers for the 2025-2026 school year, as presented.
  
RELEVANT INFORMATION:
Pursuant to A.R.S. 15-321, 15-1122, and 15-1126, the Governing Board should approve the bank accounts and authorized signers on a yearly basis.

Please see the updated list attached.

Presenter: Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer
  

8.B. STUDY AND VOTING SESSION -  If a member of the public wishes to speak to one of the following voting items, please complete and return exhibit BEDH-E, Request for Public Participation in Governing Board Meeting to Sarah Torres, Administrative Assistant to the Governing Board prior to the study and voting session of the agenda. This document can also be found under the Governing Board tab on the PUSD website: https://www.prescottschools.com.

For items with the potential to have many speakers, the overall speaking time may be adjusted by the Governing Board. Speakers will be called to speak in the order in which they signed up, first come, first served.

Requests to speak that are emailed will also be first come, first served. Email requests can be sent to sarah.torres@prescottschools.com at any time prior to the study and voting session of the agenda.
  

8.B.1. Consider approving an out-of-country travel request from Mr. Robert Ernst, German, and English Teacher at PHS, for the Prescott - Zeitz Sister City foreign exchange to Zeitz, Germany from May 30 – June 14, 2026, as presented. 

RELEVANT INFORMATION:
This trip allows PHS students to participate in the Prescott-Zeitz Sister City Exchange Program. There will be four PHS students traveling this year. They will be staying with host families in Zeitz, Germany, attending daily classes in a Zeitz high school, giving presentations on life in Prescott and the U.S.A., and taking day trips to nearby cities, deepening their German language skills, exploring and experiencing German culture, and serving as cultural ambassadors from the Prescott area. Visits will also include day trips to the cities of Dresden, Erfurt, and Berlin.

Additional information is attached. 

Presenter: Adam Neely, Prescott High School Principal
    

8.B.2. Consider approving the following overnight travel request from Prescott High School Girls Softball, as presented.

Tournament Details:
Epic Tourneys - March 6, 2026 to March 7, 2026 — Wickenburg, Arizona

Presenter: Clark Tenney, Superintendent
  

8.B.3. Consider approving the 2026-2027 budget package based on enrollment projections, increases, decreases, and salary increase options as outlined in the attachment "FY27 Proposed Budget Package," as presented.
  
RELEVANT INFORMATION:
PUSD administration has been working to compile a recommendation meeting the needs of the district, including proposed increases for all staff in order to remain competitive with recruiting and retaining staff, balance class sizes, and maintain a wide variety of programs. Through this process, the PUSD proactive budgeting process has been followed. There are many variables involved in the budget process that are outlined in the attachments.
  
Presenter: Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer
  

8.B.4. Consider approving the issuance of contracts and agreements to eligible Prescott Unified School District staff members for the 2026-2027 school year, as presented.
  
RELEVANT INFORMATION:
The District Admin Team's proposal to the Governing Board for next year's contracts and agreements will bring all employee groups closer to state salary averages. All current contract employees (most of whom are teachers) are recommended to receive the salary increase approved by the Board. 

Our attorney has reviewed the contract and agreement language.

A sample contract and a sample classified agreement are attached.

Funding is available in the M&O budget, as presented.

Presenter: Andy Binder, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources
  

8.B.5. Consider approving the PUSD salary placement schedules, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:
In order to continue to attract quality employees, PUSD regularly compares its salaries and wages to other Arizona school districts. When budget conditions allow, the District Admin Team makes recommendations to the Governing Board for moderate increases to PUSD's starting salaries/wages, in order to remain competitive. The presented salary and wage schedules will keep PUSD very competitive with other local districts. Funding is available in the M&O budget, as presented.
  
Please see the salary schedules attached.  

Presenter: Andy Binder, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources
  

8.B.6. Consider accepting PUSD #1's fiscal year 2025 Single Audit Reporting Package (SARP), Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), and Uniform System of Financial Records (USFR) Compliance Questionnaire, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:
Pursuant to A.R.S. 15-914 H, a school district governing board shall publicly accept all audits and compliance questionnaires by roll call vote. 

Presenter: Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer
  

8.B.7. Consider approving a contract with International Alliance Group (IAG) to provide support if the District chooses to hire an international teacher to fill a teaching vacancy, as presented.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:
Hiring international teachers through the cultural exchange J-1 Visa program is a common approach taken by many School districts in Arizona to fill teacher vacancies.  Prescott Unified School District has not pursued this approach in recent years but would like to have systems and partnerships in place if we felt that hiring an international teacher was the best option.

Presenter: Andy Binder, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources

 

8.C. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS  
  

8.C.1. Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer, has prepared the School Board Summary Budget Report for your review. 
  

8.C.2. Bond/Override Discussion

Presenter: Clark Tenney, Superintendent & Brian Moore, Chief Financial Officer
  

8.C.3. Requests for Future Agenda Items

Presenter: Governing Board Vice President, Jennifer Bergamini
  

8.C.4. Important Dates:
March 16–20, 2026 - PUSD Spring Break
April 3, 2026 - PUSD Spring Holiday

Governing Board Meeting Dates:
April 7, 2026, Study Session: 5:00 pm in the PUSD District Office Inspiration Lab
April 7, 2026, Regular Study and Voting Session: 5:30 pm in the PUSD District Office Boardroom.
  

9. ADJOURNMENT