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Higley USD employees getting 2% raises despite board …

3/9/2023
The Higley USD Governing Board approved 2% raises for most district employees at the board’s March 8 meeting, but the vote was not unanimous.  Anna Van Hoek voted in dissent on the …

Higley USD board scrutinizing routine items

2/9/2023
Consent agenda, where routine items go to get passed quickly and without discussion by governing bodies, is getting more scrutiny from the newly formed Higley USD Governing Board. 

Middle-school leases refinance bolsters Higley USD …

2/9/2023
Higley USD is plowing savings it received from refinancing its middle school leases, plus a $1.1 million windfall from a maintenance account tied to those leases, into its fiscal year 2023-24 capital …

Sub pay hike helping Higley USD backfill for absences

1/19/2023
A bump in substitute pay has been effective in filling Higley USD’s needs, but is quickly draining the budget for subs, district officials said. 

Higley district will use carryover as contingency …

1/18/2023
Higley USD proposes to use more its more than $26 million in budget balance carryforward as a contingency against substantial budget cuts that could be required of it under the state …

Higley USD revises 2022-23 budgets 

12/14/2022
The Higley USD Governing Board approved a second revision Dec. 14 to its fiscal year 2022-23 budgets.  The revision puts the maintenance and operations budget, which pays for most salaries …

Two newcomers elected to Higley USD Governing Board

11/21/2022
A former Higley USD teacher and a critic of the district’s bond will join the HUSD Governing Board in January.  Amanda Wade and Anna Van Hoek were narrowly elected to the board after …

Voters again reject Higley USD bond package

11/9/2022
Voters have rejected a Higley USD bond ask for the second consecutive year.  The district conceded as much in an email to its community Wednesday afternoon.  “We are thankful to …

Higley USD bond trails badly in early results 

11/8/2022
Higley USD’s second straight attempt at a bond is going worse than its 2021 attempt, with the bond trailing 58-42% in the results released Wednesday morning.

Wade leads for Higley USD spot, but second seat is …

11/8/2022
Amanda Wade broke out to an early lead in the race for two governing board seats in the Higley Unified School District.  Wade has 30% of the vote on 6,435 votes. The second spot, however is …

Career and Technical Education growing in Higley USD, …

10/13/2022
The number of students and programs offered in Higley USD’s Career and Technical Education is rapidly growing, district officials told the HUSD Governing Board.  The programs now have …

Higley USD board candidates discuss building trust

10/7/2022
This is the eighth in a series of questions asked of Higley USD Governing Board candidates. Voters will decide among these four candidates for the two open four-year seats on the board.  What …