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Surprise School Scorecard: How DUSD governing board voted
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By Independent Newsmedia
DYSART UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD
When: Wednesday, May 27
Where: DUSD District Office, 15802 N. Parkview Place
Present: Chair Jay Leonard, Board members Dawn Densmore, Christine Pritchard and Jennifer Tanner.
Absent: Board member Traci Sawyer-Sinkbeil
Unanimous Approvals:
Multi-year contract renewals for the 2020-21 fiscal year.
Participate in cooperative contracts for the 2020-21 fiscal year.
Sole source vendors for the 2020-21 fiscal year.
Personnel action items for May 14-27.
District’s Pay for Performance (PFP) Plan for eligible certificated staff for the 2020-21 school year.
Unconfirmed minutes of the May 13 public hearing, regular board meeting and executive session.
Overnight and out-of-state travel.
Revised facility use rate schedule for the 2020-21 school year.
Pilot Into AGA Algebra, by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for eighth-grade students.
Pilot Illustrative Mathematics by Kendall Hunt Publishing Company for grades 9-12.
Pilot Pearson Envision Math Learning Program by Pearson Education for Grades K-8.
Pilot Ready Classroom Math Instructional Resource Program, by Curriculum Associates for Grades K-5.
Pilot Mathematics Vision Project, by Mathematics Visions Project for Grades 9-12.
Pilot Open-Up Resources Learning Program, by Open-Up Resources for Grades 6-8.
Donation Agreement Between DUSD and Lennar Arizona, Inc.
Authorized signers for written agreements, contracts, purchase orders and property control for the 2020-21 fiscal year.
Extra curricular tax credit fund and student activities fund reports for April.
Donations, gifts and grants for April.
Expense vouchers for $3,471,433.54.
Payroll vouchers for $6,743,819.68.
District extracurricular/supplemental assignment/contract addenda pay schedules with changes for the 2020-21 school year.
Memorandum of Understanding with the Dysart Education Association for the 2020-21 school year.
Setting June 10 for an executive session for the superintendent evaluation.
DYSART UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD
When: Wednesday, June 10
Where: DUSD District Office, 15802 N. Parkview Place
Present: Chair Jay Leonard, Board members Dawn Densmore, Christine Pritchard, Traci Sawyer-Sinkbeil and Jennifer Tanner.
Unanimous Approvals:
Intergovernmental Agreement between Buckeye Union High School District and DUSD for alternative and special education services for the 2020-2021 school year [Tanner abstained].
Agreement between DUSD and Learn-IT Systems to provide special and alternative education services for the 2020-2021 school year [Tanner abstained].
Personnel actions items for May 28 through June 10 [Tanner abstained].
Minutes of the May 27 Governing Board meeting [Tanner abstained].
Overnight and out-of-state travel requests [Tanner abstained].
Overnight travel for high school athletic teams to attend scheduled tournaments and regional and state competitions during the 2020-2021 school year [Tanner abstained].
Overnight travel for middle and high school career and technical student organizations to attend scheduled regional, state and national competitions and leadership training during the 2020-2021 school year [Tanner abstained].
Not permitting online charter school students, except DUSD’s iSchool, to try out for district athletics and activities for the 2020-2021 school year [Tanner abstained].
Adoption of the 10th edition textbook and workbook for the high school certified nursing assistant (CNA) program [Tanner abstained].
Additional revisions made to the high school course guide 2020-2021 [Tanner abstained].
Donations, gifts and grants for May 2020 [Tanner abstained].
Acknowledge receipt of the Extra Curricular Tax Credit Fund and the Student Activities Fund reports for May 2020 [Tanner abstained].
Payroll vouchers for $14,762,681.52 [Tanner abstained].
Expense vouchers for $1,881,264.25 [Tanner abstained].
2020-2021 proposed budget.
Resolution ordering and calling a special maintenance and operation budget override election to be held in and for DUSD on Nov. 3, declare the deadline for submitting arguments “for” and “against” the election at 5 p.m. Aug. 7 and authorize expenditures necessary to order, notice, and administer the election.
Written summary of Superintendent Quinn Kellis’ year-end performance evaluation for the 2019-2020 school year.
Designation of the performance pay of 11% for the superintendent reflecting he has achieved the approved goals for the 2019-2020 school year.
