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 "city": "Sunnyside Unified School District",
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 "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.",
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 "generated": "2026-08-20",
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   "date": "2025-10-14",
   "body": "Governing Board Meeting - VIRTUAL",
   "headline": "Board approves revised graduation credit-by-exam form and policies",
   "summary": "The Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board approved a consent agenda including a revision of Exhibit IKF-E (Credit by Exam Referral Form), policy GDFA on support staff qualifications, a classified discipline matrix revision, and other routine items. The board also approved a personnel report, facility use requests, vouchers, and a student travel request. All votes were unanimous.",
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   "date": "2025-09-23",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Sunnyside school board holds routine meeting with consent agenda",
   "summary": "This is a regular governing board meeting for Sunnyside Unified School District No. 12. The board will consider and approve a consent agenda including minutes, a facility use request, personnel report, vouchers, student and staff travel requests, and a gift/donation acceptance. A teacher recognition for Jackie Nichols is also on the agenda.",
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   "date": "2025-09-09",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Sunnyside school board to approve consent agenda, recognize teachers, appoint benefits trustee",
   "summary": "The Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board is holding a regular meeting to approve a consent agenda that includes personnel changes, expense vouchers, facility use requests, and student travel requests. The board will also consider appointing Dustin Holloway as a new SUSD 12 Employee Benefits Trust Board Member. Two teachers, Wendy Fierros and Sandeep Aska, will be recognized for winning the HSL Properties Teacher Appreciation Award.",
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   "date": "2025-08-26",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Sunnyside school board approves consent agenda, recognizes staff",
   "summary": "The Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board will meet to approve routine consent agenda items including personnel changes, vouchers, facility use, and travel requests. The board will also recognize two staff members for a community award and hear public comments. No major policy changes or public hearings are scheduled.",
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   "date": "2025-08-12",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Board considers $10K SPED teacher bonus, salary schedule changes",
   "summary": "The Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board will consider consent agenda items including a revised FY2025-2026 supplemental pay schedule that adds a $10,000 hard-to-fill stipend for special education teachers of Level D students. The board will also vote on a revised salary schedule that removes the K-12 Science & Social Studies Coordinator and adds a Child Find Evaluator. Other consent items include approval of personnel actions, expense vouchers, surplus property disposal, and designation of sole source vendors such as Arizona Bilingual for $18,000.",
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  {
   "date": "2025-07-22",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Sunnyside Unified School District approves vendor contracts exceeding $100,000",
   "summary": "The Governing Board met to approve a consent agenda including personnel reports, expense vouchers, and the disposal of surplus property. The board also authorized several vendor contracts for the 2025-2026 fiscal year that exceed $100,000.",
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   "date": "2025-07-08",
   "body": "Public Hearing Agenda",
   "headline": "Sunnyside USD holds public hearing on FY2025-2026 budget with $4.4M M&O increase",
   "summary": "The Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board held a public hearing on the proposed FY2025-2026 Annual Expenditure Budget. The Maintenance & Operation budget increases by $4.4 million, while the qualifying tax rate decreases from $1.5930 to $1.5606. The budget assumes no enrollment decline and includes a voter-approved M&O override of $8,155,211.",
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   "date": "2025-07-08",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Board approves revised salary schedules for FY 2025-2026",
   "summary": "The Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board approved consent agenda items including revisions to the PNT and Classified Hourly Wage Schedules, a personnel report covering hires and resignations, expense vouchers, and travel requests for Desert View High volleyball team and a Sunnyside High auto instructor. The meeting also included routine procedural items such as approval of previous minutes and public comment.",
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  {
   "date": "2025-06-24",
   "body": "Study Session Agenda",
   "headline": "Board to discuss superintendent goals for 2025-2026",
   "summary": "The Governing Board will discuss and collaborate on Superintendent Gastelum's performance goals and expectations for the 2025-2026 school year. No votes or decisions are expected at this study session.",
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  {
   "date": "2025-06-24",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Sunnyside Unified School District approves student fees and personnel reports",
   "summary": "The Governing Board met to approve a series of consent agenda items including financial reports and personnel changes. The board also authorized the disposal of surplus district property via an online auction.",
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   "date": "2025-06-10",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Sunnyside board to recognize graduate Nerissa Felix for academic honors",
   "summary": "The Governing Board will hold its regular meeting with opening procedures, public comments, and a consent agenda. Under consent, the board will vote on personnel changes, expense vouchers, surplus property auction, a consortium agreement with the University of Arizona for psychology interns, and addenda to JTED and AVID agreements. The meeting also includes a recognition of Sunnyside High School graduate Nerissa Felix for her academic achievements and scholarships.",
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  {
   "date": "2025-05-27",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Sunnyside board approves consent agenda, personnel, and financial reports",
   "summary": "The board approved the consent agenda, which included minutes, the personnel report, expense vouchers, tax credit summary, auxiliary operations fund report, and student activities fund summary. One item (P) was moved to unfinished business for further discussion. The meeting also included public comments and reports from board members and the superintendent.",
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  {
   "date": "2025-05-13",
   "body": "Public Hearing Agenda",
   "headline": "School board to hold public hearing on $7.5M budget revision",
   "summary": "The Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board will hold a public hearing to receive input on a proposed $7,512,217 increase to the FY2024-2025 Annual Expenditure Budget (Revision #2). The revision accounts for changes in Average Daily Membership and other adjustments, including increases in the Maintenance & Operations budget ($1.7M), capital funding ($351K), federal/state grants ($4.15M), and other funds ($1.3M). After the hearing, the board will vote on approving the budget during the regular meeting.",
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   "date": "2025-05-13",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Board approves revised salary and supplemental pay schedules, tables vouchers",
   "summary": "The Sunnyside Unified Governing Board approved the consent agenda, including revised FY2025-2026 salary schedules, a revised FY2024-2025 supplemental pay schedule, personnel report, out-of-district travel requests, and minutes from April 22. One item, expense vouchers, was tabled due to a typographical error. The board also recognized the American Intercontinental University Cohort Graduates and the recipient of the Chicanos por la Causa Esperanza Teacher Award.",
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   "date": "2025-04-22",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Board approves JTED intergovernmental agreement for career-tech courses",
   "summary": "The Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board approved a consent agenda that included personnel actions, vouchers, student travel to a HOSA competition, facility use agreements, an intergovernmental agreement with Pima County JTED for career/technical education, and disposition of surplus property. The board also recognized Desert View High School's Precision Manufacturing program, the Wildcat Writers Program, and two educators.",
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  {
   "date": "2025-04-08",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Sunnyside Unified School District approves student and staff travel requests",
   "summary": "The Governing Board met to approve a consent agenda including personnel reports, expense vouchers, and facility use. The board also recognized the HDR Foundation for donating bikes to Rivera Elementary School.",
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  {
   "date": "2025-03-25",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Board approves consent agenda with personnel, vouchers, travel",
   "summary": "The Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board approved a consent agenda covering personnel changes, expense vouchers, student and staff travel requests, a facility use agreement, and surplus property disposal. The board also recognized teachers and a student jazz band for awards.",
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  {
   "date": "2025-03-04",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Sunnyside Unified School District approves personnel and travel requests",
   "summary": "The Governing Board met to approve a consent agenda including personnel changes, expense vouchers, and student and staff travel. The board also considered a memorandum of understanding to provide tutoring for refugee students.",
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   "date": "2025-02-25",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Sunnyside school board to approve multiple student travel requests and surplus auction",
   "summary": "The Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board will vote on a consent agenda including approval of personnel actions, expense vouchers, and disposition of surplus property via online auction. Several student travel requests are listed for field trips and competitions, including a Disneyland performance trip for Sunnyside High School's folkloric dance group and an AFJROTC leadership training. The meeting also includes recognitions of Sierra K–8 students as Samsung 'Solve for Tomorrow' finalists and Board President Beki Quintero for a children's advocacy award.",
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   "date": "2025-02-11",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Sunnyside board to OK student trip to Costa Rica, other travel",
   "summary": "The board will vote on a consent agenda that includes personnel changes, expense vouchers, and several student travel requests (including Desert View High School's trip to San Jose, Costa Rica). Out-of-district travel for administrators and facility use requests are also up for approval. Public comment will be taken.",
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   "date": "2025-01-21",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Board to approve student travel for Academic Decathlon and Cheer Nationals",
   "summary": "The Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board is meeting on January 21, 2025. The agenda includes recognition of a student athlete and approval of routine consent items such as personnel, vouchers, travel requests, facility use, and donations. Most items are bundled under a single consent vote.",
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   "date": "2025-01-21",
   "body": "Special/Organizational Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Sunnyside Unified School District to elect board officers for 2025",
   "summary": "The Governing Board is holding a special organizational meeting to elect its leadership for the 2025 calendar year. The board will vote to fill the positions of President and Clerk.",
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   "date": "2025-01-07",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda - VIRTUAL",
   "headline": "Board to approve consent agenda with $100k+ vendor contract and student travel",
   "summary": "At this virtual meeting, the Sunnyside Unified School District Governing Board will consider approving the consent agenda, which includes personnel actions, expense vouchers, student travel to Disneyland, out-of-district travel for an administrator, and adding a new vendor for purchases over $100,000. The board will also hear public comments.",
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   "date": "2024-12-10",
   "body": "Regular Governing Board Meeting Agenda",
   "headline": "Board approves $65,115 demolition of seven portable classrooms districtwide.",
   "summary": "The agenda consists primarily of procedural and consent agenda items for routine district operations. The Governing Board approved personnel changes, expense vouchers, student travel requests, surplus property disposal, and the demolition of seven portable classrooms. These actions govern staffing, facility maintenance, and budget expenditures, which determine school operations and resource allocation.",
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   "date": "2024-12-10",
   "body": "Public Hearing Agenda",
   "headline": "Sunnyside Unified School District to consider $3,358,987 budget increase for FY2024-2025",
   "summary": "The Governing Board holds a public hearing on FY2024-2025 Annual Expenditure Budget Revision #1, which increases the total district budget by $3,358,987. The adjustments are attributed to changes in Budget Balance Carryover, fluctuation in ADM, and interest accrued. The board will consider approval during the regular meeting.",
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