Dysart Unified School District public meetings in 2020
5 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
BoardDocs Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Dysart Employee Benefits Trust will hold a regular meeting to consider approving revisions to the Trust Agreement and Trustee Handbook, and to review proposed benefit plan changes for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The meeting will be held remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions, with no public in-person attendance and no call to the public. Other agenda items include approval of prior meeting minutes, wellness program updates, and financial reports.
- Approval of revisions to the Employee Benefits Trust Agreement and Declaration of Trust and the Trustee Handbook
- Proposed benefit plan changes for the 2021-2022 fiscal year
- Approval of minutes from the October 6, 2020 regular meeting
- Wellness program updates
- Financial information: October 2020 Net Position Report and Claims Experience Report
BoardDocs Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Dysart Governing Board held a special meeting on December 14, 2020, to consider and approve a proposal to provide up to 80 hours of paid sick leave to employees who test positive for COVID-19, covering the period from January 1 to June 30, 2021. The board voted unanimously to approve the measure, which also reinstates any personal or sick days used if a positive test is provided. The meeting included procedural items such as call to order and adjournment.
- Approved up to 80 hours of paid sick leave for employees with positive COVID-19 test (Jan 1–Jun 30, 2021)
- Benefit requires PCR or antigen test (not serology) and is void if FFCRA extended
- District will reinstate personal/sick days used if positive test provided, up to 80 hours
- Meeting held at Dysart Education Center, 15802 N Parkview Pl, Surprise, AZ
- Motion carried unanimously (Jay Leonard, Traci Sawyer-Sinkbeil, Jennifer Tanner)
BoardDocs Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Dysart Governing Board held a public hearing on a revised FY 2020-2021 budget, decreasing the M&O budget limit by $576,803 and the capital budget limit by $725,489. The regular meeting included recognitions, public comment, and approval of consent agenda items, including contracts for a roof replacement and a central plant replacement.
- Public hearing on FY 2020-2021 expenditure budget revision: M&O limit decreased by $576,803 to $175.0M; capital limit decreased by $725,489 to $13.6M
- Approved solicitation for Asante Preparatory Academy roof replacement, estimated at $1,230,000, funded by Arizona School Facilities Board
- Approved solicitation for yearbook publication and student photography services, estimated at $161,000, funded by non-district funds
- Awarded Contract No. 21-101-008 for Dysart High School Central Plant Replacement to Pueblo Mechanical & Controls LLC for $818,436, pending SFB funding
- Approved partnership agreement with Maricopa County Department of Public Health for adult and childhood vaccines for 2020-2021
BoardDocs Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
This is a public notice for an oath of office swearing-in ceremony for the Dysart Unified School District Governing Board. No formal meeting will be held and no board business will be discussed. The event is scheduled for December 9, 2020, at the District Office Board Room.
- Oath of office swearing-in ceremony
- December 9, 2020, 5:45 p.m.
- District Office Board Room, 15802 N. Parkview Place, Surprise, AZ 85374
BoardDocs Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Dysart Governing Board held a public hearing on proposed boundary changes to create middle schools at four elementary schools and primary schools at four others, with additional changes for Luke Elementary, Mountain View, and Riverview. The regular meeting followed, where the board approved consent agenda items including an intergovernmental agreement with El Mirage, personnel actions, policy revisions, and new high school courses.
- Public hearing on boundary changes to create middle schools at Ashton Ranch, Cimarron Springs, Dysart, and Sonoran Heights elementaries; primary schools at Countryside, El Mirage, Rancho Gabriela, and Western Peaks
- Approved Intergovernmental Agreement with City of El Mirage for schools as community centers, one-year initial term with option to renew up to five years
- Approved personnel actions for October 29–November 18, 2020
- Approved revision of Policy 1.4 (Sexual Harassment) and 11.20 (Distribution/Posting of Promotional Materials)
- Approved new high school course curriculum and 2021-2022 Course Selection Guide