Higley Unified School District public meetings in 2022
18 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
BoardDocs Governing Board Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board will hold a public hearing on a revised FY2023 budget, required after the Arizona Department of Education found the district exceeded its unrestricted capital budget limit by 1% of its general budget limit. The board will also consider consent agenda items including personnel actions, travel requests, financial reports, and a $105,750 longevity pay distribution.
- Public hearing on FY2023 Budget Revision #2 after exceeding unrestricted capital budget limit by 1% of GBL
- Approve January longevity pay distribution totaling $105,750.00 for eligible employees
- Ratify payroll and expense vouchers
- Approve overnight/out-of-state staff and student travel requests
- Approve disposal of assets and acceptance of gifts/donations
BoardDocs Governing Board Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board is meeting to approve consent agenda items, including a $1,178,085 retention stipend for 795 employees, personnel actions, payroll vouchers, and travel requests. They will also receive information updates on school letter grades, 2023-2024 course guides, ESSER III spending, and middle school lease refinancing. The meeting includes public comment and recognition of early childhood centers.
- Approval of $1,178,085 retention stipend for 795 employees from Classroom Site Fund
- Ratification of payroll and expense vouchers
- Approval of overnight/out-of-state staff and student travel requests
- Acceptance of gifts and donations
- Approval of disposal of assets
BoardDocs Governing Board Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board met on November 2, 2022, and approved a consent agenda that included a $592,166 contract with Rytan Construction for a traffic flow project at San Tan Elementary, along with personnel actions, payroll vouchers, travel requests, and financial reports. The board also recognized Power Ranch Elementary's PTO and approved a Trust Model Policy agreement with the Arizona School Risk Retention Trust.
- Approved $592,166 expenditure to Rytan Construction for San Tan Elementary traffic flow project
- Approved personnel action items including staff appointments, terminations, and supplemental pay
- Ratified payroll and expense vouchers
- Approved overnight and out-of-state staff and student travel requests
- Approved Trust Model Policy agreement with $255 set-up fee and $240 annual fee
BoardDocs Governing Board Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board will vote on several consent agenda items, including major purchases for student laptops, school buses, and playground repairs, plus personnel actions and financial reports. The board will also hear updates on career and technical education, the annual financial report, and the district's override and bond programs.
- Authorization of $666,330.30 for Lenovo student laptops from CDW-G
- Authorization of $388,605.39 for two 84-passenger buses from Arizona Bus Center
- Authorization of $124,027.98 for rubber playground repairs from FlexGround
- Approval of $1,575,000.00 additional CSF allocation to certified teacher salary base
- Approval of fiscal year 2021-2022 Annual Financial Report
BoardDocs Governing Board Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board is meeting to approve consent agenda items, including personnel actions, financial reports, and several expenditures. Key items include authorizing $128,468.34 in permit fees to the Town of Gilbert for the Higley HS project, approving a $125,000 snack purchase from Compass Group, and adding a Board Retreat day on January 14, 2023. The agenda also includes routine approvals of payroll, travel, and recognition of booster clubs and PTOs.
- Authorization of $128,468.34 in Town of Gilbert permit fees for Higley HS project
- Approval of $125,000 estimated snack cost to Compass Group (Chartwells) for Community Education programs
- Approval of Amendment #3 to RFP#19-01-24 with Compass Group for snacks at $1.25 per meal
- Approval of additional sole source vendors: Southwest Desert Officials and Town of Gilbert (estimated $285,000 for FY 2022/2023)
- Addition of Board Retreat day on January 14, 2023 to the 2022-2023 meeting calendar
BoardDocs Governing Board Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board will meet to approve consent agenda items including personnel actions, financial reports, and contracts. Notable items include a $1.8 million retention stipend for employees, a banking services contract with JP Morgan Chase, and a $156,963 amendment to DLR Group for the Higley High School project. The board will also hear a community education update.
- Approval of $1,818,000.30 one-time retention stipend for 1,282 employees funded by ESSER COVID relief
- Approval of RFP #23-07-28 to JP Morgan Chase for banking services with 6-month fee waiver up to $5,000
- Approval of $156,963 amendment to DLR Group for Higley HS sewer engineering and architectural fees
- Approval of overnight and out-of-state student travel for events like AZ Thespian Festival and volleyball
- Recognition of booster clubs and PTOs including Higley Traditional Academy PTO and Higley High Booster Club
BoardDocs Governing Board Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board will meet on August 10, 2022, to approve consent agenda items, including personnel actions, payroll vouchers, and a $181,470 contract for special education transportation. The board will also vote on policy revisions for suicide prevention, student suspension, and grade classification, and consider agreements with Homeless Youth Connection and EVIT. Information items include an enrollment and assessment update and a discussion of policy changes.
- Approve $181,470 expenditure to Everdriven Technologies for special education student transportation
- Approve policy revisions: IHAMD (suicide prevention), JKD (student suspension), IKE (grade classification)
- Approve MOU with Homeless Youth Connection for student support services
- Approve IGA with East Valley Institute of Technology for 2022-2023
- Ratify payroll and expense vouchers for fiscal years 2021-22 and 2022-23
BoardDocs Governing Board Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board will hold a public hearing on a proposed revision to the FY2022-2023 expenditure budget, then consider a consent agenda with multiple financial and operational items. The board will also hear the superintendent's report on upcoming events and take public comments.
- Public hearing on proposed revision to FY2022-2023 expenditure budget
- Approve $122,970.40 expenditure for Ruckus Wireless Cloud Management from Fruth Group
- Approve Kairos Health Arizona as medical insurance administrator for $8,400,000
- Approve sole source procurement vendors for FY2022-2023 (estimated $931,000,000)
- Approve 15 days of vacation buyback for the Superintendent
BoardDocs Governing Board Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board will hold a public hearing on the adopted expenditure budget for the 2022-2023 school year, then reconvene to consider consent agenda items including personnel actions, financial reports, and contract approvals. The board will also issue a statement regarding a pending investigation. The meeting includes procedural items such as call to order, roll call, and approval of the agenda.
- Public hearing on FY2022-2023 expenditure budget
- Statement regarding pending investigation
- Approve $1,000,000 contract with Educational Service Inc. for substitutes
- Approve not-to-exceed $2,500,000 for special education day schools
- Approve $3,062,500 in purchasing contract renewals
BoardDocs Governing Board Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board will meet to hold a public hearing on the proposed FY2022-2023 expenditure budget, then consider approving a consent agenda that includes personnel actions, travel requests, and several large expenditures for curriculum materials and fuel. The board will also enter executive session to discuss the superintendent's progress, performance evaluation, and contract.
- Public hearing on proposed FY2022-2023 expenditure budget
- Approve $1,018,290.90 for McGraw Hill math renewal materials (5-year)
- Approve $1,217,751.80 for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt English Language Arts renewal (3-year)
- Approve $450,000 for bulk fuel purchases from Pro Petroleum Inc. and Senergy Petroleum LLC
- Approve $1,150,560.00 second allocation of Prop 301 Classroom Site Fund to eligible certified employees
BoardDocs Governing Board Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board will hold a public hearing on the revised expenditure budget for the 2021-2022 school year, then reconvene to consider a consent agenda with multiple action items. The consent agenda includes personnel actions, contract releases, travel approvals, and several expenditures for insurance and equipment. The meeting also includes a superintendent's report and a public comment period.
- Public hearing on revised FY2021-2022 expenditure budget
- Approve RFP #23-04-28 for audit services to Heinfeld, Meech & Co. for FY22-FY26, totaling $231,600
- Authorize $392,359 for workers' compensation insurance to the Alliance for FY2022-2023
- Authorize $809,919 for property casualty insurance to The Trust for FY2022-2023
- Authorize $182,721 for 750 document cameras from CDW-G using ESSER funds
BoardDocs Governing Board Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board scheduled a special meeting for May 4, 2022. The agenda consists only of items requiring an executive session to consult with the Board's attorney.
- Executive session for legal advice regarding an investigation update
- Executive session to consider a position regarding a contract under negotiation
BoardDocs Governing Board Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Governing Board is reviewing several consent agenda items including large contracts for school technology and facility maintenance. The meeting also includes recognition of student achievements and updates on personnel actions.
- $398,902 to UNI-TECH for replacing Chiller #2 at Higley High School
- $351,522.86 for a 3-year ALEKS math learning platform subscription from McGraw Hill
- $153,062.28 for 35 Apple Studio computers for the HHS Graphic Design program
- Request to waive liquidated damages fees for departing employees
- Recognition of state champion Williams Field and Cooley Black/Purple color guards and ensembles
BoardDocs Governing Board Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Governing Board is holding a retreat to discuss long-term district goals and administrative updates. The session includes reviews of the 2022-2027 Strategic Plan, past board initiatives, and communication protocols.
- Update on the 2022-2027 Strategic Plan process
- Review of 2021-2022 Governing Board Initiatives
- Discussion of proposed focus areas for 2022-2023
- Review of HUSD communication protocols
- Discussion regarding attendance at end of year events
BoardDocs Governing Board Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board will consider adopting a resolution to call a $77.2 million bond election for November 8, 2022, and tentatively approve the FY 2022-2023 M&O budget, which includes a 7% salary increase for all employees and a 3.5% increase to the salary schedule (7% for certified teachers and instructional coaches). The board will also review the second presentation of the 22/23 Capital Outlay budget and a benefits update on the move to self-insured plans. Consent agenda items include a $2.1 million increase to the Compass Group (Chartwells) food service contract and approval of cooperative vendor expenditures up to $3.675 million.
- Resolution calling a $77.2 million bond election on November 8, 2022
- Tentative approval of FY 2022-2023 M&O budget with 7% employee raises and 3.5% salary schedule increase
- Increase of $2,100,000 to Compass Group (Chartwells) food service contract for FY 2021-2022
- Approval of estimated $3,675,000 in cooperative vendor expenditures for FY 2022
- Second review of 22/23 Capital Outlay budget and benefits update on self-insured plans
BoardDocs Governing Board Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board will hold a regular meeting on February 23, 2022, at 5:00 pm. The agenda includes a third review of a proposed $77.2 million bond, a second review of the 2022/2023 M&O budget, and a discussion on the Code of Conduct process. The board will also consider consent agenda items, including expenditures for two school buses and 500 student laptops, plus personnel actions and financial reports.
- Third review of the 2022 proposed bond of $77.2 million
- Expenditure of $384,357.19 for two Thomas Built school buses from AZ Bus Center
- Expenditure of $252,791.00 for 500 Lenovo student laptops from CDW-G
- Second review of the 2022/2023 M&O budget
- Approval of personnel action items and contract releases with waived liquidated damages fees
BoardDocs Governing Board Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board will hold a regular meeting with a consent agenda covering personnel, payroll, travel, gifts, and a major technology purchase. The board will also receive information updates on world language programs, special education day school spending, and the first review of the 2022-2023 M&O budget. Public comment is limited to three minutes per speaker.
- Approve $563,195.71 for 1,357 Lenovo student laptops from CDW-G, fully reimbursed by the federal Emergency Connectivity Fund
- Ratify payroll and expense vouchers (Vouchers 1075-1085)
- Approve overnight and out-of-state student travel, including GA DECA Conference and HHS Choir 2022
- Accept gifts and donations and recognize booster clubs and PTOs
- First review of 2022/2023 M&O budget projections
BoardDocs Governing Board Imported Meetings 2015- 2025
The Higley Unified School District Governing Board will elect a Board President and Vice President for the 2022 calendar year. The agenda also includes authorizing a contract for Higley High School equipment and reviewing financial reports.
- Election of 2022 Board President and Vice President
- $337,968 expenditure to Midstate Mechanical Inc. for replacement of Chiller #2 at Higley High School
- Approval of personnel action items including staff appointments and terminations
- Review of November 2021 M&O Financial Report and Student Activities Fund Report
- Update on $1,215,000 fund for substitute teachers, noting $494,808.78 spent to date