Board approves multiple personnel, policy and contract items; votes at a glance

The Show Low Unified District board approved a set of routine and substantive items during the March meeting, including personnel appointments, policy updates, contract renewals and disposals. The actions below summarize motions and outcomes recorded in the meeting minutes.

Key approvals (motions moved, seconded and passed unless noted):

- Agenda and February meeting minutes: approved (motion to approve moved by Committee member, Speaker 4; seconded by Speaker 3).

- Ratification of expenses and payroll vouchers, tax credits and activity accounts: approved.

- Multiple student and staff recognitions were presented (no board action required).

- Personnel and policy actions: the board approved an updated salary/placement procedure (4‑102) effective 07/01/2026; a new bereavement procedure (4‑302e); an updated sick leave policy and split of undifferentiated leave into PTO and EPST; updates to the medical leave assistance bank (lowered donation thresholds); a vacation accrual/payout procedure for 12‑month employees (4‑302g); a PTO procedure and a consolidated leave policy (4‑302). All procedures passed following motions and seconds recorded in the minutes.

- Employment actions: classified transfers, resignations and terminations; certified transfers, resignations and terminations; certified personnel employment authorizations; and administrative employment actions (including a retire‑and‑rehire arrangement for Mr. Butler as CTE director) were all approved.

- Coaching volunteers for spring athletics: approved.

- FY25 audit: the board approved the FY25 audit by roll call after Miss Davis presented findings and corrective actions (see separate coverage). Documents will be submitted to grants management for correction tracking.

- Contracts and program approvals: the board approved the speech‑language pathologist services contract for FY26‑27 (same dollar amount as current year), renewed the contract with Southwest Food Service Excellence for FY26‑27, approved several cooperative purchasing agreements that exceeded $100,000 thresholds and approved the summer speed & strength program (fee waivers available for students who cannot pay).

- Gifts and donations: accepted a $700 donation from High Country Chorus for the Show Low High School Showbiz Choir and approved policies for use of donation funds for staff spring fees and teacher appreciation when requested.

- School property disposals: approved disposal of obsolete laptops, switches, servers, robotics equipment and other maintenance items; one HP design jet will be returned to its owner after re‑tagging.

- Future agenda items were proposed (SRO discussion scheduled for April); the meeting adjourned and the next regular meeting was announced for April 9.

Several of these items were routine approvals following staff recommendation and required no additional board direction. Where policy changes alter employee payout or accrual rules (for example, PTO and vacation payout tiers), the board noted the effective dates included in the motions.

Actions recorded in the meeting minutes should be referenced for exact motion language, mover/second details and roll‑call tallies where applicable.