Board approves audits, contracts and 5% performance pay for superintendent; routine vouchers, trips and curriculum agreements also passed

The Fountain Hills Unified School District governing board voted to approve a slate of routine and substantive items at its most recent meeting, including the annual audit, several procurement contracts and a 5% performance-based compensation award for Superintendent Dr. Jay.

The board approved the annual audit report (packet pp.85–232). Staff clarified that corrective-action responsibilities previously assigned to Chris Hartman will be assumed by incoming superintendent Val Reichler with support from Rob Allen; capital-asset items may require a third-party consultant to complete records. The motion to approve the audit passed without recorded opposition.

Separately, the board approved payroll and accounts-payable vouchers after staff explained a canceled-and-reissued check to correct an address error for a vendor. The board also accepted donations, including a $1,500 contribution to the Extended Hands Food Bank, which staff said funds snack distribution for middle-school students.

On personnel and compensation, the board approved an updated classified salary schedule, a personnel action report, and a new job description that combines security duties with maintenance tasks during downtime. The board also approved a revised work agreement for the director of transportation that allows more remote hours for paperwork, compliance and audit-related tasks.

In a formal action stemming from an earlier executive session, the board approved a 5% performance-based compensation payment for Superintendent Dr. Jay. The motion was seconded and carried. No detailed vote tallies were recorded in the public transcript.

Procurements and agreements approved included an intergovernmental agreement to continue the Beyond Textbooks instructional framework and a purchase-over-$100,000 contract with the Northern Arizona University Educational Technology Consortium to migrate district data systems from PowerSchool to Synergy; staff said the migration will occur over the summer. The board also approved multiple overnight high-school field trips, the updated preschool handbook with specific edits (removing fixed dates, updating attendance-system references and clarifying mandatory-reporting wording), and an emergency procurement to repair a fire alarm at an elementary school.

Board members bundled a set of housekeeping items — appointments to the Arizona School Risk Retention Trust, authorization for insurance proceeds, signatory updates, hearing officer designations, and other routine administrative approvals — and approved them together.

The board set its 2026–27 meeting schedule and noted upcoming meeting dates of June 17, 2026 and August 5, 2026. The meeting adjourned at 7:12 p.m.

Votes at a glance (public transcript): payroll vouchers — approved; accounts-payable vouchers — approved; donations — approved; annual audit report — approved; classified salary schedule — approved; personnel action report — approved; security and maintenance specialist job description — approved; director of transportation work agreement — approved; superintendent performance compensation (5%) — approved; Beyond Textbooks IGA — approved; NAU Educational Technology Consortium purchase (Synergy) — approved; overnight field trips — approved; preschool handbook (with edits) — approved; emergency procurement for fire alarm — approved.