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The awards honored teachers, counselors and district staff in categories that included I’m Influential, I’m a Shining Star, I’m Distinguished Service, I’m Extraordinary and a special I’m Indispensable recognition. \"I always love coming here, and this is my favorite time of year, as we work with you on the I’m Invested Awards,\" Lee said as he introduced recipients and read nomination highlights.

Recipients named in the presentation included Jennifer Bravo and Trent Elliott (I’m Influential); Aubrey Glazier and Noah Huerta (I’m a Shining Star); Scott Werner and Sarah Morovitz (I’m Distinguished Service); John Cook and Julie Duarte (I’m Extraordinary); and a special I’m Indispensable award to Sean McDonald for nearly 30 years of service and leadership in safety, operations and student supports. Desert Vista principal Stacy White accepted an award on behalf of Trent Elliott, who was coaching an away soccer game.

Lee told the board the program drew strong participation from the district: “Each year, the program grows in both the number of nominations we receive. We had 33 this year,” and nine staff were recognized.

The recognition highlighted activities and accomplishments read aloud at the meeting: expanded AP participation and advisory leadership in English classes (Jennifer Bravo), a campus gardening/economics project adopted into the Arizona Financial Literacy Seal requirements (Aubrey Glazier), digital media expansion of district communications (Noah Huerta), long-running and high-performing music programs (Scott Werner), dropout-prevention leadership tied to improved graduation outcomes (Sarah Morovitz), math outreach and summer academies (John Cook), English learner programming gains (Julie Duarte), and districtwide safety planning and intergovernmental coordination with the city of Tempe (Sean McDonald).

Board President Barraza and Superintendent Wilson thanked Landings Credit Union for the partnership and congratulated the honorees. The board did not take formal action related to the awards during the meeting.

A full listing of recipients and the nomination excerpts read at the meeting were included as part of the superintendent’s report.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","TUHSD Governing Board Meeting: January 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At a regular Tempe Union High School District board meeting, Landings Credit Union and the district recognized nine employees for classroom leadership, innovation and long service through the annual “I’m Invested” awards.","taxTitle","Tempe Union High School District (4287), School Districts, Arizona","taxId",13626,"location","Arizona","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6693197,"Board approves agenda, consent items; moves into executive session — all votes 5–0",8690,80000,8770000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2692197-a5b25f7db18d4c076fba59ca4c20893e&start=80&end=8770","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2692197-a5b25f7db18d4c076fba59ca4c20893e/thumbnail_80000.jpg","/articles/6693197/Arizona/Board-approves-agenda-consent-items-moves-into-executive-session-all-votes-50","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6693197-c323ca39e852a48b4713f4efd33be664/orig.mp4?Expires=1770825311&Signature=aERMTqI1PgF5MmPPDR-SPKoFtRleDfEWDQnCYCvE~QbeUomAv8tewCnMa5QpB7qEkT2sDEs9OLXcB14CUMcy9xCfRzcSHZ0zvz1j9SLtr0dFxbO6rmMBPTxuRwiuSlQ~YHBTh7WJT5DYu4rOWeRavr~MuU6IOnhuuEriKvQV8GdWU0jir~OOt7VCJT1s5Yf-8QHws1s4BIms~tYoVnX87mULLzSrpSpf0bOT~~FYC-lwujXhzXzC1~0psiyIMMGp7t091Zq9QmX9EJpzEMK~BunvfjNWZJluMd74K11GAR-kaLvZBF4RotelDJwp2tzcltqe4jHrcktuq8atZM4hmA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Tempe Union High School District meeting the board recorded several routine procedural motions and votes.

The board adopted the meeting agenda on a motion from Board President Barraza that was seconded; the chair called for the vote and the motion passed 5–0. The board approved the consent agenda (items E‑1 through E‑10) by recorded voice vote, 5–0.

Later in the evening the board voted to move into executive session; the motion passed 5–0. The board subsequently voted to move out of executive session by unanimous voice vote, 5–0, and then voted to adjourn the meeting; that motion also passed, 5–0.

The board announced the next regular meeting would be Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. No other formal actions (ordinances, resolutions, appointments or contract awards) were recorded in the public portion of the meeting.

Votes at a glance:
- Motion to adopt the meeting agenda — outcome: approved (yes 5, no 0). Mover: President Barraza; second: Vice President Steele; provenance: opening of meeting.
- Motion to approve consent agenda E‑1 through E‑10 — outcome: approved (yes 5, no 0); mover/second not specified on the record; provenance: consent-agenda segment.
- Motion to move into executive session — outcome: approved (yes 5, no 0); provenance: executive-session motion segment.
- Motion to move out of executive session — outcome: approved (yes 5, no 0); provenance: reconvening segment.
- Motion to adjourn — outcome: approved (yes 5, no 0); provenance: closing segment.

All tallies reported were voice votes recorded by the chair; the public record shows unanimous approval on each motion.","The Tempe Union High School District governing board approved the night’s agenda, consent agenda items E‑1 through E‑10, moved into executive session and later reconvened and adjourned; all recorded motions passed by unanimous 5–0 tallies.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6693202,"Parent tells Tempe Union board students with developmental disabilities were ‘forced’ to graduate at 19; asks board to review transition services",182,1346000,1528000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2692197-a5b25f7db18d4c076fba59ca4c20893e&start=1346&end=1528","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2692197-a5b25f7db18d4c076fba59ca4c20893e/thumbnail_1346000.jpg","/articles/6693202/Arizona/Parent-tells-Tempe-Union-board-students-with-developmental-disabilities-were-forced-to-graduate-at-19-asks-board-to-review-transition-services","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6693202-10bb9d7bcd777e8be38c087e7c1a62db/orig.mp4?Expires=1770825311&Signature=K-fPnsSJpjEXXKfI-6tOAN1QRSQYN90wj57xJoeiXh8Aa9ECBA5rt4zBE3ZMPcyKxiGR3250tdTpDzUtp7LwtN84QbpliP9k7x8cTmtRX8Odp0c063NICb-ywiz4uXpbP9YtiLtiQnpn7KXjDcC3EiSyY~ZDffcBYYZ6iJoxV-H~2NxNy7AYRKzREa9SoyHZkvAoDunE3-yd4PVBBGpJxp-UuvCA21MHAl2njgWQgNrNYMehMTz-NPaBVy9LASYc76u7jJx0vv7w4yVEDZNvmBJ7rUI7XZgYuCJdHOR9mTH2yEEQ29XzSEr5xeR9zCOEmHUMf9QPEhOPTaVuKvAkvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During the public comment period at the Tempe Union High School District board meeting, parent Jody Hernandez urged the board to examine district special education transition practices and funding.

Hernandez identified herself as the parent of a senior with special needs at McClintock and described experiences of students with developmental disabilities. \"In December of 2023, a meeting was held that said educating students with disabilities until 21–22 was a myth, and students were done as soon as credits were completed,\" Hernandez said, arguing that many students had been moved out of district transition programs earlier than IDEA’s recommended timelines.

Hernandez said about 40 students were \"forced graduated\" and described an example she received from a family whose son, Calvin, was forced out at 19 after one semester of Success University; she said he now receives job coaching through the state vocational rehabilitation program only once a week for two to three hours. She said some families have chosen private vouchers or left district programs because they felt unwelcome.

Hernandez asked the board, and new board member Gutierrez Miller specifically, to use board processes to examine special education practices, strengthen remaining transition programming and explain why specific cuts (for example to Success University or transition staffing) are not mentioned during budget discussions. She said families were told services would continue through the state vocational rehabilitation program but raised concerns about the scope and adequacy of that support.

Her remarks were delivered during the board’s public-comment period; board members did not debate the substance on the record during that period. The board may, by policy and open-meeting law, respond only by directing staff to study the matter or placing it on a future agenda for consideration. Hernandez asked the board to add examination of special education transition services to a future agenda for review.

No formal board action was recorded at the meeting in response to her comments.","A parent urged the Tempe Union board to review practices for students with developmental disabilities after alleging about 40 students were forced to graduate at age 19 and lost transition services; she urged the board to examine cuts to programs such as Success University and transition staffing.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6693207,"Tempe Union presents common final exam data, pilots basic math assessment and reports early FAFSA outreach",1780,1583000,3363000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2692197-a5b25f7db18d4c076fba59ca4c20893e&start=1583&end=3363","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2692197-a5b25f7db18d4c076fba59ca4c20893e/thumbnail_1583000.jpg","/articles/6693207/Arizona/Tempe-Union-presents-common-final-exam-data-pilots-basic-math-assessment-and-reports-early-FAFSA-outreach","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6693207-bff47ebe6b1729447d910d448fe56102/orig.mp4?Expires=1770825311&Signature=klkAg2LFPPwgnTODOPS22fHK6fKJHPSpkMxKwQhQEh4SmPtg2Qpfm7EH2Bn65Qk8Z5NVQiGnh5ocCs5JqGcxxKo0TG2Ry7Swwn-H7w9c6Z2uoJGBSTiyUYkwVp4wRYcbiL1oZU5OSgIOxopo2p5AyU1Rmj75KUrv2HLSN9Nxvu0PyjbH5PznqomXmYyNtR0NBieQheFpitRqC4XIXBBkKpyEU6DmfMpUfqT9obF-Kzq7dps47UIKwmCPopqkxxfzce4DjQaB6Mja9Jyoh6tlna0Sy9dN8nc-e48KXs6qU647699zjAK0JkMgm1Sd7-~pFjjFdNidEXVc2WSNEn63Rw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Tempe Union High School District meeting, district assessment lead Doctor Lehi presented the district’s common final exam program, shared results across English and math, discussed technical measures used to evaluate tests, and described early FAFSA outreach and postsecondary enrollment tracking.

Lehi said the district maintains a “balanced assessment system” that spans daily teacher-created checks, PLC unit assessments and common final exams used both formatively and summatively. \"Anything really above 0.7 is considered a reliable test,\" Lehi said when explaining the reliability metric used to evaluate common finals, and described cadre processes for reviewing item discrimination, test difficulty and proficiency standards.

Key details Lehi gave:
- The district houses 67 common final exams that are tied to course blueprints and aligned standards.
- Final exams contribute 20 percent of a student’s semester grade.
- Math common finals generally show high reliability (often above 0.85); a newly introduced “basic math” common final (for pared-down scope courses such as basic algebra and financial math) showed a reliability around 0.5 in its pilot administration and will be revised.
- ELA assessments are in the first or second year of revised scope-and-sequence alignment; one honors ELA 9 administration showed a percent-correct of 76 and an initial reliability of about 0.5, prompting cadre review to adjust item difficulty or expectations.
- Across all courses, the percentage of assigned F grades is below 10 percent; American Indian students were noted at approximately 12 percent F-rate in the district’s snapshot.
- Academic-risk grouping: about 11 percent of students had one to two F grades (low-to-moderate risk), and about 4 percent had three or more Fs (high risk), who are the focus of school MTSS interventions.

Lehi also reviewed postsecondary measures and outreach: FAFSA has been open five weeks at the time of the presentation and the district has already run in-class FAFSA workshops with counseling and external partners. “The FAFSA form has been open for only five weeks at this point,” Lehi said, and noted district workshops included help establishing FSA IDs and starting applications; ADE and ASU Connect representatives participated in some events.

Lehi referenced national-level reports used for planning — he noted a National Student Clearinghouse chart that was later retracted and a Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education analysis projecting a longer-term “demographic cliff,” which the district uses to inform CTE planning. He said district postsecondary enrollment is above the state average and closely tracks national enrollment lines in the district’s available data.

Board members asked for clarifications and future data breakdowns. Member Gutierrez Miller requested clearer communication materials for parents and asked about the purpose and trajectory of the basic math courses; Vice President Steele and Board member Hodge asked for disaggregated reporting by special education and instructional level and for inclusion of trade and certificate programs in postsecondary tracking. Lehi said the district will provide further detail and school-level data on request and noted some items are in early pilot stages and will stabilize as assessments are refined.

No board action was taken on the presentation; several members requested additional disaggregations and follow-up reports.","District staff reported on 67 common final exams, assessment reliability and item reviews, a pilot basic math assessment with low initial reliability, and early FAFSA completion workshops and postsecondary enrollment trends.","actionData","errors"]

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