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The calendar change was presented by Mr. Allen, who said moving the ceremony to May 14 would allow the district to secure Desert Diamond as the venue. Board members discussed travel and scheduling implications for families and the instructional calendar. One board member said the district will propose which day to restore as an in-person instructional day and to ensure no net loss of classroom time; staff agreed to verify whether adding a day would affect professional-development or contractual obligations.

A motion adopting the proposed calendar with the graduation date change passed. Roll-call votes recorded in the meeting transcript were: Silk — Yes; Taylor — Yes; Colton — Yes; Acton — Yes. The transcript does not record a named mover for the final motion; a member seconded the motion prior to the roll-call.

Separately, the board approved the minutes for the July 10, 2025 regular board meeting. Roll-call votes recorded in the transcript were: Silk — Yes; Miller — Yes; Colton — Yes; Acton — Yes.

The board tabled other consent items for later discussion where noted.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","AFUHSD August Board Meeting 08/13/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Agua Fria governing board approved minutes from the July 10, 2025 meeting and adopted a revised 2025–26 calendar moving graduation to May 14, with an option to make that a non-school day and to replace a current non-school day with an in-person learning day.","taxTitle","Agua Fria Union High School District (4289) , School Districts, Arizona","taxId",64165,"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},6505648,"Board hears summary of \"Moving Forward\" partnership with Estrella Mountain Community College; item tabled for fuller review",219,2025000,2244000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5579967-260882833af21b651d8e00dd23984344&start=2025&end=2244","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5579967-260882833af21b651d8e00dd23984344/thumbnail_2025000.jpg","/articles/6505648/Arizona/Board-hears-summary-of-Moving-Forward-partnership-with-Estrella-Mountain-Community-College-item-tabled-for-fuller-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6505648-37b8cf116325bcc45469a7afd7985062/orig.mp4?Expires=1770827975&Signature=Xh13BUrE8cxbJZKERdchF5Y9w2J6jNM8FzYwQRqqh7hNapyewAyNEyGDxlvqlY-ogR1VobdwvyBGK~V2HHysiLx9gimcOlxAAmpQUmYgegiItRFbnHbiiTSjXJn6pykK7-S8XSBeJpsx1Dsw67znqToCjRKnfKwpXskq1Jg2XTOqzi3pcEdosNXH4bhuUYys-MjE0c6rGY3jNN6pXsprOcUGZZKkNun3LW5UAI7IFzVUSw119daxrSj7e-I3BkT6w~LstAmd5aRMbIX25KADUTdHumdobkqRAmqhafBdYwYHnFOnhJmYRPaPdBo6JFtbF3xroLXmIkmOajl~fhPprQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a meeting of the Agua Fria Union High School District governing board, staff summarized a partnership with Estrella Mountain Community College to host the district's \"Moving Forward\" program for students who have completed graduation requirements but who return to campus for additional job-skill development.

A district presenter said the program will use a room on Estrella Mountain Community College's campus and will combine lab time, classroom instruction and work-based learning placements with local partners such as the Goodyear Recreation Center. Staff said the district worked with the college on transportation, staffing and calendar alignment and that families have expressed enthusiasm for the central location and program model.

A board member asked for more detail and moved to pull consent item 8.16 (the formal agreement) for further review; the item was tabled to a later September meeting so the board can review qualifications and overall objectives before voting. Staff named district employees who worked on the project and college staff contacts involved in finalizing details.

The board did not vote to approve the agreement at the meeting; staff said they will bring back summary materials and final details in September.","District staff described a partnership with Estrella Mountain Community College to host a post-graduation job-readiness program; the board pulled a related consent item for fuller review and asked staff to return with qualifications and objectives in September.",{"_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},6505653,"Board receives first reading of multiple policy updates; trustees raise AED, grade-level and training questions",597,857000,1454000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5579967-260882833af21b651d8e00dd23984344&start=857&end=1454","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5579967-260882833af21b651d8e00dd23984344/thumbnail_857000.jpg","/articles/6505653/Arizona/Board-receives-first-reading-of-multiple-policy-updates-trustees-raise-AED-grade-level-and-training-questions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6505653-97e160b2d7165733cf5d41b6bf8192ab/orig.mp4?Expires=1770827975&Signature=K-ItRzEpTZWFYcfNFja7~1W8HQ3JwHmPKM22iBicUaZNhlFlpSMEHM8cDXbWbsPeoDfPulqQtdoy6iF5ygC3M6FY2yzsI7~XM-8VknDtjQpIFhI5ol3pyzOXa7k5XOTcaDIdfWaKA1gp4kNIbU4L4ys9IkoMmKsrukxxGs9-ZK4cRF885osOJ-nMEYHqEUvtTSHd7Vyt6SFcPlsoeFtCfP95Df2UL0sx-7dYdJ2Sr9y08H3LqPH~35qRAgXF038PcNUv1uJ63B~J6LDhFcyZHC5ATvkWQy0N8GYma0CV92aoyTj0r-5a82m205BE36LL2gaqfUegugVZjn1XUEtc7A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a meeting of the Agua Fria Union High School District governing board, staff presented a first reading of a packet of policy updates recommended by the trust; most are being proposed to conform with changes in Arizona statutes that take effect next month.

Board members used the first-reading period to ask questions and request more information ahead of a second reading and an adoption vote. One board member praised updates to a parents' bill of rights and changes to curriculum-transparency language.

Board members raised multiple points that staff agreed to research and return with clarifications before the second reading: the meaning and district implication of the term \"Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training\" where it appears in an emergency-management training policy; whether a passage referencing the Declaration of Independence (in the trust policy excerpt) that requires recitation of a passage for grades 4 through 6 should be adjusted for grades 9 through 12 where applicable; and the financial and operational implications of a proposed athletics policy requiring automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on each campus and at each school-sponsored athletic event beginning Aug. 1, 2026. A board member noted athletic trainers are available at each high school but said they are spread thin, and asked for fiscal analysis on AED deployment across practices, games and events.

District staff responded that each campus currently has a minimum of four AEDs and agreed to provide more detail on cost and operational impacts before the next meeting. Staff also said additional explanatory notes from the trust would be supplied to trustees by email.","Board members reviewed a 79-page packet of policy updates recommended due to changes in Arizona statutes and asked staff for clarifications on terms, grade-level applicability and AED requirements in athletics.",{"_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},6505658,"Agua Fria board hears progress reports on cafeterias, campus remodels and new Hilltop School for the Arts",460,536000,996000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5579967-260882833af21b651d8e00dd23984344&start=536&end=996","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5579967-260882833af21b651d8e00dd23984344/thumbnail_536000.jpg","/articles/6505658/Arizona/Agua-Fria-board-hears-progress-reports-on-cafeterias-campus-remodels-and-new-Hilltop-School-for-the-Arts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6505658-7aa41374d099563d1a41b88406af812c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770827975&Signature=cmKqWGWDu5vXjBrPNI~Lu4lX-vpLKVjhh3SZhN13NZFs4TCp~gsOg2L8WxyJvDUHJU7e437ev51JUGqmbbLiq7lC6axvoBOMbJviPCcDT4EAyNwLsj1iFKmVrP56YPsRkh-ToGs0JM2AlMEk-ZdzKtc4lTN8gOuIaJNhKELYyLVgpmbFcd0ZKYPQ0~IGIBaDNxrQGlx8rneC7Cm7AmRCCNvcZvhkYZrZAez996BoQv61y1YDagn-dtJebwnOvtE-HpfFnIC94ssoxxn24KUXjliyK4LYFbFjrYE7-022j4bz7RTrmtb52jQftT7ng8DS2fz2Xa8sRjFHvLR9uWcO5g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a meeting of the Agua Fria Union High School District governing board, facilities staff provided a brief update on multiple bond-funded construction projects across the district.

Director of facilities Maryannes reported on cafeteria expansions and upgrades: one dining area increased from roughly 7,800 square feet to about 13,000 square feet and the kitchen expanded from about 3,300 square feet to roughly 7,000–9,000 square feet; work on that site was expected to finish in December. At Desert Edge High School, staff added about 1,500 square feet of interior dining space and roughly 4,200 square feet of covered patio with new LED lighting and concrete finishes. Maryannes also said the Desert Edge barn is complete pending final fire-marshall occupancy approval and that a ribbon-cutting was scheduled for Aug. 28.

Bond program leadership said Millennium High School will undergo a major campus remodel next year; by sequencing demolition and construction the district expects to avoid using portable classrooms and thereby save several million dollars. At Agua Fria High School (referred to in the presentation as the West Ranch/West Neck project), the interim school-instruction plan has students attending on the Agua Fria campus while work finishes; staff estimated completion near the end of the month for that phase.

Technology staff said two summer priorities, security improvements and network connectivity upgrades, were finished and reported positive early feedback. On the Hilltop School for the Arts, concrete slab permits were issued and crews were moving dirt and pouring slabs; staff said vertical construction should begin in roughly a month once the next set of permits is secured.

Board members thanked staff and asked timing questions; staff answered sequencing and schedule questions and offered tours of completed sites.","Facilities staff updated the governing board on several bond-funded projects including expanded cafeterias, a barn at Desert Edge, sequencing to avoid portables at Millennium and slab work at the Hilltop School for the Arts.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6505662,"Agua Fria district reports completion of year 3 strategic-plan action items, schedules community 'Super Saturday'",300,267000,567000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5579967-260882833af21b651d8e00dd23984344&start=267&end=567","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5579967-260882833af21b651d8e00dd23984344/thumbnail_267000.jpg","/articles/6505662/Arizona/Agua-Fria-district-reports-completion-of-year-3-strategic-plan-action-items-schedules-community-Super-Saturday","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6505662-fbc1af524bbf9d7bd80f3b392ef25d31/orig.mp4?Expires=1770827975&Signature=RqLq82XFWqlqdizrawMPv3irbtFS~joC1TOMqHLJ1smme2MGHctSKHMpm86WMWL6lE-vNkrSmdUk4VnlmK1~Zu-AsNtB0hdgBefQBfoJXB5haMacRq4toqjI2EQCR90ulBipRtIENBaVeFZUN1WJ91snN~bVLK-XV3Eh6GqXIHtpaKA6I4OA8oM5Z9CjmPsvfu5FX1MgqYJKB1y1kRk5I6fAIkYDo7diMFvCUC923VJsQjwPhffuwdGXGD7ZBvTgDljaaZ~KbezRDCqFMT-LRkX7~Zv-0IZDUkN2mTNbeqxwmc-cTEB-XQCL-znu98tRnYcU2ld0lgAbR3ob4CAdyA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a meeting of the Agua Fria Union High School District governing board, district staff reported that the district completed 100% of the action items for year 3 of its strategic plan for the 2024–25 school year and reminded the public of a live online tracker that shows annual progress.

The presenter said the district maintains a live data tracker on its website, posts annual reports showing each action item and evidence of completion, and has refreshed the tracker for the current school year. The district also announced a “Super Saturday” community planning event in the spring to gather staff, parents, students, business partners and other stakeholders to help set action steps for 2025–26 and beyond.

The presenter thanked staff, the governing board and community funders, including voters who supported bonds and overrides, and business partners involved in the district’s Southwest Valley academies for their contributions to meeting action items. A QR code linking to the strategic-plan materials was referenced during the presentation.

Board members had no substantive questions during the update; the presentation concluded with an offer to answer follow-up questions by phone or email.","District staff told the governing board the district met all action items for the 2024–25 strategic plan, described tools for tracking progress and announced a community planning event next spring.","actionData","errors"]

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