After referendum loss, Arrowhead board plans workshop; residents press board on Flock cameras and school repairs
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Summary
Board members thanked staff after a failed referendum and said they will schedule a workshop to plan next steps. Public commenters raised concerns about a recently installed Flock license-plate reader system, asked for its removal, disputed notice to the board, and urged greater transparency on facilities spending.
Board President Adam Schubert told the Arrowhead UHS School District Board of Education that the district will schedule a workshop in May or June to plan next steps following the referendum outcome, and thanked staff and outside consultants for their work on the facilities assessment and campaign outreach.
During the public-comment period, resident Jane Owen said the district’s capital referendum had failed and pressed the board on several items including enrollment trends, rising operations referendum costs, and a newly installed Flock license-plate-reading system. Owen said the system was "the most invasive surveillance system there is" and demanded its immediate removal: "I personally demand the immediate removal of the entire flock system, the mounting, the solar panels, the cords, everything from this campus."
A district administrator responded that the recent hardware installation was not a functional deployment but an assessment of connectivity; the administrator said no operational use had occurred and that an email to the resident dated March 14 provided notice. The administrator also said the power light on the device is on and therefore it appears operational until proven otherwise.
Other public commenters offered local solutions for repairs and fundraising: one resident described a $10,000 repair plan for tile and mold issues at South Campus and said community volunteers would donate time and materials; another noted that Lake Country School District raised more than $80,000 quickly to retain a music teacher and suggested replicating community fundraising.
Enrollment figures were disputed during comment: one speaker said the district’s enrollment head count is 1,951 while another referenced a resident-member count of 1,758; the board did not resolve the discrepancy in the meeting.
Ending: President Schubert said he would seek board feedback on scheduling a workshop to chart the district’s next steps on facilities and messaging; no formal board action on the camera system or the volunteer repair offers occurred at the meeting.