Board Information
Members of the Flagstaff Unified School District Governing Board are elected public officials who serve as the decision-making body for the District. They set policies and decide appeals of administrative decisions. They hire the Superintendent of Schools to run the District on their behalf.
The Governing Board members represent the community. Constituents are encouraged to contact Board members with concerns and comments about schools at either the building or the District level. When presenting a concern, citizens should be aware that Governing Board members exercise authority only as a body, not as individuals.
Any registered voter who has lived in the Flagstaff Unified School District for a year or more may run for election to the Governing Board. A Board member may not be a District employee or be married to a District employee.
Members serve four-year terms beginning January 1 of the year following their election. Terms are staggered so that two members stand for election in one election year and three members the next, making it unlikely that an entire new Board will be elected at one time.
Members may serve an unlimited number of terms. In the event a member cannot serve a full term, the Coconino County Superintendent of Schools may call an election or appoint a new member to serve until the next regularly scheduled election.
Governing Board Members
Board Members welcome your comments and read every message. Every effort will be made to respond to messages within 48 hours, however, due to the volume they receive, it may not be possible to reply to all messages.
Board Vision and Goals
We visualize our schools to be communities where students feel safe, welcomed and accepted, while being challenged to demonstrate their highest potential. We see our schools cultivating effective relationships between staff, students and parents in order to share accountability for preparing students to enter the adult world with all options available to them. We believe that every student is unique and learns at his or her own pace and that every student can learn.
In support of this vision, we expect:
• the guaranteed use of a rigorous and relevant curriculum, based on world class standards with frequent, common assessments to monitor student learning;
• that students will receive appropriate instruction and support until they demonstrate mastery of the curriculum and once mastery is demonstrated, students will be challenged to apply it with greater depth;
• that all staff will collaborate for the purpose of continuously improving all district systems and sharing accountability for each student's learning;
• effective and efficient facility utilization and proper fiscal accountability for all funds;
• that administrators will recruit and retain the best teachers, provide the necessary professional development and compensate them based on market demand and the degree of difficulty of their assigned responsibilities;
• that all deficiencies identified in the state audit will be addressed.
The measurements of our success will include:
above all else, an increase in student enrollment;
meeting or exceeding the Adequate Yearly Progress and Arizona Learns targets for all measurable subgroups.
Board Meetings
Regular meetings of the Governing Board are conducted on alternate Tuesdays beginning at 5:30 p.m. The first meeting of the month is in the District Administrative Center (Board Room), 3285 E. Sparrow Avenue. The second meeting of the month may be held in the Board Room or at a designated school site announced prior to the meeting. The current schedule is listed below.
If any disabled person needs any type of accommodation, please notify the Superintendent of School's Office at 527-6002 at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting time.
The Board may reschedule regular meetings or call special meetings as needed, but must adhere to the tenets of the Arizona Open Meeting Law, which requires that the agenda of a Governing Board meeting be posted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.
Speaking at a Meeting
Community members are invited and encouraged to share their opinions and concerns with the Governing Board. Anyone wishing to address the Board may do so during a presentation period at the beginning of each meeting. If the item of concern is on the agenda, the Board President may ask speakers to address the item when it comes up for discussion. In compliance with Arizona's Open Meeting Law, if the issue of concern is not on the agenda, Board members may listen to comments but may not respond to the speaker or discuss the item among themselves.
General criticisms of school operations or programs will be heard, but complaints against specific District staff are not appropriate for a public meeting. Such concerns should be referred to administration.
Anyone who wishes to place an item on the agenda should submit a written request to the Superintendent of Schools no less than a week before the meeting at which they wish to appear.
Any District resident wishing to address the Board should fill out a "Request to Comment" card available at the information table beside the entrance to the meeting room and present the card to the Board Secretary. At the appropriate time, the Board President will call the names of people requesting permission to speak. The President may prohibit comment from anyone who does not reside in the Flagstaff Unified School District.
Speakers should state their names and identify the subject they intend to address, including any relevant information they choose to share such as whether they are a parent and where their children attend school. Remarks should be limited to five minutes if the speaker represents a group and to two minutes if several speakers are addressing the same subject. The President has the authority to permit, limit, or deny comment.
A Governing Board meeting is a meeting conducted in public, which means the audience has a right to hear everything that the Board discusses except those categories of topics authorized to be discussed in executive session. Once the Board closes the period of public comment on a topic, however, the public has no further right to participate in discussion unless invited to do so by the President.
Regular Board Meeting Schedule
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2008/2009 MEETING DATES
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LOCATION
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July 8, 2008 |
Board Room
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August 12, 2008
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Board Room
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August 26, 2008
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Board Room
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September 9, 2008
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Board Room
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September 23, 2008
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Board Room |
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October 14, 2008
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Board Room
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October 28, 2008
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Board Room
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November 18, 2008
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Board Room
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December 9, 2008
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Board Room
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January 13, 2009
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Board Room
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| January 27, 2009 |
Board Room |
| February 10, 2009 |
Board Room |
| February 24, 2009 |
Board Room |
| March 10, 2009 |
Board Room |
| March 31, 2009 |
Board Room |
| April 14, 2009 |
Board Room |
| April 28, 2009 |
Board Room |
| May 12, 2009 |
Board Room |
| May 26, 2009 |
Board Room |
| June 9, 2009 |
Board Room |
| June 23, 2009 |
Board Room |
Meetings begin at 5:30 p.m.
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