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A Summary Report of the February 9, 2016

C F S D Governing Board Meeting
grader Dawson Smith, and the third place winner was
Esperero eighth grader Mira Raju.
Orange Grove Middle School (OG)
Nicole Benito, OG 8th grader, has been accepted into
the 2016 Biosphere 2 Summer Science Academy.
Andrew Nix, 8th grader, is OG's 2016 Geography Bee
winner.
Student Presentation
Sunrise Drives BoxBots Robotics Team provided a
presentation to the board on the recycling of cardboard
boxes along with alternative ways to recycle the use of
a box. The team consists of the following students:
Ethan Blakely, Reece Cullinery, Violette Donnelly,
Sakary Gruber, Seth Rojas, Alexis Saffer, Brdiget
Walters and Diana Zarif. Their coaches are Charlotte
Ackerman and Anne Gruber. Governing Board
President Eileen Jackson recognized each of the
Robotics Team members for their outstanding
performance with a certificate.

Superintendent Mary Kamerzell shared the following

student and staff achievements.
The Catalina Foothills School District Foundation just
named its two 2015-2016 Teachers of the Year. They
are Charlotte Ackerman, teacher leader for science
and engineering practices, and Jennifer Dooley, Valley
View Early Learning Center. Three other teachers were
also named Distinguished Educators: Catelin Beachy,
6-8 Special Education at Esperero; Jackie Goodson,
6th Grade English at Orange Grove; and Angela Hill, 912 English at Catalina Foothills High School. All will be
honored at the Teacher of the Year event on April 10 at
the Westin La Paloma Resort.
Catalina Foothills School District (CFSD)
Esperero seventh grader Jillian Smith won the CFSD
Spelling Bee on January 21 and will represent the
district at the Pima County Spelling Bee on February
20. Second place winner was Canyon View third

Catalina Foothills High School (CFHS)

Lucas Petersen, CFHS senior, has been selected as a
candidate for the United States Presidential Scholars
Program. Scholars are chosen on the basis of their
accomplishments in academic and artistic success,
leadership, and involvement in school and the
community.
The following CFHS band students were recently
selected to the All State Jazz Band: Deven Carmichael,
Nathan Hooker, and Ben Stowers. And the following
CFHS band students were selected to participate in the
Tier 2 Honor Performance in the State Solo/Ensemble
Festival in Mesa that took place on January 29: Flute
Choir - Isabella Avery, Casey Cheung, Marisol
Childress, Neil Collins, Justin Iaconis, Emma
Kosmeder, Isabel Murphy, Mikela Petersen, Alex
Sanoy, and Rory Scobie; Percussion Duo - Evan
Goodson and Ryan Kemmer; Tuba Soloist - Calvin
Holst; Harp Soloist - Erin Lessie. Their teachers are
Renee Shane-Boyd, Ramon Sepulveda, and Christina
Walton.
The CFHS VEX Robotics Team won the Design Award
and finished 2nd in the January 16 competition at Palo
Verde High School. Team members are Alan Boldt,
Neil Collins, Mitchell Dzurick, Ariel Lamdan, and
Danilo Malo-Molina. Their teacher/coach is Thomas
Patterson.
The CFHS Speech and Debate team took 3rd place at
the January 8-9 nationally ranked tournament at ASU.
Our team competed with teams from 85 schools in 10
states. Our awards included: Novice Lincoln Douglas Jill Leaver, 1st place; Sameed Irfan, 2nd place; Carter
Eckel, 3rd place; Varsity Lincoln Douglas - Kolbe
Riney, 3rd place; Public Forum Debate - Sumhith
Aradhyula and Alexander Relich, double octo medal;
Justin
Bai
and
Vincent
Ni,
double
octo
medal; Individual Speaker Awards in Debate - Novice

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Lincoln Douglas - Jill Leaver, 1st; Carter Eckel, 2nd;

Julia Crocco, 4th; Sameed Irfan, 5th; Sarah Varghese,
10th; Varsity Lincoln Douglas - Kolbe Riney, 7th; Gabe
Cohon, 8th; Max Quint, 14th; Public Forum Debate Sumhith Aradhyula, 7th; Speech Awards - Meena
Venkataramanan, 4th place in Prose; Natalie Tedards,
semi-finals plaque in Expository speaking; and Liam
Donovan, semi-finals plaque in Congressional Debate.
Their teacher/coaches are Angela Hill and Taylor
Johnson.
The high school DECA team won three 1st place
medals and thirteen medals overall at the District Level
Competition on January 14. Medal winners are: Hotel &
Lodging Management role-play - Taylor Barnes, Kelly
Hart, and Grant Sturtevant; Hospitality Service
team role-play - Grayson Rogers and Nicholas
Stavitski (and 1st place in the category); Taylor
Barnes, Kelly Hart, and Stephanie Treanor; Buying &
Merchandising team role-play - Eyan Krunz (1st place
in the category); Principles of Marketing role-play Apoline Neau (1st place in the category), Jacob
Brandt; Sports and Entertainment Marketing role-play Creston King. Their teacher/coach is Jason Reinhardt.
Approval of Revisions to Policy GCQC,
Resignation of Professional Staff Members
(second reading)
Assistant Superintendent Denise Bartlett presented the
second reading on proposed changes to the districts
current policy on resignation of professional staff
members. The revisions will provide clarity regarding
the boards position on the resignation of any staff
member employed under a contract agreement.
Specific language provides the Superintendent with the
final word on the recommendation of a resignation if
the departure of the employee is in the best interest of
the district, and makes it clear that the board will notify
the State Board of Education requesting disciplinary
action if an employee abandons a contract. The
governing board approved the revisions to the policy
as presented.
Approval of Proposed Revisions to Policy JQ,
Regulation JQ-R and Exhibit JQ-E, Student Fees,
Fines, and Charges (second reading)
Associate Superintendent Mary Jo Conery, reviewed
the proposed revisions. At the first reading on January
26, the board requested clarification about the notice of
proposed fees that needs to be given to parents before
the governing board acts to adopt such fees. Dr.
Conery reviewed A.R.S.-342 (24) which states that
fees assessed for both optional extracurricular
activities and for high school Fine Arts, and Career and
Technical Education course shall be adopted after
notice has been given to all parents of students
enrolled at schools in the district. The governing board

approved the proposed changes as amended and

approved the elimination of Exhibit JQ-E, as presented.
Consideration of Revisions to Policy JEB,
Regulation JEB-R and Exhibit JEB-E, Entrance Age
Requirements (first reading)
Dr. Bartlett presented the proposed revisions. Arizona
statute states, A governing board may issue and
provide a certificate of promotion to pupils whom it
promotes from eighth grade of a common school.
Students sometimes move into the district without a
certificate of promotion from eighth grade. In those
instances,
Dr.
Bartlett
reported
the
district
administration believes that other evidence of
promotion, such as an official transcript or report card,
is acceptable that a student has successfully
completed the eighth-grade. The recommended
language would be as follows: or other evidence of
promotion, such as an official transcript or report card
to allow for the instances when a certificate of
promotion is not available.
Consideration of Revisions to Policy JF, Student
Admissions (first reading)
Dr. Bartlett presented the proposed revisions to the
policy. The current working in policy JF requires a
student to obtain a certificate of promotion to be
admitted into the high school. The administration
recommends adding the following language or other
evidence of promotion, such as an official transcript or
report card to the policy that will allow for the
instances when certificates of promotion are not
available to admit a student.
2016 Arizona Legislation / Governmental Activity
Board members discussed the latest legislative
information regarding JTED and the restoration of its
funding. Both the Arizona Senate and House are
expected to pass bills this week that restore funding.
Consent Agenda Items
The governing board approved the following consent
agenda items.

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January 26, 2016, regular governing board

meeting minutes
January 30, 2016, special governing board
meeting minutes
Expense voucher memorandum
Fund raising request memorandum
Personnel memorandum
Gifts and Donations memorandum
Approval of increase of expenditures for Sunrise
Drive elementary school restoration project

Upcoming Board Meeting

The next regularly scheduled governing board meeting
is Monday, February 22, 2016, 6:30 p.m., Catalina
Foothills High School, Building 4, Room 712.
The tentative agenda is:
Recognition of Super Volunteers Community
Volunteers for the Manzanita Elementary School
Pathway Project
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Issuance
of School Improvement Bonds
Approval of Revision to Policy JF, Student
Admissions (second reading)
Approval of Revisions to Policy JEB, Regulation
JEB-R and Exhibit JEB-E, Entrance Age
Requirements (second reading)
Executive Session Discussion of Employee
Terms of Employment
2016 Arizona Legislative / Governmental Activity

CFSD

Please welcome new CFSD staff members:

Katherine LaFave, Special Ed Tacher, CFHS
Charles Schubert, CTE Coordinator, CFHS
Douglas Izzo, Theater Rental Coordinator, CFHS
Suzan McCraren, Accounting Clerk Payables, MAC

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