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CROWN KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT #41
BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday April 8, 2026, at 4:02 P.M.
BOARD MEMBERS:
President: Christina Nisbet – Present
Member: Jana Hare – Present
Member: Wayne Adair – Present
Attended: Nicole Stillbert & Danielle Nelson
Agenda:
A. Call to Order (President) at 4:02 PM
Meeting called to order by Christina Nisbet, Seconded by Jana Hare.
B. Adoption of Agenda
Motion by Christina Nisbet to approve agenda, Seconded by Jana Hare.
C. Pledge of Allegiance (President)
D. Board Meeting Minutes not previously approved.
Motion by Christina Nisbet to approve Meeting Minutes for March 11, 2026, Seconded by Wayne Adair.
E. Information only items. (Items to be heard only)
A. Governing Board Members – n/a
B. Head Teacher– Kristine Spann – Excused.
- Teachers Report – Monthly teachers Report was handed out to the board to review.
C. Maintenance – Nicole Stillbert
- Nicole Stillbert – Monthly Maintenance Log was handed out to the board to review.
F. Limited Call to the Public (President) –
- The public is invited to speak about any agenda item.
- There is a limit of three (3) minutes per speaker and 20 minutes total.
- Request to speak must be in writing and provided to the School Secretary at the beginning of the meeting or prior to any agenda item.
- The President has absolute discretion over procedural matters.
- The Board may waive their “Public Participation Policy” as it applies to all speakers.
- Members of the public may indicate their support or opposition to a topic, in writing, that will be noted and entered into the record.
- The Board may not respond to comments from the public, but may ask the facilitator to respond or place the item on a future agenda.
G. Action Items (Matters on which the Governing Board may take legal action during the meeting)
1. Consent Agenda items:
A. Ratification of Payroll Voucher: 18, 19, & 20. Discussion/Action – Approved
B. Ratification of Expense Vouchers: 9119 & 9120. Discussion/Action – Approved
C. FY26/27 Board Authorization Forms. Discussion/Action – The Board reviewed forms. Motion by Christina Nisbet to approve and sign forms, Seconded by Wayne Adair.
D. Staff Job Descriptions. Discussion/Action – Board discussed possible changes to Head Teacher job description upon input from current Head Teacher, and creation of new Administrative Assistant job description. They also discussed adding a statement regarding work hours to Head Maintenance and Maintenance Assistant job descriptions. Motion by Wayne Adair to approve changes to Head Maintenance and Assistant Maintenance job description, Seconded by Jana Hare. Motion by Christina Nisbet to revisit Head Teacher and Administrative Assistant job description at next board meeting, Seconded by Wayne Adair.
- Specific items of District business:
A. 9-12 Grade Expansion Update & Expenses. Discussion/Action – Board discussed the 9-12 Grade Expansion being placed on the Arizona Department of Education April 27, 2026 Agenda as a Discussion/Action item for approval by the state board. Discussion Only
- Attestations for A.R.S 15-447. Discussion/Action – The board reviewed and discussed the Attestation accompanying the 9-12 Grade Expansion Proposal. Motion by Christina Nisbet to approve the Attestation, Seconded by Wayne Adair, with an unanimous decision by the board.
B. FY26/27 School Calander Approval. Discussion/Action – Board reviewed FY26/27 School Calander. Motion to approve by Christina Nisbet, Seconded by Jana Hare.
C. Review of Employee Evaluations. Discussion/Action * (Executive Session) – Motion by Christina Nisbet to approve Employee Evaluations, Seconded by Wayne Adair, with an unanimous decision by the board.
D. Employee FY26/27 Contracts. Discussion/Action * (Executive Session) – Motion by Christina Nisbet to approve and offer new contracts to employees, Seconded by Jana Hare, with an unanimous decision by the board.
*Board votes to go into Executive Session to discuss FY25/26 employee reviews and FY26/27 employee contracts @ 5:20 PM. – Motion by Christina Nisbet, Seconded by Wayne Adair.
*Board votes to return to Regular Session @ 5:45 pm. – Motion by Christina Nisbet, Seconded by Jana Hare.
H. Information and Discussion items (Matters about which the Board may engage in discussion but will take no action during meeting)
A. EOP Update. Discussion Only – Board discussed pending information.
B. EMAC FY26 ESEA Programmatic Monitoring Update. Discussion Only – Board discussed Programmatic Monitoring status.
I. Information items requested for next agenda.
A. EOP
B. Job Descriptions for Head Teacher & Administrative Assistant.
C. 9-12 Grade Expansion Results.
D. School/Student support, volunteers & classroom ambassador.
E. Summer School.
F. School Fundraising Items/Fall Festival.
J. Adjournment (President) at 5:55 PM
Motion to adjourn by Christina Nisbet, Seconded by Jana Hare.
Copies of agendas and supporting documentation relative to public meetings are available at the Crown King School during normal work hours, 24 hours prior to a meeting and immediately preceding the Open meeting date.
The next meeting will be held (tentatively on) May 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM at the Crown King Elementary School.