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A Summary Report of the November 10, 2015

C F S D Governing Board Meeting
CFHS cheerleaders compete in their state tournament
on Saturday, November 14, at Grand Canyon
University.

Superintendent Mary Kamerzell shared the following

CFSD student and board member achievements.
Catalina Foothills High School
The CFHS Speech & Debate team finished 3rd overall
in Team Sweepstakes at the Red Mountain Lost
Dutchman
Tournament
in
late
October.
Congratulations to the following individual winners:
Debate - Meena Venkataramanan and Maxim Quint,
Varsity LD, 1st place; Carter Eckel, Novice LD, 3rd
place; and Gabe Cohon, 3rd place; Speech - Natalie
Tedards, Expository, 3rd place, and Justin Ni, 6th
place; Prose - Meena Venkataramanan, 2nd place;
Duo Acting - Natalie Tedards and Meena
Venkataramanan, 1st place; Impromptu - Gabe Cohon,
3rd place; Thematic Oral Interpretation - Alexander
Relich, 3rd place. The team is coached by Taylor
Johnson, CFHS English Teacher.
State Fall Athletic Competition Results:
Girl's Cross Country - The team finished 3rd at State.
Katie Watson finished 7th, and Richelle Sandin
finished 10th.
Boy's Cross Country - The team finished in the top 20
overall. Phillips Mortelliti also earned top 20 in the
state.
Boys Golf - The team finished 3rd at State. Tyler Blohm
finished 8th, and Gavin Cohen finished 10th.
Girl's Golf - The team finished 4th at State.
Boy's Swim - The team finished 8th at State in Division
I. Brooks Fail finished 1st in the 500 freestyle and also
earned All American consideration times in both the
200 freestyle and 500 freestyle. Other top swimmers
were Sam Mulay, Martin Hocheder, Scott Pekarske,
Andy Duffield, and Jack Hadley.
Girl's Swim - The team finished 11th at State.
The CFHS football team defeated Cibola in the first
round of state playoffs last week and now moves onto
the second round on Friday, November 13, at Paradise
Valley High School.

CFSD Governing Board

Governing Board Members Eileen Jackson, Amy
Krauss, and Amy Bhola were recently honored at the
Arizona School Boards Association Pima County
meeting for their commitment to continuing education.
Vice President Jackson received the Certificate of
Boardsmanship and Associate of Boardsmanship
awards. Ms. Bhola and Ms. Krauss received the
Certificate of Orientation award.

CFSD Star Award

The governing board honored the FRIENDS (Foothills
Residents Involved in Educational Needs of District
Students) of CFSD for support of the bond and
override election on November 3, 2015.
Board Member Amy Krauss honored the following with
a certificate and Star pin: Amy Bhola, Sally Bockisch,
Julie Farbarik, Linda Gee, Andrea Gerlak, Anne
Gruber, Lyssa Holmes, Kyra Holtzman, Nancy Hsaio,
Ashleigh Kruk, Trish McCabe, Melinda McNeilus, Anne
Morgan, Jean Popham, Amanda Saffer, Dev, Sethi,
Olivia Sethi, Jenna Sullivan, Krista Westmoreland,
John Williams, and Patti Wisnom.
Approval of Proposed Revisions to Policy IKE and
New Regulation IKE-RB Promotion and Retention
of Students (second reading)
Assistant Superintendent Denise Bartlett presented the
second reading of proposed revisions to the policy and
the new administrative regulation. After the first
reading, revisions included additional wording and the
replacement of wording in some sections of the policy
and regulation for providing clarity and consistency to

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the reader. The board approved the revisions to the

second draft of the policy and regulation as presented.
Approval of Proposed Revisions to Policy JFAB
Tuition/Admission of Nonresident Students
(second reading)
Dr. Bartlett presented the second reading of proposed
revisions to the policy. It was noted that the statute
does not make a provision for funding for students
enrolled in a residential boarding academy. Further
review of the state statute was done in consultation
with legal counsel resulting in a language revision that
states that the district may admit instead of shall
admit without tuition. The board approved the revisions
to the policy as presented.
Approval of Proposed Revisions to Policy JLIA
Supervisions of Students (second reading)
Dr. Bartlett presented the second reading of proposed
revisions to the policy. After the first reading of the
policy it was recommended to move the final
paragraph regarding contact with students to the
beginning of the policy. The proposed revisions from
the first reading were not modified. The proposed
revisions intended to provide greater clarity concerning
the supervision of students. The board approved the
revisions to the policy as presented.
Approval of 2016-2017 Calendar
Dr. Bartlett reviewed the 2016-2017 school calendar.
This calendar was preliminarily approved by the board
in November 2014. Highlights include August 11 for the
first day of school; parent-teacher conference days of
October 10-12; a Winter Break that includes three
weekends; Spring Break on April 3-7; and May 24 for
the last day of school. The full calendar can be
accessed on the districts website (CFSD16.org). The
governing board approved the 2016-2017 school
calendar as presented.
Initial Review of 2017-2018 Calendar Option (first
reading)
Dr. Bartlett presented the preliminary 2017-2018
school calendar. The draft is very similar to the 20162017 calendar to include 90-day semesters. Highlights
include August 10 for the first day of school; parentteacher conference days of October 9-10; a Winter
Break that includes three weekends; Spring Break on
April 2-6; and May 23 for the last day of school.
Preliminary approval of this calendar will be on the
November 23, 2015, board agenda.
Consideration of Proposed Revisions to
Regulation KDB-R and Exhibit KDB-E Publics
Right to Know/Freedom of Information (first
reading)
Dr. Kamerzell presented proposed changes to
regulation KDB-R and exhibit KDB-E. The proposed

increase to copy fees was 35 per page for board

minutes, agendas, financial records, and contracts,
courses of study, or statistical summaries; and 50 per
page for other materials. The exhibit was modified to
allow the district to acquire the information necessary
to respond to and keep a record of public information
requests. The board proposed that the statutory
reference for allowable costs be inserted into the
regulation. The board will consider a second reading
on November 23.
Consideration of Proposed Arizona School Boards
Association (ASBA) Bylaw Changes
Governing Board President Carole Siegler presented
the two Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA)
proposed bylaw changes that require the vote of
member governing boards. The proposed changes
included expanding the membership of the ASBA
Board of Directors, and adding a requirement for
written notification of nominations for office one week
before the annual membership meeting. The board
approved the bylaw changes as presented.
Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA) Pima
County October 29 Meeting Report
Ms. Siegler and Board Members Amy Bhola and Eileen
Jackson reviewed information from the recent ASBA
Pima County Workshop that they attended on October
29, 2015. The meeting was held at Flowing Wells High
School.
Consent Agenda Items
The governing board approved the following consent
agenda items.

October 27, 2015, regular governing board

meeting minutes
Expense voucher memorandum
Field trip request memorandum
Personnel memorandum
Gift and Donations memorandum
Increase of expenditures to Burns Wald-Hopkins
Shambach Architects for Valley View Early
Learning Center expansion project

Upcoming Board Meeting

The next regularly scheduled governing board meeting
is Monday, November 23, 6:30 p.m., Catalina
Foothills High School, Building 4, Room 712.
The tentative agenda is:
Recognition of Super Volunteer
Selection of ASBA Delegate(s) to State
Conference
Fiscal Year 2017 Draft Budget Process
Approval of SY2017-2018 Calendar
Your Voice Legislative Advocacy Information
Session Report

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Approval of Proposed Revisions to Regulation

KDB-R and Exhibit KDB-E Publics Right to
Know/Freedom of Information (second reading)
Consideration of Proposed Revisions to Policy IKF
Graduation Requirements (first reading)
Consideration of Proposed Revisions to Policy
JFABC Admission of Transfer Students (first
reading)
Consideration of Proposed Revisions to Regulation
JRCA-R Request for Transfer of Records (first
reading)
Approval of Proposed Revisions to the Data
Component of the Teacher Assessment Program
(TAP)
Consideration of Proposed Revisions to Regulation
JQ-R Student Fees, Fines, and Charges (first
reading)

CFSD

Please welcome new CFSD staff members:

Melinda Wallace, Reading Interventionist, OGMS
Isaac Dombrowski, EA Classroom, MZ
Sara Cohen, CARE Inclusion EA, CC
Jeanne Maze, Volunteer
Rosalie Muzzy, Volunteer
Joseph Yukish, Volunteer
Margarita Munsen, Volunteer

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