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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

The Boarder for January 27, 2015







A Publication for The Boarder the CFSD Community






A Summary Report of the January 27, 2015 CFSD Governing Board Meeting


Approval of Changes to High School Courses and Programs for 2015-2016 (second reading)


The governing board approved course changes for the 2015-2016 school year. The changes included as presented, the replacement of Forensics: Applied
Chemical and Physical Analysis with AP Biology as an option in the second year of the CTE/JTED – Bioscience Pathway; elimination of biology as a required 9th grade course and permitting students to take it in either their 9th or 10th grade year; and the addition of a Chinese summer immersion experience abroad as an elective.

ASBA Board Operations and Leadership Training Seminar (BOLTS) Report
Board Members Amy Bhola, Eileen Jackson, Amy Krauss and Carole Siegler reported on the informative sessions they attended at the January 22 training

Consent Agenda ItemsThe governing board approved the following consent agenda items. 
  • January 13, 2015, regular governing board
  • meeting minutes
  • Expense voucher memorandum
  • Field Trip memorandum
  • Personnel memorandum
  • Gift and Donations memorandum
  • Fund Raising Request memorandum
Upcoming Board Meeting
The next regularly scheduled governing board meeting is Tuesday, February 10, 2015, 6:30 p.m., Catalina
Foothills High School, Building 4, Room 712.
The tentative agenda is:
  • Outstanding Achievements
  • CFSD Star Awards – Local Legends FIRST Lego
  • League State Champions
  • Consideration of Revisions to Policies with Non-
  • Discrimination Language (first reading):
    •  AC Non-discrimination/Equal Opportunity
    •  GBA Equal Employment Opportunity
    •  GCF Professional Staff Hiring
    •  GDF Support Staff Hiring
    •  JB Equal Educational Opportunities
    •  JII and JII-EB Student Concerns Complaints and Grievances
    • • JK and JK-RA Student Discipline
    • Study Session Regarding Arizona School Finance



Please welcome new CFSD staff members:
Lisa Atkinson-Lacy, EA Inclusion, CFHS
Emily Ghusson, EA Classroom, MZ
Elizabeth Livos, EA Incusion, SD
Clarisa Renteria, School Nurse, MZ
Erin Garrett, CARE Activity Leader I, Community Schools
Elizabeth Livos, CARE Activity Leader II,
Community Schools
Christine Newton, CS Extended Day Instructor-
Math Counts, Community Schools
Juan Heinrich, Volunteer