Meeting Agenda

Notice of Public Meeting

Presidio School Inc. Board of Directors

Pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the Presidio School Board of Directors and to the general public that a meeting, open to the public, will be held as specified below.

DATED AND POSTED 9TH   DAY OF OCTOBER 2023

Board of Presidio School, Inc. 

By Terry S. Garza, Terry S. Garza

Secretary, Board of Directors of Presidio School

AGENDA Presidio School Board of Directors Meeting 1695 East Ft. Lowell  Dreamcatcher Library Tucson, Arizona 85719 Tuesday, October 10, 2023 12:00 PM

 

• Call to order Mr. Carrillo
• Public Comment Mr. Carrillo

Action Items:

• Consideration to Approve the September 5, 2023  Board Minutes Ms. Garza
• Consideration to Approve the August 2023 Presidio School Expenditures Ms. Garza
• Consideration to Approve the 2023 Annual Financial Report Ms. Garza
• Consideration to Approve adding Ms. Montierth as a signatory on the Ms. Garza

Presidio School General Account with the ability to co-sign checks for 

expenditures that have a signed/approved POR & Purchase Order.

Discussion Items:

 

Principal’s Report:

 

Meeting Minutes

Presidio School Board of Directors  Meeting Minutes 1695 E. Ft. Lowell Tucson, Arizona Date:   October 10, 2023

 

Called To Order:  12:03 PM Adjourned:  12:45 PM

Attendance by Members of the Board:  P= Present, A=Absent, R=Remote Attendance

  P   Peggy Barnett, Treasurer

  P   Martin Carrillo, President

 A  Thomas Drexel, Vice President

  P  Terry Garza, Secretary

  P   Jessica Montierth, Member

Public Comment: No public comment

Motions:

1. To approve the September 5, 2023 Minutes as presented.

Moved by:   Peggy Barnett Seconded by:    Terry Garza   Outcome: Passed Unanimously

1. To approve the August 2023 expenditures.

Moved by:   Peggy Barnett Seconded by:    Jessica Montierth Outcome: Passed Unanimously

1. To approve the Annual Financial Report for the 22/23 FY.

Moved by:   Jessica Montierth Seconded by:    Peggy Barnett  Outcome: Passed Unanimously

1. To approve adding Jessica Montierth as a signatory on the Presidio School General Account with the ability to co-sign checks for expenditures that have a signed/approved POR & Purchase Order.  

Moved by:     Peggy Barnett Seconded by:     Terry Garza     Outcome: Passed Unanimously

Prepared by: Terry S. Garza ,  Terry S. Garza

 

Principal’s Report

• Building 300 and HS Courtyard Project
  • The work on both projects has been completed and the high school students could not be happier.  Presidio staff plan to finalize the Response to Intervention and Teachers’ Lounge move back into Building 300 over Fall Break and will have a ribbon cutting ceremony to “officially” open the building during the All-School Flag ceremony scheduled for October 20, 2023.
• 1695 Courtyard Project
  • Presidio’s Facilities Manager, Business Manager, and Principal are meeting with representatives from Play It Safe and Weem’s Asphalt to walk the 1695 parking lot in order to finalize the information needed for Play It Safe to submit its estimate for the grading and draining.  Presidio would like to begin work on the grading and drainage over Winter Break in an effort to minimize impact on the students.
• Assisteens PE Grant
  • Presidio applied for and received a $2000 grant for PE equipment from Assisteens.  Presidio’s Directors of Curriculum and Instruction have put together a supply list of items for unstructured play and will submit after Fall Break. 
• Title 1 National Program
  • Presidio has been invited to submit an application for recognition for the Title 1 National Program, sent to Presidio from the Arizona Department of Education.  The application is due on/before October 13, 2023.
• 3rd Best High School from Niche
  • Niche’s annual report stated that Presidio School is ranked as the 3rd best high school in Tucson, behind 
• Superintendent Horn’s Character Counts Press Release
  • Presidio was asked to present at Superintendent Horn’s Character Counts Press Release on October 19, 2023.  As a longtime supporter of the Character Counts program, Superintendent Horn is pleased to see Presidio incorporating it into our Social Emotional Learning curriculum.

 

Prepared by: Jessica Montierth ,  Jessica Montierth