HUSD Governing Board Meeting Oct 13, 2026

Higley Unified School District Governing Board meeting, titled October 13, 2026 (meeting metadata is dated October 14), reviewed and unanimously approved the FY2026 Annual Financial Report and attachments, 4–0. Finance reported more than $173 million in expenditures and discussed declining enrollment, a reduced voter-approved override, and budget controls, including unspent purchase orders and savings of more than $500,000 on utilities and nearly $200,000 on substitute services. The board discussed approximately $3.2 million in middle-school lease costs, funded through transfers to capital, and asked for further information on school-level operating costs and a possible board committee to examine declining enrollment, under-capacity schools, debt, and maintenance needs.

Facilities and procurement-related discussion focused on HVAC rentals used at several schools during air-conditioning issues, including rentals that continued into FY2027; board members requested an update on repair versus replacement and future maintenance needs. Chaparral’s carpet replacement was cited as a planned facilities project. No new contract award or procurement vote was identified; the AFR approval was the meeting’s recorded spending-related action.