Governing Board Meeting 10/15/2026

The Phoenix Elementary School District #1 Governing Board met on October 15, 2026. The board approved the FY2026 Annual Financial Report, which recorded $109 million in total expenditures, including $23.5 million in bond expenditures. The CFO reported that capital-project encumbrances would carry into FY2027. A capital-improvements update covered work at Garfield and Edison, playgrounds and facility upgrades at multiple schools, solar and building-efficiency projects, and plans for a new plant-services, transportation, warehouse, and central-kitchen campus. Funding sources included the 2022 bond and district capital funds. The board also approved revised ASBA policy advisories at second reading.

The board discussed a proposed lease of about 5,600 square feet at Herrera School for the Arts to Year Up United for $84,000 annually. District staff described access controls, participant rules, and a plan to use part of the rent for custodial services; public comments raised concerns about costs, student safety, and use of district facilities. The transcript ends during the discussion, so it does not establish whether the lease was approved or otherwise acted upon. The board tabled the strategic-planning scope-of-work item until the next regular meeting; one consulting proposal had been withdrawn, while proposals from Uriah Ward Consulting and ASBA were presented. No contract award or procurement approval for those services is recorded.