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A Summary Report of the December 8, 2015

C F S D Governing Board Meeting
Executive Session
The governing board held an executive session for the
mid-year performance review of Superintendent Mary
Kamerzell.

Dr. Kamerzell shared the following student and staff

achievements.
Orange Grove Middle School
Carol Schaedler, Orange Grove social studies teacher,
was honored in November with the Tucson Values
Teachers/Office Max/Depot Teacher Excellence
Award. Carol has been teaching for 29 years and was
nominated by fellow teacher Andrea Chadwick who
wrote, "Carol Schaedler is dedicated to her craft, her
students, and her school community. Throughout her
career, Carol mentored new teachers, created an
innovative program for at risk students, developed
creative curriculum, and implemented an alternative
program involving peer justice...Carol inspires her
students to be passionate about learning."
Orange Grove math students competed in
the mathleague.org Southern Arizona regional contest
last month with the following results: Individual Totals 1st place, Noah Wellman; 2nd place, Nathan Kuo; and
5th place, Nathaniel Cross; Team Sweepstakes - 6th
place, Nathan Kuo, Gianna Lampert, and Noah
Wellman; 11th place, Nathaniel Cross, Natasha Meyer,
Nate Schwartz, and Devak Shah; Number Sense Test 1st place, Nathan Kuo; 3rd place, Noah Wellman; 5th
place, Nathaniel Cross; and 10th place, Natasha
Meyer; Sprint Test - 2nd place, Nathaniel Cross; 6th
place, Natasha Meyer; and 9th place, Devak Shah.

Griffin Helfand, Presley Landis, Daiki Kimura, and

Simon Rubin-Toles; Team Competition- Grade 5, 1st
place overall, Gabriel Lima-Lax, Annabelle Samuels,
Peter Todd, and Austin Troike; Grade 4, 2nd place
overall, and 1st place, Griffin Helfand, Daiki Kimura,
Presley Landis, and Simon Rubin-Toles; Individual
Totals - 2nd place overall, Annabelle Samuels; 4th
grade, 2nd place, Simon Rubin-Toles; 3rd place,
Griffin Helfand; 4th place, Presley Landis; and 5th
place, Daiki Kimura; 5th grade, 5th place, Annabelle
Samuels; 7th place, Austin Troike; 11th place, Gabriel
Lima-Lax; Number Sense Test - Grade 4, 3rd place
overall, Daiki Kimura; 2nd place, Daiki Kimura; 5th
place, Griffin Helfand; and 7th place, Presley Landis;
Grade 5, 3rd place, Austin Troike; and 5th place, Peter
Todd; Sprint Test - 2nd place overall, Annabelle
Samuels; Grade 4, 2nd place, Simon Rubin-Toles; 3rd
place, Presley Landis; 6th place, Griffin Helfand; and
8th place, Daiki Kimura; Grade 5, 2nd place, Annabelle
Samuels; Target Test - Grade 4, 1st place, Simon
Rubin-Toles; and 10th place, Griffin Helfand; Grade 5,
2nd place, Annabelle Samuels; 9th place, Austin
Troike; and 10th place, Gabriel Lima-Lax.
Catalina Foothills High School (CFHS)
The CFHS band performed at four festivals beginning
in early October at Cienega High School and Northern
Arizona University where it earned excellent ratings
and awards for outstanding music performance. In late
October, the band earned a Superior rating at U of A
Band Day. This rating was one of only 4 Superiors
earned among approximately 40 bands. At its final
performance in October, the band received a Superior
with Distinction rating and Outstanding Performance
recognition in the areas of music performance, visual
performance, auxiliary performance, and general
effect.

Manzanita Elementary School

Seniors Katie Watson and Alexis Belkoff each signed a

Letter of Intent for collegiate athletics. Katie signed with
St. Mary's College of CA for cross country, and Alexis
signed with Sacramento State for gymnastics.

The Manzanita fifth grade team placed first overall

at the mathleague.org Southern
Arizona
regional
contest. Over 300 students competed. Manzanita's
results: Team Sweepstakes - Grade 5, 1st place
overall, Annabelle Samuels, Gabriel Lima-Lax, Austin
Troike, and Peter Todd; Grade 4, 4th place overall,

CFHS Falcon Teams competed in the Special

Olympics Bowling Competition on November 13. The
team of Shan Donau, Emily Dong, Maggie Johnson,
and Brennan Polito took 1st place in their division, and
the team of D. Shawn Haimovich, Kendall Hodges,
Chad Preble, and Niko Tax earned 1st place in their

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division. Both teams won gold medals. The CFHS

teams and their members won a total of 8 gold medals.
Alex Tang won gold medals in both the Junior and
Adult division of the 55kg weight category at the World
Tae Kwon Do Alliance Championship in Las Vegas in
November.
Approval of Proposed Revisions to Policy IKF
Graduation Requirements (second reading)
Associate Superintendent Mary Jo Conery reviewed
the proposed changes to policy IKF. After the first
reading of the policy there were recommendations for
additional revisions of wording and modifications to a
selected paragraph. The proposed revisions from the
first reading were not modified. The board approved
the revisions to the policy as presented.
Approval of Proposed Revisions to Policy JFABC
Admission of Transfer Students (second reading)
Dr. Conery presented the second reading of proposed
revisions to the policy. After the first reading of the
policy there were two minor revisions that were
recommended for revision. First, the removal of
wording from a paragraph on the last page of the policy
and second a grammatical correction. The proposed
revisions from the first reading were not modified. The
board approved the revisions to the policy as
presented.
Approval of Proposed Revisions to Regulation
JRCA-R Request for Transfer of Records (second
reading)
Dr. Conery presented the second reading of proposed
revisions to the regulation. After the first reading there
was a minor revision of additional wording that was
added to be consistent throughout the regulation. The
proposed revisions from the first reading were not
modified. The board approved the revisions to the
regulation as presented.
AzMERIT Testing Results
Dr. Conery presented Catalina Foothills School
Districts aggregate and school results. Dr. Conery
shared information on performance categories and
how the district, school, and families can use them in
relation to the test for English language arts (ELA) and
mathematics. The statewide results for AzMERIT were
released on November 30. Based on the aggregated
scores, CFSD was the highest performing Tucson-area
district in every subject and grade level, exceeding all
statewide averages. Dr. Conery also announced that
among all unified districts in Arizona, CFSD had the
highest AzMERIT scores. The scoring categories are
aligned with groups of standards in ELA and
mathematics and can be used by district schools to
inform future instruction.

Consent Agenda Items

The governing board approved the following consent
agenda items.

November 23, 2015, regular governing board

meeting minutes
Expense voucher memorandum
Field trip request memorandum
Fund raising request memorandum
Personnel memorandum
Gifts and donations memorandum

Upcoming Board Meeting

The next regularly scheduled governing board meeting
is Tuesday January 12, 2016, 6:30 p.m., Catalina
Foothills High School, Building 4, Room 712.
The tentative agenda is:
Outstanding Achievements
CFSD Star Awards
Election of Governing Board President and Vice
President
Consideration of Changes to High School courses
and Programs 2016-2017 (first reading)
Consideration of Proposed Revisions to Regulation
JQ-R Student Fees, Fines, and Charges (first
reading)
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Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA) 58
Annual Conference Report

CFSD

Please welcome new CFSD staff members:

Jonathan Konrad, Special Education Teacher, ECMS
Lily Pape, Spanish Teacher, CV and SD
Jason Cuneo, Reading Tutor OGMS
Stephen Reed, Security Monitor, CFHS

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