AMPHITHEATER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Tucson, Arizona

MINUTES OF SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BOARD

Place, Date and Time of Meeting

Wetmore Center, 701 West Wetmore Road, April 29, 2002, 4:30 p.m.

Board Members Present

Mary Schuh, Vice-President/Clerk – Presiding

Dr. Kent Barrabee, Member – Acting Clerk

Nancy Young Wright, Member – Acting Clerk

Board Members Absent

Dr. Kenneth Smith, President

Mike Prout, Member

Central Administrators Present

Dr. Vicki M. Balentine, Superintendent

Dr. Richard Hooley, Associate Superintendent

Todd A. Jaeger, J.D., Associate to Superintendent and General Counsel

OPENING OF MEETING

Mrs. Schuh called the meeting to order and asked members of the audience to sign the visitors register. Procedures for addressing the Board were described.

PUBLIC COMMENT¹

There were no public comments.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

1. Motion to Recess Open Meeting and Hold an Executive Session

Mrs. Schuh announced that the Board would recess open meeting and hold an executive session for:

A. Consideration and Determination of Appeal of Long-term Suspension Hearing Officer’s Decision, Pursuant to A.R.S. §15-843(A); Determination of Whether to Hold an Expulsion Hearing and Designate a Hearing Officer to Hear Evidence, Prepare a Record and Bring a Recommendation to the Board, Pursuant to A.R.S. §15-843(F)(2);

B. Consideration and Decision Upon Expulsion Hearing Officer’s Recommendation, Pursuant to A.R.S. §15-843(F)(2).

A motion was made by Ms. Young Wright, seconded by Dr. Barrabee and passed unanimously, that the Board recess into executive session. The time was 4:32 p.m.

RECONVENING OF OPEN MEETING

Following the executive session, Mrs. Schuh reconvened the meeting at 5:30 p.m.

Board Member Requests for Future Agenda Items

There were no requests for future agenda items.

PUBLIC COMMENT

There were no public comments.

ADJOURNMENT

A motion was made by Ms. Young Wright, seconded by Dr. Barrabee and passed unanimously, that the meeting be adjourned. The time was 5:32 p.m.