The Douglas Unified School District governing board unanimously approved a broad consent agenda that included personnel actions, donations, program renewals and policy actions during its Nov. 6 meeting.

Key approvals recorded by motion and roll-call vote included:

- Payroll and expense vouchers (Items A: payroll and expense vouchers Athrough C)
- Certified hires (after-school tutorial staff, substitute teachers)
- Classified hires (ESS instructional aides, parent liaison, campus security officer and substitute security officers)
- Classified transfer (a parent-liaison to DHS secretary position)
- Increase in hours for a food-service employee (one-hour increase)
- Athletic hire: Mario Vasquez approved as wrestling assistant coach
- Classified resignations and retirement acceptances; transportation/warehouse supervisor vacancy noted for future recruitment and possible restructuring
- Student observer (cooperating college student for education observations)
- Volunteers for DHS sports
- Donations: Freeport-McMoRan donated $500 to Paul Heber Middle School ELA; Douglas Rotary Club donated $2,880 for third-grade dictionaries; other school gifts approved and designated to be placed by the superintendent
- Governing board self-evaluation approval
- Renewal agreements: a three-year renewal to allow DHS students to intern at Chiricahua Clinic and a two-year renewal with the Arizona Board of Regents / University of Arizona for the district's teacher-pathway program
- Temporary suspension of policy BGB (allowing adoption of naming policies and an ASBA bidding advisory on first reading)

Several items had short staff explanations prior to unanimous approval. For example, staff explained that districtwide security officers are hired centrally and placed at sites based on need; staff also said the district is planning a budget revision next month to reflect declining enrollment. Donations were accepted with thanks to the donors, and two grants/donations were listed by amount and recipient.

Votes were taken by roll call; routine motions were seconded and passed without recorded opposition.