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Copper Basin News
The Ray Unified School District Governing Board hosted its regular monthly meeting last week. The board was given a presentation on the new web site that has been designed for the district. The new site features a calendar and staff directory as well as several photos from school activities. Updates on the page will be done by the high school English students.
The board also approved high school students to attend an overnight trip to Catalina Island in April, voted to approve a donation of two fully equipped first aid kits from Cobre Valley Heart Institute and Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center. ASARCO also donated a Sheldon 17”x30” lathe. Other housekeeping items included hearing department reports and also approving various club fundraisers.
The board had two executive session items on the agenda. Board President Wayne Cude announced that the first agenda item in the executive session would not be discussed because he would have to recuse himself due to the fact that his relative was the staff member to be discussed and without Cude’s participation, the Board would not have a quorum present. The item would have allowed the board to discuss whether to pay that family member for their prep time. The agenda did not indicate which staff member was going to be discussed. The Open Meeting Law requires that the person or position being discussed in executive be posted on the agenda.
The second agenda item on executive session was a discussion on the permanent resident application for international teachers. There was no action taken following the executive session discussion.
Mila Besich is a resident of Superior with two children. She volunteers for many local organizations. She is an experienced fundraiser and event planner for Copper Corridor Economic Development Coalition. She covers some of the area town councils and schools.
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