District's San Tan teachers left without certainty - TriValley Central
Bill MacDonald, the band teacher and golf coach for San Tan Foothills High School, took the public participation portion of the school board meeting Wednesday night to let the members of the school board and Superintendent Charie Wallace know... “I understand the district’s decision to have the voters approve consolidation of the San Tan Valley schools with Florence district as a measure that will be beneficial for both Coolidge and Florence,” MacDonald said. The comments by MacDonald came prior to the board unanimously approving Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Pinal County Recorder and Elections Department to provide services for the upcoming consolidation election. "The employees knew on Wednesday, June 10 when the board approved the resolution," Wallace said. Wallace said the reason the staff did not know about the consolidation earlier is because they didn't know if it would be a go. . "District attorneys investigated and felt there was a conflict between two state statues," Wallace said. "Then they asked for an attorney general opinion that had to be answered by June 16. After the opinion or in this case no opinion which our attorney received June 5th then the information went to the bond underwriters to figure out the tax rate. Source: www.trivalleycentral.com
