EDUCATION

Fountain Hills school board alters ‘liquidation’ policy

Fountain Hills Unified School District Governing Board member Kim Duckworth speaks at a recent meeting. Duckworth voted with the majority (4-1) to eliminate the word “spouse” from a policy about resigning employees waiving fees due to a relocation.

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While a policy change approved by the Fountain Hills Unified School District Governing Board only involves a single word, it could have implications with future personnel moves.

The board voted 4-1 on Sept. 17 to approve a change to a policy known as “GCQC - Resignation of Professional Staff Members.”

The change was only to remove the word “spouse” from the section about waiving fees for resigning in the middle of a contracted year due to relocation.

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