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PERSON GRADUATIONS.

AND HOWMUCH MONEY THE DISTRICT ISALLOTTING -- FOR TEACHERRAISES.

NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SROGELIO MARES REPORTS -- ONTONIGHT'S BOARD MEETING.TUCSON UNIFIED'S BOARD HASAPPROVED USING 6.8 MILLIONDOLLARS OF THE 'RED OF ED'FUND TO PAY FOR RAISES,DISTRICT-WIDE.

A DISTRICTSPOKESPERSON TELLS KGUN 9 --HOW THAT AMOUNT IS DISTRIBUTED-- WILL BE LEFT TO A NUMBER OFTEACHER'S ORGANIZATIONS.DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTGABRIEL TRUJILLO -- ALSOOUTLINED WHY THE DISTRICTDECIDED TO CANCEL PLANNEDIN-PERSON GRADUATIONS.

SOTJUST TODAY, JUNE 2ND, ARIZONARECORDED IT'S HIGHEST INCREASEIN COVID-19 CASES IN A SINGLEDAY SINCE FEBRUARY.

09SEC HESAYS THE DISTRICT IS DEFERRINGTO HEALTH OFFICIALS ON THATDECISION.

SOT AS DIFFICULT ASIT IS, AS FRUSTRATED ASPARENTS ARE, AS FRUSTRATED ASTHE STUDENTS ARE, I CANNOT PUTTHE INTEREST AND THE SAFETY OFTHE PUBLIC WELL-BEING IN FRONTOF OUR NEED TO HOST A PERSONALGRADUATION CEREMONY ON THATSCALE.

14SEC THEN THEY MOVEDPAST GRADUATION -- TO A REVIEWOF THE STATES ROADMAP FOR NEXTYEAR -- AND HOW THE DISTRICTWILL SPEND 18-POINT-6 MILLIONDOLLARS IN "CARES ACT" RELEIFFUNDS.

TRUJILLO SAYS THOSEMILLIONS COULD BE SPENT ONPLEXIGLASS BARRIERS ANDPERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.SOT IT'S ALSO FOR SHORING UPOUR WI- FI INFRASTRUCTURE TOSTRENGTHEN OUR DISTANCELEARNING AND OUR ONLINELEARNING STRUCTURE THAT WEALREADY HAVE FOR STUDENTS.09SEC ALL TOO IMPORTANT TOGIVING PARENTS SOME PEACE OFMIND HEADING INTO A NEWACADEMIC YEAR.

A SURVEY -- HESAYS WAS CONDUCTED BY THEDISTRICT -- GAVE THEM SOMEIMPRESSION OF PARENT-SENTIMENTHEADING INTO THE SUMMER.

SOTIT'S TELLING US THAT THERE'SABOUT 25-PERCENT OF THE 12 TO13- THOUSAND PARENTALRESPONDENTS THAT HAVE NOTEDCLEARLY ON THEIR SURVEY THATTHEY DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLEYET PHYSICALLY RETURNING TOSCHOOL.

13SEC ROGELIO MARESKGUN9 ON YOUR SIDE.AND A REMINDER THAT TOMORROW