okay it is 6 o'clock so I am regardless of what that clock says I'm going to go ahead and get started Um welcome everyone to our April Fantastic 49 presentation My name is Kayla Maldonado I am the internal communications manager for School District 49 Excuse me Tonight
we have some great nominees We'll recognize students and staff who are exceptional examples of how D49 is the best place to learn work and lead For our nominees and who nominated them when your names are called please come to the podium for remarks and then you'll head to the photo backdrop We ask that you
kindly stay for the full presentation so our board members and district team members have the chance to offer you their congratulations after Before I introduce our honores I always like to give a shout out to our sponsors We are so grateful for Dion's Air Academy Credit Union and Texas Roadhouse for
donating gift cards to our honores Our first honore of the evening is Brinkley Ree freshman at Falcon High School She was on nominated by Shaun O' Conor principal at Falcon High School Brinkley has organized a dance recital and fundraising campaign for a young child who is fighting cancer in her
community She's gone above and beyond on her own and Penny's benefit has energized the Falcon High School student body So if I could have Brinkley and Sean come to the [Applause] podium Good evening everyone and I'm
really privileged to present briefly this award And I just want to uh shout out some of the amazing things I saw because um and this isn't the first time she's done this She creates an event uh that brings people together to raise funds It's a dance recital but it's it's
much more than that We had some comedy we had some musical performances Um and she's a performer herself And um I think it takes a lot of leadership to organize and orchestrate that event but it wasn't just that the vibe the positivity the
way the kids encouraged each other One of my favorite things about being in high school is watching those moments when kids you know are vulnerable and they find the bravery and the courage to um kind of stretch and reach and do something And that happened the whole
night and the kids were supporting each other like you wouldn't believe It was hard not to leave that night inspired Um and that one was for Penny We She also did one last year uh for another community member in the Falcon zone She's keeping it local and um just
inspiring and doing a lot of great things She in all of this this is a freshman you know and she's making a difference I have great hopes for well for our world for our community uh just based off of what I see her do I think she just helps you believe that people
can make a difference and she's one of those rare ones Uh so congratulations Brinkley We really appreciate you Does she say anything do you want to say anything um I'd just really like to thank you guys so much and especially Mr O' Conor
He's been such an inspiration to me and just such a amazing um leader within our Falcon community and I'm just very thankful for this opportunity and very thankful for our community and how amazing it is and how willing everybody
is and to motivate and help um inspire people with me and along on this journey with me So thank you so much Thank you Brinkley Our next honore of the evening is Jeff excuse me Jeff Woodward building manager at Woodman
Hills Elementary School Jeff's creativity and problem solving skills make him an in an invaluable asset He doesn't just solve problems he finds ways to make things more efficient functional and accessible for everyone Jeff was nominated by Carrie Height art teacher at Woodman Hills she was unable
to attend tonight So I'm going to go ahead and read um her nomination on his behalf but if I could have Jeff come up here [Applause] and Okay Um Okay Nomination for Jeff Woodward It is with great admiration and
respect that I nominate Jeff Woodward for the Fantastic 49 recognition Jeff is a pillar of kindness warmth and unwavering support within the Woodman Hills family His gentle spirit and genuine care for others set him apart as someone who not only excels in his
professional and personal life but also leaves a lasting positive impact on everyone he encounters Jeff's approach to life and those around him is defined by his thoughtfulness and empathy Whether it's off offering a listening ear lending a helping hand or simply sharing a word of encouragement he
brings a sense of comfort and trust to those in need His kindness knows no bounds and he has earned the infection and respect of so many In addition to his warmth and compassion Jeff consistently goes above and beyond in his role He is always looking for ways to improve processes create solutions
and make things work better for others Whether it's fixing equipment designing new systems or innovating new ways to meet the needs of both staff and students Jeff's creativity and problem solving skills make him an invaluable asset to our team He doesn't just solve problems He finds ways to make things
more efficient functional and accessible for everyone His ability to connect with others making people feel seen heard and valued truly exemplifies the spirit of Fantastic 49 Jeff's integrity compassion and dedication to continuous improvement inspire all of us to be better versions
of ourselves and I believe he is the most deserving of this recognition Thank you for considering Jeff for this honor His impact is immeasurable and his presence is a gift to everyone fortunate enough to know him Applause And if you would like to say something
I I kind of like to meet this guy Wow I think I've been very fortunate and very blessed my whole life working at uh doing what I love in the different job capacities that I've that I've had
And I'd say working for district 49 at Woodman Hills Elementary to me is the icing on the cake I love it I love the kids I love the environment the teachers the support You couldn't ask for a
better supporting staff Everybody there supports one another encourages one another and it's just a wonderful place to work But there's one thing I got to share Uh Art Link later said "Kids say the darnest things." Just the other day
one of the our proctors uh came to me and said uh one of the couple of kids came to her and said uh said "You know my kind of complainant about what this one kid said about his mom." Uh he said
"Boy," he said he said "That kid over there told me my mom should have never let me be born." And then the other kid came over and said 'Well he said my mom sank the Titan or Titanic And so kind of
funny some of the things the kids say but they're always telling you when their teeth are falling out and when the teeth is wiggly just all kinds of things But it's a joy to work there Thank you so much
[Applause] Thank you Jeff Our final honore of the evening is Mark Lu's facility locksmith He was nominated by Adrienne Jasper special education teacher at Peak Education Center Um this is a really
cool story so I'll let Adrienne tell it but Mark went out of his way to personalize a field trip for Peak students who were studying keys and lock systems after a community business was not able to host the class Each student made a mini door and learned how to make keys Um his attention and care for each
of the students was outstanding So if I could have Mark and Adrian come up to the [Applause] podium So Mark is amazing Um I just kind of called them on a day and my kids are
really into keys You never know what kids are going to be into and they're really into keys Like I had to buy 35 pounds of keys off of eBay into keys and um and that's amazing you can do that But um they were really likes keys and
locks and we were going to go to a community business but they were kind of in the middle of moving to a new building So just kind of called Mark and said "Hey wouldn't you like to host whatever you could do would be great."
And he was just like "Oh okay." And so we kind of sprung it on him and it was amazing My kids called it the best field trip of the year Um he made each kid their own little like foot high door
from um some of the uh I guess portables from Horizon that they were getting rid of Each door had its own working um doorork knob with lock and they got to make the key that matched the lock So how you find different keys and they got
to make their own key and then they got to stamp their own name on their own key and he showed them all these um clear locks with how to do it The kids were over the moon and they got to take all that stuff home and it was amazing and he just went above and beyond and I just
can't say thank you enough to him [Applause] Well I want to I want to say thank you Um it was it was a great joy Something I wasn't expecting I got a phone call from from Daniel Payne saying
"Hey this is what they'd like to do How do you feel about it?" I like I can do that I was actually intimidated a little bit in beginning when I got in front of the students And once I got over my stage fright I
guess I was I had a lot of a lot of fun Um I've enjoyed working with the kids and I've already have plans for the next field trip Um part of the best the best part about the whole deal was was seeing the the
joy on their faces when they got to make their own keys with their initials on it Um but nothing topped the the joy in their faces when they
they got to take that door home It was door you know one foot by one foot door with a working door knob They had actually started to put everything together you know clean it up so they could leave And I said "No this is yours."
Um I like I said I I appreciate it and I I look forward to doing more of this I actually just received a a ziplockc bag full of keys from Remington Elementary because I re keyed the building last
summer and now Miss Jasper has them Kids super excited Amen Thank you [Applause] Okay congratulations to all of our
nominees Before we wrap up I would like to turn it over to Miss Jamie Land Devola vice president of the board of education for final remarks Thank you It's always amazing to hear the stories that go behind the fantastic people that work at our school district
uh Brinkley Jeff and Mark I am extremely excited that you have been so involved with these kids and with the community Uh and Brinkley is one of our students So um thank you so much for your dedication especially for um someone who is who is fighting cancer That that is a
very special special thing So thank you to all of you Um it's this is a great place Thank you so much [Applause] Okay Um thank you for everyone We know it's incredible individuals like the ones you met tonight who make this
district truly outstanding Um the board meeting will begin promptly at 6:30 Thank you Um their names are here though I remember asked us what their names were
No I went and asked them names because I couldn't remember Okay I have to write these down for you All right ladies and gentlemen welcome to the April 10th 2025 board of education regular meeting The time is
3:37 p.m and I am calling this me meeting to order Can I get a roll call please tvala here Hyle here Levia Wright here Schmidt here Thompson
Can we please stand for the pledge of allegiance united States of America to the stands nation andice for all Before we start I just wanted to mention
that our um uh president Miss Lori Thompson is joining us via Zoom She is currently not feeling well So we are um going to host her on the phone tonight Can I get a motion to approve the agenda
i move to approve the agenda Second Any discussion can I get a vote dvala I hyle Levia Wright I Schmidt I Thompson Okay we're on to public
comment We welcome comments comments from stakeholders during district 49's open forum Please stay seated until your name is called by the board of education chair Then approach the podium to introduce yourself Speak clearly into the microphone and keep your remarks
respectful and orderly Personal complaints against individuals connected with the district except for board members or the superintendent are prohibited Each speaker is limited to two minutes The board will not respond during the forum but may assign
follow-up action to the superintendent We also encourage you to use the stakeholder grievance grievance process for resolving concerns which may accumulate in a formal appeal to the board Thank you for participating Disclaimer the views
expressed in the forum are those of the commentators and do not represent official policy of district 49 or the board of education Uh do we know all right So there are 25 uh people signed up to speak tonight Normally we
have our two uh slots Uh would uh would we be able to have consensus of the board to maybe um wave our policy for this evening and have all of them speak on the first session instead of having two separate so they're able to speak to
the items on the agenda Director Hy So you and I spoke about this earlier when we heard the the number was 16 So we split it up 15 and 15 if we're um going to be over And so my statement then was if um we're just over by like one uh one or two that it
would make a lot of sense to just use some discretion but at 25 that's a lot more So um I I I'm leaning towards um 15 and 10 Any uh Director Schmidt i'd be willing
to do them all at once Director uh Levier Thompson I'd rather just follow policy Thompson are we voting on changing it it's a little hard to hear
Okay I'd say no Okay I would say yes but it wins that the nos have it Okay So we'll do 15 and uh 10 All right So uh we do have seating um
on the uh your right hand side over here This is for the on deck um speakers So if you are currently sitting there um if you wouldn't mind finding like if you're not speaking finding a a seat um in the crowd that would be um helpful Thank you
so much All right On deck we will have Kim Beckworth Me is that an L manuela Brow Sue Beal Jackson
Hoskinson Angie Hack Hackett Larson I apologize for butchering names Uh and Cat Sidner So we'll welcome up Kim Beckworth Good evening My name is Kim Beckworth I'm the Evans DAC representative and I
have comments on policy JBA section section J preserving fairness and safety in sports D49 has recently had an award-winning policy of treating students individually with care and respect I understand it is difficult to make everyone happy However it is not
difficult to follow the law Mr Miller agreed at the last work session that this was performative You either follow the law or you do not We have always handled students needs on an individual basis which has served our students schools and districts needs
well I'd like to bring Title N to your attention Playing on boys tackle football teams Title N guarantees that every sport offered only to boys at the high school level is also offered to girls with a fair shot at
tryyouts I can tell you my friends who were born female and are now six foot tall would have beat me at basketball football or any sport where height or longer ligaments etc would have had an advantage This recent basketball season I have watched a girl soundly defeat a
boy of the same age at a neighborhood court Are we just going to get rid of every sports team we do not have an equal sports team for girls for or create extra teams to spend extra money on we do not have It is not difficult to understand where this is going This
policy does not follow Title 9 nor does it follow Colorado law Why should the D49 taxpayers pay to send this to the Supreme Court i would rather continue treating our students on an individual basis with care and respect as we have for the last 10 years since these laws
have been in place and not risk wasting money on this lawsuit Everyone should purple up for the military children the entire month of April Lastly my my heart is with the Carol family Thank you
Okay next up we have Manuela Brown Good evening members of the board My name is Manuela Brown I live in district 49 and I have two students that particip or in rode in district 49 schools
I'm here tonight to speak in opposition to agenda item 9.3 preserving fairness and safety in sports policy This policy enshrines discrimination under the guise of protection It creates a rigid binary view of gender
that denies the lived experience and identities of transgender non-binary and interex students By defining participation strictly by biological sex it excludes and marginalized students who already face high rates of bullying isolation
and mental health challenges I think we all agree that fairness and safety in sports are important but fairness doesn't mean fear It doesn't mean singling out students based on who they are And it certainly doesn't mean using district policy to enforce a narrow view
of identity Trans girls are girls and trans boys are boys They deserve the same opportunity to grow compete and belong as any other student We protect students by fostering inclusion empathy and respect We teach resilience not through
exclusion but by showing that every student matters This policy sends chilling sends the chilling message that some students are not welcome on the field in the locker room or on the team And no one seems to really know if we have even one trans
student athlete competing in district 49 sports I'm advocating to treat each situation on an individual basis with the care and sensitivity it deserves just as Mr Hill spoke to at the last work session Thank you
[Applause] Sue Beiel I am a taxpayer grandma and um I I have watched with
amazement what has happened to society what has happened to it which really originates from what our kids are being taught Children are vulnerable and easily
shaped You as leaders are aware how easily children are shaped Children do not need various genders to the point of thinking they are animals which does happen I have a
friend who's a teacher She says yes biting ankles They actually would even be biting ankles because they were a dog if they so choose to be this way This is scary How children can learn
in such chaos is really beyond me Way beyond me When I was in schooled I learned that there is a right and a wrong way to do things Changing your gender is only going to
cause much hurt much hurt to the person who's doing it This is painful This is this is a cross for these young people if they choose that way It also causes families to just
totally disintegrate what seems to be the state of Colorado wants They're trying to make laws that children can make their own choice
without their parent being consulted I am sick to death of living in a state that has perverted leaders I want to see if this board can choose right and lead children in a good path
Thank you No more gender confusion being encouraged please [Applause] Jackson Hodkinson Good evening My name is Jackson and I am the school advocate at Inside Out Youth Services Inside Out is a local LGBTQIA2
plus youth support nonprofit that serves youth and families across the Pike Peak region including many students and families in D49 I'm here tonight because I want to see LGBTQ plus students in D49 succeed and thrive in schools just like everyone else And if you don't agree
public education in Colorado is not the place for you This district's proposed policy JBA is riddled with scientific inaccuracies political motivations and language and guidance that is illegal under Colorado anti-discrimination law Specifically the provision stating that trans athletes
would not be able to use the locker room that aligns with their gender identity is discrimination because it would bar access to facilities in a place of public accommodation based on a person's gender identity This policy is not worth passing solely to save the district time
money and stress that would come from requiring discrimination in D49 schools But beyond the legal issues D49 should not implement this policy because a blanket policy for all trans student athletes may lead to some of the problems you all seem so scared of This
policy talks a lot about trans women in sports making claims that have never been substantiated by any credible source Trust me I Google it all the time but it almost completely ignores trans men And that blind spot shows how this policy is more about political grandstanding than keeping people safe
and respecting their privacy Let's imagine a trans basketball player transfers to Sand Creek High School perhaps to flee discrimination in another state He has been on puberty blockers for years has facial hair and takes testosterone regularly and rightfully signs up for the men's team
The district may never know that he is trans at all but if they somehow found out they would force him to play on the women's team force him into the women's locker room How is that upholding safety for anyone how is that respecting privacy for that student if this dis is really concerned about safety and
privacy then working to accommodate trans students on a case-by- case basis is the only reasonable way to go To pass this policy as it is is only to send a message to trans people in our community that they are not wanted in D49 And that is not true Inside Out is here for your family of trans students whenever they
need us [Applause] Up next we have Angie Hackett Larson Good evening My name is Angie Hackett Larson and I'm the executive director of Inside Out Youth Services I'm here to speak in strong opposition to policy JBA pre preserving fairness
and safety in sports This policy which would ban transgender and gender expansive students from participating in sports align with their gender ident identity directly contradicts Colorado law current research and inclusive best practices in athletics Under the
Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act it is unlawful to discriminate based on gender identity and public accommodations including public schools Since 2014 the Colorado High School Activities Association has allowed transgender
students to compete in sports consistent with their affirmed gender Nearly a decade of imple implementation has shown no measurable harm to fairness or safety in school athletics across the state I also want to address the claim that
executive order 14201 and title 9 obligate district 49 to enforce this policy That is incorrect Executive orders are not laws and cannot override federal or state court interpretations Let me be
clear This policy is discriminatory It targets a small already vulnerable group of students and denies them the opportunity to belong and thrive Transgender youth face high rates of bullying mental health challenges and isolation Denying them
access to sports will only increase harm not protect anyone Enacting policy JBA would place District 49 in violation of state law expose the district to legal liability and send a dangerous message that some students are not worthy of
full participation in school life I urge you to reject this policy and uphold your legal and ethical obligation to ensure that all students regardless of gender identity are respected protected and included Thank [Applause]
you All right As I call up the next one I will call the names to be on deck So Cat Snider After that we have Riley Skelton Judy Vas Vasquez Connor Lloyd Ali Glessing Glesner Patrick Rice Jan
Mulvin and Larry Langston Good evening My name is Cat Brown Snyder I am a resident here in D49 I am a former principal in another state I have 30 years of experience in public education and I'm also the parent of a
trans daughter Um fortunately my daughter is an adult and is a successful teacher Um I'm here to speak about the same policy everybody else is My concern is first of all do you realize that this
resolution actually violates your own district policy on discrimination are you going to change that and exclude transgender people in sexual orientation i'm just curious People have already spoke to how
harmful this will be to transgender students how hurtful it is how it violates the law and how it's simply not rooted in science As educators you should be ashamed It's simply not scientifically accurate to simply say "Oh there's just boys and girls." We all
know there's not And then what bothers me the most is that you have up there that that says you value all people Clearly if you pass this resolution you do not You isolate and further marginalize people that
already struggle with acceptance understanding who they are and how they are going to navigate their lives in this world I encourage you to not vote for this resolution It's rooted in an animus and it's based on an executive
order that is also rooted in animus My concern is you're following the lead of an administration that has wiped out blacks Native Americans and women from this country's history You don't get no comments from the crowd
please Thank you and that now when they come to you and say teach our whitewashed version of history or we'll take your funding are you going to cowtow to that as well it'll be interesting to see Please do not vote
for this resolution Thank [Applause] you Riley Skelton Good evening members of the board My name is Riley Skelton I am commenting on the same policy that everyone else is commenting on I am a gay man I am
happily married have a husband and we're proud to have our two kids in this school district as an LGBTQ plus family And like every other family in this community we want our kids to feel safe valued and respected And that's why I am
here tonight to speak against a policy that does the exact opposite Districts 49's culture compass speaks of respect trust care and responsibility These aren't just words they're a promise But this policy breaks that promise Respect
means honoring our students for who they are not forcing them into categories that deny their identity they they're a um excuse me You cannot claim to respect students while simultaneously erasing their existence Trust requires us to
lead with honesty and transparency But this policy is steeped in fear and distortion not truth It doesn't trust families like mine to raise our children with dignity It doesn't trust educators to guide their students with compassion And it certainly does not trust trans
youth to know their own hearts Care means to creating an environment where every student every student feels seen safe and supported How does telling a transgender or girl that she can't play with her teammate teammates can't change in the same room can't share a hotel
room demonstrate care it isolates it harms it teaches shame and responsibility The responsibility to model the kind of integrity we hope our children will carry into the world Our district has a duty not to weaponize policy against vulnerable students but
to stand up for them when they need us most So I ask you in this moment in this time how do you choose to define your legacy will it be built on inclusion compassion and truth or rooted in fear exclusion and hypocrisy i am raising my
kids to be better than that and I'm asking no I am demanding that you be better too Thank you Judy Vasquez Good evening I've had the distinct honor of
serving on the Falcon School Board for two terms I commend you all for your service It is a tough job I have seven children Five have graduated from Falcon School District I have eight grandchildren of which three have graduated from Falcon School District
and two currently attend Falcon School District I haven't been to a board meeting in quite some time and tonight I felt compelled to be here to speak to the current issue about boys competing in girls sports When biological boys are
allowed to compete in girls sports the differences in performance is great They are erasing records in girls sports The reason girls sports were created was to give girls the opportunity to compete to be recognized Girls will never have this
opportunity if they are forced to compete with biological boys in sports like softball track and field volleyball and basketball Your responsibility as a school board member is to do what's best for children It's not about fear It's
about facts Thank you Connor Lloyd My name is Connie Lloyd I'm a taxpayer and a resident of D49 And I'd like again to speak on the same policy issue of uh fairness and
sports I'm uh I'm kind of confused about why we're having this discussion in the first place Um it seems to me from reading the board minutes and and uh the other uh
documents that um we're here because a guy in Washington DC made a proclamation um that we were going to lose some money in D49 Um this is the same guy who said school
districts should decide locally what's good for the school district This guy doesn't know what's good for our school district He doesn't know anything about our school district And yet he wants to have us change D49
policy I don't understand uh the essence of the policy Um I have some questions You know is this even an issue in D49 how many transgender females are playing on female sports how
many Chand grener males are playing on male sports is this an issue or is it just something made up in Washington in terms of of playing on sports I I have to refer back to my own past I mean I was a high school athlete
and what I learned from playing high school athletes was leadership or teamwork team building to honor my teammates to respect my teammates to help them and to let them help
me We're this this policy doesn't allow that And as many have said before me if you look at all these things on the wall this policy is in opposition to those on the
wall The sustain and enduring trust engage in our community make good choices Our kids are here to learn and one of the things that you learn is you can't be first in everything And you have to respect and work with others Thank you
[Applause] And um I do want to apologize I got that last name wrong It's Connie Lloyd I apologize for getting that wrong Uh next up we have Olly
Glesnner Hello and thank you all for the opportunity to speak tonight My name is Olly Glesner and I am the communications and advocacy director with Inside Out Youth Services As your local LGBTQ plus youth serving organization I am here to once again strongly oppose policy JBA
and to urge you to shove this policy To move forward with policy JBA would be to deny transgender gender expansive and interex students access to the same opportunities as their cisgender peers which I don't think all of you want And it's clear from all of the purple shirts
in this room and all of the opposition to this policy that your entire community doesn't want that either Moreover it is the definition of discrimination In truth this policy attempts to solve a problem that simply does not exist There is no credible
evidence anywhere of the safety of cisgender students being threatened by transgender students in facilities or sports At your work session in March you spoke about how D49 currently works with trans students and their families expressing that the process is highly
individualized involves discussions around facilities like locker rooms and most importantly that the process works So why attempt to fix something that you know isn't broken knowing it will likely bring legal challenges to the district
if your goal is to make a statement then you have made it It does not need to go further than this If your goal is to protect students safety then this is not the way to do it And I want to believe your goal is to protect students safety This policy not only won't protect your
cisgender students it will actively harm your transgender students This policy guesses again based on zero evidence what D49 students need to feel safe And frankly I suggest you ask them I will guarantee you the student body's top
concern will not be the few trans kids in D49 trying to live their lives Ask your trans students what makes them feel unsafe in this district and I guarantee you they will point to this policy and those of you who support it Thank you
Patrick Rice Hello all Uh my name is Patrick Rice and I'm a husband to a wonderful wife father of two in this district and uncle and caretaker of a high school student in D49 as well I'm here to speak in opposition to a proposed policy on trans white that everyone else is speaking to
as well I lack the eloquence I lack the time and I lack the personal experience and education to change any individual views on the members of our community that identify as trans I do however want to speak to the malicious intent the political red herring that this movement
has become to alienate members of our community Americans and Coloradoans And I lost track Hold on Uh what resources will be necessary to enforce this policy what actions will be necessary to inspect and verify these
requirements what more can we accomplish with those resources in this school district and why spend time effort and resources to alienate children who deserve support and inclusion as many of the previous speakers have pointed out this policy is full of inaccuracies illegalities and gray areas that only
further endanger all students I won't reiterate that further What I will say though is that this can it can be easy in the moment to get caught up in the scare tactics of our media and to think this is fair because there are separate options for co-ed sports But this feels awfully close to
separate but equal Those policies are in our past for a reason If hindsight is 2020 we deserve to use that hindsight to move forward and guide us to true success for our kids Thank you
[Applause] Okay as I call up our next uh speaker on deck will be um the next people that I um call up So Jan Melvin and then uh on
deck we have May Bombria uh Laurel an Flehive and then um we do have 16 people who are in attendance Uh the other people have not shown up Are is the board willing to have a 16th
person at this session that are here yes Yes Yes Yes So then Richard Norris will also be up Yeah Hello I'm Jan Malvin and I'm a retired
teacher with 31 years of experience and I want to support everyone who has spoken against this policy I believe it's unnecessary It is hurtful and it is not
in the best interests of every student in D49 It's basically a reaction in search of a problem Please turn it down Thank you very much
[Applause] Larry Langston board students president My name is Larry Langston I'm a proud parent of two boys that went to Evans Horizon and Sand
Creek I got two granddaughters And guess what i can choose where they go if my son agrees But uh with this policy you know this really started way back Remember Mary Queen of Scots back in the 1800s she was an excellent golfer but you know she just quite couldn't compete
with the men but she tried Remember Billy Jean King back in the 70s when title Nine started in 72 she did beat a guy in tennis straight sets He's a little older than her But there's a reason why we have different men and female And you guys want to do co-ed Is
that right which it's your decision not mine but my opinion is if my 14-year-old daughter granddaughter wants to come to San Creek High School and she wants to be on the volleyball team I want all the same sex or gender identification to be
in that room I don't want a guy that you know wants to be what he wants to be to be going in that room because when they're changing clothes that's an adult situation And then um Billy Jean King you know she did what she did But uh in the NFL you
still don't see women playing in the NFL because that's a pure capitalistic thing and they do the they pick the best guy or best person to play for that position every time Just like in baseball and basketball I'd like it to be equal But we're talking high school here You could
have some super super athletes that play in both sports In 78 when we had a volleyball team we had a high school that was uh state runner up They had two guys from opposing school wanted to play against them They allowed them and they almost beat him just because of two guys
One was 6'3 and their guy other guy was as big as me and they just made a big difference Without them they wouldn't have been able to do it at all That's my opinion You guys get to decide Thank you Okay before I call up the next one um
Lynette just informed me that we have one more after this one Do I have consensus that just have this last one yes Fine Okay May
Bumbria Oh and yes for me Consensus Good evening D49 board members I'm May I'm a D49 alum I was in K through 12 at D49 in the Falcon zone a district that I grew up and progressed to now a successful new graduate registered nurse
from the foundation that D49 had taught me I believe that D49 and all school districts need to create an environment where staff faculty administrators visitors and more most importantly students feel supported and safe in an environment for them to learn and build
life skills and lasting relationships both personal and professional through work in the classroom and extracurricular activities As a nurse I see patients from all different backgrounds and I believe humans need to be treated fairly and safely Scientifically XX chromosomes are female
biologically and XY chromosomes are male But what about those who are born interex with no biological female or male all students in the and all students in the LGBTQIA what about them all students should have the freedom to express
themselves and feel safe doing so and situation should be handled on a case-by case and individualized basis if needed D49 needs to promote diversity within the district and within their community of students faculty staff administrators and those from different backgrounds
cultures beliefs and belief systems Inclusion is the basis of how all US humans connect and interact with each other D49 needs to be committed to ensuring students have the tools and resources they need to learn and become members of an integrated society and
growing community Thank you so much [Applause] Laurel Flehive Good evening board members Thank you for
listening My name is Laurel Anne Flehive My two of my students went to a charter school in district 49 And I want to u set the record straight on some things that were brought um up tonight This uh initiative uh
3 or 9.3 I'm very in favor of it and I really want to honor and respect you for bringing it forward I know that it takes a lot of bravery Um some things that were said tonight that the science does not support there are only two genders and that's just the fact The science
proves that there's XX and XY chromosomes that cannot be changed Even if someone u mutilates their body and has uh gender surgeries done that still doesn't change their chromosomes Um children also are not are not being
protected when you're discriminating against the children who want to um pro participate in sports based on their gender And we have seen multiple across the nation women who have been de denied
scholarships because um there was a male who was able to participate in women's sports Um so I really appreciate that you're bringing this policy forward Now is the time for it and we need this um in Colorado especially with what's um
coming down from the legislature and what's coming down from the federal stance in Colorado The uh school districts have the right to enact policies um not the legislature And so I approve and and admonish you so very
much that this is such an incredible um policy to bring forward Also um Protect Kids Colorado is standing up and fighting because this is the uh civil rights issue of our time And when history looks back on us approving this
policy tonight we'll be on the right side of history Thank you very much [Applause] Richard Norris Hello my name is Richard Norris
And are we dealing with feelings or facts fact I am a 60-year-old man and I am stronger than any woman any woman in this building Now that's pretty raw But that 18-year-old boy that's
transitioning and when he slams down on that ball and it hits that girl in the head and puts her in the hospital are you going to be thinking about feelings or facts facts No comments from the cl crowd
please Let's protect girls sports please There are huge differences between women and men And I'm trying to be respectful to
everybody Huge Okay You take that 18-year-old boy he has twice the testosterone that I have There's no chance Let's protect girls sports Okay
[Applause] Stephen Ricks Uh hello My name is Steven Ricks I'm a father of two students who are attending district 49 Um I want to start by correcting a statement from two speakers
ago She said "There is XX and there is XY." Please address your uh comments to the board please Thank you I'm informing the board that that statement is incorrect There is my son who attends district 49 is XXY So to say that there's only two options for chromosomes
is factually incorrect I have living proof in my house Um I'm particularly concerned about how this policy will be enforced considering that biological sex means an individual's physical form is male or female based solely on the individual's reproductive biology
So if an adult in district 49 tells a student they're not allowed to participate on the girls team that person is implicitly claiming explicit knowledge of that child's genitalia And if the student asks for clarification on why they're not allowed we've now
created a situation where an adult is having a conversation with a minor concerning that minor's genitalia that's gross It's disturbing and potentially a crime Thank you [Applause]
[Music] All right we are on to consent agenda Does anyone have an item uh to pull from the consent agenda can I get a motion i move to pres to um approve the consent
agenda as presented Second vote Tvala I Hyle I Levia Wright I Schmidt I Thompson I
and that passes 50 We're on to 5.1 Oops I'm sorry 6.1 Superintendent Update Uh good evening board Um I I'm I'm only going to share two things tonight Uh one of them we'll begin with
uh if we can pull that set of images up Uh earlier today two of our schools were honored up in Denver And so these two pictures um as you can see since uh since Mr Smith is in both of those pictures you know that these are Falcon Zone schools
representing Firebird Nation campus We have uh Bennett Ranch where bulls lead the way and we have Falcon Middle School where the Firebirds fly Both of them were recognized today as you can see with our governor and our commissioner of education as purple star designated
schools So congratulations to these two schools Congratulations to the Falcon Zone We we seem to be having a lot of contact with our commissioner of education lately Um and it continues to be for recognition of of excellence
across the board So thank you um we can pull those down Um the second thing that I want to share um is in my previous job when I was at the classical academy in district 20 uh we had a a rising uh a rising star You can tell when people are
are just going to be great at what they do Uh this individual was an assistant principal in our middle school He was assistant principal for my children Um and because he had a heart to serve in his community to serve the full
community a a more diverse population he came to San Creek High School as an assistant principal I was proud to recommend him I was thrilled when he accepted And so this week we lost Lance Carol a bright bright star in District
49 and the legacy that he has already left um will continue to grow because of the impact that he made on students on colleagues Um his wife Lacy is is part of our community as an educator at Evans His children go to our schools Uh the
Carol family is absolutely interwoven into the DNA of District 49 And so we have we have lost a a brother a father a son We have lost one of us Um and I just wanted to to take my time among all the other things that I could say to to lift
up Lance Carol to lift up Lacy and the kids and and say that we were blessed that his season here was here Um and we grieve that it was as short as it was But to uh to those that that grieve for Lance we are planning a celebration on
May 4th We'll have more details We have time to get those together Um but what we we've all said to each other as we've shared this grief is it's going to need to be a really big room and so it will be So that's my update for this [Applause]
month Okay And we welcome our student board of representatives We have Satie Seir Did I say that correctly and then Katherine Taylor Um and do you guys have a board update who would like to go first
so our student board was recently invited to the um National Student Council leadership conference in Chicago where we had about eight representatives from our student board and we learned leadership skills from like national
organizations and the former president of Yale I believe it was Yale student council was there and he gave a keynote speech and it was very informative and uplifting and empowering for our members and I do hope that we continue to
explore that conference and gain its leadership skills And then regarding the policy that most people are talking about tonight um there is a consensus on the student board that we would like to protect just
fairness and supportiveness in women's sports but not necessarily the language and methods of the policy Thank you um uh supporting Satie with the Chicago
thing that I I didn't get to go to that but I heard it was a great thing Um a lot of students had a lot of great things to say about it And um I'd like to point out that our student board is um trying to
um be the voice for for our student body all around D49 Um there's going to be a lot of discussion tonight and I know it and um as as the discussion comes that the that
uh Sadi and I will um try our best to so um be the voice for the student body and for the student board as well Thank you Okay we're on to board of education updates Director Schmidt
due to many reasons I was unable to attend any D49 D49 functions this month this month but I've been focusing on looking at policies and um yeah looking at policies Director H
So I just want to add my um thoughts on uh the passing of Lance Carol It was almost three years to the day that I met him and his lovely wife Lacy And that chance meeting uh put me
on the path that led me to this seat Um just because the two of them were so brilliant and so inspiring and they you know they inspired me to get involved in what was going on right here in my backyard And so Lance has done some
amazing things in our community and just to whatever degree I can continue to do good for the community from this dice It's as much his legacy as it is mine Um I got to uh get a double dose of um fine
arts uh from the Horizon Middle School students uh they came to our uh showcase at the San Creek High School uh last month and I sat in listened to the the orchestra performance and I passed on my personal congratulations to Miss
Leenheart their um their director Uh I think that any high school would be delighted to have a an orchestra that sounded that good Uh it was the next day or so that I found myself back at San Creek High School to take in the Horizon
performance of Matilda Jr Uh and I got to say once again same compliment I think any high school would have been proud to have produced uh a production of that quality In fact the thing that really stood out to me it wasn't so much that they knew their lines and they were
on point and in character and stuff like that because that's you know what you're kind of expecting but what I do not expect from middle school students is when those weird little things that go wrong and like I was on stage when I was at that age and I was half terrified and
I do not think I would have been able to not only maintain my poise but to improvise around those moments and even deliver some of the best comedy moments of the entire evening Very impressive Uh and last night I was
enjoying the um the D49 food show Probably one of the best community and uh events that we do every year So I highly recommend it to uh anybody who might be considering going next year Um it's just uh a whole bunch of vendors
presenting their um food items for offer for the um students uh for um lunch or breakfast and you get to sample them and they want your feedback And so you get to essentially be the voice of the students and say "Hey um you know if I were a student coming in and I was
served this would I would I enjoy this or not?" Um and I mean you just have little samples and you can barely get to a quarter of it and you're stuffed So you know it's free dinner so that's nice too Um lastly um last time we talked
about that uh that uh resolution I referenced four studies of patients who had Sawyer syndrome And um it's it's if you missed it it was uh people who had XY chromosomes and were able to successfully carry a pregnancy to term
So I promise those updates and they are attached to this agenda under the board updates item Thank you Director Levier Wright I got your name right this time Uh so a few things I am the board liazison to the Falcon Education
Foundation We um just this month last month at our last meeting went through our scholarship applications We had 38 applications for scholarships We awarded 10 scholarships for a total of $29,000 to graduating district 49 seniors Um and
those are inclusive um applicants included charter schools as well as traditional D49 schools So it's an organization that supports all of our students Falcon Education Foundation will also be partnering over the next two months um to help support the
3.75 senior events at all of the high schools that have requested support both traditional and charter schools Uh so you'll be seeing Falcon Ed Foundation members at those things And our primary fundraiser uh to that sponsors those scholarships teacher mini grants and all
of the things that we try to help the schools with is this Friday at Antlers So we hope to see many of you there participating and hopefully you'll bid high and bid often on those baskets and live auction items so that we can raise the funds we need to continue the great
work the foundation does I'd like to thank everyone who continues to serve on that from our community They're an amazing group of people Uh we also have the Falcon Fest this week So I'll put my Falcon High PTA hat on sort of um and Falcon High parent Uh this is an
inaugural event in the Falcon zone to bring our community together There's going to be all kinds of great things there So it's also going to be a great weather day We have things inside and out So if you get too hot you can come in the building and do some things inside and then head right back out to enjoy the sunshine That will be on
Saturday as well Um and that's all I have at this time Thank you Uh my condolences go out to uh for Lance Carol for his family and for the whole San Creek High School family as well Um
my thoughts and my prayers are with you guys Um he will be dearly missed Um we're right in the middle of CAMASS testing as the district 49 and um I personally uh been pro proctoring many
many many tests and walking in circles for hours and I can feel it So I know that that our teachers are hard at work Um proctoring is not the same as teaching It is actually much harder in the fact that you don't actually get to
teach which is kind of sad But um so to all of you who are proctoring CES tests thank you so much Uh I am looking forward to seeing how those results turn out in the fall um and seeing how all of our hard work has paid off And um I will
also be attending the Falcon uh foundation event um excited to be a part of that tomorrow evening Hope I hope you all can be here All right we're moving on to Miss uh Director Thompson Yes I hope uh I can be heard a little
bit and I do apologize for not being there in person tonight I I got a little bit sick this afternoon and it wasn't getting better by the time the meeting started and I decided I did not want to steal center stage by getting sick during a board meeting Um I attended the
student board of representatives meeting and it was as usual very lively We had a discussion on the mission set statement which once again had some really good feedback It was a little bit of division with different opinions but it as usual
it was always very respectful We also discussed the um sports policy and it was it was really interesting just to let the kids speak and the majority of the students primarily the girl athletes
did not want to compete against biological males but they were also very cognizant that they didn't want anyone to feel alienated And so they showed a great deal of respect but they also talked about some of the differences and some of their
experiences in actual sporting events Um then um I wanted to say a few things about Lance Carol real quick because this has been such a hard week for not just the San Creek community but for District 49 as a whole I've had
wonderful stories shared with me by Rick Van Weiran by Peter Hilts Uh Jennifer Scarcelli sent me something really wonderful and um it was just incredible One of the things that Peter shared that I really wanted to share with the crowd
there is that one of the groups most impacted by his loss were the special needs kids and he just had a gift for reaching out to kids and letting them know how important they were I remember when I went for to my first engaged 49
when he also talked about a group he was working with a group of students to encourage other students to quit vaping and so he was a shining star in our district and he will be greatly missed and that's all I have
Thank you Do we have a board administrative update as well no Okay Then we will move on to action item Action item 7.1 Can I get a motion for action item i move to approve the job description for building maintenance and director of
grounds maintenance positions Second Further discussion Director Schmidt Though I'm sure that these gentlemen are doing a great job and deserve this I do not believe that this is the time to
recreate expensive administrative positions Director uh Dr Fletcher did you want to come and speak to us very briefly on the um the amount of change for the expense all right Dr Lou Fletcher executive
director of facilities and operations Um what's a specific question uh so um Director Schmidt raised a concern about the um the change to the budget So I was just wondering if you could address that if you or if you wanted to I I could in the grand in the grand scheme of the
entire budget it's not very much Obviously um when we're talking about those differences right there um this would be something in terms of a raise that would be uh analogous to when we take a coordinator to go to a director Um but what we have to think about here and be mindful of is
that when an objective analysis and looking at the jobs they're doing they're already doing a director's job So we don't want to get ourselves into a place of liability saying hey you know that's a job they were doing and they probably are owed that for a long time So the delta that we have right now for
them going to director is uh not anything that breaks the bank and we've done analysis on that Um you'll probably have real numbers for that when um they start talking about raises and things for next year but it's probably a delta
of about uh 20k per year Thank you Director Olivia Wright And if I remember correctly right now they're receiving stipens in addition Is that correct they have We have stipens in those positions Yes Because
they're doing stipens in addition to what they're paid on the paychart The difference may even be less than 20,000 total for the two positions to actually correctly position them label them and
and have their job description match what they do Um so that to me seems pretty insignificant Um considering really our entire purpose I know HR has been working for a very long time to clean that up to ensure rather than
creating stipens that were supposed to be for short term that then continue to go on because we never fix it becomes a long-term commitment writing the job descriptions and the pay correctly in the in in in the in the right way so that we don't do that anymore It also makes it easier to track in the budget
because you're no longer tra track tracking one-off stipens So I think this is an appropriate expenditure I don't know the half of what these two men do but I do know that their hearts in the right place and I've uh met both of them and they're very
incredible people and we want to do right by them by making sure that we pay them according to the job that we are asking them to do Um and so I am in favor of this Okay can I get a vote actually Lori Thompson just said uh I I agree with what
director Davola said Okay Can I get a vote dvala Hi Hyle Hi Levia Wright I Schmidt No Thompson I All right the motion passes 4 to one 7.2
Can I get a motion i move to approve the course proposal for intro to dance hiphop dance and jazz dance Second discussion vote hold on Board of representatives do you have any discussion um just that I go to
Vista Ridge and I'm one of Shauna Holland's students and everyone's very excited about the classes I don't go to Vista Ridge but this sounds like a fun class so I'm kind of sad I don't go there
And and I would like to invite board members to be guest instructors Then every student would fail the class Vote Davala I Hyle I Livia Wright I Schmidt I
Thompson Nay That passes 5 to zero Can I get a motion for action item 7.3 i move to approve the policy updates in the policy and procedure review Second
discussion vote I Hyle Hi Olivia Wright I Schmidt No Thompson I And that passes 4 to one Okay we're on
to discussion items 9.1 uh course proposal for college success boot camp at PEC Who's going to get here first stand right behind me Hello board Um Mr
Helts Um we uh Lori where's Oh Lori is on the other side of things I can't see her Okay Um we're here tonight to uh propose a a course that we found to be uh lacking in
our unique early college setting and that is a uh college boot camp kind of uh how-to college uh similar to a 101 or 090 uh at other schools Um we really are
hoping to set our students up for success at a higher rate so they can start even earlier Um and so this would be a course that they can start as early as this summer which would be another thing that we're looking to pilot is a summer school uh early sorry concurrent enrollment courses Uh and this would be
taught in conjunction with or um co-requisitely with some of the other college courses that we have I would also envision it to be a uh a necessary course for all ninth graders or uh students entering the early college to take as well uh to ensure that they do
have another measure of college readiness that is not based on a number uh but it's based on you know interactions with the teacher for an 8week uh time period So it is a half of a semester long Um and students will go through a pretty rigorous boot camp in
order that they are cap like deemed capable of um the the the college experience And Mr Norman if you'd like to add anything Yeah absolutely Um board of ed good evening super hilts Sean Norman director
of applied advanced learning Um I'm excited about this This is a really unique place for us to go to support our students that are collegegoing during high school Um as you're probably aware in the briefing here um we've grown concurrent enrollment by 62% in the
school district over um since 2021 That's remarkable And that trend shows no stopping or slowing down at this point in time So we want to prepare students here by giving them a freshman kind of boot camp experience before they take their first college courses And um
we've gone so far to start doing the curricular pieces in the background with Pikes Peak Community College adjunct professors to make sure that we're bringing forth the right experience for students to be able to have prior to taking their first college course here um in district 49 with Pikes Peak State
College Um one of the things I'm really excited about inside of the curriculum as well too is it echoes a lot of what you would see at Pikes Peak Community College in the form of what is called AAA courses or advanced academic achievement So we know that we're aligning very uh closely with the
policies and practices and so on and so forth with Pikes Peak for our students Um and in fact Pikes Peak's been so kind to buddy with us They're allowing us to create access to what's called their D2 D2L or desire to learn student learning management system where they will get to
enter into what's called a course shell and have a simulated college experience inside of that course shell as part of this course And uh with that that's that's actually brand new and kind of unheard of Uh it's it's something that uh we're we're super
excited to just be able to partner um and continually partner with uh PPSC and the other six schools that we also partner with but primarily PPSC Uh we've grown from uh since I've been there 182 to looking next year 220 plus students
Um so it seems as though there's a a need for students to to have this potential boot camp to uh prepare them for their future I'd like to thank all the the people that we worked on this with So Mr Norman uh Miss Sha Green um the two adjunct professors we worked
with that that currently work at Pikes Peak Early College and San Creek um that teach uh what is it 1021 um and Miss Elizabeth Carter So we we've been working on this for the last few months together Uh just about every
other week Um coming together and putting together this wonderful plan Um they did most of the leg work when it came to to typing So I got I got the opportunity to just uh copy paste and and type a little bit more and then stand in front of you to to ask you to consider this
And I would like to point out one more thing Um this is some cutting edge stuff as well too We know in talking to our community peers that um not a lot of school districts are considering doing this type of experience especially during the summertime as a as a boot
camp um to get kids primed and ready to go for success And we're happy to answer any questions Student board you guys have any questions on this topic um no questions but I was looking at the syllabus and it looks very good especially week eight exploring
financial aid options as someone who is struggling to afford college Um it would be nice to learn that early Absolutely Thank you Um I don't have any questions either but um much like Satie this looks like a awesome course especially not
just the finances but like the managing stress call it Um coming out of high school can be very stressful and especially when you don't exactly know what you're going into And so this class looks awesome Looks like it's going to
be great for students And um I know if I if I were able to do this I would enjoy it So anyone else director Schmidt Yeah I had quite a few questions just because I'm the acronym lady You told me
what D2L is so I don't have to ask that one What is VARC so if I remember right VARC is kind of like um it's similar to like true colors It's personality um um survey that you would get to take here to learn um your
your uh aptitudes interests your strengths your communication style so on and so forth Okay Um and then color train colors training is very similar to that Very similar Yes Okay Um after the pilot how do you
decide whether the program is successful or not are there metrics involved to decide did this work did this help yeah part of the experience is we're going to be tracking and following the students We decided from the get-go that we wanted to watch this class of students especially starting the summer
and track their progress through concurrent enrollment Um so we can see what the outcomes are Okay Um it said in in the uh right up that the grant has not been awarded yet Has it been awarded in the meantime has it been awarded yet yes we are still on the
previous grant and we've applied for the grant again as well Okay But you don't have it nailed down yet not for next year Okay We're still waiting patiently What happens if it doesn't get awarded al is willing to find a way to finance
this over the summer within our own budget Okay acronym again advanced and applied learning Thanks I kind of figured it out in the end Um so beyond 2025 it will also be funded through the AAL budget
Um is it going to be the same costs as you had lined out in your proposal yes And one of our dreams is is if this is a successful experience during the summer we'd love to see this being in uh all schools at some point in time and be a course for all students to access
during the regular school year Thank you Director How yeah So you guys know me This is an area that I am an enthusiastic supporter My daughter spent a year at um PEC um going through the ascent program and I just
cannot evangelize enough for the families in D49 The opportunities to earn college credits while you are still in high school every credit that you can earn here is another credit you don't have to pay for later And even if your student doesn't go on to college and
earn a degree they've still earned a much more comprehensive education that's going to benefit for them for the rest of their lives So um I love that you guys are targeting incoming freshmen because I can see that there would be a
number of students who would be intimidated by the fact that hey I'm only just going into high school Am I really ready for college material and I think that this is going to drive even more those um increasing numbers for concurrent enrollment So again to just
to the benefit our of our entire community and really excited about it The one thing that I heard today though that I would kind of you know maybe um just put a bug in your ear to reconsider is um making this a mandatory course because just cuz I could see situations
where a student can't schedule it in um uh you know various reasons but they still might be ready to take those college courses in 9th grade Um so I just ju just just some something for your consideration Thank you And I I do want to point out with the time we have
left here too when I refer to a a freshman seminar or experience we're referring to a college freshman experience and not a high school freshman So all students of all grade levels are welcome to do uh to join that And um as uh uh Nate pointed out as well
too um this course is built to support a student experience not to be a gateway Thank you for that clarification Director Leight I am thrilled that this is going to be done and I realize PEC is the perfect
place to start it because we already have a group of families and students who are expressing the interest of doing um concurrent enrollment early but I'm looking forward to seeing the data after you do the boot camp on successful completion rate enrollment rates and
then how we can get it to work in our other comprehensive high schools because I think as someone whose child did um concurrent enrollment through Falcon High School Figuring out some of those loops um for her was a challenge initially and so having something like
this that helps them see okay this is the process especially because although mom knew all about current concurrent enrollment we all know nobody's going to listen to mom Um so we had to wait for someone else to explain it to her even though I was one of the people helping to put the policies in place Um so it
was a rather fun experience as a parent Um but I'm encouraged to see this because I think parents are also can be intimidated by it especially if um you're a family where maybe your child is first generation um college and those are um families are the ones who often
can benefit the most from some of these programs because of the financial barriers as well um to be being able to see that as a a possibility and a pathway So I'm really glad to see that this could then help the students and help students recognize if they're really ready or not they may take the class and say "You know
what i can see myself not fit in here here and here yet Maybe I need to wait another year." Um so I would think although our our pass rates are very high already I would think that we'd also be helping students to make that discernment themselves Uh which I think is self-disc Thank you
Okay So um I was reading the cover letter again um just to clarify So this is not a required course Um okay just wanted to clarify that because I heard something from Hy and I got confused Okay Um and so it's not it's not a
required course Um do you know uh like how did you gather that there's a lot of community interest in this or how do we know that there's a lot of students who would be willing to take that over the summer sure So sorry um our uh dean of concurrent enrollment Miss Elizabeth
Carter has been meeting with all 204 of our families Uh with those meetings she has a personalized uh education plan for each one Um many of those uh those meetings included conversations uh colloquially or just you know
anecdotally this is kind of what we want And she meets with students frequently I also get a chance to walk around and meet with students frequently and ask them those questions Um I know that our teachers are in favor of this because we meet every Tuesday and have these conversations Uh so at at the at the
ground level at the school level I can tell you that that I personally have have heard these conversations occurring And I do think that um you know with the advancement of uh uh the the concurrent enrollment and and with the ascent kind of going away I think it's going to be
necessary to to include a little bit more support for those students coming in because um as Miss Le Wright was saying the the idea of first generation um that's one of the uh it's one of the
main groups that we look to kind of benefit the the early college uh through the early college pardon me So um it's it's only going to to strengthen their resolve and ability to to do these things
And I'd like to share something as well too Um as more middle schools are starting to uh test students using the PSCT89 we're finding out that they're more and more qualified freshmen So we're hearing from families as well too is that if my student is college ready
um how are we going to support that first experience for a younger student So we definitely wanted to create this experience as we're finding and identifying more students that are ready for the experience but also acknowledging that um they're 14y olds as well too right so they need a little
bit of some guidance and handholding That's really encouraging to hear that we have more students who are ready for that kind of coursework Yay our teachers Okay Um I am definitely in favor of this uh 100% and I really
wish that I could have taken concordant concurrent enrollment when I um was in school All right Director Levier or Director Thompson Man I am really messing up names tonight Yeah I was actually director Schmidt
asked a question I had which what is VARC so I think the board should volunteer to take the VARC assessment to learn our learning styles But honestly this sounds like a great course and we've had a lot of our seniors who have come back to visit after they've graduated from district 49 and gone into
a full-time college environment and they have talked about the culture shock So I think this would be a really good a really good course proposal That's it Okay If there are no objections this will be moved forward for action at the
May regular meeting Thank you Thank you Okay We're on to 9.2 board discussion on DAC focus which is me Yay Okay So uh at our last DACK meeting that I attended I
was tasked with um coming back to them with some ideas on specific topics or areas um that we believe should be prioritized by the deck the district accountability committee Um and so uh
this is open for discussion for all of our board members here of ideas on what is it that we would like the DAC to research and to to go uh go for I also have somewhere oh you know what i should have
uploaded this in board docs now that I'm thinking of it Too late now Um the responsibilities of the district accountability committee uh and we can kind of go through each one uh and then see if we wanted to add our
own All right So we're going to go with the first one here Uh recommending to its local school board priorities for spending school district monies Any discussion on that item director Hy uh just that uh I've
been meeting with the um the budget MLO subcommittee and that is um something that they've been um asking for and I think that it's absolutely appropriate I mean uh for the community to be um you know suggesting to us uh where they
think our um spending priorities should be um we should always be listening to them as an advisory committee and that's something that uh is definitely in their purview Director Schmidt I'm all about knowing where the money's going that we're getting in Um if you're going to do a
committee type thing or a survey type thing I would like to make sure that taxpayers are involved because they're the ones paying the tab Okay This is specific to what we want the DAC to be involved in in there Uh the members of the DACK that are
currently on there many of them are um uh parents and we have teachers some administrators and uh one community member um that is representative of that And then uh we
would also encourage other people to join the DAC if you want to be involved Look at all these people here um to be involved in becoming a part of the DAC in order for us to uh make um good decisions Yes Yeah I agree because I
don't see one community member being really a fair representation of the community So anybody that wants to join please do Director Olivia Wright Um just sort of as a reminder for us all um community member by
definition means no other connection to the district other than taxpayer but the vast majority of people on the deck are also taxpayers and whatever else is listed after their name Um so by
definition the majority of us who are parents in this district are also taxpayers Um many of our staff are also taxpayers and parents Um we tend to just identify with the very first piece Um but we of course want more community
members and and invite folks to apply We've had more sometimes in the past but some also tend to join the subcommittee but not on be on the full deck Okay Um Director Thompson I think it's a good idea just to have the good back and forth communication
for their presentation So I think it's a great idea I would also on the the MLO component I think um we do have a DAC subcommittee that explicitly reviews those expenditures ensures that we are compliant with that
language Um and that is an important piece of our MLO Yet it's a part that our community is largely often not aware of in terms of that oversight And so as one board member one of the things that I would love to see in the DAC updates
um and in any type of a DAC presentation would be some type of explicit reporting from that MLO subcommittee that came to the board level to make that more visible We get that in our packets when we approve the budget but that's not the
same visibility as that component being presented so that our community can see can see it as well in a more visible way to see how that that additional mill levy override tax funding is being utilized in exactly the way the voters
approved it I think that's an important part of reminding folks of that component and showing that we we followed our word Um and I know they're doing an amazing job and that we are following the language I I know we're doing those things I think it would
bring visibility to the importance of that committee and how much we respect their feedback and also help our community see that that actually still is happening consistently So as one person I think that would be one place where it would be nice to see something
specific from the deck Do we have consensus that that would be something that the board would like to see is a um reporting from the MLO subcommittee yes Yes
Yes Yes Excellent I wrote that down so I can report that out to the DAC Um another question that they had was the way that they have presented to us They want to know if it's effective or if we would
like to see something different which actually is kind of what you had just mentioned Um in the past they would present to us the budget priorities per building and what their top four or five are and they would have slides for every
single school in the district of what their budget priorities are Um and there was discussion at the DACK that that's actually it's uh they they feel like it might not be something that is um
necessary for the board for them to work that hard on getting those slides for us to to have as a board when it doesn't feel like nec like we necessarily do anything with it Um and so they wanted some feedback on how they've been presenting and then what we could
change Um Director Schmidt I'm trying to remember the last time there was a presentation last uh April So I was pretty new then So it kind of that kind of went um so I can't
really tell you one way or the other I would like to see slides but that's just my opinion Director How so I think that might be a useful exercise for the DACK to undertake but I because it's building by
building spending that's um that's not really our role right that would be you know something for the principles to look at But it's still good for them to share that with the community and with the board because then we can just look at it for overall trends right and see
if there's anything that we can pick out of there that um that requires board action So I'm leaning towards it is unnecessary to present that but as an information item drawing our attention to it I think that would be appropriate
Uh director Olivia Wright I guess my question is how much flexibility is there really in those so because when when I was on the sack and we were submitting stuff up there is so little
fungeibility or when we talk about what our budget priorities were there wasn't a much funding to work with that wasn't already spoken for essentially um by what we had to do to
run Falcon High So um if we're asking the DACK to put a lot of work into collecting a checklist from a SAC that is predominantly already predetermined by how tight our budget is I'm not sure how good of a use of their time it is Um
I don't know Am I being a little bit overly simplistic Peter or Yes and I appreciate it The probably the key distinction about where we're at now compared to where we started is that many of the MLO spending
requests are are repetitive of previous years So we've found things that add value and we want to continue to support whether that's uh we we're using MLO funds as the voters approved for our security team for example we are also using for technology as the voters
approved And so once we've established that the MLO subcommittee endorses the use of MLO funds for a particular technology it doesn't really make sense to re-evaluate every year So there there is actually
more there is more flexibility in a theoretical sense but in a practical sense it is tending to be the same kinds of expenditures And so part of our interest is in not repeating ourselves every year and and asking you to read through and and consider in depth
something that you you just read through read through and considered in depth and approved last year and the year before that and the year before And so we are trying to streamline it and make it simpler So I I appreciate that Uh but there could still be something that's innovative or unique or perhaps a new
approach becomes available and and a school wants to wants to pursue that and pilot it And so we still need that review We just don't need it to be in the same level of depth when it's something that's already been approved Well and it isn't necessarily MLO that
the Sachs are talking about So like for example one of our priorities when I was on the Falcon Heac a few years ago was math curriculum Okay that's in the building budget and we needed a new math math curriculum That's what we submitted up to the DACK
as one of our lists It didn't have our budget priority wasn't necessarily an MLO priority It was talking about the building budget itself Um and so like I said many of those things like well our math books were older than when I taught there and I taught there 16 17 years ago
right so um it was like well that that's literally all of the all of the funds we have after after we pay our teachers Building budget's gone Um so I guess that that's part of my question is at what level of detail are we looking for from the Sachs and the DAX and what do
we need to do to make sure we're make that they meet that statutory requirement um so because I don't if if it's that little how much are we asking them to do that is really a lot of their time without necessarily contributing
much thought-wise our our saxs and decks are go above and beyond what statute expects Um as you look at the the language that uh Director Dvo read a few minutes ago it is to advise on priorities not on
specific transactions not on specific um expenditures It's priorities And so a DAC and a SAC could fully comply with that by saying our priorities are instruction and safety and they would have discharged their their legal responsibility We go a lot further We
have a much bigger DACK than statute requires We have we have more participation from sex than statute even contemplated And so when you have more participation in a larger group it makes sense that you would get further into the detail but we don't have to do that Really the the language expects
endorsement of priorities Yeah there's actually another piece on here that kind of goes along with that It says at least annually cooperatively determining with the local school board the areas and issues in addition to budget issues that the DAC shall study
and make recommendations upon So I don't know if um we wanted to touch a little bit on that um because it they what the Sachs have been doing is going through and saying
this at our building level this is what we really really need to prioritize and spend money on And then they bring it together to the deck and each school has their slide And to um uh director
Hiles's point um the overall trends and I actually spoke at this I spoke about this too at the DAC meeting um that the overall trends are something that the board is very interested in So compiling what do you what are the trends that you
see from all of your school buildings um and then presenting that to to us instead of just individual schools because like I don't know how you guys feel but as a board member I feel like I can't make somebody's decision in a building to say we really need to spend
money on this school for this reason or for this purpose Um does Miss Thompson have anything that she would like to add no Okay Let's see if I can recapture that
fleeting thought Um so um yeah I was I think I'm going to need you to come back to me because I said it escaped me Okay Director Schmidt I like the idea of the trends what you were
talking about with the trends I like that Uh Director How yeah So I recaptured it So um what um so the sacks are collecting that information and my understanding is that the principles are paying attention to that and as they should right So that's the school level
information I think because the sack information is being presented at the DAC I think it might be appropriate for the DAC to then have a discussion about what do we see here and what are the general trends and then that informs their budget priority recommendations to
us So that way we don't have to review school by school They've done that and completed the analysis and then we just listen to them Um do I have consensus as that would be one of our um asks for the DAC that they
would go through and and prioritize and generalize the trends that they see for all schools yes Yes Yes Yes Yes I am going to write that
down All right This is taking a little bit longer than I thought it would Okay Um submitting recommendations to the local school board concerning preparation of the district's performance improvement
priority improvement or turnaround plan Um and I don't think we've actually done that with our DAC We don't have a district improvement plan because we're at performance Yay It does say recommendations concerning
preparation of district's per performance plan not just right Any thoughts on that one like analyzing So this is what I'm kind of
envisioning They go through the district uh performance um plan and they go through that and kind of hash out what do they see is going to be the priority for us to focus on as a school district according to that district plan or that
framework director how I don't know I'm feeling like that is a very arcane and technical um topic and um I feel like it's best served by um working with our uh uh you
know administrative resources Uh I don't know how much value the deck could um provide on that topic Director Schmidt So performance you're talking about academic performance Um is
this something that Dak would be looking at you know all the old all the uh performance reports and thinking about it and giving suggestions is that what we're doing here that's kind of my interpretation but it looks like Mr or Superintendent Hilts
has some ideas here Must not eat Kit Kat and then raise my hand in rapid succession I would suggest a slight modification to this concept and that would be um why don't you task
me to present in early January or middle January about the the board's annual strategic objectives roll it into a process that we already do so that I could arrive at the annual planning summit right now I have great
data from the voice of the workforce but I do not have great data from the deck and so invite the DA invite the DACK uh president and vice president or maybe the chairs of the committees to come to part of that discussion at the annual planning summit say this is when we're going to get voice of the workforce
we're going to get administrative board and DAC input into the development of those strategic priorities and I think that would not only meet the the intent of this discussion but it would also create kind of a unique model that plays off strengths we've already established
So let me try to recapture what so my brain can function correctly Um um so inviting members of the DAC to come to our strategic annual planning summit um in order for them to give uh like
feedback or etc I was wondering in order for them to be really representative of the DAC if they need to kind of see what our agenda is or what our priority is so that they can discuss it as a DAC and then task the president Correct Is that
which is why I would I would invite you to task me to go to the DAC in January so that then that that DAC representation and I can come together um to the annual planning summit And I would suggest taking it maybe a
step further too So we have our strategic priorities for this year established through that planning summit Um I would love to see DAC helping to track and evaluate some of those pieces So saying okay this is what our
priorities are Here's how we're measuring them Do you think and helping do that piece and also commenting on whether ultimately that that will better inform them as we go into the next cycle in terms of did were those really
reflective of what they as a deck also thought we should be working on right um in terms of what we set this year evaluating how well we did on them and also looking at it hindsight 2020 um give us some feedback on where we
ended up and help us then through how we plan the next subset So involving them in kind of that process of watching and evaluating this piece that we already have in place so they can help us develop the next set from that community perspective
Director Schmidt I like the idea of tracking However I don't like the idea of adding anything else to those annual planning summits We already don't have enough time in those Um we might have to do those separately and do this separately
So to clarify uh we would just be inviting them to join us in the discussion They wouldn't like add their own topic or be their own speaker Does that make sense they would just be attendees of our uh annual planning
summit Um just a couple more voices at the table Um okay So let's go back so I can get some consensus Do I have consensus to task Peter to um Oh help me with words
Please ask me to present to the DAC the proposed annual strategic objectives at a January meeting to facilitate discussion and invite
participation at the annual planning summit by representatives of the deck what he said Consensus No Yes Yes Yes Yes
All right And then do I have consensus that we would want the DAC to track and evaluate the priorities that were set in the previous year and look looking at it from hindsight yes For evaluating purposes That was
really messily stated Sorry Yes Yes Yes I don't know what you mean Lori Yes Superintendent Hills So I'll go on record This is how I would envision that happening Uh each of our annual
strategic objectives has an owner um when you have an opportunity to approve those that will come online in 25 there'll be a name a process owner or an objective owner and so my intent is that we would ask those owners sometime
between October December no October to December um we would ask them to present at the DAC so that we could get to January and this has happened several years we could get to January and the DAC might u have the opinion that this is a good objective we're making
progress we're not there yet We need to keep it as a focus area That'd be great input to the board Or they may say we have really gotten our our our traction We're in our groove Let's let that continue to ride and then let's refocus
on to some other things because we know we've we've kind of figured out how to move in that direction Um the other advantage of that is we have we have tried to be and we we have been more intentional about bringing those updates to the board as strategic updates We
could treat the presentation to the DAC as something like a dress rehearsal for the board presentation And I think that would also foster dialogue If we made a presentation of the DACK and members of the DACK were not satisfied or they maybe had uh differences of opinion which we welcome then you would know
about that as a board through your liazison and through other relationships that you have I I appreciate this I think this creates more accountability more visibility uh more opportunity for um multiple perspectives to affirm or to
challenge our performance Okay All right Moving right along here Um this one doesn't pertain to us So let's see May I make a suggestion yes We've given them a couple of pretty big things to
focus on I think we might not want to go down further in the list right now to try and find something else for them to do too If we start with this piece and then let them run with it and then if there's something else to add because we're we're again looking at a whole
group of people who volunteer Um so if we pick these are two pretty big important things that we've asked them to do If we stick with those two big things um that are kind of big hairy audacious feedback pieces that's also valuing
their time and then we can look and say okay now when you guys get really good at this if you want us to say what else can we do then sure Dak we'll give you some more to do but maybe we first um let them really dig in on this as one person that would be my suggestion Yeah
And looking looking at this actually the rest of them don't apply directly to the school board So that actually ends that piece of it Um one other thing I wanted to mention uh is I believe that that the DAC would be very appreciative of our
discussion here tonight Um because they have voiced at least from my perspective that they're they're they're feeling like they're not um doing their job as the DAC very well um because uh it just
seems like they get pre they get presentations and information about the district instead of actually advising us or giving us information that we can use in our everyday decisions Um so I think this is going to really help with our
DAC meetings Um Director Schm Yeah Could you just clarify again the two big items um so there's there's four things I wrote down here Um one is the for the DAC updates they would um report the MLO
subcommittee um what they've they've discussed they would make a presentation on that um then they would have the general trends for each for the schools uh instead of every individual school but what is that
general trend that they see overall uh and that uh oh the one of those was the tasking So I guess that's not um that would be Peter giving them information and input for the strategic annual planning summit Um and then they would
be able to send one or two representatives from the DAC to our annual planning summit um to help with the strategic priorities And then on the receive or the um final end of that would be um evaluating tracking and
evaluating those priorities to see if we actually um met them or if we need to continue to have them as a priority for the following year Thank you You're welcome Director H So I just want to point out that this is a
volunteer committee that is coming to its board and saying can you please give us direction and enable us to be a more effective advisory body and so these are people who they're giving up their spare time for the district and they are
looking for more responsibility so that they can do more good in our community And I just want to applaud every single member of the DAC um for having just the right attitude and uh the service to their to their community that they're [Applause]
providing And if you are really interested in helping with our priorities those people out there we would love to have you apply to be on our deck All right Um student board how do you feel about the priorities that we are
setting for our DAC committee i have no comments Okay Katherine I don't have any comments either Awesome Thank you so much Okay we are on to Wait hold on I asked for consensus I did that Yay
Okay Uh we're on to 9.3 proposed policy G JBA preserving fairness and safety in sports Discussion director Hy Uh I think if you want to go in the normal order Director Schmidt had something
Director Schmidt Okay I have quite a lot of research that I did Studies have shown that transgender students tend to have lower GPA and higher rates of absenteeism resulting in lower odds of graduating Many carry a feeling that they are not
included or respected and can experience imp and can experience impacts on their feeling of well-being and safety Transgender individuals can suffer harassment bullying and higher rates of distress Many transgender individuals feel that they are being discriminated
against or that they are not being given equal treatment What is considered equal treatment women have spent generations clawing their way to equal footing In 1972 Title 9 was signed into law giving females equal sports competitions aimed
at countering male dominance Currently biological female athletes are being forced to compete against transgender athletes who were born male and still have male attributes Their only choice is to forfeit risking disqualification their reputation and being labeled as
homophobic and hateful According to the National Institute of Health male-born transgender athletes have superior performance relative to biological female athletes Multiple studies have shown that even though testosterone reducing hormones can shift strength DNA
stays male and some prior muscle mass and bone structure may persist After one to two years of hormone treatment muscle mass decreases but doesn't fully align with biological female averages DNA is determined at conception
and remains constant throughout a person's life regardless of hormonal or surgical interventions Male DNA contributes to larger heart and lung sizes proportionally This results in higher red blood cell counts and increases in
oxygen delivery to muscles which enhances endurance recovery and sustained performance over time Fast twitch muscle fibers enhance explosive power while narrower hips and longer limbs are biomechanically advantageous
for leverage and reach Biological females losing to transgender women lose a sense of agency in a domain meant to celebrate female achievement A UN study showed that across many different sports almost 900 trophies were awarded to
transg transgender women when competing with biological females In practical terms a gold medal becomes silver A scholarship worth 20,000 to $50,000 annually slips away And world records are broken by
transgender women who have a pre-transition edge with male DNA Is this all considered equal [Applause] uh no comments from the no comments from
the audience please Thank you Dr H So I will start by saying that I am a girl dad and I observe differences in how girls and boys played soccer even at an elementary age uh at that stage it was a mental difference in how
comfortable they were with contact and aggression and it made a lot of sense to me to separate the sexes even at that age That said we have approximately 6,700 students in our six traditional middle and high schools offering typical
sports programs and I haven't heard of a single trans athlete So I asked for data qual quantifying res this risk and I was referred to the UN report that um that director Schmidt just mentioned That report gave stats on a number of medals lost by girls to trans athletes but it
said that it was received information and therefore unvetted So I tracked down the source and I found a it is coming from a website called shei1.org It's a database that anybody can add to about 10% of the database is
disc golf There's also poker billiards and pool So I'm struggling to find the safety or fairness issues in those sports Now there are nine entries on boxing so that is a sport we care about but eight of them are directly connected to the debunked claims of a Russian
official that marred the Paris Olympics The data set is therefore highly unreliable We heard a lot during public forum today about the uh harm this policy can do to trans kids I do not dispute that But I add another consideration because I
think there's a larger group of kids who will be harmed and they're the very ones we propose to protect Cisgender girls We already see girls being bullied for not being perfectly conforming to somebody's idea of femininity And this kind of
policy ratchets that up as students and parents begin filing policy violation complaints When we do receive a complaint we are not going to invade the privacy of a student's underwear Therefore this policy is
uninforcable Last time we debated this we heard that CHASSA had not yet taken a position on this topic and that's not entirely true uh they state in their bylaws that a trans student and their school will meet to determine the gender assignment for sports subject to chassis
review This allows for the same kind of individualized care oriented approach that we already use for other trans issues If it is the determination of staff that a transgender girl has a physical has
physical characteristics that create a fairness or safety issue for the sport it would be appropriate for them to ask them to compete against boys or be ineligible This allows us to make determinations based on the individual who is in front of us rather than
relying on tropes and stereotypes CHASSA only covers high school sports but it would be absolutely appropriate for us to craft a policy of our own in the same spirit that would apply to all of our ages That is a policy I would support
[Applause] Director Leight before I comment I'm just going to remind everyone um that at this point public forum was a time for everyone to
comment At this point is a time for all of us in the student board to discuss And as emotional and hard as this topic is it really isn't appropriate at this time for cheering or or not cheering or
comments back and forth on any piece of this at this point as frustrating as it can be and I've been out there sitting and watching and being frustrated as a person as well Um it's it's it's at this point this is a business meeting and we
need everyone to be respectful of that and to please hold the cheering and the juring and the comments until afterwards when you can certainly speak to all of us individually if you would like um because it is a this is going to be a hard and emotional topic for a lot of
people who are here So um I'm just going to remind everyone of that that piece of this and that goes for wherever you are on this issue Um so a couple of pieces on this
Um I have a lot of pieces but um so the first piece and the policy is written in a manner to ensure that the rules you're applying across the board Um however there's a lot in here that
isn't recognizing the complexity of transition Um there are folks who transition socially and solely socially and that is enough um to provide the stability that they need There are people who transition socially initially
and then choose medical transition at a variety of different ages And there are people who begin medical transition with puberty blockers at the age of nine Um in each of those cases the types of advantages and potential advantages that
you're discussing here are different um and unique to the person who is transitioning So a I have to make sure I get the terminology right a transgender girl who chose to take whose parents and doctors and medical team made the determination
that it was necessary for that child to be on puberty blockers at the age of nine and therefore has never had a testosterone surge right um and then goes through am I doing it right yeah Has never had the testosterone surge has
never had the testosterone advantage is in one category Someone who goes through a socialon only transition until the age of 18 is in a completely different category physiologically in terms of looking at
that competitive advantage of male versus female We also have a student who who could go in another direction and be on puberty blockers So born sex assigned at birth female identifies as transgender at a
young age starts puberty blockers and starts testosterone at the age of 14 That child according to this policy would be required to play on the girls team Yet they would have the testosterone advantage of a child born
as male at labeled male at birth who didn't go through a hormone change Those are really complex situations none of which we have um the ability or right to regulate Those are medical decisions between a family member a child and their physician Um and it's why I think
the more appropriate place for decision making on how that should be applied and what those situations are actually should be with CHASSA and not with a board Because if each district is applying a different set of standards we still have the issue ultimately is who
you're competing against not who's on your own team Number one Um but number two how are we dealing with each of those very different situations medic the way that is medically treated has changed quite a bit in the last decade People who are competing at the Olympic
level and even the collegiate level had different options available to them and different decision-making protocols than are currently available And because of that complexity I think it becomes really difficult to write a policy like this and cover those pieces and actually
create a fair playing field Um my personal suggestion would be to ask Chessa to convene a group of people to actually develop guidelines um that take that complexity into um consideration and come up with a unified
way to apply that across the state Thank you Uh does um Director Thompson have anything that she wants to add will Jamie Lyn go first you can go first Okay I think she said that I should go
first Yes Okay So I noticed that uh director hy had uploaded the the paperwork on the Sawyer syndrome I also uploaded some in board docs which will be in board updates and it was the biological basis
of sex differences in athletic performance consensus statement for the for the American college of sports medicine and it gives the abstract and basically it talks about the higher performance that males typically
outperform females by 10 to 30% depending on the requirements of the event There are also some sublinks in there that address circulating testosterone as a hormonal basis of sex difference and athletic performance So I
encourage anyone who wants to to look at those documents when you get a moment And then um I also heard the reference to the 61page UN report which I think people should look into Um one thing
that I pulled out of the UN report female female athletes are also more vulnerable to sustaining serious physical injuries when female only sports spaces are opened up to males as documentated documented in disciplines such as volleyball basketball and soccer
Instances have been reported where adult males have been included in teams of underage girls Injuries have included knocked out teeth concussion re resulting in neuro impairment broken legs and skull fractures According to
scientific studies males have certain performance advantages in sports One study asserts that even in non- elite sports the be the least powerful man produced more powerful than the most powerful woman and say states that when men and women have roughly the same
level of fitness males average punching power has been measured as 162% greater than females So if you think about that even in a sport such as volleyball you can see what some of the issues are So a lot of people are saying "Well is this
happening?" I do not buy homeowners insurance after my home has burnt down Matter of fact I've carried homeowners insurance for 30 years and my house has not burnt down but I have it there for a reason But what I'd really like to hear is several legal issues were addressed
both at public comment and from board members And I was hoping that our attorney could weigh in on some of the legal issues that have been brought up with your permission Director Dvola Yes Okay Um well hi I'm Brad Miller I'm
lawyer for the district Uh we had a dialogue around a resolution that Mr Hy described as performative We had some news coverage around that just a few weeks ago and that was a resolution that had no sort of real uh policy directives
It it it was aspirational in a in in a sense And director Dola then asked uh whether there were places where this sort of resolution could be um built in a different way structured in such a way
that it would be u both effective and legal So I met with uh Superintendent Hilts We talked this over we proposed I proposed or he proposed but we were talking about the equal protection um clause in the 14th amendment uh this
being a place where unlike some of the other issues that we've considered things like boys and girls restrooms gender expression generally in the schools where this is a place where at least arguably and I believe certainly
is a uh area of conflict of law where the federal law has a direct impact on the subject matter and so it overrules the state law And so I've heard some public comment that this is an illegal sort of proposition and it violates Colorado law And to some degree that's
accurate But that's because moving forward with this would follow constitutional authority And just as we have a policy for the non-legal name change that directs that we involve parents in those decisions um which many
people would say well that's somehow contrary to the understanding of the legislature when they when they passed House Bill 1032 last year it's not really a violation of of law because constitutional authority expressed through the Supreme Court tells us that parents are the authority
in the education of their children So we took steps in that direction with good faith basis that we were on good legal standing So here we've introduced with some external legal authority constitutional attorneys and litigators and and Peter and I and we proposed this
policy as a shift from what was put before you last uh last meeting This policy expressly and singularly addresses the question of boys and girls sports Uh to one comment uh Peter had
hit the nail on the head recently I didn't even recall this but football is a co-ed sport under chasser rules and so it would be exempt from the concerns that were expressed on that level This policy expressly related to sports and
competitions directed towards males born born male competing as females and female sports falls clearly under the equal protection clause and it may result in legal conrnation or even legal conflict
But this this is a very supportable very legal position for you to take And and so rather than put forward or continue to work on a resolution that is sort of just an expression and and I think there were
some good good reasons for that By the way I I know that's it It it has encouraged just even your your dialogue around this has encouraged charter schools within the district charter schools in the neighboring districts to consider the same sorts of things And so your approach just by expressing some
boldness has has engendered other boldness And you know you can like it or not like it but that's that's the case here This is a valid policy that will be challenged as being in opposition to the state law
But it it's only doing so and this policy is carefully crafted to meet the conditions that would be successful in any of legal challenge under the equal um equal protection clause of the 14th amendment So that's why we have it Um
point of clarity it applies equally to trans boys and trans girls It does It's it's reciprocal both ways I mean the majority of commentary has been about trans girls participating in girls sports but this is reciprocal It applies
to both categories categorically Um so I wanted to make sure that that that piece is very clear because the the part that's angsty for some folks is only in one direction but this applies to both directions All right So
um couple of things to note for this policy is uh that there is an inherent difference between boys and girls biological males and biological females and that would be determined by um uh
what was assigned at birth So um that's a very important distinction there Um also what's really important to know as well is that boys are they are born with significant inherited inherit
advantages um physically over girls Uh and that's a very important thing to note Uh something else that I wanted to address was something that uh director Levier
Wright had had brought up Um and that was that there are students who have um parents who are for them having puberty blockers surgeries etc
Um my my question is why are we allowing children to go through transitions puberty blockers and surgeries before their brain has fully
developed That is in very disturbing to me that we are allowing children to go through changes that could be irreversible
changes when their brains have not fully developed yet That's horrifying to me Uh considering that thank goodness when I was 16 years old or 14 years old and I was a tomboy and I wanted to be a boy
and be all uh uh with the boys and competing with them and um basketball and I dress like a boy and things like that Thank God my parents did not say "Oh my
goodness that's it you're a boy Let's put you on puberty blockers and do things surgically that would ruin my entire life It wasn't until my brain was fully developed that I realized what it meant to be a female and what God has
created me to be And that was a woman And I am proud to be a woman Even though in my teen years and most adolescents I don't know about anyone else in here but most adolescents go through that crisis in their in their
teens Most of us have that identity crisis because we don't understand um the world and how it works because our brains are not fully developed yet The critical thinking skills are not quite there So if you want to make that
decision of being trans that is your decision But that needs to be made when you or your brain is fully developed which for girls is a little different than boys but it's around the age of 24 Um but they're legally emancipated at
the age of 18 So that's their decision But this is not regarding most of our kids are under the age of 18 I'm not in favor of Excuse me There are no comments
coming from the uh audience please This is very important Um on that note I think we need to protect our kids and especially those kids who are confused and who need help Um it's going to be very important that they are able
to make that decision when their brains are fully developed That's all I have to say Uh student board of representatives do you have anything you would like to add to this discussion i do very much Um I wanted to ask our district attorney if
we have any legal problems with the policy we have right now based with the case by case basis Thank you for the question and I'm sorry I don't know your name but Sadie Sadie Hi Um if you're asking about the policy
that we have with respect to gender expression and gender identity and and potential transitions and so forth I think that that's been a pretty fluid uh operational sort of matter We we work with families We work with very respectfully with students and as I
described at the previous meeting we actually do a pretty intensive training with our senior leadership at school so that they're aware of of the way that we want to work consistently and and we do take a an approach that is thoughtful around difficult uh family dynamics and
so forth as we approach these things and it's all completely legal Okay So based on that I wanted to present some of my research that I found because I was very passionate about this Um according to the NCAA president
Charlie Baker and this statistic is from 2024 um there are 10 transgender athletes not even trans women but just transgender athletes out of 510,000 in NCAA And so if we can
probably accurately assume that um the high school statistics is relatively similar to that I find myself unable to understand why we would have a blanket policy for a statistic that is 0.00001% of our student body And
um based on that sorry I wrote out the argument Um while I agree on the importance of preserving safety and fairness in in sports especially women's sports but sports in general in supporting all athletes um the language
arguments and proposed course of action this policy consists of are targeted against transgender athletes whether that was the intention or not because I do believe that everyone here we want to have sports as a safe space We don't want there to be danger that we could have prevented
to an extent Um so we do all agree on that and I'm glad Um but the language that this policy has it is it feels targeted Um and some of the language used specifically like
uh when sports teams share private facilities um it endangers women and girls and deprivives them of privacy Um I found myself wondering what reported and like proven claims there were that a
transgender athlete in a locker room or a bathroom made someone feel very uncomfortable endangered them And again if our goal is to protect women in sports I would encourage us to focus on um what's the right word maybe um sexual
assault from coaches There are a 10% of there is a 10% reported rates um from the where's that statistic um from the National Sexual Violence and Resource Center 10% of U16 athletes
report some sort of sexual assault from their sexual assault from their coaches or an a trusted adult in their sport So if we want to protect women in sports I don't think that um placing a policy on transgender students is the way to do that Um but I do understand that that's
the focus of this policy So I'll continue to address that Um if we want to model our policy after someone that has done the research and has debated for two years I would encourage us to look at the internal Olympic Committee
Um they have something called the framework on fairness inclusion and non-discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sex variations Um it was a conclusion that followed a two-year consultation process with over 250 athletes and concerned stakeholders
So that would be recruiters especially like in college sports Um and they did it under the context of growing discussion on how to support trans athletes whilst ensuring meaningful and fair competition So again everyone wants safety in all sports and their policy
You're welcome to look it up um if my summarization isn't adequate enough but it was essentially um very similar to our current policy that do it on a case- by case basis because a lot of the statistics that are being referenced tonight are averages but a transgender
athlete might not be the average and so they might not have the same amount of testosterone or estrogen and so they might be very equal competitors with women On average that might not be true but on a case- by case basis we can
avoid alienating transgender athletes by evaluating them And the IOC or the International Olympic Committee they also said that to determine if an athlete has unfair advantage they need to show a repeated like distinguishable
unfairness in the activity So not based on one report or based on an assumption based on gender but a continuous repeated like statistically seen unfair advantage Thank you Thank you
Satie Catherine um I didn't do quite as much research as Satie did Um that that was impressive Um um I I haven't ever fully quite understood
where I stood with this Um I I've always heard people people debating about this about whether um male or female should uh compete in opposite um gender sports And it it's always been interesting but it's not
something that I ever fully felt I had a full grasp of Um and while I still don't fully have a full grasp of it I do have a full grasp that I want kids to feel not just kids but but those who are transgender to
feel accepted And I and I can remember ever since coming in from freshman year that kids who are transgender didn't feel safe and I I didn't understand their feelings But um as as this comes
into perspective you got to remember that um that um we want to um I don't know where I was going to go
with that Um but there there's certain emotions that come with it and I think we can't fully uh discard the emotions that come from this topic Um like I said I don't know quite where
I fully stand with this Um but I do want I do want people to feel accepted and welcome to to do the things that they feel desired to to do Whether that's playing and if
like a trans woman or a trans male wants to compete in a sport of their desire that they should be able to do that um for themselves Thank you Katherine Can can I add one more thing yes thank you Um I one of my
fears for this policy specifically is that it will set up a precedent to begin isolating bathrooms into the binary gender because if you say um trans women aren't allowed in female locker rooms then you could say that about the
bathrooms And if that would happen I believe people would feel much more uncomfortable seeing someone assigned female at birth who transitioned into a or no someone who's assigned Yeah female at birth who transitioned into a male in a women's
bathroom because they probably have the beard from testosterone or they are probably wearing um our society's uh version of like male clothing And if you saw that in a bathroom I think that would be much more alarming than um a
trans female who is probably dressing similarly to the female students And I was worried about that And then my other worry was that um it'll feel it'll make transgender students feel more ostracized because
already um the CDC reports that 25% of transgender students already have suicidal thoughts or some sort of attempts And so before we create a blanket policy that makes them feel ostracized consider their safety as
well Thank you Uh thank you Satie I do think I have a couple of things that I can comment on of what you had um mentioned Um uh okay I was going to answer some of her
concerns but we can do another round Okay Um so I'm hearing I'm hearing from from you that there's a concern about trans females and trans uh males being in the opposite um bathrooms that they
then they identify of And so something that we had discussed previously is uh something that we're currently doing in our our schools where those um don't they may not feel um
um they might not feel uh like they are able to use uh either bathroom and so we have private bathrooms that are available to those students Uh and so instead of using the female locker room and or using the male
locker room they could go to the adult bathroom that's down the hall and that's a private place and change for for their um sport and then they could join the team Um so they wouldn't be in either place where they would not uh where both
concerns would be addressed So the concern of the of the females having to be in a place where there are biological males coming into their locker room um that would be addressed by that as well
And the um in and how the trans female I think that's what they're called trans female is feeling um embarrassed or etc they could have their own private space and not go into the female locker room Um and that's kind of
what what we have for bathrooms right now Um that we're uh been discussing with parents on this might be the best option for your child right now Just to be clear th this policy is expressly around sports and activities and there
isn't any room for this to bleed over into the common experience in the classroom This is precisely on point around the Title 9 and equal protection clause of the 14th amendment It's for that purpose of sports travel related to sports and not for the common day-to-day
experience of any individual at the school It's very And it also only applies to athletics nothing other than athletics The entire policy says athletes all the way through it is my read on it Correct Yes I did understand that I said that it was or just to
clarify it was my worry that it would set a precedent for it So that's not like directly related to this Um and then based on your explanation of like the bathroom situation now um that sounds like a case- by case basis And so that feel like it would be very similar
to how we're currently handling sports Okay So we're going to do a second round So Director Schmidt let's do one minute Director Schmidt has deferred to me So um
Okay So we have a compass up here and it includes respect trust and valuing all people So we need to respect girls privacy if they want privacy which most of them do We must trust the facilities
The community needs to trust the facilities are safe for their children Well not safe if I'm not meaning that private for their children and they need to value the 80% who don't want this who don't
want the boys in the girls sports So there's at least three of those things that we need to consider the other side as well I do understand I don't want transgender children bullied
or harassed or left out but you have to also respect and trust that there's 80% of people out there that don't want boys in girl sports Dr Hy
so I want to start out by saying thank you so much Satie for your careful research and reporting you are just evidence of how our students are the best of us and what a great value ad this student board of representatives is to our district Um I want to speak to
one of the points that um director Dvola brought up about uh you know underdeveloped uh um brains and uh life-changing decisions We have to remember that we are the school board and uh we have no authority over our
children's uh our students medical um uh decisions Those are decisions that are taken by parents with close consultation with mental health and u medical um authorities And we have no business
getting into the middle of all of that Um let's see Uh the other uh point I wanted to address was um the notion of you know going ahead and allowing the trans students to have a different um a
isolated bathroom I just want to make sure that we're keeping in mind that that creates echoes of separate but equal And uh that's the reason why the state um law gives transgendered children uh legal access to the locker
rooms and the bathrooms that match their um their uh presented gender Director Leight I'm not going to get into the debate on the science I I realize that this policy
is very likely um to pass given where we know each person stands I have two things I would like to bring up um because of that Um first is there's a whole section on this policy that is the
board hereby fines Um I don't think any of that is actually necessary to be stated to put a policy in place Um and it threequarters of what people commented on were the language that was included in those pieces I think the
policy could achieve exactly what the majority of the board is asking if it began at um the last paragraph on page two that says biological sex means where you're defining what um the board as a body is
using as a definition in their policy and then states what the expectation is Um the rest of it isn't necessary to have a policy states things that um really the majority of parents who spoke
found hurtful Um and if we're going to put a policy in place I would suggest we remove that I had one other suggestion but I can wait for the next round to make that suggestion as well Go ahead You can do it right now So the
other um suggestion I would like to make if the majority of the board decides to move this forward is an accommodation statement Um if you're aware of the climate that trans folk are experiencing in this country right now um and the
level of fear including you know personally people I know whose identity documents have been shredded and then they couldn't travel anymore and things that have been rather scary Um we as a district have built quite a bit of trust um with the with our LGBTQ family but
fear is going to be present because of some of those pieces And I would suggest a sentence at the end be added um that says accommodations consistent with this policy will be made for gender non-conforming athletes in locker rooms
and hotel rooms in consultation with the athlete athletes parents and school administration Um the purpose of that isn't to then say "Well really you're going to get around the statement of hotel and locker room." It's recognizing the fear that a gender non-conforming
student could be required to room in a situation where they feel unsafe And although I truly don't believe any administrator in our district would make that decision based on those that I know and the decisions I've seen them make in the 13 years since math has passed
Having this statement in writing there would provide some um assurance to families in a time when they don't necessarily trust that the things they've trusted in the past will still be there Um so those are the two suggestions I would make should the
board choose as a whole to move this policy forward Um to remove that that first segment that I don't think has any legal it doesn't do anything legally for the policy Um it just states what the majority of the board's opinion may be
Um you have the same impact if you start with that one paragraph and then if you add this accommodation statement Okay Thank you Um uh Mr Miller question Um the statement the board of education hereby
fines Um is there a rationale for why we have the hereby fines instead of some other verbiage or other words no I have no particular legal reason to defend or protect that that sentence or that clause at the beginning But I also heard Marie suggesting that about a page
and a half of the sort of explanatory text also be addressed and that might have some different consequences I'd have to really go through it Could we ask him to actually go through it and determine what actually needs to be there to have a policy that um still
meets the constitutional legal defensibility versus what is a um board statement of belief um um hold on one second because I wanted to say something really quick Okay so for the board of education hereby fines
would it be appropriate to say the board of education hereby acknowledges versus fines no My whole point is that whole section up to that point I don't think is necessary for a policy What if you look at other
policies we have we don't give our own rationale or interpretation of the aspiration behind other than our mission vision and value statements That is the only policy where I see like this giant
like diet tribe on what a specific segment of the board may believe is the science Um and so my question is is it legally necessary to have anything before the definition of biological sex to make the policy defensible under the
Equal Protection Act um and that probably requires some legal review to answer that question And in all fairness I did I did text Mr Miller yesterday um with that question too But it's I didn't expect him to have be able to talk to me
Yeah Just to be clear you texted should Can we Can we Can we cut it down were hereby fines and that and that was the only sex I didn't realize start it with yeah no I meant can we start it with the biological def sex sex definition we had scheduling conflict so we couldn't have the conver full conversation but um my
point is can we find out what there is actually what's what's that what is really required to be there because a lot of the statements that are up there are the things that and I will say many of those speakers will still disagree with the policy if it moves forward but
the question is can we change the language in a way that um avoids all of those pieces and starts with what your definition I will say that broadly speaking and there may be some specifics here that could be considered differently but broadly speaking this is
a setup to explain and differentiate the question that the student rep Satie I want to say uh brought up in in terms of this potential of a flow over into other genres This is to explicitly denote that the policy has to do with title 9 equal
protection clause and and it and it is explanatory around narrowing this the application of this to that particular instance And so I think it's pretty important and and that that said yes we can all work through wording and so
forth Like my question would be how much do you need can you literally succinctly say based on title nine and do we need all of the other stuff um you know um I I have an advanced degree in genetics and my advanced
degree in genetics only taught me that absolutely everything in human development is a heck of a lot more complicated than a pet square Um so I I feel even less qualified with that advanced degree in genetics from a medical school to to make these kinds of
statements Um so and that's why I but again I would I I'm asking if we can get a review on what actually is required there to make sure that your um equal protection clause compliant Um Director Thompson we haven't heard
from for her second round Yes Um I I don't know how well you can hear me because my phone kind of the audio kind of goes in and out but um I was hoping that uh Superintendent Hilts could share Is someone talking i
can't No go ahead Okay Oh that uh that Superintendent Hilts can share a story from one of our soccer players that we heard at the student board meeting the other day So um with your permission in our in our student board meeting I had one of the
reasons I appreciate our student board is we learn something every time And we we heard something that I have not heard in my um 12 years in the district And that was we heard from a student varsity athlete who had competed against someone
who uh was uh she was competing on the girls soccer varsity team and was competing against another school and on that team and I'm going to use her language she said they they had a participant who was a whole male right that which is I think is an interesting
her point was this was not someone who had gone through any kind of transition had not gone through a social transition had not gone through a medical transition and scored the only two goals for the other team She was careful and mentioned they were PKs They didn't let
them score in in main play Um and and prevented their team from winning that game And that's a real example I tend to give more credence to real examples versus hypothetical examples As
a general practice of policymaking I give a little more weight to real examples So that mattered to me and I spoke to that student and and there was no expectation of privacy This was said in front of the whole student board and it was not said with any
animous It was actually just an observation um that that this is already happening And unless we believe in the full abolition we have to treat that anecdote
with just as much respect and care as we treat other anecdotes about children who are gender expansive or gender fluid or have transitioned Their their anecdotal reports are important So are the reports
of a girl at a high school who had to compete against a whole guy and felt disadvantaged by it And so that's the story that Lori is is asking that I reference and student board members as
well supplement my memory of it Um I she did say it was a whole guy He had like a beard Um on the one side I think that it should be like the school's responsibility to not let a whole guy non-transition non-socially
non-medically onto the female team But just add some context to the S Creek soccer program Um I was a former player for Vista and so I still have friends and they told me that S Creek as far as I know recently hasn't won a soccer game
And if those were NPKs um she the student who shared that anecdote also said that he was not a good player She said he was trash And so in the context of a PK if she said that he won he won because of those two goals
um if we uh look at St Creek's um like winning streak as well as that player's ability Um I don't think it was purely based on him being a male that he was able to score but again that probably is a problem and he probably could have
hurt those girls So that's not good Um yes and uh Miss Thompson didn't finish her one minute so I would like to allow her to continue to speak Yes The other night I listened to a comment that really hit home with me and
it was actually a comment from Caitlyn Jenner and what she said was if there isn't an acknowledgement of the biological differences between the physiology portion of it that women's sports will cease to
exist and I believe in women's sports I agree Lori Thank you All right Uh do I have consensus to move this forward uh as drafted for a vote next month on the microphone please yes No
No Yes Yes Okay And that moves forward for our May regular meeting Um did we have anyone else show up for public comment are they signed up
do do How do we want to do this so she's going to read down the list and if you are here will you please come to the um the uh holding Tess Dax Tim Hoffman Tim
[Music] Hoffman Ivy Ivon Henderson Jeffrey Hall Stephanie Hixon Um Tess
Dax go ahead and approach the mic Good evening My name is Tesperlin Dax I am a trans transgender woman Um I had a whole lot of things written down and [Music]
um proceeded to hear a lot of things I didn't expect Um I wanted to be here because I wanted it to be clear that I exist I wanted it to um be obvious I am grew up in
Colorado Springs I was born in Colorado Springs I grew up going to New Life Church I graduated from James Irwin Charter High School I um have a bachelor's degree in applied linguistics and the Bible from Moody Bible Institute
in Chicago I um preach was a pastor for five years I've stepped away from that and I'm currently a teacher in district 49 I have five children who are students at a charter school in district 49 Um
so I exist [Music] Um I know there's not a lot I can say that is going to convince anybody of anything they thought convince differently of what they thought before they showed up here tonight Uh and
that's not my goal I just want you to know that as you proceed with things as you talk about things as you think about these things I exist and people like me exist And there's not a lot of us I'm a little bit different
Um and um I appreciated that while the conversation has tended towards the aspect of fairness that's in the title of this proposal uh the part that hits home the most for me is safety And I really appreciate uh that Sadi was the
first person who dove into that kind of terrifying category of safety of transgender children And um thank you So um again I exist we exist and I hope that your time is
[Applause] over Ivy Lou [Music] 0.01% That's one in 10,000 Let's go back to science That is a true percentage of
genetic or biological gender dysphoria A group for whom we should have compassion These people with gender dysphoria are quietly living their productive lives and seeking help And we should help them But they are not demanding that the
entire society bend to their needs and desires What is not in the resolution is the bottom line of genetics It's either XX or XY No other There are chromosomeal I mean chromosomal abnormalities but it
is has no connection or very little connection to transgenderism Don't use them as an excuse They have a different set of problems for which we should take care of Everything else is a life choice a result of social contagion or social
influence You do you But since when have we demanded 99.99% of of the population to cowttow and change every aspect of society to accommodate you what kind of doors would this open for all other special groups societies do not operate
on feelings even though seal pushes it Male and female differences have been well document documented Good job students Playing victim to demand special privileges is not the responsibility especially of an educational in
institution You do you Stop demanding that everyone else accommodate you That is not the same as disenfranchising you You do you You do you go get what you need to do Stop demanding that everybody else cowtow to you We are all also entitled to our
civil rights The wording of the resolution needs to change What is fairness what is safety that those are nebulous terms It's about as bad as a CRT ban resolution that get that gets abused later So thank you Your time is up Let's
stick with science Ivonne Henderson Good evening My name is Ivon Henderson I am a uh uh D49 resident Why is a tri a transgender student more important than my child or anyone else's
respect for the child should be given Yes But their wants and needs aren't more important than my child My child and everyone else's deserves to feel important a winner and sometimes a loser Their dreams and scholarships shouldn't
be taken away because a transgender child deserves more so they feel better or more included It's not okay to cheat the system so you can feel like a winner We have seen too much of this in all
things Sorry but boys men do not have a right to invade girls and women's sports locker rooms etc It's not a right and it's an an unfair advantage The subject of trans ideology
needs to be studied It is too is it too much social media influence our children's thoughts and behaviors too many vaxes unsafe drugs what wake up children and parents This
is not the cool thing to do because everyone else is doing it It is a lifelong commitment that 80% or so regret in a few years and then they uh experience more pain and suffering Sadly I feel in many cases it's just a
money grab by greedy doctors therapists hospitals and big pharma Audrey Hail is a mixed child who for over 20 years that uh just got worse still unhappy suicidal and homicidal We
will probably never know the answers of the drug cocktails and therapy she used So we will not know what to do in the future And parents thoughts it was okay for a mentally ill child to have a gun That's a whole different issue But
parents please wake up Thank you Thank you Was there anyone who signed up online that was missed please raise your hand What is your name amy Burch come on up We cla We claim to represent the
interests of parents paying taxes to support District 49 We must agree to absolute distinction or precedent for their children Other countries refuse the
confusion and yet somehow we're in confusion ourselves We refuse to to uh stop the confusion You need to take dire responsibility over the basics where a child goes to the locker room where he
goes to the playing field uh where he goes to the bathroom where he uh how he dresses as a male or a female And if you don't you will find the consequence of your decision as absolutely destructive to our society
and it will completely unravel Stop fearing man or a few of the minority begin to honor the taxpayers of Colorado Cal Colorado Springs D49 who do not represent a minute
minority You're setting a wedge between parents and their children when you refuse to make clear policy pulling away children from their parents do not en encourage confused young people to continue in their
delusion and do not demand that we celebrate such choices Thank you All right Well if there are no others then we're on to miscellaneous Do we have any miscellaneous items i did have one thing
Superintendent Hilts Um I kind of wanted to see if we could have an update on how our uh task force for social studies is going and if we could possibly maybe have an update on that at our next board meeting if we have consensus or if if
you had something right now to to say I don't have anything for you right now Um we have our April work session and then our May regular meeting Um I could commit to to an update at one
of those but I'm not sure if I'll have an update by next by the next meeting Do I need consensus for that or do you just want to give us an update no I think I I think I see it's reasonable for me to update Um uh Director Schmidt
Yeah I wanted to um excuse me I wanted to also uh mention something about the social studies curriculum I want to remind everybody that this particular curriculum was adopted by the board in a 3-2 vote It was not a 50- vote In my opinion the curriculum is bias and looks
at topics in a DEIdriven manner Speaking as one member of the board I would encourage you as parents to schedule an appointment to look at the curriculum for your student no matter what age or grade level Thanks Okay if there's nothing else then
we are adjourned at 9:31 Thank you for coming everyone