>> THE JANUARY 27, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. WE WILL BEGIN WITH ROLL CALL.
[ ROLL CALL ] A QUORUM IS PRESENT. IF YOU ARE ABLE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] THANK YOU. NOW WE HAVE OUR DCSD SPOTLIGHT.
SUPERINTENDENT KANE. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WE HAVE A LOT OF DCSD SPOTLIGHTS TONIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH AND CELEBRATE THESE AMAZING STUDENTS
AND STAFF MEMBERS AND OUR OWN BOARD OF EDUCATION. LET'S START OUT WITH SOME OF OUR STUDENTS ARTISTS. THREE OF OUR DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS PLACED A THE COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF
SCHOOL BOARD ART CONTEST. WE A CONFERENCE FOR THE COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS UP IN COLORADO SPRINGS WITH ALL THE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE. IT WAS A LITTLE FUNNY WHERE THEY KEPT ANNOUNCING THE WINNER FOR THE ART CONTEST AT VARIOUS
LEVELS. 80% OF THEM THEY WERE LIKE, AND DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT WAS A GREAT POSITION TO BE IN. WE'RE SO PROUD OF OUR AMAZING KIDS.
HONORABLE MENTION WAS AYAANSH AMERIA UNDER HER TEACHER MRS. TROUT. BLUE RIBBON WINNER, WAS JULIA JOHNSON FROM THUNDERRIDGE HIGH
SCHOOL. ART TEACHER. HERE WITH US THIS EVENING WE HAVE OUR GOLD RIBBON WINNER, ELEMENTARY 3D CATEGORY. CHARLOTTE QUINN FROM COPPER MESA ELEMENTARY. PLEASE COME ON DOWN HERE WITH
YOUR PRINCIPAL. I HAD THE HONOR OF GOING UP ON THE STAGE WITH CHARLOTTE WHILE SHE ACCEPTED HER AWARD. AGAIN, THIS IS AGAINST ALL THE KIDS IN ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ACROSS THE WHOLE STATE. CHARLOTTE WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU AND SO EXCITED. SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. CANDACE, TELL US ABOUT CHARLOTTE AND WHAT THIS MEANS. I HAVE TO DO A SHOUTOUT TO CHARLOTTE'S ART TEACHER.
CARLEY BURKE. >> WE'RE SO PROUD OF CHARLOTTE, UNFORTUNATELY SHE DOESN'T GO TO OUR SCHOOL ANYMORE SHE'S IN MIDDLE SCHOOL NOW. THIS IS FROM LAST YEAR. ONE OF THEIR SIXTH GRADE PROJECT WAS TO CREATE THESE DRAGON EYES. THEY WERE PHENOMENAL.
I COULDN'T EVEN GET OVER IT. THEY LOOK SO REAL THE WAY THEY MADE THEM. CHARLOTTE IS JUST ONE OF THOSE KIDS THAT SHE'S OUTGOING AND LOVELY TO EVERYONE. SHE'S A BEAUTIFUL ARTIST. SHE HAS A BEAUTIFUL MIND.
SHE WAS TALKING TO MR. WINDSOR ABOUT ROBOTICS. WE'RE EXCITED FOR HER AND HER FUTURE. THANK YOU, CHARLOTTE. >> DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING?
CHARLOTTE SAYS SHE'S VERY PROUD OF HERSELF. SHE SHOULD BE. DIRECTOR GEIGER IS GOING TO GIVE YOU A CERTIFICATE. ONE MORE BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE
FOR CHARLOTTE. WE'RE GOING TO DO TO A BIG PHOTO.
I WILL ASK CHARLOTTE'S FAMILY COME DOWN TOO. I'M SURE THEY ARE JUST AS PROUD
AS WE ARE.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH JOY THAT BROUGHT ME TO HAVE SO OF OF OUR -- SO MANY OF OUR KIDS. WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST WITH US TONIGHT. WE HAVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF
SCHOOL EXECUTIVES, MELISSA GIBSON. PLEASE COME JOIN ME YOU FRONT. ONCE AGAIN, IN DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE ARE SO PROUD TO HAVE ONE OF THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE YEAR FOR COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL
EXECUTIVES. THAT'S STATEWIDE. THE 2026 COLORADO MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR IS HERE WITH US TONIGHT. JESSICA RANALLETA, COME UP FROM
CIMARRON MIDDLE SCHOOL. PLEASE COME UP AND JOIN US. [ APPLAUSE ] I'M GOING TO START WITH CASE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MELISSA GIBSON. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE
A LOT TO SAY ABOUT YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, ERIN THIS IS SUCH A PLEASURE TO BE BACK IN DOUGLAS COUNTY THIS IS A THIRD YEAR THAT THE COLORADO SCHOOL EXECUTIVES HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF PRESENTING YOU ALL WITH A STATE
LEVEL AWARD. WE ARE SO PROUD OF JESSICA. I WILL TELL YOU THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE MIDDLE LEVEL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR AWARD IS INCREDIBLY COMPETITIVE AND RIGOROUS. THE APPLICATION ITSELF IS QUITE THE TIME COMMITMENT.
IT REQUIRES A WHOLE HOST OF DATA AND DIGGING AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FROM CHILDREN AND FROM PARENTS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM COLLEAGUES FROM THE BUILDING PRINCIPAL AND FROM AN ADMINISTRATOR WHO WORKS AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE.
THIS IS INCREDIBLY COMPETITIVE. THE CANDIDATES THIS YEAR WERE AMONG THE BEST. I HAVE SEEN IN MY 20 YEARS AT CASE AND JESSICA ROSE TO THE TOP IMMEDIATELY. THE SELECTION COMMITTEE WAS INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED WITH HER AUTHENTICITY, HER BELIEF IN THE
IMPORTANCE OF EMPATHY AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND HOW CRITICAL IT IS TO TAKE CARE OF NOT JUST STUDENTS BUT ALSO STAFF AND THEIR FAMILIES AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO SEE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS IN ACTION AND WHAT THAT CAN DO FOR STUDENT
OUTCOMES. IT IS MY HONOR AND PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE YOU AS 2026 COLORADO MIDDLE LEVEL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR. [ APPLAUSE ] >> JESSICA, THERE'S MORE.
WE ALL HAVE THINGS TO SAY. I'M GOING SO START WITH YOUR PRINCIPAL, CHRIS ZIMMERMAN. >> WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU, JESSICA. IT IS JUST AN HONOR FOR US AS A
STAFF, OUR STUDENTS AT CIMARRON MIDDLE SCHOOL, OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM IS HERE TO SUPPORT YOU. YOU'RE SUCH AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR TEAM AND SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU. PROUD OF YOUR FAMILY AS WELL
SITTING UP HERE IN THE FRONT TO BE HONORING YOU TONIGHT. >> JESS, IT IS SUCH A CELEBRATION TO CELEBRATE YOU. IF I CAN PAINT A PICTURE HOW MANY TIMES I WALK IN THE BUILDING AND SEE THE FATIGUE ON YOUR FACE.
BECAUSE OF HOW HARD YOU'RE WORKING TO SHIFT INSTRUCTION, WORK ON PROFICIENCY. MAKE SURE EVERY KID IS SUPPORTED. IT'S TRULY SPECIAL. YOU AND THE CIMARRON STAFF HAVE
TRULY TRANSFORMED INSTRUCTION. I'M VERY PROUD. >> WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU JESSICA. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU? >> I MIGHT HAVE PREPARED SOMETHING. [ LAUGHTER ] JUST THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU, MY TEAM. LOVE YOU GUYS.
FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO KRISTEN AND THE REST OF OUR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES I'VE BEEN GIVEN IN FOUR AND A HALF YEARS DOUGLAS COUNTY. YOUR COMMENT TO INVESTMENT IN MY
LEADERSHIP REALLY HAS MADE THIS ACHIEVEMENT MUCH MORE MEANINGFUL. VERY PROUD TO WORK FOR A DISTRICT THAT PUTS PEOPLE FIRST EVERY TIME. JUST GRATEFUL TO BE HERE AND EXCITING TO CONTINUE TO WORK TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT AND STAFF HAS WHO THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE COMING UP. DIRECTOR THOMPSON HAS A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO DO A QUICK PHOTO. CONGRATULATIONS, JESSICA.
THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR KIDS. OKAY, NEXT. WE HAVE ONE OF OUR AMAZING DCSD NURSES. KELLY DRIVER. PLEASE COME ON UP HERE.
LET'S GIVE KELLY ROUND OF APPLAUSE. KELLY RECENTLY RECEIVED THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL NURSES. KELLY, WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU.
I'M GOING TO ASK M MARY EVANSONO JOIN ME UP HERE TO TALK ABOUT ALL AMAZING THINGS KELLY DONE IN OUR DISTRICT. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL.
I'M GOING TO START WITH DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT. >> IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER WHEN SUPERINTENDENT KANE AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE NURSE'S MEETING AND GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE RECOGNITION FOR KELLY. IT WAS JUST AN INCREDIBLE MOMENT. THE NURSES IN OUR DISTRICTS SPOKE ENDLESSLY WITH KELLY'S
IMPACT ON THEM PROFESSIONALLY, ON THE FIELD, ON OUR STUDENTS. SUPERINTENDENT KANE AND I WE WERE THERE FOR ALMOST 45 MINUTES. MORE AND MORE PEOPLE TOOK THE MIC TO TALK ABOUT KELLY.
IT WAS JUST AN INCREDIBLE TESTAMENT TO THE IMPACT THAT YOU'VE HAD ON SO MANY. I WANTED TO SHARE THAT OPPORTUNITY. I'M SO GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO BE THERE FOR THAT. BECAUSE IT WAS SO SPECIAL AND TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE IN THE FIELD ABOUT HOW YOU HAVE SUPPORTED AND
TOUCHED THEIR LIVES. WITH THAT I WILL HAND IT OVER TO MARY. >> I WOULD ECHO EVERYTHING IN DANELL SAID. IT WAS AMAZING TO STAND THERE AND LISTEN TO ALL THE NURSES TALK ABOUT YOUR INFLUENCE ON THEIR CAREER AND THEIR LIVES OVER ALL THE YEARS.
SO AMAZING. >> THAT WAS AMAZING. WE COULD HAVE GONE ON AND ON. I COULD GO ON AND ON. I KNOWN YOU A REALLY LONG TIME. I LOVE YOU ON SO MANY LEVELS.
I DID PREPARE. I CAN GO ON AND ON. TO GET A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, YOU DONE A FEW THINGS. KELLY, THAT WAS BACK IN NOVEMBER SHE RECEIVED LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL NURSES WHICH IS OUR STATE
CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL NURSES WHICH IS OUR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE TYPE OF BODY. THEY SET THE STANDARD, THE RESEARCH COMES OUT OF THEM MOST OF THE DIRECTORS ARE DOCTOR PREPARED NURSES.
WE RECOGNIZE BY THEM IS NOT AN EASY THING TO GET. ESPECIALLY LIFETIME. KELLY STARTED IN THE DISTRICT IN 1997. AS A SCHOOL NURSE. THAT'S RIGHT.
WE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE 1900s WHEN WE WERE HERE. I GOT TO GET TO MY SCRIPT. I WON'T SIT BACK DOWN. OVER THE TIME, KELLY EVOLVED --
HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF OUR NURSING SERVICES LEADERSHIP TEAM.
KELLY IS OUR DISTRICT DIABETES RESOURCE NURSE AND REPRESENTS AND WORK WITH STUDENTS WITH DIABETES. NOT JUST IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. KELLY IS RECOGNIZED ON THE STATE LEVEL.
IS RECOGNIZING BY -- HANDS ON
TRAINING FOR DIABETES.
WE LOVE HER VERY MUCH AND VERY PROUD OF HER. >> I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SUPPORTING THE NURSING TEAM IN DOUGLAS COUNTY AND SHE ALWAYS PUTS STUDENTS FIRST. I ADORE HER AS A PERSON AND SHE HAS TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT REALLY
GROSS STUFF. [ LAUGHTER ] >> CONGRATULATIONS, KELLY. DIRECTOR MEEK HAS A CERTIFICATE
FOR YOU. >> THIS REALLY IS ALL OF US.
THIS IS A FABULOUS SCHOOL DISTRICT AND I HAVE BEEN PART OF AN AWESOME TEAM. THIS REALLY FOR ALL OF US.
NOT JUST ME. [ APPLAUSE ] >> OKAY, TWO MORE.
OUR NEXT RECOGNITION OF THE EVENING IS OUR VERY OWN GORDON MOSHER. DCSD'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CHOICE PROGRAMMING. COME ON AND JOIN ME DOWN HERE. WHILE HE IS WALKING, I WILL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS AWARD. GORDON WAS THE 2025 COMMUNITY
CONTRIBUTOR AWARD RECIPIENT FOR THE COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS. GORDON IS ONE OF OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF SCHOOLS AND ONE OF HIS JOBS IS AS OUR CHARTER
SCHOOL LIAISON AND AUTHORIZER . I LOVE TO HAVE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT WINDSOR TO JOIN US. HOW ABOUT A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR GORDON. POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH GORDON FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. BUT INITIALLY AS A CHARTER
SCHOOL LEADER MYSELF. I KNOW WHAT AN AMAZING JOB HE DOES AND HOW DEDICATED HE IS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR STUDENTS. I HE WORKS REALLY HARD TO KEEP OUR DISTRICT CHARTER SCHOOLS
SUPPORT THEM AND HELP THEM AND ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S ACCOUNTABILITY ALL AROUND IN A REALLY POSITIVE WAY. I'LL HAND IT OVER TO DANNY. >> I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO KNOW GORDON FOR PROBABLY CLOSE 10 TO 15 YEARS. IN A VARIETY OF CAPACITIES.
ONE THING I WILL SAY ABOUT GORDON, HE IS ONE OF THE BEST TEAM PLAYERS I THINK I BEEN AROUND. HE'S SUCH A COMMITMENT TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE LARGER ORGANIZATION. FOR HIS ROLE BEING THAT LIAISON TO OUR CHART SCHOOLS, PUTTING GREAT STRUCTURE. HE LIKES TO ANALYZE THINGS A
TOUCH, WHICH IS AWESOME. HE REALLY CARES ABOUT THE BETTERMENT OF STUDENTS. THAT'S IS HIS COMMITMENT IN SUPPORTING OUR LEADERS BUT ALSO BEING A HUGE ASSET TO OUR SYSTEM IN THE WORK OF HELPING LEAD SOME OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BASE WORK. JUST SUPER PROUD, WONDERFUL
HUMAN BEING AND INCREDIBLE LEADER. REALLY PROUD OF YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> DIRECTOR CALLAHAN HAS A
CERTIFICATE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> OKAY, LAST OF ALL, JANUARY IS
SCHOOL BOARD APPRECIATION MONTH. I WANT TO SAY A FEW THING ABOUT OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION. BOARDS OF EDUCATION VOLUNTEER. THEY ARE ONE OF THE FEW ELECTED OFFICIALS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY OR ACROSS THE STATE THAT ARE NOT
PAID. THEY VOLUNTEER TO DO THIS INCREDIBLE WORK. THEY DO IT FOR ONE AND ONLY ONE REASON. THAT IS OUR 61,000 STUDENTS. EVERYONE THAT IS SITTING HERE TODAY OR SAT HERE GOING BACK AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, DOES IT
FOR THAT REASON. THEY PUT IN ENDLESS TIME AND ENDLESS AMOUNT OF EFFORT. ENDLESS AMOUNT OF HEART AND IT IS NOT ALWAYS A SUPER JOB WHERE YOU ARE THANKED ALL THE TIME. IT IS OFTEN A JOB WHERE YOU JUST
CAN'T WIN. JUST THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO PUT YOURSELVES INTO THE ARENA AND INTO THAT POSITION YOU WILLING TO DO IT FOR THE REASON OF THE BETTERMENT OF THE AMAZING STUDENTS IN OUR SYSTEM AND TO SUPPORT THE AMAZING STAFF THAT
EDUCATE AND TAKE CARE OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IS TREMENDOUSLY APPRECIATED. ON BEHALF OF THE STAFF IN DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR 61,000 STUDENTS, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING YOURSELVES FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING YOURSELVES OUT THERE AND FOR VOLUNTEERING
YOUR TIME. HOW ABOUT ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION. [ APPLAUSE ] WE DO HAVE SOME BOARD OF EDUCATION APPRECIATION GIFTS FOR YOU THAT SHONNA WILL WALK AROUND.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT IS THE END OF OUR STAFF STUDENT AND BOARD RECOGNITIONS. >> THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT KANE. ACTUALLY, I WILL TAKE A LITTLE PRIVILEGE HERE TO SAY A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
I KNOW VICE PRESIDENT CALLAHAN IS PROBABLY THINKING WE'RE OUT OF TIME ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS SITTING UP HERE TONIGHT AS WELL. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE HOURS THAT GO INTO
THE WORK BEHIND THE SCENES AND IT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED AND RECOGNIZED. THIS WORK ASK A LOT OF US. IT TAKES TIME AWAY FROM OUR FAMILIES. IT ASK FOR EMOTIONAL ENERGY.
IT ASK FOR US TO CARRY STORIES. SOMETIMES THAT ARE RAE HARD TO CARRY FOR STUDENTS IN THE SYSTEM AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP THEM. WE'RE HERE TO HELP OUR DISTRICT MOVE FORWARD. WHY THE WORK MATTERS TO STUDENTS? I WANT TO GROUND US IN THAT AS
WE MOVE FORWARD TONIGHT. FOR STUDENTS, THE BOARD REPRESENTS HOPE. HOPE THAT THE ADULTS ARE MAKING DECISIONS THAT PUT THEIR NEEDS FIRST. HOPE THAT SCHOOLS WILL BE THE PLACES WHERE THEY ARE SAFE, THEY
ARE CHALLENGED, THEY ARE VALUE AND SUPPORTED AND RESPECTED. EVEN WHEN THEY SEE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL THINGS THAT CAN BE FRIGHTENING OR HARD TO DEAL WITH. THEY KNOW THAT SCHOOL IS HERE TO HELP THEM. HOPE THAT EVEN WHEN THE WORLD
FEELS UNCERTAIN, THE PEOPLE GOVERNING THEIR SCHOOLS ARE STEADY, THOUGHTFUL AND COMMITTED TO THEIR FUTURE. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS. I KNOW THE WORK CAN FEEL HEAVY AT TIMES.
I JUST THANK YOU FOR CARING ENOUGH TO WRESTLE WITH THE WORK. IT'S NOT ALWAYS FUN WORK BUT IT'S IMPORTANT WORK. I FELL LIKE IT WAS REALLY WORTH ACKNOWLEDGING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT. THANK YOU ALL.
WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD ON THE AGENDA. WE HAVE ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA. I DID HEAR FROM A FEW BOARD DIRECTORS THAT A FEW OF THE MINUTES WILL NEED TO PROBABLY BE
PULLED FROM THE AGENDA AND SOME CORRECTIONS MADE. NOT ALL MOTIONS AND VOTES WERE ACCURATELY CAPTURED. WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION TO
MOVE FORWARD THE DECEMBER 13th WORK SESSION, DECEMBER 16 -- THE MOTION IS TO REMOVE OF THE SIX
MINUTES. IS THERE A MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO REMOVE MINUTES FOR THE NOVEMBER 11th, 2025 DECEMBER 2, 2026 AND REGULAR MEETING FOR DECEMBER 16th
MEETING. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR GEIGER AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR RYAN. THAT WE AMEND THE AGENDA. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE
AGENDA NOW? ACTUALLY, SORRY. I'M OFF TONIGHT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? >> I'LL JUST NOTE THAT THERE WERE SOME MISSING VOTES FROM THE
NOVEMBER 11th MEETING THAT I NOTICED. THE DECEMBER 2nd MEETING, THE VOTES ARE LISTED INCORRECTLY. THEN THE DECEMBER 16th MEETING I THINK WE WERE MISSING A SINGLE
VOTE FOR CONSENT AGENDA. THAT ONE NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. >> PERFECT, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ROLL CALL.
[ ROLL CALL VOTE ] THE AGENDA HAS BEEN AMENDED. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS AMENDED? >> MOVE TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS AMENDED.
>> SECOND. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER MOVED AND DIRECTOR CALLAHAN SECONDED IT THAT THE AMENDED AGENDA IS APPROVED. ANY DISCUSSION? ROLL CALL.
[ ROLL CALL VOTE ] THE AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED. WITH THAT, WE ARE MOVING INTO SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS. >> OKAY. TERRIFIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WELCOME TO 2026. WE ARE OFFICIALLY IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. IT IS REALLY FLAYING BY. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE COMING UP TO FEBRUARY. THERE ARE MANY IMPORTANT DATES AND MILESTONES IN FEBRUARY. I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MENTION ALL OF THEM.
FEBRUARY IS AMERICAN HEART MONTH. BLACK HISTORY MONTH, CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH, LOVE THE BUS MONTH, TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK. NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK.
WORLD READ ALOUD DAY. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WOMEN AND S IN SCIENCE. NATIONAL RESOURCE OFFICER AND APPRECIATION DAY AND PRESIDENT'S DAY WILL BE OCCURRING. THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RELEASED GRADUATION
RATES FROM THE 24-65 SCHOOL YEAR. DCSD'S GRADUATION RATE INCREASED FROM 92.2% WHICH WAS OUR 15-YEAR HIGH, TO A WHOPPING 93.6%. WHICH PUTS US AT THE HIGHEST GRADUATION RATE OF SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN THE DENVER METRO AREA. I'M SO PROUD OF OUR STUDENTS OUR AMAZING STAFF. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT DCSD HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN AWARDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST THE ARMY JUNIOR RESERVE
OFFICER'S TRAINING COURSE. YOUR JUNIOR ROTC. WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER OUR STUDENTS THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY. ARMY JUNIOR ROTC IS A LEADERSHIP
AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT HELPS STUDENTS BUILD CONFIDENCE, COMMUNICATE SKILL, TEAMWORK AND RESPONSIBILITY HAND ON LEARNING SERVICE PROJECT AND REAL LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY. IT'S NOT MILITARY RECRUITMENT.
IT DOES NOT CARRY SERVICE OBLIGATION. THANKS TO THE 2024 BOND, GROUND IS BREAKING ACROSS OUR COUNTY TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO FAR WE'VE BROKEN GROUND ON
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM AT HIGHLANDS RANCH PROGRAM. PHASE TWO OF THE LEGACY CAMPUS WHICH WILL ADD A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN STERLING RANCH. TOMORROW AFTERNOON, WE BREAK GROUND ON A MUCH NEEDED EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT AT
SIERRA MIDDLE SCHOOL ON FEBRUAR. WE WILL BREAK GROUND ON OUR NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN LONE TREE. ON FEBRUARY 24th WE'LL BREAK GROUND ON A NEW COSMETOLOGY PROGRAM AT DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. LOT THINGS GOING ON.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL MUSICIANS WHO WERE SELECTED TO PERFORM AT THE CONTINENTAL MUSIC FESTIVAL ON JANUARY 12th. THANK YOU VETHANK YOU SO MUCH TD OF EDUCATION DIRECTORS WHO WERE
ABLE TO ATTEND. SPEAKING OF THAT MUSICAL TALENT, ON JANUARY 17th, OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSICIANS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT PERFORMED IN THE TENTH ANNUAL DCSD MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR
ENSEMBLE AT CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATION TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO WERE SELECTED TO PERFORM. THE NOMINATION WINDOW IS OPEN FOR OUTSTANDING YOUTH AWARDS. RECOGNIZING TEENAGERS BETWEEN 13 AND 19 WHO HAVE OVERCOME PERSONAL ADVERSITY AND CREATES
POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR LIVE. THE YOUTH AWARD FOCUSED ON TEENAGES TRIUMPHED OVER GREAT ODD. IF YOU KNOW YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE GOOD CANDIDATES, --
SUBMIT NOMINATIONS BY APRIL 3rd. ALL ACROSS OUR DISTRICT FROM FEEDER AREAS GEARING UP FOR WISH WEEKS. OUR HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERS WITH FEEDER SCHOOLS AND CHARTER
SCHOOLS TO RAISE FUN FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE BATTLING SEG HEALTH CHALLENGES VIA THE MAKE A WISH OR OTHER THINGS. WHILE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY MEMBER COME TOGETHER
TO HELP SUPPORT THE CAUSE. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE OR GO SEE A WISH WEEK. YOU WILL NOT HAVE A DRY AND THE ENTIRE TIME. LEGEND HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, LUCY
THOMPSON AND MOUNTAIN VISTA HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WILL BE COMPETING IN THE GIRL'S HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SHOW CASE LIVE ON ESPN. THEIR TEAM WILL BE COACHED BY GARRETT LOONEY AND KEN ORTEGA.
ON TWO GIRLS WERE SELECTED. BOTH COLORADO'S GIRLS CAME FROM DCSD. WAY TO GO LAWCY AND ARIANA. ALSO A REALLY FUN EVENT TO
ATTEND, I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE ATTENDEE AND NOT A PARTICIPATE. BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OF OUR AMAZING SPELLERS. THE ANNUAL GIRLS AND WOMEN'S IN
SPORTS LUNCHEON IS HAPPENING ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 ATH THE LEGACY CAMPUS. THIS IS ALSO AN INSPIRING EVENT. WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS AND ALL OF THE WORK IT TAKES TO DO THAT. IT'S REALLY LOVE TO HAVE AN EVENT TO CELEBRATE THEM.
FINALLY, I WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS. AS I KNOW THAT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS A HOT TOPIC ACROSS OUR COUNTRY. WE RECEIVED SEVERAL QUESTIONS HERE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOUT OUR PROCESSES. THE BOARD JUST RECENTLY UPDATED
POLICY AND WE'VE HAD GUIDANCE IN PLACE FOR THE LAST YEAR THAT WE ARE RESENDING OUT JUST TO REMIND OUR PRINCIPLES AND OUR STAFF THAT ANY AGENT INITIATION FEDERAL OR LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS
TO COME TO OUR SCHOOLS AND STOP AT THE FRONT OFFICE. WE CHECK WITH OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ENFORCEABLE COURT ORDER BEFORE ANYONE IS ALLOWED INTO THE SCHOOL. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY CHALLENGES WITH THAT HERE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.
WE WILL BE SENDING GUIDANCE OUT. AS ALWAYS, , I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU PRESIDENT MEEK. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SUPERINTENDENT KANE. NEVER SHORTAGE OF WONDERFUL CELEBRATIONS TO SHARE. WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX.
PUBLIC COMMENT. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE AN ALLOTTED TIME UP TO THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. TIME WILL BE MONITORED BY STAFF USING A TIMER. TO SUPPORT A RESPECTFUL ENVIRONMENT, WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS
TO ADDRESS COMMENTS TO THE BOARD, RATHER THAN TO STAFF INDIVIDUAL AUDIENCE MEMBERS OR GUESTS. KEEP REMARKS APPROPRIATE FOR A K12 EDUCATIONAL ISAIAS.
-- AUDIENCE. PLACE AWARE THAT PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE PUBLIC RECORDS. ALL BOARD MEETINGS ARE RECORDED AND POSTED ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPEN MEETING LAWS. IF YOU WESCH TO KEEP PERSONAL INFORMATION PRIVATE, DO NOT INCLUDE IT IN YOUR COMMENTS.
BOARD MEMBERS DO NOT RESPOND DURING PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING. BOARD RELATED MARRIES MAY BE FOLLOWED AND AT A LATER TIME AND OPERATIONAL MATTERS MAYBE REFERRED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR APPROPRIATE FOLLOW-UP.
AS WE HAVE NO CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWAL PUBLIC COMMENTERS OR STUDENT SPEAKERS, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR VIRTUAL SPEAKERS AND THEN MOVE TO IN-PERSON.
NEITHER VIRTUAL SPEAKER ONLINE. MR. BLAIR LET ME KNOW IF THEY DO APPEAR. WE WILL MOVE TO OUR TWO
IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENTERS.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS JENNIFER IVERSON. I'M REPRESENTING DOUGLAS COUNTY PARENTS. COALITION DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING PUBLIC EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY. RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE OVER 1400
APARTMENTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. OF THOSE, ONLY 101 ARE DESIGNATED AS AFFORDABLE. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE IS FOR SENIORS 55 AND UP. WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE OUR YOUNGER TEACHERS?
OUR CLASSROOM MATE, BUS DRIVERS? NEIGHBORHOOD AND CHARTER SCHOOL STAFF ARE STRETCHED THIN. PRICED OUT AND STRUGGLING TO MAKE IT WORK ON ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSING MARKETS ALONG THE FRONT RANGE. WHEN EDUCATORS CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE IN COMMUNITY WHERE THEY
TEACH, EVERYONE LOSES. OUR KID LOSES STABILITY OF HAVING TEACHER WHO ARE PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. OUR TEACHERS LOSE TIME AND MONEY ON LONG COMMUTES. THE PROPOSAL TO CONSTRUCT RENTAL HOUSING WITH PREFERENCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES IS
EXACTLY THE KIND OF INNOVATION SOLUTION WE NEED. THANKS TO NEW COLORADO LEGISLATION, SB25-167, THIS COULD BE DONE LEGALLY WITHOUT VIOLATING FAIR HOUSING LAWS. THE DOUGLAS COUNTY HOUSING
PARTNERSHIP HAS ALREADY EARMARKED 2027 BOND CAPACITY FOR THIS PROJECT AND THE PIECES ARE IN PLACE. TIMING MATTERS. A DECISION IS NEEDED IN MARCH AND URGENCY IS APPROPRIATE. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING DOUGLAS COUNTY AND THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT WORK TOGETHER TO PRIORITIZE TEACHERS AND STAFF ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT AND WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. THIS IS ABOUT MORE THAN HOUSING. IT'S ABOUT INVESTMENT IN THE
PEOPLE WHO INVEST IN OUR CHILDREN EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECENTLY LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT AFFECT OUR SCHOOLS. JANUARY 21st, THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DROPPED ITS APPEAL FOR A FEDERAL
COURT DECISION THAT STRUCK AMAZON ATTEMPTS TO WITHHOLD FUNDING FROM SCHOOLS WITH DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS. THE COURT FOUND THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD BYPASSED REQUIRED RULE-MAKING PROCEDURES AND RACED CONCERNS PROTECTING EDUCATOR'S ABILITY TO TEACH AND DISCUSS
IMPORTANT TOPICS IF THEIR CLASSROOMS. THIS RULING AFFIRMS THAT WHILE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN ADVANCE POLICY POSITIONS, IT MUST DO SO WITHIN STATUTORY REARS. SCHOOLS CAN CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WITHOUT
FEAR LOSING FEDERAL FUNDING. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MS. IVERON.
SEAN BENSON. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS DISCUSSION INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT
POLICY DECISION REGARDING DRUG USE IN SCHOOLS. WHAT DRUG AM I REFERRING TO? THE MOST ADDICTIVE DRUG ON THE PLANET, THE TRANSCENDS ALL RACES, NATIONALITIES, GENDERS AND AND GROUPS. THE SMARTPHONE. CHANCES ARE I'M THE ONLY FREAK HERE WITHOUT A PHONE ON THEM NOW.
WE GOT A PRETTY GOOD IDEA WHAT THE POLICY WILL BE. IF THE BOARD MEMBER CAN'T GO WITHOUT THEIR DRUGS DURING THIS MEETING WHAT DO YOU THINK THE POLICY IS GOING TO BE FOR OTHERS? HOW MUCH YOU WANT BET THE POLICY RECOMMENDATION WON'T INCLUDE A QR CODE.
PARENTS, PULL OUT YOUR DIGITAL CRACK PIPE AND GET MORE POLICY ON YOUR KIDS. IT'S A TOOL WE USE FOR LEARNING AND RESEARCH. BECAUSE 4-INCH SCREEN IS THE ONLY WAY TO LOOK UP ANYTHING ANYMORE. YOU ALREADY OUTSOURCED LEARNING
TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM AND MANDATE THE GOOGLE CHROME BOOK SHALL BE THE TEACHER. WHAT IF THERE'S AN AMAZING LIKE A SCOOT SHOOTING? THAT PHONE CAN BE THE VERY THEN THAT KILL YOUR CHILD.
ADD THAT THE CHAOS, PARENTS CREATE BY SWARMING THE SCHOOL TO ALREADY CHAOTIC SITUATION. NOW THE POLICE HAVE TO TAKE RESOURCES AWAY FROM NEUTRALIZING THE THREAT TO DEAL WITH PANIC PARENTS WHO WILL PROBABLY RESULT IN MORE FATALITIES. MY CHILD HAS A MEDICAL
CONDITION. HERE'S MY FAVORITE, THEY NEED TO KNOW HOW TO USE IT AFTER THEY GRADUATE. ONE OF THE REASONS THIS DRUG IS SO ADDICTIVE IS EASE OF USE. THE DEALERS MADE IT THAT WAY.
IT'S SUPER ADDICTIVE. CHILDREN DON'T NEED PHONES NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE THINK THEY DO. WE SURVIVED WITHOUT THEM. YOU WANT TO LOCK IN DEPRESSION AND INCREASE LIKELIHOOD OF
TEENAGE SUICIDE, GIVE THEM A PHONE. WE HAVE DECIDED THAT THINGS LIKE ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, GUNS AND MARIJUANA ARE NOT FOR OUR CHILDREN.
YOU KNOW WHY I CAN'T HIRE ANY OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION FOR MY TEAM IN AIRSPACE? THEY CAN'T HANDLE WITHOUT BEING WITHOUT THEIR DRUG THIS A SECURE FACILITY. IT'S A FOREIGN CONCEPT FOR THEM NOT HAVE IT WITH THEM ALL DAY EVERYDAY. IF YOU WANT TO WORK ON REALLY
COOL PROGRAM IN AIRSPACE YOU NEED TO KICK THAT HABIT. THEY'RE NO WiFi OR BLUETOOTH. GET KIDS COMFORTABLE GOING THE -- BAN ALL DRUG FROM ALL SCHOOLS, BELL TO BELL.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. BENSON. WE WILL MOVE FORWARD TO ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA. THAT IS ITEM NUMBER 7. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED?
>> MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR GEIGER AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR RYAN. THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ANY DISCUSSION? ROLL CALL. [ ROLL CALL VOTE ]
IT PASSES 7-0. NOW WE'RE MOVING INTO AGENDA TIM 8. ADOPTION OF THE JOINT MOTION AGENDA. AS YOU REMEMBER, SEVERAL MEETINGS MINUTES WERE PULLED FROM THIS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS. DECEMBER 13, WORK SESSION, DECEMBER 16th SPECIAL MEETING AND JANUARY 26th WORK SESSION.
>> MOVE TO ADOPT THOSE THREE MEETINGS MINUTES. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR GEIGER AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR THOMPSON. THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE
MINUTES AS LISTED. ANY DISCUSSION? >> IF I -- I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN BECAUSE I WASN'T PRESENT FOR JANUARY 13th. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THOSE MINUTES. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN.
>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL CALL ROLL. [ ROLL CALL VOTE ]
IT HASSED 6-0 WITH ONE ABSTENTION. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. THE NEXT ITEM. 10 MINUTE PRESENTATION, 10 MINUTE Q&A ON TEACHER AND STAFF HOUSING PROPOSAL.
SUPERINTENDENT KANE. >> FOR THE TEACHER AND STAFF -- ACTUALLY, SO SORRY, PRESIDENT MEEK. >> YEAH, I'M OUT OF ORDER. I'M SKILL SKIPPING AROUND HERE. THANK YOU.
NEXT ITEM IS THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONVEYANCE OF REAL PROPERTY. WITH A FIVE MINUTE PRESENTATION AND A FIVE MINUTE Q&A. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. TRULY IN EITHER CASE I WOULD
LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER. SHE WILL GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW
OF THE REAL PROPERTY. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. WE HAVE ACTUALLY WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY WITH OUR PROPERTY IN
PARKER, COLORADO. WE DID RECEIVE AN OFFER ON THIS PROPERTY LAST YEAR OR LAST 12 MONTHS. THERE WAS A ZONING CHANGE TIED TO THAT PROPERTY AT THE TIME. THAT ZONING CHANGE WAS NOT PERMITTED BY THE CITY, THE TOWN
OF PARKER. THE PARCEL REMAINED FOR SALE. WE NOW HAVE A BUYER THAT DOES NOT NEED A ZONING CHANGE AND CAN BUY IT. WE HAVE NEGOTIATED WHAT WE BELIEVE IS A VERY FAIR PRICE FOR THE PARCEL. WE ARE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING
YOUR PERMISSION TO RELEASE THE PROPERTY FOR SALE. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY KIND OF CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. DIRECTOR THOMPSON.
>> DO YOU MIND REFRESHING EVERYONE THE HISTORY OF THIS PARCEL? >> YES. I MAYBE PHONING A FRIEND BECAUSE MY HISTORY IS A LITTLE SHORTER THAN SOME. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, DIRECTOR THOMPSON.
THIS WAS A PROPERTY AT ONE POINT WAS A FACILITY THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY OUR PARKLAND SUPPORT SERVICE BUILDING. THOSE KIDS AND SUPPORT SERVICES HAVE BEEN RELOCATED.
MAKING THE PARCEL FOR ALL INTENSE OBSOLETE AND UNNEEDED. THAT IS WHERE PARCELS -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ] >> JUST TO PROVIDE LITTLE BIT
MORE CONTEXT. YEARS AGO, WHAT HAD TWO TRAILERS AT THIS SITE AT DRANSFELDT FOR OUR STUDENT BETWEEN THE AGES 18 AND 21.
WE FELT VERY STRONGLY THAT OUR LITTLIST LEARNERS AND OUR MOST VULNERABLE OLDEST LEARNERS SHOULD BE IN FACILITY THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THEM. WHICH IS WHY WE PURCHASED THE BUILDING ON PARKLAND ROAD.
WE HAD THIS PROPERTY ON MARKET FOR A WHILE TO HELP US PAY FOR STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER -- DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> THANK YOU. IT'S GOT A TO GET THIS DONE.
THIS IS THE CONCLUSION OF A PROCESS. IT STARTED WITH PURCHASE OF PARKLAND. FOR THOSE WHO NOT SPEND THE TIME IN PARKER, THIS IS NOW AN INDUSTRIAL AREA NEXT TO AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. IT WAS NEVER A GREAT FACILITY.
IT BECAME MUCH WORSE AS THAT ENVIRONMENT CHANGED. IT'S PROBABLY THE LEAST APPROPRIATE THAT WE HAD IN THE DISTRICT.
THIS IS THE FINAL STEP IN THAT GIVEN THE ISSUES WITH PARKER AND THE ZONING. I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WAS DONE ON IT. >> ANY OTHER CLARIFYING
QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOVE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. >> SECOND. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER HAS MOVED. DIRECTOR CALLAHAN HAS SECONDED IT. THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE
RESOLUTION. IT'S NOW OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. ANY DISCUSSION? ROLL CALL.
[ ROLL CALL VOTE ] >> IT PASSES 7-0.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. NOW TO THE ITEM I WAS TRYING TO SKIP TO. WE WILL GO TO ITEM 9.2, TEACHER
AND STAFF HOUSING PROPOSAL. BECAUSE WE HAD SO FEW PUBLIC COMMENTS WE ARE QUITE BIT AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. SO THEY ARE NOT HERE YET. PERHAPS, WE CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM AND COME BACK TO THEIR
PRESENTATION WHEN THEY ARRIVE. SEEING NO OBJECTIONS. WE WILL MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM 9.3. THE CHARTER RENEWAL OVERVIEW. WE HAVE A TWO MINUTE DISCUSSION
WITH MR. MOSHER. I WILL INVITE HIM DOWN TO THE PODIUM. HE WILL GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF THE APPROVAL PROCESS, THE POLICY AND SETTING THE STAGE FOR VOTING
ON OUR CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWALS. >> JUST TO INTRODUCE THIS TOPIC. IT IS NORMALLY OUR PROCESS THAT OUR CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWALS HAVE IN THE PAST HAVE BEEN ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA. I WANT TO REASSURE ANY OF OUR CHARTER SCHOOL FAMILIES THAT ARE
WATCHING IN THE AUDIENCE THAT THE FACT THIS THEY ARE ON THE RR AGENDA AND NOT THE CONSENT AGENDA NOT INDICATIVE ANY CONCERN THE IT'S JUST A PROCESS.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. JUST REITERATE THE PROCESS THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED HERE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. OUTLAID PRETTY CLEANLY. THAT TALKS THE RELATIONSHIPS AND OVERSIGHT THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR
CHARTER SCHOOLS. WE AUTHORIZE HERE IN THE DISTRICT, PROCESS FOR RENEWALS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH STATE AND NATIONAL BEST PRACTICE. IT INCLUDES NUMEROUS METRICS AND ACTUAL SITE VISIT, ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES ARE PUT
IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THE SCHOOL IS OPERATING EFFICIENTLY WITH ACADEMICS, GOVERNANCE AND WITH FINANCES AND ALL SCOPE OF THE CHARTER CONTRACT AS WELL AS ALL ASPECTS OF STATE AND FEDERAL
LAW. THAT BEGINS WHEN THEIR CONTRACT IS GOING TO SUN SET. THE PROCESS FOR THESE SCHOOLS BEGIN IN MARCH OF 2025. WHEN THEY INITIATED A LETTER TO OUR STAFF SAYING THEY INTENDED
TO SEEK RENEWAL WITH YOU TO RENEW THEIR CHARTER CONTRACT. WE BEGAN AN APPLICATION PROCESS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE DID GO TO A MODIFIED RENEWAL FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS WHO HAVE BEEN LONG STANDING AND GOOD STANDING IN EVERY AREA THAT WE MEASURE FOR MORE THAN TWO
RENEWAL CYCLES. WE DID HAVE ONE SCHOOL WHO WAS IN THAT PROCESS. WE WILL CONTINUE THAT. WE HAD AN OUTSIDE EVALUATED SITE VISIT IN THE FALL.
WE PRAUT THAT DATA AND INFORMATION TO YOU IN THE PRESENTATION IN DECEMBER. NOW WE HAVE MADE THAT RECOMMENDATION FOR ALL THREE OF THOSE SCHOOLS TO BE RENEWED FOR TERM 35 YEARS. WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION YOU'RE VOTING ON TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY CLARIFYING QUESTIONS? DIRECTOR RYAN. >> THIS ISN'T A QUESTION, I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR TAKING THIS OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA, NOT TRYING TO STRESS ANYBODY OUT AND BEING IN LINE WHAT OUR GP POLICIES CURRENTLY SAY CONSENT
AGENDA IS FOR. CHARTER RENEWAL IS SOMETHING THAT'S EXCLUSIVELY THE BOARD DECISION. I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO BE ON RECORD MAKING THE VOTES AT LEAST AS POLICIES CURRENTLY. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL CHANGE AND WE WON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS
GOING FORWARD. AS IT'S WRITTEN NOW, FOLLOWING THAT, WE DO NEED TO HAVE OFF CONSENT AGENDA. >> DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR PULLING IT OFF CONSENT AGENDA.
AS WE KNOW, THERE'S AN ISSUE BEING IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR CURRENT POLICIES. MAKING SURE WE STAY TRUE TO THAT. >> ANY OTHER CLARIFYING
QUESTIONS ON THE PROCESS? OUR FIRST RENEWAL IS APPROVAL OF THE ASPEN VIEW -- BIG
CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE ENTIRE BOARD. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ASPEN VIEW ACADEMY SCHOOL RENEWAL APPLICATION? >> IT'S BEEN MOVE BY DIRECTOR RYAN AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR
THOMPSON. THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE ASPEN VIEW ACADEMY SCHOOL RENEWAL APPLICATION. THE MOTION IS NOW OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. ANY DISCUSSION? DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> ASPEN VIEW HAS DONE
EVERYTHING WE'VE ASKED FOR. THEY DESERVE RENEWAL. I DID POINT OUT AT THEIR DISCUSSION. THEY HAVE STRUGGLED TO MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE TO MULTILINGUAL STUDENT.
WE DISCUSSED THEIR EFFORTS TO BROADEN THAT DEMOGRAPHIC. I APPRECIATED THEIR HONEST ANSWERS ON THAT. I WOULD URGE APPROVAL OF ASPEN VIEW, ESPECIALLY IN CONSIDERATION OF THOSE RESPONSES. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. DIRECTOR RYAN. >> I HAD OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT
ASPEN VIEW YESTERDAY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY FOCUSED WAS THE SUPPORT STAFF THAT THEY DO HAVE AVAILABLE SO STUDENTS THAT HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS. I FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ON MORE KIDS
IN THEIR SCHOOL. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS. IT IS A GORGEOUS SCHOOL IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT. IT IS MASSIVE. THE STUDENTS ARE SERVED VERY
WELL. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I WILL CALL ROLL.
[ ROLL CALL VOTE ] MOTION PASSES 7-0. OUR NEXT CHARTER RENEWAL IS HOPE ONLINE SCHOOL RENEWAL.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE HOPE ONLINE SCHOOL RENEWAL APPLICATION? >> ENTHUSIASTIC MOTION TO APPROVE. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER MOTIONED. DIRECTOR DENZLER SECONDED.
THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE HOPE ONLINE SCHOOL RENEWAL APPLICATION. ANY DISCUSSION? DIRECTOR RYAN. >> I ALSO GOT TO VISIT HOPE ONLINE'S CAMPUS UP IN DENVER YESTERDAY. IT WAS LITTLE SAD BECAUSE THEY UNFORTUNATELY CALLED THE SCHOOL
DAY. I DIDN'T GET TO SEE THE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOMS AT HOPE ONLINE. I GOT TO MEET MOST OF THE INSTRUCTORS AND GOT TO SEE THEM IN ACTION AT THE SCHOOL AND THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT THEY DO SERVING THE COMMUNITY. I FEEL LIKE IT'S VERY UNDERSERVED IN SOME PLACES.
THE FACT THESE KIDS HAVE SO MUCH SUPPORT AND THE SUCCESS RATE THAT HOPE GIVES THESE KIDS THAT FEEL LIKE THEY WERE PROBABLY PUT THROUGH THE WRINGER. A COUPLE OF FOLKS THAT RUN THAT FACILITY ACTUALLY CAME THROUGH HOPE ONLINE. IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE THEM GETTING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
THAT BROUGHT THEM TO WHERE THEY ARE. >> DIRECTOR PARKER. >> I RESPOND TO ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. I WASN'T HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT LAST MEETING. I WATCHED THEM ALL.
IT WAS SO WONDERFUL TO SEE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR SCHOOL. THEY REALLY MAKING A GOOD IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
>> DIRECTOR GEIGER? >> HOPE ONLINE IS AN UNUSUAL ADDITION TO OUR DISTRICT. THEY ARE SOME OF THE CHILDREN WHO NEED IT THE MOST IN THIS STATE.
I'M VERY PROUD THAT WE CHOSEN TO GIVE THEM A HOME. I THINK BENEFIT FROM THAT, I KNOW THAT WE BENEFIT FROM HELPING EVERY KID IN THIS STATE, ACROSS THE STATE. I CONTINUE TO BE PROUD THAT HOPE
IS PART OF THIS. >> THEY ARE PRETTY PHENOMENAL. I DO KNOW THE GRADUATIONS ARE
JUST TRULY AMAZING TO ATTEND. ALL OF THOSE STORIES. >> THAT'S A SECRET. [ LAUGHTER ] >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE
WE DO ROLL CALL? [ ROLL CALL VOTE ] THE MOTION PASSES 7-0.
MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT FINAL CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWAL IS THE PARKER PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PARKER PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL RENEWAL APPLICATION?
>> SO MOVED. >> DIRECTOR RYAN MOVED. THOMPSON SECONDED. THE APPROVAL OF THE PARKER PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL RENEWAL APPLICATION. WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.
>> I WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM THAT VOTE FOR THE ONLY REASON I HAVE A PROFESSIONAL WORKING WRA- RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER. I WANT TO BE UP FRONT WITH THAT. >> THANK YOU FOR DISCLOSING
THAT. DIRECTOR RYAN. >> I DID ALSO VISIT PPA YESTERDAY. UNSURPRISING, I GOT TO LOOK THROUGH SOME OF THEIR FACILITIES AND WAS VERY SURPRISED BY THE THINGS THEY HAVE TO OFFER
STUDENTS. THEY HAVE NEW LIGHT BOARD. THIS IS GETTING IN THE WEEDS WITH MY HISTORY IN THE PERFORMING ARTS. I GOT REALLY JEALOUS OF THE KIDS THAT GET TO USE THAT THING. IT WAS WONDERFUL TO GET TO TOUR
THEIR FACILITY. >> THANK YOU. OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL ROLL.
[ ROLL CALL VOTE ] MOTION PASSES 6-0 WITH ONE ABSTENTION. THAT ACTUALLY GETS TO RECESS.
WE ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG. OUR STUDENT KANE ARE WE READY TO GO BACK TO ITEM 9.2. TEACHER AND STAFF HOWING
PROPOSAL? >> YES, WE ARE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE. CHIEF OPERATION OFFICER. >> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND OUR GUEST THIS
EVENING THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A LONGER PUBLIC COMMENT. THEY ALREADY APOLOGIZED TO ME. I'M SURE THEY'LL SHARE THAT WITH YOU FOR SHOWING UP AT THE TIME WE ASKED THEN TO SHOW UP. ONCE AGAIN, GOOD EVENING. IN 2023, THE SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT INVITED SHAH
PROPERTIES TO PRESENT AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSTRUCT LOW INCOME HOUSING AT A DEDICATED SCHOOL SITE IN THE MERIDIAN VILLAGE. SINCE THAT TIME, WE HEARD IN PUBLIC COMMENT THIS EVENING, STATE LAW HAS CHANGED TO ALLOW PREFERENCE BE GIVEN TO PUBLIC
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WITH LOW INCOME HOUSING. WONDERFULLY, SHEA PROPERTIES IS HERE TO DISCUSS THIS CURRENT OPPORTUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE PETER,
HE'S GOING TO INTRODUCE ERIC. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TEEM THIS -- TIME THIS EVENING. I'M THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
FOR -- >> THANK YOU, OUR APOLOGIES FOR BEING ON TIME BUT LATE FOR YOUR AGENDA.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
AS PETER SAID, I'M A SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT WORK WITH PETER AT SHEA PROPERTIES. DON'T WANT TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME. THIS PRESENTATION WAS IN YOUR PACKET. I WILL GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION QUICKLY. WE WANT TO MOSTLY LEAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION SO WE
CAN GET TO WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS. WHAT I DO WANT TO COVER A FEW OF KNOW LITTLE BIT ABOUT US. I WILL TALK ABOUT WHO SHEA PROPERTIES IS. TELL THE STORY OF THE SCHOOL SITE PARCEL THAT WE HERE TO TALK ABOUT. TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF OPTIONS THAT WE'VE COME UP WITH AND
CONCLUDE WITH OUR REQUEST. SHEA PROPERTIES IS PART OF A FAMILY OF COMPANIES THAT IS UNDER THE JFA CORPORATION. IT'S A CALIFORNIA-BASED COMPANY. GOT STARTED HERE IN COLORADO IN
1997 WHEN SHEA ACQUIRED HIGHLANDS RAMP AND BUILT OUT 80 OR 90% OF HIGHLANDS RANCH. EXPANDED FOOTPRINT IN 2006 WHEN SHEA ACQUIRES PRIORITY'S PREDECESSOR COMPANY, DTC
MERIDIAN COMPANY. WE OPERATE IN ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT ASSET CLASSES. WE DO APARTMENTS WHICH IS SHOWN HERE TODAY. WE BUILT OVER 3300 APARTMENT HOMES. OVER 25% OF THOSE ABOUT 28% OF
OUR APARTMENT PORTFOLIO IS INCOME RESTRICTED AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE TRY TO CONTRIBUTE TO ALL ENDS OF THE HOUSING NEEDS. WE OPERATE IN OTHER ASSET CLASSES. WE DONE A LOT OF OFFICE
CONSTRUCTION. WE'VE DONE RETAIL CENTERS AND WE'VE DONE INDUSTRIAL. WHAT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DETAIL TODAY WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE SITE DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR SINGLE FAMILY
HOME COMMUNITIES. WE'VE DONE THIS FOR ABOUT 2800 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ACROSS THE METRO REGION. THE LARGEST OF WHICH WE'VE DONE IS THE MERIDIAN VILLAGE WHICH INCLUDES THE SCHOOL SITE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY.
MERIDIAN VILLAGE WAS CONTEMPLATED AND ZONER SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. WE BUILT JUST UNDER THAT AND THE DEVELOPMENT IS FULLY BUILT OUT. IT INCLUDES ALMOST ALL SINGLE
FAMILY HOMES WITH JUST A FEW RENTAL APARTMENTS. THE DEVELOPMENT IS FULLY BUILT OUT.
THE ONLY REMAINING SITE THAT IS LEFT IS WHAT WE CALL THE SCHOOL SITE. IT'S ACTUALLY PARCEL 7 SHOWN HERE. THIS PARTICULAR PARCEL IS ZONED FOR SOME VERY SPECIFIC USES. IT WAS KIND OF A PUBLIC USE PARCEL THAT WAS SET ASIDE.
THE MAJORITY OF IT, SET ASIDE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE OTHER USES ARE A FIRE STATION OR A PARK. A PARK FROM AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FIRE STATION OR PARK. NOTHING IS ALLOWED TO BE BUILT ON THIS UNLESS IT GETS REZONED.
THIS SHOWS YOU JUST LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT -- SOMETHING HAPPENING.
OKAY, NO PROBLEM. THIS SHOWS A LITTLE BIT CLOSER UP BREAKDOWN OF THAT PARCEL 7. IT'S REALLY SEGMENTED IN THREE
DIFFERENT PARTS. THE MAJORITY OF IT ABOUT NINE AND THIRD ACHERS SET ASIDE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THERE WAS TWO ACRES THAT WERE SET ASIDE IN THE CORNER THAT WAS FOR A FIRE STATION. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, SOUTH METRO FIRE DID AN ANALYSIS.
THEY DETERMINED THAT THEY HAD OTHER STATIONS IN THE AREA THAT CAN SERVE THE AREA. THEY RELEASED THE SEAT AND IT WENT BACK TO -- IT WENT TO THE METRO DISTRICT TO BE ADDED TO THE AREA THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR A
PARK. A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY IS THAT -- WHEN WE WERE DOING THE DEVELOPMENT AND THERE WAS THE PD WAS BEING NEGOTIATED WHICH SET UP THE ZONE, AT THAT TIME, THE
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WERE THAT WHEN THE COMMUNITY WAS 50% BUILT OUT AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED. THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. THERE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A NEED FOR IT. IT WASN'T BUILT AT THE AGREED
UPON TIME WITH 50% DEVELOPMENT. NOW THE COMMUNITY IS FULLY DEVELOPED. THERE AREN'T ANY PLAN FOR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE STARTED TALK WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WAS MENTIONED FEW YEARS AGO ABOUT SOME ALTERNATIVE PROBABLY USES THAT WOULD BENT
BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS JUST SHOWS WHERE THE PARCEL IS IN RELATION TO SOME OTHER SCHOOLS. OUR PRAIRIE CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS THE SCHOOL THAT SERVES
IN AREA NOW. THERE'S AN UNDEVELOPED SITE IN THE SIERRA RIDGE. AS YOU GUYS KNOW VERY WELL, RIDGEGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. TARGETED TO OPEN IN 2027.
WE KIND OF THOUGHT THROUGH THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE USED FOR THE SITE. I'LL TALK THROUGH THOSE JUST REALLY BRIEFLY. THE FIRST OPTION IS WE COULD POTENTIAL GO BACK IN FOR A REZONING, ADD SOME ADDITIONAL
DENSITY AND DO A CONTINUATION WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. WE COULD ADD SOME ADDITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY HOME LOTS AND SELL THOSE TO HOME BUILDERS TO ROUND OUT AND CONTINUE THE COMMUNITY. THAT WOULD REQUIRE A REZONING
BUT IT'S WE THINK WE BELIEVE WET DONE. ANOTHER THING WE CAN DO WE HAD NUMBER OF RESIDENCE ASKING REQUEST FOR THINK. THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR RETAIL. THE NEAREST REALLY SHOPPING CENTER IS ABOUT TWO MILES AWAY.
THERE'S A LOT OF VEHICLES THAT PASS BY THIS INTERSECTION AND SERVE A NEED. THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH HIGHLANDS RANCH. WE METROD WITH METRO DISTRICT AND DID RETAIL CENTER AT CENTRAL
PORK. WE COULD POTENTIALLY DO THAT AS WELL. THE THIRD OPTION, WHICH IS KIND OF WHAT WE'RE REALLY HERE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO CONSTRUCT RENTAL HOUSING THAT IS IN INCOME RESTRICTED AND
AFFORDABLE WITH THE PREFERENCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS PARTICULARLY THIS ISSUE OF HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES GET A PREFERENCE FOR IT.
THE LAWS CHANGED THAT ALLOW THAT. WE BELIEVE WE CAN GET THAT DONE. HOUSING IS QUITE EXPENSIVE.
AVERAGE HOME PRICE IN MERIDIAN VILLAGE IS 720,000-DOLLAR. THERE'S RELATIVELY FEW OPTION FOR ONE OR TWO PERSON HOUSEHOLD.
THERE ARE SOP APARTMENT BEING CONSTRUCTED BUT VERY FEW ARE INCOME RESTRICTED HOUSES.
THIS OPPORTUNITY IS REALLY KIND OF A NUMBER OF STARS IN LINE THAT MAKE THIS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. LAST YEAR, THE STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED A LAW THAT BASICALLY EXEMPTED A PREFERENCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES FROM FAIR HOUSING LAWS.
WE CAN OFFER A PREFERENCE FOR THAT. WE HAVE TALKED WITH DOUGLAS COUNTY HOUSING PARTNERSHIP. THEY'VE EARMARKED THEIR 2027 BONDS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT SHOULD THE BOARD WISH TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. THEN WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS
CONCEPT WITH DOUGLAS COUNTY STAFF IN TERM OF HOW WE MEET GO ABOUT THE REZONE AND AMENDING THE PD WHICH IS THE PLAN DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO ALLOW THIS. WE THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THIS DONE. I DO WANT TO IMPRESS THAT WE DO
HAVE A PRETTY SHORT WINDOW OF TIMING. WE DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE THIS PARTICULAR SITE WAS IN AN
AREA THAT GETS SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING. FELL OUT OF THAT AREA IN THAT CALENDAR YEAR. WE SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION LATE LAST YEAR. THAT NOW PUTS THIS PROCESS ON A TIME CLOCK.
IF IT'S GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WE HAVE TO SUBMIT RELATIVELY DETAILED APPLICATION IN CAUGHT. WE THINK WE CAN GET THAT DONE. THERE'S SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME AND EXPENSE INTO PREPARING
THE SAME SITUATION. I WOULD WRAP UP WITH KIND OF OUR THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS AND OUR REQUEST. WE HAVE A VERY NEAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING REALLY COOL HERE.
THE TIMING CONSTRAINTS ARE REALLY REAL. WE DO NEED A DECISION NO LATER THAN END OF MARCH. WE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MORING THIS OPTION FORWARD AND DEVELOPING AFFORDABILITY, YOU
WOULD NOTIFY THE COUNTY OWNERSHIP WOULD HELP SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS TO REZONE IT AND GET IT TO MOVE FORWARD. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS. HAVE A DISCUSSION. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. NO NEED TO APOLOGIZE. WE ARE RUNNING WAY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE HERE WITH TWO PUBLIC
COMMENTS THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK. I KNOW IT WAS 2023 WHEN THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION HAPPENED TO THE BOARD. WE HAVE -- WITH THAT, I WILL
OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS. DIRECTOR RYAN. >> FOR THE PD AMENDMENT, IF WE JUST ASK FOR AN AMENDMENT TO ASK. -- THE THIRD OPTION. WOULD YOU SUPPORT THAT?
>> WE CONTEMPLATED AND TALKED WITH THE COUNTY STAFF ABOUT IS PD AMENDMENT WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE THURSDAY OPTION. THE AN ONLY WAY TO MOVE THAT FORWARD IF THEY GET A OFFICIAL NOTICE FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
THAT THEY SUPPORT THAT. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> THE FIRST DEADLINE IS AUGUST THIS YEAR.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE COUNTY IN LINE BEFORE YOU CAN -- >> THE DETAILS OF THE APPLICATION ARE PRETTY INVOLVED.
OVER YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE -- THAT TAKES QUIET BIT OF EXPENSE ON MY SAVE.
WE'RE AT RISK FOR AS WE MOVE IN FORWARD. HAD TASES -- IT ALSO INVOLVES A
FAIR BIT OF COST IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT THE LANGUAGE IS CORRECT AND DOING THE PUBLIC OUTREACH AND ALL THAT. THERE'S A TIGHT TIME FRAME AND A FAIR BIT OF EXPENDITURES ON OUR PART IN ORDER GO GET BOTH THE PD AMENDMENT DONE AND DESIGN FAR
ENOUGH LONG. >> THE CURRENT TITLE TO THIS LAND SUSPECT WITH DOUGLAS COUNTY? >> IS CORRECT. >> IS THERE A PROVISION THAT SAY
WE SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL AND THE COUNTY GROW AGREE IS IT GUARANTEED IT WILL COME TO SHEA OR DO YOU GO THROUGH A BIDDING PROCESS?
I ASSUME YOU'VE THE I WANT TO MAKE SURE IF WE PROVE APPROVE THIS IT'S NOT IN THE NEXT HIGHEST BITTING. >> MY UNDERSTANDING WHAT WILL BE
NEEDED IS A FORMAL LETTER FROM THE DISTRICT TO THE COUNTY SAYING THEY SUPPORT THIS. I DON'T KNOW IN THEY WERES OF INFORM THERE'S ANY -- WE'RE THE DEVELOPER OF UNDERSTANDING THE
PD WE'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN AMEND THE PC TO ALLOW THE USE.
>> THE OTHER PART. THE SITE THAT ISN'T CONTROL DOUGLAS COUNTY CONTROLLED BY THE METRO STRAIGHT.
THAT WILL RARE SOME CHANGES TO THE AND T -- >> I DRIVE PAST THAT SPOT EVERYDAY ON MY WAY TO WORK AT PARKER. I DROVE AROUND IT LAST NIGHT. IT'S NOT LIKE SOME OF OUR UNUSED
SPOTS THAT CLEAR BEING USED AS A PARK OR WHATEVER. CLEAR SOME BIKE RIDERS WHO -- HAVE YOU DONE ANY OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY THERE?
HAVE YOU TALKED TO THE NEIGHBOR? >> WE HAVE NOT DONE THE PUBLIC RUTH REACH.
>> THEY ARE BUILDING RETAIL RIDGEGATE. HOW MANY -- CAN YOU GET IF YOU CAN'T TO ME, HOW MANY AFFORDABLE UNITS --
>> IT WAS 125 APARTMENTS. THAT MAYBE AN AMBITIOUS IT'S. >> YOU S -- WHAT IS AFFORDABLE
HOUSING? >> IT'S 60% LIETEX.
MOST EACH NEED TO VARD TO LIVE IN THE APARTMENTS. ROUGHLY SPEAKING -- >> BASICALLY, IN THIS AREA, TO
QUALIFY AT -- RENT IS CAPPED A ESSENTIALLY A CERTAIN LEVEL. THERE'S NUANCES TO IT.
THOSE ARE THE INCOME QUALIFYING LEVELS. I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GO INTO IT. WE'VE DONE IN THE AREA WE'VE ALREADY DONE FOUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS IN THE MAIN MERIDIAN. WE DONE SOME IN HIGHLANDS RAMP
AND UP IN THE TECH CENTER. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THE INCOME ACCOUNTING. WE KNOW THERE'S.HIGH DEMAND FOR IT IF THIS AREA. >> DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY IN APRIL RENTING THOSE? >> NO.
ACROSS THE WHOLE METRO AIR YOW. VACANCIES ARE HIGHER BASED ON OVERBUILDING, OR GLUT OF BUILDING. OUR AFFORDABLE PROPERTY HAVE STAYED VERY FULL.
THERE'S.HIGH DEMAND AND HIGH NEED FOR THIS TYPE OF PRODUCT. >> THANK YOU. >> I KNOW DIRECTOR PARKER HAS A QUESTION. I HAVE QUESTION. DO ANY OTHER DIRECTORS HAVE
QUESTIONS? DIRECTOR PARKER AND THEN CALLAHAN. >> MY FIRST QUESTION IS WHAT WILL THIS MEAN FOR THE DISTRICT? JUST FOR THE PEOPLE LISTENING IN. IF WE SAY YES, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY, OUR
RESPONSIBILITY, WHAT ARE OUR NEXT STEPS? IF WE SAY NO, WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN FOR THE DISTRICT? >> I CAN TAKE A SHOT AT THIS. I THINK FOR THE DISTRICT WAS WHAT IT MEANS IF YOU SAID YES,
FIRST THING IS NOTIFYING THE COUNTY THAT YOU WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD. I DON'T KNOW THAT, I DON'T SEE ON GOING OBLIGATIONS FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WHAT YOU DO AND RECEIVE YOU WILL
RECEIVE KIND OF A GENERAL PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ADDITIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY. WE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE BOARD DIRECTLY OR STAFF HOW WE STRUCTURED THE PREFERENCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE TWO THINGS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
IS THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE A FIRST SHOT AT ANY OF THE UNITS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. BECAUSE OF THE TAX CREDIT AND EQUITY PARTNERS AND DEBT PARTNERS ON THE PROJECT, THEY HAVE TO HAVE ASSURANCE THAT WE CAN RENT IT. IF THERE ISN'T A DEMAND FOR IT
AMONG CURRENT EMPLOYEE. WE WORK WITH STAFF ON EXACTLY HOW THAT GOT STRUCTURED. I I DON'T SEE ONGOING OBLIGATIONS FOR THE DISTRICT. THE LAND WILL BE RELEASED AND ALLOWED TO BE USED FOR THIS
ALTERNATIVE USE AND EXCHANGE FOR THE BENEFIT THAT THE DISTRICT WOULD GET. >> SO IF WE SAID NO, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN?
>> IF YOU AS -- WE WILL REFOCUSR EFFORTS ON OTHER OPTIONS. IT WOULD REPU -- THERE ARE SOME
REVERSION PROVISIONS A I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH. >> MERIDIAN VANES IS VEAL NICE.
I THINK THAT'S IS THE DOWN SAID. >> DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. MY QUESTION WAS REALLY AROUND PHOW FOLKS WILL BE GIVEN
PREFERENCE TO THE PROPERTIES. IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT WILL BE WORKED OUT WITH THE DISTRICT. >> I THINK THERE'S SOME DETAILS THERE TO BE WORKED OUT. THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK THAT I WOULD SEE WOULD BE THAT DURING
LEASE UP AND -- THERE WILL BE A PREFERENCE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE WHETHER IT'S WAITING UNTIL TWO APPLICATIONS COME THROUGH AT THE SAME TIME AND THE PREFERENCE IS GIVEN TO THE
EMPLOYEE OR WHETHER THERE'S A SPECIFIC TIME FRAME IN WHICH IT'S HELD JUST FOR AN EMPLOYEE. THAT'S SORT OF HOW I SEE IT AS A TIME PERIOD IN WHICH IT WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR AN EMPLOYEE AND IF IT DIDN'T GET RENTED IN THAT TIME PERIOD. THEN THE SEARCH WILL BE BROADEN TO OTHER INCOME QUALIFIED FOLKS. >> I THINK OUR INTENT WOULD BE TO FILL THIS WITH DOUGLAS COUNTY EMPLOYEES.
THE OTHER THING WE CAN DO IS TARGET THE MARKETING EARLIER SO THEY HAVE A EARLIER VIEW INTO WHAT'S AVAILABLE. WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR. >> I THINK MY QUESTION WAS AROUND SUPERINTENDENT KANE DO HAVE A FEEL FOR THE NEED.
DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES NEED MIGHT BE IN THIS AREA? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE QUESTION. THAW SUCH -- I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING IN THE WINGS FOR A WHILE.
I DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR A PRODUCT OF THEIRS A WHILE AGO. PROBABLY YEAR AGO MAYBE COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. IT IS VERY NICE THE APARTMENTS ARE DIE NICE.
-- THEY ARE REALLY NICE, NICE FINISHES. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION PRESIDENT MEEK IN TERMS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT'S NEED.
ESPECIALLY TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES WOULD BE A BENEFIT AND HELP US ATTRACT TEACHERS. BUT MORE THAN JUST TEACHERS OUR EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TALENT.
IT WOULD BE A BENEFIT TO HELP TRACK ROUTINE EMPLOYEES. WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF TEACHER OPENING TO WE'RE IN A DESPERATE
POSITION. IT WILL BE A BENT TO OUR CURRENT AND FUTURE EMPLOYEES. >> WHAT DOES PUBLIC OUTREACH LOOK LIKE? IF WE WERE INTERESTED MOVING FORWARD, HOW DO YOU GAGE THE
INTEREST OF THE MERIDIAN COMMUNITY? >> WHEN WE'VE DONE REZONING WE WERE FAIRLY PREDICTIVE ON THAT. THERE WILL BE PUBLIC MEETINGS. I WOULD SEEK INPUT FROM VARIOUS
THE CITIES. WE'RE PRETTY GOOD ABOUT REACHING OUT. THAT'S ALL THEY TO. WE'VE DONE THAT CONSISTENTLY. >> THANK YOU.
OTHER DIRECTORS? DIRECTOR THOMPSON? >> I DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE QUESTION. I WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE AND YOUR APPROACH TO
INFORM US OF THI THIS --
>> DIRECTOR GEIGER. DIRECTOR PARKER. >> WITH THAT THE INCOME
RESTRICTIONS, AIM -- WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF A TEACHER WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND GOT MARRIED AND NO LONGER QUALIFY OR GOT A RAISE THAT BUMP THEM UP AND IT WAS THE MILL OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
>> ONE IS THE INCOME QUALIFYING AND THE WAY THAT THESE INCOME QUALIFYING WORKS YOU HAVE TO INCOME QUALIFY WHEN YOU FIRST MOVE INTO A UNIT. THERE ISN'T ANY PENALTY IF YOU'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH YOUR SALARY GO UP.
IF YOU DO MOVE UNITS WITHIN THE FACILITY, YOU HAVE TO REINCOME QUALIFY AGAIN. THERE'S NOT A PROVISION IF YOUR INCOME GOES UP YOU HAVE TO VACATE THE PROPERTY. IN TERMS OF THE NO LONGER
WORKING FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE WOULDN'T STRUCTURE IT SUCH THAT YOU HAVE TO WORK FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO LIVE THERE. WE WOULD GIVE THEM PREFERENCE FOR MANNER TO MOVE THERE. IF SOMETHING CHANGE THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO MOVE OUT.
IF THEY TRYING TO MOVE A UNIT, THEY WOULD NO LONGER ARE THAT PREFERENCE BUT STILL QUALIFIED. >> WE ACTUALLY HAD A COUPLE FALL IN LOVE AND MOVED IN AGAIN AND DOUBLE THEIR INCOME AND STILL
REMAIN. >> DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> THERE'S NO QUESTION. THIS WAS JUST A CONVERSATION. I THINK EVERYONE HAS HAD A CHANCE TO ASK THEIR QUESTIONS. I WANT TO REITERATE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK
ON THIS. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A TOP ISSUE ACROSS THE STATE. NOT THE NATION. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. SAINT KANE, IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> JUST IN THEY WERES OF A -- JUST IN TERMS OF QUESTIONS, THIS IS INFO ONLY. THIS IS SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD, THEN STAFF WOULD NEED
TO GET MORE DETAILS ON A FUTURE AGENDA IN ORDER FOR THERE TO BE AN ACTUAL VOTE. >> I WILL OPEN IT UP TO SEE IF THERE'S CONSENSUS THAT THIS SOMETHING WORTH MOVING FORWARD TO A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM FOR US
TO TAKE ACTION. >> I DO THINK WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT WILL NEED TO GO INTO A MEMO. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE
PRESENTATION. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I THINK WE ARE AT THE NEXT ITEM. WHICH IS RECESS.
AGAIN, WE'RE RUNNING AHEAD. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A TEN MINUTE RECESS. THEN COME BACK. 6:36. LET MAKE IT 6:46.
WE WILL RECONVENE. [RECESS]
>> NEXT ITEM IS ENROLLMENT FORECAST WITH 15 MINUTE PRESENTATION AND 10 MINUTE Q&A. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. INTRODUCE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.
WE ARE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> HELLO, DIRECTORS. WE SAID 15 MINUTE. I THINK I CAN GET THROUGH THIS IN 5 TO 7 MINUTES.
JUST AN AGENDA HERE, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THE DISTRICTWIDE FORECAST. START WITH THAT. COMPARE IT TO YEAR-OVER-YEAR STAT. THE 2024 PUPIL MEMBERSHIP COUNT VERSUS THIS YEAR'S MEMBERSHIP
COUNT. THE DISTRICT FORECAST BY PROGRAM TYPE LEFT AND FEEDER. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE SCHOOL CONSOLI CONSOLIDATE -- CONSOLIDATION IMPACT. LOOKING AT OPEN ENROLLMENT NUMBERS. WE ALSO LOOKED A THE LAST YEAR'S
COUNT VERSUS THIS YEAR'S COUNT TO GIVE US INSIGHT INTO WHAT WAS HAPPENING AMONGST THOSE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS. APPENDICES FOR REFERENCE. IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO DIG INTO IT, WE CAN TALK ABOUT METHODOLOGY THAT WE USE, WHAT DATA SOURCES WE USE, SPECIAL
CONSIDERATIONS WITH THE PLAN SCHOOL OPENING THE CONSOLIDATION AND THEN WE CAN LOOK AT OUR ACCURACY OF WHAT WE FORECASTED LAST YEAR VERSUS THIS YEAR'S COUNT. THIS IS A TOTAL OF ALL
ENROLLMENT IN THE DISTRICT. THIS IS HISTORIC VERSUS PROJECTED. WE ARE PROJECTING ABOUT ONE PERCENT DECLINE. THAT'S WE'VE SEEN IN THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEARS OTHER THAN OUR COVID YEAR WHERE WE SAW ALMOST 6% DECLINE WHICH WAS NOT
UNUSUAL FOR DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE OR THE NATION. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE SEEN ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT HALF TO 1.5% DECLINE. THESE NUMBERS ARE FROM THE PUPIL MEMBERSHIP COUNT. WE COUNT THE EXACT SAME KIDS TO HAVE APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON
IN OUR FORECAST. THAT WOULD INCLUDE ALL PRIMARY ENROLLMENT AT NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS, MAGNETS, ALL OUR CHARTS, DCSD AUTHORIZED CHA
CHARTERS, CLOVER LEAF. PK AS WELL. I KNOW IT FLUCTUATES. WE USE THE PK TOTAL FROM THE ANNUAL OCTOBER MEMBERSHIP COUNT.
THIS IS TO GIVE CONTENT. WE ALIGN IT WHAT WE SEE HISTORICALLY. THIS IS A TABLE SHOWING THE DELTAS AND THE TOTAL DELTAS AND THE PERCENT DELTAS FROM THE 2023
TO THE 2024 COUNT. 2024 TO THE '25 COUNT. THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR ENROLLMENT IS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS ABOUT 70% OF OUR ENROLLMENT. THAT'S WHAT'S DRIVING THE
OVERALL TRENDS. WE SAW ABOUT TWO PERCENT DECREASE FROM 23-24 IN A VERY SIMILAR DECREASE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. CHARTERS WE SAW A 3 PER INCREASE
THIS YEAR COMPARED TO 5% INCREASE FROM 23 TO 24. THEN AGAIN, SHOWING HOW THAT YEAR-OVER-YEAR IN THOSE HISTORICAL TRENDS INFORMS OUR PROJECTIONS MOVING FORWARD. THIS CHART IS JUST TO BREAK DOWN
WHAT WE'RE PROJECTED FOR DISTRICT OPERATING AND MANAGED PROGRAMS AND ENROLLMENT VERSUS DISTRICT AUTHORIZED CHARTER ENROLLMENT. WE ARE PREDICTING THAT THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE. AT THE BEGINNING OF CHART WE HAD
ABOUT 24% SHARE OF CHARTERS AND WE ARE LOOKING CURRENTLY AT ABOUT A 29%. WE ARE PROJECTING OUT TO 2030 THAT WILL INCREASE TO ABOUT A 30% CHARTER SHARE. LOOKING AT JUST OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
SCHOOLS, BREAKING DOWN BY LEVEL, TRYING TO IDENTIFY TRENDS. IT WAS INTERESTING THAT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DEMOGRAPHICKED DE- DECREASED. THERE WAS A LARGE COHORT ROLLING
THROUGH LAST YEAR IN COMPARISON TO THIS YEAR. THAT DECREASED TO A 3.27 DECREASE TO ABOUT HALF PERCENT DECREASE THIS YEAR. IN GENERAL, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT THE SAME TRENDS THAT WE SAW FROM 23, 24 TOTAL NUMBERS
WERE DECREASING ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF ENROLLMENT BUT WE ARE DECREASING AT A SLOWER RATE. THAT'S GOOD NEWS. LOOKING AT NEIGHBORHOOD ENROLLMENT BY FEEDER. WE DECLINED ACROSS-THE-BOARD IN
ALL BUT TWO OF OUR FEEDERS. WE SAW AN INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT IN ROCK CANYON FEEDER. I WAS DESPERATELY TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHAT THIS WAS BEFORE THE MEETING. I CAN FOLLOW-UP WITH THAT. THEN THE THUNDERRIDGE FEEDER, WE
SAW AN INCREASE OF 35 DEGREES 3. THAT'S THE GROWTH FROM THE RANCH DEVELOPMENTS. LOOKING AT THIS. THIS CHART SHOWS CURRENT ENROLLMENT, TOTALS FROM THE 2025
COUNT VERSUS PROJECTED TOTALS IN 2030. WE ARE PROJECTING DECREASES ACROSS-THE-BOARD. THIS IS LOOKING AT ALL DCSD OPERATED ENROLLMENT.
JUST TO GET A FEEL WHERE WE'RE IDENTIFYING, ON TREND WHERE PREVIOUS YEARS, WE'RE SEEING LARGER DECLINES IN NORTH PLANNING AREA AS THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS AGE OUT. DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL FEEDER IS PROJECTED
FOR GROWTH THAT MAKE SENSE. A LOT OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN THAT AREA ARE THROUGH THEIR ENTITLEMENTS AND THEY'LL COME TO FRUITION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. OTHER THAN THAT, WE ARE DECREASING, DECLINES, SMALLER IN THE EAST PLANNING AREA THAN IN
THE NORTH PLANNING AREA. LOOKING AT THE SCHOOL CONSOLIDATIONS AND HOW WE ACCOUNTED FOR THIS IN FORECAST. WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IN THIS CHART IS THE TOTAL OF OPEN
ENROLLMENT REQUEST. FIRST ROUND OPEN ENROLLMENT OF THIS YEAR. I WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THIS IS TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATION AND NOT TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS ON THE FAR RIGHT-HAND SAID, YOU HAVE TOTAL
NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT THIS REPRESENTS. WE LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE REQUESTING TO DO BY SCHOOL CONSOLIDATIONS. I WILL LET EVERYBODY LOOK AT
THAT AND ABSORB THAT CHART. THIS DATA IS SIMILAR SHOWING LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT DATA WHAT WE DID, WE IDENTIFIED THE COHORT THAT ATTENDED ACRES GREEN IN 23 AND 24.
WE SAID HOW MANY OF THAT COHORT REMAINED AT ACRES GREEN OR HERITAGE OR SADDLE RANCH. WE TRIED TO SEE ANY TRENDS OR INCREASES CONSOLIDATIONS IN COMPARISON TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. YOU COULD SEE THE SADDLE RANCH
WAS IDENTIFIABLE TREND WHERE WE DID SEE AN INCREASE IN THOSE NOT FOLLOWING THEIR COHORT THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THE BOTTOM CHART IS LOOKING AT THE TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS THAT RESIDE IN THAT SCHOOL'S ATTENDANCE AREA.
VERSUS THE PROPORTION OF THOSE THAT ARE CHOICING OUT. THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND ACRES GREEN, HERITAGE OR SADDLE RAMP THAT DO NOT ATTEND THOSE SCHOOLS. WE LOOKED AT THE THAT SAME DAY
YEAR-OVER-YEAR TO IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENCE. YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A TREND THAT THERE THAT EWE IDENTIFIED AT SADDLE RANCH. WE DID INCORPORATE THIS DATA INTO PROJECTIONS.
WE LOO LOOKED AT THE WE 24 TO 2. WE PROJECTED 50% AMOUNT OF ENROLLMENT THAT WILL NOT FOLLOW THEIR COHORT. WE ARE SEEING THAT SEEMS TO BE ABOUT ACCURATE.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT LESS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT METHODOLOGY OR ACCURACY, WE CAN LOOK AT THOSE. >> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I KNOW THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT TOPIC FOR US ENROLLMENT
FORECASTING IS SUCH A CRITICAL TOOL FOR US WITH PLANNING AND STAFFING AND SUSTAINABILITY OF PROGRAMS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.
DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> SLIDE 10. ENROLLMENT. CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS. YOU SAY CHARTER, DISTRICT
CHARTER OR ANY CHARTER? >> THAT IS DISTRICT CHARTERS. WE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO NON-DISTRICT AUTHORIZED CHARTER ENROLLMENT NUMBERS. [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> I'M TRYING TO THINK OF THE ONE. >> WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD SENSE WHO MIGHT BE GOING THERE YET? >> NO. NOT GEOGRAPHICALLY. SORRY R SUPERINTENDENT KANE. WE DO NOT. CDE HAS TOTAL NUMBERS.
NOT VERY SPORADICALLY. THEY DON'T REGULARLY PROVIDE. WE TAKE WHAT WE CAN GET TO INCORPORATE IN THE PROJECTIONS. >> IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT A LOT OF THOSE SADDLE RANCH NEIGHBORHOODS, I UNDERSTAND STONE MOUNTAIN HAD AN INCREASE
IN ENROLLMENT THIS YEAR. FAIR TO SAY THOSE TWO FACTORS MIGHT BE RELATED? >> THAT IS CORRECT. WE DID IDENTIFY THAT TREND AND ACCOUNTED FOR IT IN PROJECTIONS. >> AS I RECALL, WE THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE A POSITIVE BENEFIT OF THE CONSOLIDATION.
>> WE DIDN'T LOSE THEM TO ANOTHER DISTRICT FOR SURE. >> THANK YOU. WHEN IS THE -- THIS IS AN OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR 25-26.
WHEN IS THE OPEN ENROLLMENT WINDOW FOR 26-27? >> SUPERINTENDENT KANE. >> THIS IS THE OPEN -- THESE ARE THE APPLICATIONS THAT WERE PUT IN ROUND ONE THAT IS OCCURRING
THIS SCHOOL YEAR FOR THE 26-27 SCHOOL YEAR. THERE WILL BE A SECOND ROUND. IT'S TOO SOON TO SAY YET HOW ALL THESE NUMBERS WILL LAND. BUT WE FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT WHERE THEY ARE ROUND ONE.
AS MS. CALDWELL SAID, THIS IS VERY MUCH WHAT WE PREDICTED AS FAR AS OUR STUDENT OPEN ENROLLMENTS AND IN PARTICULAR AS YOU SAID, SADDLE RANCH STUDENTS THAT CHOSE TO GO TO STONE MOUNTAIN.
>> I WANT TO ADD FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT SKIP AHEAD TO THE ACCURACY METHODOLOGY, OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, ALWAYS IMPRESSED BY THE LEVEL OF ACCURACY. GENERALLY ACROSS THE BOARD.
WE GET EXCELLENT PREDICTION DATA FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT. I WANT TO INDICATE HOW APPRECIATIVE I AM. >> THANK YOU. WE WERE SPOT ON WITH NEIGHBORING SCHOOLS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW TO THE EXACT NUMBER.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS? DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. WE SAW THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE SELECTING CHARTER SCHOOL IS
AROUND 30% IN FIVE YEARS. IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE IN SOME OF THE AREAS WHERE THERE ARE GROWTH, IT'S BEING ABSORBED BY NEW CHARTERS? >> I THINK WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT ALL OF OUR CHARTERS REMAIN FULLY ENROLLED.
THAT'S A TREND THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST AND CONTINUE TO FORECAST. THEN WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHAT WE KNOW OF CURRENTLY EXPANDING CHARTERS. THE ONLY ONE RIGHT NOW IN OUR PROJECTIONS MODEL WILL BE -- WE
HAVE ONE YEAR OF DATA FOR THEM. WE WORK AS CLOSELY AS WE CAN WITH THEM TO IDENTIFY HOW THEY ARE GOING TO EXPAND THEIR ENROLLMENT OUT OVER THE NEXT FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS. I WOULD SAY THAT THE TREND IS MORE OUR CHARTERS REMAIN FULLY
ENROLLED. OUR EXPANDING CHARTERS ARE EXPANDING AS THEY PROJECTED AND SHARED WITH US IS WHAT YOU SEEING BEHIND THAT TREND. >> THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL TO WORD IT. WHAT I WAS TRYING IT GET IT, THERE'S A SUDDEN DROP IN PEOPLE
GOING TO NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. THERE'S MORE CHARTER OPTIONS. THERE'S MORE CHOICE IN GENERAL. >> THAT'S CORRECT. CHARTERS OVERALL ENROLLMENT HAVE SLIGHTLY DECLINING. YOU ARE GOING TO SEE THAT
PERCENTAGE AND TOTAL EXACERBATED IN THE DCSD OPERATED TOTALS. >> THANK YOU. >> HAVING ATTENDED ALL OF THE -- OR MOST OF THE SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION MEETINGS AND LISTENING TO FAMILIES. I HEARD SPECIFICALLY FROM
FAMILIES THAT THEY FELT LEAK A CHARTER OPTION WOULD BE MORE SECURE BECAUSE THE BOARD REALLY ONLY LOOKS AT NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS FOR CONSOLIDATION PURPOSES. I THINK THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND THAT PLAYS INTO THIS A BIT.
I KNOW WE WILL RECEIVE A PHASE 4 ANALYSIS FOR THE SCHOOL PAIRINGS AND CONSOLIDATIONS. WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME THAT WE'RE THINKING THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD? >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
WE CERTAINLY HAVE TO LET THE TIME GO BY IN ORDER FOR US TO HAVE SOME POSTED ANALYSIS. WE WILL NEED TO TEE HOW NEXT SCHOOL YEAR ACTUALLY LANDS, GIVE YOUR FAMILIES A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THAT YEAR.
I WOULD SAY BY THE FALL OF 27-28. WE SHOULD HAVE SOME PRETTY GOOD BEFORE AND AFTER DATA COMPARISONS. >> THANK YOU.
OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. THIS WAS REALLY HELPFUL. OKAY.
NEXT SECTION IS WE'RE ENTERING OUR POLICY GOVERNANCE SECTION WITH THE FIRST ITEM BEING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS UPDATE. WITH THAT, DIRECTOR DENZLER. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH DIRECTOR MEEK.
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS THE BOARD'S PROGRAM TO ESSENTIALLY CREATE OWNERSHIP LINKAGE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT OWNERSHIP LINK ALL IS ONE OF THE THREE PRIMARY WAYS WE CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS A HANDS ON JOB THAT WE CANNOT DELEGATE TO STAFF BECAUSE
WE NEED TO HEAR FROM OUR OWNERS DIRECTLY WITHOUT ANY INFORMATION BEING FILTERED OR EDITED. WHILE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFFER BUSY CONNECTING TO THOSE WE SERVE, ONE OF OUR ROLES IS TO CONNECT WITH OUR COMMUNITY OWNERS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR LONG-TERM AND BIG PICTURE
VALUES. THIS INPUT IS WHAT ALLOWS US TO DECIDE WHAT HUMAN NEEDS ORGANIZATION SHOULD MEET, WHO THE BENEFICIARIES SHOULD BE AND WHAT THOSE RESULTS ARE WORTH. THIS IS WHY THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT WE HOST AND WILL HOST OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS
ARE SO CRITICAL TO OUR GOVERNANCE. IT ALLOW US TO MOVE BEYOND DECISIONS AND ENGAGE IN TRUE DIALOGUE TO UNDERSTAND THE DEEP SEEDED BELIEF THAT OUR COMMUNITY
HOLD. OUR GOAL IS TO ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS ONES THAT FORCE PEOPLE TO THINK LIKE OWNERS RATHER THAN CUSTOMERS, FOCUSED ON THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL NEED. WE MUST BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET
PULLED IN DISCUSSING OPERATIONS BUT INSTEAD KEEP THE FOCUS ON SHAPING OUR POLICIES. REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A LOOP. WE HAVE A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO COMMUNICATE BACK TO THESE COMMUNITY OWNERS HOW THEIR VALUES ARE SHAPING OUR DECISIONS.
IF WE DO NOT CLOSE THAT LOOP WE RISK TURNING OFF THE FLOW OF USEFUL INFORMATION. OUR FIRST COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS MEETING OF 2026 WILL BE WITH THE LEADERS FROM THE LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNITY ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25th. IN MARCH, WE'LL HAVE TWO MEETINGS WITH DISTRICT STAFF,
ADDITIONALLY GOING FORWARD, WE'LL PROVIDE REGULAR UPDATES ON TAKEAWAYS FROM COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AT BOARD MEETINGS. >> GREAT, THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR DENZLER? THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL. A NICE OVERVIEW.
PREVIEW OF THE MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP. DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> I'M JUST CURIOUS. I REALLY LIKED THE POINT YOU MADE ABOUT HOW THE FEEDBACK
SHAPED DECISION-MAKING HAS INFLUENCED US. HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT WAYS THAT MIGHT LOOK? >> THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. TO SOME EXTENT THIS WILL BE AN ITERATIVE PROCESS. IT'S A LEARNING CURVE. I REALLY WANT TO STANDARDIZE AT OUR STUDY SESSION, I WANT TO
STANDARDIZE THE REPORT LAYOUT THAT IS PRODUCED FROM EACH OF THESE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. THEN MAKE SURE THEY ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE ON OUR WEBSITE, WHICH I DO BELIEVE PREVIOUS COMMUNITY CONNECTION NOTES ARE STILL AVAILABLE THROUGH THE PUBLIC. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC
KNOWS WHERE TO FIND THESE THINGS. I WANT TO STANDARDIZE THE FORMAT TO MAKE THEM EASILY DIGESTIBLE. I'M OPEN TO ANY OTHER
SUGGESTIONS. >> JUST TO CONFIRM, IT IS THE PLAN TO HAVE A CHECK-IN AT EVERY MEETING SO WE CAN TOUCH BASE ON ANY CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD. IT'S KIND OF A STANDARD AGENDA
ITEM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS WAS OUR STANDARD CHECK-IN FIRST TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR DENZLER. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO OUR NEXT HOPEFULLY STANDARD
ITEM. ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THIS IS OUR LEGISLATIVE UPDATE SECTION WHERE I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTORS GEIGER AND THOMPSON. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE LEGISLATION SESSION HAS STARTED. I HOPE YOU ALL ARE GETTING YOUR FAST DEMOCRACY REPORT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS CONTACT ME AND I'LL GET THEM PASSED ON TO THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE. FOR FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME, A
LEGISLATOR MOVED THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT TO THE FRONT LINE RATHER THAN TO THE BACK OF THE LINE. USUALLY THAT GETS WRAPPED IN WITH ALL THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE OVERALL BUDGET.
WE'VE TAKEN A POSITION SUPPORT THAT BECAUSE THAT WAY WE'RE NOT PICKING UP THE CRUMBS AT THE END. HOW FAR THAT WILL GO OR WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATURE, WE DON'T KNOW. OUR BILL, WHICH IS ABOUT INDIVIDUALIZED READINESS PLANS HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE
EDUCATION COMMITTEE. IT WILL BE SET FORWARD HEARS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO STAKEHOLDER THAT FURTHER. A COUPLE OF OTHERS THAT WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR. AS WE DISCUSSED BEFORE, THE
SUPERINTENDENT TOLD US, THE GOVERNOR PROPOSED TAKING THE AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATION TAX ROLLING THAT INTO OUR OVERALL ALLOTMENT FROM THE STATE REDUCING THE MONEY TO US. THAT HAS NOT BEEN INTRODUCED AS
A SEPARATE BILL. THAT WILL BE A DISCUSSION TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT. COUPLE OF OTHERS THAT ARE NOT DIRECTLY RELATED. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ISSUE ABOUT WHAT'S NOTED AND WE'RE LOOKING AT YOU CAN SEE THAT.
THERE'S ANOTHER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BILL COMING IN. WITH THAT, IT WILL APPLY TO LAND THAT WE ACTUALLY OWN. THAT ALLOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS AMONG OTHERS TO BUILD HOUSING ON
THAT. WE'LL HAVE SOME CHANCES GOING FORWARD. THERE'S COUPLE OF OTHER BILLS THAT MIGHT AFFECT US BUT LIKELY NOT GET FAR. THERE'S A BILL BY LITERACY PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
WE ONLY DO THAT. WE MONITORING THAT BILL TO SEE HOW IT IMPACT AND HOW IT MIGHT FACT THAT. COUPLE OF OTHER BILLS THAT WE MIGHT THINK ABOUT. ONE IS THAT REPRESENTATIVE
MARSHALL WAS INDICATED TO US THEY'LL BE SUPPORTING A BILL WITH SENATOR BAILEY -- WOULD
HAVE TO ELECT BOARD MEMBERS BY DISTRICT RATHER THAN COUNTY WIDE. I PERSONALLY AM NOT SURE THAT THE BOARD AS A WHOLE SHOULD TAKE A POSITION ON HOW WE GET ELECTED. THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR. IT HASN'T BEEN INTRODUCED YET.
WE HAVEN'T TAKEN A FORMAL POSITION. I WILL KEEP UPDATED ON THAT.
ONE OTHER THING, COMMISSIONER LAYDEN INTRODUCED HIS SENATE BILL 15 THAT IS IMPORTANT TO HIM. THAT ADDRESSES SOME REALLY GOOD STATUTORY CLEANUP LANGUAGE REGARDING ECONOMIC MISUSE OF
CHILDREN. IN THE PAST THEY WERE CALLED CHILD PROSTITUTION. IT WAS A MISNOMER. HE POINTED THAT ONE. THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ONE FOR HIM. HE HAD THAT DISCUSSION WITH DIRECTOR THOMPSON. THAT'S NOT THE KIND OF THING
THAT WE GET INVOLVED WITH. IT HAS STRONG BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. VERY STRONG LEADERS.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT WAS ADEQUATE UPDATE.
I DO A CASB CALL. THE SCHEDULE IS SUNDAY, MONDAY SESSIONS TUESDAY IS SCHEDULED FOR US TO GO TO THE HILL AND
MEET LEADERS. THAT DEPENDS ON WHEN THEY ARE WILLING TO SCHEDULE WITH US. WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR A COUPLE TO GET BACK TO US. IT DEPENDS ON IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS RUNNING NEXT WEEK. WHWHICH WE HAD BEEN ASSURED IT
WOULD HAPPEN IN RECENT EVENTS. WHATEVER IT IS THERE ARE TWO DAY OF SESSIONS VERY IMPORTANT FOR
ADVOCACY. >> DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE,
DIRECTOR GEIGER. I WANTED TO BRING BACK TO THE BOARD THAT I WOULD LIKE TO STEP AWAY FROM SERVING AS A LIAISON AS A LEGISLATIVE LIAISON. I KNOW THAT WHEN WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION IN DECEMBER, THIS WAS SOMETHING DIRECTOR DENZLER
HAD EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE COMMUNICATION WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IT. I WOULD LIKE TO STEP BACK AND BRING IT TO THE BOARD TO OPEN BACK UP TO IDENTIFY A SECOND
LIAISON. >> DIRECTOR DENZLER WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED? >> AT THIS TIME, YES. >> SEEING NO OBJECTIONS. THANK YOU FOR STEPPING INTO THAT.
THE REP MARSHALL BILL I FIND REALLY INTRIGUING. CURRENTLY, THE WAY I UNDERSTAND A DISTRICT CAN CHOOSE TO CHANGE ITS REPRESENTATION SO THE BOARD COULD CHOOSE TO DO WHAT HE IS
PROPOSING.
I MIGHT BE BIAS. WHEN I FIRST RAN FOR THE BOARD IN 2011, I ACTUALLY WON MY DISTRICT. I LOST THE WHOLE AT-LARGE VOTE. I THINK I RAISED $2000. UNDER $2000 WHEN I RAN THAT
CAMPAIGN VERSUS MY OPPONENT WHO HAD $15,000. IT WAS A LOT MORE. I DON'T KNOW. I DO THINK IT'S SOMETHING MAYBE WORTH RESEARCHING AND SEEING IF IT FEELS LEAK SOMETHING WE MIGHT WANT TO SUPPORT ONCE WE HAVE ALL OF THE DETAILS. JUST KIND OF WANTED TO FLAG THAT.
EFOUND IT TO BE REALLY INTRIGUING IDEA. REALLY LOOKING FORWARD FOR THE ADVOCACY INSTITUTE. I NEVER ATTENDED THIS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IN PAST YEARS WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN SHUTDOWNS THAT THE LEGISLATORS ARE STILL THERE AND THOSE MEETINGS HAPPEN.
I'M REALLY HOPEFUL THAT THAT IS THE CASE. IF THERE IS A SHUTDOWN. THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD SHARE, STUDENT DAY AT THE CAPITOL HERE IN COLORADO, WHERE WE HAVE DOUGLAS COUNTY STUDENTS SIGN UP IS FEBRUARY 12th.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANY BOARD DIRECTORS THAT MIGHT WANT TO ATTEND THAT DAY TO ACTUALLY REACH OUT TO SHONNA OUR BOARD SECRETARY. IT IS SUCH A PHENOMENAL TIME WHEN YOU GO DOWN TO THE CAPITOL
WITH THE STUDENTS. THE LEGISLATORS GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO MAKE THE STUDENT FEEL SPECIAL. MEET WITH THEM AND TALK ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND ONE OF THE STUDENTS LAST YEAR IS NOW SERVING AS A PAGE AT THE CAPITOL
THIS YEAR. IT'S A REALLY PRETTY SPECTACULAR OPPORTUNITY. >> I FORGOT ONE THING.
ACT >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
I WILL MOVE US FORWARD TO ITEM 10.3. BOARD OF EDUCATION PLANNING CALENDAR APPROVAL. BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION PLANNING CALENDAR. I WANT TO BRIEFLY FRAME WHY THIS
MATTERS. AT OUR JANUARY 13th WORK SESSION THE BOARD DISCUSSED HOW OUR CALENDAR SHOULD DO MORE THAN JUST LIST OUT MEETINGS. HOW IT MEANT TO HELP US PRIORITIZE THE WORK THAT WE WILL DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THE UPDATED CALENDAR THAT'S ON THE SCREEN HERE AND POSTED IT REALLY ALIGNS OUR WORK TO THE TYPES OF RESPONSIBILITIES THAT THE BOARD HOLDS AND WITH AN INTENTIONAL EMPHASIS WHAT'S
CALLED THE ENDS WORK. IT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO ACHIEVE FOR STUDENTS. ALL OF THAT WORK IS REALLY PRIORITIZED ON THE CALENDAR BY SHOWING UP IN THE VERY FIRST COLUMNS ON THE LEFT. IT REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENT TO
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT BY HAVING THE OTHER AREAS WHERE WE'RE FOCUSING ON MONITORING AND SELF-EVALUATION. IT'S REALLY HELPING US STAY FOCUSED ON CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AS WELL. BASED ON THE BOARD DISCUSSION ON PRIVATES AT THE JANUARY 13th
WORK SESSION, THE CALENDARS HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE ITEMS THAT WERE PRIORITIZED AT THAT MEETING TO BE ON THE CALENDAR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THERE WERE ALSO LIST OF ITEMS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED UNDER THE
BOARD PRIORITIES CONVERSATION. THAT REALLY TURNED INTO BOARD EDUCATION IT ITEMS THAT ARE NOTT CALENDARED. THOSE ITEMS HAVE NOT BEEN ADDED TO THE CALL DEAR YET. I WANTED TO RAISE THIS FOR BOARD
CONVERSATION HERE. MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT THOSE REMAINING ITEMS WOULD BE PROVIDED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR CLASSIFYING THE BEST WAY TO HELP EDUCATE THE BOARD. SOME OF THEM MAYBE A BOARD MEMO. SOME OF THEM MAYBE A BOARD WORK
SESSION OR A STUDY SESSION. THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE ITEMS AND COME BACK TO US WITH HER RECOMMENDATION AND ALSO THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT IT MIGHT TAKE FOR VARIOUS ITEMS SO THAT WE AS A BOARD CAN THEN GO TO
THAT NEXT LEVEL OF PRIORITIZING WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT ON THE CALENDAR. I WANTED TO OPEN THAT UP TO THE BOARD TO SEE IF EVERYONE IS IN AMENDABLE TO PUSHING OUR PRIORITIES FORWARD IN THAT
MANNER AT THIS TIME. DEEP THINKING OR AGREEMENT. DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> JUST THINKING FOR FUTURE PLANNING, WHEN WE'RE PRIORITIZING ITEMS, HOW THAT
PROCESS WILL LOOK, AS NEW PRIORITIES RISE AND HOW OFTEN WE VISIT THIS. I KNOW BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ] SOME THOUGHTS ON WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. >> ARE THERE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
HOW WE DO THAT? NEW BOARD AND NEW OPPORTUNITY HOW WE WANT TO TACKLE THAT.
DIRECTOR THOMPSON >> THINKING MAYBE WE HAVE SCHEDULED PRIORITY DISCUSSIONS AT LEAST WE KNOW THAT WE'LL HAVE TIME SET ASIDE TO -- I FEEL LIKE THAT'S HELPFUL CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD. THAT MIGHT BE --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] >> THINKING MAYBE QUARTERLY. IS THAT THE RIGHT TIME? >> I WOULD SAY MAYBE FOR SOMETHING THAT COMES UP THAT'S MORE TIMELY. WE JUST GO THROUGH OUR TYPICAL PROCESS OF REQUESTING AGENDA
ITEM TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND HAVING TALK ABOUT DURING AGENDA PLANNING. >> I SEE HEAD NODS. TO CLARIFY IT FOR THE PUBLIC, THIS IS A YEARLONG CALENDAR THAT
YOU'RE SEEING OF ALL OF THOSE THINGS WE KNOW WE NEED TO ACCOMPLISH. WE'RE SEEING THAT OUR TIME EATING UP PRETTY QUICKLY WITH EVERYTHING WE MUST DO. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT NEW ITEMS CANNOT BE ADDED. THINGS COME UP ALL THE TIME.
THAT'S REALLY WHERE THIS AGENDA THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT KIND OF FORMS THE BASES FOR THE PLANNING MEETING THAT TAKES PLACE. WHEN THAT PLANNING MEETING HAPPENS FOR EACH MEETING WE ALWAYS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD ANY ITEMS THAT COME UP IN
OUR PRIORITIES AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO SHIFT EVEN OTHER THINGS BASED ON THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT. I THINK WHAT YOU RECOMMEND MAKES A A LOT OF SINCE. DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BUILDING THIS OUT, BUILDING
OUT IN THIS WAY. IT IS REALLY HELPFUL TO JUST KIND OF SEE WHAT'S ALREADY THERE. ARE WE THINKING THAT -- I'M CURIOUS WHEN YOU UP BUILDING THIS OUT, MAPPING IT ALL OUT FOR US, WHAT CHALLENGES DID YOU COME
ACROSS? >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF OF THE ANSWER. I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH BOARD MEETINGS TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT YOU
SEE. I DID FORGET TO SAY, ONE OF THE REQUESTS WAS THE DYSLEXIA SIMULATION. I DID REACH OUT TO SEE IF THAT COULD BE ADDED TO OUR
FEBRUARY 17th SPECIAL WORK SESSION THAT WE DID ADD. THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR THAT. I WANTED TO SEE IF THE BOARD WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT THERE'S AN INTEREST IN HAVING THE DYSLEXIA SIMULATION THAT WILL START BEGINNING OF THE MEETING THAT WE GO INTO.
I SEE LOTS OF HEAD NODS. THAT IS ONE BOARD EDUCATION ITEM THAT CAME UP. WE AS A BOARD WILL NEED TO APPROVE OUR MEETINGS FOR NEXT
YEAR. THE NUMBER OF MEETINGS HAVE BEEN SCALED BACK FROM PRIOR YEARS. IFTY LOOK AT FOUR YEARS AGO, IT WAS DOUBLE MEETINGS TO WHAT WE HAVE NOW.
I DON'T THINK WE WANT THE DOUBLE MEETINGS. AT THIS POINT, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO ADD MORE MEETINGS FOR NEXT YEAR. I THINK WE NEED TO KIND OF AS A
BOARD DECIDE ARE THERE AREAS WHERE WE REALLY DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE OUR WORK IN TIME AND THEN THAT MAY INCREASE THE NUMBER.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR BOARD OF ED PLANNING DAL CAR?
>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> DIRECTOR CALLAHAN MOVED AND DIRECTOR THOMPSON SECONDED IT. THE MOTION IS NOW OPEN ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
ROLL CALL. [ ROLL CALL VOTE ]
MOTION PASSES 7-0. WE ARE MOVING ON TO POLICY GOVERNANCE BOOK. ANOTHER BIG PROJECT.
ITEM 10.4 IS THE POLICY GOVERNANCE BOOK UPDATES. THE EDITS BEFORE US TONIGHT ARE ARE THE RESULT OF THE BOARD'S RECENT AND ON GOING SELF-EVALUATION CONVERSATIONS.
IT'S INTENDED TO STRENGTHEN HOW WE GOVERN.
WE TAKE TIME AND REREFLECT. WE IDENTIFY GAPS AND ISSUE AND
ADDRESS THEM THROUGH POLICY.
THIS WAS AN ITEM POSTED BACK IN NOVEMBER 11th AND PULLED FROM THE AGENDA BECAUSE THE NEW BOARD WAS COMING IN. IT FELT LIKE THESE POLICIES SHOULD BE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT WILL LIFT THE
POLICIES. ANY CLARIFYING QUESTIONS?
DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> I LIKE TO TAKE NOTE OF THE
LANGUAGE CHANGED AROUND AGENDAS. 1.5.4 READ THE BOARD WILL
CONTEND TO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. ROUTINE, SELF-EXPLANATORY AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE. CLARIFYING SOME OTHER LANGUAGES. ANY OTHER ITEMS ANYONE WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT AT THIS POINT? I APPRECIATE THIS CONVERSATION.
DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> I THINK SOME OF THIS LANGUAGE CLEANUP IS JUST HELPFUL. I THINK THERE'S SOME AREAS WHERE IN THE PAST WE KIND OF STRUGGLED WITH INTERPRETATION AND THIS HELPS CLARIFY ACROSS A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAVE COME
UP OVER TIME. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS ALSO A NICE RESULT OF BOARD MONITORING ITSELF.
>> I WANTED TO PAUSE AND MAKE SURE STAFF HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE UPDATED DOCUMENT MEANT TO REFLECT ANY CONCERNS AND MAKE SURE THERE ISN'T ANYTHING YOU WANT TO RAISE AS A QUESTION. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION, PRESIDENT MEEK.
YES, STAFF HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW ALL OF THE PROPOSED REVISIONS AND OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN AND SUGGEST UPDATES JUST IN TERMS OF LEGAL COMPLIANCE TO THE
REVISIONS THAT WERE SUGGESTED. THAT'S ON THE POINT I WOULD
RAISE FOR POTENTIAL CLARITY. I AGREE WITH DIRECTOR THOMPSON THAT THIS PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CLARIFY FOR EVERYONE. >> I THINK THAT MEANS IT'S TIME
TO VOTE. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE UPDATED GOVERNANCE PROCESS POLICIES? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MOVED BY DIRECTOR RYAN AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR CALLAHAN.
THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE UPDATED GOVERNANCE PROCESS POLICIES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
[ ROLL CALL VOTE ] IT PASSES 7-0. MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION REGARDING NOTICE OF BOARD MEETINGS.
WE HAVE A FIVE MINUTE DISCUSSION ON THIS. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO SUPERINTENDENT KANE FOR A QUICK OVERVIEW. >> ACTUALLY, I'M GOING TO TURN
IT OVER TO GENERAL COUNSEL KLIMESH FOR A QUICK OVERVIEW OF RESOLUTION OF BOARD MEETINGS. >> THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT KANE. THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION IS BEING PROPOSED AT THIS TIME
BECAUSE IT'S REQUIRED BY LAW. QUITE HONESTLY WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR AT THE FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY WHEN BOARD ACTION IS TAKEN TO ESSENTIALLY IDENTIFY FOR THE PUBLIC HOW NOTICE OF EACH OF THE BOARD MEETINGS WILL
BE POSTED.
IT WILL BE POSTED CLOSE TO THE APPROPROXIMITY AT THE ENTRANCE E BOARD MEETING ROOMS.
THIS NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY LAW. IT'S BEEN REVIEWED BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL ALL WORK IS DONE BY OUR TEAM.
>> THANK YOU PAPERWORK THAT'S -. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SOUND LEAK A ROUTINE RESOLUTION FOR US ANNUALLY. SEEING NO QUESTIONS. IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOVE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION
REGARDING NOTICE OF BOARD MEETINGS. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR GEIGER AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE RESOLUTION REGARDING NOTICE OF BOARD MEETINGS.
ANY DISCUSSION? ROLL CALL [ ROLL CALL VOTE ]
RESOLUTION PASSES 7-0. 10.6. POLICY DJ. THIS POLICY TOOK PLACE ON NOVEMBER 11th.
LY TURN -- I WILL TURN IT OVER. >> GOOD EVENING. I DID BRING MY FRIENDS OVER HERE FROM PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT, DEB AND ANGIE IF THERE'S QUESTIONS SPECIFIC AROUND PROCUREMENT THAT I NEED A LITTLE HELP WITH. THEY ARE MY FRIEND OVER THAT CAN
HELP ME OUT. OUT BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE DID POLICY D.J. I'M NOT GOING TO GO BACK TO THE
BEGINNING. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE RELATED TO THESE CHANGES. THESE CHANGES DO ALIGN US MORE CLOSELY WITH BOULDER AND DENVER
AS FAR AS BOARD APPROVAL MINUTES GO. WE HAVE MADE A FEW ADDITIONAL RED LINE CHANGES SINCE THE FIRST READING. A LOT OF THAT IS DUE TO FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT DURING THE FIRST READING. I'M GOING TO QUICKLY HIT HONOR A FEW OF THOSE AND THEN TAKE YOUR
QUESTIONS. WE HAD THE CONVERSATION THAT HOW IS OUR COMMUNITY GOING TO BE KEPT US TO DATE ON OUR OTHER PURCHASES THAT HAPPEN THAT DON'T
COME TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL? WE ADDED NOTES IN RED. YOU CAN SEE ALL OF OUR TRANSACTIONS. IT SHOWS THE DATE, THE VENDOR AND THE AMOUNT. YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THIS INTO A
EXCEL FORMAT.
WE ADDED IF WE HAVE TO MOVE
QUICKLY ON A BOND ITEM.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FROM A PRESENTATION PERSPECTIVE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M OPEN TO THAT. >> THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR CLARIFYING
QUESTIONS. DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> THANK YOU. I ACTUALLY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE DIRECTORS BASED OFF OF UPDATES TO THIS POLICY. I THINK FOR US BECAUSE THIS IS
AN ASK FOR A CHANGE IN WHAT WE DELEGATE TO THE DISTRICT, WE HAVE TO DETERMINE ARE WE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS LEVEL OF DISCRETION? DOES IT ALIGN WITH OUR RISK TOLERANCE?
IF WE FEEL THAT WE SHOULD BE GIVING THIS BROADER LATITUDE. I KNOW I ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS. I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT OF STAFF TO TRY TO ADDRESS THOSE QUESTIONS FOR ME UNDERSTANDING
THE WHY AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE AUTHORITY THAT WE ARE DELEGATING THROUGH THE CHANGES IN THIS POLICY. THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL. I WANTED TO START THERE AND JUST CURIOUS WHAT EVERYONE ELSE THOUGHTS.
>> DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> I THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT THIS. BOTTOM LINE I'M NOT CONVINCED THAT -- I BELIEVE THAT DELEGATING THIS AUTHORITY IN
THIS KIND OF CIRCUMSTANCE IF THE CONTROLS ARE INHERENT IN OUR SYSTEM IT STILL REMAINS -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ] OUR BUDGET IS ABOUT $1.1 BILLION.
THAT IS NOT INCLUDING SPENDING ON $4.5 MILLION BOND PROJECT. I READ ALL THE CONTRACTS. READING THE CONTRACTS SUPERVISING THOSE IS BEYOND OUR NOTE. IT'S ALSO BEYOND WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING.
IT'S BEYOND OUR CAPACITY. I DON'T WANT SAY THAT WE TRUST ALL THE TIME. TRUST WITH VERIFY MAKES GREAT DEAL OF SENSE. THESE ARE REASONABLE SPENDING LIMITS GIVEN THE NUMBERS. WE ARE A MASSIVE ORGANIZATION. WE HAVE A MASSIVE BUDGET PROCESS.
WE HAVE A MASSIVE RECRUITMENT STAFF. PROBABLY NOT AS BEG AS WE PROBABLY NEED. WE HAVE AN OPERATIONS BUDGET, SUPERVISES THE STEMS ON OUR VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. I HAVE BEEN IN FAVOR OF THIS ONE
BECAUSE I WANTED TO STOP SOME DELAY. I'M SURE WHETHER OR NOT WE PUT, $500,000 OR A MILLION ON A CONSENT AGENDA MEANINGFULLY INCREASES OUR OVERSIGHT. OUR OVERSIGHT CONTINUES TO BE LOOKING AT THE BUILDINGS. DEALING DIRECTLY WITH THE
SUPERINTENDENT AND DEALING WITH THOSE ISSUES. WE ARE GIVING UP SOME LEVEL OF INSIGHT BUT ON THE BIGGEST PURCHASES WHERE THERE'S THE MOST RISK, WE STILL HAVE A SAY AND WE
STILL LISTEN TO. >> IT'S LOOKING AT OTHER DISTRICTS TO SEE OR HAVE THAT
CONTEXT. I THINK BOWLER -- BOULDER AND DENVER WERE THE ONES IDENTIFIED AT THIS THRESHOLD LEVEL. I DO KNOW THE POLICY WENT BEFORE
THE FOC AND IMBOCK CAN YOU SPEAK TO CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS OR THEIR SUPPORT ESSENTIALLY? >> DO YOU WANT ME TO DO THAT?
>> WE DID TAKE THIS TO BOTH COMMITTEES. THE MBOC COMMITTEE, POLICY CONVERSATION. THEY HAD SOME OF THE SAME QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL DO AROUND THRESHOLDS ARE THEY THE APPROPRIATE THRESHOLDS.
IF YOU REMEMBER WE USED TO BE 750,000 THRESHOLD BACK IN 2017. THEN IT WAS REDUCED DOWN DURING SOME OTHER BOARDS THAT WE HAD IN PLACE AT THAT TIME.
WITH HOW BIG WE ARE. OUR SPEND TENDS TO BE BIG BECAUSE WE'RE BUYING BASED ON STUDENT COUNT AND EMPLOYEE COUNT. WE HAVE A LOT OF BUILDINGS AND THE QUANTITY THAT WE HAVE TO BUY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL ARE FOCUSED ON THE THINGS THAT ARE MEANINGFUL.
WE HAD A LOT OF OF THAT CONVERSATION. THE FOC MEETING. THEY HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AROUND WORDING AND CLARIFICATIONS WITHIN THE LANGUAGE. WE DID MAKE A FEW OF THOSE ADJUSTMENTS. THERE WAS NO HUGE PUSHBACK ON
THE OVERALL CHANGES OR THE GENERAL FEE.
>> I DIRECT MY QUESTION BACK TO DIRECTOR THOMPSON. DO YOU FEEL LIKE IN YOUR TIME ON THE BOARD HAS THERE BEEN TIMES THAT HAVE -- WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE THAT AUTONOMY HAS BEEN MISUSED
THAT WOULD GIVE YOU PAUSE IN PROVIDING MORE AUTONOMY OR MORE DECISION-MAKING POWER?
>> NO, ABSOLUTELY. MY QUESTION PRESENTED WHERE IT'S FOR US TO FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE POLICY WE'RE VOTING ON. I LOOK AT OTHER DISTRICTS
SIMILAR SIZE. I ALSO LOOKED AT CHERRY CREEK, AURORA AND DENVER AND BOULDER OBVIOUSLY. KIND OF SEEING LIKE, OKAY, FOR THOSE THAT HAVE HIGHER THRESHOLDS, WHAT SOME OF THE
REGULATIONS THAT THEY HAVE IN PLACE. DENVER HAS LIKE A WHOLE MANUAL THAT'S PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ABOUT HOW -- THERE'S BROAD DISCRETION AT THE BOARD POLICY LEVEL.
YOU CAN SEE THAT FULL BOOKLET. WITH THEE CHANGES WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE REGULATION POLICY YET. THEY HAVE THIS.
FOR THE SECTION ON THE BOND WHERE TIMING REQUEST IS JUST NOT HAVING THE THRESHOLD FOR THE
AMOUNT OF THE CHANGE ORDER. UNDER THIS POLICY YOU CAN HAVE A
CONTRACT FOR $10. CHANGE ORDER FOR $20. 20 IS UNDER THE THRESHOLD. THEREFORE THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED UNDER THIS POLICY. I'M SEEING THAT STAFF WOULDN'T HAVE REGULATION OR SOME SORT OF
PROCESS IN PLACE TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT PRACTICE. NO, THERE ISN'T. >> SUPERINTENDENT KANE. >> I WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR
THOMPSON FOR THE CLARITY AND THE QUESTIONS. ONE OF THE CHANGES IN HERE WAS A REFERENCE TO OUR FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY PAGE WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN LOOK UP VENDORS, AMOUNTS, ETCETERA. THE SECOND THING I WANTED TO
PROVIDE TO THE PUBLIC, I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW THIS. IN ALL OF THESE CASES, THESE AMOUNT HAVE TO BE WITHIN THE BOARD APPROVED BUDGET. THEY HAVE TO BE WITHIN THAT
BUDGET THAT THE BOARD APPROVED. THESE ARE JUST HOW MUCH OF THAT BUDGET IS GOING TO INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT OR CONTRACT OR SO. I KNOW YOU ALL NO THAT. I WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT CLARITY FOR ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE
LISTENING.
>> THAT'S IN LINE WITH OUR PREVIOUS POLICY IS FOR A DISTRICT THAT SPENDS ONLY --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ] THERE'S THAT. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? BEFORE WE OPEN UP TO A VOTE?
IS THERE A MOTION ON POLICY DJ. >> I MOVE TO ADOPT POLICY DJ PURCHASE. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR GEIGER AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR CALLAHAN THAT THE BOARD APPROVE
POLICY DJ. NOW THAT THE MOTION IS ON THE TABLE, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DELIBERATIONS? DIRECTOR THOMPSON.
>> I AGREE WITH THE INTENT OF THIS POLICY, I'M JUST STRUGGLING THAT IT'S JUST LITTLE BIT TOO BROAD. I KNOW THAT WE CAN LOOK THROUGH MONITORING AND ENSURE THAT BEST PRACTICES ARE IN PLACE.
ASIDE FROM CONCERNS ABOUT THAT THRESHOLDS WITH ANY CHANGES AND THEN -- THAT WAS THE BIGGEST ONE. THE THRESHOLD WITH ANY CHANGES,
THERE WAS ONE OTHER ISSUE THAT WAS RESOLVE FOR ME. HOW MUCH IS GOING TO BE NONCOMPETITIVE, THE AMOUNT SWITCHING TO NONCOMPETITIVE AND
NOT HAVING CLARITY. HOW MUCH DISTRICT MONEY IS THAT THAT WE'RE MOVING TO TO NONCOMPETITIVE PROCESS. IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME AT THIS TIME. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
DIRECTOR PARKER. >> YEAH. SO MANY PEOPLE WANTED US TO BE ACCOUNTABLE WITH OUR FINANCES. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP. I'M FEELING TORN. I TRUST THE DISTRICT.
I WANT THE DISTRICT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS THEY NEED TO IN THE MOMENTS THEY DO. I ALSO KNOW THAT THE PUBLIC WAS JUST SO CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. THAT IS GOING THROUGH MY HEAD RIGHT NOW TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT
TO DO. >> I HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE THAT TALKED ABOUT A FEAR
TIF WE MAKE COMPETITIVE PROCESSS LESS RIGOROUS.
I DON'T LIKE PORTIONS OF THE PREVIOUS POLICY IN TERMS HOW IT'S WRITTEN WHAT WE CHOOSE WHEN WE HAVE A COMPETITIVE PROCESS. I DON'T LIKE HOW BROAD IT IS. NOW WITHOUT MORE CONSTRAINTS. EITHER IN THIS POLICY OR COULD
COME LATER WITH OUR POLICY THAT'S ATTACHED TO THIS. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE
GO TO ROLL CALL?
[ ROLL CALL VOTE ]
THE MOTION PASSES 4-3. I THINK WHAT I LIKE TO SHARE. WE HEARD CONCERNS THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED AND BROUGHT BACK IN A FUTURE TIME. SUPERINTENDENT KANE? >> MY APOLOGIES IF THIS IS
INAPPROPRIATE. WOULD IT BE OKAY FOR CFO ADDRESS THE QUESTIONS. I THINK THERE'S SOME CLARITY THAT CAN BE PROVIDED THERE. I THINK WE COULD ABSOLUTELY
PROVIDE CLARITY AROUND THE COMPETITIVE NATURE. THAT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. >> I DO THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON AT THIS POINT. PLEASE.
>> THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT. WE DO -- WE LOOK AT THE SEND NOT JUST FOR THE AMOUNTS THAT WE HAVE LISTED ABOVE. WE LOOK AT WHAT TYPE OF THING WE'RE PURCHASING. IF IT'S AN UNDERWRITER THAT
COMES UNDER THESE THRESHOLDS. WE FEEL THERE'S A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE TO FIND SOME DIFFERENT, WHAT ARE THEY OFFERING TO US? HOW DOES THAT LOOK? WHAT ARE THE PERCENTAGES TEA WILL GIVE US AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT TRUE COMPETITIVE
ANSWER. THESE ARE THE MAXIMUMS. OUR STAFF WILL COME BACK AND SAY I THINK THIS IS BENEATH THE THRESHOLD. WE NEED TO GO OUT TO BID AND SEE WHAT THE MARKET WILL GIVE US. I THINK THIS ALSO GIVES SOME OF OUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES SOME
EASIER ABILITY TO COME INTO THE DISTRICT AND HELP PROVIDE US SOME OF THAT MORE LOCAL COMPETITIVE IS SERVICE AND PRODUCT. WE HAVE A BIG CUMBERSOME PROCESS, IT'S HARDER FOR THEM TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE BIDDING PROCESS AND PROVIDE PRODUCT. OUR TEAM IS REALLY GOOD ABOUT LOOKING AT -- YOU MENTIONED SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS CO-OPS. IF WE'RE USING CO-OPS. WE DO GO OUT TO THE CO-OPS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US. MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE -- ARE WE
IN THE BALLPARK ARE THEY JUMPING THROUGH THE HOOPS OR ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS THAT WE WOULD? SOMETIMES WE RELY ON THE CO-OPS, OUR TEAM DOES AN AMAZING JOB OF
IDENTIFYING WHAT THOSE NEED TO LOOK LIKE. DO WE NEED A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION, A REQUEST FOR A BID. A WHOLE PROPOSAL BECAUSE IT'S A COMPLEX SYSTEM THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO BRING ON BOARD. I THINK EVEN IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE DIFFERENT THRESHOLDS, IT
DOESN'T DIMINISH THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING THE BEST PRICE AND THE BEST PRODUCT FOR THE DISTRICT. THAT IS ALWAYS THEIR FOCUS MAKING SURE WE'RE GETTING THAT BEST MOST COMPETITIVE PRICE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HELPS OR
NOT. >> REAL BRIEFLY THAT WE ALREADY VOTED ON IT, DIRECTOR THOMPSON, YOU DO WANT TO RESPOND BRIEFLY. SHE HOPES IT HELPS. YES. I BELIEVE ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE HAPPENING. JUST NOT WHERE I NEEDED IT WITH
THIS EXACT LANGUAGE, I DIDN'T WANT TO GET FEEDBACK ON LANGUAGE. >> THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE ALSO HAVE POLICY FAH WHICH NEED TO BE REPEALED. THAT POLICY IS NOW EMBEDDED WITHIN THE NEW UPDATED POLICY
DJ. WHICH IS WHY YOU SEE THE WHOLE THING CROSSED OUT AS A POLICY. THE MOTION WOULD BE -- A MOTION TO REPEAL POLICY FEH AS THE
LANGUAGE IN THE UPDATED DJ POLICY REPLACES THE SUBSTANCE OF THE POLICY. >> SO MOVED. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER MOVED. DIRECTOR CALLAHAN SECONDED.
A MOTION FOR THE BOARD TO REPEAL POLICY FEH. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> WE HAVE SCHEDULED FOR MAY 12th. A LOT OF REPORTS ON EL9 BUDGETING AND EL10 FINANCIAL
ADMINISTRATION. I THINK THE SUPERINTENDENT HEARD THE CONCERNS. IF WE FEEL THAT MONITORING REPORT -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ] >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR GEIGER. DIRECTOR RYAN. >> EVEN THOUGH THE LANGUAGE I
THINK WAS NOT -- I DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE VOTING. PREVIOUS ONE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. >> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE TAKE ROLL CALL? OKAY. [ ROLL CALL VOTE ]
THE MOTION PASSES 7-0. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE ON HERE IS THE COMMUNICATION DEVICE POLICY FIRST READING. THIS IS A HOT TOPIC. WE HEARD SOME OF THE
CONVERSATION WITH OUR STUDENT ADVISORY GROUP LAST NIGHT. HOPEFULLY, THEY ARE WATCHING THIS EVENING. WE PREVIEWED IT TO THEM. WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT MEEK AND DIRECTORS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US HARD TO BELIEVE WE'RE AT THAT THIS POINT IN THIS PROCESS. IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE PROCESS. WE HAVE A LOT OF SLIDES THAT WE'VE POSTED.
DR. SMITH AND I VOWED TO WORK THROUGH THEM EXPEDITIOUSLY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE BOARD AND PUBLIC HAVE SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE. THIS CONVERSATION IS OUTGROWTH OF THE BOARD ENDS AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
THE COMMUNICATION DEVICE CONVERSATION REALLY TOUCHES ON ALL OF OUR CORNERSTONE COMMITMENTS DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY. THIS CONVERSATION STARTS IN A PRETTY GOOD PLACE WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT OUR EMERGING DATA.
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO DR. KELLY SMITH. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF COMING TODAY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
I'M GOING TO GO REALLY QUICKLY THROUGH A FEW SLIDES. WE REALLY WANT TO SET THE TONE FOR THIS PRESENTATION AROUND WHAT THE REALITY IS THAT WE'RE SEEING WITH THE STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS AND IN THEIR LIVES.
THIS DATA IS COMING FROM COMMON SENSE MEDIA AROUND CELL PHONE USE AND YOUTH. I PUT SOME OF THESE THINGS TOGETHER. WE CAN SEE THAT DIGITAL HABITS ARE BECOMING ENTRENCHED MUCH YOUNGER ANDS. ALL THE WAY DOWN TO UNDER TWO.
WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT PARENTS ARE REPORTING USING DATA IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A PRETTY POIGNANT MESSAGE HOW PARENTS ARE INTERACTING WITH DIFFERENTIAL DEVICES.
THIS WHOLE CONVERSATION ISN'T AROUND GOODHUE BAD. GOOD -- GOOD OR BAD. KIDS ARE INTERACTING IN WAYS THAT REPLACING OTHER ACTIVITIES. FOR EXAMPLE, HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT IN THE WORLD OF PREVENTION KIDS NEED TO LEARN SKILLS AROUND
CO-REGULATION, WE KNOW IN OUR PRESCHOOL AND EARLY CHILDHOOD THAT PLAY DEVELOPS A LOT OF SKILLS THAT KIDS NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. PHYSICAL MOVEMENT, LEARNING FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTIONS, THE
SLEEP REGULATION IF ANY OF YOU HEARD OF MY PRESENTATIONS BEFORE AROUND SLEEP DEFICITS IN YOUTH AND HOW IT'S CHANGING BRAINS. WE KNOW THAT DIGITAL DEVICES ARE IMPACTING THAT. THINGS THAT ARE REALLY REPLACING THOSE CRITICAL SKILLS THAT HELP
DEVELOPING BRAINS BUILD PATHWAYS TO BE READY FOR SCHOOL. WE ALSO KNOW THERE'S A BIOLOGICAL IMPACT. YOU CAN READ THROUGH THE SLIDES. WE SEEN HOW PATHWAY DEVELOPMENT, CAUSING FRAGMENTED ATTENTION THAT'S REALLY POPULAR NO SOCIAL
MEDIA AVENUES. THE 15 SECOND Tik Tok. WHEN KIDS COMING TO SCHOOL. THEIR ATTENTION SPAN ARE SHORTER AND SHORTER. ADDICTION PATHWAYS, WELL-BEING. YOU GUYS HAVE HEARD OF THESE THROUGH THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE AROUND DIGITAL DEVICES
NOW. WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN SCHOOLS CURRENTLY IS THIS EDUCATIONAL IMPACT. IN AGES 5-8 TO DUCE A STEEP DECLINE.
IN SCHOOL, KIDS ARE ON DEVICES BY MIDDLE SCHOOL, THEIR ABILITY TO SUSTAIN CONTEXT TEXT IS DECREASING. YOUNG STUDENTS, YOUNG KIDS THEY ARE BEING EXPOSED TO ADDICTIVE ALGORITHMS WHEN THEY ARE COMING IN CLASSROOMS.
IF THE PACE ISN'T KEPT UP WITH THIS SHORT ATTENTION SPAN, THEY ARE BRAINS ARE BEING TRAINED TO NEED. THEN IT'S MORE DIFFICULT TO KEEP KIDS REGULATED IN SCHOOL AND LEARNING. OUR STAFF NOTICED THAT OVER THE
LAST SEVERAL YEARS. MOBILE DEVICES ARE REPLACING INTERNAL EMOTIONAL REGULATION. THIS IS THE PART THAT WE HEAR QUITE A BIT. IF STUDENTS ARE USING DEVICES TO SELF-SOOTHE THEY ARE NOT LEARNING HOW TO DO THOSE TRAITS
AND PRACTICE THOSE SKILLS WHEN THEY COME TO SCHOOL. THEY DON'T HAVE THOSE DEVICES WHEN THEY BECOME DISREGULATED. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THEM BACK ON TRACK. ONE OF THE THINGS I THOUGHT WAS INTERESTING THIS STUDY TALKED ABOUT THAT OUR PARENTS ARE NOT
GETTING A LOT OF INFORMATION FROM PEDIATRICIANS. OUR PARENTS ARE LOOKING TO SCHOOL POLICY TO HELP CREATE THESE STANDARDS FOR NORMS. I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT POINT.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RESTRICTED DEVICE USE, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT SOMETIMES THINK IT'S GOING TO FIX ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE WORLD AROUND DEVICE USE. WE'RE NOW IN THE SECOND YEAR OF SEEING THE DATA OF DISTRICTS THAT HAVE BANNED IT ALL OUT.
THEY ARE NOT FINDING THAT IT'S CHANGING HABITS. WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS THAT IT'S REALLY GOING TO HELP US FOCUS ATTENTION ON LEARNING, INCREASE ACADEMICS, ESPECIALLY THEY ARE SEEING RESTRICTED USE IN SCHOOLS. IT'S HELPING OUR UNDER RESOURCED
YOUTH IN BETTER WAYS TO ACHIEVE ACADEMICALLY. IT'S HELPING KIDS GET OUTSIDE AND DEVELOP HEALTHY HABITS, PEER CONNECTIONS AND TEACHING POSITIVE DIGITAL LITERACY USE. THIS IS THE WORD I LEARNED FROM STEVE. THE FOMO WORD.
WHAT IS FOMO? IT WON'T CHANGE HEALTH OUTCOMES UNLESS BEHAVIORS IN THE COMMUNITY HAS A CHANGE IN HOW CHILD PROTECTIVE FACTORS ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. KIDS WILL STILL GO HOME AND HAVE
ADDICTIVE TYPE OF BEHAVIORS. IT'S A WHOLE COMMUNITY EFFORT. SLEEP DEPRIVATION. IT WILL NOT ELIMINATE MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES IF THERE AREN'T
OTHER CHANGES. >> THANK YOU, DR. SMITH. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE POLICY WORK. THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THE POLICIES THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT TONIGHT. PRIOR TO DRAFTING THE POLICIES,
WE TALKED A LOT PEOPLE THIS YEAR. EVEN LAST YEAR. WE'VE TOUCHED OVER 5000 STAKEHOLDERS. EVEN THROUGH CONVERSATION OR SURVEYS. HAVING BEEN PART OF A LOT OF THOSE WERE THEY AWESOME.
PART OF THAT WAS SURVEY DATA FROM OUR FAMILIES. WHERE WE ASKED THE QUESTION, GIVEN YOUR STUDENT'S GRADE LEVEL, WHAT BE WILL THE MOST APPROACH COMMUNICATION DEVICE POLICY. THIS IS BEFORE WE PRESENTED MY POLICY DRAFT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
WHAT YOU SEE KIND OF INTERESTING IS FROM A PRE-K TO ABOUT EIGHTH GRADE BELL TO BELL BAN. THAT SUPPORT DROPS OFF AS KIDS GET TO HIGH SCHOOL. YOU SEE ACROSS-THE-BOARD THAT
YELLOW, THAT BAN WHERE THERE NO PHONES OUGHT ALL OR DEVICES IN SCHOOL. PRETTY GOOD SUPPORT FOR THE EARLY GRADES AND THEN IT DROPS OFF TOTALLY. KIDS GET TO HIGH SCHOOL. OUR STAFF SAID ROUGHLY THE SAME THING.
YOU'LL SEE UP THERE THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, A BELL TO BELL BAN HAS PRETTY GOOD SUPPORT FROM OUR STAFF. SAME THING WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEN HIGH SCHOOL. JUST TOTALLY DROPS OFF AND GIVES WAY TO RESTRICTED USE.
WE ALSO TALKED TO A LOT OF KIDS. STRONG CONSENSUS FOR THAT RIGHT-HAND SIDE, I WANT TO POINT YOU TO. NOT EVERYONE WILL BE HAPPY REGARDLESS OF THE POLICY. WE GOT THAT COMMENT QUITE A BIT.
IN ANY CASE, THEY HAVE STRONG CONSENSUS FOR NOT HAVING THE EXTREMES OR WILD WEST. 34 OF OUR KIDS IN SAG TOOK A
SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME SURVEY THAT OUR STAFF AND OUR FAMILIES TOOK. 74% OF THEM ADVOCATED FOR RESTRICTED USE POLICY FOR HIGH SCHOOLS. SAG KIDS ARE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS. THAT RESULT IS VERY CONSISTENT
WITH ALL OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD WITH KIDS. I ESTIMATE THAT NUMBER TO BE ABOUT 400 TO 500. WE LEARNED GENERALLY FROM ALL OF THE SURVEYS JUST A TOUCH ON A FEW OF THESE AND I'LL START AT THE BOTTOM ACTUALLY.
THIS IS VERY MUCH A SCHOOL AND A HOME CONVERSATION. THERE'S WIDESPREAD AGREEMENT ON THAT. STAFF NEEDS FLEXIBILITY AND CLARITY, THEY'LL POINT TO THE LAST ONE.
THE LAST ONE I POINT TO. WHEN WE GOT PARTICULARLY FROM STAFF AND FROM LEADERS IS INCONSISTENCY IS TOUGH. INCONSISTENT ACROSS BUILDINGS, CONSISTENCY WOULD HELP GREAT
AMOUNT OF SURVEY DATA WE GOT. CRAFTING THE POLICY OF THE GOAL BASED ON ALL THE DATA WE GOTTEN, BASED ON INTERNAL CONVERSATION WE'VE HAD IS TO SET A MORE CONSISTENT CULTURE WHERE KIDS CAN NAVIGATE THOSE INCREDIBLE
TOOLS. COMMUNICATION DEVICES ARE INCREDIBLE TOOLS TO MAXIMIZE NONCOMMUNICATION DEVICE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT AT SCHOOL, HELP TO MAXIMIZE ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT TO PREPARE KIDS TO FUNCTION WELL IN WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PRIVATE
RELATIONSHIPS TOO. IT'S ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO KEEP WORKING WITH FAMILIES TO GIVE THEM RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE THIS AT HOME. IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, WE ACTUALLY CIRCULATED THE POLICY
DRAFTS OR LEADERSHIP TEAM. THOSE POLICY DRAFTERS WERE SIMILAR THAN THE ONES IN FRONT OF THE BOARD TONIGHT. WE ASKED THEM FOR ANY FEEDBACK THAT THEY WANTED TO PRO. WE DIDN'T FORCE THEM. WE DIDN'T REQUIRE THEM TO FREEWAY FEEDBACK.
IT WAS ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS. THE DRAFT POLICIES BOTH STAFF AND LEADERSHIP PRETTY GOOD CONSENSUS THAT THE NEEDS AND VALUES OF THE COMMUNITY ARE REFLECTED IN THE DRAFT POLICIES.
AS FAR AS FLEXIBILITY. GIVEN TO BILLINGS TO IMPLEMENT. THE DRAFT POLICIES PROVIDE PRETTY GOOD CONSENSUS AROUND A GOOD BALANCE BETWEEN FIXED RULES AND FLEXIBILITY.
AS OUR CURRENTLY DRAFT POLICIES CLEAR ENOUGH TO IMPLEMENT. A FAIRLY GOOD CONSENSUS AROUND THAT THEY ARE CLEAR ENOUGH. PER THE COMMENTS WHERE YOU SEE SOMEWHAT AGREE OR SOMEWHAT DISAGREE.
THE COMMENTS ARE GEARED TOWARDS THERE'S NO EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AROUND WHERE PHONES ARE STORED. SOME OF OUR STAFF AND SOME OF OUR LEADERS REALLY WANTED THAT ADDITIONAL CLARITY. THEY WERE IN THE MINORITY BUT NOT TOTALLY SMALL MINORITY.
THAT'S WHAT YOU HAD SOMEONE IN AGREE AND SOMEWHAT DISAGREE. I WILL COMMENT VERY QUICKLY, 22 LEADERS RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY ON THE DRAFTS THAT WE CIRCULATED. WE HAD TWO 45 MINUTE
CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR LEADERS ON THIS. I ASKED IF THEY HAD AT THE SECOND MEETING THAT I HAD WITH THE LEADERS QUESTION ASK ME THE QUESTION IF WE'RE GOOD WITH THE POLICY DRAFT. DO WE NEED TO FILL OUT THE SURVEY? I SAID NO. THERE'S A PRETTY GOOD CONSENSUS
BASED ON THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THERE'S A COMFORT LEVEL WITH THE POLICIES THAT WERE PRESENTED. DIRECTOR GEIGER, I BELIEVE, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE FALL, YOU ASKED WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING. THIS SLIDE IS OUR DIRECTOR
GEIGER SLIDE. HERE IT IS. I WANT TO GIVE YOU A SENSE WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING. I LOOKED FOR DENVER'S POLICY FOR LIKE 45 MINUTES. HE A HARD TIME FINDING IT. ALL THAT MEANS ONE OF YOU WILL
FIND IT IN TWO MINUTES. THAT SCHOOL BY SCHOOL CHARACTERIZATION IS BASED ON ME LOOKING AT SCHOOLS BEEN DPS AND WHAT THE POLICIES WERE. OUR DIGITAL LITERACY WEB PAGE,
THERE'S QR CODE UP THERE. IT HAS ALL OF THE SURVEY DATA, THE RAW DATA THEY ARE SUMMARIZED AS WELL. YOU JUST UPLOADING THE SAG SURVEY DATA FROM LAST NIGHT. 14 KIDS TOOK THAT SURVEY.
THAT'S BEEN UPLOADED TOO. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I SUPPOSE WE GET THERE, PRESIDENT MEEK? I'M HAPPY TO GO THROUGH THE HIGH POINTS OF THE POLICIES OR I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS.
HOWEVER YOU LIKE TO DO THAT. >> I THINK WE CAN OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> THANK YOU. I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO
PULL UP ON THE SCREEN IN CASE WE REFERENCE ANY LANGUAGE.
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. COMMUNICATION DEVICES ARE DEFINED IN THE BUILD. THAT'S THE PORTABLE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE THAT'S CAPABLE OF INTERNET ACCESS, MAKING AND RECEIVING PHONE CALL, SENDING AND RECEIVING MESSAGES OR CREATING AND ACCESSING NONSCHOOL
RELATED DIGITAL CONTENT. THERE'S QUALIFIER ABOUT LAPTOPS. WHAT I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT IS LAPTOPS CAN DO TEXTING. EVEN THE MESSAGING SYSTEMS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE SCHOOL ISSUED LAPTOPS. IS IT CONSIDERED A CD WHEN THEY ARE MESSAGING BUT NOT ONCE THEY STOP MESSAGING? I KNOW THAT SOUNDS REALLY LIKE NITTY-GRITTY.
I WAS CURIOUS WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ARE? I'M SURE IT WASN'T EASY TO DEFINE. BUT IT'S NOT. >> THERE'S A LOT OF NUANCE. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. CAN YOU PUT UP JICJ.
REALLY GOOD QUESTION. DIRECTOR THOMPSON, THIS GOES TO THE PERFECT NOT BEING THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD. IF YOU OWN A CHROMEBOOK, ON AN iPHONE F YOU OWN AN iPHONE,
YOU CAN USE ON A MAC THE IMESSAGE APP TO SEND MESSAGES TO YOUR LAPTOP. YOU DON'T NEED A PHONE TO DO THAT. UNDER THIS POLICY IF A STUDENT WERE SENDING A MESSAGE THAT IS NONSCHOOL RELATED THAT WILL
TECHNICALLY BE A VIOLATION. THE ADVANTAGE THAT TEACHERS HAVE THAT STAFF HAS WITH LAPTOPS AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, TO ADD LITTLE BIT OF COLOR. THE LAPTOPS ARE CARVED OUT.
THE ADVANTAGE IS, ALL RIGHT EVERYBODY, LIDS DOWN. IT CUTS OFF THAT ABILITY TO MESSAGE IF A STUDENT WERE INCLINED. TECHNICALLY IF A STUDENT WAS
SENDING INSTRUCTIONAL RELATED MESSAGE, IT WOULD NOT BE VIOLATION. THAT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH NAVIGATION. >> I WAS WONDERING FOR MAYBE
THEY ARE EXEMPT AND THERE'S ISSUES FOR LAPTOPS AND IT WILL BE COVERED PI CODE OF CONDUCT. JUST INITIAL THOUGHTS. I REALLY LIKE THAT IT'S CLEAR
ABOUT CLASS TIME VERSUS SCHOOL DAY AND CLASS TIME. IT'S VERY CUT. I WAS LIKE, THAT'S HELPFUL. I WAS WONDERING WHAT ABOUT FIELD TRIP? WHEN IS THE SCHOOL DAY START?
DOES IT START AT THE BELL, FIRST BELL AND LAST BELL? DOES IT START IN BASE. DOES IT START ON THE BUS? >> REALLY GOOD QUESTION. I'LL TAKE THE LAST ONE FIRST.
BEGINNING OF SCHOOL DAY AND THE SCHOOL DAY. NOTHING SAYS T THEY CAN'T CRAFT
THEIR OWN POLICY.
FIELD TRIPS. THE POLICY CURRENTLY DOESN'T CONTEMPLATE THAT. WE CAN INCLUDE THAT. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A SCHOOL BY SCHOOL CONVERSATION AND VERY LIKELY EVERY ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS SAME RULES APPLY.
>> SCHOOL LEVEL DECISION. LAST QUESTION AND I'LL LET OTHER DIRECTORS ASK. WE HAVE ANOTHER DEVICE POLICY,
IS THAT NEXT TO GET UPDATED ONCE THIS POLICY? >> GENERAL COUNSEL KLIMESH. >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE ISSUES WITH RESPECT TO THE APPROPRIATE
WAY TO IDENTIFY THESE POLICIES. JICJ IS THE COMMON IDENTIFIER UNDER THE ENUMERATION SYSTEM.
IT SEEM TO US THAT IT WAS LOGICAL THAT WE WOULD USE THAT NUMBER EXISTING. WE RECENTLY HAVE ANOTHER JICJ. WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THEM WORK TOGETHER AND HOW
TO NUMBER THEE POLICIES. THIS POLICY, HOWEVER, IS DESIGNED TO REPLACE COMPLETELY JIHA. BUT THE JIHA IDENTIFIERS STEINED
FOR LOCKER -- DESIGNED FOR LOCKER SEARCH. WE WILL WORK ON WHEN IT COMEst TO THE NEXT READING TOGETHERRING OUT HOW TO IDENTIFY THESE IN
ENUMERATION SYSTEMS. >> DIRECTORS, WE HAVE FIVE MORE MINUTES. IS IT OKAY IF WE HAVE OTHER DIRECTORS. RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU DO HAVE QUESTIONS. KEEPING IN MIND, WE WANT TO TRY
TO GO THROUGH THE QUESTIONS QUICKLY. DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> EVERY TIME THAT WE DISCUSSED THIS AND WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT IN TERMS HOW IT AFFECTS CERTAIN POPULATION GROUP.
STUDENT WORKS FOR EXAMPLE FOR A DIFFERENT NEEDS. IT'S MY CONCERN ABOUT BELL TO BELL AND THAT AFFECTS A DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC. IN FLORIDA WHEN THEY PUT A BELL TO BELL PLAN IN, SUSPENSIONS OF BLACK STUDENTS WENT UP. TEST SCORES WHITE STUDENTS WENT
UP. EVERYBODY KNOWS WHY. I WANT ALWAYS THAT OUR POLICIES HOW WE APPLY THOSE POLICIES TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT THERE'S AN EQUITY ISSUE HERE FOR STUDENTS. POTENTIALLY FOR STUDENTS OF
COLOR AND MULTILANGUAGE LEARNERS. WHEN YOU COME BACK TO US. THIS IS A STUDY OUT OF FLORIDA, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK ABOUT, I LIKE TO HAVE MORE TIME ON THE AGENDA AND DISCUSS THIS FOR SECOND READ, TALKING ABOUT
WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S CERTAIN STUDENTS WHO WILL DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THESE POLICIES. HOW WE CAN MITIGATE THAT. THAT IS A CONCERN I HAVE. STUDENTS WHO DRIVE FARTHER. STUDENTS WITH WORK. ALL OF THOSE MAY HAVE A
DIFFERENT NEED FOR CELLS. I THINK OUR SECOND READING NEEDS TO HAVE SOME STRONG DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW WE CRAFT APPROPRIATE DISTINCTION FOR STUDENTS.
>> THANK YOU. >> DIRECTOR DENZLER. >> THANK YOU. I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE ANSWERS AT THIS POINT. I WON'T ASK ALL OF THEM. I CAN SUBMIT THEM. I DO ECHO DIRECTOR THOMPSON'S
CONCERNS. I DON'T KNOW THAT RESTRICTED USE POLICY IS IMMEDIATE CHANGE KIDS HAVE ACCESS TO A LAPTOP.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS. I'M WORRIED WE HAVE A LOT OF VARIATION BETWEEN SITES THAT CAN BE AN EQUITY ISSUE.
I AM CONCERNED WITH THE CARVEOUTS MY INADVERTENTLY OUT
STUDENTS. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE LIABILITY AROUND TEMPORARY CONFISCATION
WHICH IS LISTED IN THE POLICY. IT WAS DRILLED INTO ME AS A TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR, YOU DO NOT TAKE THE DEVICES BECAUSE WHAT MAY HAPPEN WHILE THEY'RE IN YOUR POSSESSION. I'M ALSO -- THIS ONE OF MY BIGGER CONCERNS.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT GONE INTO THIS. THIS IS MY OWN VERBAL PROCESSING. I AM REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THIS POLICY ENSURING TEACHERS ARE NOT TAKING ON UNCOMPENSATED DUTIES
BY HAVING TO ACT AS THE DEVICE POLICE. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE RUN OUT OF TIME. SO SORRY. I LOOK FORWARD TO FURTHER DISCUSSION. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR DENZLER.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO ASK QUESTIONS. THE FIRST READING IS MEANT FOR US TO GIVE THESE FEEDBACK, THIS IS A REALLY COMPLEX ISSUE. WE'LL CONTINUE TO GIVE FEEDBACK. I THINK DIRECTOR CALLAHAN IS NEXT. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
THIS. IT IS A COMPLICATED AND VERY IF YOU THINK IT'S EASY TO SOLVE, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE WORK. IN MY DAY JOB, WE'RE DEALING
WITH THIS. I HAVE A BELL TO BELL BAN. IT COMES WITH ITS OWN TRADE-OFFS. ONE OF THE TRADE-OFFS TO HAVE BEEN HAVING
CLASS BY CLASS IN HIGH SCHOOL. IT PUNTS A REAL OWNERSHIP AND WEIGHT ON TEACHERS TO MANAGE IT IN THE CLASSROOM. I WOULD ECHO SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE SOME MORE GUIDANCE AROUND CONSEQUENCES. WHEN THERE'S TOO MUCH AUTONOMY WE CAN GET INEQUITIES HOW THE POLICY IS BEING ADMINISTERED
WITH YOUNG PEOPLE. THE OTHER PIECE THAT I SAW THAT CAME UP IN THE QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK WAS AROUND THE DEVICE
USE-IN LOCKER ROOMS. THAT IS AN AREA THAT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE ALL OUT BAN FOR ALL KINDS OF PRIVACY ISSUES.
>> ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD DIRECTOR PARKER? >> I WENT TO SAG LAST NIGHT. UP THERE. >> I WAS. >> I THOUGHT IT WILL BE GOOD TO TALK ABOUT SOME THINGS FOR STUDENTS CAME UP WITH. SOME THINGS THAT I'M HEARING FLU GUYS ALSO WHAT THE STUDENTS
TALKED ABOUT. THAT'S JUST A KIND OF OFTEN AND VONS ADVANCED STU STUDENT --
ADVANCED STUDENTS WERE. THERE WILL BE DISTRACTED WALKING. EVERYONE IS DEPRIVE FROM THEIR PHONE. THAT WAS A FUN THING. THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT.
THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE STUDENT INPUT. THEY ASK THINGS HOW DO WE HANDLE ACCOMMODATIONS, HOW DO WE HANDLE DIFFERENCES WITH TEACHERS. WHAT DO CONSEQUENCES LOOK LIKE. MY NOTE SAID, WOULD NOT MAKE
THIS UNIFORM. THE DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN SCHOOLS WHO IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE TO HAPPEN. WHICH IS WHAT UP TALKING ABOUT. IS THIS TRYING TO MAKE A BLANKET
POLICY FOR DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. WHAT IS OUR PLAN FOR STUDENT PUSHBACK AND THEN THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT CONSEQUENCES. THEY ASKED ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS WITHOUT ADULT INPUT.
WE'RE ASKING GOOD QUESTIONS. I WANTED TO HAVE THE STUDENT HAVE A VOICE AND MAKE IT WAS RECORDED IN THE BOARD MEETING. >> THANK YOU DIRECTOR PARKER. DIRECTOR RYAN? >> I THINK WHEN WE COME BACK TO
THIS, ONE OF THINGS THAT I LIKED MORE INFORMATION ON, NOT ONLY DISPIRIT IMPACTS BELL TO BELL COULD HAVE ON OUR DISTRICT BUT ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A
BENEFITS VERSUS DRAWBACKS OF BILL TO BELL. I UNDERSTAND THAT'S NOT WHAT OUR COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR. OUR JOB IS TO MAKE BEST DECISIONS FOR STUDENTS REGARDLESS WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR IN SOME INSTANCES.
WE HAVE ALL THIS RESEARCH THAT THESE DEVICES ARE CAUSING DAMAGE IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. IT IS WORTH GOING DOWN THAT PATH IN DETERMINING WHY WE ARE GOING WITH THIS. WHY THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE DRAWBACKS TO NOT HAVE TO A BELL TO BELL IN HIGH SCHOOL.
>> YEAH, IF I MAY, PRESIDENT MEEK. VERY BRIEFLY. BELL TO BELL IS THE CURRENT STATE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS. HIGH SCHOOLS IS A LITTLE MORE VARIATION THERE. WHAT THIS POLICY DOES IS DRAFT
IT KEEP STATUS QUO FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS. KEEP A CLASS PERIOD RESTRICTION OR IMPOSE A CLASS PERIOD
RESTRICTION. IT WILL BE A CLASS PERIOD RESTRICTION. THANK YOU FOR THE ASK. >> SUPERINTENDENT KANE. >> THANK YOU.
IF I CAN ADD ONE OTHER CLARIFICATION. WHILE WE DON'T HAVE FULL CONTROL IN OUR SCHOOLS OVER LAPTOP USE IN HIGH SCHOOLS, WE DO WANT TO SAY WE DON'T HAVE MESSAGING ALLOWED ON DRAFT DEVICES.
WE DO HAVE FILTERS THAT HELP SIGNIFICANTLY WITH NOT HAVING UNFETTERED ACCESS TO THINGS LIKE MESSAGING AND SOCIAL MEDIA ON DISTRICT DEVICES.
IT'S MORE LOCK DOWN WHEN IT'S DISTRICT DEVICE. TO THE EXTENT THAT IT'S HELPFUL. THESE ARE VALUABLE DISCUSSIONS. >> THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT TOPIC. I ALWAYS TRY TO GO LAST I DON'T
WANT TO REPEAT WHAT EVERYONE ELSE SAID. I WANT TO RAISE A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL. THE STUDENTS JUST HAVE A VERY DEEP DESIRE TO BE ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS. IT NEEDS TO BE BIGGER THAN THE
SAG. I DON'T KNOW THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND FEEDBACK MOVING FROM THIS FIRST READING INTO THE NEXT READING OR ITERATION. STUDENTS, I CAN'T REMEMBER IF DIRECTOR PARKER BROUGHT IT IT UP, THEY WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
THE RESEARCH SHOWS. I THINK THAT KIND OF OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS WILL BE REALLY HOPEFUL. I THINK THEY WILL PROVIDE INSIGHTS THAT WE CAN'T PROVIDE.
THE ONE THING I DID WANT TO RAISE WAS THE CONSEQUENCES AND HAVING CONSISTENCY IN THAT AREA CAME UP FROM THE STUDENTS AS WELL. I THINK IT'S CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT. THANK YOU SUPERINTENDENT KANE. ARE YOU TRYING WEIGH IN? >> I WANT TO GIVE HIM A TIME TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME HE SPENT WITH STUDENTS AND A OUR
SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN >> I APOLOGIZE. I DIDN'T MEAN TO SOUND LEAK IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. I'M WONDERING FOR T IF THEY HAD OPPORTUNITIES.
THAT WAS ME EMPHASIS. >> YES, SINCE THE DRAFT POLICY WAS CIRCULATED IT'S BEEN TO LEADERSHIP AND STAFF, IF THE BOARD NEEDS TO SURVEY OUR KIDS,
WE CAN GO THROUGH LEADERS TO HELP FATALITY THAT. LEADING UP TO THE POLICY, WE TALKED ABOUT -- HAD REALLY RICH CONVERSATIONS.
THE DRAFTING OF THESE -- CONVERSATION CERTAINLY THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT CLAUSE CONSEQUENCES WHERE IT'S STORES. THE BOARD HAVE QUESTION ABOUT
THAT TOO. HAPPY TO TALK ADMINISTER ABOUT THAT. WHERE WE -- THOSE QUESTIONS AMONG MANY OTHERS REALLY IMPORTANT.
OUR SITES -- THAT'S JUST A BALANCING ACT. >> IT'S EVIDENT A TON OF WORK HAS GONE INTO IT. THE BOARD IS APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
MOVING INTO ITEM 10.8. MONITORING REPORT. WE HAVE 15 MINUTES DESIGNATED FOR THIS DISCUSSION. BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO REALLY BRAVELY REMIND THE BOARD AND OUR COMMUNITY THE RULE THAT
MONITORING PLAYS UNDER OUR POLICY IGNORANCE SYSTEM. IT'S REALLY MEANT TO BE A SYSTEMS CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE AND IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE A CONVERSATION
ABOUT INTENT OR EFFORT. THE MAJORITY OF OUR TIME SHOULD
BE SPENT BEING FUTURE FOCUSED. IT'S KIND OF AN INTERESTING BALANCE THAT WE NEED TO PLAY AS GO INTO THIS. THE OTHER THING I WOULD HIGHLIGHT WE ACTUALLY SCHEDULED SPECIAL WORK SESSION FOR FEBRUARY 17th TO SPEND TIME
WITH THE BOARD TO WALK THROUGH THIS PROCESS. THIS BOARD HAS NEVER REALLY SPENT TIME AS A BOARD TALKING THROUGH WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE. HOW DO WE CONDUCT MONITORING
REPORTS. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT A GO. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT WORK SESSION YET. JUST TO LAY THE FRAMEWORK. THE WAY THIS WORKS WE LOOK AT THE MONITORING REPORT. THERE'S REALLY TWO STEPS. THE FIRST STEP IS JUST ASSESSING
WHETHER THE INTERPRETATION IS REASONABLE. WHAT IN MEANS IS DETERMINING WHETHER REASONABLE PERSON GIVEN WHAT THE WORDS ARE IN THAT POLICY WOULD INTERPRET AND SAY THIS WHAT THIS POLICY LANGUAGE
MEANS. THAT'S LIKE THE REASONABLE PERSON TEST. THE SECOND IS THERE EVIDENCE THAT ALIGNS TO THAT INTERPRETATION. WITH THAT, I KIND OF SET THE STAGE. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH
MONITORING REPORT ON EL6. WHICH IS COMMITMENT TO ACCOMPLISHMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. EL6 REALLY IS ABOUT ASSESSING
OUR ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM FOR THE DISTRICT. I WILL OPEN IT UP TO ASK IF ANYONE HAS ANY CONCERN ON INTERPRETATION IN THE POLICY.
IF MAJORITY OF THE BOARD AGREES IF THAT'S AN AREA WE WANT TO DISCUSS FOR HAVING CONCERNS AROUND THAT REASONABLE INTERPRETATION. WE OPEN IT UP FOR FURTHER DELIBERATION AND CONVERSATION. THIS IS HOW WE GIVE FEEDBACK BACK TO THE STAFF.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANY OF THAT? I WILL START WITH LOOKING AT EL6. IT IS ON THE SCREEN. HAS ANYONE IDENTIFIED ANY OF THE
POLICY PROVISIONS WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE A CONCERN WITH THE INTERPRETATION?
DIRECTOR THOMPSON? >> IT'S NOT ABOUT REALLY REASONABLY, REASONABLE INTERPRETATION. MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE LANGUAGE IS THE SAME.
WE HAVE -- >> WE'RE STARTING WITH EL6. >> COMMIT THE ORGANIZATION TO BE WITHOUT ADEQUATE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT REASONABLY
ENSURE THE ADEQUATE COLLECTION AND ETHICAL USE OF DATA. WHAT IS ADEQUATE COLLECTION MEAN? I UNDERSTAND ETHICAL USE OF
DATA. >> IS IT NUMBER ONE? >> IT'S 6.4.
UP ASKING GENERAL. DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT DOESN'T -- I NEED YOU TO EXPLAIN. >> I SAW LIKE COMPLIANCE WITH
LAW. >> SUPERINTENDENT REYNOLDS. >> INTERPRETING THE EXECUTIVE LIMITATION I STARTED WITH THE TOP WHEN WE STARTED THE CONVERSATION WHAT DOES IT LOOK
LIKE TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. THAT'S FRAMED AROUND BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. NUMBER 4, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT DATA COLLECTION AND PROCEDURES AND POLICIES FOR COLLECTING DATA FOR THAT PURPOSE. FOR STATE AND FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY PURPOSES.
IT'S USING THAT BROADER UMBRELLA OF THE COMMITMENT TO BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY WHICH IS WHAT OUR SYSTEM IS BASED ON. >> THANK YOU.
NO CONCERN THAT YOU RAISING ON THAT ONE. ANY OTHER CONCERNS? ITEM 1. THE INTERPRETATION. I WAS WONDERING IF IT MAYBE TOO
NARROW AS IT DOES IN THE INCLUDE STAFF TRAINING AS PART OF THE INTERPRETATION LANGUAGE AS IT HAS IN PAST YEARS.
>> IN INTERPRETATION, IT WAS ABOUT HELPING STAFF EXECUTE THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL WHICH IS TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THEIR PRINCIPAL REGARDING THEIR UNIFIED IMPROVEMENT PLAN. IT'S REALLY ABOUT THEIR
PRODUCTS. IT'S WHAT ARE THEY PRODUCING FOR WHICH THEY ARE GABLING THAT CONVERSATION WITH THEIR PRINCIPALS. >> I WONDERED IF THAT WAS KIND
OF THE INTENT THERE? MY ALTERNATIVE THINKING, STAFF HAVE OBLIGATION AROUND BUILDING PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF FOLLOWING THE PERCENTAGE OF SACKS PARTICIPATE IT TRAINING. I WILL OPEN IT UP TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IT'S UP TO US IF WE FEEL LIKE
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP US FEEL LIKE THE POLICY LANGUAGE IS BEING FULLY MONITORED.
I KNOW THIS IS BRAND NEW. DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> I MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE INTERPRETATION VERSUS THE EVIDENCE ON BRINGING IN POINTS.
CORRECT ME AS WE GO ALONG. I KNOW THIS IS NEW PROCESS. WHAT I'M HEARING IS LEAK -- WHAT ENOTICED WITH 6.1, WE DIDN'T HAVE CONTEXTUAL EVIDENCE. WE'RE SEEING IT'S MORE LIKE
BINARY LOOK AT THIS VERSUS LOOKING AT THE CONTEXTUAL EVIDENCE. WE ARE DOING THESE THINGS BUT DO
THEY MATTER? >> SACS ARE PARTICIPATING. LOOKING AT OUTCOME DATA SO YOU CAN SEE TRAININGS ARE HAPPENING
SO THAT SACS ARE PREPARED TO FULFILL THE POLICY LANGUAGE IS KIND OF WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT. I WAS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE
BOARD'S INTERPRETATION. DIRECTOR GEIGER AND THEN DENZLER. >> IN DETERMINING WHETHER SACS
ARE NOT IN INOPERABLE AND FULFILL PURPOSES. I DO FEEL PURPOSE C ONLY TALKING ABOUT SPENDING PRIORITIES. DOES NOT REASONABLY COMPLY WHAT
SACS DUTIES ARE. I THINK WHAT YOU LISTED CLEARLY
-- RARELY CRITICIZED FOR BEING QUIET.
I DO BELIEVE IT WILL BE MORE HELPFUL TO THE BOARD TO PROVIDE A BROADER EVALUATION WITH THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SACS. >> DIRECTOR DENZLER. >> I THINK THIS IS A QUESTION OVER EL REPORTS. MONITORING REPORTS.
I GUESS WHAT I'M STRUGGLING WITH IN TERMS OF THE INTERPRETATION, EACH OF THESE ELs IS WRITTEN IN SUCH A WAY THAT EITHER THE SUPERINTENDENT DISPROVE A NEGATIVE. THAT'S WHERE I'M STRUGGLING WITH THE INTERPRETATION.
CAN YOU ELLUMINATE WHY IT'S WRITTEN THIS WAY? >> YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO ASK THIS QUESTION FROM THIS BOARD. IT IS VERY SPECIFIC IN THAT THEY ARE MEANT TO BE GUARDRAILS. IT'S MEANT FOR US TO SAY SUPERINTENDENT PLEASE MOVE
FORWARD IN ANY MANNER THAT YOU CAN STAY WITHIN THESE GUARDRAIL. THAT'S THEY ARE WRITTEN IN THE PROSCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE. YOU MAY DO A, B AND C, YOU MAY DO ANYTHING AS LONG AS YOU ARE STAYING WITHIN THE GUARDRAILS.
DOES THAT HELP ANSWER THAT? >> YES, I THINK THAT ACTUALLY FOR ME FURTHER COMPLICATES THE INTERPRETATION IN SUCH A MOMENT THAT I AM MORE ON THE SIDE OF GIVING THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT TO THE INTERPRETATION AND SUBMIT
IT. I MIGHT NOT HAVE A SUPER CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS ENTAILED IN BRUSHING UP AGAINST THAT GUARDRAIL IF THAT MAKES SENSE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE IT'S VERY
ELIMINATING. I'M MORE IN INCLINED TO SAY THE INTERPRETATIONS SUBMITTED IS HOW I WILL READ IT AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> ONE WAY THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ONE, WHEN WE'RE
THINKING OF CONDITIONS THAT MEET NOT PERMIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS. NOT HAVING CONVERSATION TIMELY WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF THE CONDITION THAT'S NOT REFLECTED
IN THE EVIDENCE.
>> WE NEED TO GO AROUND THE TABLE AND SEE IF THERE'S CONCERN AND THEN DIVE FURTHER. >> THANK YOU. THAT IS EXACTLY CORRECT. FOR BRINGING US BACK. I THINK I WAS STRUGGLING WITH
THIS BECAUSE THIS IS BRAND NEW. I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO THE WAY WE SHOULD BE DOING THIS. I WILL SAY, I BROUGHT UP A CONCERN THAT SAC TRAINING
COMPLETIONS WOULD BE SOMETHING IN INTERPRETATION THAT WOULD DEMONSTRATE THE POLICY LANGUAGE BEING IMPORTANT. RAISE YOUR HAND OR INDICATE IF YOU AGREE THAT SHOULD BE ADDED.
SEEING JUST ME. THAT'S HOW THE PROCESS WORKS. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US BACK. WITH THAT, YOB IF -- I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY CONCERNS AROUND INTERPRETATION ON THIS
REPORT. >> I DEPUTY SHARE THE CONCERN THAT YOU JUST RAISED. I DO SHARE THE CONCERN THAT DIRECTOR GEIGER. SPENDING PRIORITIES IS TOO LIMITED OF WHETHER THE SACS BEING GIVEN ENOUGH TO FULFILL
THEIR DUTIES. THAT CONCERN I DO SHARE.
>> DO YOU GUYS HAVE ENOUGH CLARITY TO SHARE WHETHER YOU SHARE THE SAME CONCERN. I SEE TWO. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE THE SAME CONCERN. I SEE THREE. WE DON'T HAVE A MAJORITY. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE IF THERE
ARE OTHER CONCERNS AROUND THE INTERPRETATION. I'LL MOVE US TO EVIDENCE IF WE
NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE. THAT'S FINE. LET'S MOVE TO EVIDENCE. AGAIN, NO ONE HAS GONE THROUGH ANY TRAINING ON THIS. WE'RE KIND OF LEARNING THIS ON THE FLY RIGHT NOW. THE WAY THAT WE APPROACH THIS IS FIRST WE MAKE SURE THAT THE
DESCRIPTION AS THE INTERPRETATION WE AGREE TO BEFORE MOVING INTO OKAY, IS THERE EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORTS THAT. DIRECTOR THOMPSON, DO YOU WANT
TO GET US STARTED? >> 6.4. IT WAS -- I TRIED TO STAY REALLY BROAD NOT MAKE ANY DISCUSSIONS.
FOR 6.4, EVIDENCE OF INTERNAL CONTROLS THERE'S PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS IN PLACE. I DON'T SEE EVIDENCE OF INTERNAL CONTROLS RESPONSE TO READINESS,
ACCOUNTABILITY, DEMONSTRATE THAT THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES PRESENTED ARE IN PRACTICE.
>> SORRY, I HAD HARD TIME HEARING YOU. >> SHORT WAY TO SAY IT EVIDENCE OF PRACTICE. WE SEE EVIDENCE THAT THINGS ARE PART OF PROCEDURE AND POLICY BUT EVIDENCE THAT IT ACTUALLY
MATTERS. IT'S USE OF DATA, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM HOW DO WE KNOW THAT THE ETHICAL USE OF DATA -- WE KNOW THERE'S A PROCEDURE THERE.
HOW DO WE KNOW THAT EVERYONE IS FOLLOWING THAT PRACTICE? FOLLOWING THE POLICY? >> YOU'RE ASKING FOR EFFECTIVENESS EVIDENCE?
>> YEAH. EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROCEDURES AND POLICIES IN PLACE. >> SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES THERE'S NO SUBSTANTIAL COMPLAINT. >> WE'RE THROWING THINGS AT THE WALL BUT DO THEY WORK. >> I APPRECIATE THE
CLARIFICATION. RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU SHARE THE
SAME CONCERN.
MAJORITY NOT SAYING THEY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER EVIDENCE CONCERNS THAT ANYONE WANTS TO RAISE?
IF NOT, I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE ASSESS THE MONITORING OF THE REPORT. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> IT'S BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR CALLAHAN, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR GEIGER.
THAT THE BOARD HAS ASSESSED THE MONITORING REPORT AND FOUND IT TO BE COMPLIANT.
ROLL CALL. [ ROLL CALL VOTE ]
WE WENT THROUGH EL6. SUPERINTENDENT KANE. >> JUST AS A FOLLOW-UP COMMENT. I WANT ALL OF YOU TO KNOW THAT WHEN WE GO BACK AND DO THE MONITORING REPORT, THE NEXT TIME AROUND, WE GO AND LISTEN TO THE
BOARD MEETING FROM THE LAST TIME AROUND. WE WILL TALK ALL THE FEEDBACK INTO CONVERSATION. IT'S AN ITERATIVE PROCESS FOR US AS WELL. WE'LL TAKE ALL THE FEEDBACK AND CONVERSATION WHEN WE DEVELOP THIS MONITORING REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. I'M REMISED FOR NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THESE REPORTS DO REFLECT A NEXT LEVEL OF MONITORING AND I KNOW IT FEELS VERY -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ]
THIS IS A FIRST TYPE. WE'RE FIGURING OUT HOW TO READ POLICY AS A BOARD. THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT.
IT IS AN I IT'S -- I IT'S -- THE REVIEW IS NOT A CONVERSATION ABOUT INTENT OR EFFORT OR
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE. IT'S A SYSTEMS CHECK. DO WE HAVE SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THE BOARD IS RECEIVING THE. AND COMMUNICATIONS THAT IT NEEDS.
I SEE TREMENDOUS GROWTH FROM LISTING ACTIVITIES IN THE LAST MONITORING REPORT TO MOVING TOWARDS TRYING TO LIST SYSTEMS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. IT'S REALLY ABOUT DO WE HAVE RELIABLE REPEATABLE SYSTEMS IN
MACE TO ENSURE -- PLACE TO ENSURE THE BOARD IS SUPPORTED. WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN IT UP. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT REASONABLENESS OF AN
INTERPRETATION AT THIS TIME? I HAD ONE THAT I'M HAPPY TO JUMP IN. ITEM 1.6. IF YOU LOOK AT ITEM 1.6, IT
DOESN'T PROVIDE THE SAME LEVEL OF CLARITY AND TESTAMENT AS DEMONSTRATED IN ITEM 1.1. UNDER ITEM 1.1, YOU SEE THE TABLE AND THANK YOU FOR
SCROLLING. EACH ELEMENT OF THE POLICY LANGUAGE IS TRANSLATED INTO SPECIFIC OBSERVABLE STANDARDS THAT REALLY ALLOWS THE BOARD TO ASSESS COMPLIANCE.
1.6 HAS EVERYTHING AGGREGATED TOGETHER. IT MAKES IT HARDER TO ASSESS. FOR EXAMPLE, -- WELL, I DON'T NEED TO KEEP GOING. I'M NOT GOING TO DELIBERATE. THIS IS MY CONCERN.
I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO SEE OTHERS NEED CLARIFICATION ON WHAT I'M STATING OR IF THEY WANT
TO SHARE THE SAME. DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> COULD YOU STATE IT ONE MORE TIME?
>> IF YOU COULD LOOK AT 1.1 INTERPRETATION. YOU'LL SEE A TABLE. THANKS FOR SCROLLING. >> WE'RE DOING INTERPRETATION AND NOT POLICY LANGUAGE?
>> INTERPRETATION. >> OKAY, I'M WITH YOU. >> YOU SEE HOW THIS IS INTERPRETED WHERE THE LANGUAGE LIKE EACH ELEMENT IN THE POLICY THERE'S AN EXPLANATION. THERE'S A COMPLIANCE CRITERIA
RATIONALE IN THE EVIDENCE. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE AS YOU LOOK AT THE POLICY LANGUAGE? WHEN YOU GO TO 1.6, WHERE IT'S TALKING ABOUT MEDIA COVERAGE. IT'S TALKING ABOUT LEGAL ACTIONS
IT LISTS OUT THOSE INDIVIDUAL ITEM. THERE'S NO STANDARD PER ITEM AS TO HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS. WHEN OUR MEDIA CONCERNS SENT TO
US, THERE'S A WEEKLY MEMO THAT'S LISTED BUT I THINK IT'S NOT THE FREQUENCY WEEKLY MEMO THAT MATTERS. IT'S AT WHAT THRESHOLD DO MEDIA REQUEST COME TO US. AT WHAT THRESHOLD DO LEGAL ACTIONS COME TO US.
KIND OF PROVIDING THE CLARITY AS TO WHEN THINGS REACH CERTAIN THRESHOLD THAT WE BECOME INFORMED. I THINK THAT'S THE INTERPRETATION THAT I FEEL IS MISSING FROM THIS REPORT.
1.6. I HOPE I EXPLAINED THAT. THAT WAS A CONCERN I'M RAISING IT. IF YOU SHARED THAT CONCERN, RAISE YOUR HAND.
I THINK A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD FEELS LIKE BUILDING OUT THAT SECTION, INTERPRETATIONS ARE PROVIDED. THAT WAS THE ONE I WANTED TO RAISE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS
ANY OTHER CONCERNS ON INTERPRETATIONS. DIRECTOR MEEK. >> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. WHEN THERE IS MAJORITY OF THE BOARD WHO HAS A SPECIFIC CONCERN, THAT MEAN THAT STAFF
NEEDS TO GO BACK AND REDO THE REPORT. WHAT IS THE OUTCOME OF THAT CONCERN SO THAT WE HAVE CLARIFICATION? WE'RE HAPPY TO DO WHATEVER THE BOARD WANT. >> WHEN WE GET TO THE BOARD MOTION.
MAYBE I'LL JUST STOP. SENSE WE ALL AGREE THAT ONE AREA AT THIS POINT, DO YOU HAVE CLARIFYING QUESTIONS ON WHAT WE'RE SEEING WE WOULD LIKE IN AN INTERPRETATION? DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE -- >> THANK YOU, WE WERE
WHISPERING. YES, WE DO UNDERSTAND THE REQUEST BEING MADE INTO SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO. IT'S A LITTLE RECURSIVE. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO. WE UNDERSTAND THE REQUEST.
>> OKAY. I WOULD SAY AT WHAT POINT DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN COME BACK WITH AN INTERPRETATION FOR THAT ONE
SECTION THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED? MY THOUGHT IS TO WAIT UNTIL
AFTER THE WORK SESSION. ANY OTHER AREAS OF THIS REPORT THAT YOU FEEL THE INTERPRETATION DOES NOT MEET THE REASONABLE STANDARD?
DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> IT IS PROACTIVELY ADDRESSED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE SURVEY. I STRUGGLED WITH COMPLIANCE
BEING DEMONSTRATED FROM INTERPRETATION BASED OFFER A SUPERMAJORITY. IT'S ABOUT EQUITY OF ACCESS OF INFORMATION FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL BOARD DIRECTOR. I CAN UNDERSTAND FLUCTUATIONS
MIGHT HAPPEN ACROSS MINOR TOPICS OR CONVERSATIONS. WHEN IT COMES TO UPDATES HOW ARE WE ENSURING EVERY DIRECTOR RECEIVING THE SAME IN AN EQUITABLE WAY. WHICH IS WHAT ALL THE
COMMUNICATION PIECES ARE GOING TO. IT'S KIND OF HARD. THAT PERCENTAGE IS USED. WE KNOW THAT'S GOING TO BE
ADDRESSED. >> JUST TO CLARIFY YOUR CONCERN. ANY TIM IT'S 67% IS HOUSTONED AS T-- USED AS THE METRIC, THAT DOS NOT CAPTURE -- THAT IS A
REASONABLE INTERPRETATION. >> IT'S THE 67% THRESHOLD THAT'S IN QUESTION. IT'S NOT LIKE A BINARY DID WE DO THIS OR NOT DO THIS THING.
THAT WAS ALSO THE PROBLEM WITH THE SURVEY. IT WAS VERY -- EVEN THOUGH IT WAS BINARY. YOU AGREE OR YOU DIDN'T AGREE. THOSE ARE TWO OPTIONS.
IT DIDN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME. I'M STRUGGLING WITH THIS ONE. >> OTHER THOUGHTS ON THE SURVEY
CONCERN? MAJORITY ON SHARING THE CONCERN ON THE SURVEY. >> JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE CONCERN
THAT I WAS AGREEING WITH WAS THE 67% IS THE THRESHOLD BEING USED TO DETERMINE -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ] >> GOING INTO LITTLE BIT OF CONVERSATION, MY CONCERN WITH THE 67% WAS THAT 80% IS USED IN
THE OTHER EXECUTIVE LIMITATION AS A THRESHOLD FOR THE DAC I BELIEVE. LOOKING AT THE RESULTS, FELT LIKE 80% WOULD MEET THE METRIC MOST OF THE TIME.
SUPERINTENDENT KANE. >> WE PICKED 67% BECAUSE OF THE WHOLISM OF THE BOARD. THAT WAS JUST -- THAT WAS THE RATIONALE FOR THAT. DO WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE SURVEY
WAS NOT DONE IN AN IDEAL FASHION. DIRECTOR THOMPSON SAID. WE GOT THE COMMUNICATION WE NEEDED 99.9%. THE .1% MEANS CAN'T AGREE. WE WERE ACCOUNTING FOR THAT PART WAY THAT SURVEYED WAS WORDED FOR
THE NEXT TIME WE WOULD DO THAT SURVEY DIFFERENTLY. >> DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> I LIKE TO THINK WHAT IF YOU HAD ONE DIRECTOR THAT IS A
MINORITY OF DECISIONS AND THINGS HAPPEN AS A BOARD. MAKE SURE THAT SINGLE BOARD MEMBER THAT WE'VE ADDRESSED THE RISK MAKING SURE THAT -- THEY'RE GETTING ACCESS TO INFORMATION
AND SUPPORT. >> DIRECTOR RYAN. >> I DON'T KNOW THE RIGHT WAY TO MEASURE THIS AND RIGHT WAY TO MEASURE IT IN A WAY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK WITH 100%. I DO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN THAT IF IT ISN'T 100%, THEN THE FULL
BOARD DOES NOT HAVE THE CONVERSATION. >> IF I COULD SUPERINTENDENT KANE. >> THANK YOU. I UNDERSTAND IF THERE'S A PERCEPTION BUT THERE ARE SYSTEMS
IN PLACE THAT EVERY BOARD MEMBER RECEIVES THE SAME INFORMATION. THAT'S WHERE I'M NOT SURE HOW TO INTERPRET PERHAPS THERE'S A PERCEPTION THAT THERE WERE CONVERSATIONS WITH BOARD MEMBER
A, BOARD MEMBER B. IN TERMS OF SYSTEMS, BOARD MEMBERS ASK QUESTIONS, THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS ARE SENT TO EVERY SINGLE BOARD
MEMBER. >> THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION TO HAVE AS A BOARD. NOT TO HAVE IN 15 MINUTES
PROBABLY NOT IN THIS FORMAT. THIS BOARD HASN'T HAD A CHANCE TO MEET AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS ON WHAT ARE THOSE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND PROTOCOLS FEEL LIKE IT'S BEING PUT IN A FORMAT NOW.
I AM GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT GIVEN WHAT THEY KNOW THAT WE LIKE TO SEE THE INTERPRETATION UPDATED. WE DON'T NEED TO SEE IT UNTIL AFTER OUR WORK SESSION ON FEBRUARY 17th.
PERHAPS, WE JUST MOVE TO SAY THAT THE BOARD HAS ASSESSED THIS REPORT IT DOESN'T PROVIDE REASONABLE INTERPRETATION THE
POLICY AT THIS TIME AND WE WILL REVISIT THIS REPORT. ONE MORE THOUGHT. I FEEL LIKE I DIDN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ON ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS GETTING EQUITABLE ACCESS.
I THINK THAT WAS WHERE UP TALKING. ONE THING THAT JUMPS OUT AT ME, ONE INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS SUPERINTENDENT HAS WITH BOARD OF DIRECTORS LEADS TO AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE IT'S REALLY HARD TO HAVE WHOLISM UNLESS
DETAILED NOTES ARE TAKEN IN EVERY SINGLE MEET AND AN E-MAIL GOES OUT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOARD DIRECTORS. BUT TO RELY ON ROUTINE MONTHLY
ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS I THINK IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME TO EQUITABLY
COMMUNICATE EVERYTHING. ONE-ON-ONE EVERY MONTH MEANT TO BE A SYSTEM TO UPDATE ALL BOARD
OF DIRECTORS. I CAN SEE FROM REACTIONS THAT NOT EVERYONE THINKS THE SAME. THIS IS ONE PERSPECTIVE.
DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> I KIND OF INTERPRETED THIS PROCESS AS NOT REALLY MAKING SUGGESTIONS ABOUT METRICS. ONLY THING I THINK WAS VERY
LIMITING TO HAVE YOU GAVE YOURSELF YES OR NO IS THE ONLY OPTION. THE PERCENTAGE WILL BE EASIER TO ARGUE.
>> THE INTEREST OF TIME. KNOWING THAT IT'S A BIGGER CONVERSATION. IS THERE A COMFORT LEVEL TO MOVE THAT THE INTERPRETATIONS WILL EVOLVE AND WE'LL LOOK AT THE REPORT AGAIN AFTER WE HAVE THE WORK SESSION OR IS THERE A
DESIRE TO CONTINUE TO DELVE INTO ITEMS AT THIS POINT? DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> WHAT WOULD BE THE EXPECTATION FOR SUPERINTENDENT OR STAFF?
>> IF THE MOTION AND THE MOTION SHOULD HAVE A DATE ON IT, THEY WOULD WORK TO UPDATE THE MONITORING REPORT TO INCLUDE INTERPRETATIONS. THEY WOULD HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE ANY OTHER UPDATESES IN
THAT TIME AS WELL. >> I THINK WHAT'S CHALLENGING ABOUT THAT IS I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE CLEARLY ARTICULATED WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN THIS SPECIFIC INTERPRETATION.
I THINK WE PUT THE STAFF AND SUPERINTENDENT INTO TRYING TO READ OUR MINDS BEFORE WE ARTICULATED WHAT IT IS WE WANT. >> I THINK THAT'S FAIR. I THINK WE DID ARTICULATE 1.6.
WE DID ASK THE INTERPRETATION ###-##16. 1.6. ANYTHING BEYOND THAT IS READING OUR MINDS BASED ON THIS CONVERSATION.
>> I THOUGHT WE WERE MOVING PAST THE ITEM. I HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT SEEM LIKE THERE WERE SOME WHERE THE EVIDENCE DIDN'T MATCH THE INTERPRETATION. I WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT THOSE AREAS.
I ALSO FELT THAT THERE WAS AN INTERPRETATION THAT WAS UNREASONABLE FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT TO MEET WHICH WAS REGARDING 100% OF ACTION ITEMS WILL BE AVAILABLE BY 5:00 P.M. THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE MEETING. THERE ARE OTHER TIME SENSITIVE
AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS THAT COME UP. SHE'S AUTOMATICALLY OUT OF COMPLIANCE IF THAT HAPPENS. JUST EXAMPLES. >> THANK YOU. SUPERINTENDENT KANE AND THEN DIRECTOR RYAN. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE A FEW CLARIFYING
QUESTIONS. I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO ECHO THE CONCERN THAT DIRECTOR CALLAHAN BROUGHT UP WHICH IS THAT THIS IS I THINK OUR THIRD ATTEMPT -- WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN.
IT WOULD HELP TO HAVE MORE CLARITY. YES WE HAVE CLARITY ON 1.6. BUT THE REST I DON'T THINK THERE'S CLARITY. THE ORIGINAL MONITORING PERIOD FOR THIS REPORT FOR CONSISTENCY
WAS NOVEMBER'24 TO NOVEMBER '25. IF WE'RE GOING TO BE REDOING THE SURVEY, WHICH IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S AN EXPECTATION IN ORDER TO GO INTO COMPLIANCE, WE HAVE TO
START FROM SCRATCH AND DO THE SURVEY AGAIN. THE URVA -- THE SURVEY WILL BE STRUCTURED.
WE ARE HAPPY TO FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, WE WILL START AGAIN AND DO THE SURVEY AGAIN. WE MAY WANT TO CHANGE THE MONITORING PERIOD BECAUSE ONLY THREE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR EVEN DIRECTORS DURING THE MONITORING PERIOD. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A SENSE
WHERE WHERE THE LOOPS CONCLUDE. >> I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GREAT POINT TO BRING UP. I THINK WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THE INTERPRETATION IS WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO THIS BOARD.
THE INTERPRETATION THAT WE ALL AGREE THIS IS WHEN AND HOW THE BOARD RECEIVES INFORMATION AND IS SUPPORTED. THAT IS WHERE I THINK CLARITY NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
THE EVIDENCE, WHETHER OR NOT IT CAN BE TRACKED IMMEDIATELY, CAN COME IN THE FUTURE BUT GETTING CLEAR ON WHAT THE BOARD EXPECTATIONS ARE, FOR HOW WE
RECEIVE INFORMATION, WHEN WE RECEIVE INFORMATION. THEY SETS UP US UP FOR SUCCESS MOVING FORWARD. THAT WOULD BE MY INITIAL REACTION TO THAT. >> I WANT TO POINT OUT.
I AGREE WITH WHAT WAS JUST STATED. I DON'T THINK THAT THE OUTCOME, THE EVIDENCE IS NESTLE AS IMPORTANT AS THE SPENT
INTERPRETATION I AGREE WITH THAT. I THINK WE SHOULD SUPPLY CLARITY ON WHICH INTERPRETATION THERE'S
A NEED? I THINK MAY BE, THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY. BECAUSE OF COMMUNICATION TO FOLKS AT WORK HERE. MAYBE WE POINT OUT THESE
INTERPRETATIONS ARE NOT RELIABILITY. THIS IS WAY TO GET THERE. MAYBE THERE NEEDS TO BE A HIGHER THRESHOLD. WHATEVER IT IS. PRI --
>> AGAIN, THE BOARD HAS SAID ONE OF THEM SO FAR. DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> I THINK WE AS BOARD HAS THE MOST CLARITY AROUND 1.6. I THINK THE OTHER AREAS, I THINK
OUR GUIDANCE IS MORE AMBIGUOUS. I WOULD MOVE -- AS I APPRECIATED THE BAR HERE IS REASONABLE INTERPRETATION.
I DON'T FIND IT REASONABLE THAT THIS MONITORING REPORT IS MONITORING TO CONDUCT A NEW SURVEY FOR A BOARD THAT DIDN'T EXIST DURING THE TYPE WE'RE
MONITORING. THAT DOESN'T SEEM REASONABLE WE APPROVE THIS REPORTS A REASONABLE INTERPRETATION WITH
THE ASK THAT ONE .1. -- IF THAT BE PROVIDED AT OUR NEXT MEETING, THAT CAN -- THAT'S A REASONABLE
ASK OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF. >> DIRECTOR THOMPSON. WAS THIS A MOTION.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. >> MY ONLY CONCERN WITH MY MOTION, I DO NOT FEEL
FEBRUARY 10th IS APPROPRIATE GIVEN THE SPECIAL MEETING ON FEBRUARY 17th.
>> DO YOU MOVE TO AMEND THE MOTION SO THAT THE DATE IS. -- >> DR. CALLAHAN, WILL YOU ACCEPT MOTION TO AMEND? >> I ACCEPT.
I SECOND THAT. >> MOTION WAS TO ASSESS THIS REPORT WILL BE -- THE
MARCH 3rd BOARD MEETING. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> MINIMUM MY UNDERSTANDING WE'RE LOOKING AT IF THE EVIDENCE
SUFFICIENT FOR THAT F. 1.5 THAT'S A BINARY ONE.
1.6 OF THE ONE WE TALKED ABOUT IN DETAIL. IT WILL BE HARD FOR ME TO VOTE IN FAVOR BECAUSE OF OF WHAT I
JUST BROUGHT UP. >> DIRECTOR RAIN -- DIRECTOR RYAN. >> THIS IS A LONG DOCUMENT WHICH TOOK INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK ON STAFF. I THINK THAT THERE WAS CONCERN
>> OTHER DISCUSSION? >> TO CLARITY, YOU WOULD LIKE
THE MOTION TO COOPERATE ELE -- 3
AND 1.6. >> SUPERINTENDENT CAIN KANE CANE
>> PLEASE RESTATE WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.
I FEEL THERE'S MISUSE FOR IT IT.
>> I'M TRYING TO KEEP US MOVING FORWARD. WHAT I'M HEARING WAS DEBATE ON THE MOTION THAT'S ON THE TABLE. SUPERINTENDENT KANE. ONLY THAT IF WE CHANGE THE PUT
IN A TARGET. THAT TARGET ANTHONY -- I WANT TE SURE I'M CLEAR ON THAT. >> EUNDERSTAND THAT WE CAN GIVE
AN COMPENSATION ON THE EVERYDAY. THE MOST INNOVATE O-- THE
MONITORING REPORT WILL BE DEEMED INCOMPLIANCE INTERCEP -- WE HEA- >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE INTERPRETATION OF 1.6 WE WILL BE VOTING ON FOR YOU TO BRING BACK IN MARCH WILL BE CONTINGENT UPON SURVEY? >> I'M RAE GLAD YOU ASKED THAT.
BRING. IT'S TOTALLY DOABLE THAT DIRECTOR THOMPSON INNOCENCED. THE ONLY WAY TO -- BECAUSE THE
SURVEY DOESN'T MATCH THE DESIRE, THE INTERPRETATION. SO THEN WE'RE JUST HANDING YOU SOMETHING. >> MY APOLOGIES. >> IT WAS 1 POINT
>> ONCE YOU HAVE INTERPRETATION THERE'S OBJECTIVE DATA YOU CAN LIGHT LITE DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? >> YES, THANK YOU. IN >> I THINK I UNDERSTAND THE
MOTION IT WILL BE TO ACCEPT THE 67 FOR HERE BECAUSE WE CAN'T REDO THE SURVEY BECAUSE WE CAN'T MAKE COMPLIANT AT THIS POINT EXCEPT FOR 1.6. THAT DOES MAKE SENSE. I DO THINK IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE OUTSTANDING THAT WE HAVEN'T
SHARED THAT COMES UP LATER THEN I FEEL LIKE WE SHORTCHANGED A LITTLE BIT. OBVIOUSLY, THAT WASN'T BROUGHT UP DURING THIS CONVERSATION. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I'M GOING TO CALL ROLL.
I'M GOING TO READ THE MOTION AGAIN. WHAT I BELIEVE IS ON THE TABLE IS THAT THIS MONITORING REPORT HAS BEEN ASSESSED AND DEEMED IN COMPLIANCE EXCEPT FOR 1.6 WHICH WILL COME BACK BEFORE THE BOARD
ON MARCH 3rd. ROLL CALL. [ ROLL CALL VOTE ] IT PASSES 6-1.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. I KNOW THIS IS CLUNKY. IT'S NOT PERFECT. ELOOK FORWARD TO OUR WORK SESSION WHERE WE CAN TO REFINE THE PROCESS. >> IF I CAN REITERATE. ALL THE FEEDBACK ON
INTERPRETATION INCLUDING THE SURVEY AND THE 67% I ACKNOWLEDGED IN THE MONITORING REPORT ITSELF WILL BE RE15ED BASED ON THIS CONVERSATION FOR THE MONITORING FOR THE YEAR FROM NOW. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THE
WORK ON THE REPORT. WORKING THE BOARD TO GET INTERPRETATIONS THAT WILL MEET EVERYONE'S NEEDS. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE STARTED OFF THINKING THAT WE WOULD END EARLY. BUT THAT'S OKAY.
WE STILL WITHIN THE TIME. BOARD OF EDUCATION REPORTS. ITEM 11. PRESIDENT REPORTS. WE DO HAVE AGENDA PLANNING SCHEDULED FOR THIS THURSDAY AT 10:30.
THE INFORMATION IT'S POSTED ON OUR PUBLIC PAGE. THE GOOGLE MEET IS NOW POSTED AS WELL IN ORDER TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT WITH THE COMMUNITY. IT'S EASY ACCESS.
I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE CONTINUAL LEAGUE HONOR MUSIC FESTIVAL. IT WAS AMAZING. OUR STUDENTS ARE AMAZING AND INSPIRE. I ALSO ATTENDED THE MIDDLE
SCHOOL CONCERT. I THINK DIRECTOR PARKER WAS
THERE TOO. IT WAS NICE TO TALK TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THE LITTLE KIDS OUT THERE WITH THE SHOVELS AND THE HARD HATS. WE HAD THE STUDENT ADVISORY GROUP MEETING LAST NIGHT. I WILL LET DIRECTOR PARKER GIVE UPDATES ON THAT ONE. I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT IT SOME.
WITH THAT, I WILL GO TO VICE PRESIDENT CALLAHAN. >> IT WAS A REAL JOY ON JANUARY 15th TO ATTEND THE AUTOMATION EXPO HERE AT THIS
CAMPUS. JUST BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE AND THE EXPOSURE THIS THAT THEY ARE GETTING TO DIFFERENT CAREER PATHWAYS. IT WAS REALLY A NEAT
OPPORTUNITY. ON JANUARY 21st, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND PARKERS FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND GOT TO DO A TOUR OF SOME OF THE NEW SPACE
THAT'S BEING BUILT OUT ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE. IT WAS REALLY NEAT TO SEE WHAT'S IN STORE FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMING YEARS.
JANUARY 23rd, DIRECTOR THOMPSON AND DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT HIATT AND COMMISSIONER LAY DEN AND I ALL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND
JUST TALKING ABOUT SOME SHARED OPPORTUNITIES GOING FORWARD. GREG DIRECTOR GEIGER TALKED ABOUT SENATE BILL 15 AS PERHAPS A SHARED OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER
TOGETHER AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SOME CONTINUING CONVERSATIONS. >> I WOULD SAY THAT I APPRECIATED THE MEETING.
IT WAS VERY OBVIOUS TO ME HOW MUCH THE COMMISSIONER CARE ABOUT STUDENT SAFETY AND THE STUDENT OUTCOMES IN THE COMMUNITY. HE DEFINITELY SHARED HOW INTEREST LAB COLLABORATIVE WITH
US AND SEINED FINDING SHARED -- THEN CAME TO THE LETTER TO US, HE'S INTERESTED OPEN TO WHAT THE
DISTRICT NEEDS. >> I ATTENDED FOC MEETING. IT'S WRITTEN.
I HAVE TO SUBMIT IT. THE FIRST PRESENTATION WE HAD WAS FROM THE INVESTMENTS UPDATE BY CHANDLER ASSET MANAGEMENT. IT'S NOW WE INVEST OUR BOND
FUNDS. HOW CAN WE INCREASE SOP OF THE AVAILABLE MONEY. IT HELPS TO COVER THINGS LIKE INFLATION. WE GOT A REALLY NICE PRESENTATION ABOUT KIND OF THE PREDICTIONS WHERE WE'RE AT NOW WHAT ARE WE EXPECTING MOVING FORWARD.
HE GIVES US A BOOK FROM THEIR COMPANY. I WILL BRING IT TO THE NEXT MEETING THAT WE HAVE. THEN THEY GOT THE BUDGET UPDATE THAT WE VOTED ON TONIGHT. I GOT TO ATTEND A PLAY AT
PONDEROSA HIGH SCHOOL. I'M FORGETTING NAME OF IT. IT WAS ABOUT A SCIENTIST AND THE EVIL -- I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS HILARIOUS. OF UNDERGRADS IT TED THE PERFORMANCE. 10 OUT OF 10. WE HAD A BLAST. I LAUGHED MY BUTT OFF. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO A PLAY, I
RECOMMEND GOING TO SEE STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT PERFORM. IT'S FUN. HIGHLIGHT OF MY WEEK. >> DIRECTOR RYAN. >> UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO MISS OUT ON BOTH MUSICAL
OPPORTUNITIES. WE HAVE A YOUNG BABY. SOMETIMES WE'RE SICK. I DIDN'T TO GO. I DID GO TO THE EAGLE ACADEMY GRADUATION. IT WAS AMAZING.
IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE THAT. WE CAN COMMENSURATE THE PRINCIPAL OF EAGLES ACCOUNT WAS
A BILLS FAN. I WAS AT LRPC. THERE ARE A LOT OF INTERESTING CHANGES THAT WILL BE COMING DOWN THE PIPE AND HARD DECISIONS THIS BOARD WILL HAVE TO MAKE.
I KNOW THAT THE FOLKS THAT ARE INVOLVED, DRAWING THE LINE FOR NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT WILL BE TOP PART OF THE COMMUNICATE.
>> THANK YOU. DIRECTOR PARKER. >> MY FIRST PART OF MY UPDATE IS JUST A LITTLE SUMMARY OF THE SECRETARY E-MAILS.
THERE'S A FOCUS ON STUDENT HEALTH AND SAFETY. WE RECEIVED HIGH VOLUME E-MAILS REGARDING HEALTHY KIDS COLORADO SURVEY. WE ARE HEARING A CLEAR CALL FOR MORE RESTRICTIVE CELL PHONE POLICIES, SPECIFICALLY IN MIDDLE
SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH AND FOCUS. ON THE OPERATIONAL SIDE, FAMILIES ARE ASKING US TO REVISIT OUR NUTRITION AND INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICIES.
I BELIEVE ERIN MAY BE IN COMMUNICATION. HE'S ON IT ALL THE DEEP WE ARE SEEING A RISE IN ADVOCACY AND DEBATES AROUND THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. THIS INCLUDES SEG FEEDBACK SUPPORTERS AND CRITICAL
REGARDING SPECIFIC STUDENT CLUBS FINANCIAL. WE RECEIVED DIRECT INPUT ADVOCATING FOR INCREASES TEACHER COMPENSATION, THE POTENTIAL SHIFT TO FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK
AND MORE ROBUST COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE INQUIRIES HAVE RECEIVED DIRECT RESPONSES NOT JUST FROM ME BUT FROM PEOPLE ON THE BOARD AND LEADERSHIP.
I FEEL LIKE -- WE WANT TO SEEN ENSURE VOICES ARE NOT JUST HEARD BUT ACKNOWLEDGED.
AS FOR MY MYSELF, I HAD FEW IF -- I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE TWO
MUSICAL EVENTS.
I WAS ABLE TO GO TO TWO DAC MEETING. WE TALKED ABOUT THE BUDGET AND LAST MEETING WE DISCUSSED SPAIN --THAT WAS THE REQUEST.
I WANTED TO -- THEY ALSO HAVE A HUGE INTEREST HAVING THEIR MEETINGS RECORDED. I ATTENDED THE SAC MEETING WHERE STUDENTS I WANT TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT THAT MEANS. THINK THEY W -- WE HAVE THAT STD
S-- THAT'S MY UPDATE. I THINK. THERE DIRECTOR DENZLER. >> EVEN JANUARY 12th I ATT
ATTENDED THE DOUGLAS COUNTY YEW INITIATIVE.
II REPORTED BACK THAT THE T FRO- HE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE OPERATE
DISTRICT OF SCHOOLS, HE BELIEVE WE NEED BACK I LISTEN I NUMBER
-- THEY'RE IS SIGNIFICANT NEED FOR PARENT EDUCATION AROUND FENTANYL. PARTICULARLY, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND ANY HEALTH OFFICIALS.
I COMMUNICATED TO STAFF, IF WE CAN FIND ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ELECTED TERRIBL -- I LOOK D
TO WORKING WITH STAFF TO BRING BACK INFORMATION TO HELP INFORM THE YOUTH INITIATIVE ABOUT HOW OUR BUILDING LEADERS CURRENTLY DEAL THIS AND WHAT THE PATH FORWARD MAY LOOK LIKE.
I. THEY HAVE FOUR POSITIONS TO FILL. WE BE PUTTING OUT CALLS FOR THESE ROLES WILL START ON JUNE
JULY U. THEY ARE CURIOUS THAT FASH -- EACH YEAR, DAC REACHES OUT TO
SACS OHELP DETERMINE IT WERE -- THEREFORE A LENGTHY DISCUSSION ABOUT LANGUAGING OF THE SURVEY.
>> MOST OF THE STUFF I DID THIS MONTH I DID WITH OTHER MEMBERS. I WAS IMPRESSED. IMPRESSIVE PART WE HAD A LOT OF EMPLOYERS WHO WERE THERE LOOKING AT OUR STUDENTS AND TALKING TO
OUR STUDENT ABOUT THEIR FUTURE
LIVES.
I BELIEVE THREE OR FOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS -- [ INDISCERNIBLE ] ONE THING THAT I TAPPEDDED WAS FOUNDATION FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY GOVERNMENT MONTHLY MEETING. THEY HAD BEEN COLLECTING DONATIONS FOR THE TEACHER SUPPLY DRIVE WHICH WILL BE DISTRIBUTED
TOMORROW AND FRIDAY. HERE AT LEGACY. THE ENEMY DISCUSSION AT THIS MONTH'S MEETING WAS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO LOOK FURTHER INTO
DOING A FUNDRAISING FUN RUN. PROBABLY LOOKING IN THE FALL SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER. DONE SOME RESEARCH. THEY TRYING TO BOTH AS A FUNDRAISER AND TRYING TO GET THE
FOUNDATION'S NAME OUT THERE. PROBABLY MOVING VARIOUS TIMES AND PLACES. I WOULD REMIND THAT YOU THE WOMEN AND THE GIRLS LUNCHEON IS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13th. WHICH WILL BE GOOD NEWS THAT
DAY. LOOK OUT FOR AS MANY AS YOU CAN ATTEND THE APPLE AWARDS. COMING UP ON MARCH 28th. IF YOU NOT DONE THAT AS A DIRECTOR, IT'S IMPORTANT TO OUR TEACHERS. IT'S IMPORTANT RECOGNITION TO OUR TEACHERS.
IF YOU'RE A GOLFER, THERE IS THE DRIVE FOR THE DREAM GOLF CLASSIC ON JUNE 1st. THOSE WILL CONTINUE TO COME. KEEP THOSE IN MIND.
IF YOU KNOW GROUPS OR ORGANIZATIONS WHO WILL DON'T,LY PASS THAT ON TO THE FOUNDATION. THE WHOLE GOAL IS TO RAISE MONEY. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR GEIGER.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE UPDATES. IT'S WEIRD AFTER SIX YEARS NOT BEING AT DAC MEETINGS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE UPDATES.
I WANT TO REITERATE HOW MUCH PRIDE AND GRATITUDE FOR SERVING. THIS IS PLUG FOR AGENDA PLAN. AS WE LOOK AT AGENDA ITEMS
WEIGHING IN ON TIMES THAT WE WANT TO ALLOCATE. I THINK WE WENT OVER ON CERTAIN ITEMS. WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THINGS TAKE. WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON REFINING TIMING TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE ABLE TO GET THE WORK PLENISHED. I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> MOVE TO ADJOURN. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER MOTIONED. DIRECTOR CALLAHAN SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AWAY.
>> AYE. >> HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYONE.