>> 2025 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF ED IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER. WE WILL BEGIN WITH ROLL CALL. DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> HERE. >> DIRECTOR DENZLER. >> HERE. >> GEIGER. >> HERE. >> MEEK.
HERE. DIRECTOR PARKER IS EXCUSED. DIRECTOR RYAN. >> HERE. >> AND DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> HERE. >> OKAY A QUORUM IS PRESENT. THE CHAIR INVITES EVERYONE WHO IS ABLE TO PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE AND WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, WE WILL NOW CONSIDER CONVENING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS ISSUES TO DISCUSS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION A CLOSED SESSION FOLLOW FOR THING PURPOSES: ONE, HOLDING CONFERENCE FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S ATTORNEYS TO
RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE ON SPECIFIC LEGAL QUESTIONS PURSUANT TO CRS24-6-4024B ROBBING THE DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC HEARING AND RELATED ACTION.
WITH RESPECT TO STERLING RANCH PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REQUEST ON IF A MAJOR AMENDMENT TO THE STERLING RANCH PD. THE 13th AMENDMENT PERTAINING TO SCHOOL LAND DEDICATION. AND, 2, HOLDING CONFERENCE WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S ATTORNEYS TO RECEIVE LEGAL
ADVICE ON SPECIFIC LEGAL QUESTIONS PURSUANT TO CRS24 HAD THE 6-4024B REGARDING DOUGLAS COUNTY'S REZONING APPLICATIONS RELATED TO SCHOOL SIGN IN THE PINE ARE YOU AND EAST RIDGE AND,
3, CONSIDERING SPECIALIZED DETAILS OF SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO CRS2464024D AND PURSUANT TO CRS24-6-4024E1. TO DETERMINE POSITIONS RELATIVE
TO MATTERS THAT MAY BE SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND DOUGLAS COUNTY REGARDING SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DISTRICT. AND 4, HOLDING CONFERENCE WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S ATTORNEYS TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE ON SPECIFIC LEGAL
QUESTIONS PURSUANT TO CRS2 CRS24-6-4024B REGARDING THE STATUS OF POTENTIAL LITIGATION AUTHORIZED BY THE DISTRICT'S BOARD OF EDUCATION AGAINST CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES LLC FOR ITS ALLEGED BREACH OF ITS
CONTRACT WITH THE DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, R E-1 IN REGARDING POTENTIAL RESOLUTION OF THE CONTRACTUAL DISPUTE BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES LLC. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO GO IN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PREVIOUSLY-STATED PURPOSES.
>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> DIRECTOR CALLAHAN MOVED AND WAS SECONDED BY DIRECTOR RYAN. DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ROLL CALL DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR DENZLER.
>> AYE. >> GUY,ER. >> AYE. >> MEEK, AYE. RYAN. >> AYE. >> THOMPSON. >> AYE. >> THE MOTION PASSES. WE WILL NOW BE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WILL BE JOINING THE BOARD IN ITS
EXECUTIVE SESSION, TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE ON SPECIFIC LEGAL QUESTIONS PURSUANT TO CRS24-6-4024B, REGARDING THE DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC HEARING, AND RELATED ACTION WITH RESPECT
TO A STERLING RANCH PLANNED DEVELOPMENT REQUEST FOR A MAJOR AMENDMENT TO THE STERLING RANCH PD. THE 13th AMENDMENT PERTAINING TO SCHOOL AND LAND DEDICATION AND TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVISE ON SPECIFIC LEGAL QUESTIONS PURSUANT TO CRS24-6-4024B,
REGARDING DOUGLAS COUNTY'S REZONING APPLICATIONS RELATED TO SCHOOL SITES IN THE PINE AIR AND I EAST RIDGE. THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE WILL BE JOINING US ERIN KANE, SUPERINTENDENT, JACKIE MILLETT, CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER, IS
SARAH KELLNER ATTORNEY WITH DAVIS BEING GRAHAM AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR THE DISTRICT; MARRY K.K. KLAMESH, GENERAL COUNSEL. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE JOINING IN ITS EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER SPECIALIZED DETAIL OF SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT
TO CRS24-6-4024D. AND PURSUANT TO CRS24-6-4024E1. TO DETERMINE POSITIONS RELATIVE TO MATTERS THAT MAY BE SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND DOUGLAS COUNTY REGARDING SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS
FOR THE DISTRICT. ERIN KANE, SUPERINTENDENT; DANNELL HIATT, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT; JOHNNY GREWSING, DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND SECURITY; MARY K. KLAMESH, GENERAL COUNSEL. AND THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WILL BE JOINING THE BOARD IN ITS
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE ON SPECIFIC LEGAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE STATUS OF POTENTIAL LITIGATION AUTHORIZED BY THE DISTRICT'S BOARD OF ED AGAINST CONVERGENT TICK KNOWLEDGES LLC FOR ITS ALLEGED BREACH OF ITS CONTRACT WITH THE DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
RE1 AND REGARDING POTENTIAL RESOLUTION OF THE CONTRACTUAL DISPUTE BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES LLC. ERIN KANE, SUPERINTENDENT; DANNELL OHIO, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT; JACKIE MILLETT, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER; MARK
IMMEDIATELY ATTORNEY WITH THOMPSON CO AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR THE DISTRICT. AND MARY K. KLAMESH, GENERAL
COUNSEL. >> LET'S VOTE, DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> AYE. >> DENZLER. >> AYE. >> GEIGER. >> AYE. >> MEEK, AYE.
RYAN. >> AYE. >> THOMPSON. >> AYE. ALL RIGHT, THIS SPECIAL MEETING IS ADJOURNED AND THE REGULAR
MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 5:00 P.M. >> THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION IS NOW CALLED TO
ORDER. WE WILL BEGIN WITH ROLL CALL DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR DEFENSE HER. >> HERE. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> PRESENT. >> DIRECT ARE MEEK. HEAR. DIRECTOR PARKER IS IS SECLUSIONED AND WILL BE ARRIVING LATE. DIRECTOR RYAN. >> HERE. >> AND DIRECTOR THOMPSON.
>> HERE. >> A QUORUM IS PRESENT, SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[ NO AUDIO ] >> GREAT, THANK YOU, WE'LL NOW MOVE INTO OUR DCSD SPOTLIGHT. SUPERINTENDENT KANE.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. I AM THANKFUL THAT WE CAN TAKE SOME TIME AT EACH MEETING TO CELEBRATE OUR SCHOOLS. TONIGHT WE HAVE A LOT OF SCHOOLS AND STAFF TO RECOGNIZE.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH NATALIE BARNARD FROM MOUNTAIN VISTA HIGH SCHOOL. NATALIE, PLEASE JOIN US UP FRONT ALONG WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IAN WELLS. YOU ALL DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU ARE CLAPPING FOR YET. BUT HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT.
NATALIE, NATALIE WAS NAMED THE 2025 JOURNALISM ADVISER OF THE YEAR BY THE COLORADO STUDENT MEDIA ASSOCIATION. SHE RECEIVED 17 -- EXCUSE ME, 14 NOMINATIONS AND NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT LETTERS FOR THIS AWARD.
NOMINATIONS AND LETTERS OF SUPPORT CAME FROM CURRENT STUDENTS, FORMER STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND COLLEAGUES ALL. NATALIE, WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> OKAY, I AM GOING TO HAVE DIRECTOR OF -- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS, IAN WELLS TALK ABOUT NATALIE CONTRIBUTIONS AT MOUNTAIN VISTA AND THEN NATALIE, WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT THIS AWARD MEANS TO YOU. >> COME HERE, YOU ARE TRYING TO HIDE. I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF
KNOWING NATALIE, SHOOT, I DON'T EVEN, 15, 14 YEARS AT THIS POINT. BEYOND JUST THE ACADEMICS AND ROCK, APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO BE HERE, BUT ULTIMATELY, HER LOVE OF KIDS IS EXEMPLARY. THE RELATIONSHIP SHE MAKES WITH
CHILDREN IS TRULY WONDERFUL AND APPRECIATED. SHE'S A WONDERFUL TEAMMATE. SHE HAS STEPPED IN AFTER A PRETTY WELL KNOWN AND LONG-TIME JOURNALISM SLASH YEARBOOK, SLASH
INSTRUCTOR AND HAS MANAGED TO MAINTAIN A PROGRAM THAT'S BOTH OUTSTANDING AND OBVIOUSLY RECOGNIZED BY THE YOUTH THAT HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE YOU. SO APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO. LOVE WHAT YOU DO. AND THANKS FOR LOVING ON KIDS. [ APPLAUSE ] >> YOUR SPEECH. >> I HAVE TO DO A SPEECH. OKAY.
I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD TO TALK. I CAN TALK IN FRONT OF KIDS EASILY, ADULTS, YOU GUYS ARE KIND OF SCARY. THIS IS VERY HUMBLING FOR ME. I, MYSELF, DID NOT REALIZE THE EXTENT OF HOW COOL THIS AWARD WAS. AND THEN WHEN I WAS ABLE TO READ
THE LETTERS THAT THE KIDS AND THE PARENTS -- YEAH. I AM A CRYER ANYWAY. IT WAS JUST CONSTANT TEARS. SO IT'S NOT REALLY ME, THOUGH. THESE KIDS, THE WORK, IF YOU HAVE NEVER PUT TOGETHER A YEARBOOK, SOMEBODY IS LAUGHING
OVER THERE. IF YOU HAVE NEVER PUT TOGETHER A YEARBOOK, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WORK THAT THE KIDS HAVE TO DO OVER AND ABOVE BEING IN THE CLASSROOM, THEY GO TAKE PICTURES AT NIGHT. THEY WORK IN TO THE WEE HOURS TO MAKE DEADLINES AND SO REALLY, THIS AWARD IS THEIR AWARD, TOO.
BECAUSE THEY, FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAVE JUST CONTINUED TO GROW THE PROGRAM AND KICK KEESTER AND BE AMAZING LEADERS IN THE SCHOOL. SO WE HAVE FUN AND I AM SO HUMBLED AND HONORED TO BE RECOGNIZED. >> THANKS, NATALIE. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> OKAY, WE HAVE VERY PROUD OF NATALIE I HAVE BEEN IN HER CLASSROOM AND KNOW WHAT AN INCORRECT UP IMPACT SHE HAS WITH KIDS ALONG WITH HER THERAPY DOG. DIRECTOR GEIGER IS HERE WITH YOUR CERTIFICATE AND WE ARE
GOING TO TA TAKE A PICTURE. >> AND THE REASON I AM HOLDING THIS GIANT SCRIPT TONIGHT IS THAT WE ARE HERE TO ALSO HONOR
OUR 2025 FAMILY FAVORITES WINNERS AND RUNNERS UP FROM COLORADO PARENT MAGAZINE. THERE WERE SO MANY I NEED LIKE 12 PAGES. OKAY. FOR EACH SCHOOL OR PROGRAM THAT WAS NAMED WANER OR RUNNER UP, WE WILL BE PROVIDE YOU GO WITH A BANNER OR UPDATED BANNER TO BE
DISPLAYED ON YOUR SCHOOL BUILDING AFTER THE NEW YEAR. EVERY COLORADO PARENT MAGAZINE, EVERY YEAR COLORADO PARENT MAGAZINE ASKS FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THEIR FAVORITE FAVORITES CONTESTS. FINALISTS ARE THEN VOTED ON BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
THIS YEAR DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD 25 RUNNERS UP AND 15 WINNERS IN STATEWIDE CONTEST. THIS IS A BIG DEAL. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GO DCSD. SO WE ARE GOING IT A TO START WH
THE RUNNERS UP. STARTING WITH THE CASTLE ROCK REGION WOULD THE PRINCIPLES AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS JOIN ME UP FRONT AND WE'LL HOLD OUR APPLAUSE UNTIL THEY ARE ALL UP HERE. THESE RETU RETURN RUNNERS UP. FAVORITE PUBLIC SELL.
SAGE CANYON. FAVORITE PRINCIPAL. NOT PRIDING MANDY HILL WITH SAGE CANYON ELEMENTARY. UNFORTUNATELY MANDY WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT. FAVORITE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, -- FAVORITE MIDDLE SCHOOL. MESA MIDDLE SCHOOL. FAVORITE MIDDLE SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL. JARED McNICHOL SOFTEN AT MESA MIDDLE SCHOOL. FAVORITE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL. DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. FAVORITE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. TONY KAPPAS FROM DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. TONY IS COME UP HERE. FAVORITE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL IS RENAISSANCE SECONDARY.
AND FAVORITE CHANTERRER HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IS AMY STEWART WITH RENAISSANCE SECONDARY. SO AMY IF YOU ARE HERE, COME ON UP. CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF YOU AND YOUR SCHOOLS ON THIS HONOR, COME UP, JARED. SINCE WE HAVE TWO PRINCIPALS WITH US I'LL LET YOU SAY A COME
THE OF WORKS. >> OBVIOUS WHEN I THIS IS JUST A HUGE TESTAMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND PARENTS AND JUST THE CULTURE OF OUR KIDS AND TEACHERS BRING IN EVERY DAY WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO GET TO WORK WITH AMAZING KIDS AND FAMILIES EVERY DAY.
>> DEFINITELY ECHO WHAT JARED SAID. IT'S AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE PART OF THIS AND BE RECOGNIZED. I LOVE WHAT I DO. I WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR THE WORLD. GREATEST JOB IN THE WORLD. TOUGHEST JOB IN THE WORLD BESIDES BEING A PARENT. AND IT'S JUST AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANKS, TONY.
JARED WE'LL GET A QUICK PRINT. [ APPLAUSE ] >> DIRECTOR RYAN IS BRINGING THE CERTIFICATES. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A 12-PAGE
SCRIPT, IT DIDN'T HELP.
>> ALL RIGHT. RUNNERS UP FOR THE PARKER REGION. FAVORITE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FRONTIER VALLEY ELEMENTARY. FAVORITE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. TEAR STEP HALL FROM FRONTIER VALLEY. FAVORITE CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL WAS KENDRA FROM
NORTH STAR ACADEMY. AND FAVORITE MONTH THEY WERE'S DAY OUT PROGRAM, WAS AT GLOBAL VILLAGE ACADEMY HERE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT KIRSTEN. CONGRATULATIONS, WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF YOU AND FOR THE OTHER SCHOOLS WHO COULDN'T BE HERE, WE ARE PROUD OF YOU AS WELL.
AND DOCUMENT TO SAY A COUPLE OF QUICK WORDS. >> THIS IS JUST A ZEST. TO OUR AWESOME COMMUNITY AND THE STAFF STAY WORK WITH EVERY DAY. I AM SUPER PROUD OF THE SCHOOL I GET TO WORK WITH, SO THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION. >> AND WE ARE SUPER PROUD TO HAVE YOU DOUGLAS COUNT UP ALL
RIGHT. >> CONGRATULATIONS, KIRSTEN.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> OKAY, THE RUNNERS UP FROM THE HIGHLANDS RANCH REGION. FAVORITE MAGNATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LONE TREE ELEMENTARY ALONG WITH THE FAVORITE
PRINCIPAL WHICH IS MINDY FROM LONE TREE ELEMENTARY. COME ON DOWN, MINDY. FAVORITE PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL. MOUNTAIN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALONG WITH THE PRINCIPAL ERIN FROM RANCH VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL. FAVORITE PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL IS MOUNTAIN RIDGE, FAVORITE PRINCIPAL, ERIN.
FAVORITE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL, ROCK CANYON HIGH SCHOOL. FAVORITE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ANDREW ABNER. FAVORITE CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SKY VIEW ACADEMY. FAVORITE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, SKY VIEW ACADEMY. FAVORITE CHARTER SHY COOL PRINCIPAL.
JAVIER FROM THE SKY VIEW. AND FAVORITE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL SKY VIEW ACADEMY. ONE MORE FAVORITE CHARTER SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, IS, AGAIN, JAVIER FROM SKY VIEW ACADEMY. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE
FAVORITE TRADE SCHOOL DCSD LEGACY CAMPUS. COME ON UP, EVERYONE. >> A COUPLE OF WORDS. >> TOTALLY APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION. SUCH AN HONOR AND TESTAMENT TO THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY AT LONE
TREE, SO AND THANK YOU TO THE PANEL FOR VOTING FOR US. >> HI, GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU SO MUCH ON BEHALF OF RANCH VIEW IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR AND A PLUMB, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TO THE COMMITTEE TO THE PAPERS, STUDENTS AND THE STAFF.
>> HECK SO JAVIER'S WORDS, WE WORK TOGETHER. OUR PARENTS, COMMUNITY, JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ON BEHALF OF LEGACY CAMPUS, FANTASTIC STAFF, PARENT COMMUNITY, AND OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION.
>> DIRECTOR MEEK HERE IS WITH YOUR CERTIFICATE. DIRECTOR MEEK. DIRECTOR CALLAHAN AND DIRECTOR
GEIGER.
>> ALL RIGHT. AND NOW I FEEL LIKE A NEED A DRUM ROLL. THE FAMILY-FAVORITE WINNERS. WITHOUT PRINCIPALS OR REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS JOIN ME UP FRONT AND, AGAIN, THESE ARE WENT
HE WERE. FAVORITE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. STONE MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY. FAVORITE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. MICHELLE FEN OFY FROM STONE MOUNTAIN. FAVORITE PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL, AGAIN, THIS IS ACROSS THE WHOLE STATE. FAVOR WRIT PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL, RANCH VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
FAVORITE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL THINK THUNDER RIDGE, HIGH SCHOOL. FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM, THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. THE FAVORITE AFTER SCHOOL MASK, SKY VIEW ACADEMY'S BASE, FAVORITE CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, PAULA HARRISON
FROM SKY VIEW ACADEMY. FAVORITE MOTHERS DAY OUT PROGRAM SKY VIEW ACADEMY. FAVORITE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM. SKY VIEW ACADEMY. FAVORITE CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, STEM SCHOOL HIGHLANDS RANCH. FAVORITE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL,
AND STEM SCHOOL HIGHLANDS RANCH. FAVORITE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, RYAN ALSUP FROM STEM SCHOOL HIGHLANDS RANCH. FAVORITE STARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL
STEM SCHOOL HIGHLAND RANCH AND FAVORITE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MISS MAURA RITTER FROM STEM SCHOOL HIGHLANDS RANCH. COME DOWN YOU ARE THE FAVORITES ACROSS THE STATE OF COLORADO AND WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD, THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR REPRESENT I HAVE DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SO WELL.
HOW ABOUT A BIG ROUNDS OF APPLAUSE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> LOVE MY GRIZZLY FAMILY. WE ARE SOME PARENTS IN THE AUDIENCE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WHO VOTED FOR THE FABULOUS HARD WORK THAT OUR TEAMS DO.
EVERY SINGLE DAY AND BIG SHOUT OUT TO MY PREDECESSOR SEAN PATTERSON FOR ALL OF HIS HARD WORK WITH OUR TEAM, TOO. >> I'VE GOT PARENTS IN THE AUDIENCE, TOO. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR NOT ONLY VOTING BUT I WANT TO THANK OUR STUDENTS AND OUR
STAFF, AND OUR FAMILIES. HONESTLY, IT'S MY GREATEST PLEASURE TO BE THE PRINCIPAL OF STONE MOUNTAIN AND I COULDN'T IMAGINE ANY OTHER JOB OR WORKING IN ANY OTHER DISTRICT SO I LOVE THIS PLACE. >> I LOVE MY JOB, TOO, I LOVE THE SCHOOL I WORK WITH AND THE PEOPLE AND THANK YOU EVERYONE
WHO VOTED FOR US. >> I CAN ECHO THE SAME. BUT THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY, TO OUR STAFF, AT STEM ELEMENTARY. I CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEM. SO THANK YOU, GUYS. >> HI, EVERYONE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR STEM
COMMUNITY. IT'S AMAZING, IT'S AN AMAZING SCHOOL TO BE AT AND REALLY A PLEASURE TO BE THERE. I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY. ACTUALLY THEY CAME OUT TO SUPPORT. SO THANK YOU, GUYS. YOU KNOW, JUST ALSO WANT TO GO AND THANK -- MAKE SURE TO THANK THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THAT DO YOU FOR YOUR SCHOOLS.
>> I ECHO EVERYBODY. BEING AT STEM IT'S 14 YEARS AT STEM, FIFTH YEAR AS PRINCIPAL AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A JOB I HAVE LOVED SO MUCH AND WANTED TO GIVE MY HEART AND SOUL TO BECAUSE I LOVE THIS COMMUNITY, I LOVE THESE KIDS, AND I DO, I HAVE THE VERY BEST TEAM SUPPORTING ME EVERY DAY.
I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU. THANK YOU EVERYBODY WHO VOTED FOR US AND THANKS DOUGLAS COUNTS, YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST. [ APPLAUSE ] >> DIRECTORS MEEK AND GEIGER ARE HERE WITH CERTIFICATES AND WE
WILL DO A PICTURE. >> ALL RIGHT, HOW ABOUT SOME
PICTURES. >> AND THAT CONCLUDES TONIGHT'S
RECOGNITIONS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR WINNERS. SO EXCITING. SO THE NEXT ITEM IS ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA. I KNOW THERE MAY BE A COUPLE OF
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE REQUESTED SO I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO JUST TAKE THEM ONE AT A TIME. DOES ANYONE WANT TO AMEND THE AGENDA? DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT MEEK.
SO WE HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT, 9.1 IT'S THE BOARD POLICY D.J. I PRESENTED SOME ADDITIONAL -- FEEDBACK IT'S HARD TO THINK I PRESENTED SOME ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS TODAY THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME FOR
STAFF TO RESPOND ON SO I MOVE TO AMEND THE AGENDA, TO DEFER AGENDA ITEM 9.1, BOARD POLICY D.J., TO THE BOARD MEETING ON JANUARY 27TH. >> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. >> SO DIRECTOR THOMPSON MOTIONED AND DIRECTOR RYAN SECONDED. A MOTION TO DEFER AGENDA ITEM 8.1, I BELIEVE. >> 9.1.
>> SORRY. 9.1. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. LET'S -- ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. NO. LET'S START WITH DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> AYE.
>> DIRECTOR DENZLER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR MEEK. AYE. DIRECTOR RYAN. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> AYE. >> OKAY, THE MOTION PASSES 6-0. THE MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA HAS PASSED.
I HAVE ANOTHER MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA. TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO REVISE ITEM 8.7, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTION ON STERLING RANCH AMENDMENT 13. TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT BY CHANGING THE ITEM DESIGNATION FROM AN
INFORMATION ITEM TO AN INFORMATION ACTION ITEM. IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. DIRECTOR MEEK MOTION, DIRECTOR GEIGER SECONDED TO AMEND ITEM
8.7 FROM AN INFORMATION ITEM TO AN INFORMATION ACTION ITEM. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> I THINK GENERALLY I DON'T LIKE AMENDING THINGS THAT WE
HAVE ACTION ITEMS, GIVEN THE DEADLINES THAT WE ARE FACING, AND WERE PUT UNDER BY THE WOULDN'T OF COUNTY OFFICIALS ACTIONS I BELIEVE IT IS APPROPRIATE. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?
LET'S VOTE DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR KINSLER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR MEEK, AYE. DIRECTOR RYAN. >> AYE. >> AND DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> AYE. SO THE MOTION PASSES.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER MOTIONS ON AMENDING THE AGENDA BEFORE WE MOVE TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA? IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS HAPPENEDDED. >> SO MOVED. DIRECTOR CALHOUN.
IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. DIRECTOR DENZLER, SO DIRECTOR CALLAHAN MOVED, DIRECTOR DENZLER SECONDED. TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS AMENDED IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. DIRECTOR CALHOUN?
>> AYE. >> DIRECTOR DENZLER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR MEEK. AYE. DIRECTOR RYAN. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> AYE. >> ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION PASSES 6-0. ALL RIGHT.
>> I THINK WE ARE NOW MOVING INTO SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS. SUPERINTENDENT KANE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE LOTS OF UPDATES TONIGHT. SOME OF THE DATES OF IMPORTANCE IN DECEMBER INCLUDE SPECIAL EDUCATION DAY WAS
DECEMBER 2nd. PEPEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY S DECEMBER 7TH. HONDA DECEMBER 14th THROUGH 22nd. CHRISTMAS DECEMBER 5TH. KWAN SAY SA* IS DECEMBER 26th THROUGH JANUARY 1st AND NEW YEAR'S DAY IS JANUARY 1st. SO HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO JESSICA ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AT CIMMARON MIDDLE SCHOOL. JESSICA WAS NAMED THE 2026 COLORADO MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPLE OF THE YEAR. BY THE COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL EXECUTIVES. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU, JESSICA.
CONGRATULATIONS TO KELLY DRIVER, DIABETES RESOURCE NURSE HERE IN DCSD. KELLY RECEIVED THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL NURSES. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR VERY
ZONE GORTON MOSER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CHOICE PROGRAMMING, GORDON RECEIVED THE 2025 COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTOR AWARD FROM THE COLORADO SONGS OF SCHOOL THORERSS QUESTION WILL RECOGNIZE ALL THREE WINNERS AT THE JANUAR.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DANIEL C. OAKS HIGH SCHOOL WINTER CLASS OF 2025. THEIR GRADUATION TOOK PLACE LAST WEEK WE WISH THESE NEW GRADUATES ALL THE BEST AS THEY GO OFF AND FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS. MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS TO HELP THOSE IN NEED BOTH HERE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. MANY SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS HAVE HEATED FOOD DRIVES VIA ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE DENVER RESCUE MINUTES, BACKPACK SOCIETY, PARKER TASK FORCE, PAWS FOR LIFE AND MORE. OTHER SCHOOLS ARE IN THE MIDDLES
OF COLLECTING FOOD AND GIFTS VIA GIVING TREES AND OTHER HOLIDAY-THEME DONATION DRIVES. EVEN THE DCSD ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS GOT INVOLVED. OUR WILCOX AND WEST SUPPORT BUILDINGS COLLECTED TOYS AND GIFTS FOR THE HOPE AND HEALTH CENTER. WAY TO GO, DCSD STUDENTS AND STAFF.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT DCSD ONSIES WILL BE ADDED TO NEW MOM BAGS THAT ARE DISTRIBUTED BY THE HEALTHY FAMILIES PARTNERSHIP OF DOUGLAS COUNTY. HOW CUTE ARE THESE? LITTLE ONSIE, I KNOW, RIGHT, OPPORTUNITY IT MAKE YOU WANT TO HOLD A BABY? THE ONSIE SAYS DOUGLAS COUNTY
SCHOOL DISTRICT FUTURE GRADUATE. AND IT COOMBS WITH A LITTLE PAPER WELCOMING THEM TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED AB ABOUT ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH HOSPITALS IN LAG COWS COUNTY SUCH THAT THEY ARE DIRECTING THESE ONSIES TO ALL OF
OUR NEW MOMS AND DADS. DCSD HIGH SCHOOLS DID VERY WELL IN.RECENT eSPORT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. CONGRATULATIONS TO MOUNTAIN VISTA HIGH SCHOOL, THEY ARE THE FIRST eSPORT TEAM TO BE NAMED STATE CHAMPIONS FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. THEY ARE THEY WERED THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE SOME TOON
DIVISION. HIGHLANDS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL MADE IT TO THE FINAL FOUR IN THIS GAME AS WELL. THE CONGRATULATIONS TO HIGHLANDS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL NO MAKING IT TO THE FINAL FOUR UNTIL LEAGUE OF LEGIONSES CURRENT TO LEGENDS HIGH THE SCHOOL FOR EARNING HE
COULD SECOND PLACE TITLE IN ROCKET LEAGUE. CHAPARRAL MADE THE FINAL FOUR IN ROCKET LEAGUE, THOSE SOUND AB LAY FASCINATING. THE COLORADO CHEER AND SPIRIT CHAMPIONSHIPS TOOK PLACE LAST WEEK AND DCSD REPRESENTED. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
FOLLOWING: 5A, ALL GIRL CHEER. DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONS. ROCK CANYON HIGH SCHOOL, STATE RUNNER UP, AND LEGEND HIGH SCHOOL, THIRD PLACE IN THE FINALS. 5A COED CHEER, CASTLE VIEW HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONS. HIGHLANDS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL.
STATE RUNNER UP. 5A POMS, ROCK CANYON HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONS, LEGEND HIGH SCHOOL THIRD PLACE IN FINALS AND PONDEROSA FIFTH PLACE IN FINALS. AND THEN, FINALLY, JAZZ, MOUNTAIN VISTA HIGH SCHOOL WAS THE STATE RUNNER UP. SO ONCE AGAIN, OUR DCSD CHEER
AND POMS TEAMS CLEANED UP. THE CONTINENTAL LEAK SUPER SUMMIT TOOK PLACE ON NOVEMBER 14th AT THE LEGACY CAMPUS, MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THIS DAY LONG HE VOLT. EDGE HE ENGAGING IN BREAK OUT
EVEVENTS INTENDED INSPIRE COMMUNITY. 1500 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE LEGACY CAMPUS SHOWCASE NIGHT ON DECEMBER 4TH. IT'S GREAT TO SEE SO MUCH INTEREST IN OUR PROGRAM AND ALL THE PROGRAMMING AT THE LEGACY CAMPUS AND CLEAR THAT FACE TWO OF THE LEGACY CAMPUS WILL HAVE HUGE DEMAND.
THANK YOU AS ALWAYS TO OUR AMAZING VOTERS FOR MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR OUR KIDS TO HAVE THESE OPPORTUNITIES BYPASSING THE 2024 BOND. LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NEW YEAR, WE HAVE EXCITING EVENTS COMING UP THE NEW YEAR MEANS NEW GROUND
BREAK GOES AS DCSD MOVES AHEAD WITH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION THANKS TO THE FUNDING FROM THE 2024 BOND. GROUNDBREAKINGS FOR THE BEGINNING THE YEAR INCLUDING JANUARY 14th AT 4:30 P.M., ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 51 IN STERLING RANCH. JANUARY 28TH, 4:30 P.M., SIERRA
MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPANSION, IF HE CAN FOURTH AT 4:30 P.M., FUTURE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 50 IN RIDGE GATE. AND THEN FEBRUARY 24th 4:30 P.M. DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL COSMETOLOGY PROGRAM. THE 2024 BOND MADE ALL OF THIS
IS POSSIBLE AND WE ARE BUILDING NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2010 IT'S VERY EXCITING. THE CONTINENTAL LEAGUE HONORS MUSIC FESTIVAL IS MONDAY JANUARF OUR BOARD DIRECTORS ARE INVITED
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO IT'S MY FAVORITE EVENTS OF THE ENTIRE YEAR, IT IS AMAZING AND YOU WILL BE CRYING. DCSD MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR AND ENSEMBLE CONCERTS THE 10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION. SATURDAY JANUARY 17th AT 4:30 P.M. AT CHAPARRAL AND
WINTER BREAK BEGINS THIS FRIDAY FOR STUDENTS. WE ENCOURAGE OUR STAFF AND FAMILIES TO UNPLUG AND ENJOY THE BREAK WITH FAMILY. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING OUR STUDENTS BACK IN THE CLASSROOM ON JANUARY 6th. FINALLY, I WANT TO MENTION THE POTENTIAL PLANNED OUTAGES THAT
EVERYONE HAS SEEN IN THE NEWS AS WELL AS IN A COMMUNICATION FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT DOUGLAS JUST NOW, THAT DOUGLAS COUNTY HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE PLANNED OUTAGES LIST. SO WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE BEING PART OF EXCEL ENERGY'S PLANNED
OUTAGES. SHOULD ANY OF OUR SCHOOLS EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS AND HIGH WILDFIRE RISK TOMORROW AND THURSDAY, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE LET PARENTS KNOW AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. AND THAT CONCLUDES
SUPERINTENDENT UPDATES, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE NOW WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6, PUBLIC COMMENT. PUBLIC COMMENT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. AND THE BOARD VALUES HEARING
FROM OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. EACH REGISTERED SPEAKER WILL HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. THE TIME WILL BE MONITORED BY STAFF, USING A TIMER, WHEN YOUR TIME EXPIRES YOU MAY COMPLETE YOUR SENTENCE, BUT PLEASE MAKE NO FURTHER REMARKS SO THAT ALL
SPEAKERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. TO SUPPORT A RESPECTFUL AND PRODUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT, WE ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO ADDRESS COMMENTS TO THE BOARD RATHER THAN TO STAFF, INDIVIDUAL AUDIENCE MEMBERS, OR GUESTS. KEEP REMARKS APPROPRIATE FOR K-12 EDUCATIONAL AUDIENCE.
AND REFRAIN FROM DISCUSSIONS OF ALL PERSONNEL MATTERS WHICH ARE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. FOR CONCERNS RELATED TO INDIVIDUAL OPERATIONAL MATTERS, THE BORDEN COURAGES THE USE OF THE DISTRICT'S COMPLAINT HANDLING PROCESS. UNDER POLICY KE. WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON THE
DISTRICT WEBSITE UNDER BOARD POLICIES. SO TONIGHT BOARD MEMBERS WE DO NOT RESPOND DURING PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING. BOARD-RELATED MATTERS MAY BE FOLLOWED UP BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT AT A LATER TIME AND OPERATIONAL MATTERS MAY BE REFERRED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT
FOR APPROPRIATE FOLLOW-UP. TONIGHT WE'LL BEGIN WITH CHARTER SCHOOL RENEWAL PUBLIC COMMENTERS FIRST, FOLLOWED BY STUDENT SPEAKERS, THEN VIRTUAL, AND THEN FIN FINALLY IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE COME FORWARD, ADJUST THE MICROPHONE, SO WE CAN HEAR YOU
ARE CLEARLY AND BEGIN WITH IDENTIFYING YOURSELF BY NAME, AND WHETHER YOU ARE SPEAKING FOR YOURSELF, ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL, OR A GROUP. I WILL CALL SPEAKERS. >> RECORDING IN PROGRESS. >> I WILL CALL SPEAKERS THREE AT A TIME. SO THE FIRST THREE PEE SPEAKERSE
FOR CHARTER PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE MANNY SAL DOWN A. WE HAVE [ INAUDIBLE ] AND SONYA SILVA.
MANNY SALDONA.
>> ALL GOOD? SWEET. GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS MANNY AND I AM PROUD TO SAY I HAVE BEEN A PART OF [ INAUDIBLE ] SINCE THE FIFTH GRADE. I GRADUATED FROM HOPE IN 2017 AND JUST THIS PAST NOVEMBER, I RETURNED. THIS TIME AS THE ATHLETICS
ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS COORDINATOR AT HOPE. MY PATH WASN'T EASY I TRIED ONE YEAR AT HINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND CAME BACK TO HOPE BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE HERE BELIEVED IN ME.
EVEN DURING TIMES WHEN I FACED HOMELESSNESS, HOPE GAVE ME STABILITY, ENCOURAGEMENT AND THE CHANCE TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD. I ALSO STRUGGLED WITH SEVERE DEPRESSION AND THERE WERE MOMENTS WHEN I FELT JUST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP GOING. BUT HOPE KEPT LIFTING MY
SPIRITS. REMINDING ME NOT ONLY OF MY IMPORTANCE, -- SORRY, EXCUSE ME P OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MY EDUCATION, BUT MY OWN WORTH AND WILL TO CONTINUE. BECAUSE OF THAT SUPPORT, I WAS ABLE TO GRADUATE FROM POWER ACADEMY.
HOPE WASN'T JUST ABOUT THE ACADEMICS FOR ME. IT WAS ABOUT BELONGING. I GOT TO SPLAY SPORTS, GO TO PROM, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, CELEBRATE HOPE COMING. I MADE FRIENDSHIPS THAT I STILL
CHERISHED TO WHEN I LOOK BACK WHAT SOUNDS OUT IN PARTICULAR IS THE RELATIONSHIPS. MENTORS WHO CARED THE FRIENDS WHO STOOD BY ME. AND THE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE AND MAKE MEMORIES THAT REMINDED ME I MATTERED.
NOW I AM BACK AT HOPE. BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE. AS ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS COORDINATOR I WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR -- SORRY. I WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE WALKING SAME
RIDE I I DID. I WANT TO BUILD BRIDGES, CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SHOW THEM THAT THEY ARE SEEN. VALUED, AND CAPABLE OF MORE THAN THEY REALIZE. HOPE GAVE ME MORE THAN AN EDUCATION.
IT GAVE ME A COMMUNITY. A SENSE OF BELONGING, AND THE BELIEF THAT I COULD SUCCEED. THAT'S WHAT I CARRY WITH ME. AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO GIVE BACK. SUPPORTING HOPE MEANS SUPPORTING STUDENTS LIKE ME JUST -- WHO
JUST NEEDS SOMEONE TO BELIEVE IN THEM. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT WE HAVE [ INAUDIBLE ] THANK YOU. REYES.
>> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE THE BOARD I AM [ INAUDIBLE ]. I AM BOTH A MENTOR AND A PARENT AT HOPE. AT BOOST ACADEMY. I WANT TO SHARE THE PROFOUND IMPACT THAT HOPE HAS BEEN ON MY FAMILY AND ME PERSONALLY.
MY SON WAS BULLIED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL. HE WAS MISERABLE, HE HATED GOING TO SCHOOL. HE HATED EVERYBODY ATTENDING AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT HOPE, I SAID WHY NOT GIVE IT A LAST -- THOSE
NOTHING I CAN GO WRONG WITH. MY SON STARTED ATTENDING SCHOOL. HE'S NOW THRIVING. HE HAS FRIENDS, HE HAS FEELINGS, HE FEELS S HE LOVES LEARNING. HOPE GAVE MY SON BACK TO ME. HE PARTICIPATES IN ANYTHING THAT
HE CAN. AT BOOST ACADEMY. AND AS WELL AS HOME. BEING -- I HAVE SEEN THE CHANGES IN MY SON THAT GAME SO POWERFUL, I WANTED TO BE A PART OF IT. I TOOK THE POSITION OF A MENTOR AT BOOST AND NOW I GET TO SEE EVERY DAY HOW THIS SMALL
PERSONAL ENVIRONMENT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. THE REAL CONNECTION WAS SEEING OTHER KIDS THAT WENT THROUGH THE SAME SITUATION AS MY SON. I CAN COMPARE THIS SCHOOL TO NO OTHER.
BUT MANIES STUDENTS SHARE EXPENSES OF ALL -- I AM SORRY. I AM GETTING EMOTIONAL. AND BEING A MENTOR AT HOPE AND AT BOOST ACADEMY IT GAVE ME
LEARNING SITUATIONS TO BE A BETTER PERSON TO NOT JUST THESE STUDENTS THAT NEED SOMEONE TO BELIEVE IN THEM, BUT AS WELL AS ME AS A PERSON KNOW HOW HOPE HELPS ALL OF THESE STUDENTS.
IT'S NOT JUST MAKING A DIFFERENCE, EVERY DAY, THIS IS NOT JUST A SCHOOL, THIS IS NOT JUST A COMMUNITY, BUT A SAFE PLACE FOR STUDENTS TO FEEL SUPPORTED. KNOW THAT THEY BELONG SOMEWHERE AND THRIVE THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES.
I URGE YOU TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING HOPE BECAUSE IT IMPACTS NOT JUST DIRECTLY BUT IS LIFE CHANGING FOR THESE KIDS JUST LIKE HOW THEY DID TO MY SON, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT IS SONYA SILVA, FOLLOWED
BY ALLAY WOODEN. WOOTTON. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS I AM SONYA SILVA A SERVE AS A DIRECTORATE BOOST ACADEMY. I HAVE BEEN WITH HOPE FOR MANY
YEARS, BUT MY CONNECTION GOES BACK FURTHER THAN THAT. BECAUSE I GREW UP IN CIRCUMSTANCES VERY SIMILAR TO OUR STUDENTS. I KNOW FIRSTHAND HOW IT FEELS TO BE OVERLOOKED TO HAVE PEOPLE ASSUMED YOUR POTENTIAL IS LIMITED BECAUSE OF WHERE YOU
COME FROM. THAT'S MY HOPE MATTERS TO ME BEING IT'S NOT JUST A PROGRAM IT'S A LIFELINE. IT'S A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS WHO HAVE OFTEN BEEN UNDERESTIMATED ARE GIVEN A CHANCE TO BE SEEN AND HEARD AND BELIEVED IN. EVERY DAY I SEE YOUNG PEOPLE
WALK THROUGH THE DOORS, CARRYING HEAVY BURDENS. POVERTY, INSTABILITY, DOUBT, AND EVERY DAY I SEE THEM DISCOVER SOMETHING POWERFUL. THAT THEY ARE CAPABLE.
THAT THEIR VOICES MATTER. THAT THEIR FUTURE IS NOT DEFINED BY THEIR PAST. HOPE GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES, SOMETIMES FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. WHAT MAKES HOPE UNIQUE IS THAT WE DON'T JUST TEACH ACADEMICS,
WE NURTURE CONFIDENCE, RESILIENCE, AND THE POSSIBILITIES WE REMIND STUDENTS THEY ARE MORE THAN STATISTIC, MORE THAN LABELS, WE SEE THEIR POTENTIAL.
AND WE SEE IT, TOO. I STAND HERE TONIGHT NOT AS A DIRECTOR BUT AS SOMEONE WHO HAS LIVED THE JOURNEY THAT SOUR STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY ON. I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU -- PEOPLE ARE GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES, ENCOURAGEMENT AND BAY LEAF. THEY RISE.
HOPE IS WHERE THE RISING BEGINS. I URGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS WORK BECAUSE EVERYONE STUDENT DESERVES THE CHANCE TO BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES. AND HOPE MAKES THAT POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU.
NEXT AL A ALA WOOTTON. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ALA WOODEN I AM A JUNIOR AT CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO SPEAK. I AM HERE TODAY BECAUSE OUR DISTRICT RECENTLY ADJUSTED THE WAITING FOR SEVERAL WORLD LANGUAGE COURSES.
SPANISH THREE, SPANISH THREE HONORS AND SPANISH FOUR ARE NOW WEIGHT ODD THE CONNORS SCALE WHICH RECOGNIZES THE EXTRA RIGOR AND PREPARES STUDENTS FOR ADVANCED LANGUAGE STUDY. HOWEVER, SPANISH FOR HERITAGE LEARNERS A COURSE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS AND HELD TO A HIGHER
ACADEMIC EXPECTATION, WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THESE CHANGES. HERITAGE STUDENTS COMPLETE MORE PRESENTATIONS, MORE WRITING, AND MORE ADVANCED COMMUNICATION TASKS THAN OTHER LEVELS. THE CURRICULUM ASKS FOR DEEPER CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND HIGHER PROFICIENCY.
IT ALIGNS IF NOT EXCEEDS HONORS LEVEL RIGOR. BUT BECAUSE IT ISN'T WEIGHTED, STUDENTS IN SPANISH HERITAGE END UP AT A DISADVANTAGE COMPARED TO PEERS TAKING OTHER WEIGHTED LANGUAGE CLASSES WITH LIGHTER WORK LLOYD. WORKLOADS.
IT DOESN'T HE ARE NEXT THE CHALLENGE OF THE COURSE AND CREATES INCONSISTENCY IN OUR GRADING SYSTEM THINK I AM ASKING THAT THE DISTRICT REVIEW SPANISH HERITAGE FOR HONORS WEIGHTING SO GRADING IS FAIR AND CONSISTENT ACROSS ALL WORLD LANGUAGE PATHWAYS. IT WOULD SUPPORT ACADEMIC EQUITY AND ACCURATELY REPRESENT THE
LEVEL OF WORK BEING ASKED OF THEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] I BELIEVE WE HAVE TWO ONLINE COMMENTERS TONIGHT. ARE THEY ONLINE.
FIRST HOLLY M. FOLLOWED BY -- I AM SORRY, FIRST AUDREY OXLEY, FOLLOWED BY HOLLY M. ODD AAUDREY OXLEY. >> MEMBERS OF THE BOARD BEING MY
NAME IS AWEDLY OXLEY AND SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE COLORADO PARENTS AD VOCATION I NET WORK RECOGNIZING THE MANY PERSPECTIVES THE BOARD MUST WADE THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENT I AM HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF OVER 400 DUG LAN COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO SIGNED A PETITION URGING THE BOARD TO RETAIN OPT-IN PARENTAL CONCEPT FOR HEALTHY KIDS
COLORADO SURVEY. THESE SIGNERS INCLUDE PARENTS, GRANT ARE GRAND PARENTS, TAXPAYERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS WHO BELIEVE FAMILIES MUST REMAIN AT THE CENTER OF THE DECISIONS INVOLVING CHILDREN. THIS ISSUE IS NOT ABOUT PARTICIPATION RATES OR CONVENIENCE, IT'S ABOUT FEDERAL
LAW. THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE RIGHTS ACT REQUIRES PRIOR WRITTEN PARENTAL CONSENT BEFORE STUDENT ARE ASKED QUESTIONS INVOLVING PROTECTED CATEGORIES INCLUDING MENTAL OR -- I AM SORRY, PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP HEALTH. SECONDS UP BEHAVIOR HALT TUESDAY, SELF HARM, SUBSTANCE
USE AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIP OF THE SURVEY INCLUDES QUESTIONS IN MANY PROTECTED -- PROTECTION OF PEOPLE RIGHTS ACT AREAS. AN OPT OUT MODEL DOES NOT NEED THE STANDARD OF AFFIRMATIVE
CONSENT REQUIRED BY PROTECTION OF PEOPLE'S RIGHTS ACT. PAINTS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DISCOVER A SURVEY AND REMOVE THEIR CHILD AFTER THE FACT. FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES SCHOOLS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION BEFORE SENSITIVE DATA IS COLLECTED FINE OR CHILDREN. WE URGE THIS BOARD TO RETAIN THE CURRENT OPT-IN POLICY WHICH
ALIGNS WITH FEDERAL LAW, PROTECTS STUDENT' PRIVACY AND RESPECTS THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF PARENTS TO DIRECT THE UPBRINGING OF THEIR CHILDREN. IF THE BOARD PROCEEDS WITH REVERT TO GO AN OPT OUT. C-PAN WILL FILE A FORMAL PLATE WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STUDENT PRIVACY POLICY
OFFICE FOR VIOLATION OF P.P. R.A. CONSISTENT WITH OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE LEGAL COMPLIANCE AND PROTECT FAMILIES. DOUGLAS COUNTY CAN AND SHOULD LEAD BY DOING WHAT IS LAWFUL, ETHICAL AND RESPECTFUL OF PARENTS PLEASE KEEP OPT IN, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE HOLLY M. FOLLOWED BY IN-PERSON COMMENTER MATT SMITH AND THEN AMY. >> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES.
>> THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS, FOR SERVING. I WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE HEALTHY KIDS COLORADO SURVEY AND WHY WE SHOULD BE DEEPLY CONCERNED ON THE SURFACE, THIS SURVEY IS PRESENTED AS A SIMPLE TOOL TO UNDERSTAND STUDENT HEALTH. BUT THE REALITY IS FAR MORE TROUBLING. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS A
DUTY TO PROTECT THE PRIVACY, SAFETY, AND WELL BEING OF ALL STUDENTS. THIS DUTY INCLUDES RESPECTING PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE TRUST PARENTS PLACE IN THE BOARD AND THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND WELL BEING.
YET THIS SURVEY ASKS CHILDREN TO DISCLOSE DEEPLY PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, BULLYING, AND IDENTITY TOPICS THAT MANY ADULTS STRUGGLE TO DISCUSS. CONSIDER THESE QUESTIONS DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN BULLIED BECAUSE OF
YOUR ACTUAL PERCEIVED RACE, ETHNIC BACKGROUND, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, RELIGION, DISABILITY STATUS OR PHYSICAL APPEARANCE? AND DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, DID YOU EVER SERIOUSLY CONSIDER ATTEMPTING SUICIDE?
THESE ARE NOT SIMPLE QUESTIONS. THEY ASK CHILDREN TO REFLECT ON TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES, SELF-HARM AND SUICIDAL IDEATION, WHILE THE DATA IS ANONYMIZED THESE ANSWERS BECOME PERMANENT LABELS THAT CAN FOLLOW STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES.
THE THESE LABELS CAN BE USED TOE PATHOPATH ON GUYS NORMAL ADVENTS END EXPERIENCES LEADING STUDENTS TO FEEL THEY ARE BROKEN. THE STATED INTENSE IS TO IMPROVE STUDENT HEALTH BUT THE OUTCOME MAY BE QUITE DIFFERENT BY ASKING CHILDREN TO SELF REAR VIEW
REPORT ON SENSITIVE TOPICS WE ARE COACHING THEM THAT THEIR THOUGHTS AND FILINGS ARE NOT THEIR OWN BUT RATHER DATA POINTS TO BE ANALYZED AND CATEGORIZED THIS SO SLIDES RATHER THAN SUPPORT.
EVEN IF THE DATA IS ON NO ONE MICED THE PROCESS OF ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS CAN BE HARMFUL. CHILDREN MY FEEL PRESSURED TO ANSWER ORR MAY INTERNALIZE THE LABELS CREATED BY THEIR RESPONSES. THIS CAN LEAD TO LONG-TERM
PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM, INCLUDING INCREASED ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND A LOSS OF SELF-TRUST. IT SHOULD BE OPT IN. PARENTS HAVE A RIGHT TO DECIDE WHAT INFORMATION IS SHARED ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN THE WORLD OF
EDUCATION HAS A DUTY TO RESPECT PARENTAL RIGHTS AND ENSURE THAT ANY DATA COLLECTION IS TRANSPARENT, VOLUNTARY AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF STUDENTS I COURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF THIS SAWYER ARE YOU ON OUR STUDENTS, THEIR PRIVACY, TRUST, AND SENSE OF SELF ARE FAR MORE VALUABLE THAN
DATA PINTS. >> 15 SECONDS REMAINING. >> IF WE CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE DATA COLLECTION OVER STUDENT WELL BEING, WE ARE RISK RERIGHTING A CULTURE WHERE CHILDREN FIELD THAT THEIR INNER WORLD IS NOT SAFE AND ONLY CERTAIN THOUGHTS AND EXPERIENCES ARE ACCEPTABLE. WE NEED TO ASK OURSELF WHAT ARE
WE SACRIFICING. >> THANK YOU. NEXT IS MATT SMITH FOLLOWED BY AMY. [ INAUDIBLE ] SORRY. AND THEN TROY DUDLEY. MATT SMITH.
>> I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS TONIGHT. ONE OF THOSE BEING YOUR SECTION EX-TESTIFY SECTION THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO GO IN TO AT THE END OF THIS, REFERENCED THE GANSEY LAWSUIT. AND PLUS AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED AT A HIGH SCHOOL IN DOUGLAS COUNTY THAT WAS REVEALED THROUGH THE SACK MEETING MINUTES. AND THE NAME OF THE HIGH SCHOOL IS IRRELEVANT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY WHAT I WAS ABLE TO INFER FROM THE MEETING MINUTES THAT THERE WAS A LITERARY EXERCISE ASSIGNED BY A TEACHER WHERE STUDENTS WERE ASKED TO EVALUATE A LITERARY PIECE THROUGH THREE LENSES. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE GENDER IDENTITY, MARXIST AND CRITICAL RACE THEORY. THESE ARE THREE HIGHLY POLITICAL
TOPICS THAT SHOULD NOT BE IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND WE HAVE REPEATEDLY TOLD NOT IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS IS THE KIND OF STUFF WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO BELIEVE ME NOT THAT PUSH MARIJUANAS TO REMOVE THEIR KIDS FROM SCHOOL AND SEEK ALTERNATIVE HOME SCHOOL OPTIONS.
IF WE WERE PROACTIVE TO THIS KIND OF STUFF TO MAKE SURE THIS CAME OF STUFF DIDN'T HAPPEN, FROM WHAT I AM READING IT'S A NEWER TEACH THAT CAME IN. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS WAS REVEALED AND REMEDIATION STEPS WERE TAKEN, SO I THINK THE PROCESS IN A WAY WORKED. HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A
MORE PROACTIVE APPROACH TO THIS KIND OF STUFF. TIS SHOULD BE A NEUTRAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE FOLKS COME TO LEARN AND THEIR PARENTS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TEACHING THEIR VALUES, ESPECIALLY AROUND THESE SENSITIVE TOPIC AREAS. THE NEXT THING I ASK IS AROUND THE BEGA GAINSY LAWSUIT.
THERE ARE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD THAT HAVE INVOLVEMENT WITH THE PLAINTIFF IN THAT CASE. AND I REALLY HOPE YOU ARE NOT GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO LOOK FOR A WAY TO SETTLE THIS LAWSUIT. FOUR OF YOU RAN ON A CAMPAIGN OF KEEPING MONEY IN THE CLASSROOM. AND OUT OF COURTROOMS AND SO I
HOPE -- I TRULY HOPE THAT YOU HONOR THAT. HERE WHEN IT COMES TO STERLING RANCH, WHEN IT COMES TO THE GANSEY LAWSUIT. BUT I THINK THE BOARD HAS A DUTY TO PROTECT THE DISTRICT FROM FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS AND CITIZENS SHOULD NOT PROFIT FROM, YOU KNOW, THE DISTRICT AT THE
EXPENSE OF OUR CHILDREN. THOSE ARE TWO THINGS THAT I ASK TONIGHT THAT I HOPE THAT YOU CONSIDER THAT, AND OTHER THAN THAT, I AM DONE, THANKS. >> THANK YOU, AMY [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> I AM A LITTLE BIT SHORTER. GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR STEPPING INTO THIS IMPORTANT ROLE. YOU HAVE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS AMY [ INAUDIBLE ] AND I AM HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF DOUGLAS COUNTY KIDS IDENTIFIED
WITH DYSLEXIA, ALSO KNOWN AS D.C. KID. I WOULD LIKE TO START WAY FEW IMPORTANT FACTS. DYSLEXIA AFFECTS BETWEEN 5 TO 20% OF THE GLOBAL POPULATION. IT IS A NEUROBIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCE IN THE BRAIN THAT IMPACTS READING, SPELLING, AND WRITING. AND EXISTS ON A SPECTRUM FROM
MILD TO SEVERE. DYSLEXIA HAS NO CONNECTION TWO INTELLIGENCE, MORE THAN 50% OF NASA EMPLOYEES ARE REPORTEDLY GUESS LEXUS. IT IS ALSO THE MOST PREVALENT LEARN IS DISABILITY AND THE LEADING CAUSE OF READING
DIFFICULTIES IN SCHOOL DROP OUTS. READING CHALLENGES ARE A COMMON FACTOR AMONG YOUTH INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. AND STRUGGLING READERS ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO CONSIDER OR ATTEMPT SUICIDE.
SINCE 2018 D.C. KID HAS PARTNERED WITH DCSD LEADERSHIP AND SCHOOLS TO ADVANCE DYSLEXIA AWARENESS AND STRENGTHEN LITERACY AND MATH. WE HAVE PROVIDED DYSLEXIA SIMULATIONS IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
BEGINNING IN THE SPRING OF 2026, DCSD WILL BEGIN SCREEN KINDERGARTENERS FOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DYSLEXIA. AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR, EXPANDING TO FIRST TO THIRD GRADE. ALL BEFORE THE REQUIREMENT DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF SENATE BILL
25200. STARTING IN 27 WILL HAVE 28. TO DATE, EVERY DCSD BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS PARTICIPATED IN A DYSLEXIA SIMULATION, MORE THAN 2,000 DCSD EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE TAKEN PART AS WELL.
HERE IS JUST A SAMPLE OF THE FEEDBACK WE CONSTANTLY AND CONSISTENTLY RECEIVE. EVERY TEACHER NEEDS THIS. I WANT MY WHOLE SCHOOL TO DO THIS. I AM RELIEVED TO FINALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT MIGHT DYSLEXIC STUDENTS GO THROUGH. TODAY WAS EYE OPENING.
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE THIS WITH MY COLLEAGUES. THE IN RECOGNITION OF THAT DISTRICT'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO DYSLEXIC STUDENTS, WE INVITE YOU, THE NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD, AND THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE ALREADY PARTICIPATED,
TO JOIN US IN A DYSLEXIA SIMULATION. THIS EXPERIENCE ALLOWS YOU TO WALK IN THE SHOES, JUST FOR A SHORT TIME, OF A -- OF THE A APPROXIMATELY 7500 DCSD STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA. WHETHER FORMALLY IDENTIFIED OR NOT. WE ARE HAPPY TO SCHEDULE, A
SIMULATION AT YOUR CONVENIENCE. >> 15 SECONDS REMAINING. >> WE OPEN THAT YOU WILL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DEEPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION FOR STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA AND TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE SYSTEMS THAT HELP THEM THRIVE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE TROY DUDLEY FOLLOWED BY JEN MICK CANNON AND JUDY BREM DIAGNOSE BURG. TROY DUDLEY.
>> I WORK WITH MOMENTUM STRATEGY AND RESEARCH. I THINK THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TOPIC I AM HERE TO TALK HOPE. MOMENTUM STRATEGY AND RESEARCH IS A NONPROFIT THAT SUPPORTS ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION. REALLY CROSS THE NATION KNOW
FOCUS AS DIRECTOR IS SUPPORTING MANY OF THE 90A ACTUAL ECs IN COLORADO HAR WILLING TO HAVE MY HOPE OR MY HELP. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH HOPE LAST YEAR, JUST A LITTLE BIT ON MY BACKGROUND. I HAVE OVER 20 YEARS OF AES
EXPERIENCE FROM TEACHER, MASTER TEACHER, STRUGGLE COACH, AND PRINCIPAL. SO I THEN RETIRED AND THEN THEY DUST MAID OFF TO COME BACK INTO THIS ROLE. WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT HOPE IS I AM VERY IMPRESSED BY THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE THERE AND I WANTED TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO YOU TONIGHT.
TO BEGIN WITH, WE HAD A TEAM, WE SPENT MULTIPLE DAYS, WENT TO MULTIPLE THE CAMPUSS LAST YEAR AND GENERALLY WAS SUPER IMPRESSED BY WHAT IS HAPPENING AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN TERMS OF HOW THEY ARE CONNECTING. THEIR CONNECTION WITH STUDENTS,
THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE THING, YOU HEARD THAT FROM THE EARLIER SPEAKERS TO HEAR THAT IS AMAZING. BUT WE CAN'T JUST LIVE ON THAT. WE HAVE ALSO HAVE TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS. AND USE A FRAMEWORK FOR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION AND I AM
SUPER FRIDGED WITH HOW HOPE CHECKS SO MANY BOXES, THINGS LIKE INDIVIDUAL PATHWAYS OF SUPPORTING KIDS WHERE THEY ARE COMING IN AND REALLY HELPING THEM WITH THOSE PIECES, HAVING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. A UNIQUE THING THAT I OFTEN DON'T SEE IS EVEN THE EXTRACURRICULARS THAT WE HEARD
ABOUT AS WELL. THAT'S NOT COMMON, THAT WAS AN AMAZING PIECE TO COME AWAY WITH. BUT WE CAN'T JUST LIVE IN THAT PLACE. THE OTHER PART THAT JUMPED OUT AT ME IS THEIR WILLINGNESS TO GROW, NOT JUST RESTING THERE. A LOT OF SCHOOLS I WORK WITH AND A WORK FOR PROBABLY 30 OF THEM. A LOT OF THEM SIT IN THIS PLACE
OF THE JUST KIND OF LOVING ON KIDS AND ENGAGING THEM AND NOT FOCUSING ENOUGH ON THE IMPROVEMENT PROCESS AND BEST PRACTICES AROUND THAT. WHAT I REALLY ENJOYED OVER THE LAST YEAR, SINCE I SPENT THAT TIME WITH THEM, IS THEIR INTEREST IN GROWTH. AND TAKING RECOMMENDATIONS AND
REALLY TRYING TO FIND THAT NEXT WAY TO SUPPORT THEIR KIDS AND NOT JUST LIVING IN THAT KIND OF STATUS OF PEOPLE LOVE US FOR WHAT WE ARE DOING, THEY ARE CONSTANTLY TRYING TO IMPROVE THE PROGRAM WHICH IS WHAT I LOOK FOR AND SUPPORT AND THEN SUPPORT THEM WITH THE BEST PRACTICES ON HOW TO DO THAT.
WHICH IS THE WORK WE ARE DOING. WE ARE STILL WORKING TOGETHER. I HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO BE IN THERE. WORKING WITH STAFF, OFFERING PDs TO THEIR LEADERSHIP DEPARTMENT AND I HAVE ALWAYS COME AWAY WITH REALLY FEELING THAT I AM WORKING WITH EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATORS. THAT ARE THERE DOING THE BEST
THINGS FOR KIDS. >> 15 SECONDS REMAINING. >> AND I AM IMPRESSED BY THE WORK, AND I WAS JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU, SO THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU. NEXT IS JEN MCGHAN UNFOLLOWED BY JUDY PROGRAMBURG AND THEN SVEN SHARPEN.
JIM MCGHAN UN. >> I AM HERE TO PARTLY WELCOME THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS. WHAT A BREATH OF FRESH AIR. ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO I
APPEARED BEFORE THE PREVIOUS BOARD AND I HELD UP MY PROPERTY TAX BILL. I TOLD THROUGH TO YOU A COUPLE OF YOU HAD A CAMPAIGN MEETING THIS SUMMER. I SAID I WAS TIRED OF SEEING
POLITICS IN OUR SCHOOL BOARD. SO I SAID I BROUGHT MY TAX BILL AND I SAID I AM REALLY ALMOST NOT WANT TO GO PAY THESE TAXES ANYMORE. FROM WHAT I AM SEEING. THE POLITICAL IDEOLOGY HAD NO
PLACE IN THIS SCHOOL BOARD. OR ANY SCHOOL BOARD. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I EVER APPEARED IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL BOARD. MY KIDS ARE BEYOND HIGHER EDUCATION NOW. WHY SHOULD I CARE ABOUT THIS?
IT -- THE BOARD BEFORE THIS CREATED A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT, LAWSUITS, EXTREME POLICY CHANGES, STAFF DISRUPTION AND MUCH MORE. YOU HAVE QUITE A MESS TO DEAL
WITH NOW. AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME PRODUCTION FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOUR OUR KIDS AND FOR OUR -- ALL OF OUR WELL BEING. WHICH IS WHY WE PATHOS TAXES.
YOU KNOW, I AM ASKING THIS SCHOOL BOARD TO GET BACK TO CREATING POLICY FOR EDUCATION. PERIOD. NOT BASED ON POLITICAL IDEOLOGY OR PERCENTAGE AGENDAS OR WORRYING ABOUT A MASK MANDATE OR
ANY OF THAT OTHER FOOLISHNESS. AND LASTLY, I THINK OUR PREVIOUS SUPERINTENDENT WHO WAS WRONGFULLY DISCHARGED SHOULD BE ASKED TO COME BACK. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE JUDY PROGRAMBURG FOLLOWED GUY SVEN SHARPEN, PATTY ANDERSON AND FINALLY KELLY MAYER. JUDY BRANBURG. >> GOODS EVENING MY NAME IS JUDY
BRANBURG THE NOVEMBER 25th WORLD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOTE ON THE STERLING RANCH 13th AMENDMENT CREATED A CONTINUING LEGAL ISSUE THAT NOW REQUIRES PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY AND DIRECT DIRECT TIFF ACTION BEFORE THAT BOCC VOTE.
DCSD WARNED IN WRITING THAT APPROVAL WOULD VARIETY COLORADO SUBDIVISION LAW BECAUSE FILING 6A WAS NEVER DEDICATED SCHOOL LAND. ON JUNE 20th, 2025. SUPERINTENDENT KANE CONFIRMED THE PARCEL WAS A DONATION NOT A DEDICATION.
DESPITE THAT KNOWLEDGE, THE BOCC APPROVED THE AMENDMENT ANYWAY. AND DCSD TOOK NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TO STOP IT. NOW DCSD MET IN CLOSED EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATION AND AN INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION FOLLOWS TONIGHT
THAT OMITS THE AMENDMENT LANGUAGE, OMITS THE HEARING RECORD, AND OMITS THE QUID QUO PRO BRIBES OFFERED JUST BEFORE THE VOTE. THAT IS NOT TRANSPARENCY. IT IS DAMAGE CONTROL. DCSD'S OWN BOARD RESOLUTION MADE
ANY PLACE HOLDER SCHOOL SITE THEORY LEGALLY IMPOSSIBLE THERE WAS NO 4R5U678 OUTCOME AVAILABLE. WHEN SCHOOL OFFICIALS PROCEED WITH ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE THAT NO LAWFUL OUTCOME EXISTS IN ACTION BECOMES PARTICIPATION AND THEN
AN ACTIVE COVER UP. I AM ASKING THIS NEWLY-SEATED BOARD TO INVESTIGATE. DISCLOSE THE FULL RECORD AND AND TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION NOW. MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, BEFORE YOU VOTE, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THIS
RECORD REFLECT ONE CONCERN. THIS ITEM WAS NOTICED AS INFORMATIONAL. IT'S BON CONVERTED TO AN ACTION ITEM FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION. I AM NOT HERE TO CHALLENGE THE BOARD'S AUTHORITY TO ACT JUST ASKING THAT THE BOARD CONFIRM ON
THE RECORD THAT NO FINAL DECISIONS WERE MADE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND THAT THE SUBSTANCE. ACTION NOW BEFORE YOU IS BEING DELIBERATED OPENLY AS REQUIRED. FOR PUBLIC TRUST AND TRANSPARENT CIRCUMSTANCE I RESPECT OF COURSE I REQUEST THAT THE BASIS FOR THIS ACTION BE STATED CLEARLY IN
OPEN SESSION BEFORE ANY VOTE IS TAKEN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE SAY VEIN SHARPEN. AND THEN PATTY ANDERSON AND KELLY MAYER. SVSAY SHARPEN.
>> HEADACHE EVERYBODY, I AM SVEN SHARPEN. I AM HERE MYSELF BUT REALLY HERE TO REPRESENT THE FOLK ON THE AUTISTIC SPECTRUM. I WAS AT DID I DCSD BOARD MEETING THREE MONTHS AGO ADVOCATING TO MAKE THE POLICY OF THIS COLORADO PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEY OPT IN THREE MONTHS AGO.
AND THEY DID. AND LOOK WHERE WE ARE NOW AND YOU ARE TRYING TO REVERSE IT. THIS HAS TO REMAIN AN OPT-IN POLICY. BECAUSE THE SURVEY IS TALKING ABOUT INAPPROPRIATE TOPICS LIKE IF I CAN SAY THIS, RACIAL AND
SEXUAL CONCEPTS THAT ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN. PARENTS SHOULD BE DETERMINING THEIR UPBRINGING OF THEIR CHILDREN. NOT SCHOOL OFFICIALS, AND HERE IS WHY, I WAS GIVEN PRESCHOOL LEVEL ASSIGNMENTS IN FIFTH GRADE BY SPECIAL EDUCATION SOCIAL WORKERS, EVEN THOUGH I WAS SMARTER THAN MY FIFTH GRADE
CLASSMATES. I WAS ALSO ACCUSED OF PLOTTING HORRIBLE THINGS THAT I WOULD NEVER DO AND THINGS IN REALITY AUTHORIZE THINGS THAT I SAID OUT OF ANGER. AND IT WAS IN A RESPONSE TO A BROKEN TOTALITARIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM. AND THE WORST THING THAT DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL OFFICIALS DID, WAS
FORCED ME TO TRANSFER SCHOOLS AND THREATEN MY PARENTS THAT I WAS GOING TO FAIL WITHOUT EFFECTIVE NEEDS PROGRAMS. EVENING THOUGH I WAS NOT FAILING AND AS A RESULT OF THIS, I LOST YEARS OF RELATIONSHIP BUILDING PROGRESS, BE AND WAS PUT INTO A DEPRESSION THAT INCLUDED SUICIDAL IDEATIONS.
I AM DOING A LOT BETTER NOW, BUT ALL OF THIS WAS DONE TO ME BECAUSE I AM DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM. AND IF YOU HADN'T MET ME, YOU WOULD PROBABLY THINK I HAD A SEVERE DISABILITY. AND I WAS BEING TREATED FOR A SEVERE DISABILITY THAT I DIDN'T ACTUALLY HAVE.
AUTISTIC KIDS ARE BRIGHTEST, MOST TALENTED AND CAUSALLY MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN OUR SCHOOLS AND BALLS OF THE ARTIFICIAL HEART SHIP CREATED BY THESE SCHOOL OFFICIALS AND BAD TEACHERS, AND ABUSE I HAVE POLICIES AUTISTIC KIDS DON'T
HAVE COMMUNITY AND WILL SEE TRANS IDENTIFICATION AS ATTRACTIVE BECAUSE WE DON'T SAY TRUTH-BASED COMMUNITY OF OUR OWN AND I AM HERE TO PUT AN END TO THIS. AUTISTIC KIDS DID HE PERFECT BETTER AND PARENTS SHOULD BE DETERMINING THE UPBRINGING OF THEIR KIDS. BECAUSE THEY KNOW WAY BETTER
ABOUT THEIR OWN KIDS THAN ANY SCHOOL OFFICIAL EVER COULD. IF I HAD BEEN GIVEN THE COLORADO PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEY WHEN I WAS 14, PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ENDED ENTRANCE AND ENDED UP ON THE PATH THAT DETRANSITIONERS ARE ON TODAY. AND ONE MORE THING.
THE FOUR OF YOU THAT JUST GOT VOTED IN YOU BETTER THANK YOUR VOTERS THE VOTER WAS 35%, BACK THE ONLY REASON YOU ARE HERE IS RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE DIDN'T SHOW UP. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
THANK YOU, NEXT PATTY ANDERSON. >> GOOD HE CAN, BOARD OF EDUCATION. FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO SAGEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR WHO PERSONAL FORM ON THE MAIDEN STAGE ON THURSDAY AT JUNIOR THESE CONNECTICUT I AM
SURE IT WAS AMAZING. I AM THE MOM OF A DCSD GRADUATE, A CURRENT SOPHOMORE AND FRESHMAN. I AM HERE TO ADDRESSED THE TOPIC OF THE HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY. THE SURVEY COLLECTS IMPORTANT INFORMATION SUCH AS STUDENT SAFETY, MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, NUTRITION CONCERNS, PHYSICAL SAFETY, AND IS OTHER TOPICS
RELATED TO OUR STUDENT' HEALTH. I WANT TO BE CLEAR, I SUPPORT PARENTAL CHOICE TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN AWAY FROM THESE SENSITIVE TOPICS. HOWEVER, I STRONGLY URGE THIS BOARD TO REVERT THE SURVEY BACK TO OPT OUT AS IT HAS BEEN FOR MANY YEARS, OPT OF IT HAD IN SURVEYS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
PARTICIPATION WHEN FEWER STUDENTS ARE INCLUDED, SCHOOLS LOSE VISIBILITY INTO SENIOR I SAFETY CONCERNS MENTAL HEALTH TRENDS AND WARNING SIGNS OF SERIOUS RISK THE STUDENTS WHO SAYS MAY BE MOST VULNERABLE ARE OFTEN THE LEAST LIKELY TO BE CAPTURED BY OPT-IN PROCESSES. WHEN PARTICIPATION DROPS,
SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS ARE LEFT MAKING DECISION WITH INCOMPLETE INFORMATION AND THAT CAN HAVE REAL CONSEQUENCES. OPT-OUT SURVEYS STRIKE THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN PROTECTING STUDENTS AND RESPECTING FAMILIES. OPT-OUT CONSENT EN SURES BROAD ARE PAIR PAYING WHILE STILL
FULLY RESPECTING PARENT THE RIGHTS AS A LONG-TIME PARENT IN THE DISTRICT I WAS GIVEN THE ENTIRE SURVEY AHEAD OF TIME I COULD REVIEW THE QUESTIONS AND MAKE DECISION ON WHAT I THOUGHT WAS BEST FOR MY FAMILY. AND IN ADDITION AT THE TIME THE SURVEY IS GIVEN TEACHERS INFORM THE STUDENTS IT THE SURVEY IS OPTIONAL THEY CAN OPT OUT AND I
DID CONFIRM THAT WITH TWO OF MY CURRENT STUDENTS. THEY ARE ALSO ADVISE FIRST DEGREE THEY DON'T FEEL COME C COMFORTABLE ABOUT A QUESTION, SKIP IT. THEY ALWAYS HAVE THAT THINKS ON, HOWEVER, I DO UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT THOSE PARENTS WHO WISH TO D DECLINE PAR NATION IF THEY CHOOSE.
THE THIS APPROACH RECOGNIZES THAT PARENTS ARE PARTNERS IN EDUCATION. NOT OBSTACLES TO IT. I WANT TO BE CLEAR, THAT THIS IS NOT ABOUT REMOVING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. IT IS ABOUT USING A CONSENT MODEL THAT PRIORITIZES STUDENT SAFETY, WHILE MAINTAINING
TRANSPARENCY AND CHOICE FAMILIES CLEAR COMMUNICATION CONTENT BEING POLICY AND FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURES IS ESSENTIAL AND SHOULD ALWAYS ACCOMPANY THIS AND SIMILAR SURVEYS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TOPICS LIKE MENTAL HEALTH OR BULLYING IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT THAT SCHOOLS HAVE RELIABLE DATA. THESE ARE NOT ATTRACT ISSUES
THEY ARE REAL, URGENT AND SOMETIMES LIFE SAVING. LIMITING POUR PARTICIPATION THROUGH OPTS-IN POLICIES COULD LEAD TO MISSING WARNING SIGNS AND GETTING THE SUPPORT THAT STUDENTS TRULY NEED. I WANT TO SAY IN MY OWN CHILDREN
HAVE TAKEN THE SURVEY MULTIPLE TIMES, HAVE NEVER COME HOME CHANGED AND THEY HAVE BEEN GRATEFUL AND SUPPORTED BY THE RESULTING ACTIONS OF THE BOARD AND THE SCHOOLS AND THE DISTRICT IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THEM. AND KEEP THEM ALIVE. AND KEEP THEM HAPPY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. AND NOW WE HAVE KELLY MAYER. >> GOOD EVENING SUPERINTENDENT KANE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MY NAME IS KELLY MAYER AND I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF DOUGLAS
COUNTY PARENTS, WE SUPPORT ADMINISTERING THE HEALTH THREE KIDS COLORADO SURVEY USING AN HADN'T-OUT MODEL. CORRECTING A PRIOR VOTE THAT WAS RUSHED THROUGH WITHOUT ADEQUATE NOTICE OR CONSIDERATION. AS PARENTS, WE WANT TO BE FULLY INFORMED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS AND MEANINGFULLY
INVOLVED IN DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR CHILDREN. AT THE SAME TIME WE WANT OUR SCHOOLS TO HAVE THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO SUPPORT STUDENT WELL BEING. AN OPT-OUT APPROACH ALLOWS BOTH. THE HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY SAY RESPECTED SCIENTIFICALLY VALIDATED TOOL.
FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING BROAD TRENDS RELATED TO STUDENT SAFETY, MENTAL HEALTH, AND OVERALL WELL BEING IN DID GO DOUGLAS COUNTY IT PROVIDE THE DISTRICT WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS DIFFICULT ISSUES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY USING DATA-DRIVEN,
BEST-PRACTICE SOLUTIONS. THIS SURVEY WAS DISCUSSED OPENLY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. THE FOUR NEWLY-ELECTED DIRECTORS SPOKE DIRECTLY TO VOTERS ABOUT THE HEALTHY KIDS COLORADO SURVEY. AND EACH EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR AN OPT-OUT MODEL AND A WILLINGNESS TO CHANGE THE CURRENT APPROACH.
VOTERS HEARD THE MESSAGE AND SUPPORTED IT. UPDATING THE POLICY REFLECTS THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE OF DOUGLAS COUNTY. WHO WANT SCHOOLS TO BE TRANSPARENT, COMMUNICATIVE, AND FULLY INFORMING FAMILIES. WE RECOGNIZE THAT FAMILIES HAVE DIFFERENT VALUES AND COMFORT
LEVELS. AN HADN'T-OUT MODEL RESPECTS THE DIFFERENTS WHILE STILL ALLOWING SCHOOLS TO GATHER MEANINGFUL INFORMATION TO BETTER SERVE STUDENTS. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE BOARD TO HONOR THE COMMITMENTS MADE TO VOTERS AND ADAPT AN HADN'T OFF OUT POLICY. FOR THE HEALTHY KIDS COLORADO
SURVEY. DOING SO STRENGTHENS PARENTAL PARTNERSHIPS, PROTECTS STUDENT PRIVACY AND ENSURES OUR SCHOOLS CAN RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO THE NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN WE ALL CARE ABOUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE TO DOUGLAS COUNTY.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> TOUCH THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. LET'S NOW MOVE IN TO ITEM SEVEN, ADOPTION OF THE CONSENTS AGENDA. AT THIS TIME, ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS FOR ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM CONSENT? DIRECTOR THOMPSON.
>> LINE TO PULL 7.8 THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 AUDIT. >> OKAY. YES. THE DIRECTOR RYAN. >> AND I WOULD ASK TO PULL 7.3, APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO SUPERINTENDENT-RELATED TO DISTRICT DISPUTE WITH CONVERGINT
TECHNOLOGIE. >> ANY OTHER REQUESTS? OKAY. AT THIS TIME, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING IDEAS 7.3 AND 7.8? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> SO IT HAS BEEN MOVE BAD
DIRECTOR GEIGER. AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE CONCEPT AGENDA, EXCLUDING ITEMS 7.3 AND 7.8. THE MOTION IS NOW OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY.
SO ALL THOSE IN FAVE PLEASE SAY ARIZONA EICH THOSE HE'S A POSED KNOW. DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR DENTS HER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> AYE. >> CORRECT TOUR MEEK. AYE. DIRECTOR RYAN. >> AYE. AND DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> AYE.
>> SO THE MOTION PASSES 6-0. FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE FIRST ITEM THAT WAS PULLED IS 7.3. APPROVAL OF DESIGNATING TO THE
SUPERINTENDENT. IN ORDER TO GO INTO DISCUSSION, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO SUPERINTENDENT RELATED TO DISPUTE -- THE DISTRICT'S DISPUTE WITH CONVERGINT TECHNOLOGIE LLC? >> SO MOVED. >> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. >> OKAY. SO IT'S BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR CALLAHAN AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR RYAN THAT THE BOARD DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO SUPERINTENDENT RELATED TO THE DISTRICT'S DISPUTE, WITH CONVERGINT TECHNOLOGIE, THE
MOTION IS NOW OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. TRYING TOUR RYAN SINCE YOU PULLED IT WOULD YOU LAKE TO GO FIRST? >> YES, I WANTED TO PULL IT FROM AT JAY DEN BECAUSE OUR CONSENT AGENDA SHOULD BE ONLY FOR THE ITEMS WHERE WE HAVE ALREADY DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT. I THINK A RESOLUTION THAT
DELEGATES THAT AUTHORITY IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE CONCEPT AGENDA. THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT I DON'T SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION, DO I. BUT I THINK THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE DISCUSSION IT NEED TO BE PULLED AND HAVE A SEPARATE VOTE.
>> IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO. OKAY THINK ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE THOSE OPPOSED NO. DIRECTOR WELL HAPPEN. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR DENZLER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR GUILINGER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR MEEK. AYE. DIRECTOR RYAN. >> AYE.
>> DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> AYE. >> GREAT, THE MOTION PASSES 6-0. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 7.8 APPROVAL OF FY2025 DCSD CDE AUDIT ACCREDITATION REPORT.
THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT. THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CDE AUDIT ACCREDITATION REPORT. DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> I MOVE FOR THIS ITEM WE NEED
TO REMOVE THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE REPORT FROM THE TITLE. >> I AM SORRY SAY IT ONE MORE TIME. >> THE PART IN PARENTHESES WE NEED TO YOU REMOVE IT'S JUST THE APPROVAL OF THE CDE AUDIT
ACCREDITATION REPORT. >> SO I THINK WE ARE LOOKING AT CHANGING THE AGENDA TOPIC. TO REMOVE THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT. WHICH SHOULD NOT BE THERE, IS THAT YOUR --
>> YEAH, THAT PARENTHESES SHOULDN'T BE THERE. >> OKAY. SO I -- SUPERINTENDENT KANE. >> THANK YOU. YES, IT IS IN PARENTHESES BECAUSE IT'S A REFERENCE DOCUMENT. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S IN RAH PEDROIA REMEMBER THAT CEASE, NOT SURE THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE IT
AS LONG AS THE MOTION MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THE CDE AUDIT A CORRECT DAYS REPORT IS WHAT'S BEING APPROVED. >> JUST FOR CLARITY FOR THE FULL BOARD THERE ARE MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS LISTED HERE AND IT'S
THE VERY FIRST ONE, THAT WE ARE VOTING ON FOR APPROVAL. LATER ON THERE IS THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT, IT IS STILL IN DRAFT FORM.
>> SO I THINK TILT, IF WE WANT TO IN THE MOTION REMOVE THAT FROM THE TITLE, WHICH IS WHAT I THINK WHAT YOUR MOTION WAS, SO I AM GOING TO RESTATE IT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE HERE.
THERE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FY2025 DCSD CDE AUDIT ACCREDITATION REPORT. WITHOUT THE PARENTHESES OF THE -- [ INAUDIBLE ] IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. >> OKAY. SO IT'S BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR THOMPSON AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR GEIGER. THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE F FY2025 DCSD CDE AUDIT ACCREDITATION REPORT. SO THE MOTION IS NOW OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
I THINK DIRECTOR THOMPSON YOU REMOVED IT FROM CONSENT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO FIRST? >> YES. SO I DID HAVE A FEW DISCUSSION ITEMS. AND IT WAS MAINLY JUST TO PROVIDE CONTEXT FOR OUR NEWER BOARD DIRECTORS.
SO THIS AUDIT IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS ANNUALLY. ALL YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IS THEREN FOC LETTER ATTACHED WAS A REFERENCE DO YOU WANT. THAT'S FROM OUR FISCAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WHO HAVE TAKEN TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AUDITING PROCESS, SO I WANTED TO JUST
RAISE THAT UP. AND THEN, OF COURSE, ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOC FOR THE ADDITIONAL TIME THAT THEY VOLUNTEER TO BE A PART OF THE AUDITING PROCESS. WE ARE ACTUALLY NOT SHORT OF VOLUNTEERS WHEN IT COMES TO THIS. ADDITIONALLY, I WANTED TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST POINT OUT
THE POLICIES IN RELATION TO THE AUDIT. SO WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE LIMITATION, NUMBER 10, WHICH IS FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION. SO THERE ARE SPECIFIC POINTS IN THIS POLICY THAT POINTS DIRECTLY TO THE AUDIT, AS PART OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S
RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING NUMBER 1, WHICH ARE, YOU KNOW, COMPLETE RECORDS, AS WELL AS NUMBER 10 UNDER THAT POLICY, WHICH IS IN REGARDS SPECIFICALLY TO THE ANNUAL AUDIT. SO JUST WANT TO GO POINT THAT PIECE OUT. AS WELL AS WE DO HAVE A BOARD FILE D.I.E.
SO DIE, WHICH COVERS THE ANNUAL AUDIT PROCESS. AND AS WE ARE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION, I DID WANT TO POINT OUT WHEN I WAS REFERENCING THIS POLICY, I DID NOTICE THAT WE HAVE SOME CROSS-REFERNCES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOCUMENT THAT ARE OUTDATED. AND SO LITTLE EARMARK THAT THIS
POLICY NEEDS A LITTLE UPDATING. AND THEN FINALLY, THERE IS IN THE REPORT A SECTION -- HOLD ON.
I NEED THE PAGE NUMBER. THERE IS A SECTION IN HERE THAT RECOGNIZES THAT THERE IS A GOVERNMENT FINANCIER OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AWARD THAT THE DISTRICT RECEIVED. AND SO THIS IS JUST A REALLY DISTINGUISHED AWARD FOR FINANCE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THE EXCELLENT JOB BY STAFF. THAT'S IT. >> WE CAN ALL TELL DIRECTOR THOMPSON IS OUR FISCAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE LIAISON, WE APPRECIATE YOU HIGHLIGHTING ALL OF THOSE ITEMS. ARE THERE OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS
AT THIS POINT. OKAY, TO REMIND EVERYONE, THE MOTION AT HAND IS TO APPROVE THE FY2025 DCSD CDE AUDIT ACCREDITATION REPORT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE, ALL THOSE OPPOSED.
NO. DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR DENZLER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR MEEK. AYE. DIRECTOR RYAN. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> AYE. >> THE MOTION PASSES 6-0.
ALL RIGHT. NOW WE MOVE INTO OUR STUDY ACTION ITEMS. SO WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE FIRST ITEM IS THE CHARTER RENEWAL PROCESS REVIEW WITH A 5-MINUTE PRESENTATION FOLLOWED BY A
5-MINUTE Q&A. >> FOR THIS PRESENTATION WE HAVE THE DIRECTOR -- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OUR CHOICE PROGRAMMING OFFICE, GORDON MOSHER WHO IS ALSO AN AWARD
WINNER. >> THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. AND FIRST I WANT TO JUST GO
THROUGH AND TALK ABOUT THIS IS A SHORT PRESENTATION JUST TO DO AN OVERVIEW FOR YOU AS A BOARD AND ALSO FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE THE PROCESS AT THAT WE GO THROUGH. AND THEN WE WILL HAVE EACH OF THE SCHOOLS WHO ARE UP FOR RENEWAL. WE HAVE THREE SCHOOLS WHO ARE COMING UP FOR RENEWAL IN YEAR. YOU CAN SEE THEM DISPLAYED HERE
BEHIND ME AND IN FRONT OF ME. LOVE THE BIG SCREEN. I WORKED HARD ON THESE SLIDES THIS IS REALLY NICE TO SEE. SO FIRST OFF, YOU KNOW, I SAY A LOT AND YOU KNOW YOU HAVE HEARD ME SAY THESE TWO WORDS A LOT, AUTONOMY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
IN THE CHARTER WORLD THOSE ARE TALKED ABOUT A LOT. BUT I REALLY HEARD ANOTHER AUTHORIZE IRSAY THIS AT A PREVIOUS CONFERENCE I WAS AT. BUT IT'S NOT JUST THOSE TWO THINGS, IT'S AUTONOMY AT THE EXPENSE OF ACCOUNTABILITY. THESE ARE PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT ARE USING PUBLIC DOLLARS BUT HAVE THE AUTONOMY TO DO MANY,
MANY DIFFERENT THINGS BUT THAT COMES AT AN EXPENSE OF ACCOUNTABILITY TO ABOARD OF EDUCATION THAT OVERSEES AND AUTHORIZES THEM THROUGH A CHARTER CONTRACT OF I THINK THAT REALLY HELPS KIND THE OF SET THE STAGE FOR THE THING THAT WE TALK WHICH THERE IS A VERY IMPORTANT PROCESS OF OUR PROCESS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.
THERE WAS A NUMBER OF THINGS ATTACHED TO THE BOARD DOCS, THERE IS A POCKET AND LINKS ON THERE. WE HAVE TO INCLUDE THEM AS PDFs SO THEY WORK WHEN YOU CLICK ON THOSE. I WANT TO TALK THROUGH SOME REVISIONS. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS AND IT CAME ENOUGH A PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING. WE DID MAKE SOME CHANGES TO OUR
RENEWAL PROCESS IN RESPONSE TO A COMMENT THAT WAS ASKED OF HOW DO WE HONOR OUR LONG-STANDING CHARTERS HAVE HAVE BEEN PERFORMING WELL FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. WE DID MOVE TO CHANGE THAT PROCESS, TWO YEARS AGO, MAYBE THREE YEARS AGO, ANY SCHOOL, CHARTER SCHOOL THAT'S GONE
THROUGH TWO SUCCESSFUL RENEWALS, AND HAS HAD ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS THAT ARE SATISFACTORY, THEY GO TO A MODIFIED RENEWAL POCKET AND THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT MUCH LESS INFORMATION. WE DO HAVE -- WE HAVE ASPEN VIEW, ACTUALLY GOT TO GO THROUGH
THAT PROCESS THIS AREA. SO BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOW BEEN THROUGH TWO RENEWAL SICKLES THEY HAD MUCH LESS REPORT INFORMATION THAT THEY HAD TO SUBMIT. THE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN THROUGH TWO SUCCESSFUL RENEWALS WITHOUT MAJOR, YOU KNOW, QUESTIONS OR SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE HAD TO CHECK IN ON, IN THAT TIME, THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT
MORE INFORMATION. AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'LL CONTINUE THAT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT WE DID DIFFERENTLY BASED ON THAT RESPONSE. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS, CURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ALSO IN THERE AS YOU HAVE SEEN A -- WE HIRE A THIRD PARTY REVIEW TORE COME IN TO DO A VISIT AND TO DO
AN EXTENSIVE REPORT ANALYSIS, IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT HONOR FOR US TO HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP AND HAVE THEM COME IN BECAUSE I MEAN, QUITE FRANKLY, IT'S JUST REALLY GREAT TO HEAR THE GREAT THINGS THAT OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE DOING AND HEAR THAT FROM AN OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVE TO SOMEBODY WHO IS NOT WORKING WITH THEM EVERY DAY AND ALL THE TIME TO
HEAR THEM SAY, WOW, I REALLY HAVE AMAZING CHARTER SCHOOLS DOING AMAZING THINGS AND I. >> HE WITH THAT. YOU CAN SEE THE OVERALL PIECES THERE IN THE ENROLLMENT PICTURES THE FOCUS.
THIS IS A MULTI-MONTH PROCESS. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THIS IS A TEAM APPROACH. I HAVE A GREAT TEAM THAT HELPS ME GET THESE THINGS DONE, CHRIS INNIE SEE YOU UP THERE SPECIFICALLY. AND, YOU KNOW, WERE ON MY TEAM IN THE CHOICE OFFICE WE GO THROUGH THIS, WE DO ANNUAL VISIT, PRODUCE ANNUAL REPORT
VISITS THAT THAT HAS STARTED ABOUT THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO WHERE WE PUT THEM IN PLACE, WE HAVE AN ANNUAL FINANCE CHECK. YELLOW IS OKAY, I VERIFIED THAT WITH JANUARY ARC EVERYTHING IS OKAY WITH YELLOW WHEN YOU SEE
THOSE ON THE FINANCE REPORTS, A VISION UNDERNEATH THERE IF YOU WANT MORE CLARITY ON WHY SOMETHING ARE ARE YELLOW. GREEN AND YELLOW IS FINE IF WE GET ORANGE AND RED WE HAVE SOMETHING TO CONCERN OURSELVES WITH. AND THERE IS NO ERRORS OR ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO FIND WITH THOSE. WE HAVE THE REVIEW, BOARD MEETING ATTENDANCING THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I STARTED DOING TWO YEARS AGO I MAKE IT A POINT TO GET TO EVERY ONE OF OUR CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS SO WE HAVE 17 UNIQUE CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD MEETING NOT ONLY DO I HAVE THE HONOR OF BEING HERE WITH YOU ALL THE TIME, BUT I GET TO GO TO
HOSPITAL AND TRY TO HIT ONE EACH YEAR. TO JUST RECEIVE THEIR FEED BANK AND HEARING THINGS FROM THEM AND GIVE THEM SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING AS A DISTRICT. AND HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THOSE CHARTER SCHOOLS, FISCAL HEALTH SUMMARIES AND THEN THE AUTHORIZER BENCHMARKS WE HAVE AN INTERNAL SYSTEM, WE HAVE CHANGED
THE VENDOR A CUP TIME. THAT ALLOWS US TO SET BENCH MACS AND DO DATES AND REPORT SUBMISSIONS THAT ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE WITH OUR CHARTERS.
THIS STRAIGHT LANGUAGE FROM LBD AND LBDR1 TALKING ABOUT REASONS WE DO THIS AND MY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO DO THIS IT IS A PUBLIC AGENCY AND THE CONTRACTS THAT YOU HAVE WITH THEM TO HAVE THAT ACCOUNTABILITY CHECK. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THESE
GEARS, WE ARE IN DECEMBER. WE HAVE MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF. THERE IS NO ACTION ON THIS IN JANUARY FOLLOWING THIS INFORMATION WE WILL COME FORWARD WITH RESOLUTIONS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER. AND THEN YOU'LL TAKE ACTION ON THAT. IF WE RENEW THOSE CHARTERS WE MOVE INTO A CONTRACT NEGOTIATION
PHASE WHICH IS THROUGHOUT THE SPRING. OKAY. SO THAT'S MY INFORMATION ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? >> THANK YOU, MR. MOSHER I THINK THAT WE HAVE ABOUT FOUR MINUTES FOR QUESTIONS. DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> THANK YOU FOR THE OVERVIEW.
I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE EXTERNAL AUDIT REPORT. IS THAT RUBRIC SOMETHING WE DEVELOPED? >> YES, AND SO I'LL BE VERY HONEST WITH YOU. I TOOK THE MAJORITY OF THAT FROM CSI, THE CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE OF COLORADO THROUGH CD'S EVEN. I TOOK THAT MODIFIED SOME OF
THOSE PIECES FOR OUR INTERNAL NEEDS WITH OUR SCHOOLS, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THAT COMES STRAIGHT FROM WHAT THE CSI IS USING IN THEIR ANNUAL REPORTS. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> DIRECTOR RYAN. >> HOUR ARE THE OUTSIDE
REVIEWERS FOR OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS SELECTED? >> THERE ARE A -- THERE ARE A FEW DIFFERENT AGENCIES ACTUALLY CONTACT SAY HAS A RECOMMENDED LIST. SOME OF THOSE THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO THIS THE PAST. CONTACT SAY IS TESTIFY DOES THAT
FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS. WE HAVE HAD I THINK DIFFERENT TKHRAO*EFBGT OUTSIDE REVIEWERS THAT WE HAVE USED WE HAVE HAD A GREAT SHELLS WHIP WITH THE ONE WE USE THIRD DEGREE YEAR, HE HAS DONE TWO OR THREE YEARS WITH US, WE VALUE THAT LONGITUDINAL VIEW OF GETTING THAT AND HE'S ALSO A
CAN YODOUGLAS COUNTY RESIDENT AD LIVES OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HE HAVE WITH A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, DISCUSS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I THINK -- WILL YOU CALL UP THE FIRST?
>> I THINK WITH WE CAN HAVE ALL THREE SCHOOLS COME DOWN THEY GO IN ORDER. A LOT OF WORK IS PUT UP -- AM I DO DOING THAT? I'LL GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION FIRST. THERE IS ONE COMMON THEME AND
YOU'LL SEE THIS SLIDE IS THE FIRST SLIDE ON EACH ONE OF THOSE UNDER THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. THERE ARE FOUR MAIN REASONS BY COLORADO LAW THAT A BOARD MAY RECOMMEND NONRENEWAL OF A CHARTER SCHOOL. IF ANY OF THESE WERE YES, THEN WE WOULD RECOMMEND A NONRENEWAL. BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT IS THERE.
SO AS YOU LOOK AT THOSE, YOU'LL SEE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, I'LL START WITH THAT. STARTING WITH PARKER PERFORMING ARTS BEING THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF, THIS HAG GONE THROUGH CABINET. AND MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION TO YOU TONIGHT.
IS THAT BASED ON CRS223.5110. THE GROUNDS FOR NONREMOVING A CHART THAT NONE OF THOSE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN MET SO THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF IS FOR A FULL WHAT WE SEE AS A STANDARD AND NOMINAL AND APPROPRIATE TERM
HERE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY IS A FULL 5-YEAR RENEWAL. THE RECOMMEND SEDATION 5-YEAR RENEWAL FOR PARKER PERFORMANCE ARTS SCHOOL BASED ON THIS. >> GREAT, SO WELL HAVE A 5-MINUTE PRESENTATION ON -- FROM PAPARKER PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL
AND WE HAVE 10 MINUTES ALLOCATED FOR QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. >> WE'LL START WITH THANK YOUS, THANK YOU TO THE BOARD. SUPERINTENDENT KANE FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR PARTNERSHIP. I AM AM HERE TO TALK BAY LITTLE
BIT ABOUT OUR SCHOOL. THIS IS WE ARE HEAR TO CELEBRATE THIS IS OUR 10 THEth YEAR AS A CHARTER SCHOOL IN DOUGLAS COUNTY WE FEEL LIKE OUR SCHOOL AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT IS JUST GETTING STRONGER AND STRONGER OVER THE YEARS. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND CELEBRATE THAT AS WE TRY TO
HE CAN TRAP LATE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SCHOOL THAT'S BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR 10 YEARS AND IN A 5-MINUTE SEGMENT WE'LL AING A SHOT AT THAT. I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE CHOICE OFFICE GORDON MOSER, HIS TEAM AND I CAN'T REITERATE OUR
EXPERIENCE WITH THE PROCESS OF RE-AUTHORIZATION. SIX MONTHS IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL JOURNAL ANY TERMS OF RE-EXPLAINING, REDEFINING, HE EXPLORING WHO WE ARE TODAY AS OPPOSED TO WHEN WE WERE FIRST
CHARTER ED IN DOUGLAS COUNTY AND WORKING WITH THAT TEAM IN PARTNERSHIP AND THE PARTNERSHIP HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS BEING SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANT TO START HERE, WHAT WE DO. REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, REGARDLESS OF EXPERIENCE.
OUR GOAL IS TO INSPIRE CHILDREN TO BECOME GREAT STUDENTS, GREAT PERFORMERS AND GREAT PEOPLE. THAT'S OUR GOLFER DAY WALKING THROUGH THE DOOR AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE THE PRINCIPAL OF PARKER PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL I
AM JOINED BY KATLYN OUR PERFORMING ART DIRECTOR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND OUR BOARD PRESIDENT STEPHANIE COOK. WHO HAVE AN INTEGRAL PART OF MAKING THIS PLACE WORK AND HAPPEN. SO AND TO MEET THAT GOAL.
AS A PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL IT'S A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE AND IT'S A SERIOUS INVESTMENT INTO THE PERFORMING ARTS AND A WHAT THAT HAS TO OFFER OUR STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE LOOK TO LEVERAGE THAT SHARED PASSION FOR THE ARTS INTO A CONNECTION AND ENGAGEMENT FOR OUR KIDS IN EVERY CLASSROOM.
ARTS, ACAD ACADEMICS AND OTHERW, AND TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S OUR COMMON PURPOSE P IT'S A UNIQUE PLACE THAT I VERY MUCH INVITE YOU ALL TO VISIT WHEN YOU HAVE TIME TO COME AND JOIN US. WE OFFER OUR STUDENTS TRAINING AND ACADEMIC CHALLENGE AND
ENVIRONMENT WHERE THESE KIDS CAN BE COMFORTABLE TAKING CREATIVE RIRISKS THEY CAN TANG ON CHALLENGES OF THE MIND, CRAB LAT AND PRODUCED ARTIS IT I CAN WORKS THAT DEMONSTRATE ARTISTIC SKILLS, ACADEMIC SKILLS WHEN
DEVELOP DON CONFIDENT AND THE PRIDE IS THAT AMAZING TO WATCH. AND REAR PROUD OF THAT. WHO ARE WE AS A GROUP? I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT I THINK IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW WHAT PERFORMING ARTS TRULY IS.
WE ARE 621 THIS YEAR AS OF COUNT DIE. AND OUR FREE REDUCED LUNCH PERCENTAGES, OUR LEVELS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND STUDENTS AND STUDENTS ON VARIOUS PLANS, MULTI LANGUAGE LEARNERS, OUR NON-WHITE STUDENTS, WE -- YEAH.
NO WORRIES. GETTING CAUGHT UP HERE. WE ARE GOING WITHOUT IT. WE ARE TRULY DIVERSE PLACE. AND I MEAN THAT IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY.
AND -- AND WOE BRING CREATIVE KIDS FROM OWL BACKGROUNDS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE FROM ALL OVER THE METRO AREA TOGETHER WITH THIS COMMON PASSION AND WE CREATE GROWTH ACROSS THE BOARD AND WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS.
WE HAVE SOME VERY UNIQUE PROGRAMMING AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. AND KATLYN WILL TALK ABOUT THAT. >> THANK YOU. LIKE PHIL SAID OUR STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO PPA REGARDLESS OF THEIR AS ARTISTIC AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES WE HAVE STUDENTS
THAT HAVE NEVER STEPPED ON A STAGE BEFORE ALL THE WAY THROUGH STUDENTS WHO ARE RAILROAD HER FIRMING ON OUR PROFESSIONAL STAGES THROUGHOUT COLORADO. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO MEET EVERY ARTIS I TICK NEED AT P.P. A THROUGH SOME OF OUR NEW-LEVEL CLASSES THAT CAME IN IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS WE HAVE BEGINNING
LEVELS FOR THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT FIRST PENSION TO PUT DANCERS ON POINT BY THE END OF THEIR AS TICK EXPERIENCE AT P.P. A. WE HAVE FIVE ARTISTIC P PATHWAY THE VICTORY ARTS, VOCAL, INSTRUMENT THINK, THEATER AND DANCE I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT IT.
THROUGH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL WE HAVE OVER 35 DIFFERENT I LEX TIFF OPPORTUNITYS THAT STUDENTS CAN DIVE IN TO AND TAKE TAP CLASS AND MUSICAL THEATER CLASS AND A SEMESTER LONG SHAKESPEARE CLASS DIVE INTO THE TEXTS OF JUST ONE PLAY RIGHT AND PERFORM A 30-MINUTE SHOW AT THE END OF
THEIR STEMSTER IT'S AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE TO BE A PERFORMING ARTICLES STUDENT AT PARKER PERFORMING ARTS, WE ARE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER THAT KIND OF PROGRAMMING BECAUSE OF OUR INCREDIBLE ART STAFF. WE HAVE 13 FULL-TIME PERFORMING ARTS TEACHERS WHICH IS UNHEARD OF IN ANY SCHOOL THROUGHOUT
COLORADO. THESE TEACHERS ARE TRUE PRACTICING ARTISTS, TRUE PRACTICING PROFESSIONALS. WHO INSPIRE STUDENTS THROUGH THEIR OWN PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND THEIR ABILITY TO PUT TOGETHER CURRICULUM THAT MEANS OUT PERFORMING ARTS
STUDENTED NEEDS. ER STUDENT AS WHAT THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET ON STAGE AT LEAST ONCE IF FOR THE TRIES OR THREE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE MONTH OF DECEMBER WE HAVE A PERFORMANCE EVERY SINGLE HAPPENING IN OUR BUILT OF SOME VARIETY FRIDAY KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. THE P.P. A MODEL WORKS.
WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT COME TO US WHO MIGHT STRUGGLE IN THE CLASSROOM WHO MIGHT NEED SOME EXTRA SUPPORT. AND THEN THEY SHOW UP AS A LEAD IN OUR MAIN STAGE MUSICAL BY THE END OF THEIR EIGHTH GRADE TIME AND WE ARE PROUD OF THE ARTS OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER THEM.
OUR TRAJECTORY WITH WITH THE HELP OF OUR SCHOOL -- HEALTH OF OUR SCHOOL WE ARE STRONG AND REALLY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT IN YEAR 10. WE TALK ABOUT METRICS AND HOW DID WE EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE BOTH I BELIEVE PERSONALLY WITH THE DISTRICT AS WE GO THROUGH THIS.
ACADEMIC LICK. WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN THROUGH THAT THANKS FOR THE FIRST YEAR THIS YEAR WE HAD THE HIGHEST SCORE THAT WE HAVE HAD NEWER 10-YEAR HISTORY I'VE STRONG PERFORMANCE SCHOOL. YOU HAVE THE DATA AND INFORMATION AND ALL THE EXTENSIVE REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN
PROVIDED. ACADEMICALLY WE ARE REALLY STRONG. FINANCES, AGAIN, VERY STRONG TRAJECTORY. WE ARE REALLY HEALTHY. WE ARE STRONG FOR THE FUTURE AND A FOR THINGS THAT MAY COME THAT POP UP ON US FROM TIME TO TIME. WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT, OUR
BOARD, OUR OVERSIGHT, THE TEAM OF HUMANS THAT WE PUT TOGETHER IN OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THEIR CAPACITIES, IT GETS BETTER YEAR TO YEAR. AND OUR COMPLIANCE AND THE SYSTEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR THE DISTRICT HAVE GOTTEN STRONGER AND WE ARE MEETING THOSE EXPECTATIONS
REGULARLY AND SO WE FEEL REALLY, REALLY GOOD ABOUT OUR SCHOOL'S TRAJECTORY, OUR SCHOOL'S FUTURE AND, YEAH, WE VERY MUCH ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME AND VISIT AGAIN AND TO DIG INTO THAT MATERIAL SO THAT WE CAN DEMONSTRATE HOW STRONG, HOW
UNIQUE A PLACE PARK PERFORMING ARTS IS. IT LOOKS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THE VIDEO BUT THERE IT'S FOR A RESOURCE AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. AND WALT OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. >> I WOULD LOVE TO OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS, DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY SON WENT TO DENVER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS SO I APPRECIATE AN ART SCHOOL IN EVERY WAY. ACADEMICALLY, IN 2022, YOU HAD A PERFORMANCE PLAN, YOU WERE AT 64-POINTS THREE YEARS LATER YOU
ARE UP 11 POINTS YOU CLOSED GAPS. IN ALL AREAS, WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THAT INCREASE AND IMPROVEMENT TO? >> OH, BOY. THAT'S A BIG CONVERSATION. THE LAYERS OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING BEING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES THE RESOURCES THAT WE POURED INTO
OUR SCHOOL AND STAFF IS PROBABLY THE BIG THREE THAT ILL POINT TO AND MAKING THOSE THINGS WORK TOGETHER. OUR UIP SUBMISSIONS AND WORKING AND LIVING THOSE UIP SUBMISSIONS FOR YEAR TO YEAR, REEVALUATING HE HAVE YEAR, MAKING THE CHANGES AND TWEAKS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE TO MAKE SURE THAT GROWTH IS
BEING ACHIEVED. AND GROWTH IS THE GOAL. WE BRING KIDS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, ALL LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE, ALL LEVELS OF ACHIEVE. AND THE GOAL IS THE GOAL ARE GROWTH YEAR TO YEAR AND TAKE THEM ON THAT JOURNEY AND WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THAT.
BUT THOR THE BIG THREE. THE ONE AREA YOU DON'T MEET IS IN STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. CAN YOU KNEEL WHAT YOUR -- WHAT RESOURCES YOU ARE PUTTING IN TO CLOSE THAT GO GAP? >> I WOULD, I GUESS I WOULD DIFFERENTIATE THAT. ESPECIALLY IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL,
THOSE SCORES, HAVE BEEN STRONG, GROWTH HAS BEEN STRONG, ACHIEVEMENT HAS BEEN STRONGER AS WELL I THINK IN THE EARLY GRADES, THAT'S WHERE STILL HAVE FOCUSED QUITE A BIT OF WORK IN TERMS OF SUPPORT THOSE KIDS IT'S
ABOUT RESOURCING, STAFFING TIME. ONE OF THE TRADE OFFS WITH AN ART SCHOOL IS WE INVEST A GOT PORTION OF OUR DAY IN ARTS TRAINING. AND SO MAKING SURE THAT OUR PUSH-IN MODEL WE RESOURCE
EFFECTIVELY. WE IDENTIFY QUITE A NUMBER OF KIDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THAT RESOURCE PUTTING IN PLACE, SYSTEMS, IN TERMS OF OUR RTI PROCESSES FROM IDENTIFICATION, ALL WAIT THROUGH WHEN THEY LEAVE US AT EIGHTH GRADE.
PUTTING IN A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES WHERE WE CAN PUSH IN, PULL OUT AS NECESSARY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE YOUNGER KITS AND REALLY FOCUS ON GOALS, AND IT'S AROUND STAFF AND PUTTING MORE INTO STAFFING. >> HAVE YOU INCREASED STAFF IN THAT AREA? >> WE HAVE ACTUALLY.
WE HAVE -- AND WE ARE LACKING AT ACTUALLY BRINGING ON ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. THERE IS A REALITY, THOUGH. WE HAVE YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT ABOUT 15% OF OUR POPULATION IS IDENTIFIED AS THAT. IT KIND OF EBBS AND FLOWS, AND WE DEAL WITH THE REALITIES FROM YEAR TO YEAR AND TRY TO SUPPORT
THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT THOSE RATIOS ARE APPROPRIATE AS WE IDENTIFY WITH THE DISTRICT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DIRECTOR THOMPSON.
>> THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING. AND I APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU ASKED, DIRECTOR GEIGER. YOU GOT SOME OF MINE COVERED. AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK YOU FOR SERVING THE PARKER COMMUNITY AND PARKER STUDENTS. I HAVE BEEN TO YOUR FACILITY. IT'S EXCITING.
AND I LIKE THE STAGE AND THE AREA IN THERE. AND I WANT TO PERSONALLY BE MAKING A VISIT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ONE OF THE PERFOPERFORMANCES, THANKS. >> THANK YOU. >> OTHER QUESTIONS? DIRECTOR RYAN.
>> SO AS AN ARTS STUDENT MYSELF WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, OBVIOUSLY WHEN I WAS INVOLVED IN THE ARTS A LOT OF IT WAS DONE AFTER SCHOOL. IT WOULD BE NICE TO TO HAVE DONE THAT DURING THE DAY. COULD YOU GIVE JUST AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT A DAY LOOKS LIKE FOR A KID AT P.P. A. >> SOON ABSOLUTELY.
SO AN ELEMENTARY STUDENT PENNEDS APPROXIMATELY HALF THEIR DAY IN ACADEMY I BELIEVE CLASS WHERE THEY WERE PRIMARILY FOCUS ON THED MATH AND LITERACY LEARNING. THE SECOND HALF. DAY IS THE ENCORE SIDE OF THE DAYS COVERING SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES AND ONE OF OUR FOUR ORE ENCORE OPTIONS ARTS, MOVEMENT,
TUMBLING, BALLET, JAZZ AND TAP IN THAT. GENERALLY MUSIC AND A THEATER SLASH MUTE CAL THEATER CLASS, SO AT LEAST TWO ENCORES WILL BE PERFORMING ARTS CURRICULUM MEANING THEY SPENT TWO HOURS A DAY DOING PERFORMING ARTS.
MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, EIGHT PERCENT A DAY 40 ARTS LEX TIFFS EVERY DAY, A RANGE OF CLASSES YOU CAN YOU ARE UP TO FOUR HOURS IN CLASS SOME PRODUCTIONS ARE DONE OUT OF SCHOOL, WE HAVE OUR AUDITION-BASED PROGRAMS THE MUSICAL AND PLAY AND A LOT OF PUT TOGETHER IN WHAT THIS
EVENING OUR DANCE PERFORMING IS PERFORMING THE NUTCRACKER THAT IS ENTIRELY REHEARSE IN THE THE KLAASSEN ENVIRONMENT, STUDENT ARE AUDITIONED THEY PUT TOGETHER THE CHOREOGRAPHY FOR THE THINGS THEY GATHER UP THE COSTUMES AND IT'S ALL DONE IN THOSE 45 TO 50 MINUTES OF CLASS EVERY DAY.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WANT TO TO YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, THIS IS OFF TOPIC. >> WE HAVE THE GOLD CARD G. -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM. IT'S THE SENIOR CITIZENS HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE DISCOUNTS TO GO TO ACTIVITY AND I JUST KNOW HOW POPULAR THAT PROGRAM IS, I AM KIND OF CURIOUS IF YOU ARE A PART OF THAT PROGRAM AND IF YOU ARE NOT, I WOULD HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT YOU START THAT BECAUSE OUR
COMMUNITY JUST LOVES COMING NO THOSE EVENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS WAS REALLY HELPFUL. AND DIRECTOR GEIGER DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? NO. >> OKAY. THANK YOU.
GO AHEAD. NOPE, SORRY, HOLD ON ONE MORE. DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> JUST REAL QUICK. I WAS THERE YESTERDAY AND GOT TO SEE ONE OF THE PARTS OF THE NUTCRACKER JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU ALL DO.
THANKS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GO TO -- I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GO TO TWO IN 22, IF YOU CAN IMAGINE THE PARKER PERFORMING ARTS STUDENTS WHEN IT'S A THEME DAY GO ALL OUT.
SO I GOT TO SEE SOMEONE MONTH THING A TUTU ON 2-2 DAY. IT WAS AMAZING. IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE, THE THEATER OVER THERE MAKES SOME OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS GET A LITTLE ENVIOUS, IT'S A PRETTY AMAZING STATE-OF-THE-ART THEATER. SO IT'S A GREAT THING TO TAKE A
LOOK AT. ALL RIGHT. I THINK IF I HIT PLAY MR. BLARE, IT'S GOING TO SHOW THAT VIDEO. SO I MIGHT NEED TO GO PAST THAT. AT THIS. OKAY.
THE NEXT SCHOOL UP TO GOING INTO YOUR DISCUSSION TONIGHT IS A PRESENTATION BY ASPEN VIEW ACADEMY. AHEAD PEN VIEW WAS OFFERED A MODIFIED RENEWAL APPLICATION BASED ON THEM BEING THROUGH TWO SUCCESSFUL RENEWAL SIX CYCLE ANDS THEIR SUCCESS IN THEIR
ANNUAL REVIEW TEAM VISIT IT'S BY OUR TEAM AND BY THE EXTERNAL REVIEWERS. THEY WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS GIVEN THE SAME MEASURES IN PLACE AND SAME STATE LAWS ARE APPLICABLE.
THERE WE GO. AND ZONE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION BASED ON C CRS2230.5110. AGAIN, THESE FOUR AREAS SHOWED IN AREAS OF DEFICIENCY AND SO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND THE CABINET RECOMMENDATION MOVING TO
YOU IS A FULL 5-YEAR RENEWAL MATERIAL IF THAT MOVES FORWARD WE GO INTO THE SAME CONTRACT NEGOTIATION PERIOD WITH ASPEN VIEW ACADEMY, SO I'LL BRING UP THAT TEAM.
>> GOOD EVENING SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW BOARD AMERICANS THANK YOU TO THE CONTINUING BOARD ANYBODY ARE MEMBERS IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE A THANK THE JOB BUT KEEP FIGHTING THE FIGHT AND THANKS FOR ALL OF YOU DO, I AM AT PRINCIPAL OF AS FEN VIEW ACADEMY I THIS IS MY
29TH YEAR IN EDUCATION ALL IN DOUGLAS COUNT ILL I AM HONORED TO HAVE WORKED FOR THIS COUNTY AND TO ME IT'S THE ABSOLUTE BEST SCHOOL DISTRICT YOU COULD HOPE FOR AND I HOPE TO RETIRE IN THIS SAME COUNTY. SO THAT'S THE GOAL.
WE APPRECIATE THE ACCOUNT BIT. WE SEE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY REFLECT OUR WORK, ACKNOWLEDGING AREAS OF STRENGTH AND AREAS WE NEED TO IMPROVE AND THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WE SERVE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY WE EXIST TO COMPLIMENT THE DISTRIBUTE'S EDUCATION
OFFERINGS WE SERVE FAMILIES SEEKING A PARTICULAR ACADEMIC STRUCK TOWER AND CULTURE WHILE ADHERING TO DISTRICT POLICIES, STATE LAW AND EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OUT GOAL TO TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE ARE STABLE, COMPLIANT AND NOW
I WILL INTRODUCE SOME AMAZING PEOPLE. SO WITH ME, AT MY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. NICOLE SUPPLY DIRECTOR OF DATA AND ASSESSMENT. >> JENNA SIS TO WANT PRINCIPAL 5-8. AMEX DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND
ERIC IS OUR SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT. WITH THAT WITH WE WILL JUMP IN WHAT MAKES US SO SPECIAL. OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLE LITTLE, CHARACTER, CULTURE AND CLIMATE I WILL SKIP DOWN TO CULTURE AND
CLAIM OUT. BECAUSE I AM RUNNING OUT OF TIME CULTURE AND CLIMATE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO HAVE. KIDS HAVE TO LOVE COMING TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY. THE STAFF HAS TO LOVE COMING TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY. MY PARENT SAYS HAVE TO LOVE THAT AS WELL WE WANT TOE SEEM SMILING WHEN THEY GO IN AND WHEN THEY LEAVE. WE DO THAT, WE ARE DOING OUR JOB RIGHT.
CHARACTER. WE FIRMLY BELIEVE WE ARE A BIG SCHOOL IN CAPTURING KIDS' HARD WE BELIEVE YOU HAVE TO CAPTURE THEIR HEART BEFORE YOU CAN CAPTURE THEIR HEAD. WE MAKE SURE THEY ARE ALL WELCOMED AND ACKNOWLEDGED AS THEY ENTER THE SCHOOL AND AS THEY ENTER THE CLASSROOM. WE HAVE SOCIAL CONTRACTS.
WE HAVE GOOD THINGS, WHAT'S FUN TO SEE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR IS AS THE STUDENT MYSELF I WAS A DEATHLY SHY PERSON AND I GRAPH INDICATE TATE TO THE KIDS THAT ARE SHY WHEN YOU SEE THEM IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR NOT WANT TO GO SHARE BUT AS THE YEAR GOES OKAY THEY ARE WILLING TO SHARE AND OPEN UP IF WE MISS THEM WITH THE HIGH FIVE OR FIST
BUMP ON THE WAY IN, THEY COME UP AND WANT THAT MUCH THAT'S GOOD FOR SEE THAT. CULTURE AND CLIMATE IS SO IMPORTANT FOR US. AND CURRICULUM, WE HAVE A STRONG CURRICULUM AND, AGAIN, WE WANT TO DO A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR KIDS, SO THE CORE SUBJECTS,
FRENCH, SPANISH, REMODEL AND HE CAN PASSION A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WE REALLY WANT TODAY HELP INCREASE OUR ARTS PROGRAM. NOTHING LIKE PARK BUT WENT TODAY GIVE -- A LOT OF SCHOOLS FOCUS SPORTS, WE HAVE A LOT OF KIDS THEIR STRENGTH IS MUSIC AND PERFORMING. WE HAVE THAT. WE HAVE STUDENT-LED PERFORMANCES
WHERE IF YOU WANT TO BE IN FRONT OF THE STAGE YOU ARE. IF YOU WANT TO BE BEHIND THE SCENES JUST AS IMPORTANT IT TAKES A TEAM TO MAKE THAT WORK, HAPPY WITH THAT. AND OUR COMMUNITY, OUR COMMUNITY IS AMAZING WE HAVE GREAT P.P. TO GREAT PARENT BUY IN.
THEY ARE THE REASON WE EXIST WE ARE HERE TO SERVE TELEPHONE IT'S TOUGH BEING A KID THEY ARE EXPOSED TO SO MUCH. NOTHING WE REMEMBER EXPOSED TO IT. THE WORLD IS ON FIRE AND IT'S HARD FOR THAT EXECUTIVE FUNCTION TO PROCESS THAT. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE THAT KNOW THAT THAT ARE THERE
FOR THEM THE COUNSELORS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, JUST OUR TEACHERS, JUSTIFY YOU HAVE TO THAT CONVERSATION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THEY ARE SUPPORTED, THEY ARE CARED FOR AND THEY ARE LOVED. STRONG INTERVENTION TEAM SO WHETHER THE KIDS ARE BEHIND, RIGHT ON GREAT LEVEL, OR WE ARE GOING TO MEET THEM A THE THEIR
NEEDS AT THEIR LEVEL NOT FORCING A GROUP THAT'S CONVENIENCE FOR US BUT WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THEM. EDUCATION PROGRAM AND INNOVATION BEING ONE THING THAT WE HAVE NOTICED THAT IF WE LOOK AT WE MET OUR SCORES AND GROWTH IS
MEASURED WE DON'T LIKE IT, WE BROUGHT IN IXL INTEGRATION AND WHAT WE LIKE ABOUT THAT IS IT GIVES US REAL TIME FEEDBACK TO HAVE THE STUDENTS WORK ON SKILLS AND CONCEPTS THERE ARE BEHIND IT GETS THEM THE IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK AND STUDENTS AND TEACHERS SOME IMMEDIATE TIME AND WHILE WE ARE WATCHING THE KIDS WORK. WE SEE
GREAT RESULTS WITH THAT. AND OUR STAFF. OUR STAFF, ANY SCHOOL THE STAFF IS SO IMPORTANT. SO PROBABLY OUR SCHOOL WE HAVE 95% TEACHER RATE. -- RETENTION RATE. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOCUS. OUR STAFF IS WHAT MAKES THE SCHOOL WHAT IT IS.
THAT'S THE SAME FOR ANY SCHOOL. WE ARE LUCKY TOFFOLO TURNOVER. IF PEOPLE WOULDN'T TO BE IN THE SCHOOL AND CONTINUE TO WORK THEIR CAREER AS AT PEN VIEW ACADEMY WHAT'S THAT WE WANT TO CONTINUE.
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>> JUSTICE IN CLOSING SORRY WE WENT LONG BUT WE ARE STRONG THRIVING AND EXCELLENCE FOR ALL STUDENT, WE ARE PROUD TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY EXCELLENT FOR OUR NEXT CHARTER TERM. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. BARBER. LET'S OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS, DIRECTOR GEIGER.
>> BECAUSE I TRY TO BE CONSISTENT ON THESE. YOUR OVERALL POINTS HAVE GONE UP AND DOWN AND DECLINED A BIT 24 TO 25. NOT ASKING IF YOU A RIB TAUGHT
THAT ANSWER THAT AND THEN I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. >> WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I DON'T LIKE IT, I TAKE IT PERSONALLY L NICOLE IS WITH THE DATA NATION AND WHAT SHE HAS BEEN GOOD DIVING DEEP INTO THE GATE A TO LOOK WHERE ARE WE STRUGGLING
BEING SPECIFICALLY AND IS IT CURRICULUM, UP POLICE PEN TAKE, FIDELITY OF IMPLEMENTING THE CURRICULUM. SHE'S BEEN REALLY HELPING WITH THE TEACHERS GET SPECIFIC ON THAT. AND ALSO WORKING WITH STUDENTS TO DEVELOP GOALS WHEN THEY GET
THEIR BEGINNING OF THE YEAR DATA WHILE WE LOOK AT THE CMASS SCORES THE ONES THAT GET PUBLICALLY WE HAVE THE BE TURN AND BOTH AND ACHIEVEMENT LOOK BETTER THERE. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WHY ARE WE NOT MESHING BECAUSE THEY ARE
MEASURE AROUND THE TAME THINGS. NICOLE HAS BEEN GOT AHEAD GETTING WITH THE TEACHERS AND LOOKING AT THE DATA. SAYING HEAR ARE SPECIFIC THINGS, HERE ARE SOME OF THE AREAS OF STANDARD THAT MAYBE WE ARE LACKING THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE CORE KNOWLEDGE CURRICULUM IT'S SEQUENTIAL AND WE NOTICE THAT
SOME THINGS WE TEACH AFTER TESTS, IT'S JUST SIMPLE AS MOVING THING AROUND. JUST BEING MORE LASER FOCUSED FD AND MORE INTENTIONAL. >> AS I ASK EVERY CHARTER SCHOOL BECAUSE I HATE THE MIRTH THAT CHARTER SCHOOLS CHERRY PICK KIDS BUT YOU HAVE A RELATIVELY LOW
PERCENTAGE. TACKILY STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. TO THE POINT THAT IT DOESN'T EVEN SCORE. DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT WHY YOU ARE NOT ATTRACTING MORE OF THOSE KIDS? IS I DON'T YOU ARE GOAL TO ATTRACT MORE OF THOSE KIDS? AND HOW ARE THEY -- HOUR THE SMALL NUMBER THAT YOU HAVE DOING?
>> GREAT QUESTION I LOOK AT THAT, 3.5%. IT'S PRETTY FAR BELOW THE DISTRICT AVERAGE. EVEN OUR THEATER AVERAGE. IT'S NOT INTENTIONAL. I LOOK AT SAYING, IT'S NOT FROM LACK OF TALKING ABOUT IT.
WE FOLLOW THE DOUGLAS COUNTY OPEN ENROLLMENT POLICY 100 PERCENT, WHEN STUDENT GETS IN, I HAVE A GREAT TEAM. AND EVEN TO THE POINT WHEN WE HAVE OUR PERSPECTIVE PARENT TOURS ON OUR TOURS BEFORE OPEN ENROLLMENT CLOSES WE HAVE ABOUT 70 TO 80 PEOPLE ON EACH TOUR.
AND I WILL SPEAK VERY HIGHLY OF OUR -- I HAVE THREE LEARNING SPECIALISTS, SKY PSYCHOLOGISTS, FULLY STAFFED. WE SERVE THEM AMAZING. AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY GET THE EDUCATION THEY NEED WE ARE
PROVIDING THAT, WE WANT TO KEEP THEM IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT. WE TALK IT, I THINK WE HAVE EIGHT KIDS RIGHT NOW WE HAVE EIGHT KIDS IN THE TESTING WINDOW THAT DON'T QUALIFY. THROUGH THE OPEN ENROLLMENT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW KINDERGARTNERS THAT WERE
IDENTIFIED AS EITHER HAVE SOME PLAN ALREADY ON AS WELL. >> AND I NOTICE THAT FROM 22-25 YOU MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN YOUR MATH SCORES. TO WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE THAT? >> WE REALLY LOOKED INTO THAT WHAT WE NOTICE WE HAD BELIEVE
THAT WE HAVE A GREAT CURRICULUM. AND A CURRICULUM THAT SOME OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS USE THAT ARE TOP IN THE STATE. SO WHEN WE DOVE DEEP INTO IT WE FOUND OUT THAT IT WASN'T THE PHILADELPHIA AT THIS OF UP IMPLEMENTATION, TEACHERS WERE USING -- THERE IS A LOT OF AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW ON THE INTERNET.
SO NOT TO TAKE IT AWAY, THEY ARE WORKING AS HARD AS THEY CAN, BUT SOMETIMES WE GET A LITTLE BIT FOCUSED ON SOME SHINY NEW THING OVER HERE AND WHAT WE SAID, THIS CURRICULUM IS MEANT TO BE TAUGHT IN A SPECIFIC WAY WE CANNOT SKIP IT. SO WE REALLY MADE A FOCUS ON WHEN WE WENT IN FOR OBSERVATIONS, WHETHER IT'S A WALK THROUGH, ARE THEY DOING
WHAT WE NEED TO DO. ONE THING THAT WE REALLY IDENTIFY THAT IN I THINK PROBABLY ALL OF YOU, BUT WHEN WE WERE IN SCHOOL, WHAT WAS IMPORTANT IN MATH? YOUR BASIC MATH FACT, RIGHT.
LOOKING ACROSS THE CLASS AND OLDER KIDS ARE COUNT ON THE GROUND THINGSER WHICH IS IN ARE NOT -- WE HAD TO GET THE AUTHENTICITY AND MADE SO FOCUS THAT AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. I TELL A STORY I AM A DIVORCE LAWYER I HAD A CASE WHERE I COULD NOT GET THE PEOPLE TO AGREE ON ANYTHING. THE ONLY AGREEMENT WE EVER
REACHED WAS THAT THEIR KIDS WILL ATTEND A CORE KNOWLEDGE SCHOOL IT WAS A FANATICAL LOYALTY FOR THAT. FOR THEIR KIDS IT WAS THE BEST THING AND KNOW HE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PARENT THAT AGREE. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR SCHOOLS. >> THANK YOU. >> OTHER QUESTIONS.
DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> HI, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THE FIRST I JUST WANTED TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT IS IT RESPECT PROGRAM? >> RESPECT KIND OF FOLLOWS ALONG WITH OUR CASH IN KIDS HEARTS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
KIDS -- WE HOLD OUR KIDS ACCOUNTABLE. I CAN GET A PAY WAY ABOUT WHAT I WANT IF I JUST SAY SORRY. WE TALK ABOUT RESPECT, EMPATHY. OWN IT, FIX IT, DON'T REPEAT IT. SOUNDS EASE, RIGHT?
THE HARDEST PART FOR KIDS WHEN WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING IS OWNING IT. IF HE THEY DON'T OWN IT WE CAN'T FIX IF AND MORE IMPORTANTLY DON'T REPEAT IT. IT'S TALKING TO THE ADMIN, OUR COUNSELORS, TALKING TO OUR SROs SOMETIMES JUST I AS A FRIEND I FACE TO SAY, THIS IS
WHAT YOU ARE BE DOING, WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES AND I WILL SAY I WAS NOT A MODEL STUDENT WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL. I WASN'T BAD BUT I WAS A TYPICAL GOOFY, AND JUST TO SAY IT'S OKAY TO BE MAKE MISTAKES, WE WANT TO YOU MAKE MISTAKES HERE AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO TURN THAT AND
TURN IT INTO RESPECT. MOST IMPORTANTLY, RESPECT WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING. WE REALLY BUILT THAT INTO WHEN WE DO OUR SCHOOL AWARDS. WE IDENTIFY NOT JUST HONOR ROLL. WE DO DERRICK AWARDS FOR OUR STUDENT SAYS TOO AND HAVE PRINCIPALS AWARD AND CALLING IT OUT MAKING IT A COOL THING.
ESPECIALLY BEING A FORMER MIDDLE SCHOOLTEACHER AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, SOMETIMES IT'S NOT COOL TO BE AWARDED OR HIGHLIGHTED AND WE ARE TRYING TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THAT, YEAH, SMART IS THE COOL BEING RESPECTFUL IS SCHOOL. DESPITE ALL OF THE TIP TOP CHALLENGES THAT ARE OUT THERE.
>> THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATED YOUR OPENING STATEMENT. BECAUSE WE ARE ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ACCOUNTABILITY IS IMPORTANT. BUT NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE VALUE OF THE RENEWAL PROCESS, THE VALUE OF LOOKING THROUGH ALL OF THE DATA BEING VERY INTENTIONAL
THROUGH THIS ARING PROCESS. BREAKER THE THE OPENING REMARKS AND THANK YOU, IT WAS NICE LEARN BIG YOUR SCHOOL. >> THANK YOU. >> DIRECTOR RYAN.
>> YOU ARE THE FIRST SCHOOL THAT I GET TO TALK TO THAT GET TO DO THIS RENEWAL PROCESS DID IT MEANINGFUL CHANGE IT FOR YOU. >> IT FELT LONG BUT I KNOW IT WASN'T. MAYBE I PURPOSED THE PREVIOUS TWO AND ACTUALLY HAVE DONE MANY MORE AT MY PREVIOUS SCHOOLS, IT
WAS A NICE STREAMLINED PROCESS AND I LIKE THE OUTSIDE EVALUATOR THAT CAME IN US BEAUS WE HAVEN'T HAD IT. NOW IT'S GOOD WHAT TO HERE IS WHAT WE ARE DOING WELL.
COULDN'T JUSTICE IMPROVEMENT IF YOU KEEP DOING WHAT'S DONE YOU GET THE SAME RESULTS YOU HAVE ALWAYS RECEIVED, RIGHT? SO WE ARE NOT PERFECT BUT THE GOAL IS TO GET IT TO AS CLOSE AS PERFECT AS WE CAN.
>> DIRECTORS CALLAHAN AND DENZLER. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION WE REALLY ENJOYED IT. AND THANK YOU. >> APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO. >> OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE MOVE IN TO THE NEXT SCHOOL. IS HOPE ONLINE LEARNING ACADEMY. DID YOU HEAR FROM SOME OF THEIR PARENTS AND FORMER STUDENTS AND PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT. AND I WANT TO MAKE A MENTION,
YOU KNOW, THERE IS A LOT OF ATTACHMENTS IN THE HOPE INFORMATION IN THERE. THERE IS SOME HIGHLIGHTS, CHANGES FROM THE LAST RENEWAL. YOU KNOW. HEATHER OMARE A CEO AND FOUNDER CAN ANSWER SOME OF QUESTIONS ON THERE. BUFFY DO ENCOURAGE YOU TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE A VERY DIFFERENT CHARTER
SCHOOL THAN THE OTHER CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE IN THE PORTFOLIO IN DOUGLAS COUNSELS COUNTY BUT WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON THE VARIETY OF CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE. AND HOPE IS DEFINITELY MEETING A NEED FOR A VERY AT-RISK POPULATION. SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO HER OR
ARE WE JUST SHOWING THE VIDEO. SURE. I PROBABLY NEED TO DO THAT. RIGHT. YES, SO IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE LAST AND ACCORDING TO COLORADO LAW CRS2230.5110. THE TEAM IN OUR ANNUAL REVIEWS AND THE EXTERNAL REVIEW, AND IN
OUR DATA-REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS DID NOT FIND ANY DEFICIENCIES ACCORDING TO THESE FOUR AREAS THAT WOULD INCLUDE US MAKING A RECOMMENDATION FOR A NONRENEWAL. SO THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF THROUGH CABINET IS A FULL RENEWAL PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS BETWEEN HOPE AND THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION OF DOUGLAS COUNTY. ♪ MUSIC PLAYING ♪ >> AT HOPE EDUCATION IS MORE THAN JUST LEARNING.
IT'S ABOUT FINDING YOUR PLACE, BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, AND BUILDING A FEW FULL OF POSSIBILITIES. HOPE STARTED IN 2004 WAY MINUTES TO SERVE STUDENTS IN THE STATE OF COLORADO IN A COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED ENVIRONMENT AND ACCESS TO ONLINE EDUCATION.
AND THE SUPPORTIVE AMAZING MENTORS AND PARTNERS TO HELP THEM IN THEIR JOURNAL. HOPE IS A NONPROFIT, FREE, PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. SERVING STUDENTS AROUND COLORADO. HOPE HAS HELPED UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS SINCE 2005.
SERVING AS A PIONEER IN PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED LESSONS PAIRED WITH IN-PERSON SUPPORT FROM EXPERIENCED TEACHERS AND MENTORS. 93% OF HOPE STUDENTS QUALIFY AS HIGH-RISK BY COLORADO STATE STANDARDS. >> PEOPLE COME TO HOME BECAUSE THEY BELONG. THEY FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG HERE.
AND THEY FOUND A HOME AND ONCE SOMEBODY FEELS LIKE THEY BELONG SOME PLACE, THEY CAN START TO BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES. AND BELIEVE WHAT THEY CAN BE. ONCE THEY BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES, THEY CAN INTERVENTION WHAT THEY CAN BECOME.
♪ MUSIC PLAYING ♪ ON AVERAGE MORE THAN 85% OF STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN EXTRACURRICULAR SPORTS AND ACTIVES THROUGH HOPE EACH SCHOOL
YEAR. SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE PROM, ATHLETICS, FIELD TRIPS AND CLUBS ARE UNCOMMON AMONG OTHER ONLINE SCHOOLS. ♪ MUSIC PLAYING ♪
>> I LIKE HOPE BECAUSE THEY TOOK US TO [ INAUDIBLE ]. THAT'S THE COOL PART. >> I I LIKE HOPE BECAUSE THEY GIVE US IN ACTIVITIES AND THING TO DO HERE. MEET NEW PEOPLE. >> YEAH, I LIKE, THE HIKING. AND SCENERY.
>> MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT IF IS MEETING NEW PEOPLE. AND OF COURSE THE HIKE. AND, YEAH. >> OUR STUDENTS HAVE TWO PATHWAYS TOWARDS GRADUATION. WITH CORE 24, STUDENTS COMPLETE A DIVERSE SELECTION OF CORE AND ELECTIVE COURSES.
TOTALING 24 CREDIT. EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE ESSENTIAL SKILLS TO THRIVE IN COLLEGE AND THE WORKFORCE. OUR WORKFORCE READINESS PATHWAY SAY GREAT OPTION FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND IN HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS. HOPE OFFERS AN ALTERNATIVE PAT FOR SUCCESS BY SUPPORTING THEM
AND DEMONSTRATING THEIR COMPETENCIES THROUGH THE WORK KEYS NATIONAL CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATE. AN INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED RAH CREDENTIAL THAT CERTIFIED ESSENTIAL ESSENTIAL WORK SKILLS.
♪ MUSIC PLAYING ♪ >> THANK YOU, ALL. I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT I THINK ALL OF THE OTHER CHARTERS SCHOOLS HAVE SAID YOU ARE WONDERFUL PARTNERS THANK YOU FOR BEING ON THE BOARD AND THANK YOU TO THE STAFF. ESPECIALLY THE CHOICE TEAM AND I REALLY NEED TO THANK THE HOPE STAFF EVERYONE IS NOT HERE WE.
THIS IS KRISTEN HOLMES OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, WE HAVE A WHOLE GROUP OF PEOPLE HERE IN PERSON TO HELP ANSWERS QUESTIONS AS WELL AS OTHER LINE THINK WE ARE JUST REALLY PROUD TO BE A PART OF DOUGLAS COUNTY COOL DISTRICT SINCE 2008. SO NOW THERE IS A THE LOVELL EXTRA RIGHTS THERE.
WE IT OUT IT VIDEO I CAN'T TALK TOO LONG ABOUT ALL THE THINGS I AM REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND YOU HEARD FROM OUR STAFF AND OUR STUDENTS. AND HOW GREAT THEY ARE. AND I WANTED TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO DIRECTOR THOMPSON AND DIRECTOR MEEK FOR ATTENDING HOPE'S GRADUATIONS NOT HERE --
ECHOPARK, AND ALSO IN PUBLIC, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE ARE PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE DISTRICT AND WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER IF I QUESTIONS TO TALK ABOUT OUR UNIQUE MODEL. I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS, DIRECTOR GEIGER DOWN TO GO
FIRST? >> YOU APPROACH THINGS VERY DIFFERENTLY. MASS YOUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS IN. >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DIDN'T COME LOUD ENOUGH IN THERE. HOPE PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY
NON-PROFITS SINCE 2005 WHEN WE STARTED IT WAS PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFITS MAINLY ALONG THE FRONT RAIN WE 21 LEARNING SITES. FROM GREELEY TO PUEBLO AND GRAND JUNK, WE PARTNER TO OFF ARE A SITE SUPPORT WHETHER IT'S A
LEARNING CENTER WHERE STUDENTS ATTEMPT FOUR DAYS A WEEK OR A DROP-INSIGHT. WHERE KIDS MAY JUST COME ONCE A MONTH TO GET SUPPORT. AND REALLY THAT RECRUITMENT IS REALLY MAINLY WORD OF MOUTH. AND WE DO SOME SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE ARE NOT LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER ONLINE SCHOOLS THAT YOU'LL
SEE ADS ON RADIO AND TV. AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WORD OF MOUTH FROM THE COMMUNITY, SONYA SILVA THE DIRECTOR OF BOOST ACADEMY AND WHOSE SON WAS SUCCESSFUL. IT'S JUST REALLY PEOPLE TALKING TO EACH OTHER.
>> YOU HAVE AN INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING STUDENT POPULATION IN TERMS OF MULTILINGUAL, DISABLED, ET CETERA. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW YOU PUT RESOURCES IN YOUR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS? >> HONESTLY IT'S REALLY ONE OUR COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING SITES,
ARE -- THE SITES THAT ARE PRIMARILY MULTILINGUAL, HAVE PRIMARILY MULTILINGUAL ENROLLMENT IS HAVE ACTUALLY MULTILINGUAL STAFF. AND SO THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL. NOT ONLY TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AND THE STUDENTS' ACADEMIC SUCCESS BUT TO CREATE THAT COMMUNITY WITH PARENTS.
WHEN A STUDENT WALKS IN TO BOOST ACADEMY AS AN EXAMPLE. THE STAFF AT BOOT ACADEMY CAN SPEECH IN SPANISH AND WORK WITH THE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS TO CONVEY MESSAGES. WE HAVE A MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT STAFF AS WELL. OUR DIRECTOR OF MULTILINGUAL --
OR COORDINATOR OF MU MULTILINGUL SPORT SHARE I IS BACK THERE WE GET SUPPORT FROM DOUGLAS COUNTY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFER BAD I DOUGLAS COUNTY AND WE DO IF ANYONE IS LISTEN ONLINE, WE NEED TO RECRUIT MORE ELD
SPECISPECIALISTS WELCOME ANYONE THAT'S A ALWAYS A CHALLENGE BUT WE ARE REALLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE. AS WELL AS STAFF THAT'S INTERESTING IN GOING BACK TO SCHOOL TO GET THAT CERTIFICATE SAYING. AND WE ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM. >> THANK YOU. >> A DIFFERENT QUESTION FOR YOU.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF YOUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED BEFORE THEY CAME TO YOU? >> I DON'T -- -- WE HAVE KELLY OUR EVEN SS COORDINATOR HERE. >> MOST OF THE TIME STUDENTS ARE THE COMING TO ALSO ALREADY WITH
AN I EVEN P PLAN I THINK IF I AM CORRECT. WE FIGURE OUT ABOUT 10 OF THOSE NOW HOW MANY COME TO US SAYING NO, BUT ARE ACTUALLY YES IS MUCH BIGGER BUT IN HE REMEMBERS IT OF WHO WE ARE. OUR DOING ALL OF THE FULL
PROFILE AND INITIAL A SYSTEM. IT IS FAIRLY LOW IN COMPARISON FOR THE 14% THAT WE HAVE IN OUR OVERALL POPULATION. A LOT OF THAT IS PROBABLY BECAUSE THE STUDENTS START IN SIXTH GRADE. BECAUSE WE START STUDENTS IN SIXTH GRADE. KELLY DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> I THINK ALSO PRIMARILY WE DON'T HAVE A HUGE IDENTIFICATION OF INITIAL IEPs PART OF WHAT IS TRIP TUESDAY ON WHAT FEATHER MENTIONED THE SUPPORT PROVIDED IN OUR SITES IS INCREDIBLE THAT THE KIDS GET THE SUPPORT THAT
THEY NEED AND SO THAT THE -- THE ORGANIC NEURODIVERSITY IS NOT MANIFESTING IN THE SAME MANNER THAT IT WOULD IN OTHER SCHOOLS SO THEY GET WHAT THEY NEED AND SO WE ARE NOT NEED TO GO IDENTIFY THEM.
BUT WE GOT FIGHT A FEW COMING TO US THAT SEEKING AN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION AND WE HAVE PARENTS THAT RAVE ABOUT HOW MUCH SUPPORT THEY GET AND HOW MUCH BETTER THEY FEEL LIKE THEIR KAREN ARE R CHILDREN ARE DOING. >> ONE AREA -- TWO AREAS. ONE THAT WAS AN ISSUE ABOUT BEHAVIOR PROCESSES.
CAN YOU TELL ME HOW THAT'S PRESSURED. >> I AM SO GLAD -- WE ALL WANTED TO YOU ASK FA QUESTION. >> FRANKLY, THE YEAR THAT WE DROPPED TO IMPROVEMENT THERE WAS A MY STALE. THERE WAS A DATA ENTRY INSTEAD A 00 IF THE -- MY NUMBERS WILL BE OFF A BIT.
INSTEAD OF 0 OFF .5 IT WAS ENTERED AT .5. WHERE I SAID THAT WRONG. YOU KNOW WHAT MEANT. >> DECIMALS MATTER. YEAH. SO MATT IF PHIL WORK REALLY HARD WITH THAT TEAM WITH US AND SOMETIMES THE DATA SYSTEMS ON
THE STATESIDE ARE NOT ALWAYS COOPERATE TIFF. WITH EXCEL FILES AND IN THAT CASE THE DECIMAL MOVED A 10th THINK SO IT WAS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT FOR US. WE DIDN'T RECOGNIZE IT PHYSICAL IT WAS TOO LATE AND IT WAS TOO LATE TO CHANGE IT.
>> THE ONE AREA IS STRUGGLES IS MATH THAN LITERACY. CAN I ASK WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO WORK TOWARDS IMPROVING THAT AREA? >> WE ARE ALWAYS WORKING ON IT. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS WE ARE INCREASING INTERVENTIONS WORKING
REALLY HARD WITH OUR PARTNERS IN MATHEMATICS ONLINE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT VERSIONS A CLASSROOM WHERE I CAN WALK BY YOU AND SEE YOUR WORK. SO STUDENTS THAT ARE COMING WE ARE ASKING THEM TO SHOW MORE WORK, ASKING THEM TO SHOW MORE EXPLANATION AND REALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND IT.
NOT THAT THEY UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE CHATGPT OR SOMETHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP THEM FIND A SOLUTION SO WE ARE REALLY WORKING WITH OUR TEACHERS AND PARTNERS TO HOLDS EVERY STUDENT ACCOUNTABLE FOR WORNING THROUGH THE THINKING AND THE THOUGHTS AND I THINK SOMETIMES WE GO UP WE HAVE A HIGH MATH YEAR AND A
LOW READING YEAR, THEN A HIGH READ AND LOW MARK. WITH THEIR THING HUNDRED DIVERSE KIDS IT'S HARD TO FOCUS THE SAME THINGS AT THE SAME TIME. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE KIND OF NAVIGATING. >> I COULD TALK FOR THE NEXT 10
MINUTES. >> COME TO A SITE. >> THANK YOU. REGULATION. DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> THANK YOU ALL BEING I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND THE DIFFERENT PATHWAYS THAT YOU ARE PROVIDING FOR OUR SOMETIMESES. COULD YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR
ENROLLMENT AND THE DEMAND THAT YOU HAVE SEEN FOR YOUR SERVICES. AND HOW YOU LOOKING AT THAT KIND OF GOING FORWARD AND DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE FULLY BUILT OUT.
THERE IS MORE DEMAND OUT THERE. TO YOU DO YOU LOOK AT ENROLLMENT GOING FORWARD. >> I HAVE SAID FOR YEARS HOPE WANTS TO BE THE BEST ONLINE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL. WE DON'T WANT TO BE THE BIGGEST. BIGGEST PART OF OUR ENROLLMENT IS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT PARTNERS AND WE WORK AND GROW AND DEVELOP OUR PARTNERS.
THE COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFITS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE IDENTIFYING A NEED IN THEIR AREA. ENROLLMENT IS FLAT. THEIR, 14 HUNCH WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A COUPLE OF NEW PARTNERS. WE HAVE SOME WHO ARE RETIRING. AND IT'S JUST THAT BALANCE. I THINK WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY
IN OUR MODEL TO BE ABLE TO GO TKPWRO* WE THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO CONTRACT WITH THE COMMUNITY. OUR SMALLEST LEARNING CENTER HAS 20 STUDENT OR LARGEST HAS 189 STUDENTS. SO THEY ARE ALL VERY SMALL
COMMUNITIES. IS HOW DO YOU DEVELOP IT A COMMUNITY BASED. DO WE THINK THERE IS AREA FOR GROWTH. DEFINITELY. SINCE COVID MOST EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS THEIR OWN ONLINE SCHOOL AND HOW DOES HOPE DIFFERENTIATE AND I HAPPENING WHAT WE TRY TO DO AND I THINK
YOU HEARD TROY DUDLEY TALK ABOUT IT FROM MOMENTUM IT'S ACTIVITIES AND THE A ATHLETICS SO WE TALK ABOUT OUR VISION IS BELONG, THINK, BECOME BUT WE HAVE FOUR PILLARS AND IT'S AFFILIATION, ATTENDANCE, ACHIEVEMENT, AND
ASPIRATION. AND IT'S REALLY CONTINUING TO BUILD ON THOSE IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE. AND WE DON'T SEEK OUT -- THE SAME WE WE DON'T SEEK STUDENTS THAT'S WORD OF MOUNT WE DIDN'T SEEK NEW PARTNERS THAT'S WORD OF MOUTH. IF SOMEBODY WE HAVE A NEW
PARTNER LIFE LINE DENVER THAT REFERRED TO US UNBREAKABLE ACADEMY HERE. BECAUSE THEY BOTH WORK WITH POPULATIONS THAT YOUTH THAT ARE IN JUVENILE DETENTIONS. SO THAT'S HELPED -- THAT HELPED US EXPAND. THAT WAS ORGANIC.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS. DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE IT'S AN ABSOLUTE HONOR TO JOIN YOUR STUDENTS DURING GRASS SITUATION, THOSE GRADUATIONS ARE EXTREMELY
MEMORABLE. AND I MAY NOT SHARE MY SPOT. [ LAUGHTER ] >> I DON'T MIND THE DRIVE. >> WE CAN ACCOMMODATE MORE. >> WE DID GET BLOWN AWAY AT THE LOCAL ONE. >> IT WILL BE AT LEGACY CAMPUS THIS YEAR. HERE WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE DATE OFFICIALLY BUT WE ARE DOING IT
INDOOR GRADUATION. >> NO GETTING RAINED ON OR BLOWN AWAY. THAT WILL BE NICE. [ LAUGHTER ] >> NEVER AGAIN. >> I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THE SCHOOL PER APPROXIMATE PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK. I NO HE THAT THERE ARE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO CURRICULUM AND
OTHER TYPES OF SUPPORTS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS SO THAT WAS EXCITE TO GO SEE. THE QUESTION THAT I ACTUALLY HAVE IS JUST LEARNING MORE ABOUT YOUR CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT.
>> I HAVE A COUPLE OF GREAT TEAM MEMBERS, CONCURRENT IS NEW TO US SINCE OUR LAST RENEWAL. WE ARE IN YEAR FOUR. UNLIKE MOST OF THE REST OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY THAT YARDS NIGHTS WITH A HAPPEN HO.
WE HAVE MOUs WITH LESS THAN 20. A LOT. NINE COMMUNITY COLLEGES THROUGHOUT COLORADO. SO ANY STUDENT AT ANY OF OUR SITES CAN EITHER TEND ONLINE OR IN PERSON AND WE REALLY ENCOURAGE THEM IN PERSON SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE
SUPER HE IS SIGH ABOUT THE. WE HAVE AROUND 45 TO 50 STUDENT EACH SEMESTER THAT MEETS THE QUALIFICATIONS AND ONE THING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US IS NOT BE TO THE GATE KUIPERS WHILE WE SAY YOU NEED TO HAVE AN S.A.T. SCORE OR HONORS IF A STAFF MEMBERS COME TO US AND SAYS, YOU KNOW, THIS STUDENT DOESN'T HAVE THIS,
BUT THEY NEED THE CHALLENGE AND WE HAVE OTHER DOCUMENTATION THAT SHOWS IT, THEN WE'LL GIVE THEM A SHOT. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY PARTICULAR. I THINK INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS I'LL BE HONEST IS AN AREA OTHER THAN THE N.C.R.C. WORKFORCE CREDENTIAL.
WE HAVE NOT HAD THE BANDWIDTH TO REALLY DIVE FULL IN TO INDUSTRY CERTIFICATES IN ADDITION ALL THE OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED. BUT IT IS DEFINITELY ON THE RADAR THAT WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR. AND WE ARE EXCITED BECAUSE OUR PARTNERS HAVE PARTNERED AND
ACQUIRED A NEW PROGRAM THAT'S ALL AROUND INDUSTRY CERTIFICATES SO THAT CAN HELP OUR STUDENT GET IN THAT PATHWAY. WE MAY NOT BE AUTOMOBILE THE WAY TO CERTIFIED YET WE HAVE A PATHWAY AND WE HAVE ALL OF OUR ELECTIVES IT ARE ARRANGED IN CAREER PATHWAYS AND STUDENTS CAN TAKE COURSES TOWARDS
CERTIFICATION LIKE A CNA. LIKE C PLUS PLUS SOME SORT OF NETWORK COMPUTING PEACES, MEDICAL RESPONDER, WE HAVE A LOT OF THE PREPARATORY JUST HAVEN'T HAD THE BAD BAND WIDE TO THIS GET TO THE CERTIFICATE PIECE.
>> WHAT IS THE GEOGRAPHIC LIKE I GUESS SIZE OF AREA THAT YOU GUYS SERVE? >> THE STATE? REALLY HONESTLY, OUR SITES GO AS FAR NORTH. GREELEY, AS FAR SOUTH. PUEBLO BEING WE HAVE A SITE IN CANYON CITY AND A SITE THAT HAS
JUST ABOUT 100 STUDENTS IN GRAND JUNCTION. >> I WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW BIG I'VE LIST IT IS. TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITIES AND THEN TALKING ABOUT THE PARTNERING WITH NINE COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND JUST THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT IS FOR -- AND YOU MIGHT JUST HAVE A SMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS AND A SPECIFIC AREA
THAT IS SERVED BY THAT COLLEGE. SO THAT'S A BIG LIFT AND IT'S BROUGHT THAT YOU DO IT. >> I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT HAVING THE COMMUNITY PARENTS THEY ARE PART OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THEY HAVE THOSE TIES AND THOSE CONNECTIONS THAT CAN PUSH US FORWARD. I WANT TO BE -- >> I WAS GOING TO SAY ONE MORE
THING ON THAT IN GRAND JUNCTION THEY ARE ACTUALLY WORK READY COMMUNITY RECOGNIZED AREA. AND SO WITH AC IT. WORK KEYS THE STUDENTS THAT COME OUT OF HOPE IF THAT CERTIFICATEE IS DIFFERENT LEVELS WITH BRONZE, GOLD, SILVER, PLATINUM THEY CAN
WALK INTO AN EMPLOY IRRELEVANT AND THE EMPLOYERS GRAND JUNCTION THEY KNOW WHAT THE LEVEL MEANS AND THEY'LL PUT THOSE STUDENTS WHO COME IN WITH THAT CERTIFICATE ON A PACT WAY FOLLOW EMPLOYMENT. COMMENSURATE WITH THEIR LEVEL THEY HAVE EXHIBIT ODD THAT TEST.
THEY CAN SAY I AM AN GOLD LEVEL EMPLOYEE THAT MEANS SOMETHING TO AN EMPLOYER WHO KNOWS WHAT THAT IS. >> WE SAW A STUDENT THAT GRADUATED AND GOT A 10-DOLLAR RAISE WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO TAKE HIS CERTIFICATE HE HAD A GOLD CERTIFICATE THAT WAS EXCITING TO BE FROM AN ENTRY LEVEL TO LIKE
THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE MAKE SURE EVERY STUDENT KNOWS, EVERY STUDENT TAKES THE TEST AND OUR GOAL IS FOR EVERYONE TO GET THAT BRONZE OR LEVEL HIGHER. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I THINK DIRECTORS WE ARE OUT OF TIME BUT ARE THERE ANY LAST BURNING QUESTIONS?
INTO. WE ALWAYS LOVE HEARING ABOUT YOUR SCHOOLS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU ALL, ARE. >> A NUMBER OF SLIDES THAT YOU DIDN'T GET THAT I A CHANCE -- CLAP CLAM. >> THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SLIDES THAT YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE IF
YOU WANT TO PERUSE THOSE THERE'S LOSS OF INFORMATION LEAVING ODD THE DOCUMENTS AND THE NEXT STEP WILL BE A FORMAL RECOMMENDATION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION BY RESOLUTION IF THE JANUARY BOARD -- AT THE JANUARY BOARD MEET AND WE'LL THING BRING THOSE TO YOU AT THAT TIME. >> THANK YOU, MR. MOSER.
WE ARE RUNNING A FEW MINUTES EARLY, SO I HAVE CONFIRMED THAT OUR NEXT PRESENTATION AFTER RECESS WILL BE READY. SO WE'LL KEEP WITH A 15-MINUTE RECESS. AND THAT PUTS US AT STARTING BACK RIGHT AT WHAT IS IT 7:33.
IS IT 7:33. YEP, 73 IDENTITY. WE WILL COME BACK FROM RECESS AT 7:33.
>> THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING IS BACK IN SESSION. I'LL JUST SET THE STATEMENT. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM 8.5. GROWTH AND DECLINE UPDATE.
PROPOSED NAMES FOR PAIRED SCHOOLS THINK WE'LL HAVE A 10-MINUTE PRESENTATION FOLLOWED BY A*E A 10-MINUTE Q&AW THAT WE'LL GO FORWARD WITH THE PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTORS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TONIGHT. IT'S KIND OF INCREDIBLE THAT WE
ARE HERE. TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW NAMES OF OUR PAIRED SCHOOLS AND ALL OF YOU KNOW HOW LONG OF A JOURNEY THIS HAS BEEN. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO KICKOFF AND THEN HAND IT OFF TO THE WONDER
LEADERS I NEVER LOSE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GUSH OVER THEM. WE HAVE INCREDIBLE LEADERS WORKING THROUGH A PHENOMENALLY, PROBABLY THE HARDEST ISSUE THE DISTRICT GOES THROUGH. THEY DONE IT INCREDIBLY THAT YOU
FELT, KID DRIVEN AND WE WOULD NOT BE HERE AND WOULDN'T HAVE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE OVERALL EXCITED ABOUT WHERE WE ARE HEADED WITHOUT THEM. SO OUR LEADERS WILL INTRODUCE HIMHIMSELFS AND I WANT TO TAKE E TIME FOR A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO EAT EN WELLS, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS.
WHO HAVE ALSO PLAYED A HUGE ROLE IN THIS. ALONG WITH CABINET AND SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. I ALWAYS MAKE A POINT OF DOING THAT. JUST TO GRANT OURSELF INTO THIS CONVERSATION, POLICY FF PROVIDES THAT THE BOARD HAS ULTIMATE
DECISION MAKING ON SCHOOL NAMES. SUPERINTENDENT AS DECISION MAKING AS TO COLORS. NAS SCOTS THAT'S PART WHAT HAVE THE BOARD WILL BE TALKING ABOUT IN CONSIDERING TONIGHT. WE ALSO HAVE A RESOLUTION POSTED FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION.
AND IF THE BOARD NEEDS I AM HAPPY TO TAKE THE BOARD THROUGH THAT. WITH THAT. >> THANK YOU, STEVE, GOOD EVENING DIRECTION TOURS, BE THANK YOU FOR ASKING US HERE TONIGHT I AM KIRSTEN THE PROUD
PRINCIPAL OF ACRES GREEN ELEMENTARY. CHERYL FULMER AND I ARE HEAR TONIGHT TO SHARE THE PROCESS WE WENT THROUGH TO DETERMINE OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR OUR NEW SCHOOL NAME AND MASCOT. WE USE AN INCLUSIVE MULTI-STEP PROCESS DESIGNED TO GATHER AS
MANY PROSPECTIVES AS POSSIBLE WE STARTED IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, WITH OUR IDEA GATHERING PHASE. WE INVITED FAMILIES, STUDENTS, AND OUR STAFF, TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR ITEMS FOR OUR NEW SCHOOL NAME. WE DID END UP WITH 129 COMMUNITY
SUBMINUTES AND OVER 200 STUDENT IDEAS. THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT IDEAS IN THERE EVERYTHING FROM MERMAID TO OUR FINAL THREE IDEAS. WE THEN BROUGHT ALL OF THAT DATE TO OUR COME TOGETHER TEAM. AND THIS IS A REALLY SPECIAL TEAMMATE UP OF 12 STAFF MEMBERS.
SIX FROM EACH SCHOOL. WE NEED FOR A FULL DAY EVERY SINGLE MONTH. TO COME TOGETHER AND DETERMINE ALL OF DETAILS ABOUT OUR AMAZING NEW SCHOOL. BRINGING THE BEST OF BOTH SCHOOLS TOGETHER IN TO OUR NEW SCHOOL. WITH THAT GROUP, WE CONSULTED OUR BOARD POLICY AROUND NAMING
SCHOOLS, AND WE NARROWED IT DOWN TO THREE FINAL I HAVE HADS. FINALISTS.I CAN'T WE CAN TRAIL,, AND SILVER SPRUCE ELEMENTARY. WE THEN MOVED THOSE THREE NAMES FORWARD. WENT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
WENT BACK TO THE FAMILIES BACK TO THE STAFF AND STUDENTS AND COLLECTED A LOT OF DATA ABOUT THEIR PREFERENCES. AND CHERYL FULMER IS GOING TO SHARE THE REST OF OUR PROCESS. >> WONDERFUL. WHAT YOU'RE FIND ON THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE PROCESS ONCE WE GOT ALL OF THE DATA AND THE RESULTS
BACK IN. SO WE TOOK ALL OF THE INFORMATION IN AND OUR NUMBER ONE, OUR FIRST CHOICE WAS ACTUALLY FOX WOOD ACRES. WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT JUST PURELY BASED ON NUMBERS. BUT WHAT WE FOUND WAS THERE THAT WAS 125 VOTE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
COMMUNITIES. SO WE WENT AND TOOK A LITTLE AT THE OTHER NAME, WHICH WAS SILVER SPRUCE, WHICH WAS A FIRST CHOICE SLASH SECOND CHOICE BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND THERE WAS ONLY A 10-POINT DIFFERENCE. BETWEEN THE TWO SCHOOLS. AND WE DECIDED THAT WE ARE
MERGING SCHOOLS, WE ARE BRINGING SCHOOLS TOGETHER, WE ARE BRIDGING SCHOOLS, WHICH IS THE PICTURE YOU SEE IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT SLIDE. SO IT WAS IMPORTANT TO US THAT A 10-POINT DIFFERENCE REALLY MODELED WHAT WE ARE GOING FOR. BRINGING SCHOOLS TOGETHER AND MERGING US TOGETHER. NOT HAVING THIS GIANT
DIFFERENCE. SO AS A COME TOGETHER TEAM, WE REALLY LACKED AT THAT DATA AND SAID, YEAH, THIS WAS WHAT WE ARE ABOUT. WE ARE ABOUT BRIDGING US AND COMING TOGETHER. SO TONIGHT WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT OUR NEW NAME IS SILVER SPRUCE ELEMENTARY. HOME OF THE MOOSE.
AND I'LL HANDS IT OFF TO I THINK KATIE. >> I AM JULIE CRAWFORD THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF EL CARD SO DORADO. I AM ALISON HAWK THE PROUD PRINCIPAL PAL OF SAD OWE ROCK
AND THE FUTURE PRINCIPAL PERIOD OF TIME COMBINED SCHOOL. >> THE GREAT THING ABOUT ALL SIX OF US HERE IS WE WENT FLEW A SIMILAR PROCESS WHAT YOU SEE WILL BE SIMILAR IN ALL OF THE PAIRED SCHOOLS FOR US IN PARTICULAR WE HAD ABOUT 115
RESPONSES. FROM PARENTS, STAFF, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE ALSO INVOLVED OUR CLASSROOMS. FOR MASCOT IDEAS AND ALL OF THOSE PIECES WE BROUGHT TO TOGETHER WITH OUR GUIDING COALITION, A GROUP OF BOTH SADDLE RANCH TEACHERS AND EL BORE RAD OWE TEACHERS AND PUT
FORTH ALL OF THAT. WE DID WORK ON THE HISTORY AROUND US AND D DIVED INTO THE A WHETHER WERE THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM BOTH COMMUNITIES WE WERE
LUCKY TO KNOW THAT THE DATA WAS STRONG. IN BOTH DIRECTIONS WHETHER WAS IT THE COLORS, NAME THAT WE ARE GOING TO PUT FORTH AS OUR RECOMMENDATION. AND THEN WE REMOVED NAMES THAT DID NOT FIT WHETHER IT WAS THE GUIDELINES OR THE POLICIES OR BELONGED TO OTHER SCHOOLS THAT WERE NEAR THINK SO WE NARROWED
IT DOWN FROM 10 CHOICES LIKE 115 CHOICES TO 10 CHOICES TO SEVEN. TO OUR FINAL THREE. SO OUR FINAL THREE CHOICES WERE FOOTHILLS TRAIL ELEMENTARY. RED HAWK ELEMENTARY. AND GOLDEN RIDGE ELEMENTARY AND WE TOOK THE FINAL THREE CHOICES TO A SURVEY WITH PARENTS,
STUDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE WINNER OF THE SURVEY, IS GOLDEN RIDGE ELEMENTARY. WITH MASCOT OF THE OWLS. HOO, HOO. AND I WILL HAND IT OFF TO KATIE LAWSON NOW.
>> GOOD EVENING. WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANY SOUNDS OR WE WERE NOT MIMING ANYTHING, I AM NOT INTERESTED AND YOU WON'T BE EITHER LET'S JUST MOVE TO OUR PLANNING COMMITTEE WORKED FLYER OWE OUR CHOICES DOWN TO 150.
WE HAD THE SAME PROCESS OF TAKING ALL THE CHOICES AND KIND OF TAKING OUT THE ONES THAT MAYBE DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT FOCUS, A BIG ONE WAS RISING PHOENIX. IT DIDN'T HAVE QUITE THE RIGHT FOCUS FOR IT MAKES IT SOUND LIKE WE WERE COMING FROM THE ASHES AND WE ARE NOT. THESE ARE TWO VERY STRONG
COMMUNITIES COMING TOWING. AND WE WILL THRIVE TOGETHER. WE TOOK 150 SUBMISSIONS, WE KIND OF NARROWED IT DOWN 220. TOOK IT OUR PLANNING COMMITTEE WHICH WAS STAFF MEMBERS FROM EACH COOL AND THEY HAD A PROCESS OF OVER ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS OF TAKING IT TO 10.
TO FIVE AND THEN TO THREE. WE THEN SENT THOSE THREE TO OUR COMMUNITIES. AND WE HAD A RESOUNDING WINNER. OUR FORWARD PLANNING COMMITTEE TOOK IT TO IT THE SURVEY. AND OUR COMMUNITY HAS CHOSEN. MOUNTAIN PEAK ELEMENTARY.
HOME OF THE MUSTANGS. I AM KATIE PRINCIPAL OF HERITAGE ELEMENTARY. >> AND I AM MARTA FRANKS PRINCIPAL OF SUMMER RIGHT EL REPORT WE RHODE ISLAND AND I WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL OF THE PAIRED SCHOOL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS. >> FANTASTIC WE'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR QUESTIONS.
>> I HAVE WORKED WITH ALL SIX OF THE PRINCIPALS ON THE PROCESS. A FORWARD LOOKING, INTELLIGENT, STUDENT AND PARENT-DRIVEN PROCESS IS HARD WARMING BUT IN
IN NO WAY SURPRISING. GLAD YOU LIKE THEM AND ARE HAPPY WITH THEM. I FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT COMBINING SCHOOLS IN 2017, TO BE AT THIS POINT IN THIS PROCESS IS ONLY BECAUSE THOUSANDS OF MAN HOURS BAY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
GOT PUT IN AND YOU WERE DOING THE HARD WORK AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. I HAVE TOLD MYSELF I WILL GO LAST BUT I THINK JUMPING IN. I AM EXCITED. WE HAD A PRESENTATION AT CASB RECENTLY WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT
THE SCHOOL PAIRING PROCESS. IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED. LOTS OF GREAT QUESTIONS AND GREAT ENGAGEMENT. I AM CURIOUS IF YOU HAVE ANY LESSONS LEARNED THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO SHARE WITH OTHER DISTRICTS OR EVEN AS WE THINK
ABOUT MOVING FORWARD. >> I WOULD SAY THAT IT WASN'T JUST US SIX UP THERE AT EVERY TOWN HALL MEETING AND SO IF I WERE TO GIVE ANY DIRECTION TO ANY OTHER DISTRICTS IT WOULD BE
THAT WHAT THE DISTRICT DID AS FAR AS HOW MANY TIMES SUPERINTENDENT KANE WAS AT A TOWN HALL MEETING OR HOW MANY TIMES STEVE, OR THE EDOSS, THAT IS WHERE WE COULD FIELD QUESTIONS THAT IT WERE VERY DIFFICULT. AND THEN WE COULD ALSO LEAN ON THE DISTRICT, TOO. SO IN MY OPINION, IT WOULD BE TO
HAVE ALL HANDS ON DECK DURING THAT PROCESS. AND IT FELT VERY COMFORTABLE. KNOWING THAT WE COULD LIVE IN TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS. >> I'LL JUST ADD I THINK THAT WAS A HUGE PIECE GETTING US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
NOW THAT WE ARE DOING THE WORK, AND MOVING FORWARD, AND BRINGING THE COMMUNITIES TOGETHER, I THINK OUR COME TOGETHER TEAMS OR OUR FORWARD TEAMS, EVERYBODY IS CALLING IT SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH OUR STAFFS AS WELL AS WE ARE DOING THE SAME THING WITH OUR STUDENTS, AND THE SAME
COMMITTEE IS HAPPENING WITH OUR PA*EUPBTS. WE ALL HAVE THREE DIFFERENT MOVING FORWARD OR COME TOGETHER WHATEVER WE ARE CALLING THEM AT OUR SCHOOLS HAPPENING AT EACH OF THOSE STAKEHOLDER LEVELS. ALSO HELPING TO MAKE IT GO SMOOTHER. WE ARE BRINGING IN SCHOOLS AT
ALL LEVELS WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE PLAYGROUND? WHAT ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT? YOU GO TALK TO THE OTHER KIDS ABOUT WHAT MAY BE OUR NAME OR OUR MASCOT. WHAT WE HAVE A MASCOT AND WHAT WILL WE MAIM IT. ALL THOSE THINGS, KIDS ARE GETTING EXCITED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THEIR NEW SCHOOL.
THAT'S SUPER EXCITING. >> AND TO GET THEM EXCITED FURTHER WE CREATED THE BRIDGE BUILDERS PROGRAM. PARENT VOLUNTEERS FROM EACH SCHOOL AND THEY ARE OUT OF SCHOOL, OFF PROPERTY. CREATING TIMES FOR THESE KIDS TO COME TO THE OTHER SO WHEN THEY ARE IN THE BUILDING THEY HAVE
SEEN THE PLACES THE PARENTS KNOW EACH OTHER. SO WE HAVE STARTED THAT HARD WORK RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE ALREADY HAVE THREE THAT HAVE COME TOGETHER IN THE LAST WEEK OR TWO AND SO PAPERS HAVE JUMPED IN TO DO THAT HARD WORK AS WELL SO I THINK IT'S JUST REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITIES TO COME TOGETHER IN THAT WAY AND IT'S BEEN VERY
POSITIVE. >> I'LL JUST ADD WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS SAID BUT CONSIDERING ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES IS SO IMPORTANT. THE TRANSPORTATION, WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE CLOSING SCHOOL. WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE RECEIVING SCHOOL. WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE STUDENTS. FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND
HAVING EVERYBODY COME TOGETHER TO CONSIDER ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, IS WHAT HAS MADE THE BIGGEST IMPACT TO ME. >> I JUST QUICKLY HASN'T ARE WANT TO SAY A BIG PART OF THE PROCESS WE STARTED WITH A SUPERINTENDENT THAT WAS WILLING
TO HAVE THE COURAGE TO STEP FORWARD AND ALSO A BOARD WILLING TO BE CONSISTENT AND HAVING THE BACKS OF LEADERS I KNOW IT'S THE HARDEST THING IS SIDESTEPPING A VERY HARD CONVERSATION AND PUT OUR LEADERS ON AN ISLAND FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT, OUR BOARD, WAS SOMETHING I CAN TELL YOU WAS
HUGELY HELPFUL KNOWING THIS WAS A CONVERSATION WE STARTED COMING OUT OF COVID AND EVEN WAY BACK WHEN IN A BUS BARN BACK IN 2017 AS WELL. A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL YOU AS WELL. >> I WOULD ONLY ADD, TOO, THAT FACILITATING AS MUCH CONVERSATION AS YOU CAN AMONGST
THOSE WHO ARE ON THE GROUND. WE HAVE NAILED DOWN A LOT OF THE DETAILS. I AM NOT GOING TO PROMISE THAT WE HAVE NAILED DOWN EVERY SINGLE DETAIL. BUT TO THE EXTEND THAT WE HAVE DONE THIS WELL IS BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT CONVERSATION THAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN HAVING OVER THE LAST YEAR AND CHANGE. SO THAT'S A BIG ONE.
>> THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS? DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> FIRST I AM REALLY CURIOUS WITH THE WHAT THE MOOSE SOUNDS LIKE?
MOOSE. [ LAUGHTER ] SO IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU ALL UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES TODAY. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND SHARING THE NEW NAMES WITH US, I KNOW HITS HELPFUL TO HEAR THEM
IN TIME IN THE PROCESS. NOW YOUR COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, IT'S EMAILS TO THE FUTURE MUSTANGS THE FUTURE MOOSES. RIGHT IS IT MOOSES? MOOSE. ANYWAY, SO AND THEN I JUST WANT
TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TELL YOU ALL THANK YOU. THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK FOR YOU GUYS AND YOU ARE KEEPING YOUR COMMUNITIES TOMORROW, YOU ARE ON THE FRONT LINES OF THIS WITH PARENTS, STUDENTS, STAFF, AND SO THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT THAT YOU PROVIDED THE
BOARD BEFORE THE DECISION TO HELP US UNDER WHAT WHY THIS WAS SOMETHING THE COMMUNITY NEEDED. SO THANKS.
>> I WILL CALL ON MYSELF. SO I TRY STAY OFF SOCIAL MEDIA SO OTHER PEOPLE SEND ME THINGS THAT ARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS THE VALUE OF COMING UP WITH A NEW NAME, RIGHT? AND I KIND OF WONDER IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO WHAT YOU SEE IS THE
VALUE OF A NEW NAME, AND THE NEW BRANDING AND ALL OF THAT. THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL OF I SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS WOULD APPRECIATE HEARING THAT. >> THANK YOU. I THINK YOU DID SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB AND SUPERINTENDENT KANE ABOUT THIS WAS A REALLY A
PAIRING OF SCHOOLS AND A COMING TOGETHER OF SCHOOLS. AND IT WASN'T THAT ONE SCHOOL WAS CLOSING AND ANOTHER ONE STAYING OPEN AND THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING WAS BEING SHUT TOWN AND THAT WAS A REALLY IMPORTANT MESSAGE THAT WE TRIED TO CARRY FORE. IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
IT'S A NEW SCHOOLING TOGETHER NOT ONE CLOSE AND ONE BEING MOVED INTO IT MEANS A LOT FROM THE SCHOOL MOVING INTO OTHER ANOTHER ONE THAT WE HAVE A SHARED NOW IDENTITY STINTED OF TWO SEPARATE ONES AND MOVING FORWARD UNDER THAT MEANS A LOT.
>> I FEEL WITH A NEW NAME INSTEAD OF HAVING TWO SCHOOLS? ONE BUILDING. WELL HAVE ONE SCHOOL IN ONE BUILDING. WE ARE ALTOGETHER. AND WE SPOKE ABOUT CREW AND HOW WELL BE IN A NEW BOAT TOGETHER ROWING TOGETHER IT'S A REALLY
IMPORTANT START FOR OUR SCHOOL. >> CAN YOU REMIND US, SUPERINTENDENT KANE, THIS WAS PART OF THE BOND WHEN WE PASSED THE BOND AND WE MATE JUST EXPLAIN THAT AGAIN TO OUR COMMUNITY. >> SURE.
AS PART OF THE BOND WE SET ABOUT $20 MILLION ASIDE TO INVEST IN OUR NEWLY-PAIRED SCHOOLS. AND SO THE THREE RECEIVING BUILDINGS, ARE RECEIVING SOME UPGRADES LIKE A NEW PLAYGROUND,
AND A NEW A NEW ROOM FOR PROGRAMMING, STEM PROGRAMMING OR WHATEVER PROGRAMMING THE SCHOOLS WANT TO SEE BASE ONE OF OUR PROMISES TO OUR COMMUNITIES WAS WHEN THE SCHOOL IS BIGGER, IT WE'LL BE ABLE TO THAT RIFE AND HAVE MORE ACCESS TO PROGRAMMING THAN A SMALL SCHOOL DID.
THE MONEY SET ASIDE IN THE BOND IS HELPING US MAKE THAT A REALITY ALONG WITH PRAGMATIC THINGS, BORING THINGS LIKE PARKING LOTS AND CU CURBS AND AL OF THAT STUFF. I WANT TO ECHO HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE TO OUR SIX PRINCIPAL. WE COULD NEVER HAVE DONE THIS
PROCESS SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT THEM. AND YOUR POSITIVITY, ALL OF YOU FROM THE BEGINNING, HAS BEEN AMAZE AND IT HAS RUBBED OFF ON THE COMMUNITIES, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE EXCITEMENT OF POSITIVITY HAS RUBBED OFF ON YOUR CHILDREN.
IT COMES FROM THE TOP. >> ANYMORE QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, I KILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED NAMES FOR THE PAIRED SCHOOLS. >> SO MOVED MAY WE ADOPT THE RESTLESS DUKES CHANGING THE
SCHOOLS TO THE SILVER SPRUCE ELEMENTARY, MOUNTAIN PEAK ELEMENTARY, AND GOLDEN RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. SO IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR GEIGER, SECONDED BY DIRECTOR MEEK, THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE PROPOSED NAMES FOR THE PAIRED
SCHOOLS. MOTION IS NOW OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. DIRECT TO ARE RYAN. >> I WANT FOR POINT OUT ON THE POINT OF THE VALUE HERE. I KNOW SOME OF THE CONCERNS WERE COMING FROM HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REBRAND A SCHOOL.
I DID ASK FOR THOSE NUMBERS FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT. AT THIS JUST RAN THE MATH. .2% OF THE BOND MONEY THAT'S GOING TO EACH SCHOOL IS GOING TO GO TOWARD THIS. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT A LOT OF THE WORK WAS DONE BY OUR STAFF. BY OUR COMMUNITY FOR A VERY
SMALL CHUNK OF CHANGE THAT IS VERY MEANINGFUL FOR THE PEOPLE IN THESE COMMUNITIES. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR, RYAN, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. AS A REMAINDER THE MOTION ON THE TABLE IS APPROVING THE PROPOSED NAMES FOR THE PAIRED SCHOOLS.
ALL THOSE THIS FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED NO. DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR DENZLER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR MEEK. AYE. DIRECTOR RYAN. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> AYE. >> MOTION PASSES 6-0.
AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU AGAIN. NEXT WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM 8.6. HEALTHY KIDS COLORADO SURVEY WITH A 10-MINUTE PRESENTATION FOLLOWED BY A 10-MINUTE Q
>> PLEASE THAT WOULD BE GREAT. DO I POINT AT YOU OR UP THERE? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, WHILE HE'S LEADING UP THE PRESENTATION, THERE IS A
VARIETY OF ATTACHMENT SAYS TO THIS SPECIFIC AGENDA. THESE WERE ALL ATTACHED AS REQUESTED. THE FIRST YOU ARE GOING TO SEE BENCH GE, WHICH IS PROCESS DELEGATION. DISTRICT POLICY THE SECOND IS JL DEC WHICH IS SCREEN TESTING
FOR STUDENTS PROVIDING PROGRAM TARS REGARDING SURVEYS AND THEN YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE SURVEY ITSELF. AND AS WELL AS THE PRESENTATION. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS SPECIFIC TOPIC.
THIS SLIDE DECK HAS SEVERAL DIFFERENT SLIDES THAT PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION AND ALSO ABOUT THE TWO OPTIONS THAT ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION, THE FIRST PAGE, YOU'LL SEE THERE IS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT LINKS IN THIS SLIDE THAT PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT HEALTHY KIDS COLORADO SURVEY IS.
IT IS A SURVEY ADMINISTERED EVERY TWO YEARS. IT'S TYPICALLY THE WINDOW FOR IT STARTS IN THE FALL AND EXTENDS INTO WINTER. I WISH WE COULD SET THAT WINDOW BUT IT'S ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE. IT COVERS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS AND DIFFERENT
TOPICS. EXPRESSIVE HEALTH IS THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE SURVEY. AND IT'S CERTAINLY VOLUNTARY, ANONYMOUS AND AN ONLINE SURVEY. THE KEY WITH THIS SURVEY IS IT'S NOT REQUIRED. THAT'S ONE THING THAT'S REALLY
CLEAR. OUR PARENT AND STUDENT, IT'S NOT REQUIRED. AND SO THAT'S .1. THE SECOND IS, WHEN WE ADMINISTER THIS SURVEY, WE PROVIDE SEVERAL DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR NOTICE. SO IN THE CASE OF THIS FALL, YOU ALL HAVE HAD MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS WITH THIS SURVEY. THIS GIVES US ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THIS OUT THERE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO LOOK AT THE SURVEY. IN BOTH SETS OF AGENDAS, WE HAVE ATTACHED INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SURVEY. THE EMAIL ACROSS THE BOARD CONTAINSES INFORMATION ABOUT THE SURVEY, WE HAVE LINKED THE
SURVEY. AS PART OF THIS BOARD COMMUNICATION SO WE ARE PROVIDING ADDITION NOTICE. WE WILL SEND OUT COMMUNICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY AND REGARDS TO THIS SURVEY COMING. WHICH WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. AND THEN WE'LL PROVIDE A COOL KIT FOR OUR PRINCIPLES TO SHARE
IN WHATEVER MECHANISM THEY SHARE THE COMMUNICATIONS WHETHER THAT'S A NEWSLETTER, OR A PRINCIPLE UPDATE. SO WELL PROVIDE THEM THAT INFORMATION AS WELL. YOU'LL SEE IN THE SLIDE DECK THERE ARE THE TWO VERSIONS OF THE -- THE SURVEY, WHICH WILL BE ADMINISTERED STARTING IN
JANUARY. AND THEN THERE IS ALSO THE TECHNICAL REPORT. I PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF LIKE TO GET NERDY INTO WHAT THE SURVEY IS ALL ABOUT. THAT WILL PROVIDE YOU TECH CAL INFORMATION IF YOU SO CHOOSE. THERE WE GO.
SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME UP IS HOW WE LEVERAGE THIS DATA AND HOW WE UTILIZE THE RESULTS. YOU PROBABLY HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE MONITORING REPORTS THAT WE LEVERAGE THIS DAY DATA. BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING.
IT IS A SURVEY THAT'S AHEAD MEN STIRRED BY MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS. AND SO MORE BROADLY IT'S USED FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT HEALTH ISSUES YOU'LL SEE THE STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH AGENCIES LEVERAGE THIS DATA FOR POLICY DECISIONS AND OTHER GRANT WRITING.
IT PROVIDES YOUTH BEHAVIORAL DATA WHICH IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT FOR LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES. OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES LEVERAGE THIS DATA. THERE IS A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS THAT WE LEVERAGE THIS DATA FOR. IT REALLY HELPS US SHAPE THAT CONVERSATION ABOUT HEALTHY COMMUNITIES.
BECAUSE WE ARE LEVERAGING THE SAME DATA SET IT HELPS UNITED STATES WITH THAT COMMUNICATION. ALSO, MORE LOCALLY, IT HELPS US MONITOR OUR GOALS WE CAN SET AND ESTABLISH GOALS BASED ON THE DATA THAT WE SEE. IT'S OUR DATA, IT'S CLOSER TO HOME.
THE NEXT TWO SLIDES LOOK AT THE TWO OPTIONS. ONE IS THE OPT-IN WHICH IS REALLY THE ACTIVE CONSENT THE NEXT PAGE IS IS THE OPT-OUT WHICH IS THE PASSIVE CONSENTS YOU'LL SEE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE TWO. BUT THERE IS A COUPLE OF
IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES. FIRST THE SURVEY WINDOW WHICH IS AN EXTENSION OF WHAT THE STATE PROVIDES THE STATE PROVIDES US A WINDOW FOR THE FALL THAT GOES IN TO JANUARY, AGAIN, ILL LACK TO BE ABLE TO HAVE INFLUENCE ON WHEN IT'S ADMINISTERED AND THAT WINDOW IS SET BY THE STATE. BUT THAT'S A STATE-LEVEL
DECISION, WE WILL BE ADMINISTERING IT FROM JANUARY 7th THROUGH THE 21st. WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR OUR PRINCIPALS AND A GENERAL TOOLKIT SO THEY CAN COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY TO THEIR FAMILIES. MORE CLOSER TO THAT ADMINISTRATION.
SO WE WILL SEND A BROAD COMMUNICATION UTE BUT WITHIN EACH SCHOOL THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEND SEND OUT MORE SPECIFIC COMMUNICATION WHEN THEY GET CLOSE THOUGH THEIR ADMINISTERING THAT SURVEY. THERE WILL BE A BREAKDOWN OF
INFORMATION TO THE COORDINATORS. SO HOW IT'S TYPICALLY ADMINISTERED IS THE STATE WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE SCHOOLS. WE ESTABLISH A POINT OF CONTACT IN EVERY SCHOOL. WHO IS IN CHARGE OF ADMINISTERING THAT SAWYER SAY. TYPICALLY IT'S AN ADMINISTRATOR,
THEY WORK TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNICATION. SET UP LOGISTICS. WORK WITH EITHER OPT-IN OR OPT-OUT I WILL GET INTO THAT DETAIL IN A SECOND. WE ESTABLISHED THAT WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL. THEY KNOW THEIR LOCAL CONTEXT BELTER THAN WE DO.
SO THEY ESTABLISH THEIR OWN LOCAL PROTOCOLS THAT MATCH THEIR OWN LOCAL ENVIRONMENT. THE NEXT PART IS WE HAVE A GENERALIZED GOOGLE FORM THAT WE HAVE CREATED. THEY WILL MAKE A T COPY OF THAT
FORM FOR THEIR SPECIFIC SCHOOL TO CAPTURE THOSE IN THIS CASE THAT WILL BE AN OPT IN. IT WILL BE CAPTURING THAT INFORMATION IS A GOGGLE FORM FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHOSE PARENTS ARE OPTING THEM IN TO IT. THAT'S A FORM THAT THEY WOULD USE LOCALLY TO BE ABLE TO TRACK
WHICH STUDENT ARE PARTICIPATING AND WHEN ONCE AREN'T. THIS WOULD ALLOW THEM TO CREATE AN UPDATED LIST OF STUDENTS. WHO ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. THAT WAY WE CAN CLEARLY TRACK WHO IS AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND WHO IS NOT BASED ON THE OPT IN.
NEXT IS VERY SIMILAR. SUCH WINDOW. INSTEAD OF DOING AN OPT-IN PROCEDURE, WE ARE ARE WE ARE DOING AN OPT-OUT PROCEDURE THINK SAME LOGISTICS, SAME POINTS OF CONTACT. WE PROVIDE THEM A TOOLKIT. THIS WOULD BE SIMILAR TO THE
PREVIOUS SLIDE. EXCEPT THE LANGUAGE SHIFTS FROM AN OPT-IN TO AN OPT-OUT. WE HELP SET UP THOSE WE SET UP THE PROTOCOLS INCLUDING A GOOGLE FORM ALLOWING THEM TO CAPTURE THE INFORMATION FOR THOSE
FAMILIES WHO CHOOSE TO OPT THEIR CHILD OUT OF TAKING THAT SURVEY. WE WOULD STILL FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE SAME ITEMS OF PARTICIPATING, NOT PARTIC PARTICIPATING. THAT ENCOMPASSES THE PARENT' PERSPECTIVE. EVERY STUDENT STILL HAS THE
CHOICE OF NOT TAKING A SURVEY. EVEN IF THEY ARE SITTING IN FROST. COMPUTER THEY CAN MAKE THE DECISION NOT TO PARTICIPATE OR NOT ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THE STATE TRACKS, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE TRACK. IF THEY ARE IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER, THERE IS, YOU KNOW, 80 QUESTIONS, OR 85 QUESTIONS,
HOWEVER MANY QUESTIONS THEY ARE ON IN THIS SURVEY, THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ANSWER ALL OF THEM. THAT INCLUDES DEMOGRAPHIC OR ANY QUESTIONS THERE. STUDENTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT AS WELL. I AM GOING TAKE A BREATH I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF DIFFERENT INFORMATION THAT'S THAT'S THERE
BUT AIM WILLING TO TAKE QUESTIONS FROM ALL OF YOU. >> THANK YOU. I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. DIRECTOR DENZLER. >> SO I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO
SHARED PUBLIC COMMENT AND WHO HAVE WRITTEN TO US ABOUT THIS ARE CONCERNED THAT PARENTS WON'T SEE ANY COMMUNICATION WERE WE TO INTERACT AN OPT-OUT POLICY. I KNOW YOU WENT THROUGH IT. BUT CAN YOU ADDRESS THE CONCERNS MULTIPLE TIMES AND REALLY
DEMONSTRATE TO PEOPLE THAT WE ARE LISTENING TO THEM. CAN YOU JUST ONCE AGAIN REITERATE HOW THIS WILL BE COMMUNICATED. >> 100 PERCENT, PULL MITCHELL LAYERS OF COMMUNICATION. DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS THIS
EVENING WE'LL SEND A COMMUNICATION UTE BEFORE WINTER BREAK TO INDICATE IT'S COMING IN JANUARY. THAT'S A BROADWAYS COMMUNICATION COMING FROM US, WE'LL ALSO ASK OUR SCHOOLS SPECIFICALLY TO SEND COMMUNICATION FROM THEIR NEWSLETTERS WHETHER IT'S A PRINCIPAL SPECIFIC. EMAIL OR PART OF THEIR GENERAL
MUSE LETTER THAT THIS SURVEY IS COMING. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER COMMUNICATION WHEN WE COME BACK FROM BREAK. EACH COMMUNICATION WILL PROVIDE A LINK DIRECTLY TO THE SURVEY THAT STUDENTS ARE TAKING. IN THAT COMMUNICATION WILL BE GEARED TOWARDS WHETHER IT'S
OPT-IN OR OPT-OUT FOR THE PROCESS, WE'LL HAVE MULTIPLE LAYERS OF BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO OUR PARENTS. >> THANK YOU. AND COULD YOU REFRESH MY MEMORY IF YOU CAN'T IT'S TOTALLY FINE, I DID NOT SUBMIT THIS QUESTION IN ADVANCE AND I APOLOGIZE, THERE ARE CERTAIN SECTION SECTIONS OF THE HELP HEALTHY KID SURVEY IN REGION THREE THAT WE
DON'T ADMINISTER, IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES, WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE VERSION THAT WE HAVE THERE ARE CERTAIN ASPECTS OF SENSITIVE QUESTIONS THAT IN OUR VERSION WE DON'T HAVE THE QUESTIONS IN IT. WHEN YOU LACK AT THAT VERSION OF HEALTHY KIDS THAT'S LINKED ITS DCSD SPECIFIC.
SOME OF MORE SENSE TIFF QUESTIONS WE HAVE REMOVED IN THE SAMPLE FLOW VIALEDDED BY THE STATE. >> THAT WOULD CONTINUE THIS YEAR? >> YES. >> THANK YOU. >> DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT
THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS LEGAL TO ASK THESE KINDS CAN OF QUESTIONS AND COULD YOU TALK ABOUT THAT AND WHY YOU ARE COMFORT ARM WITH
THOSE PARAMETERS. >> I WON'T SPEAK ON THE LEGAL ASPECT BUT THE GENERAL AS SPECT OF SURVEY ADMINISTRATION, FIRST IS THIS SURVEY IS NOT REQUIRED. THAT'S A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF WHEN YOU LOOK AT SEVERAL LAWS REGARDING SURVEYS, IF IT IS
REQUIRED, THAT IS A SEPARATE WAY OF APPROACHING A SURVEY, THAN WHEN IT'S NOT REQUIRED. THE SECOND IS, ARE YOU PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT SURVEY, SO PROCEED PROVIDING THEM A SAMPLE OF WHAT THAT SURVEY LOOKS LIKE,
AND THE THIRD IS PROVIDING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO OPT IN OR OPT OUT. THOSE ARE THE THREE THINGS THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO DO ALL THREE OF THOSE THINGS, IT'S IN ALIGNMENT WITH YOUR BOARD POLICY. AND ALSO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO, I BELIEVE 2015, WEIGHED IN ON THIS
SPECIFIC SURVEY REGARDING THAT REQUIREMENT. I COULD TALK TO GENERAL COUNSEL KLAMESH TO COME UP WITH MORE SPECIFIC LEGALESE ON IT, BUT IN TERMS OF SURVEYS, GENERALLY SPEAK IF YOU HIT THOSE THREE THINGS, YOU ARE NOT CROSSING ANY
OF THE WIRES WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. >> DIRECTOR RYAN. >> I KNOW YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT HOW OPT-OUT OR OPT-IN WOULD BE COMMUNICATED TO THE FAN LIZ. IF WE HAD AN OPT-OUT MODEL AND FAMILIES THAT DID NOT WANT IT TO
HAPPEN FOR THEIR STUDENTS, CHOSE NOT TO GO THE OPT-OUT ROUTE OR MISSED THE EMAILS CAN YOU EXPLAIN AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL WHILE IT'S BEING ADMINISTERED AS I UNDERSTOOD IT FROM OUR LAST CONVERSATION, THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES CAN OPT T THEMSELVES
OUT SURVEY IF YOU COULD TALK ABOUT THAT IT WAS IN THE LAST MEET AND I WANT IT TO BE HERE AS WELL. >> I'LL COVER THE FIRST PART. IN EITHER CASE A COMMUNICATION WHETHER IT'S OPT-IN OR HADN'T OFF HUT A COMMUNICATION GOES OUT TO PARENTS AND THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FILL OUT A FORM TO EITHERRER OPT-OUT OR OPT-IN
DEPENDING ON THE SCENARIO. THAT'S THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO CAPTURE THE PARENTS WISHES. ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. LET'S TAKE THE SECOND SCENARIO WHERE IT IS AN OPT OUT. AND A STUDENT IS SITTING IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER. BECAUSE IT'S AN ONLINE SURVEY. AND THEY BEGIN TO TAKE THE
SURVEY, THEY CAN STOP AT ANY POINT. THEY DON'T HAVE TO START, THEY DON'T HAVE TO NICIONI ACTION IF THEY DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH IT. STUDENT HAVE THE ABILITY BALLS WE DON'T REQUIRE THE STUDENTS FILL OUT THE SURVEY ONCE THEY GET INTO THAT SETTING.
>> I GUESS JUST TO BUILD ON THAT. IT WOULD VARY BY SCHOOL BUT WE ARE NOT JUST HAVING THAT CHILD THAT DOESN'T WANT TO DO THIS SURVEY SITTING IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER DOING NOTHING BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT MAY ACT AS A COERCIVE FACTOR TO MAKE THEM TAKE THE SURVEY JUST TO FILL THE TIME.
>> OH, SO, YOU ARE SAYING IF A PARENT OPTS A CHILD OUT AND THEY ARE SITTING IN A ROOM WITH OTHER STUDENTS TAKING THE SURVEY? >> IF THE PARENTS SAY WE ARE OPTING THE CHILD OUT OF THE SURVEY WE ARE NOT FORCING THEM
TO SIT IN THAT ENVIRONMENT. >> EVEN THE KIDS THAT DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT THEMSELVES IF THEY ARE CHOOSING THE OPT-OUT EVEN IF THEIR PARENTS HAVEN'T SAID SO, CAN THOSE CHILDREN GO WITH THE OTHER KIDS THAT ARE -- THEIR PARENTS OPTED THEM OUT OR ARE THEY STILL IN THE ROOM WITH THE OTHER KIDS? >> CERTAINLY WE CAN WORK WITH
SCHOOLS ON THOSE SPECIFIC SITUATION LITTLE. AGAIN, WE ARE NOT FORCING THEM TO DO THAT ACTIVITY. THE SCHOOLS WORK ON STRUCK YOU ARE TRUES AND PROCESSES IN PLACE BECAUSE NOT EVERY KID WILL BE IN THE ROOM TO TAKE THE SURVEY.
>> THANK YOU. >> DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> THANK YOU, MATT, FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND FOR ALL OF THE POINTS OF CLARITY PROVIDED THE OTHER DIRECTORS. SO I WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION TO KIND OF THE REASON THAT THIS IS ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
SO BACK ON OUR SEPTEMBER 9th BOARD MEETING. THERE WAS AN INN INAPPROPRIATE VERBAL VOTE THAT DIRECTED STAFF TO ADMINISTER THE HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY AS AN OPT-IN OPTION ONLY. THIS EXCEEDED BOARD AUTHORITY.
IT DID NOT FOLLOW ESTABLISHED GOVERNANCE AND POLICY PROCESSES THAT WE HAVE AS A BOARD. INCLUDING IT WAS IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF MULTIPLE POLICIES, INCLUDING OUR VSOs 1.1, 1.31, AMONG OTHERS.
AND SO I WANTED TO JUST KIND OF GROUND US AND THAT'S WHAT IS KIND OF BRINGING US HERE AT THE MOMENT. IS THAT THERE WAS A VERBAL VOTE THAT DIRECTED STAFF. YEAH. AND THEN I AM SHOT SURE IF
ANYBODY ELSE THINGS TO SAY BEFORE WE MOVE. DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> HELLO, SIR. YOU AND I HAVE TALKED MANY TIMES ABOUT DATA. AND RESEARCH.
I WENT BACK FLEW THE DOZENS OF EMAILS THAT I GOTTA POSING THE HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY. AND A LIST OF HORRIBLE GO AHEAD. IS THERE ANY STUDY THAT INDICATES OR ANY RESEARCH, PEER REVIEWED RESEARCH THAT SAYS HAVING CHILDREN FILL OUT STUDIES
MAKES THEM MORE SUICIDAL OR TURNS THEM TRAINS OR ANY OF THE OTHER HORRIBLES THAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM PEOPLE? >> I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY BUT I COULD DO MORE RESEARCH IN THAT. >> OKAY. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF -- I KNOW YOU KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING LEARNING SPECIALTIES HAVE YOU EVER HEARD
OF ANY SUCH STUDIES? >> AGAIN, I AM NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING BUT I COULD DO SOME RESEARCH. >> OKAY. ARE YOU AWARE, PRAYER TO THIS YEAR, ARE YOU AWARE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT PARENT OPT-OUT POLICY UNTIL THIS YEAR, CORRECT? >> YES.
>> ARE YOU AWARE OF HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DID WE GET FROM PARENTS WHO DID NOT WANT THEIR KIDS TO TAKE THE TEST WHO TOOK THE TEST ANYWAY. >> NOT SURE I HAVE THAT ANSWER ANY. I WOULD HAVE TO RESEARCH ON THAT. >> DO YOU RECALL ANY? >> I DO NOT. BUT I WOULD HAVE TO CONNECT WITH
EVERY SCHOOL TO FIND THAT OUT. >> SUPERINTENDENT DO YOU RECALL THERE BEING AN OUTCRY? >> I DO RECALL SOME INSTANCES WHERE THE STUDENTS' PARENTS OPTED THEM OUT. AND THE STUDENTS WERE STILL
ASKED TO TAKE THE TEST IT'S NOT AN INNING ORDINATED NUMBER BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE WORKING ON. >> ARE YOU AWARE OF ENOUGH OUR STUDENTS BEING TURNED TRAINS BECAUSE THEY TOOK THE HEALTHY KID SURVEY? >> AS MR. REYNOLDS, SAID WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO RESEARCH
SEWING EITHER THAT IN EITHER DIRECTION. >> THANK YOU. >> OTHER QUESTIONS? I KNOW POLICY BGE WAS POSTED EARLIER, I AM NOT SURE IF WE CAN
PUT THAT BACK UP. BUT BASICALLY THAT POLICY OUTLINES AREAS WHERE THE BOARD RETAINS OPERATIONAL CONTROL AND DELEGATES OPERATIONAL CONTROL BUT THIS GOES BACK TO WHAT
DIRECTOR THOMPSON WAS TALKING ABOUT. YOU KNOW, THE BOARD DOES NOT INSTRUCT STAFF. WHICH WAS THE MOTION THAT WAS MADE AT THE SEPTEMBER 9th MEETING. AND I THINK THE BOARD MINUTES WERE POSTED AS WELL TO CLEARLY SHOW WHAT THE MOTION WAS THAT
WAS MADE IN THE SEPTEMBER 9th MEETING. AND AND WHILE WELL INTENTIONED THE MOTION, YOU KNOW, CREATES SEVERAL ISSUES WHICH WE REALLY NEED TO BE PEER CHOO ORE WHETHER WE ARE DIRECTING THE
SUPERINTENDENT SHE HAS THE OPERATIONAL AUTHORITY TO DECIDE HOW THE SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED WHICH IS HOW OUR GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE IS SET UP I I WANTED TO REITERATE THAT
CONCERN. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR QUESTIONS? BEFORE WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION? OKAY; THERE A MOTION? ALL RIGHT.
SORRY, DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> I MOVE TO RESCIND THE MOTION THAT WAS ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 9th, 2025. AGAIN, THAT WAS THE VERBAL VOTE THAT DIRECTED STAFF TO ADMINISTER THE HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY AS AN OPT-IN ONLY OPTION.
AND I MOVE ON THE GRO GROUNDS TT IT EXCEEDED BOARD AUTHORITY DID IT NOT FOLLOW ESTABLISH GOVERNANCE AND POLICY PROCESSES INCLUDING OUR VSOs AND STAYED AGAIN 1.1, 1.31 AND GP1.1.
>> SECOND. >> SO IT'S BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR THOMPSON. AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. THAT THE BOARD RESCIND THE MOTION ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 9th. I DIDN'T GET THE REST OF THE
MOTION. IF YOU WANT TO REPEAT THAT. >> IT WAS JUST STATING WHAT THE MOTION STATED. SO THAT IT DIRECTED STAFF TO ADMINISTER THE HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY AS AN OPT-IN ONLY OPTION. AND THEN I STATED IT WAS ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT EXCEEDED BOARD
AUTHORITY, DID NOT FOLLOW ESTABLISHED GOVERNANCE AND POLICY PROCESSES, AND THEN I STATED THAT INCLUDED BSO1.1, 1.31 AND GP1.1. >> OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION.
THE MOTION IS NOW OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? DIRECTOR DENZLER. >> ONCE AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO STAY THAT I DO APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT EXPRESSED CONCERNS OVER THIS ISSUE. AND I WANT THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO DISAGREE WITH THE OPT-OUT MODEL TO KNOW THAT WE DO HEAR THEM.
I WAS THINKING AS I REFLECTED ON THIS, SOMETHING SUPERINTENDENT KANE ACTUALLY SAYS A LOT TO HER STAFF WHICH IS TO CONSIDER PEOPLE'S BEST HOPES AND WORST FEARS. AND I THINK THAT THOSE WHO DIFFER FROM ME PERSONALLY ON THIS ISSUE DO HAVE FEARS THEY WANT TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN, THEY CARE ABOUT PRIVACY, THEY
WORRY ABOUT QUESTIONS THAT COULD STPHRAOEUPBL PLANT SEEDS IN CHAIR CHILDREN'S PSYCHE AND HE UNDERSTAND THOSE FEARS AND WE KNOW FROM TWO DECADES OF RESEARCH THAT THESE FEARS ARE NOT BORN OUT IN REALITY. FOR DIRECTOR, A 2025 STUDY FOUND THAT ASKING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
ABOUT SUICIDAL EYED IDEATION DIT DEMONSTRATE HEIGHTENED RATES OF SUICIDE EVEN AMONG THOSE AT RISK I WAS TAUGHT THAT ASKING DIRECT QUESTIONS OFTEN CREATES A PERMISSION STRUCTURE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO REVEAL THEIR STRUGGLES WITH
MENTAL HEALTH AND MAY CAUSE THEM TO SEEK HELP. I WAS INTERESTED ALSO TO FEIGNED A 2014 STUDY THAT COMPARED SURVEY SAMPLES USING BOTH OPT-IN AND OPT-OUT POLICIES THE SURVEY -- OR THE STUDY FOUND THAT ACTIVE OPT-IN GROUPS WERE LESS LIKELY TO INCLUDE OLDER STUDENTS AS WELL AS THOSE WITH BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS,
SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS OR ACADEMIC STRUGGLES. BASING DECISIONS ON THOSE KINDS OF RESULTS COULD LEAD TO MISS ARGUE TARGETED POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. THIS SURVEY IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT IN MY OPINION. AND IT IS IMPORTANT SO THAT THEY MAY FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A YOUNG PERSON IN
DOUGLAS COUNT ANY 2026. AND THESE ARE MY BEST HOPES. I HOPE THAT FAMILIES WHO ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE SURVEY HEAR US WHEN WE SAY THAT THIS IS VOLUNTARY. I HOPE THAT STUDENTS READ THE LANGUAGE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SURVEY THAT STATES, QUOTE, YOU MAY CHOOSE NOT TO ANSWER SOME OR ALL OF THE QUESTIONS IF YOU ARE
NOT COMFORTABLE ANSWERING A QUESTION, JUST LEAVE IT BLANK. I HOPE THAT WE END UP WITH A PARTICIPATION RATE THAT CAN HELP INFORM THE DATA-TERRIFIC DID I DECISIONS THAT I KNOW WILL WE ALL CARE ABOUT. MY GREATEST FEAR IS THAT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WON'T HEAR ME WHEN I SAY I EM PA TIES WITH THEIR FEARS BY MY BEST HOPE IS WE CAN AGREE WE ALL WANT THE
BEST FOR OUR KIDS AND THIS IS ONE TO DO THAT IMPORTANT WORK. TOUGH. >> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER IRRELEVANT DISCUSSION? DIRECTOR RYAN. >> SO AS ONE OF THE OTHER DIRECTORS UP HERE THE ONLY OTHER
LAWYER WARNED ME IS TO NOT COME AT THIS FROM A LAWYER LEND BUT I WOULD LIKE TO READ THE LEGISLATIVE CODE THAT WAS CITED FOR FOLKS THAT HAVE THOSE FEARS IT'S 20 U.S. CODE SECTION 1232H
AND IT'S PROTECTION OF PUPIL RIGHTS. I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT JUST TO KNOW WHAT THE LANGUAGE IS. IT SAYS NO STUDENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO SURVEY, ANALYSIS, OR EVALUATION THAT REVEALS INFORMATION CONCERN AND WE DID HAVE AN EMAIL AND I
COMMENTER THAT LISTED THE THINGS THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED THERE AND I WON'T LIST THEM ALL. THERE ARE EIGHT. WITHOUT THE PRIOR CONCEPTS OF THE STUDENT OR IN THE CASE OF AN UNEMANCIPATED MINOR WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE PARENT. I THINK THAT'S WHY IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT THAT MR. REYNOLDS INDICATED THAT THIS IS NOT REQUIRED.
AS PART OF OUR SCHOOLS AND SO THAT PORTION OF OUR FEDERAL STATUES DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS. IT IS VOLUNTARY AT MANY LEVELS. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.
>> ANY IT, DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> THERE ARE TWO PARTS TO THIS. I DID NOT WANT TO RESPOND THE NEXT TWO YEARS OVERTURNING THINGS THAT I DISAGREE ON. THE THIS PROCESS, THIS RESOLUTION THEY ARE OPPOSING WAS SPRUNG ON US WITHOUT FULL
INFORMATION. IT WAS DONE AT A TIME WHEN ONE OF OUR DIRECTORS WAS OUT OF TOWN AND HAD BEEN PROMISED THAT NOTHING IMPORTANT WOULD COME UP. THIS IS PART OF A SERIES OF PROCESSES THAT SIMPLY DID NOT COM PORT WITH OUR POLICY GOVERNANCE.
THE OTHER PART IS THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STUDY. WHILE WE WERE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION, I HAD A LONG TALK WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL SAFETY RESOURCE CENTER FOR THE STATE. MARGARET OCHOA. SHE WAS TO BE BLUNT, STUNNED THAT THE OPPOSITION OF HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY.
SHE DESCRIBED TO ME AT LENGTH HOW THE SCHOOL SAFETY RESOURCE CENTER, HOW THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, HOW A NUMBER OF OTHER AGENCIES RELY ON GOOD DATA FROM THIS TO REVIEWED GOOD POLICY AND TO HELP CHILDREN ACROSS THE STATE AND SHE IS THERE TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE.
IN THE END, WHILE I RESPECT SOME PEOPLE'S FEARS, AND I ECHO IF YOU DON'T WANT YOUR KID TO TAKE IT, OPT OUT. DO EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN. IF YOU WANT TO GET TOGETHER WITH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND ADVOCATE FOR OTHER KIDS TO OPT OUT. DO THAT. BUT THIS PROVIDES INFORMATION
THAT SAVES LIVES IN THE END I WILL ALWAYS RELY ON WHAT AN EXPERT TELLS ME AS TO TO HOW TO HELP OUR KIDS BEST. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. HEARING NONE, I WILL MOVE US TO A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. >> EXCUSE ME. >> I THINK YOU NEED A SECOND TO THE MOTION. >> YES. DIRECTOR THOMPSON MADE THE MOTION. AND DIRECTOR CALLAHAN SECONDED IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR CONFIRMING. OKAY.
WITH THAT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED NO. DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR DENZLER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR GOING IRRELEVANT. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR MEEK. AYE. DIRECTOR RYAN. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR THOMPSON.
>> AYE. >> SO THE MOTION PASSES 6-0. >> I AM HERE AS WELL. >> DIRECTOR PARKER. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S IMPORTANT. BUT I AM HERE. >> ALL RIGHT.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT DIRECTOR PARKER HAS JOINED THE MEETING. AT 8:19. >> IT WAS A LITTLE BEFORE. IT WAS BEFORE BUT I -- SORRY. I CAN'T SEE YOU GUYS. >> THAT'S FINE. WE ARE GLAD THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO JOIN US THANK YOU.
SO YOU ARE NOW OFFICIALLY IN THE MEETING. SO WITH THAT -- >> I DON'T HAVE TO VOTE. SORRY TO INTERRUPT. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW SINCE I WAS HERE. >> YEAH, I BELIEVE IT'S PROBABLY TOO LATE TO GO BACK. >> PERFECTLY FINE. TOTALLY FINE. >> OKAY.
BUT THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW. ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM 8.7, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTION ON STERLING RANCH AMENDMENT 13 TO TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT. WITH THE 10-MINUTE PRESENTATION
FOLLOWED BY A 10-MINUTE Q&A. >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU, I AM JACKIE MILLETT, CHIEF OPERATOR OFFICER FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. I WILL RUN THROUGH A VERY HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHAT A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT IS AND NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THE SLIDES THAT WERE PRESENTED OR GIVEN IN THE PACKET TONIGHT JUST
KEEPING IT HIGH LEVEL AND GETTING TO SOME SPECIFICS ABOUT THE STERLING RANCH PD. SO WHAT IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT? IT'S A TOOL WHICH ALLOWS A PROPERTY OWNER TO ZONE A MIX OF USES SUCH AS RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, PUBLIC, RECREATION, AND A MORE FLEXIBLE WAY THAN A TYPICAL ZONING REGULATIONS WOULD
ALLOW. IT PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT. UP FRONT. INCLUDING LAND USES, TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS, DESIGN AND ESTHETICS, AND REGULATIONS LIKE PARKING AND LANDSCAPING. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE USED THROUGHOUT ALL -- ALMOST EVERY PORTION OF UNINCORPORATE I HAD
DOUGLAS COUNTY AND WITHIN MOST OUR CITIES AND TOWNS. HIGHLANDS RAN SEARCH A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. RIDGE GATE SAY PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. ANTHOLOGY IS A PLANNED DEVELOP. PINERY IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. IF THE NEW RESIDENCE IS INCLUDED IN A PD AFFECT THE LEVEL OF
SERVICE FOR PUBLIC SERVICES LIKE FIRE PROTECTION, SCHOOLS, ROADS, PARKS AND TRAILS, COORDINATION WITH THE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC AGENCIES TO MITIGATE IMPACTS IS REQUIRED. YOU BUILD NEW HOUSES THERE ARE AMAZING CHILDREN IN THE HOMES AND WE GET TO EDGE INDICATE
THEM, HENCE WE GET SCHOOL LAND TO DO THAT. SO PD LAND DEDICATION GOVERNS THOSE PROCESSES. IT'S A MADGE MANDATORY PROCESS REQUIRED DEVELOPERS TO SET ASIDE LAND OR PAY FEES FOR PUBLIC USES LAKES PARKS, ROADS, SCHOOL IS AS
A CONDITION OF PROJECT APPROVAL BY THE JURISDICTION HAVING LAND USE AUTHORITY. SCHOOL PLANNED EDUCATION ENSURES THAT OUR NEW HOUSING CONTRIBUTES TO THE EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED IT SERVE GROWTH, PDs ADDRESS SCHOOL SIZE SITES, LOCATIONS AND SUITABILITY. SO NOW I AM GOING TO PUT THIS DOWN AND KIND OF COME OVER HERE
BECAUSE I HAVE TO REFER TO MY NOTES. SO THE STERLING RANCH PD AMENDMENT WAS THE FIRST PLAT WAS RECORDED IN 2013. THAT ESTABLISHED A 3400 ACRES. >> JUST OVER THAT AND JUST OVER 12,000 DWELLING UNITS.
THAT PRETTY MUCH STAYED THE SAME IN THE SCHOOL LAND REALLY WAS NOT DISCUSSED IN ANY PD AMENDMENTS UNTIL THE FIFTH PD AMENDMENT WHICH OCCURRED IN 2022. AND REALLY IT JUST UPDATED ZONING AND AS A PERMITTED USE IN
VARIOUS CHARACTER ZONES. NOT MUCH CHANGED WITH OUR SCHOOL LAND DEDICATION AND OWNING UNTIL THE 13th AMENDMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO APPOINTMENT OUT THAT REALLY THERE WERE -- THERE HAVE BEEN SEVEN AMENDMENTS IN 2025. SO WE HAVE HAD A LOT GOING ON AND A LOT TO KEEP UP WITH HENCE
I NEED MY NOTES. SO THE 13th AMENDMENT WHICH WAS HEARD BEFORE THE BOARD OF DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON NOVEMBER 25th, A DAY GOING DOWN IN INNING FAMILY IT WAS MY SON'S BIRTHDAY AND I WASN'T
THERE AND I AM STILL HEARING ABOUT IT. WHEN THE DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED THE AMENDMENT, THEY -- THEY IMPOSED TWO CONDITIONS. AND SO WILL READ THOSE TWO. PRIOR TO THE RECORDATION, MILE MINOR TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS WILL BE MADE TO THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS TO THE
SATISFACTION OF DOUGLAS COUNTY. THE MORE INTERESTING FOR US, WAS NUMBER TWO, ALL COMMITMENTS AND PROMISES MADE BY THE APPLICANT OR THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVES DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND/OR AGREED TO IN WRITING AND INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORD HAVE BEEN RELIED UPON BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS IN APPROVING THE APPLICATION. THEREFORE, SUCH A PREVIOUS IS CONDITIONED UPON THE APPLICANT'S FULL SATISFACTION OF ALL SUCH COMMITMENTS AND PROMISES. SO CLEARLY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DID FILE A LETTER REQUESTING THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DENY THE APPROVAL
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER WENT AHEAD AND APPROVED IT. BUT, BUT STERLING RANCH DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT ON SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THOSE COMMITMENTS AND PROMISES. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND STERLING
RANCH HAVE MET TO CLARIFY THE COMMITMENTS AND PROMISES MADE DURING THE NOVEMBER 25TH, 2025 HEARING. TO PREPARE REVISED 13th PD AMENDMENT TO THE STERLING RANCH PD. WHICH PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING BASED ON STERLING RANCH CURRENT ENTITLEMENTS.
AND THOSE EN TOTALMENTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE THEIRth AMENDMENT WERE 3,400.77 ACRES AND 12,050 DWELLING UNITS. WHAT REWNBA WE AGREED UPON 130 NET ACRES OF LAND WILL BE MADE
AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN STERLING RANCH WHICH INCLUDES 12.4 ACRES OF LAND FOR DCSD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 51, WHICH WILL BE SHORTLY BREAKING GROUND FOR AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. 26 ACRES OF LAND FOR COLORADO
SCHOOL INSTITUTE CSI CHARTER JOHN ADAMS ACADEMY. 80 ACRES LAND FOR A PUBLIC MILMIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LOCATD NORTH OF TITAN ROAD AND 11.6 ACRES OF LAND FOR A SECOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AS STERLING RANCH GROWS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE ASSESSING SCHOOL SITE NEEDS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT AND REQUEST ADDITIONAL SCHOOL SITES WITHIN THE PD IF NECESSARY. IF IT GENERATED DCSD WILL HAVE A SET PERIOD OF TIME TO REQUEST
FUNDING FROM THE VOTERS FOR ADDITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DCSD SCHOOLS. CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AMENDMENT. IF VOTERS DO NOT APPROVE THE FUNDING FOR A DCSD SCHOOL, AND NEED IS STILL PRESENT, THEN DCSD WILL INITIATE A REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL PROCESS. TO IDENTIFY A DISTRICT AUTHORIZED PUCK BIG CHARTER SCHOOL THAT COULD FILL THAT NEED. IF THESE COMPONENTS OF THE FRAMEWORK ARE NOT FINALIZED BY STERLING RANCH AND SIGNED OFF BY DOUGLAS COUNTY THE DISTRICT HAS THE RIGHT TO FILE LITIGATION TO
CHALLENGE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' DECISION TO APPROVE THE TERMS RANCH 13th AMENDMENT TO THE PD. HOWEVER, IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT STERLING RANCH WILL BE RECORDING THE MODIFIED AMENDED PD INCORPORATING THESE CHANGES
ON DECEMBER 19th. WHICH RECORDING WILL INCLUDE A SIGN OFF BY DOUGLAS COUNTY. IF STERLING RANCH DOES NOT RECORD THE FULLY EXECUTED AND AMENDED PD AGREED UPON BY THE DISTRICT ON DECEMBER 19th. THE EXCUSE ME, IF THEY DO RECORD
IT, I DO NOT RECOMMEND PURSUING LITIGATION AGAINST THE COUNTY RELATING TO THE NOVEMBER 25th APPROVAL. AGAIN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I AM VERY CLEAR ON THAT. IF STERLING RANCH DOES RECORD THE FULLY EXECUTED AND AMENDED PD AGREED POP BY THE DISTRICT,
ON DECEMBER 19th, I DO NOT RECOMMEND LITIGATION AGAINST THE COUNTY RELATING TO THE NOVEMBER 25th APPROVAL. BUT IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE BEST INTEREST OF THE DISTRICT, WE ARE ASKING THE BOARD TO PASS A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE DISTRICT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH LITIGATION
AGAINST DOUGLAS COUNTY AND STERLING RANCH RELATING TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' DECISION TO APPROVE STERLING RANCH'S 13th AMENDMENT TO THE PD UNLESS STERLING RANCH RECORDS THE AGREED UPON MODIFIED PD BY NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 19th.
AND SUCH RECORDING INCLUDES SIGN OFF BY DOUGLAS COUNTY. I REALIZE THAT WAS VERY WORDY. I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY BUT GLAD SUBMIT SUPPORT PREPARING THIS. I AM A SIMPLE ENGINEER BUT I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS SO THAT IS WHAT I HAVE PREPARED FOR YOU AND WELCOME ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON THIS. >> THANK YOU I WILL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS NOW. DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I ACTUALLY JUST WANT TO TAKE STAY STEP BACK QUICKLY. CAN WE JUST TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES IN ORDER TO BUILD
A SCHOOL IN A COMMUNITY, JUST GENERALLY SPEAKING. >> SO WE -- WELL, I HAVE GREAT EXPERIENCE WE ARE DOING IT RIGHT NOW. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE HAVE TO DO AS A DISTRICT IS SECURE BOND FUNDING TO BUILD THE SCHOOL. SO FIRST THING WE HAVE TO DO IS HAVE TODAY NEED.
WE HAVE TO HAVE CHILDREN THAT NEED TO BE SERVED IS OUR OBLIGATION TO SERVE THOSE KIDDOS ONCE NEED IS ESTABLISHED LAND IS AND HAS BEEN DONATED BY DEVELOPERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY FOR -- TO IMPACT GROWTH. THEN WE GO OUT TO OUR VOTERS AND SAY, WE NEED TO BUILD A SCHOOL
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. OUR VOTERS THEN MAKE THE DETERMINATION AND WE KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN 2024, THEY RECOGNIZED THAT NEED. THEY AUTHORIZED THE ABILITY OF THE DISTRICT TO GO OUT AND SECURE BOND FUNDING AND WE MOVE
FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTION AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, AS WE SAW, THIS EVENING ON THE CONSENT, OVER $60 MILLION TO BUILD AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND OVER 100 MILLION OR IN THAT PARK FOR A MIDDLE, HEY SCHOOL. >> YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THAT SWEET
SPOT IN THE YO NUMBER OF STUDENT THAT DEMONSTRATE NEED. IF YOU ARE THINKING A NEW COMMUNITY, PROJECTIONS, ON WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE, WE KNOW HOW MANY UNITS THEY ARE BUILDING FOR HOW MANY PEOPLE. ABOUT YOU WHERE DOES THAT -- HOW DEVELOP SE DOES A COMMUNITY HAVO BE AND HOW DOES IT WORK WITH THE
NUMBERS BEFORE WE DETERMINE NOW IT'S GO TIME. >> THAT'S VERY INTERESTING, IT'S EVOLVING. AND WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT OUR STUDENT GENERATION AND WHEN THE PD TO BE FAIR TO THE DEVELOPER, WHAT INITIALLY PASSED BACK IN 2013 OUR STUDENT GENERATION
NUMBERS WERE MUCH HIGHER. THEY ARE COMING T DOWN NOW, SO WITH THE 12,000 ENTITLED UNITS, JUST OVER THAT, THE DISTRICT IDENTIFIED 110 ACRES THAT WE THOUGHT WE NEEDED WHICH WOULD BE TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND A MIDDLE, HIGH SCHOOL SITE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT GROWTH.
AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE IN PLANNING ARE CONTINUING TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT. AND MAKE SURE THAT THE NUMBERS THAT WE ARE COMING UP WITH ARE RESPONSIVE TO WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE GROUND TODAY. WE FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE 110 ACRES BASED ON THE 12,000 UNITS AND WHILE I WILL
ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS JUST SHY OF THAT, WE WOULD LIKE A 90-ACRE MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL SITE. THE 80-ACRE SITE THAT IS BEING PROVIDED WITH THIS MODIFIED PD IS AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF LAND
AND WE CAN MAKE IT WORK. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WILL JUMP IN THEN. WHAT IS THE DEADLINE TO FILE LITIGATION AGAINST THE COUNTY AND STERLING RANCH? IF WE WERE TO DO SO.
>> WE WOULD LIKE TO FILE BY THE 22nd OF DECEMBER IF WE CHOSE TO GO DOWN THAT PATH? WE HAVE 28 DAYS FROM WHEN THE ACTION WAS MADE. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE -- I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY OUR ATTORNEYS WE PUT IT IN A DAY AHEAD OF TIME. TO MAKE SURE IF THERE IS ANYTHING PAROLE THAT WE NEED TO
CLEAN UP WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THAT DONE AND MAKE SURE IT IS AUTHORIZED ON THE APPROPRIATE DAY. I WANT TO AGAIN REITERATE THAT WOULD NOT BE THE RECOMMENDATION -- THAT'S WHY WE ARE ASKING THIS BE RECORDED ON DECEMBER 19th. WHICH WOULD STILL ALLOW US AMPLE
TIME ON THE 22nd WHICH IS A DAY EARLY STILL TO FILE OPPOSITION. WE FEEL STRONGLY THAT PHYSICAL EVERYTHING HAPPENS THE WAY WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE TO DOING ON THE 19th THE DISTRICT IS WELL
POSITIONED TO SERVE THE 12,000 ENTITLED UNITS THAT ARE THERE WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> SO THAT THIS IS UP FRONT AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS, THIS CHANGE IN THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT 13, THIS
IS PART -- THIS CAME ABOUT AS NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPERS OF STERLING RANCH? >> THE LANGUAGE THAT I PRESENTED TO YOU THIS EVENING, YES, DID COME ABOUT THROUGH DIALOGUE AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPER AND THE DEVELOPER'S LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES.
>> DOES IT APPEAR THAT THE DEVELOPER LISTENED TO AND HEARD SOME OF THE CRITICISMS AND WANTED TO RESPOND TO THAT. >> THE DEVELOPER FEELS STRONG HAVE I SCHOOLS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND HAS PRESSED A STRONG DESIRE TO ENSURE SCHOOLS ARE INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOP.
AND WE ARE THE BEST PARTNER TO MAKE THAT SHOP SO YES. >> AND IS IT ALSO THAT THE CHANGED P D LANGUAGE SPECIFICALLY INCLUDES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, CORRECT? >> YES. >> WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN A PUBLIC SCHOOL. >> THE LANGUAGE THAT I READ TO
YOU DESCRIBED THE PROCESS AND I WANT TO SNAKE SURE THAT I AM GOING BACK TO READ THE LANGUAGE. THAT 130 NET USE AM ACRES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN STERLING RANCH, INCLUDING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IT DOES IDENTIFY LAND THAT WILL BE GIVEN TO -- THAT HAS ALREADY
BEEN -- EXCUSE ME GIVEN TO A CHARTER SCHOOL. WHICH IS A PUBLIC SCHOOL. AND BUT IT TALKS ABOUT THE PROCESS THAT THE DISTRICT WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IT WILL REQUIRE JUST AS ANY OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF OUR NEW SCHOOLS
WILL REQUIRE MAJORITY APPROVAL ON BONDS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> DIRECTOR RYAN. >> SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, OUR GOAL HERE AND IF EVERYTHING GOES AS WE HAVE LAID OUT THE GOAL IS TO
AVOID LITIGATION HERE. >> YES. THE GOAL ACTUALLY IS TO SERVE CHILDREN. >> RIGHT. >> THAT IS THE GOAL TO BUILD SCHOOLS AND SERVE CHILDREN AND SO WE THINK THE BEST WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THAT GOAL IS TO REACH A NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT ON THE 13th PD WHICH PROVIDES LAND THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT NEEDS
TO BUILD SCHOOL AND GIVES THE DISTRICT THE FIRST RIGHT REFUSE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. AND SUPERINTENDENT. >> SUPERINTENDENT KANE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S A REALLY GREAT QUESTION AND I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT WE HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT
EVERYTHING WON'T BE SIGNED AND SEALED ON THE 19th. AND THAT ALL WILL GO AS PLANNED. THIS BODY WILL NOT BE MEETING BETWEEN NOW AND DECEMBER 22nd THINK SO THIS IS IN THE HIGHLY UNLIKELY EVENT THAT SOMETHING
WENT CATASTROPHICALLY WRONG AND THE 19th DIDN'T END END UP WORKING OUT BUT WE FULLY, FULLY BELIEVE THAT THE 19th EVERYTHING WILL BE SIGNED AND SEALED AND I WANT TO JUST DO A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO COO MILLETT FOR ALL OF HER WORK OVER THE LAW LAST FEW WEEKS AS WELL AS THE
DEVELOPER OF STERLING RANCH FOR WORKING WITH US. WE ALL SHARE THE GOAL OF WANT TO GO SERVE ALL THE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY INCLUDING THOSE IN STERLING RANCH. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. DIRECTORS WHO HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK YET, ANYTHING?
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> OR I, IT'S -- SO FOR ME I AM JUST CURIOUS YOU KNOW, I ATTENDED THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER MEETING. AND I HEARD WHEN THE DEVELOPER
DISCUSSED CHALLENGES WITH GETTING A SCHOOL IN THEIR COMMUNITY. AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS WERE CITED INCLUDING THE SHIFTING OF THE GUARD, WHETHER IT'S ELECTED OFFICIALS, OR STAFF, AND I AM JUST CURIOUS, WHAT WE CAN DO AS A DISTRICT TO
OFFER MORE STABILITY AND PREDICTABILITY EVEN WHEN THE GUARD SHIFT. WE HAVE OTHER COMMUNITIES AND CURIOUS HOW WE ARE PROACTIVE WORKING WITH THOSE COMMUNITIES TO COLLABORATE WITH THEM ON OUR END? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION. AND ONE OF THE DIRECTIVES THE
SUPERINTENDENT GAVE ME IS TO BE OUT ACTIVELY ENGAGING WITH THE DEVELOPERS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE BUILDING HOMES TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE IN CLOSE DIALOGUE AND THAT THE LAND THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS SCHOOL LAND AND WE HAVE GREAT JURISDICTIONAL PARTNERS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY.
OUR CITIES AND TOWNS IDENTIFY AND PRESERVE LAND FOR US. AND THEN WHEN WE GET FOR THE POINT WHERE DEMAND IS THERE. WE ARE DOING THE SAME THING IN LYRIC AND LONE INDUSTRY THAT WE ARE DOING IN STERLING RANCH RIGHT NOW. THE DEMAND REACHED THE LEVEL WHERE WE KNEW WE NEEDED A NEW
SCHOOL. WE HAVE AT CAPACITY WITH THE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. SO I THINK THAT ACTIVE DIALOGUE AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE HAVE NOT PUT IN THIS DOCUMENT, NECESSARILY. ALTHOUGH IT DOES SPEAK TO THE COLLABORATION, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ACTIVELY NEED TO DO AND I AM ACTIVELY DOING AS
PART OF OPERATIONS AND WITH OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. AND I THINK BEING MORE PROACTIVE IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS IS GOING TO SERVE THE DISTRICT WELL. AND THAT HAS BEEN THE CHARGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ME. >> THANK YOU. AND THEN I ALSO WONDER HOW WE
BETTER GET THE NARRATIVE TO NEW DIRECTORS AS THEY COME IN OVER THE HISTORY OF THESE TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS. SO I KNOW THAT WHEN STERLING RANCH STARTED THAT WAS QUITE A FEW SUPERINTENDENTS AGO. AND, YOU KNOW, I HAVE HEARD WORD OF MOUTH WHAT PROMISES HAVE BEEN
MADE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING AND HOW THAT HAS TRANSFORMED OVERTIME. AND SO I THINK WE SHOULD BE REALLY INTENTIONAL ABOUT HOW THAT INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE IS PASSED ON AS LEADERSHIP SHIFTS BECAUSE IT TAKES A WHILE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD OUT AND SCHOOLS TO SHOW UP.
BUT WE ARE BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO A PROMISE MADE THREE PLUS SUPERINTENDENTS AGO, RIGHT? AND BOARDS AGO. THAT'S A CHALLENGE. >> AND IF I COULD JUST -- A MOMENT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LONE TREE I SAT SOUGHT OTHER SIDE AS THE LAND USE JURISDICTION -- AM
I DONE? I RESPECT AND APPRECIATE THAT AND WENT THROUGH AS WE ARE BUILDING THE SCHOOL IN LYRIC IT'S NOT AN UNHEARD OF THING. IT'S WHAT HAPPENS. IT'S THE PROCESS. WE HAVE DIFFERENT BOARDS THAT ARE ELECTED. WELL DIFFERENT LEADERSHIP AND IT IS PART OF A NORMAL PROCESS AS FRUSTRATING AS IT CAN BE TO A
DEVELOPER, WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS DEVELOPERS THROUGHOUT DOUGLAS COUNTY EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME THING, SO -- >> CHECK WE CAN DIRECTOR PARKER.
ANY QUESTIONS? IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION REGARDING THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER ACTION. ON STERLING RANCH AMENDMENT 13th PLANNED DEVELOP.
IS THERE A MOTION? >> SO MOVED. >> I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE THE LANGUAGE FROM THE END OF MS. MILLETT OOPS SPEECH THERE. I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE DISTRICT'S COUNSEL TO FILE LITIGATION AGAINST DOUGLASS COUNTY AND STERLING RANCH
RELATING TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S DECISION APPROVE THE 13 THE AMENDMENT TO THE PD UNLESS STERLING RANCH RECORDS THE AGREED UPON AND MODIFIED AMENDED PD BY NO LATE THEN DECEMBER 19th AND SUCH RECORDING INCLUDES A SIGN OFF BY DOUGLAS COUNTY.
>> SECOND. >> OKAY. SO IT'S BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR RYAN AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR GEIGER. BASED ON THAT THE MOTION IS NOW OPEN FOR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.
DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> I WANT TO SHARE MY THANKS TO BOTH COO AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL. I HEARD THE MEETING FRUSTRATED BY BUT DID CONTINUALLY HEAR THE DEVELOPER OF STERLING RANCH SAY -- [ INAUDIBLE ] AND I DO APPRECIATE THEY CAME BACK TO THE
TABLE. THEY MADE CONCESSIONS THAT MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY WANT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BUILD THERE. I THINK THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO WHAT I HAVE HEARD FROM PEOPLE AT STERLING RANCH I HOPE THAT ATTITUDE CONTINUES AND WE -- I THINK THIS IS OUR PROMISE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM.
>> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. >> SO THE LANGUAGE IN THE MOTION, IT'S WHAT HAPPENS AS ALL GOES WELL ON THE 19th? CORRECT?
>> I THINK IT'S WHAT HAPPENS IF ALL DOES NOT GO WELL. >> WELL, YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. >> AND DIRECTOR PARKER I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT SOMETIMES JOINING REMOTELY. I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ THE MOTION AGAIN, BEFORE WE VOTE.
AND THE MOTION IS TO MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE DISTRICT'S COUNSEL TO FILE LITIGATION AGAINST DID GO LAS COUNTY AND STERLING RANCH RELATING TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DECISION TO APPROVE STERLING RANCH'S 13th AMENDMENT TO THE PD.
UNLESS STERLING RANCH RECORDS THE AGREED UPON AND MODIFIED AMENDED PD NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 19th. AND SUCH RECORDING INCLUDES A SIGN OFF BY DOUGLAS COUNTY.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO -- DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> AND THEN THE REFERENCE AMENDED PD SO WE HAVE TO LOOK ON
THE AGENDA, WE HAVE THE 13 AMENDMENT STERLING RANCH PD. WE HAVE THE LETTER. AND OTHER SPECIFICS. >> DO YOU SUGGEST A LANGUAGE? >> I DON'T HAVE A SUGGESTION.
I JUST GETTING TO [ INAUDIBLE ] >> DIRECTOR RYAN. >> I THINK MS. MILLETT, READ EXACTLY WHAT THE CHANGE WOULD BE.
AS NEGOTIATED. >> HERE I AM. YES, DIRECTOR, THAT IS CORRECT. SO MOVE FORWARD WITH LITIGATION RELATED TO THE DECISIONS UNLESS STERLING RANCH RECORDS THE AGREED UPON AND MODIFIED AMEND
THE PD BY DECEMBER 19th. >> IT WAS A SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT STARTED WITH 130 ACRES. >> DIRECT, I AM SORRY, SIR, THAT IS 100 PERCENT CORRECT THE MODIFIED LANGUAGE INCLUDES THE 130 MET USABLE ACRES OF LAND, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ THAT
AGAIN? WOULD YOU LAKE ME TO READ THAT PROCESS AGAIN. >> I THINK IT HELPS FOR CLARITY BECAUSE THERE ARE NO WRITTEN DOCUMENT TO REFER. >> OKAY. SO 130 NET USABLE ACRES OF PLANNED WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITHIN THE -- WITHIN STERLING RANCH WHICH
INCLUDES 12.4 ACRES OF LAND FOR DCSD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 51. 26 ACRES OF LAND FOR COLORADO SCHOOL INSTITUTE CSI CHARTERED JOHN ADAM ACADEMY. 80 ACRES OF LAND FOR A PUBLIC, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED NORTH OF TITAN ROAD.
11.6 ACRES OF LAND FOR A SECOND ELEMENT ARE YOU SCHOOL. AS STERLING RANCH GROWS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE ASSESSING SCHOOL SITE NEEDS WITHIN STERLING RANCH AND TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL SCHOOL SITES WITHIN THE PD IF NECESSARY.
IF SCHOOL NEED IS ENERGY RATED FROM THE STERLING RANCH DEVELOPMENT, DCSD WILL HAVE A SET PERIOD OF TIME TO REQUEST FUNDING FROM THE VOTERS FOR THE ADDITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DCSD SCHOOLS CONTEMPLATE BY THIS AMENDMENT. IF VOTERS DO NOT APPROVE FUNDING
FOR DCSD SCHOOL, AND NEED IS STILL PRESENT, THEN DCSD WILL INITIATE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS. TO IDENTIFY A DISTRICT AUTHORIZED PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL THAT COULD FILL THAT NEED.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS IT. THAT WAS THE MODIFIED LANGUAGE. >> MS. MILLETT THANK YOU FOR READING THAT INTO THE RECORD. DOES THAT SATISFY ALL THE DIRECTORS? OKAY. WITH THAT, I WILL READ THE MOTION ONE MORE TIME AND WE'LL VOTE. SO THE MOTION ON THE TABLE IS TO
AUTHORIZE THE DISTRICT'S COUNSEL TO FILE LITIGATION AGAINST DOUGLAS COUNTY AND STERLING RANCH RELATED TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' DECISION TO APPROVE STERLING RANCH'S 13th AMENDMENT TO THE PD UNLESS STERLING RANCH RECORDS
THE AGREED UPON AND MODIFIED AMENDED PD NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 19th, AND SUCH RECORDING INCLUDES A SIGN OFF BY DOUGLAS COUNTY. WITH THAT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED NO. DIRECTOR CALLAHAN.
>> AYE. >> DIRECTOR DENZLER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR MEEK. >> AYE. DIRECTOR PARKER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR RYAN. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> AYE.
>> THE MOTION PASSES 7-0. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM 8.8. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S LETTER RESPONSE WITH A 10-MINUTE DISCUSSION THINK SO
SUPERINTENDENT KANE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SET THE STAGE FOR THIS CONVERSATION. >> SURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SENT A LETTER TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BACK AT
THE END OF THE NOVEMBER. I THE. THE LETTER IS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA ITEM AND WE WERE IN A BOARD TRANSITION AT THE TIME THAT THE LETTER HIT SO STAFF RESPONDED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD JUST STATING THAT WE NEEDED TO GET THROUGH THAT TRANSITION IN
ORDER FOR THE BOARD TO FORMALLY RESPOND. THE LETTER WAS -- I CAN GIVE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE LETTER WAS IF YOU GIVE ME JUST A MOMENT.
SHOW THE LETTER REQUESTED THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DO A 50% COST SHARING PARTNERSHIP FOR ENTRYWAY SECURITY. THE TECHNOLOGY OF EVOLVE, WAS SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT.
AND ALSO OFFERED TO HAVE A 50% COST SHARE WITH ADDITIONAL SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. TWO A VISUAL SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS TO HELP US SUPPORT RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. AND, OF COURSE, CALLED OUT THE HISTORY OF WORKING TOGETHER AND
WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL TO OUR BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF AFTERNOONS OFFICE FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP IN TERMS OF OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM BETWEEN THAT PARTNERSHIP IS HIGHLIGHTED NATIONALLY AND IS AN INCREDIBLE PARTNERSHIP AND SO WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL
FOLLOW THEIR INVESTMENT IN THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY'S CHILDREN. I HOPE THAT HELPS. >> THANK YOU. VERY HELPFUL. SO RIGHT NOW OUR GOAL REALLY DURING THIS CONVERSATION IS TO SHARE THE KEY ASPECTS OF BOARD WOULD LIKE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO SHARE IN DRAFTING A RESPONSE.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD BACK TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION PRIOR TO THIS MEETING WAS OUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY AS A NEW BOARD HAVE A CHANCE TO HEAR AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE AND ASK
QUESTIONS, SO WITH THAT, I WILL JUST OPEN THE FLOOR FOR CONVERSATION. DIRECTOR DENZLER. >> SUPERINTENDENT KANE, THIS IS THIS IS ANOTHER QUESTION I DIDN'T SUBMIT IN ADVANCE AND I AM SORRY. DO YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS COUNTY COMMISSIONER WAS IN CONTACT WITH OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY TEAM BEFORE DRAFTING THIS LETTER? I GUESS MY QUESTION REALLY, IS WHERE ARE WE GETTING THESE SPECIFIC ITEMS IN THE LETTER? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT QUESTION, DIRECTOR DENZLER. THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AT LEAST FOR AS LONG I HAVE BEEN SUPERINTENDENT ON HAVE BEEN REALLY INTERESTED IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IMPLEMENTING ENTRYWAY SECURITY IN OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS. IN PARTICULAR THE TECHNOLOGY EVOLVE, WHICH HAS BEEN PILOTED
AT STEM SCHOOL HIGH LANS RANCH. YES THE WORLD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH OUR SECURITY PERSONNEL, OUR DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND SECURITY JOHN IS GREWSING HAS LAID OUT MULTIPLE TIMES.
THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE WITH AN ENTRYWAY SECURITY SYSTEM, WHICH THERE ARE A NUMBER BUT ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IN PUBLIC SESSION IS THAT IF WE IMPLEMENT TECHNOLOGY
WHERE THE HOPE IS TO FIND A WEAPON. HEN WE NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE WITH A WEAPON IN ORDER TO RESPOND AS WE LEARNED FROM EAST HIGH SCHOOL AND A NUMBER OF OTHER INCIDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN ORDER TO DO THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF FOUR STATIONS.
IF YOU JUST STAKE OUR HIGH SCHOOLS FOR EXAMPLE. FOUR STATIONS AT THE EACH HEY SCHOOL WITH AN ARMED PERSON PREFERABLY ALLOW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, AND WHEN YOU DO THAT MATH, THAT'S ABOUT 40 ADDITIONAL ARMED INDIVIDUALS UNTIL OUR
SCHOOLS. THAT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSAL. AND YOU CAN IMAGINE THE COST OF THAT FOR EIGHTH ARE EITHER THE COUNTY OR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WOULD BE EXTREME -- EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER SAFETY CONCERNS THAT WERE COVERED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT THAT IS ONE THAT I JUST WANT TO CALL OUT. >> IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT THE BOBBED OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IS AWARE OF OUR POSITION ON ENTRYWAY SECURITY? OR WAS PRIOR TO DRAFT THIS IS LETTER? OR IS THAT MAYBE SOMETHING THEY
HAVE FOUND OUT SINCE? >> YES, IT IS ABSOLUTELY FAIR TO STAY THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE AWARE OF OUR CONCERNS WITH RESPECT TO ENTRYWAY SECURITY.
>> DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> I THINK IN RESPONDING TO WORLD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER WE OF COURSE WANT TO THANK THE SCHOOLS. AND THEIR COOPERATION OF OUR SROs, THERE ARE, HOWEVER A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSAL. ONE IS I THINK IT DRASTICALLY
UNDERSTATES THE COSTS OF ENTRYWAY SECURITY. I WAS ABLE TO TOUR STEM AND LOOK AT HOW THEY USE THEIR EVOLVE. COMMISSIONER LADEN WAS THERE AS WELL AS THEN COMMISSIONER [ INAUDIBLE ] WHO HAD A VERY DIFFERENT POSITION ON IT.
THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN IT TO STAFF IT, IS BIGGER COST OVER THE TECHNOLOGY. I WOULD ALSO POINT OUT THAT IT IS COMPLETELY CONTRARY TO BOTH I BELIEVE CERTAIN CAER TO OUR POLICY, AND I BELIEVE PROBABLY COP TEMPORARY TO STATE STATUTE
FOR US TO PICK A VENDOR WITHOUT DOING A COMMITTED BIDDING PROCESS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF COMPANIES THAT PROVIDE VARIOUS TYPES OF ENTRY WAY SECURITY, WHEN, FOR EXAMPLE, WE LOOKED AT IT AT SECURITY FOR OUR SPORTING EVENT
SAYS, WE RESEARCHED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COMPANIES BEFORE WE CHOSE TO TRY ONE OF THEM, I BELIEVE EVOLVE WAS PART OF THE PROCESS, IT WAS NOT FOUND TO BE THE BEST EVEN FOR THAT ENVIRONMENT. THE IDEA THAT WE CAN SOMEHOW JUST JUMP ON AND HIRE A PARTICULAR TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT A
COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS IS JUST NOT HOW WE DO THAT. PARTICULARLY IF WE ARE GOING TO SPEND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, AND US I SUSPECT IT WOULD BE MORE IN THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON JUST THE TECHNOLOGY ALONE, LET ALONE WHAT IT COUGHEDS. I REMEMBER REMIND EARN, THAT OUR
SCHOOLS RUN FROM 6:00 IN THE MORNING UNTIL 11:00 AT NIGHT, SOMETIMES 12:00 AT NIGHT. WE WOULD NEED TO STAFF THESE ENTRYWAY SECURITIES EVERY MINUTE OF THAT OTHERWISE WE ARE NOT SOLVING THE PURPOSE.
I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ENTRYWAY SECURITY. ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH IT. IT'S NOT A PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IN DOUGLAS COUNTS ANY PAT WAY WE HAVE CHOSEN TO AHEAD IT IN TERM OFS OF A MULTILATERAL MULTI
FACETTED WAY THAT APPEARS TO BE THE BEST. THIS IS ASKING US TO VIOLATE OUR POLICIES, I SUSPECT STATE LAW AND COMMIT THIS BOARD AND FUTURE BOARDS TO I SUSPECT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN COSTS AND I THINK WE NEED TO RESPOND TO THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND SAY THAT I BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY NOT ONLY UNDERSTATED THE COUGHS WHEN YOU INCLUDE THE PERSONNEL BUT ALSO ASKED UNITED STATES TO SLY VIOLATE OUR OWN POLICIES AND
BIDDING. >> DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> I'LL PASS. >> DIRECTOR TO HIM THINK SON. >> THANK YOU. FIRST I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE COUNTY SUPPORT TOWARD SCHOOL SAFETY. SUPERINTENDENT KANE DID A NICE JOB WITH THAT. WE KNOW THAT THE COUNTY'S -- NOT A TASK FORCE BUT THE CIVIL AT THIS GROUP THAT WAS FORMED IN RESPONSE TO THE TRAGIC INCIDENT HAS PROVIDED A LOT OF GREAT
RECOMMENDATIONS. AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN VERY USEFUL IN HOW WE RUN SAFETY AND SECURITY WITHIN OUR DISTRICT. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE OF THE COUNTY IS EFFORT AND ALL THOSE THAT SERVED IN THE GROUP'S EFFORT. ONE OF MY MAIN CONCERNS AND I
THINK IT'S PROBABLY HELPFUL IN THE RESPONSE WITH THE LETTER, IS JUST THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SEEN THE COSTS THAT ARE OUTLINED IN.LETTER, AS DIRECTOR GEIGER EXPLAINED THE COSTS FOR THE DISTRICT ARE ACTUALLY A LOT HIGHER THAN WHAT OUR ESTIMATED WITHIN THIS LETTER.
AND GIST FRANKLY WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT UNTIL AND THAT'S EVEN IF IT WAS A TOP PRIORITY FOR US. IF WE HAD THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE WE WOULD USE IT ELSEWHERE. THERE ARE OTHER SECURITY
PRIORITY ITEMS THAT WE HAVE. THAT WE KNOW WILL HAVE A RETURN FOR US. AND THIS JUST NOT BEING ONE OF THEM. I THINK THAT'S IT. I MEAN, I THINK IT'S PRETTY
SIMPLE IN THIS REGARD. >> DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE LETTER REFLECT OUR GRATITUDE FOR THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' CARE AND FOCUS
TOWARDS SAFETY AND ASK IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO DEDICATE THOSE FUNDS TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY PRIORITIES THAT THE DISTRICT HAS IDENTIFIED AND AND
WOULD LIKE THE LETTER TO REFLECT THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF TIME, ENERGY AND EXPERTISE IN IDENTIFYING THE DISTRICT'S SAFETY PRIORITIES AND WE WOULD BE REALLY GRATEFUL FOLLOW THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THOSE PRIORITIES. >> SO SPEAKING AS AN INDIVIDUAL BOARD DIRECTOR, I WOULD LIKE THE LETTER TO REFLECT THE -- WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A STRONG COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY,
AND I WAS GOING TO THROW OUT THERE MAYBE THIS NEW BOARD COULD IDENTIFY ONE OR TWO BOARD DIRECTORS THAT MIGHT WANT TO BE THE MAIN POINTS OF CONTACT. TO BE ABLE TO HAVE DIRECT CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMMISSIONERS. SUPERINTENDENT KANE. >> YES.
THANK YOU FOR THAT SUGGESTION. OUR SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT IF PERHAPS IT'S THE BOARD DIRECTORS THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE. >> I AM TRYING TO REMEMBER WHO IT IS NOW, BECAUSE WE JUST
REASSIGNED. >> DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> OKAY, DIRECTOR THOMPSON AND DIRECTOR CALLAHAN OF THE. I WAS GOING TO SAY VICE PRESIDENT HAL CALLAHAN ARE BOTH OF YOU AMENABLE TO THAT? OKAY. SO I WOULD LIKE THE LETTER TO
REFLECT THAT BOTH DIRECTORS CAN BE PRIMARY POINTS OF CONTACT. AND HELP FACILITATE STRONG COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN OUR BOARDS. ARE THERE OTHER THOUGHTS?
DIRECTOR RYAN. >> SO WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE EVOLVE FOR THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS THE MONEY THAT THEY OUT LIED THERE, FROM WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST AND OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE SROs NOW, IS THAT ENOUGH TO FUND AT LEAST THE
START-UP COST FOR 2SROs. >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, BASED OUR ANALYSIS WE WOULD WANT TO DIG IN FURTHER TO WHAT FUNDING HAS BEEN PROPOSED TO SUPPORT THE COST FOR HALF OF THE SROs, INCLUDING THE START-UP
COSTS, BECAUSE BASED ON OUR CALCULATIONS THAT AMOUNT WOULD BE HIGHER THAN WHAT THE PROPOSAL WOULD SUGGEST. >> THANK YOU. I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SUGGEST THAT SROs, MONEY FOR
SROs IS SOMETHING HE WOULD THAT WE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN. WE ARE SAYING LET'S DEDICATE THE MONEY BEING OFFERED TOWARD PRIORITIES. I THINK IDENTIFYING SROs AS ONE OF THOSE PRIORITIES MAY BE HELPFUL.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT AT THIS POINT? >> MY MAIN QUESTION IS WHAT ELSE DO YOU FEEL YOU NEED FROM US? >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION I THINK THAT YOU ALL HAVE GIVEN US ENOUGH POINTS THAT WE CAN DRAFT
A LETTER. I WILL CIRCULATE THE DRAFT NOT FOR FURTHER COLLABORATION, BUT JUST IN CASE I AM OFF SOMEWHERE. AND THAT WE WILL IDENTIFY POINTS OF CONTACTS, INCLUDING DIRECTOR CALLAHAN AND DIRECTOR THOMPSON. I BELIEVE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WOULD BE ANXIOUS TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH
BICYCLE OF YOU. AND THEN THE LAST THING I JUST WANT TO SAY IS I WANT TO, AS ALL OF YOU HAVE REITERATED I WANT TO ONCE AGAIN THANK THE COUNTY FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP ON SAFETY. THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM IS INCREDIBLE AND THEY HAVE JUST INTRODUCED THERAPY
DOGS TO GO ALONG WITH SOME OF THEIR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, WHWHICH HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD TO OUR KIDS AND IN TERMS OF SAFETY AND SECURITY PRIORITIES, INTERNALLY OUR CONVERSATION AND WHAT WE HAVE MEAN MATED TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER HAS BEEN THAT ASKING RESOURCE OFFICERS TRULY
REMAIN OUR PRIORITY AND CONTINUING TO INVEST AS FUNDS BECOME AVAILABLE IN ADDITIONAL SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. WOULD BE THE BIGGEST BANG FOR THE BUCK AND I WANT TO THANK
THEM FOR THE IF I FEEL I DON'T KNOWTH TIME FOR THE SCHOOL OFFICER RESOURCE PROGRAM. >> GREAT. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE CONVERSATION. THE NEXT ITEM OUR OUR AGENDA WE DID HE OFFICERED ITEM NINE WAS DEFERRED TO A FUTURE MEETING WE ARE NOW AT ITEM 10. BOARD OF EDUCATION REPORTS.
THE FIRST ITEM ON REFLECTION ON CASB CONVENTION AND DECEMBER 13th BOARD RETREAT. BEFORE OPENING IT UP TO OTHER DIRECTORS I WANTED TO SET THE STAGE A BIT WITH PAUSING TO
RECOGNIZE THE BOARD FOR THE INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK YOU HAVE PUT IN OVER THE PAST WEEK. I ADDED IT UP. AND MORE THAN 100 HOURS OF COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT IN GOVERNANCE TRAINING AND LEARNING
AND SUPPORT HAS TAKEN PLACE AND THAT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE. THAT LEVEL OF DEDICATION STRONG GOVERNANCE DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT AND THIS WEEK WAS A CLEAR EXAMPLE OF OUR COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
SO I JUST REALLY WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. I ALSO WANTED TO BEING A KNOWLEDGE THAT DIRECTORS GEIGER AND THOMPSON, SUPERINTENDENT KANE AND MYSELF PRESENTED ON OUR SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION PROCESS. WE MENTIONED THAT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER THIS EVENING.
THIS IS A REALLY CHALLENGING AND A VERY REAL ISSUE FOR DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE. AND THE STRONG ATTENDANCE AFFIRMED HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER. AND ESPECIALLY AS WE NAVIGATE
SOME REALLY COMPLEX CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE ACROSS THE STATE AND ACROSS THE NATION, AND IN PARTICULAR I WANT TO RECOGNIZE DIRECTOR GEIGER, ANOTHER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SHARED THAT HE HAD ATTENDED LAST YEAR'S DCSD BOARD BREAKOUT PRESENTATION AND HE
LISTENED TO DIRECTOR GEIGER'S COMMENTS AND WE WANT ONTO IMPLEMENT A NEW PROGRAM IN THEIR DISTRICT. AND AS A RESULT THEY FARRED THEIR BOND AFTER PREVIOUS FAILURE AND HE WAS JUST GUSHING ABOUT HOW MUCH HE APPRECIATED THE PRIOR YEAR'S PRESENTATION
AND THAT WAS A PRETTY POWERFUL MOMENT. IT REALLY CAPTURED THE TRUE VALUE OF GATHERINGS LIKE CASB, INVESTING IN OUR LEARNING AND CONNECTING WITH PEERS ACROSS THE STATE. SO THAT SHARED EXPERIENCES CAN REALLY LEAD TO MEANINGFUL CHANGE AND FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND
OUR COMMUNITIES. SO WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN IT UP TO ALLOW EVERYONE TO SHARE ANY OF THEIR REFLECTIONS FROM CASB OR OUR OWN BOARD RETREAT AND IN INTEREST OF TIME I WILL JUST START ON ONE END AND GO DOWN. DOES ANYONE WANT TO VOLUNTEER?
DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> THIS IS MY THIRD CASB. SO I AM I LITTLE LESS WIDE EYED AND A LITTLE LESS OVERWHELMED. I PRESENTED ANOTHER TIME AS WELL ABOUT OUR MILL. ABOUT OUR BOND ACTION. THE AND WAS ABLE TO WORK ALONG
WITH SPECIFICALLY ON USE THE BONDS ON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, AND, OF COURSE, WE HAD OUR LOCAL EXPERT REX CORE FROM LEGACY THERE. AND I DESPITE THAT I GOT A COUPLE OF WORDS IN EDGE WISE. BUT THERE IS NO GREATER
AMBASSADOR FOR OUR PROGRAM THAN MR. CORE. THERE ARE MANY PARTS TO CASB AND I WON'T GO THROUGH THEM ALL. PART OF IT IS THE ABILITY TO RESPOND TIME TOGETHER AS A BOARD LEARNING HOW EACH OTHER THINKS, SPENDING TIME, SEEING HOW BAD
SOME OF YOU AT BOWLING. TO ME THE MOST VALUABLE PART IS THIS YEAR WE GOT TO SPEND TIME WITH OUR STUDENTS AND STUDENTS FROM OTHER DISTRICTS AT A ROUNDTABLE AND LATER AT DINNER
AND THE NEXT MORNING AT BREAKFAST. AND THE ABILITY TO GET THE ITEM AND OPINIONS OF STUDENTS FIRST OF ALL ANYBODY WHO THINKS THAT OUR STUDENTS THE CURRENT KITS KIDS ARE NOT GOING TO DO WELL IS NOT SPENDING ENOUGH TIME WITH
DOUGLAS COUNTY STUDENT. THEY WILL CHANGE THE WORLD MOSTLY BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO. I FOUND THAT INCREDIBLY VALUABLE. >> DIRECTOR DENZLER. >> YOU MAY HAVE MENTIONED IT BUT JUST TO REITERATE CASB IS THE COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL
BOARDS, I DID HAVE A CONFERENCE LAST WEEK AND I LIKE OTHER DIRECTORS ATTENDED AS DIRECTOR GEIGER POINTED OUT THE STUDENT ROUNDTABLE WAS A HIGHLIGHT FOR ME, FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE CHANCE TO MEET SO MANY BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS FROM DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE FASCINATING I WAS SITTING IN A
SECTION FROM SOMEBODY FROM THE EASTERN PLAINS I DON'T WANT TO MISIDENTIFY THE DISTRICT ASKING HOW MANY STUDENTS THEY HAD AND HE WAS LAKE 68 AND I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO SAY HUNDRED AND STUFFS JUST 68 AND HEARING ABOUT THE FACT THAT THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE BUSES THEY PICK THEM ENOUGH A FORD EXPOSURE, RATE? LAKE SO DIFFERENT BUT REALLY,
REAL VALUABLE PERSPECTIVES. I PARTICULARLY ENJOYED HEARING FROM DURANGO'S SUPERINTENDENT IN A SECTION ABOUT THAT DISTRIBUTE'S VISION FOR THEIR STUDENTS WHICH I FOUND VERY SIMILAR TO OUR OWN. I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND AN INVALUABLE AND VERY INFORMATIVE SESSION WITH ADAM 12 ABOUT ABOUT WORKING WITH THEIR UNION AND I CAME AWAY WITH SOME
IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO ENSURE THAT WE DON'T TO ELEVATE EDGE SKATE EARS' VOICES AND MAKE ROOM FOR THEM AT THE TABLE IT WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. IN SO MANY WAYS I AM LIKELY THE WORST BOWLER I WILL OUT MYSELF.
>> YEAH, I JUST SO VALUED THE TIME WE DO THE TO SPEND WITH STUDENT. IT WAS REALLY SPECIAL BECAUSE SEVERAL OF THEM GOT NEWS WILD WE WERE AT CASB ABOUT GET INTO
DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, OR BEING ABLE TO SHARE OUT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. THAT THEY WERE ACCEPTED TO AND AS DIRECTOR GEIGER SAID, THE, YOU KNOWING OUR FUTURE AS A COMMUNITY, AS A STATE, AND AS A
COUNTRY, IS VERY BRIGHT BECAUSE OF OUR CH YOUNG PEOPLE. THAT WAS REALLY ENCOURAGING THINK I ALSO REALLY APPRECIATED BEING ABLE TO SIT IN ON THE
SESSION. IT'S AN AREA THAT IS A SOMETHING THAT WAS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT THE SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION, I WAS IN THE A PART OF IT BUT ADMIRE THE WAY IT WAS DONE AND BEING ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT THAT, I
THINK WAS INCREDIBLY VALUABLE. >> AND SOMETHING THAT SUPERINTENDENT KANE, YOUR LEADERSHIP AND ALL OF THE PRINCIPLES AND EDUCATORS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN MAKING THAT
HAPPEN, MAKING SOMETHING SO DIFFICULT HAPPEN AND I THINK TONIGHT WE GOT TO SEE KIND OF THE NEXT EVOLUTION OF THAT PROCESS AND DECISION. AND SO JUST A LOT TO BE PROUD OF
UP THERE. AND SO THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL IN MY DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING. THANKS. >> NEXT WE'LL HAVE DIRECTOR RYAN
RYAN, THOMPSON AND THEN TO DIRECTOR PARKER. >> SO GOING ON THE LATTER HALF OF THE BOARD LEAVES ME WITH LESS THING TO TALK ABOUT, ABSOLUTELY TALK TO THIS STUDENT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT. AND HEARING WHAT WHEN HE THICKED
UP THE EXPERIENCE AND THE SPARE SON FOR OUR OWN AND HOW LICK I THEY FEEL TO BE IN OUR DISTRICT COMPARED TO SOME OF THOSE THINGS I DID ALL THE GET TO MEAT MANY OTHER FOLKS FROM DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AND I WAS STRUCK NOT ONLY BOY THE DIFFERENCES BUT THE SIMILARITIES. EVEN THE SMALL DISTRICTS ARE
DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE WHICH TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY RESOLVE THE ISSUING YOUS CAN APPLY EVEN IN A DISTRICT THAT IS THOUSANDS BIGGER THAN THEIRS. THE OTHER -- THE BIGGEST TAKE AWAY THAT I HAD OTHER THAN I ALSO SAT IN ON THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS GIVEN BY OUR BOARD,
THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE TO ME TO FIND OUT HOW THAT PROCESS WENT AND HOW WELL WE DID IT. BUT IT WAS A PRESENTATION ON FAMILY SCHOOL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. I DO THINK THAT WE COULD DRIVE FURTHER DOWN THAT ROAD AS A BOARD. AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
REACHING OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY OF PAINTS, FINDING OUT EXACTLY WHAT THEIR HOPES ARE FOR ALL OF THEIR KIDS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE TAILORING EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE TO THEIR HOPES AS WELL. BUT THAT WAS MY BIGGEST TAKE AWAY FROM THE PRESENTATIONS. >> ALL RIGHT.
SO DEFINITELY STARTING WITH THE THANK YOU TO STUDENTS WHO CAME TO CASB AS WELL AS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS THAT START ARE SUPPORTED THEM. YOU STOLE ALL OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. BUT IT WAS AMAZING TO HEAR ALL OF THEIR GOOD NEWS COME IN IN REAL TIME. IT'S AN IMPRESSIVE BUNCH OF
STUDENTS AND I LESTER TIME WE TALKED WITH THEM AND A LOT OF THOUGHTS OF HOW I WOULD PROCESS WHAT I LEARNED. SO I AM VERY GREAT. FOR THEM THIS CASB I FOCUSED A LOT ON PRESENTATIONS ON POLICY
GOVERNANCE, SO THAT WAS WHERE MY LEARNING WAS FOCUSED. AND THEN I DID ATTEND A PRESENTATION AND IT JUST SHOWS SOME OF THE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES, PARTNERSHIPS CAN BRING TO STUDENTS AND TO THE SCHOOL SETTING. AND SO ONE OF THE PRESENTATIONS
I SAT IN WAS A SOLUTION TO HEALTH ACCESS FOR STUDENTS. IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING BECAUSE IT'S AN ORGANIZATION THEY PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. CASEWORKER SERVICES. THROUGH TELEHEALTH.
AND THROUGH PARTNERSHIP IN THE NURSE'S OFFICE. IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING. AND REALLY INNOVATIVE AND IT'S PAID FOR THROUGH INSURANCE, MEDICAID AND THEY RECEIVE OUTSIDE FUNDING FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE -- WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY PAYING. SO NO ONE EVER HEARS BACK, SO
BEING YOU SO "X" AMOUNT OF DOLLARS. AND SO FOR THEM, IT'S HEY, THIS IS ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE OF. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE MOTIVATED PEDIATRICIANS A PART OF THIS. AGAIN THINKING ABOUT THOSE HOW PARTNERSHIPS I KNOW WE HAVE
SIMILAR PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN THE DISTRICT. THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL FOR ME. AND THEN ESPECIALLY ADDRESSING THINGS LIKE YOU KNOW, JUST EQUAL AS SECOND TO IT THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT WITH ABSENTEEISM AND STUDENTS WITH CERTAIN HEALTH AILMENTS, ONE OF THE EXAMPLES
THAT GOT BROUGHT UP THAT WAS A NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR ME WAS STUDENT -- AND I THE THE EXAMPLE WAS A STUDENT IDENTIFIES MAYBE THEY HAVE A NEW DIAGNOSIS LIKE DIABETES, OR SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES THEM TO HAVE SOME SORT OF PLAN IN US MARK HEALTH PLAN,
SAFETY PLAN IN, ORDER TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL. AND SOMETIMES TO GET THE SPECIALIST APPOINTMENT YOU NEED TO DEVELOP THAT PLAN, TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS SCHOOL, COULD BE MONTHS OUT. AND THAT THESE TYPES -- THIS ORGANIZATION FOR EXAMPLE, PROVIDES IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO THE SPECIALIZED PHYSICIANS. SO THAT STUDENT CAN GET BACK TO
SCHOOL SOONER. AND SO ANYWAYS. I THINK MORE AND MORE THIS WILL COME UP BUT IT WAS REALLY MOM USING, SOMEONE WHO CARES A LOT ABOUT HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND ACCESS FOR STUDENTS. >> THANK YOU. DIRECTOR PARKER.
, YOU'RE NEXT. >> YEAH. I WOULD LIKE TO -- GOING LAST IS HARD BECAUSE THE CONFERENCE WAS SO FRUITFUL AND HAD SO MANY GOOD BREAKOUT SESSIONS. AND SO I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THAT FAMILY SCHOOL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP.
I KNOW HOW INVOLVED DOUGLAS COUNTY PARENTS ARE AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HEAR ALL VOICES AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT LAST MEETING PEOPLE VOICED CONCERN ABOUT A PART OF THE COMMUNITY NOT BEING LISTENED TO AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I AM
VERY DEDICATED NOT TO HAPPEN. I WANT EVERYBODY TO LISTEN TO. I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO GO TO THE FAMILY COOL COMMUNITY MAN SHIP BREAK OUT SESSIONS. THE IMPORTANT WITH WORKING WITH DAC AND SAG ON THIS AND I AM ON THE COMMITTEES SO I REALLY LIKED HOW MY RESPONSIBILITIES ON THE BOARD REALLY ALIGNED WITH THAT.
I AM GOING THROUGH MY NOTES. I AM ALSO NEW TO THE BOARD SO I WENT TO LEADING WITH PURPOSE BREAKOUT SESSION. ETHICALLY NAVIGATING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, WHICH I FOUND REALLY INTERESTING BEING A MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER IN THE COMMUNITY, I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME. COMPLEX SCHOOL FINANCE
SITUATIONS THAT DIRECTOR GEIGER WAS THERE PRESENTING AT. AND WHILE WE ARE ALL ON THE BOARD, SOMETIMES WE DON'T GET TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT CERTAIN TOPICS. SO IT WAS REALLY A YOU SOME TO LEARN FROM PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT
DISTRICTS AS WELL AS OUR OWN. I AM A FORMER SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER MAY FULL CAMPAIGN WAVES ON AN I EVEN P I WROTE IEPs I WANTED TO SMITH SURE THAT IT THE YEARS I HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING IN A SCHOOL I DIDN'T LOSE ANYTHING.
I LOVE SPECIAL EDUCATION AND LEGAL BASIC, AND I ABOUT DID A TRANSPARENCY KNEW INDICATING -- IT WASN'T CALLED THAT BUT COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMMUNITY IN A TRANSPARENT AND HONEST WAY. WHILE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES AND
SPEAK AS ONE BOARD. JUSJUST AS A NOW BYRD MEMBER I THINK WE SAID DRINKING FROM A FIRE HOSE THAT'S DEFINITELY HOW IT FELT BUT I ON HIM AWARE OF GUIDELINES AND POLICIES AND HOW TO SHOW UP AS A BOARD DIRECTOR I
SAM SO GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. YEAH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DOWN TO THE LAST FEW ITEMS THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE REALLY TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE BOARD UPDATE FORM.
THERE IS A FORM THAT WE ALL USE, TO SHARE OUT AFTER WE ATTENDS A BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING. OR VARIOUS MEETINGS WHERE WE ARE REPRESENTING THE BOARD. AND THAT IS A REALLY GREAT WAY TO SHARE UPDATES WITH THE ENTIRE
BOARD. SO THIS PART OF THE NIGHT ISN'T ABOUT REPEATING EVERYTHING THAT YOU WOULD PUT IN TO THAT UPDATE. THIS PART OF THE NIGHT IS REALLY ABOUT SHARING KEY HIGHLIGHTS THAT YOU REALLY WANT THE COMMUNITY TO TO HEAR.
ONE THING I WILL SHARE YESTERDAY MORNING WE HAD A LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST MEETING WITH OUR DOUGLAS COUNTY DELEGATION. IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION WITH REPRESENTATIVES HAT YOU CAN SEE, MARSHALL AND HAM RICK AND SEN ORS CARSON, FRIZELL AND BAILEY
THE MEETING DISCUSSED VARIOUS LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND INITIATIVES FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. KEY POINTS INCLUDING THE STRATEGIC PLAN, SUPERINTENDENT KANE DID A GREAT JOB WALKING THROUGH THE FRAMEWORK OF THAT PLAN. AND IT WAS A NICE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONNECT WITH THESE KEY LEGISLATORS BEFORE THE START OF THE LEDGE SLEIGHS SLATE I HAVE SEASON. SO I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND WISH EVERYONE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON. FILLED WITH HOPEFULLY LOTS OF REST AND JOY. AND TIMELY PEOPLE WHO MATTER THE
MOST TO YOU. I HOPE EVERYONE IS ABLE TO RECHARGE, AND TAKE SOME MUCH-DESERVED TIME TO RESPOND WITH THEIR LOVED ONES. THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. BOARD OF EDUCATION IS JANUARY 13th, 2026. BOARD AGENDA PLANNING FOR THIS
NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18th AT 10:30 A.M. AT THE LEGACY CAMPUS. BOARD AGENDA MEETINGS ARE PUBLICALLY NOTICED AND EACH TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS ATTENDING IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY. SO WITH THAT, WE WILL GO TO THE
VICE PRESIDENT REPORT. >> I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT, I WAS ABLE TO VISIT SEVERAL SCHOOLS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS INCLUDING PARKERS
PERFORMING ARTS, LOAN TREE ELEMENTARY, OUR DOUGLAS COUNTY ONLINE PROGRAM. WILDCAT ELEMENTARY. AMERICAN ACADEMY, TIMBER TRAIL ELEMENTARY. AND DCS MONTESSORI AND WHAT IT
REALLY IMPRESSED UPON ME IS WE JUST HAVE A TON OF GREAT OPTIONS AND CHOICES FOR OUR FAMILIES THAT PROVIDE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PATHWAYS AND OPTIONS
FOR KIDS AND IT'S JUST A REAL HONOR TO BE A PART OF THAT. >> I WILL OPEN IT UP TO DIRECTOR REPORTS. DIRECTOR GEIGER DO YOU MIND IF WE START ON YOUR END AGAIN. >> THE NIGHT AFTER OUR LAST
BOARD MEAT I ATTENDED THE LRPC MEETING WHICH OCCURRED IN THE MIDST OF THE ONLY SNOW WE MAY GET THIS YEAR. BUT THERE WAS A GOOD TURN OUT. I DID A BOARD OF DIRECTOR UPDATE ON THAT SO REFER TO NOTES. THE 22 MOST IMPORTANT
PRESENTATIONS WERE ABOUT OUR OCTOBER ACCOUNT WHICH IS SLIGHT LAY DOWN. AS EXPECTED LESS SLIGHTLY LESS. THE ONGOING MULTI AREA DISCUSSION ABOUT BOUNDARIES FOR THE NEW STERLING RANCH AND RIDGE
GATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT IS A VERY COMPLEX PROCESS THAT IS BEING HANDLED BY A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF OUR DISTRICT. THE IT WILL BE UPCOMING TO THE BOARD. PROBABLY NEXT SPRING, BUT I'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE LEGISLATIVE BRUNCH. I WANT TO SPECIFICALLY CALL OUT ALISON WHO ARRANGED IT AND DID A NICE JOB AND A NICE JOB WITH HER PRESENTATION EVERY YEAR WE GET THE SLEDGE SLATERS THERE AND IT'S A CHANCE TO TELL THEM ABOUT OUR PRIORITIES.
THE OTHER THING I DID IS TALK TIED FOURTH GRASS CLASS IN STEM ABOUT THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS. I EARN HADED A COUPLE OF LESSONS THAT FOURTH GRADEERS ARE VERY SMART IF YOU ARE GOING WITH THAT DON'T GO WITH THE GUY FROM THE
METRO FIRE PROTECTION BECAUSE HE GIVES OUT FIRE HATS AND YOU ARE SECOND FIDDLE THE ENTIRE TIME. BURR OTHER THAN THAT IT WAS A FASCINATING EXPERIENCE I ALWAYS APPRECIATE ANY CHANCE TO TALK TO ANY STUDENTS IF YOU ARE AT A CHARTER SCHOOL SOUTH THERE I'LL COME TALK TO YOU ANY TIME. THANK YOU.
>> ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST IT WAS A ONES. OPPORTUNITY I HAD NOT MET SOME OF MY ONLY REPRESENTATIVES THAT WAS GREAT. ' WARDS I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT MEEK, MS. RAUCH AND [ INAUDIBLE ] ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PLAN I AM LOOKING FOR WARD TO GETTING REPRESENTATIVE GROUPS FROM DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS IN
OUR DIRECT SO THAT WE CAN INFORM OUR, YOU NOTION GOVERNANCE DECISIONS AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY TRUST. REALLY, REALLY LACKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND THEN THIS THURSDAY I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MAY 1ST DARK DAC MEETING. >> DIRECTOR RYAN AND THEN
THOMPSON AND END WITH DIRECTOR PARKER. >> LAST THURSDAY I GOT TO END MAY 1ST GRADUATION POST MAY OWN GRADUATION FROM THE DISTRICT AT D.C. OAKS WHICH IS WONDERFUL OF IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO GO EVEN STUDENT SAYS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR YOUNG AND I WHAT THEY TOOK
I LEARNED FROM DIRECTOR MEEK THAT THERE WERE LESS TEARS THIS TIME. THERE WERE NOT 0. BUT THERE WERE LESS. BUT IT WAS VERY IT'S -- IT'S AMAZING THE THINGS THEY ARE DOING AT D.C. OAKS. I KNEW THAT COMING FROM THE DISTRICT WHEN D.C. OAKS WAS PUT IN AND I KNOW THAT IT SERVED
MANY PEOPLE THAT I GREW UP WITH. VERY WELL. AND SO TO SEE THAT IT'S CONTINUING THAT PROGRESS IS AMAZING. AND THEN AT CASB I ALSO GOT TO HAVE A LOT OF ONE-ON-ONE TIME AND ALSO SAT DOWN WITH SUPERINTENDENT KANE AND I FEEL LIKE WE GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER VERY WELL.
AND GOT TO KNOW WHAT THE TRAJECTORY LOOKS LIKE FOR OUR DISTRICT, OUR GOALS AND THAT SORT OF THING SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL. AND THEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HOLIDAYS. I GET TO EXPERIENCE MY FIRST CHRISTMAS WITH MY SON, WHICH I AM VERY EXCITED FOR. HE HAS NOTE TOLD ME HASN'T TODAY
CHRISTMAS HE WASN'T PUT MANY WORDS TOWING RIGHT NOW. BUT I AM VERY EXCITED FOR HIS FIRST CHRISTMAS. >> ALL RIGHT, SO UNFORTUNATELY I MISSED THE BREAKFAST. I HAD A LAST-MINUTE CONFLICT WITH MAKE SURE THAT I HAD MY
KIDS GET OFF TO SCHOOL. I HAD AN FOC MEETING I DO FILL OUT THE DIRECTOR UPDATES AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ENJOY DOING IN THE DIRECTOR UPDATES IS POSING THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED DURING THE MEETING. NOT ALWAYS GREAT ABOUT CAPTURING ALL OF THE SWEBZ, BUT WHAT I
REALLY ENJOY ABOUT FOC IS THE KINDS OF QUESTIONS THAT THEY ASK, SO THEY GOT A PRESENTATION, STEVE'S FAMOUS PRESENTATION ACROSS LIKE 10 TOPIC GOES. AND FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A.I., AND FOC QUESTION
REGARDING A.I., IT LOOKS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN SOME OF THE OTHER GROUPS THAT WE, YOU KNOW, OR HE'S SPOKEN TO AND I HAVE HEARD QUESTIONS FROM I JUST RECOMMEND GOING THROUGH AND LOOKING A THE THOSE QUESTIONS, WE HAD A PRESENTATION ON P CARDS WHICH
JUST A COMPANY QUICK THINGS ON THAT. ALL P CARD TRANSACTIONS ARE PUBLIC. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF RULES, LIMITS TO DAILY AND MONTHLY AMOUNTS, VELOCITY, WHICH I LEARNED THAT IS A NEW TERM THAT JUST MEANS THE NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS THE OTHER THING IS
THAT WE PAY OFF THE P-CARDS QUICKLY BECAUSE IT MAXIMIZES THE REBATE. AND THE REPATRIATE LAST YEAR WAS FOUR 400,000. FUN FACTS I LEARNED IN FOC. FOC IS INTERESTING AND COOL IF ANYBODY EVER DECIDES TO JOIN ME.
ALL RIGHT. >> DIRECTOR PARKER. HOLD ON I HAVE A TAB OPEN. I AM DOING AN EMAIL RECAP SINCE IS A THINK AT SE SECRETARY.
I DID IT AS THE DAY I STARTED GETTING EMAILS TO YESTERDAY AT MIDNIGHT. THE DISTRICT RECEIVED 24 COMMUNICATIONS FROM PARENT, STAFF, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THESE MESSAGES REEFFECT THERED ENGAGEMENT ACROSS ALL STAKEHOLDER GROUPS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARENTS MAKING UP THE LARGEST SHARE.
THE CONCERNS GENERALLY FELL ONTO A FEW BROAD CATEGORIES. BOARD GOVERNANCE, AND PROCESS, STUDENT SAFETY AND SCHOOL CULTURE. INSTRUCTIONAL AND OPERATIONAL POLICIES AND STAFF OR LABOR RELATED ISSUES, A SMALL NUMBER OF TOPICS GENERATED MULTIPLE
CONTACTS ACROSS DIFFERENT GROUPS INDICATING AREAS THE HEIGHTENED COMMUNITY INTEREST, AND SO THE MAJOR THEMES, THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE CONTACTING US ABOUT ARE GOVERNANCE AND BOARD ACTIONS SO THREE ABOUT SWEARING AND CONCERNS ONE ABOUT BOARD MEETING LOCATION. ONE ABOUT BOARD LEADERSHIP PRESENCES.
AND ONE ABOUT CONCERNS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY OR BIAS. CULTURAL ISSUES.
GIRL PORTS AND FIVE ABOUT A TURNING POINTS CLUB. INSTRUCTIONAL AND SCHOOL OPERATION AND CELLPHONE POLICY, FOUR-DAY WEEKEND, IMPLEMENT WEATHER POLICY. SCHOOL COMPUTER POLICIES AND CERTAIN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPEN IN CERTAIN SCHOOLS, WE GOT STAFF AND LABOR
ISSUES. EMAIL ABOUT COLLECT TIFF BARGAINING, TEACHER COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE GOT FOUR INVITATIONS TO EVENTS AND THEN FEEDBACK ON THE SIGNAGE OF OUR THANK YOU SIGNS IN FRONT OF BUILDINGS. AND SO I UPDATED THE DIRECTOR
UPDATES AND I AM GETTING USE TODAY THIS I PUT THAT IN THE LAST ONE BUT I JUST WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT WE ARE RECEIVING YOUR EMAILS OF COURSE I AM RESPONDING BACK TO THOSE EMAILS I JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT IN CASE SOMETHING GETS BROUGHT UP.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT I THINK IS IMPORTANT. I KNOW THAT THE HOLIDAY BREAK IS IS COMING UP OR WINTER BREAK OR WHATEVER WENT TO CALL THAT. AND SO I KNOW IT'S A BREAK. MUCH OF NEEDED BREAK FOR THE STAFF AND STUDENTS AND ALSO THIS
BREAK CAN A SCARE TIME FOR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS WHERE THINGS TAR LESS PREDICTABLE, LESS STRUCTURE, MAYBE LESS MALES THAT ARE BEING EATEN AND I JUST WANT TO TO SAY I SEE THOSE STUDENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL AND I WISH EVERYBODY A PEACEFUL BREAK.
AND I SEE THE ONES WHERE BREAKS DON'T FEEL LIKE BREAKS AND I WANTED ACKNOWLEDGE YOU GUYS ALSO. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR PARKER. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE ARE AT THE POINT WHERE WE WILL CONSIDER GOING INTO A EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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PARAGRAPH THE GB AND NG. MINOR CHILDREN. HE WOULD ALL VERSUS DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, RE1. PENDING AND U.S. DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF COLORADO CIVIL, A
NUMBER 23CP-01966. DO I'VE MOTION TO GO IN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PREVIOUSLY STATED PURPOSES. >> SECOND. >> I HEARD GEIGER, MOVED AND CALLAHAN SECONDED.
ANY DISCUSSION? WITH THAT DIRECTOR CALLAHAN. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR DENZLER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR MEEK. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR PARKER. >> AYE. >> DIRECTOR RYAN.
>> AYE. >> DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> AYE. >> OKAY THE MOTION PASSES. 7-0. SO WE WILL NOW BE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WILL BE JOINING THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND EXECUTIVE
SESSION. JOB PHARAOH OUTSIDE COUNSEL WITH SIMPLE, FARRINGTON, HE HAVE WELL AND CASE, ERIN KANE, SUPERINTENDENT, DANNY WINDSOR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT. MARY K. KLAMESH BEING GENERAL COUNCIL. JOHN PRINCIPAL OF CASTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
OUT OF RESPECT FOR STAFF, WHO ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE BOARD, I AM EXCUSING THEM FROM THE MEETING, STAFF MEMBERS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE IN THE THEATER BOARDROOM AND THIS MEETING WILL
NO LONGER BE LIVE STREAMED.