>> NOW CALLED TO ORDER. ROLL CALL, GEIGER. >> PRESENT. >> MEEK. >> HERE. >> MOORE. >> HERE. >> MYERS. >> HERE. >> THOMPSON IS RUNNING LATE, WILLIAMS HERE. WINE GAR. >> HERE. >> PLEASE RISE 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, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> ALL RIGHT.
NUMBER FOUR, THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. >> I MOVE. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY MEEK, SECOND BY MYERS. GEIGER.
AYE. >> MYERS. AYE. WILLIAMS. AYE. WINE GAR. AYE. >> GREAT, WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR STUDY WORK SESSION WITH THE STUDENT ADVISOR GROUP SESSIONS. I'M GOING HAND IT OVER TO OUR
STAG LEE IS A SONS, DIRECTOR MYER AND MEEK. >> THIS IS OUR HIGHLY ESTEEMED STUDENT ADVISORY GROUP, MR. CHENEY AND MISS O'NEILL ARE THE STUDENT LEE IS A SONS, DIRECTOR MEEK AND I ARE THE BOARD LIAISONS. WE ARE SO HELP YOU ARE HERE.
THIS IS ALWAYS A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED, ANTICIPATED, DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? TO GET TO SEE THE KIDS AND THEIR PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. YOU GUYS LOOK GREAT AND WE KNOW YOU'VE GOT SOME GOOD INFORMATION FOR US. DIRECTOR MEEK. >> YES, WELCOME TO OUR STUDENT PRESENTERS TODAY.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH SAG OR THE STUDENT ADVISORY GROUP IT'S ACTUALLY A BOARD COMMITTEE AND THEY PLAY A REALLY ESSENTIAL ROLE FOR OUR BOARD MEMBERS. THEY ELEVATE STUDENT VOICE AND HEARING FROM THEM IS SO
ESSENTIAL, AS WE ARE MAKING DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THE STUDENTS IN THIS DISTRICT, SO WHAT I WOULD ALSO SHARE IS THAT THIS YEAR, AS IN PAST YEARS, OUR SAG MEMBERS HAVE NOT ONLY ELEVATED STUDENT VOICES ON
DIFFERENT TOPICS THAT WE BRING TO THEM, BUT THEY BREAK INTO SUB GROUPS ON AREAS THAT THEY FEEL PASSIONATE ABOUT, AND SO TONIGHT'S ABOUT CELEBRATING THIS WORK, LISTENING TO ALL OF THE IDEAS AND PASSION THAT THEY'RE BRINGING FORWARD, AND SO WE
COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THEIR PASSION, THEIR CREATIVITY AND THEIR COMMITMENT, AND FOR THE PARENTS THAT ARE IN THE ROOM AND LISTENING IN, WE COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THESE STUDENTS, AND I THINK DIRECTOR MYERS AND I HAVE THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD,
BECAUSE WE GET TO WORK WITH THEM. SO WITH THAT, WE CAN OPEN UP THE PRESENTATIONS.
MR. BLAIR, DO YOU WANT TO -- OK OBJECT PERFECT. >> >> FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN WITH HAPPY EARTH DAY. TODAY MAKES IT A PERFECT DAY TO DISCUSS THIS INITIATIVE TO PLANT
TREES. FIRST I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT ROCK CANYON HIGH SCHOOL, IF YOU LOOK AT THE CAMPUS YOU WON'T NOTICE MANY TREES SCATTERED AROUND THE CAMPUS. MOST OF NEAR NEIGHBORHOOD. SAME GOES FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, YET AGAIN THERE AREN'T MANY TREES DIRECTLY ON
THE CAMPUS THAT ARE VISIBLE. >> LET'S STEP OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LOOK AT CHERRY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, LOVE THE LOOKING AT THE IT, YOU CAN SEE THE LUSH GREENERY, TREES EVERYWHERE. THIS IS WHAT DCSD SHOULD STRIVE
ON EVERY ONE OF ITS CAMPUSES. WHY DO WE NEED TREES. RIGHT NOW MOST HIGH SCHOOLS LACK TREES AND THE ONES THEY HAVE HAVE BEEN POORLY MAINTAINED. ADDING TREES ADDS MORE GREEN VALUE, THEY OFFER ACADEMIC,
FINANCIAL BENEFITS, ALL OF THESE CONTRIBUTE TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. MANY STUDIES AND RESEARCH HAVE BACKED ALL THE BENEFITS THAT TREES PROVIDE BEYOND ESTHETICS. DCSD IS FAR BEHIND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS TAKING OTHER STEPS WHICH IS WHY WE MUST TAKE ACTION
TO PLANT MORE TREES. SOME OF THE BENEFITS. FIRST ACADEMIC BENEFITS. STUDENTS PERFORM BETTER WHEN THEY'RE SURROUNDED BY NATURE. GREEN SPACES ENHANCE
DEVELOPMENT. MENTAL HEALTH. EXPOSURE TO GREEN SPACES LOWER SYMPTOMS OF ADHD AND OVERALL HAS LOWERED STRESS LEVELS IN STUDENTS, WHICH IS BENEFICIAL WITH STRESS MANY STUDENTS FEEL FROM THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
TREES CREATE CALM SPACES WHICH PREVENT BEHAVIORAL ISSUES AND SUPPORT EMOTIONAL REGULATION. THIS IS ALL BACKED BY STUDY BY THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL. THEN AIR QUALITY. AIR QUALITY IS ONE OF THE STRAIGHTFORWARD BENEFITS OF TREES AS IT DIRECTLY TAKES
POLLUTANTS OUT OF AIR AND OFFSETS CARBON EMISSIONS DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF ENERGY WE CONSUME. FURTHERMORE, THERE'S ENERGY SAVINGS. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY STATES THAT PLANTING TREES STRATEGICALLY REDUCE THE
ENERGY COSTS 25%, WHICH IS SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT CONSIDERING HOW MUCH ENERGY A BUILDING AS LARGE AS ANY OF THE SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT IS. AND FURTHERMORE, THERE'S ALSO COMMUNITY GAIN. SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND NEIGHBORHOODS WITH GREATER TEE CANOPY ARE LINKED TO HIGHER
PROPERTY VALUES AND ALSO APPEAL THE CURB THEY APPEAL SAFER WALKABLE ENVIRONMENTS AND PRIDE IN LOCAL SCHOOLS. NOW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. ANOTHER BENEFIT OF THIS WOULD BE PLANTING THE TREES WOULD BE A COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROJECT BY
VOLUNTEERS ALLOWING STUDENTS TO GOTTEN VOLUNTEER HOURS, EXPERIENCE AND WHILE STILL CONTRIBUTING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS LONG TERM AND WILL HAVE MANY, MANY BENEFITS. NOW, THE COST, THE COST FOR PLANTING THE FIRST HUNDRED TREES WOULD BE AROUND 20,000, $200 PER
TREE INCLUDING THE MATERIALS, MULCH, IRRIGATION AND ANYTHING THAT IS NEEDED, INCLUDING CONSULTATIONS AND THE TREES THAT THIS IS BASED OFF ARE PINE, COTTON WOOD AND BLUE MAPLE AND THIS IS A COMBINATION OF SAPLINGS AND LARGE TREES AND
THIS IS A SMALL AMOUNT COMPARED TO WHAT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE DOING. FORKS, ONE OF SACRAMENTO SCHOOL DISTRICTS GOT $2 MILLION IN GRANT FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PLANT TREES IN ADDITION TO THEIR OWN EFFORTS. NOW WHAT ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE COST?
THE MAINTENANCE COST TENDS TO ACTUALLY BE PROFITABLE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DUE TO THE REDUCTION IN ENERGY COSTS. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE REDUCTION IN ENERGY COSTS FOR A SCHOOL OF OUR SIZE WOULD BE AROUND $8,000 TO
$25,000 DEPENDING ON THE MATURITY OF THE TREES. THAT OVERALL PAYS ITSELF OFF IN THE LONG RUN AS IT ACTS AS A WIND BARRIER AND THIS WILL BE MORE BENEFICIAL THAN THE INITIAL INVESTMENT AND SAVE MONEY FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE LONG RUN ALONG WITH MANY, MANY OTHER
BENEFITS. NOW THE KEY TAKEAWAYS, FIRST IT'S A LOW COST INVESTMENT TO A HIGH GAIN. THERE ARE MANY BENEFITS, ALL OF THOSE CONTRIBUTING TO STUDENTS, STAFF, A FACULTY AND THE GENERAL COMMUNITY. THEN IT DRIVES COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. THE STUDENTS WILL VOLUNTEER, SOMETIMES EVEN PARENTS OR OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WILL VOLUNTEER AND THIS WILL BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY IN DCSD AND A MORE UNITED COMMUNITY.
STUDENT MORALE, THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST BENEFITS, A GREEN SPACE TENDS TO HAVE HIGHER ACADEMIC SCORES, BETTER MENTAL HEALTH AND STUDENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO SPEND WAY MORE TIME OUTSIDE RATHER THAN INSIDE PERHAPS ON THEIR PHONES. IT HELPS THE STUDENTS EXTREMELY
AND THAT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST BENEFITS. AND THE QUESTION I WILL BE ASKING IS HAS THIS PRESENTATION HAPPENED BEFORE YES BUT THERE ARE MANY MORE REASONS THIS PLAN IS MORE EFFECTIVE. IT IS MORE UP FRONT WITH THE COST AND REASONABLE ESTIMATES. THE PREVIOUS TIME THIS WAS
PRESENTED IN 2023 ESTIMATED AROUND $5 PER TREE, WHICH IS COMPLETELY UNREASONABLE AND THIS IS CLEARLY MORE UP FRONT ABOUT THE COST AND MORE ACHIEVABLE THAN THAT. THIS HAS A CLEAR PLAN OF
MAINTENANCE. ALSO THE ACTUAL COST OF PLANTING DESPITE PLANTING AND MAINTAINING. AND THIS IS ALSO COMMUNITY DRIVEN, WHICH THE PREVIOUS ONE ISN'T. THE COMMUNITY DRIVEN PART ADDS SO MUCH MORE TO IT. IT UNITS THE COMMUNITY AS A
WHOLE AND ALSO REDUCES COST OF LABOR AND STUDENTS CAN GET VOLUNTEER HOURS. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY DCSD SHOULD HAVE INITIATIVES TO PLANT TREES. AGAIN, HAPPY EARTH DAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, THAT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION. DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT
HOW WE COULD GO ABOUT GETTING $20,000 OR WOULD YOU ASSUME THAT WOULD COME OUT OF THE BUDGET? >> SO, THAT'S ACTUALLY MAKE SURE PART OF IT WOULD BE BUDGET BUT THE FIRST IDEA WOULD BE GET MORE VOLUNTEERS AND ALSO HAVE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO WOULD BE
WILLING TO DONATE. MANY HAVE DONATED SUCCESSFULLY TO RAISE A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO SEE A BETTER SCHOOL. THEY WANT TO HAVE MORE WALKABLE ENVIRONMENTS BECAUSE IT ALSO BENEFITS THEM, NOT JUST THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> YET, THANK YOU SO MUCH. DIRECTOR WINE GAR. >> GREAT I APPRECIATE THE STATISTICS YOU HAVE TO BACK UP THE STATEMENTS YOU MADE. I HAVE ONE QUESTION ON ONE OF
OUR FIRST LIGHTS YOU MENTIONED DCSD OTHER DISTRICTS ARE TAKING LARGER STEPS. >> SO I WAS WHEN I WAS READING IT I WAS COMPARING IT TO TO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SACRAMENTO SMALLER
THAN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND USED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND RAISED $2 MILLION IN GRANTS JUST TO PLANT TREES AND ONE IN TEXAS IS A LOT LARGER AND THEY HAVE RAISE ADD TO THE OF $3 MILLION IN FEDERAL GRANTS AND ANOTHER $2 MILLION IN DIRECT THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IN DIRECT
WITH VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE DONATING. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> DIRECTOR MEEK. >> SURE, THIS IS A REALLY GOOD PRESENTATION. HAVE YOU GIVEN ANY THOUGHT AS TO
HOW THE SCHOOL SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED IF TREES WERE FOUND AND A GRANT WAS FOUND FOR THAT PROJECT? >> THE IDEAL WAY TO DO IT WOULD BE SOME OF THE OLDER SCHOOLS, WHICH ARE THE FIRST IN OUR
SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH IS WHY I USED DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, THEY HAVE A CLEAR LACK OF TREES SO IDEALLY ONE OF THE OLDER ONES WOULD BE THE FIRST TO IMPLEMENT IT IN. >> I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON THE STATS AND DATA AND PRESENTATION. THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY HELPFUL TO SEE.
I THINK IT HELPS US ANALYZE WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED, AND GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> HELLO BOARD MEMBERS. I'M A JUNIOR AT ROCK CANYON AND THE ONE OF THE LEE IS A SONS IN THE SUB GROUP.
>> MY NAME IS LOGAN PETE FROM THAT THAT RAIL HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M A SENIOR THIS YEAR. >> I GO TO ROCK CANYON HIGH SCHOOL. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SO TODAY, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT A.I., BUT BEFORE WE START, RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE EVER USED
A.I. IN TERMS OF EDUCATION OR WORK. ALL OF YOU? YEP. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
OK. A.I. IS NOT CURRENTLY USED AND TAUGHT IN THE BEST MANNER, SO OUR GOAL IS TO ENHANCE SAFE USAGE OF A.I. THERE ARE BOTH PROS AND CONS TO A.I., HOWEVER SOCIETY TENDS TO
FOCUS ON THE CONSIST SUCH AS CHEATING, HOWEVER IF YOU PUT ASIDE THE NEGATIVES AND FOCUS ON THE POSITIVES, A.I. SEEMS TO BE MORE BENEFICIAL FOR STUDENTS, MORE THAN WE THOUGHT. WHEN TAUGHT TO USE IT THE RIGHT
WAY. >> SO OF THE CURRENT POLICIES IN DCSD, THEY GENERALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A.I. EXISTS AND THAT AND HOW TO USE IT IN A SAFE MANNER CURRENTLY BUT DOES NOT GO INTO DEPTH ON HOW TO INCORPORATE IT
IN THE CLASSROOM WHICH IS NECESSARY. >> SOME OF THE CURRENT DATA FROM A SURVEY COLLECTED FROM SAG MEMBERS AS WELL AS A SAMPLE OF THE STAFF OF THE DISTRICT, IT IS OVERALL SHOWN THAT A MAJORITY OF STUDENTS USE IT EVERY WEEK AND A MAJORITY OF STAFF USE IT EVERY
MONTH. IT IS THE A.I. OVERALL IS BEING REFINED AND BECOMING MUCH MORE OF A USEFUL TOOL THAT EVERY COMPANY IN THE WORLD IS USING. WHAT A.I. IS CURRENTLY USED FOR IN THE DISTRICT FROM THAT SAME SURVEY IS STUDENTS USE IT TO RESEARCH AND GATHER, HELP ON
HOMEWORK AND OVERALL HELP THE STUDY FOR CLASSES. AND WHEN IT COMES TO TEACHERS AND STAFF, THEY HELP USE IT FOR GENERATING ASSESSMENTS, HELPING DEVELOP THEIR CLASS ASSIGNMENTS AND OVERALL HELPING WITH THEIR LESSONS. AND OVERALL, WHEN LOOKING AT
WHAT THE STUDENTS AND STAFF IN THE DISTRICT ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT A.I. AND ITS INCORPORATION, IT'S OVERALL THAT A MAJORITY OF BOTH STAFF AND STUDENTS FIND IT COULD HAVE VERY POSITIVE EFFECTS, AND WHILE SOME
STUDENTS MIGHT AND STAFF MIGHT HAVE MORE OF THAT NEGATIVE WORRY, THAT CAN COME FROM THAT UNKNOWINGNESS THAT WE HOPE WE CAN CHANGE BY HELPING TEACH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS MORE ABOUT A.I. >> SO WE ALWAYS DISCUSSED THE
HARMS OF A.I. BUT HOW DO WE MINIMIZE HARMS? FOR EVERY ADVANTAGE IN TECHNOLOGIES, COMPUTERS, WHEN FIRST COMPUTERS CAME, WE WERE USING PAPER EVERYWHERE. NEARLY EVERY SINGLE USES A COMPUTER EVERY DAY OR SOME ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
AI IS THIS NEXT BIG TECHNOLOGY WHICH WE HAVE TO ACCEPT AND START UTILIZING TO ITS POTENTIAL TO THE FULLEST. THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE HARMS, WE NEED TO PREPARE OUR FUTURE, IT IS THE MISSION TO PREPARE STUDENTS TORT UPCOMING FUTURE
WHICH IS MORE AND MORE USING A.I. WHEN STUDENTS ARE USING A.I. AND TAUGHT TO USE IT CORRECTLY THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO MISUSE IT. IF WE TEACH THEM IT WILL BECOME SOMETHING THAT ISN'T HARMFUL BUT RATHER A TOOL.
WE HAVE A THREE STEP PLAN. USE IN A.I. IS PART OF TEACHER TRAINING IS OUR FIRST KEY THING. BUSINESSES CURRENTLY TRAIN THEIR STAFF TO USE AI AND THE SAME WAY, WE CAN TRAIN TEACHERS HOW
TO USE AI, INCORPORATE IT IN THEIR CLASSROOM. THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST STEP. THEN THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TEACHING STUDENTS HOW TO USE A.I. TEACHERS TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO ETHICALLY USE IT AND NOT SOMETHING TO HARM THEIR
EDUCATION, BUT LOOKING OVER ESSAYS, INSTEAD OF WRITING THE ESSAY FOR THEM. FOR EXAMPLE IN MY ENGLISH CLASS THIS YEAR, MY TEACHER SIDE TO GENERATE AN ESSAYS AND BREAK IT DOWN BY CREATING BETTER AND BETTER PROMPTS TO DEVELOP A
STRONGER ESSAY. AND I FOUND THIS ACTIVITY VERY HELPFUL FOR FIGURING OUT HOW TO DO THAT CRITICAL THINKING WHEN DOING PROMPTS. >> THERE ARE MANY OTHER AREAS LIKE THAT WHICH CAN BE BENEFICIAL. THERE'S A THREE STEP PLAN.
FOSTER POSITIVE TUESDAY. THESE MEAN INSTEAD OF AVOIDING A.I. OR SAYING IT'S BAD, WE FIRST HAVE TO ACCEPT IT HAS BENEFITS AND TO UNDERSTAND IT HAS BENEFITS AND HOW TO USE THOSE. THE SECOND STEP IS PROVIDING
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TOOLS AND INCLUDING IT MORE WHEN TEACHERS ARE BEING TRAINED. AND THEN FINALLY, THE KEY STEP IS TEACH A.I. TO STUDENTS. TEACH THE BASICS OF A.I., RESPONSIBLE USE OF A.I. AND HOW TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR THE
FUTURE THAT IS UPCOMING. >> AGAIN THE GOAL IS TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO SAFELY USES AI AND KEEP STUDENTS MOVING WITH TECHNOLOGICAL AND ADVANCEMENTS IN THE FUTURE.
IT IS DCSD'S NOTICE PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE. THANK YOU BOARD MEMBERS FOR LISTENING TO OUR PRESENTATION AND WE REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT THIS FOR THE STUDENTS FUTURE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. DIRECTOR GEIGER.
>> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS. I SPOKE TO SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS TODAY ABOUT THIS. I WONDER IF YOU AND IT WAS INTERESTING. EVERY ONE OF THEM HAD USED AI AND NONE OF THEM HAD HAD A CLASS ON A.I. WHICH LEADS TO MISUSE, I THINK.
I WONDER HOW SOON YOU THINK WE SHOULD TART TO TALK TO STUDENTS ABOUT W.I., MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL? >> MOST OF THE PRESENTATION IS BASED ON HIGH SCHOOL. THE FIRST KEY STEP IS TRAINING TEACHERS, WE NEED ESTABLISH
FUNDAMENTALS. WE WANT TO ESTABLISH HOW MUCH THEY KNOW ABOUT AI AS THEY GET IN HIGHER EDUCATION. SOME ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE USING A.I. IT HAS TO BE PART OF BASIC CLASSES. IN ENGLISH, THEY CAN DISCUSS HOW TO USE A.I. RATHER THAN JUST SAY
DON'T USE AI. TELL THEM MORE BIT. >> DIRECTOR MEEK. >> YEAH, THANK YOU FOR A VERY TIMELY PRESENTATION, AND TOPIC AS DIRECTOR GEIGER SAID, IT WAS A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION EARLIER TODAY AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. I THINK IT WAS YESTERDAY'S
MIDDLE SCHOOL CONVERSATION, IT WAS BROUGHT UP, AS WELL. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS, WHAT ROLE DO YOU SEE STUDENT VOICE PLAYING IN HELPING TO SHAPE HOW IT'S ROLLED OUT IN THE DISTRICT, AND
OBVIOUSLY SAG IS A STUDENT VOICE GROUP, BUT HOW DO YOU SEE STUDENTS BEING INVOLVED IN THE ROLLOUT AND USE OF A.I.? >> SO OVERALL, I FIND IT AS A VERY MUCH WHEN IT'S BEING PUT OUT THERE AND STUDENTS ARE STARTING TO USE IT, THAT
ESPECIALLY IN HIGH SCHOOL FROM THE PEOPLE I KNOW AROUND ME, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, I'M SURE IT'S HAPPENING THERE TOO IT'S VERY MUCH THAT STUDENTS ARE USING IT AND AS WE BEGIN TO MOVE IT OUT THERE, IT'S SHOWING THAT IT'S KIND OF, IT
WOULD BE LOOKING AHEAD WITH COMPANIES ARE USING, WHY IT'S BEING USED AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE STUDENT VOICE IN IT, IT COMES TO HOW ARE THESE OVERALL IS HOW IS IT GOING TO TALKING TO
STUDENTS TO SEE WHAT THEY WANTED TO USE IT FOR AS WELL AS GOING ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS WHICH SKILLS THEY ARE PICKING UP. SAYING HERE IS AN A.I. CAN THEY FIND IMMEDIATELY WHICH ARE THE ONES MORE COMPLICATED AND UNKNOWING AND IT'S OVERALL
SEEING THAT STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN THAT PROCESS OF BUILDING UP SHOWS AFTER I SKILLS. >> DIRECTOR WINE GAR.
MY QUESTION IS JUST THROUGH THE RECENT YEARS AND THIS IS MORE OF A PERSONAL QUESTION, HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT A.I. IS BEING USED MORE, IS BEING REFLECTED IN A MORE POSITIVE LIGHT, DO YOU HAVE MORE OPTIMISM BIT, JUST YOUR THOUGHTS IF YOU HAVE ANY ABOUT
THAT. >> OVER THE YEARS, PERSONALLY, I'VE, LIKE, MET MANY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WHO HAVE USED A.I. IN THE PAST YOU KNOW HOW IT'S LIKE REALLY NEGATIVELY IMPACTED, PEOPLE ARE LIKE OH, A.I.'S BEING USED FOR CHEATING, YOU CAN GET
ANY WORK SHEET FROM A.I. IN RECENT YEARS WHEN I WAS DOING MY RESEARCH AND STUFF, I TALKED TO THE TEACHERS, THE TEACHERS WERE USING IT FOR RESEARCH. THEY WERE USING IT FOR SO MANY THINGS YET THE STUDENTS WERE USING IT FOR CHEATING. IF WE WERE ABLE TO TEACH THE
STUDENTS HOW TO USE IT PROPERLY, I FEEL LIKE IT CAN TAKE THEM REALLY FAR INTO THE FUTURE. >> DIRECTOR MOORE. >> ALONG THE LINES OF HOW TO USE IT PROPERLY, AGAIN, IN MY MIDDLE SCHOOL DISCUSSIONS, EVERY ONE OF
THE GROUPS TALKED ABOUT A.I. FASCINATING FEEDBACK FROM ONE GROUP SAID HEY, WE THINK IT'S GREAT, WE THINK WE NEED TO KNOW HOW TO USE IT BERT, BUT IT CAN ALSO MAKE US LAYS AND RELIANT ON NOT HAVING TO DO OUR OWN WORK TO VERIFY THINGS AND THEN THEY
POINTED OUT THAT THEY WERE SURPRISED AT HOW MUCH FALSE INFORMATION COULD COME OUT OF IT, AND I THINK THERE'S THERE WAS SOME MERIT TO THAT LOGIC THAT EVERYTHING DIDN'T COME ACROSS AS ALWAYS ACCURATE, SO
HOW DO YOU GUYS SEE US VETTING OR HOW DO WE OWE WHEE IDEAS WOULD YOU HAVE ON HOW TO VET AND TEACH KIDS TO VALIDATE WHAT'S GOOD INFORMATION AND WHAT IS MAYBE FALSE OR MISLEADING
INFORMATION BEFORE THEY RELY ON IT? >> OK, SO YOUR QUESTION WAS HOW DO WE HELP STUDENTS FIND OUT THE REAL ANSWER OR GET THE CORRECT INFORMATION. WELL, A.I. CAN BE REALLY
MISLEADING SOMETIMES WHEN YOU TYPE IN SOME MATH ANSWERS PERSONALLY, YOU THEN GET SOMETHING REALLY ADVANCED WHICH YOU MAY NOT KNOW AND MIGHT NOT BE THE ANSWER. THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS PROBABLY TALKING TO YOU'RE TEACHERS SINCE OUR WHOLE ENTIRE PRESENTATION IS LIKE INVOLVING
IT MORE INTO YOUR CLASSROOM AND USING IT THE CORRECT WAY. YOU CAN PROBABLY GET SOME HELP FROM YOUR TEACHER AND THAT'S EXACTLY THE BEST WAY YOU CAN GET HELP BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO USE IT TO GENERATE IDEAS, HERE TO USE IT TO NOT CHEAT BUT HERE TO
USE IT TO, LIKE, BUILD ON YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE, NOT TAKE SOMETHING ELSE'S KNOWLEDGE. >> DO YOU THINK THAT IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR ANY CURRICULUM USED TO TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO USE IT PROPERLY INCLUDE SOME INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO VERIFY WHETHER IT'S GOOD INFORMATION OR
NOT RIGHT, OR BAD INFORMATION OR FALSE INFORMATION? >> THERE ARE WAYS. FORKS EVEN NOW, WHEN WE USE GOOGLE, YOU CAN ALSO FIND MISINFORMATION ON GOOGLE. IN OUR CLASSROOM WE'RE TAUGHT NEARLY EVERY YEAR IN SOME DIFFERENT WAY HOW TO VET
INTERNET SOURCES. WE WANT TO EXTEND THIS EVEN FURTHER OH A.I. IF WE CAN APPLY THE SAME THING, THE SAME THINGS CAN BE TAUGHT FOR A.I. WE JUST NEED TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO OUR CURRICULUM INSTEAD OF
IGNORE A.I. AS IF IT DOESN'T EXIST. >> EXCELLENT ANSWERS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU TO THE PRESENTATION EARLIER. I WAS LISTENING TO IT. I AGREE GREEN SPACES ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR US. I APOLOGIZE I WASN'T HERE TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU IN THE MOMENT.
SO I THINK THAT YOU GUYS ARE, YOU KNOW, CORRECT, RIGHT, THE RESPONSIBLE AND ETHICAL USE OF AI IS DEFINITELY A KEY TO BEING ABLE TO USE IT IN A WAY THAT'S EFFECTIVE AND HELPFUL AND CONTRIBUTES TO LEARNING. I THINK STUDENT SHAPED ETHICAL
POLICY OR HE GOT THINGS POLES ON THE TOPIC WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL, GET VALUE FROM STUDENTS ON WHAT YOU THINK IS THE ETHICAL USE OF IT. YES IT COULD BE USED AS A TOOL FOR CHEATING BUT IT'S A GREAT
TOOL FOR CREATING CRITICAL THOUGHT. I LOVE HAVING ARGUMENTS WITH A.I. ON A TOPIC TO SEE IF I'VE THOUGHT THROUGH AN ENTIRE CONCEPT IN THE WAY THAT HE MEANT TO. IT'S A GREAT TOOL FOR LEARNING NEW THINGS LIKE SOFTWARE. I USED IT TODAY TO HELP PROBLEM
SOLVE SOME SDA SOFTWARE I WAS USING TODAY AND I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT AN ISSUE I WAS HAVING AND A.I. PROBLEM SOLVED IT FOR ME. I AGREE IT'S A GREAT PRESENTATION. WHEN YOU GUYS ARE THINKING ABOUT HE GOT THINGS AND THE RESPONSIBLE USE, DO YOU GUYS AGREE THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THE
STUDENTS MAY HELP PROMOTE? DO YOU THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COMING FROM THE HIGHER UPS? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? >> I THINK IT SHOULD BE COMING UP FROM THE HIGHER UPS AND STUDENTS BOTH BECAUSE WHEN BOTH OF THE HIGHER UPS AND STUDENTS USE IT CORRECTLY, THEN IT CREATES A STANDARD FOR EVERYONE,
AND WE SEE OUR KINDERGARTENS AND ALL OTHER FUTURE GENERATIONS, THEY LOOK UP TO US FOR OUR FUTURE AND IF YOU GUYS AT BOARD MEMBERS, TEACHERS AND US AS STUDENTS, IF WE USE IT PROPERLY AND WE'RE ABLE TO USE IT IN THE CORRECT WAY WITHOUT CHEATING
THEN IT SETS A STANDARD FOR THE LITTLE ONES THAT THEY CAN DO THE SAME AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO CHEAT. >> THANK YOU. ALSO VERY MUCH GREAT PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> HI, I'M KATY YOUNG MAN FROM ROCK CANYON HIGH SCHOOL.
>> SO THE STATISTICS, 25% OF STUDENTS HAVE SAID THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TARGETED UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE OF THEIR RACE, WHERE THEY COME FROM AND THEIR RELIGION. >> ON TOP OF THAT, 19.4% OF
STUDENTS REPORTED--DUE TO THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND 25% BULLYING BECAUSE OF DISABILITIES. OUR GOALS ARE TO PROMOTE A VERY RESPECTFUL AND UNIFIED SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO TO ENCOURAGE KINDNESS, AND A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH
THE STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT IN SCHOOLS. >> ARE OTHER GOALS ARE TO PRESENT BULLYING, PROTECT EVERY ASTUDENTS RIGHT TO A SAFE EDUCATION AND CREATE A CLEAR AND OFFICIALS DISTRICT WIDE PROCESS FOR HANDLE BULLYING.
>> THE REPORTED CONSEQUENCE ARE CONSIDERING DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. 74% OF HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE TAKEN AT LEAST ONE SERIOUS DISCIPLINARY ADVISORY ACTION DUE TO BULLYING. >> UNFORTUNATELY, MANY CASES HAVE LED TO NO FORMAL
CONSEQUENCES BECAUSE OF THE UNDERREPORTING FROM THE STAFF AND STUDENTS, AND ALSO SCHOOL POLICY DIFFERENCES, AND AS WELL AS SUBJECTIVE DEFINITIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE WITH BULLYING. >> THESE ARE EXAMPLES THAT YOU
MAY SEE IN AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING, FORKS, TEASING LIKE MOCKING SOMEONE'S ACCENT OR LOW EXPECTATIONS/STARE YO TYPING MEANING THAT YOU AUTOMATICALLY ASSUME SOMEONE IS GOOD OR BAD AT SOMETHING BECAUSE OF WHERE THEY'RE FROM. >> OTHER EXAMPLES INCLUDE HATE
DISGUISED AS OPINIONS WHICH CAN TAKE MANY SHAPES BUT IT MOSTLY TRYING TO SAY SOMETHING AGAINST A STUDENT AND THEN TRYING TO BACKPACK SAYING IT'S AN OPINION AND THE MOST PROMINENT ONE, SLURS. IT'S UNFORTUNATE HOW MANY WORST
PEOPLE CAN COME UP WITH TO DISCRIMINATE OTHER GROUPS AND ON ITS THE ONE THAT NEEDS THE MOST ATTENTIVENESS BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A PROBLEM. IT DOES NOT PROMOTE UNITY. >> AS WELL AS NEURODIVERGENT STIGMA SUCH AS A STUTTERAR
MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY THAT SOMEONE MIGHT POSSESS AS WELL AS CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS SHAMING SUCH AS ACCUSINGS SOMEONE OF RELIGIOUS SYMBOL THEY WEAR, LIKE A CROSS NECKLACE, HIJAB OR ALSO ACCUSINGS SOMEONE
ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF FOOD THEY EAT BASED OFF WHERE THEY COME FROM. >> THIS IS POLICY, THIS IS EXISTING POLICY JICD-R STATING THE FOLLOWING CONSEQUENCES. DISCIPLINE FOR BULLYING BEHAVIOR
WILL -- MEASURES WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH DISTRICTS POLICY WHICH MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SUSPENSION OR EXPULSION FROM SCHOOL. OVERALL, THE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED IN THE POLICY COVERS THE PUNISHMENT PROCESS FOR BULLYING.
>> SO THIS IS OUR EXTENDED VERSION IN WHAT THE IMPROVEMENT WE'VE COME WITH TO YOU TODAY. DISCIPLINE FOR BULLYING BEHAVIOR WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SOCIALLY FOCUS CORRECTING BEHAVIOR AND SUPPORT SOCIALLY APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR AND FOCUS ON RESTORATIVE PRACTICES INSTEAD OF
PUNISHMENTS PERHAPS. THIS WILL LAW FOR A MORE STRUCTURE AND TEARED SYSTEM TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY. FIRST EVENTS SHOULD BE RESTORATIVE CONVERSATION AND REFLECTION, SECOND OFFENSES,
PARENT OR GUARDIAN MEETINGS AND BEHAVIORAL CONTRACTS, THIRD OFFENSES WHICH COULD INCLUDE DETENTION AND IN SCHOOL DETENTION AND REPEATED OFFENSES SUSPENSION OR EXPULSION. >> THIS IS OUR IMPLEMENTATION
PROCESS, SO STEP ONE WOULD BE DEVELOPING AND ENFORCE IN CLEAR ANTI BUTTING PROCESS. AT CHAPPARAL HIGH SCHOOL, THEY MAKE STUDENTS WATCH AN ANTI-BULLYING VIDEO AT THE START OF EVERY SCHOOL YEAR. >> STEP TWO, FOSTERING A
POSITIVE CLIMATE, IMPLEMENTING SOURCE WAS STRENGTH WHICH I WAS INCLUDE IN AT MY SCHOOL AND IT REALLY HELPED ENCOURAGE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR, RECOGNIZING DIVERSITY AND ALSO TEACHING EMPATHY AND HOW TO TAKE CARE OF ONE SELF. RESEARCH ALSO SHOWS THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE POSITIVE
SCHOOL CLIMATE AND BULLYING INCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THESE PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED IN THE SCHOOLS. >> STEP THREE WOULD BE DEVELOP AWAY STANDARD IT'S REPORTING SYSTEM. EACH SCHOOL WOULD DESIGNATE A BULLYING RESPONSE COORDINATOR TRACKING THE NEXT STEPS THAT WE WILL DISCUSS.
STEP FOUR WOULD BE ESTABLISHING SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR EFFECTIVE STUDENTS MEANING YOU WOULD PROVIDE RESOURCES COUNSEL FOR VICTIMS BY STANDARDS OR PERPETRATORS. WE CAN ALSO START CREATING PEACE ROOMS, WHICH ARE USED TO HANDLE STRESS AND STRONG EMOTIONS. >> AND FINALLY, STEP FIVE,
MONITORING AND EVALUATING ANTI BULLYING EFFORTS BY COLLECTING DATA FROM THE SITUATION AND THE INCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE AND ALSO GETTING FEEDBACK FROM THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND MAKING NECESSARY ADJUSTS TO THE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE SCHOOL. >> THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT PRESENTATION. DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS WELL THOUGHT OCCUPANT AND WELL CONSIDERED. OUR DISTRICT, ALTHOUGH SETTING MINIMUM STANDARDS IS OFTEN LEFT A LOT OF DISCRETION ON PUNISHMENT TO BELIEVE LEADERS,
THE THEORY THERE BEING THAT THEY KNOW THEY'RE BUILDING, THEY KNOW THEIR KIDS AND WE SHOULD BEST THEM INDISCRETION. MY SENSE IS THAT YOU THINK CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE DISTRICT IS MORE IMPORTANT. CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHY YOU BELIEVE THAT?
>> I THINK THAT SINCE WE, LIKE, WE KNOW THAT BULLYING LEADS TO MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE HEALTHIEST SITUATION TO BE IN, AND IT JUST OVERALL PLAYS A
NEGATIVE ROLE ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, SO I THINK WE CAN START RAISING THE FUTURE GENERATION TO BE MORE HEALTHIER AND KINDER AND TO BECOME MORE EMPATHETIC TO
BECOMING BEING MORE KIND TO EACH OTHER. >> DO YOU THINK CONSISTENT CURRICULUM OR PROCESS WILL HELP PROVIDE EQUITY TO KIDS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT? >> YES. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION, YOU LADIES DID A FANTASTIC JOB. SO FIRST FEEDBACK, THE FOURTH THAT YOU MADE IN THE PROCESS, WHICH IS PROVIDING SM SUPPORT TO VICTIMS TO EXPERIENCED IT,
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE, CHECKING BACK IN, SEEING IF THEY'RE STILL OK A WEEK LATER, A MONTH LATER, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S AN INCIDENT WHERE THEY HAVE FELT HIGHLY EMBARRASSED AT A SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT FOR BOTH THEIR WELL BEING AS WELL AS JUST GENERAL SCHOOL SAFETY.
THE OTHER PIECES OF AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION, YOU GUYS MENTIONED UNDER REPORTING OF BULLYING AND I'M CURIOUS YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHY YOU THINK BULLYING GOES UNDERREPORTED AND I'M CURIOUS WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR CURRENT
BULLYING PROCESS IS FOR REPORTING. >> DO YOU GUYS KNOW THERE ARE VARIOUS RESOURCES THAT HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE TO REPORT BULLYING. SO MANY OF THEM, SAFE TO TELL IS UNDER REPORTED ON DUE TO SOCIAL
CRITICISM, OR STIGMA SURROUNDING THE METHODS. I JUST THINK THAT IF WE TAKE SOME OF THE METHODS THAT WE OUTLINED IN OUR PRESENTATION, THAT WILL BE MORE PRIVATE AND ALSO LESS CONSTRICTIVE AS SAFE TO TELL USUALLY HAS VERY
OUTLINED OPTIONS AS TO HOW THEY HANDLE VARIOUS SITUATIONS, AND NOT ALL EXPERIENCES ARE THE SAME AND I THINK THAT THAT SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR TO THE DEGREE WHERE NO STUDENT SHOULD BE OVER TREATED OR UNDER TREATED FOR THE SEVERITY OF THEIR CASE,
SPECIALLY. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK THE SOLUTION IS FOR STUDENTS TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE REPORT, INC. >> I THINK THAT THE WAY TO MAKE THEM FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE REPORTING IS THROUGH THESE METHODS BECAUSE IT ALLOWS THE STUDENTS A SENSE OF SECURITY
WHERE SAFE TO TELL IS UNPREDICTABLE BECAUSE OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL. THIS WOULD BE INSIDE THE SCHOOL WITH TRUSTED DUTIES OR FRIENDS OR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY WOULD BE ADMINISTERING THEM THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO TRUST THEM VERSUS HAVING AN OUTSIDE SOURCE THAT THEY DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT. >> OK.
SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE A METHOD SPECIFICALLY AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL AND I'M SORRY IF I MISSED IT IS THE MODE THAT YOU GO TO AN ADULT OR ADMINISTRATOR OR COUNSELOR, IS THERE -- ARE YOU GUYS THINKING LIKE A REPORTING SYSTEM THAT YOU COULD DO DIGITALLY WITH THE SCHOOL? >> IT'S EASIER TO DO IT
ANONYMOUSLY AND DIGITALLY, DEPENDING ON THE CASE THERE'S OF COURSE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PROBLEM BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE HANDLED THROUGH THE SCHOOLS INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH COUNSELING ET CETERA RATHER THAN AN OUTSIDE SOURCE WHICH SAFE TO TELL AT THE TIME IS THE MOST USED METHOD OF
BULLYING REPORTS IN OUR DISTRICT AND SO HAVING INDIVIDUAL IN SCHOOL AREAS TO HANDLE THE REPORTS, SPECIFICALLY GATHERED DATA WHICH OUR DISTRICT IS CURRENTLY NOT DOING WHICH CAN HELP US IN THE FUTURE. IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IN MULTIPLE WAYS TO HAVE IT WITHIN
THE SCHOOLS VERSUS THROUGH AN OUTSIDE METHOD OF REPORTING. >> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION. DIRECTOR MEEK. >> YEAH AT THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'M GOING TO BE VERY SHORT. MY QUESTIONS REALLY WERE AROUND THE UNDER REPORTING AND HOW WE MIGHT ADDRESS THAT, BUT I THINK WE TOUCHED ON THAT.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE REALLY CLEAR POLES RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE LANGUAGE UPDATES, SO I LOOK FORWARD INTO LOOKING INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HI, I'M TORRE AND A SENIOR AT HIGHLAND RANCH HIGH SCHOOL. >> I'M LINDSEY WALKER, A JUNIOR AT CAT THIS VIEW HIGH SCHOOL. >> I'M JANE GRAHAM, A JUNIOR AT DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. I'M GOING TO COME AROUND AND
PASS OUT THESE DOCUMENTS REAL QUICK. >> OK, WE WERE GOING TO START
OFF WITH PROGRESS FROM LAST YEAR, ENVIRONMENTAL SUB GROUP APPLIED AND RECEIVED THE FRONT RAGE WAIST SYSTEM DIVERSE GRANT AND RECEIVED $50,000 THAT. WITH THAT WE WANTED TO IMPLEMENT BETTER TRASH CANS, WE WANTED TO SYSTEM THAT HAS THREE
COMPARTMENTS TO BE TRASH, COMPOST AND RECYCLING AND THERE'S A PICTURE ABOVE EACH COMPARTMENT SO STUDENTS AND FACULTY KNOW WHERE TO PUTTED THE TRASH AND WHICH COMPARTMENT IT WILL GO IN, SO THEREFORE, LEAPT THE WASTE THAT EACH SCHOOL HAS.
SO THESE ARE IS IT STATISTICS. THIS IS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS SO THE LAST TWO BLOCKS, WE CAN SEE THAT THERE IS LOTS OF TRASH AND THERE'S STILL TRASH THAT CONTINUES TO GROW EVERY YEAR. WE'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT MORE IN COMPOST, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD FOR THE SCHOOLS AND A LITTLE BIT MORE IN RECYCLE SO MORE STUDENTS
ARE GETTING USED TO IT. WHEN STUDENTS ARE PUTTING TRASH INTO RECYCLING, IT MAKES THE ENTIRE BIN COMPLETELY TRASH, SO THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THE MONEY AND THAT BOWS INTO THE WASTE AND A LOT OF WHERE OUR WASTE NUMBERS COME FROM IS JUST STUDENTS PUTTING TRASH INTO WHAT IS
CONVENIENT FOR THEM. SOME MORE STATISTICS, THE FIRST PICTURE ON THE LEFT WILL BE FROM LAST YEAR AND WE CAN SEE THAT THE NUMBERS ARE STILL SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH, BUT RECYCLING IS STARTING TO RISE A LITTLE BIT AND THEN WITH THE TRASH CANS IMPLEMENTED LAST YEAR, IT IS BROUGHT DOWN THE
RECYCLING UP A LITTLE MORE AND TRASH UP A LITTLE, RECYCLING A LITTLE HIGHER AND TRASH A LITTLE LOWER, WHICH IS GREAT FOR THE SCHOOLS. >> SOME OF OTHER GOALS WITH OUR NEW SUGGESTED POSE IS TO
IMPLEMENT AN OFFICIAL POLICY TO SUPERVISE THE USE OF THE RECYCLING GRANT BECAUSE IT'S TO LIKE HELP FURTHER WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE, AND TO ADAPT A DCSD SUSTAINABLE PLAN
WHICH VALUES AND ACTIVELY PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT, BECAUSE OUR ENVIRONMENT IS VERY BENEFICIAL FOR THE STUDENTS AND STAFF IN THE SCHOOLS AND THEN TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS AND STAFF TO TAKE PART IN CARING FOR THEIR SCHOOLS LOOKING, LIKE, THE PROPER USE OF YOU AT THIS TIME, ENERGY AND WASTE DISPOSAL.
>> THEN THIS IS OUR POLICY SUGGESTION, THAT WE'RE WANTING TO, LIKE, SUGGEST TO YOU GUYS, AND IT BASICALLY IS PROTECTING OUR GRANT WITHIN THE DISTRICT SO THAT IT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT MANY YEARS TO COME
AND THEN TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO BE MORE KNOWLEDGABLE ABOUT RECYCLING AND WASTE BECAUSE NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO RECYCLE EFFECTIVELY SO IT'S GOOD FOR OUR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS AND LASTLY TO PROTECT, LIKE, OUR PROTECT
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT REPRESENT TO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS BECAUSE WE CAN COME OFF AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT CARES ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE EFFICIENT LIKENESS OF ENERGY, SAVING AND WASTE PRODUCTION IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
>> SO NEXT WE'LL GO OVER OF THE BENEFITS FROM ADOPTING THIS PROPOSAL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED LAST YEAR. SO THE HELP IS THAT INCREASING EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, STARTING FROM THE PRIMARY SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN
LEVELS WILL FOSTER PROPER WASTE DISPOSAL, LIKE, PROCEDURES, AND IF STUDENTS ARE AWARE OF HOW TO PROPERLY RECYCLE AND DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN WHAT'S COMPOSTABLE, WHAT HAS TO GO TO LANDFILL AND WHAT IS RECYCLABLE
THEN THAT ULTIMATELY WILL SAVE THE DISTRICT MONEY, BECAUSE WE PUT ALL OF THIS, THIS $50,000 INTO RECYCLING BINS AND COMPARTMENTS, AND IF STUDENTS DON'T KNOW HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN LANDFILL AND RECYCLING
THEN NONE OF THAT GETS RECYCLED. IF THERE'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TRASH IN THE RECYCLING BIN THEN THAT'S FOR NOTHING. THE EDUCATION IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN ORDER TO RECEIVE BENEFITS FROM OUR PROPOSAL AND THEN HOPEFULLY WITH THE INCREASED EDUCATION AROUND WASTE
DISPOSAL, THAT WILL CREATE CLEANER SCHOOLS, FOSTER A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND AND JUST CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE THAT THE STAFF, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS CAN ALL BE PROUD OF AND WE ALL WANT TO FEEL PROUD OF OUR DISTRICT AND THIS POLICY WILL HELP PROMOTE, LIKE,
PRIDE IN OUR DISTRICT AND OUR ENVIRONMENT AND EARTH AS A WHOLE. >> ALL RIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? >> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH. AS ONE BOARD MEMBER, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUGGESTION FOR A POLICY BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE OPERATE SO THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL FOR ME SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY OTHER?
DIRECTOR MYERS. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE NEED TO BE TALKING ABOUT AND DOING SOMETHING ABOUT. $50,000. GOING FORWARD, DO YOU GUYS KNOW WHERE YOU'RE AT WITH IT? >> SO I BELIEVE WE USED MOST OF IT AND EVERY HIGH SCHOOL GOT A TRASH CAN. THE NEXT STEPS WITH THE GRANT IS
MONITORING THE PROGRESS FOR THE NEXT, LIKE, THE REST OF THE YEAR AND PROBABLY THE NEXT FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR JUST TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY DIFFERENCE AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY APPLY FOR ANOTHER GRANT AND BRING THOSE TRASH CANS DOWN TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
>> GOOD, YOU ANSWERED MY SECOND QUESTION, THANK YOU. >> REALLY GOOD PRESENTATION. MY DAUGHTER, THIS IS ONE OF HER FAVORITE TOPICS AND WE DEBATE THIS A LOT. I KNOW HOW YOU ARE USING THE $50,000 AND WHAT THE EFFORT IS GOING TOWARDS, BUT HAVE YOU GUYS
LOOKED AT THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACTUAL PROCESSING OF THE RECYCLED MATERIAL? AND I ASK THAT, BECAUSE ONE OF THE ON GOING CHALLENGES FOR LOTS OF COMMUNITIES, WHETHER IT'S A SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMUNITY OR, YOU KNOW, EVEN JUST THROUGHOUT
OUR DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY IS DEPENDING ON COST ASSOCIATED WITH RECYCLE, SOMETIMES IT BECOMES COST PROHIBITIVE TO ACTUALLY RECYCLE, NOT BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA OR DOESN'T HAVE MERIT, IT JUST IS SO EXPENSIVE TO ACTUALLY
PROCESS THE RECYCLED GOODS THAT IT'S CHEAP TORE NOT DO IT, AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THAT ACTUALLY IS PART OF THE PROBLEM THAT OUR SOCIETY FACE WITNESS HOW WE PROCESS TRASH AND
RECYCLABLES AND THERE'S NO DEBATE ON COMPOSTING. TO ME, THAT'S A REALLY GREAT THING BUT HAVE YOU GUYS LOOKED AT ALL AT THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH ON THE BACK END OF HAVING THE PRODUCTS RECYCLED AND IS THERE A COST OR WOULD THERE BE AN ONGOING COST TO US TO HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE ITEMS ACTUALLY
RECYCLED IF WE INCREASED OUR AMOUNT OF RECYCLABLES? >> I BELIEVE THERE IS A COST. I BELIEVE IN CERTAIN DISTRICT, THE RECYCLING IS HIGHER THAN TRASH BUT I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S KIND OF THE SAME BECAUSE PUTTING RECYCLING IN THE TRASH, IT'S MORE LANDFILL AND
YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO USE THOSE INTO THE SCHOOL. IF YOU'RE GOING TO PUT LOTS OF MONEY ON DISPOSING THE TRASH, MIGHT AS WELL USE THAT MONEY IN RECYCLING WHERE YOU CAN GET IT BACK INTO ENERGY IN THE SCHOOLS. >> FAIR ENOUGH. >> GREAT ANSWER. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> HI, WE'RE REPRESENTING THE SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY SUB GROUP. I'M ALA WOO TO KNOW, I GO TO CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL. >> I'M JUNIOR. >> I GO TO PONDEROSA AND I'M A
FRESHMAN. >> I ALSO GO TO PONDEROSA AND A FRESHMAN. >> SO OUR MOTIVE IS TO IMPLEMENT A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN OUR SCHOOL PARKING LOTS AND BY DOING THAT, WE WOULD INCREASE STUDENT SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND ALSO, WE WOULD
DIMINISH THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY AND ACCIDENTS IN A SCHOOL PARKING LOT. >> SO OUR PLAN IS TO ENFORCE CROSSING GUARDS BEFORE THE START OF SCHOOL FROM 7:20 TO 70:40 A.M. AND AGAIN WHEN SCHOOL
GETS OUT AT 2:50 TO 5:00 P.M. TO REDUCE COSTS, THIS MIGHT ALLOW FOR A LARGER BUDGET THAN POSSIBLE TO THE STUDENTS HAVE ABILITY TO VOLUNTEER AS CROSSING GUARDS AND HAVE TRAINING THAT WOULD ADEQUATELY TRAIN THEM TO
BE CROSSING GUARDS AND ALSO GET THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE NO POLICIES REGARDING TRAFFIC CONTROL OR SAFETY IN THE DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. >> SO FOR OUR STATISTICS, WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, LOOKING AT PARKING LOT ACCIDENTS, ANNUALLY
THERE ARE 50,000 IN PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES AND 60,000 INJURIES AND 500 DEATHS AND REGARDING CHILDREN SAFETY, THERE ARE 5,000 INJURIES AND 205 DEATHS AMONG CHILDREN 14 AND UNDER, AND IN
SCHOOL ZONE CRASHES, THERE ARE THREE MORE, THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY AND ESPECIALLY DURING FRIDAYS AND PICK UP AND, LIKE, STARTING TIMES. AND FRIDAYS ARE BEING THE PEAK TIME, AND COMMON CAUSES ARE
INATTENTIVE DRIVING AND FOLLOWING CARS TOO CLOSELY AS WELL AS FAILURE TO YIELD AND RESULT IN INJURE AND 89 ARE PROPERTY DAMAGE. >> WHY DOES THIS MATTER?
A LOT OF STUDENT DRIVERS ARE VERY INEXPERIENCED AND THAT CAN MAKE IT VERY DANGEROUS IN THE PARKING LOTS AND IMPLEMENTING AN IDEA AS LIKE COMMUNITY SERVICE, THEY WOULD MOTIVATE STUDENTS TO FULFILL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
AS WELL AS ADHERE TO SPEED LIMITS. >> SO A LOT OF ACCIDENTS AROUND HIGH SCHOOLS ARE DUE TO LIKE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS HAVING THE SIMILARLY START TIMES AND END TIMES. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE COULD
DO TO REDUCE THE OVERALL TRAFFIC FLOW AROUND THE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS, LIKE TRAFFIC GUARDS AND ENCOURAGE CAR POOLING. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO MONITOR PARKING LOTS AND HIGH SCHOOL
CAMPUSES, SURVEILLANCE MONITORING ALL TIME ALL DAY. PLUS BEHAVIORS FOR MANY STUDENTS, THEIR DAYS BEGIN ON THE BUS, DOING MORE SURVEILLANCE ON THE BUS, YES, IT CAN IMPROVE SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL
EFFICIENCY. SOME POLICY ADDITIONS, DCSD SHOULD APPOINT VOLUNTEER COORDINATED AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN DIRECT PARKING LOT SAFETIES ENSURING A SECURE ENVIRONMENT, AND PARKING
LOTS SHOULD JUST BE CLOSELY MONITORED WITH CAMERAS AFTER SCHOOL HOURS TO MAINTAIN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS. >> SO OUR TAKE AWAYS ARE THAT PARKING LOT ACCIDENTS ARE VERY COMMON DURING DROP OFF AND
PICKUP IN SCHOOL PARKING LOTS AND OUR GOALS FOR THIS IS TO COMPLETE A SCHOOL DISTRICT WIDE SURVEY TO FIND OUT LIKE THE INFORMATION BEHIND THIS, AND THE CRASHES AND ACCIDENTS IN THE PARKING LOTS, AND WE'D ALSO LIKE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO
STUDENTS ON HOW SCHOOLS ARE NORMALLY SAFE, AND TO HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS PLANS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE SCHOOL, AND WE'D ALSO LIKE TO PROVIDE RESOURCES ALLEGE FOR STUDENTS TO RECEIVE
COMMUNICATION REGARDING EMERGENCIES IN ORDER TO AVOID THE SPREADING OF FALSE INFORMATION. ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. DIRECTOR MOORE. >> GREAT PRESENTATION.
YOUR LAST GOAL THERE, I LOVE THAT ONE. IT'S PRETTY AWESOME. JECTOR MEEK. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD
PRESENTATION. THAT LAST BULLET, THE PROVIDE RESOURCES ALLOWING FOR STUDENTS TO RECEIVE TEXT EMAILS WHEN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION OCCUR TO SAY AVOID THE SPREADING OF FALSE INFORMATION.
CAN YOU EXPAND ON THE NEED. >> IN OUR DIRECT WE NOTICED WHEN AN EMERGENCY OCCURS IN THE SCHOOL, IT GETS AROUND EVERYWHERE AND SO THERE'S THE SPREAD OF FALSE INFORMATION, AND SO HONESTLY, NO ONE IN THE DISTRICT REALLY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON UNTIL THEY FINALLY
COMMUNICATE SO WE WERE HOPING WHEN ONE OF THESE EMERGENCY OCCURS, THAT WE GET COMMUNICATION LIKE IMMEDIATELY AFTER SO WE'RE ALL IN THE KNOW AND WE KNOW HOW TO MOVE FORWARD SO WE'RE NOT CONFUSED ABOUT THIS. YES.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> OK, HI, EVERYBODY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OUR PROJECT WAS ON BUILDING SCHOOL COMMUNITY. OK. SO JUST ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO CREATE A STRONGER SCHOOL COMMUNITY AMONG STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS, CREATE A UNANIMOUS SCHOOL IDENTITY, UNITE CLUBS AND
ACTIVITIES WITHIN SCHOOLS, DECREASE UNHEALTHY COMPETITION AMONG ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STRICT. >> THE REASON WE CHOSE TO FOCUS ON THIS SUBJECT IS BECAUSE THE STUDENTS AMONG OUR SAG GROUP HAVE RECOGNIZED THE DISCONNECT
BETWEEN OUR SCHOOLS AND HOWARD J. STERN THEY KNEW ABOUT THINGS GOING ON IN THEIR OWN SCHOOL WHICH FURTHERED THE DISCONNECTS WITHIN OTHER SCHOOLS IN OUR DISTRICT. THE SOLUTION FOR THIS IS CREATING AN ACTIVITIES CABINET THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED TOO INTO
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS TO HELP THE UNDERSTANDING OF EVERYTHING THAT'S IN EVERY HIGH SCHOOL'S COMMUNITY AND JUST MAKING MORE WELL ROUND THE STUDENTS IN TERMS OF KNOWING AND REALLY BELIEVING IN THEIR SCHOOL.
>> OK, WHAT IS AN ACTIVITIES CABINET? AN ACTIVITIES CABINET IS A GROUP MADE UP OF STUDENT REPRESENTS FROM EACH ACTIVITY AND ROLE IS TO HELP CLUBS COORDINATE, STAY CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER AND SHARE EVENTS THAT EACH CLUB IS HOLDING AS WELL AS TO SPREAD
AWARENESS OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN THAT HE IS SAID CLUBS. OK, SO SOME DATA GATHERING. SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR SUB GROUP ATTENDED THE ACTIVITIES DIRECTORS MEETING WHERE WE DISCUSSED PONDEROSA ACTIVITIES CABINET, WHICH IS A
GROUP OF KIDS IN OUR SCHOOL, KIND OF ITS FORMAT, INFLUENCES ON THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY, SOME BENEFITS, CHALLENGES, AND FLEXIBILITY WITHIN EACH SCHOOL. WE CONDUCTED A PRESENTATION AND FOLLOWED UP WITH A Q AND A
PERIOD AND WE SENT THEM A SURVEY AND THEY ANSWERED THE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS. >> STATED TA THEY HAVE INTEREST
IN ESTABLISH IN AN ACTIVITIES CABINET IN THEIR SCHOOL AND BELIEVE IT WOULD HELP BUILD THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. HERE'S SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED FROM EACH OF THE DIRECTORS WHO DO NOT HAVE AN ACTIVITIES CABINET WITHIN THEIR
SCHOOL AND HOPE TO ESTABLISH ONE.
MISKENZIE SAYING IT ALLOWS FOR MORE EXPOSURE TO ALL THE CLUBS, MS. GARCIA SAYING IT IS IMPORTANT WITH THE SCHOOL AND ALLOWS TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH ALL THE GROUPS, AS WELL AS ALLOWING ALL THE GROUPS TO ATTEND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
>> OK, SO OUR FOCUS AS OF RIGHT NOW, KIND OF WHAT WE DID IS WE ATTENDED THE ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR'S MEETING AND WE DISCUSSED THE ROUTINE OF PONDEROSA'S ACTIVITIES CABINET AND SUCCESS THAT'S BEEN ACHIEVED THROUGH THIS. WE FOUND THAT MANY SCHOOLS DO HAVE AN INTEREST IN CREATE IN AN
ACTIVITIES CABINET. HOWEVER THEY MAY NEED GUIDANCE HOW THEY WILL EXECUTE THESE VISIONS AND FINALLY OUR VISION IS JUST CREATING AN OUTLINE OF THE BASICS OF AN ACTIVITIES CABINET AND SO THAT STUDENTS CAN GET MORE ENGAGED IN THEIR SCHOOL
CLUBS. OK, AND THIS IS KIND OF HOW YOU GUYS ALL COME INTO THIS. AS EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL HAS SHOWED INTEREST IN DEVELOPING AN ACTIVITIES CABINET, WE WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE EACH SCHOOL TO HAVE AN ACTIVITIES CABINET AND
THAT WOULD BE DONE THROUGH THE DISTRICT. THEY COULD PROVIDE AWAY OUTLINE THAT COULD BE CREATED BY STUDENTS IN SAG OR A BOARD OF EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE THAT IS WILLING TO PROMOTE THIS IDEA. OVER ALL, THIS POLICY WILL PROMOTE ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE AMONG EACH OF THE
SCHOOLS ACTIVITIES COUNCILS AND BUILDING CONNECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT AND OVERALL JUST INCREASING SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY. >> AFTER ATTENDING THE MEETING THAT WE WENT TO FOR ACTIVITY DIRECTORS, WE REALIZED THAT A
LOT OF THE ACTIVITY DIRECTORS WANTED STUDENT VOICE INCLUDED IN THIS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE STUDENTS THAT PRESENTED AT THAT MEETING, PRESENTING IT TO OTHER SCHOOLS AS WELL AND JUST REALLY SHARING STUDENT TO STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
AND SHOWING HOW BENEFICIAL THIS CLUB CAN BE, NOT JUST COMING FROM BOARD MEMBERS, ADVISOR OR JUST TEACHERS BUT SHOWING STUDENTS ENJOY THIS AND STUDENTS THAT ARE PART OF AN ACTIVITIES CABINET SEE BENEFITS FOR THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS. >> I APPRECIATE THAT YOU WENT OUT TO DO A SURVEY TO GET THOSE RESPONSES, THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL, SO GREAT PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS? DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS BUT IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION AND I AGREE WITH DIRECTOR THAT SEEING THE SURVEY AND WHAT'S BEING IMPLEMENTED AND THOSE THOUGHTS FROM BOTH PERSPECTIVES WAS REALLY
INTERESTING. IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO HEAR THE ONES FROM THE STUDENTS AND WHAT THEY THINK OF THEIR ORGANIZATION AND HOW THEY ENGAGE IN IT AND WHAT THEY GET OUT OF IT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> GREAT PRESENTATION.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> MY NAME IS LILY AND I GO TO PONDEROSA HIGH SCHOOL AND WE ARE DOING THE MENTAL HEALTH SUB
GROUP. >> HI, I'M EVAN FROM ROCK CANYON. >> I'M SERENA THOMAS A SENIOR AT ROCK CANYON. SO OUR GOAL AS A PART OF THIS MENTAL HEALTH SUB GROUP IS TO
KIND OF MANAGE THE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG STUDENTS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY BECAUSE IT'S RECENTLY EMERGED AS A VERY CRUCIAL PROBLEM ESPECIALLY AMONG TEENAGE STUDENTS. THIS YEAR OUR OBJECTIVE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF SUICIDES,
SPECIFICALLY ENCOURAGE ACCESS TO MORE PEER COUNSELING. >> ABOUT 20.4% OF STUDENTS WHO HAD -- OH, WAIT, I COULD PROBABLY USE THAT. >> WHO HAD A FRIEND TELL THEM
THEY HAD THOUGHT OF SUICIDE ON ONE OR MORE TIME, 36% SAID THEY WOULD TALE FRIEND IF THEY WERE CONCERNED AND OVER HALF THE 57.6% OF STUDENTS WHO MOST OF THE TIME ARE ALWAYS COULD TALK
TO A FRIEND ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS DURING THEIR LIFE WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF PEERS. >> WE GOT IN CONTACT WITH MISS CRAB, THE DISTRICT RELIEVE COUNSELOR AND SHE HELPED US GET
IN CONTACT WITH ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS PUT OUT A SURVEY IF THEY HAD PEER COUNSELING AND THESE SCHOOLS ALREADY HAVE PEER COUNSELING IN PLACE. THUNDER RIDGE IS A SCHOOL THAT
WE ESPECIALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT FOR THEIR SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. >> ABOUT THUNDER RIDGE, 60% OF STUDENTS SAY THAT THEIR PEER COUNSELOR HELPED THEM UNDERSTAND WHO THEY WERE AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND 73.4% SAW THEIR PEER
COUNSELOR EIGHT OR MORE TIMES, WHICH IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE. SAME AMOUNT FELT THEIR PEER COUNSELOR HELPED THEM MAKE GOOD CHASES ACADEMICALLY SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. ACCORDING TO THE HEAD OF PIER
COUNSELING AT ROCK CANYON, BEING ABLE TO JUST SIT AND HAVE SOMEONE TO LISTEN HIGHLIGHTS SELF-ESTEEM. PEER COUNSELING IS A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE THAT CONNECTS INDIVIDUALS. WE SEE IT ALL THE TIME IN A.A.
GROUPS HELPING ONE SEEK SOBRIETY, WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO TRANSFER BACK TO CIVIL LIFE AND FIRST RESPONDERS, AS WELL. HOW CAN THIS IMPACT US IN THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT IS THAT IT WILL HELP CONNECT OUR EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY, AND JUST
BRING STUDENTS CLOSER AS A WHOLE AND HOPEFULLY AGAIN PREVENT THOSE SUICIDES AND JUST INCREASE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH IN THE DISTRICT. >> SO SO FAR, WE'VE TAKEN SOME STEPS, SUCH AS WE'VE SPOKEN WITH SOME PROFESSIONALS. WE'VE GOTTEN PROFESSIONAL ADVICE
FROM MRS. CRAB, WHO YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH, DR. KELLY SMITH, MRS. CASAS. WE DIRECT ADD POLICY WHICH
SHOULD BE IN FRONT OF YOU. >> SO THE NEXT STEP IS WE WANT TO FINALIZE THE DRAFT OF OUR POLICY AN IMPLEMENT IT ACROSS DOUGLAS COUNTY SO WE HAVE THE
POLICY IN FRONT OF YOU, AND FROM WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS PRIMARILY JUST TO HELP US MOVE THAT FORWARD, SINCE WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD VERSION OF IT, WE FILE LIKE AT LEAST. WE PLAN TO GO VISIT THE HIGH SCHOOLS WITH THE HELP OF DR. SMITH AFTER THIS MEETING, HOPEFULLY BEFORE THE END OF THE
YEAR TO HELP GET IT IN MOTION IF THE POLICY GETS APPROVED AND THEN THAT WILL HELP START THE APPLICATION SO THAT NEXT SPRING HOPEFULLY THAT'S WHEN WE CAN KIND OF START GETTING IT GOING. >>>S POLICY THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS DESIGNED TO HELP BRING STUDENTS TOGETHER AS WHOLE
AND TO BRING THE SCHOOLS TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. THE POLICY INCLUDES A DEFINITION, AND IT INCLUDES SOME GENERAL INFORMATION, AND APPLICATION PROCESS FOR HOW TO BECOME A PEER COUNSELOR, AND
THEN IT ALSO INCLUDES THE CLASS CURRICULUM, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND HOW THE SCHOOL SHOULD ADVERTISE THIS POLICY. >> SO WE NEED FROM YOU GUYS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WE ARE JUST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND WE'RE NOT PROFESSIONALS ON WRITING POSES, SO WE WOULD APPRECIATE
SOME FURTHER GUIDANCE IN THAT AREA, AND IF IMPLEMENTED, WE NEED HELP TO GET THE POSED THROUGH ALL THOSE NECESSARY STEPS AND THEN FINALLY SPREADING THE WORD TO MOST IF NOT ALL OF DOUGLAS COUNTY STUDENTS.
>> IN SUMMARY, WE FEEL LIKE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOL DISTRICT PRIMARILY BECAUSE IT'S A BIG PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SUICIDES, IT'S A CONSISTENT THING AND WE FEEL FROM OUR RESEARCH AND WHO WE'VE TALKED TO
THAT PEER COUNSELING WILL BE A VERY, VERY BIG HELP AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE PLAN TO DO AND ONCE THE POLICY KIND OF GOES THROUGH THE NECESSARY STEPS, LEGAL AND ALL, THAT'S WHEN WE PLAN TO REALLY GET TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND TELL THEM THERE'S A POLICY, HERE'S HOW TO DO IT, WE
CAN HELP. SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THIS IS A REALLY GREAT START, SO THANK YOU. DIRECTOR MOORE. >> I'M A HUGE FAN OF THIS, APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TAKING THE TIME TO BRING THIS TO US AND I
JUST WANT TO TELL YOU THANK YOU FOR CARING ENOUGH ABOUT EACH OTHER AND YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS TO STEP UP. NOT ONLY TAKE ON THIS ROLE IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS IT'S A
LOT OF WORK ANDIZED BURDEN, TOO. YOU TRULY AREA ABOUT EACH OTHER AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT AND I THINK WE'LL KEEP LOOKING AT THIS TO TRY TO MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS DIFFERENT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING, SO GOOD JOB. >> DIRECTOR WINEGAR.
>> THAT'S A GREAT JOB, THANK YOU FOR THE EFFORT AND TIME YOU PUT DO THIS. I CAN TELL YOU DID A LOT OF RESEARCH. IT'S WORTH EXPLORING. I NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE AND I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT SOME OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE IT ALREADY. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER.
>> I KNOW YOU'RE FOCUSING ON HIGH SCHOOL. DO YOU THINK THERE IS A ROLE FOR HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELING TO ASSIST WITH KIDS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL? >> DEFINITELY. THIS IS JUST AGAIN LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S JUST A START BUT IF THIS GOES INTO EFFECT, THEN AND WE HAVE ALL THE RESOURCES FOR IT
AND IT'S ALL SET UP, IN MY OPINION IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO GO DOWN TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND MAYBE HELP WITH SOME BEHAVIOR OR SOME LIKE HELPING KIDS TALK THROUGH THEIR PROBLEMS AND WHAT THEY NEED FROM US HIGH SCHOOLERS SO YES, I DO THINK
THAT IS A WONDERFUL IDEA. >> THANK YOU. >> ONE THING, DIE WANTS TO THAT IT IS -- THERE ARE RESOURCES IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE FULLY RECREATED, I GUESS, SO THE RESOURCES ARE THERE, YOU JUST HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT
OFFICIAL, I GUESS. >> GREAT. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> I AM CONTINUALLY IMPRESSED BY ALL OF YOU, EVERY TIME YOU STAND UP HERE, THIS IS MY FOURTH TIME RECEIVING SAG PRESENTATIONS AND EVERY TIME, I'M WOWED AND LEFT A LITTLE BIT SPEECHLESS, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE,
THANK YOU FOR BEING INVOLVED. YOU ARE APPRECIATED MORE THAN YOU KNOW. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING BEFORE WE? ALL RIGHT. WELL I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO STAY TO GET YOUR RECOGNITIONS, AT OUR NEXT MEETING, BUT WE ARE GOING
TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO OUR LAST ITEM, ADJUSTMENT. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND? >> MOVED BY GEIGER, SECOND BY WINEGAR, GEIGER. AYE. >> MEEK. AYE. MYERS. AYE. THOMPSON WASHINGTON, D.C.
WILLIAMS. AYE. >> GREAT PRESENTATION. THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED.
>> GEIGER, PRESENT. >> MIKE. >> HERE. >> THOMPSON. >> HERE. >> WILLIAMS HERE. >> WINEGAR. >> HERE. >> PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE. >> MOVING INTO DCSD SPOTLIGHT. GOOD EVENING. I'M THANKFUL WE CAN TAKE SOME TIME THIS AFTERNOON NOT ONLY TO
HEAR FROM OUR AMAZING STUDENT ADVISORY GROUP BUT TO FORMALLY RECOGNIZE THEM. I'M OH GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO THE LIE IS A SONS TO THE
STUDENT ADVISORY GROUP.
>> THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE SAG STUDENTS TONIGHT, ALL OF THE STUDENTS PART OF OUR ORGANIZATION ALL YEAR LONG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDENT ADVISORY GROUP THIS YEAR. IT'S BEEN FUN TO WATCH YOU ALL GROW AND LEARN. I HOPE YOU FEEL PROUD OF YOURS,
YOU ARE SCHOOLS RESPECTED BY YOUR SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR MIKE AND DIRECTOR MYERS. YOU ARE WONDERFUL LADIES TO WORK WITH AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE CONTRIBUTION YOU GIVE TO SAG EVERY YEAR. WE WANT TO EXTEND A THANK YOU TO
MR. BLARE, A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO OUR TEAM. EASY A TERRIFIC ADDITION. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ].
>> JUST TO ECHO, THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TONIGHT. WE'D LIKE TO BRING UP OUR OFFICERS AND THEY'LL TAKE IT
FROM HERE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> SO OUR STUDENT ADVISORY GROUP
IS A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ALLOWING TO DEVICE AND DIRECT NEW POSES DIRECTLY IMPACTING THEM AND THESE KIDS ARE SOME OF OUR MOST INVOLVED IN THE DISTRICT AND THEY'RE DOING SO MUCH AND WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THEM. THEY WORKING GROUPS AND CREATE PROJECTS TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND
THINGS THESE KIDS ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT AND HAVE FOCUSED ON ALL YEAR. FOR THAT WE'RE REALLY, REALLY GRATEFUL. >> AND WE AS OFFICERS JUST WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK THE AMAZING ADULTS THAT WE HAVE HAD THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF
WORKING WITH THIS YEAR. WE JUST ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. I MEAN THESE INDIVIDUALS WORK AROUND THE CLOCK WITH US, LIKE THEY HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH TIME AND SO MUCH ENERGY, SO WE ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICERS ARE SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE SUCH AMAZING PEOPLE IN
OUR LIVES, SO WE JUST THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH AND WE JUST HAVE QUICK THINGS TO HAND OUT.
>> AND THEN WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START WITH RECOGNITIONS, SO I WILL BE READING OUR RECOGNIZED NAMES AND IF WE COULD JUST HAVE THE RECOGNIZE THE MEMBERS WHEN YOU HEAR A NAME COME UP AND RECEIVE
YOUR CERTIFICATE AND PIN. WE WILL HAVE EVERYONE REMAIN STANDING AND JUST LOOP AROUND HERE.
SO WITH OUR RECOGNIZE MEMBERS.
[ CERTIFICATES PASSED OUT ]
>> I'D ALSO LIKE TO PRESENT OUR HONORED RECOGNIZED MEMBERS WHICH ARE MEMBERS WHO HAVE DID YOU A GREAT JOB AND GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND.
[ RECOGNITIONS ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> I JUST 2002 TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK OUR OFFICERS. WE WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE REMARKABLE JOB THAT YOU GUYS DID THIS YEAR. A LOT OF PROGRESS WAS MADE UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THE SAG ORGANIZATION. YOU WORKED VERY WELL TOGETHER. YOU NEVER HAD CONFLICT AND YOU
WERE ALWAYS KIND TO ONE ANOTHER. YOU SET A TERRIFIC EXAMPLE OF HOW LEADERS WORK TOGETHER, LISTEN TO EACH OTHER AND COLLABORATE ON TASKS. WE ALL WISH YOU THE VERY BEST IN YOUR AFTER GRADUATION ENDEAVORS. I WANT TO TAKE ONE MINUTE.
ELLA, RAISE YOUR HAND. ELLA'S GOING TO ATTENDED THE CLARK HONORS COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF ECHO PARK WITH A MAJOR IN EITHER INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OR PUBLIC POLICY WITH A MINOR IN FRENCH AND EDUCATION. ALLY IS GOING TO BE ATTEND IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY IN
BOSTON TO STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE IN THE FALL. ADETHIA, HE WILL BE STUDY IN LLB LAW IN THE U.K. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HE IS SELF AND HOPES TO BECOME A PROSECUTOR. >> SYD WILL BE ATTENDING NEW YORK UNIVERSITY IN THE FALL AND
STUDYING COMPUTER SCIENCE AND FINANCE. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GAVE TO SAG THIS YEAR.
[ APPLAUSE ]
[ APPLAUSE ] >> THE LAST THING THAT WE JUST WANT TO DO IS GIVE AN INTRODUCTION TO ALL OF OUR FOUR NEW OFFICERS FOR NEXT QUEER. FOR THE 2005/26 SAG BOARD, WE HAVE SENIOR CO PRESIDENTS, HEIDI
AND CAITLIN AND THEN WE HAVE JUNIOR OFFICERS, MARK IS NOT ABLE TO JOIN US BUT SAM WOULD YOU COME UP AND JOIN US, PLEASE, AS WELL. >> HI, THANK YOU FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
I'M SUPER EXCITED. MY NAME IS CAITLIN. I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE ONE OF YOUR CO PRESIDENTS FOR NEXT YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE HERE AND WORKING WITH THE BOARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. >> HI, I'M HEIDI, YOUR COMPANY
PRESIDENT, AND I'M SO EXCITED TO WORK WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU. THANK YOU. >> HI, I'M SAM, YOU'RE JUNIOR OFFICER FOR NEXT YEAR AND JUST EXCITED TO GET TO SEE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND HAPPY TO SEE YOU ALL
NEXT YEAR AS HOPEFULLY AN OFFICER. THANK YOU. >> ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE
FOR OUR GROUP, CONGRATULATIONS. WE ARE RECOGNIZE THREE STUDENTS WHO ARE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2025 DANIELS SCHOLARSHIP. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP AND MAY BE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO DCSD
STUDENTS IN ONE YEAR. THEY GET THEIR FULL COST OF COLLEGE COVERED AT PARTNER SCHOOLS IN COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, UTAH AND WYOMING, AND UP TO $100,000 OVER FOUR YEARS IF THEY CHOOSE TO ATTEND A SCHOOL OUTSIDE OF THE FOUR STATE REGION, THE WINNING STUDENTS
WERE SELECTED FOR THEIR STRENGTH OF CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL, COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND ACADEMIC POTENTIAL. THIS IS SUCH A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT. SO I'M GOING TO ASK THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS AND THEIR SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OR SCHOOL RICH
TO JOIN ME UP FRONT, SO I'M GOING GOT TO THROUGH EVERYONE AND THEN WE'LL HAVE EVERYONE GO UP FRONT AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE WARNING, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU WHAT THE SCHOLARSHIP MEANS TO YOU. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO DILLON AND
CORA I DON'T MEAN CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL, COMING UP WITH THE PRINCIPAL. HOW ABOUT A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THEM. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> AND THEN WE HAVE TEVYA WITH PRINCIPLE AND DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS. [ APPLAUSE ] OK. I'M GOING TO PASS THE MICROPHONE
AND SO I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO LET THE KIDS TALK FIRST, TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOUR PLANS ARE AND WHAT THE SCHOLARSHIP MEANS TO YOU, BUT THEN WE HAVE TO GIVE YOUR PRINCIPALS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRAG ABOUT YOU BECAUSE I KNOW THEY ARE SO PROUD. >> MY NAME IS CORY, HELLO, I'M
PLANNING TO GO TO BYU HAWAII AND STUDY PEACE BUILDING. I HOPING TO INTO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS. THIS MEANS THE WORLD TO ME. IT GIVES ME SUCH PEACE OF MIND AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE AND SPEAK ABOUT HOW GRATEFUL I AM
AND TRULY I WANT TO THANK THE PRINCIPAL AND ALL THE TEACHERS, I WOULD BE PROPER WITHOUT THEM AND THANK MY PARENTS AND FAMILY FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING ME AND HELPING ME THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >> HELLO, I'M DILLON, ALSO FROM
CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL. I'M PLANNING TO GO TO CU BOULDER IN THE FALL AND STUDY THE MOLECULAR CELLULAR BIOLOGY THERE AND TAKE A STANCE ON PUBLIC POLICY, SO REALLY WHAT THIS MEANS FOR ME IS THE ABILITY TO MAKE CHANGE REALLY AROUND THE
COMMUNITY AND THE STATE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> HI, I'M TEVYA FROM MOUNTAIN VISTA HIGH SCHOOL. I'M PLANNING TO ATTEND TCU AND STUDY EDUCATION. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS A BLESSING. IT OPENED A DOOR THAT WOULDN'T
HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT IT. I'M THANKFUL TO THE PRINCIPAL AND ALL THE TEACHERS AND MY MOM. >> WE'RE SO PROUD OF TEVYA, SHE'S BEEN A WONDERFUL MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY FOUR YEARS
INVOLVED IN PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING. FIELD HOCK CRY, STUDENT LEADERSHIP FOR FOUR YEARS, OUR STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT THAT THIS YEAR AND LED OUR SENIOR CLASS TO SOME AMAZING THINGS. WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE HER GO BUT EXCITED TO HAVE HER HEAD DOWN
AND BECOME A HORN FROG DOWN AT TVU. I'M SURE THAT WON'T BE ANY FUN AT ALL. CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> I'M THE PRINCIPAL AT CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, WE HAVE QUITE A FEW CHAP MEMBERS AS A MEMBERS HAVE MEMBER OF SAG AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE DISTRICT. IT MEANS THE WORLD TO US THAT YOU SPREAD OUT AND SHARE WITH EVERYBODY. THESE TWO YOUNG PEOPLE HERE, AS YOU COULD HEAR IN THEIR VOICES, IT'S AN AMAZING FEELING WHEN YOU SEE AN INVERSION OF EXPERTISE, WHEN THEY COME IN AS FRESHMAN
AND THEY LEAVE LIKE THIS, AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SMARTER THAN YOU, AND THEY'RE GOING PLACES WHERE YOU COULD NEVER GO AND I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF THEM AND THEY RECOGNIZE THEIR TEACHERS, BUT ALSO THEIR COUNSELORS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THEM GETTING TO WHERE THEY ARE.
IT IS A VERY, VERY LONG PROCESS, AND IT TAKES% VERIANCE AND TENACITY. >> HANG OUT A MINUTE.
I'M GOING TO GET PICTURES.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, AGAIN, WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS, CONGRATULATIONS. [ APPLAUSE ] >>> OK. NOW WE ARE GOING TO RECOGNIZE FIVE INCREDIBLE STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN CELEBRATED FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THEIR RESPECTIVE CAREER AND STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS. SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE DAN MCMINUTE ME AND CAREY COME UP HERE AND HELP ME RECOGNIZE THESE AMAZING EDUCATORS.
THANK YOU. OK. LET'S START WITH THE DECA ROOKIE TEACHERS OF THE YEAR. CAREYRYS BY FROM CASTLE VIEW ALONG WITH HER PRINCIPAL
TEMPLETON AND DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS. HOW ABOUT A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THE FRIENDS OF DECA AWARD.
CONGRATULATIONS DYAN. >> OK. AND FUTURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ADVISOR OF THE YEAR, PIPER REASONER FROM LEGEND HIGH SCHOOL ALONG WITH PRINCIPAL JASON
JACOB. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THE TSA TECHNOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATION ADVISOR OF THE YEAR IS DEB TAUSER ALSO FROM LEGEND HIGH SCHOOL. COME ON UP.
AND THEN FINALLY, THE DECA TEACHER OF THE YEAR, JAMIE YOUNG FROM HIGHLANDS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL. PLEASE COME ON UP, JAMIE AND HE'LL BE JOINED BY SUPERINTENDENT WINDSOR. CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH ONE OF
YOU. WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF YOU, AND WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF THE WAY THAT YOU ARE INSPIRING KIDS EVERY SINGLE DAY IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO I'M ACTUALLY GOING PASSION THE MICROPHONE AND START WITH DAN AND CARRIE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS FOR OUR DISTRICT
BUT THEN WE'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM EACH OF YOU. >> THANK YOU. THIS MEANS A TON FOR OUR DISTRICT. I GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND PRESENT TO THE BOARD AN SEVERAL OCCASIONS ABOUT NUMBERS OF STUDENTS BEING SUCCESSFUL IN CLASSES AND SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS, BUT THESE PEOPLE HERE ARE THE
PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY MAKE THOSE NUMBERS HAPPEN. WITH HEARTFELT THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO IN OUR STUDENTS FOR THE CLASSROOM, YOU ARE AMAZING EDUCATORS AND WE'RE SO PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND SO HONORED TO GET TO SHARE THIS MOMENT WITH YOU. >> I COULD SAY DITTO BUT WHAT I
WILL SAY IS JUST HAVING RECENTLY COME FROM A SCHOOL I HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO WATCH THESE EDUCATORS SHAPE THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF OUR KIDS. OUR KIDS DO INCREDIBLE THINGS, BUT IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, SO I JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR DRIVE, YOUR HEART, YOUR PASSION,
THE HOURS YOU SPEND OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL DAY. YOU SHOULD SEE THESE GUYS AT A CONFERENCE. THEY DON'T SLEEP BECAUSE THEY'RE CONSTANTLY WORKING TO MAKE SURE THEIR STUDENTS ARE EXCELLING AND NINE OUT OF 10 WHEN THE KIDS ARE
ON STAGE, THESE GUYS ARE TRYING TO HIDE IN THE BACKGROUND. IT'S OUR PRIVILEGE TO BRING YOU INTO THE LIGHT AND CELL OPERATE THE GREAT WORK YOU'RE DOING, SO THANK YOU. >> WELL, REALLY, THIS AWARD MEANS EXTREMELY MEANINGFUL TO PERFECT.
I WAS A DECA STUDENT IN HIGH SCHOOL AND ABLE TO COMPETE AND CAME IN FIRST PLACE AT STATE AND NATIONALS TWO YEARS IN A ROW SO IT'S KIND OF A FULL CIRCLE THING BUT CAME THROUGH THE DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT I SAW FROM MY OWN TEACHERS GOING THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND WANTING TO GIVE THAT BACK.
IT'S ABOUT SHOWING UP FOR THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY AND MAKING SURE THEY KNOW THROUGH A LOT OF DEDICATION, HARD WORK, YOU KNOW, COMMITMENT, THAT WE CAN HAVE A LOT OF FUN AND THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL AND WE TRY TO EMBRACE THAT MINDSET IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO EVERY DAY BUT IT'S REALLY ABOUT THEM AND JUST PUSHING THEM
TO DO WHAT THEY DO BEST AND WHATEVER THAT MEANS AND LOOKS LIKE FOR EACH OF THEM. >> WE COULDN'T SAY NICER THINGS ABOUT CARRIES WORK AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT SHE'S HAD ON THE VERY, THE RELATIVELY SHORT TIME AT CASTLE VIEW.
YOU KNOW, OUR KIDS REFLECT BACK OUR ENERGY, AND CARRIE HAS MORE ENERGY IN HER PINKY THAN ALL OF THE REF OF US IN OUR FULL BODIES. SHE HAS SUCH ENTHUSIASM FOR HER PROGRAM AND HER KIDS AND SHE HAS BUILT A SCHOOL STORE FROM THE GROUND UP WITH ALL OF THE BUMPS
IN THE ROAD ANT CHALLENGES AND SHE EMPOWERS HER STUDENTS TO THINK LIKE BUSINESS PEOPLE AND ACT LIKE BUSINESS PEOPLE AND WE ARE JUST SO GRATEFUL THAT SHE'S GROWN THE PROGRAM AND HAS AN ENERGY THAT BOTH STUDENTS AND STAFF WANT TO BE AROUND. SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU AS CASTLE VIEW. >> YES, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL.
IT'S SO GREAT JUST TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT AND BE WITH THESE AMAZING EDUCATORS. TRULY YOU WEAR SO MANY HATS EVERY SINGLE DAY AND JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION. YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND NOW JUST TO TAKE THIS ON AND BE RECOGNIZED, BECAUSE YOU ARE THE ONES BEHIND THE SCENES, JUST
HUGE KUDOS AND CONGRATULATIONS. >>> I JUST REALLY AM THANKFUL TO BE HERE. I BELIEVE IN JUST SERVING THE STUDENTS OF OUR SCHOOL, AND I FEEL VERY THANKFUL TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SEND ME APPLIES AND I'M GOING TO HOP ON A PLANE FRIDAY, YOU'RE ALL GOING TO FEEL
SORRY FOR ME TO GO TO FLORIDA WITH OUR KIDS. I JUST LOVE THE IDEA OF BEING ABLE TO BE BEHIND THE SCENES AND HELPING THEM BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE I FIND MYSELF THRIVING THE MOST IN JUST SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS AND THANK YOU AND THE BOARD FOR ALL THE SUPPORT YOU GIVE US, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT ALLOWS US TO THRIVE AND SUPPORT
THEM. >> YEAH, JUST TO ECHO, JUST THE SUPPORT THAT WE GET FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FROM JASON AT LEGEND, DANNY, EVERYBODY THAT HELPS SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMS. I PERSONALLY AM WORKING WITH OUR FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND THEY ARE THE FUTURE AND THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST THAT WE HAVE,
SO IT'S MY PLEASURE TO SERVE THEM, AS WELL. >> I'M JUST GRATEFUL TO BE HERE AND GET TO WORK WITH OUR AMAZING STUDENTS. I THINK WE HAVE JUST THE MOST AMAZING STUDENTS TO GET TO WORK WITH EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND IT'S JUST AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE
EVERY DAY TO BE WITH THEM AND TO GET TO TAKE THEM TO CONFERENCES AND TO BE SUPPORTED BY EVERYONE IN OUR BUILDING, AND OUTSIDE OF THE THIS IN ALL THAT WE DO. >> I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, AWESOME OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH BOTH LADIES FOR A VERY LONG
TIME. PIPER WAS MY FIRST HIRE AT LEGEND HIGH SCHOOL WHEN WE OPENED UP THE BUILDING, I WAS AN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR SO SHE WAS AN ATHLETIC TRAINER. OBVIOUSLY HELPED BUILD A LOT OF THINGS AT THE SCHOOL THERE AND DID A LOT OF EDUCATION WITH CPR
AND FIRST AID WITH OUR STUDENT POPULATION AND STAFF AND WENT THE EDUCATIONAL ROUTE AND SLOWLY BUILT HERSELF INTO A FULL TIME POSITION AND NUMBERS WENT FROM EIGHT TO 10 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED LAST YEAR TO 40 THIS YEAR. SHE'S DONE AN AMAZING JOB
GROWING THAT PROM AND IT'S BEEN FUN SEEING YOU GROW UP AT LEGEND, AS WELL. DEB I'VE KNOWN FOR 20 SOME YEARS, TIME AT THAT THAT RELY BEFORE SHE HELPED OPEN UP LEGEND AND SHE IS A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK AS FAR AS WHAT SHE IS CREDENTIALED AND CAN TEACH.
I THINK SHE GOT SIX CLASS IN ONE CLASS WITH ALL THE SPECIALTY THINGS SHE DOES, ENGINEERING, CODING, ARCHITECTURE, GAMING, YOU NAME IT. WHATEVER IT IS, DEB HAS HER HAND IN IT, MAKING SURE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND SHE'S CONSTANTLY TAKING THEM AND CREATING
OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM. I LOVE HER, SHE'S BEEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY LIFE AND REASON WE HAVE STRONG CTO'S AT LEGEND HIGH SCHOOL IS BECAUSE OF THIS LADY RIGHT HERE. THANK YOU, DEB FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND AMAZING CAREER YOU'VE
HAD. CTO'S, YOU ARE SOMETHING IMPORTANT AND FROM MY LENS, IT TAKES ALL THE SKILLS THAT ARE STUDENTS ARE DOING IN MATH AND ENGLISH AND SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES INTO CAREER PATHS WHERE THEY'RE PASSIONATE AND THEY GET TO NOW USE THOSE SKILLS WITH SOMETHING WHERE THEY'RE
PERFORMING, DOING PROJECTS IN FRONT OF INDUSTRY LEADERS AND IT'S JUST SUCH AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY THAT OUR STUDENTS GET. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY DOES IN SUPPORTING ALL THE CTO'S, SO'S AND GROWTH WITHIN OUR DISTRICT. >> WELL THANK YOU AND WHAT AN
HONOR THIS WAS. I WAS VERY SURPRISED BECAUSE I ALSO SIT AT THE STATE LEVEL SO THEY HAD TO REALLY SURPRISE ME BUT THE HONOR IS WORKING WITH ALL THE KIDS, THE 21 YEARS I'VE BEEN WITH DOUGLAS COUNTY, WHAT A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL HONOR AND I DO HAVE TO BRAG, BECAUSE I USED
TO HAVE THE BEST ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, NOW THE BEST CTE DIRECTOR AND SHE WAS THE ONE WHO WOULD BACK ME UP A LOT SINCE I'M THE ONLY ONE AT HIGHLANDS RANCH SO I COULD DO ALL THE EXTRA THINGS THAT I DO FOR DECA AT THE STATE LEVEL SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT, AND AGAIN, WHAT AN HONOR, AND AGAIN, IF YOU KIDS NEED TO GET INVOLVED IN CTSO'S, THEY'RE WONDERFUL. >> THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS THAT COME TO MIND. MY MIND IS GOING IN SO MANY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. I THINK ONE, JASON ALLUDED TO
THIS, THE AMOUNT OF PREPS YOU GUYS TEACH IN A YEAR, SO THE SMILE WILL COME. IT'S INCREDIBLE WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS IS UNBELIEVABLE. WHAT I SAY IS EVERY TIME I HEARD OUR STUDENTS SPEAK I THOUGHT ABOUT THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO TAP
INTO A POSITION TO ALLOW THEM TO FIND THEM RECEIVES IS BECAUSE WHAT YOU GUYS DO EVERY DAY. PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THE TIME YOU SPENT IN THE EVENINGS, NIGHTS, TEXT MESSAGES, LENGTHS YOU'RE DOING TO BE ABLE TO PREPARE TO DO THE THINGS THAT YOU DO, HAVING 93 CHAPTERS OF
DECA TO BE TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR DECA IS INCREDIBLE. AS A FORMER DECA KID, THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK CARRIE HIGHLIGHTED AS WELL. THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE DESIRE TO -- IT'S SO FUNNY, KNOWING DEB
AND PIPER, THEY HATE TALKING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE AND BEING RECOGNIZED BUT IT'S SO GREAT WHEN I GET TO SEE EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE A CHANCE TO GET RECOGNIZED FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK WHAT THEY DO. IT'S NOT AT ALL WHAT THEY WANT TO IT, BEING RECOGNIZED THEY
WANT TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO LEADING EVERY DAY. SORRY I STOLE HER. I WANT TO THANK THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR HER COMMITMENT TO PATHWAYS IN THIS DISTRICT. IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ALL OF US AND I KNOW IT DOES TO THESE KIDS, SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO ECHO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO FOR KIDS. EVERY SINGLE DAY IT MATTERS, AS YOU CALLED OUT YOUR TEACHERS, THESE KIDS WILL BE CALLING YOU OUT BEFORE YOU KNOW IT AS THEY GO ON TO BE INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE OF THE AMAZING INFLUENCE EACH OF YOU
HAD ON THEIR LIVES. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAVE DIRECTOR MYERS AND GEIGER COME HAND YOU YOUR CERTIFICATES AND DIRECTOR MOORE, AND WE'LL DO SOME PICTURES. AND DIRECTOR THOMPSON.
THEY'RE ALL COMING.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN.
THAT CONCLUDES TONIGHT'S RECOGNITION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN, THE ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA. I DO HAVE ONE RECOMMENDATION IS TO MOVE OUR RESIST, WHICH IS
CURRENTLY ITEM NUMBER 28 TO RIGHT AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT AT ITEM 10, JUST TO GIVE THOSE WHO HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET FOOD TO GET FOOD. SO THAT IS MY ONLY REQUEST. SO IS THERE A MOTION.
>> MOVE TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS AMENDED BY PRESIDENT WILLIAMS. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY GEIGER, AND SECOND BY WINEGAR. SORRY. GEIGER.
AYE. >> MEEK. AYE. >> MOORE. AYE. >> WILLIAMS. AYE. >> WINEGAR. AYE. >> >> PASSED 7-0. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, SO SUPERINTENDENT
UPDATES FOR TODAY, STATE TESTING IS TAKING PLACE AT OUR SCHOOLS, THANK YOU TO THE STAFF AND STUDENTS FOR HARD WORK THEY'VE PUT IN, APRIL 17, THERE WERE
ABOUT 1,000 ATTENDEES, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL EVENT MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR INCREDIBLE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL EQUITY DEPARTMENT. AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING I SHARED THE MANY MILESTONE EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN APRIL. AS A REMINDER, THIS PARTICULAR WEEK IS AFTER SCHOOL,
PROFESSIONAL APPRECIATION WEEK, THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR BASE STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DO FOR OUR KIDS. PUBLIC SCHOOL VOLUNTEER WEEK, THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEER PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE WOULD BE LOST WITHOUT YOU. SCHOOL BUS DRIVER APPRECIATION DAY IS TODAY, APRIL 22.
I KNOW WE LOVE ALL OF OUR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS. ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS APPRECIATION DAY IS TOMORROW, APRIL 23, AND WE WOULD BE LOST WITHOUT THEM, AS WELL. SO THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE AMAZING PROFESSIONALS. MOUNTAIN VISTA HIGH SCHOOL IS GOING TO NATIONALS, AGAIN.
THIS TIME, THEY ARE GOING TO THE UNITED STATES ACADEMIC GOOD GRIEF, DECATHON MAY 1-3, GOOD LUCK TO OUR GOLDEN EAGLES. SIX COSMETOLOGY STUDENTS HAVE
BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE BEACON STUDENT PROGRAM CLASS OF 2025. THIS IS A THREE DAY EDUCATIONAL EVENT MAY 31 THROUGH JUNE 2 IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. CONGRATULATIONS TO AVA BANKS FROM MOUNTAIN VISTA, HADASA
GRADE FROM THUNDER RIDGE, GENE RIELLE I CAN'T FROM ROCK CANYON, CAL FROM PONDEROSA HIGH SCHOOL AND EMILY FROM ROCK CANYON HIGH SCHOOL. CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO LEGEND
HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR MADDY COMBS, NAMED MS. COLORADO'S TEEN 2024 THROUGH THE MISS AMERICA TEEN ORGANIZATION. AS PART OF THIS ROLE, SHE HAD PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING COLORADO AND ADD CO INDICATING FOR HER COMMUNITY SERVICE
SERVICE FENTANYL FREE FUTURES FOCUSED ON PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSES FOR TEENAGERS THROUGH EDUCATION AND AWARENESS, CONGRATULATIONS.
THE
>> TWO HIGH SCHOOL SCENE YEARS RECEIVED THE RISING STAR SCHOLARSHIP. THESE STUDENTS WERE SELECTED FOR DEMONSTRATING OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND DEEP COMMITMENT TO THEIR COMMUNITY. EACH STUDENT WAS GIVEN AWARDS.
CONGRATULATIONS. AUTHOR LAURA IS BEST KNOWN FOR HER BELOVED BOOK IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE. MANY OF US HAVE READ THAT BOOK ENDLESSLY TO OUR CHILDREN. SHE VISITED TO SPEAK WITH FIRST AND SECOND GRADERS AND SHARED
THE STORY HOW SHE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR HER BOOK, WHAT INSPIRED HER LOVE FOR WRITING AND ILLUSTRATING CHILDREN'S STORIES AND INTRODUCED HER NEWEST BOOK, MAX AND MAMA. DCSD ART SHOW IS THIS WEEK AT
THE LEGACY CAMPUS. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO STOP BY PRESIDENT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL IS APRIL WENT TO 4-30 AND ELEMENTARY IS MAY 2-8. THIS ANNUAL ART EXHIBITION OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL
DISTRICT HIGHLIGHTS THE CREATIVE ENDEAVORS OF OUR REMARKABLE STUDENT ARTISTS. STUDENTS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR TALENTS. WE CONGRATULATE THE ARTISTS SELECTED FOR THIS EVENT AND
INVITE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO STOP BY AND VIEW THE EXHIBITION. RETIREMENT CELEBRATION TAKES PLACE THURSDAY MAY 1 FROM 5:30 TO 7:00 P.M. AT THE LESS CAMPUS. WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE AND
THANK OUR RETIREES AS WE WISH THEM THE BEST FOR THEIR NEXT CAPTAIN TER. THE 2025 STATE OF DCSD EVENT TAKES PLACE THURSDAY MAY EIGHT AT THE LEGEND CAMPUS. ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO COME
TO HEAR ABOUT THE LATEST THINGS HAPPENING IN DCSD AND WHAT WE HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO. FINALLY, NEXT MONDAY, I WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH THE MAJORITY OF OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF MEMBERS ON THE LAST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY OF THE 2004/25
SCHOOL YEAR. I WILL BE VISITING OUR PROFESSIONALS AND I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF. THAT CONCLUDES UPDATES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. MOVING INTO ITEM NINE, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENT.
TONIGHT, THREE MINUTES WILL BE ALLOTTED FOR EACH SPEAKER. PLEASE REMAIN RESPECTFUL AND ADDRESS THE BOARD RATHER THAN GUESTS OR STAFFER IN THE ROOM. PLEASE KEEP COMMENTS APPROPRIATE FOR A K-12 AUDIENCE AND PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE. WE WILL START WITH A STUDENT AND
THEIR MOM, WESLEY FAULKNER AND THEN JC FAULKNER.
>> HE ASKED ME TO GO FIRST, IF THAT'S OK. >> GREAT. >> SPEAKING HERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BUCKET LIST ITEM FOR ME, HOWEVER, AFTER A RECENT MEETING CONTAINING THE FINAL PIECE OF THE PUZZLE, I FEEL I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO TELL A PORTION OF OUR STORY.
YOU SEE, I KEEP GETTING THE SAME ANSWER FROM THE BOTTOM ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP. GO ELSEWHERE, PREFERABLY AWAY. IT'S THE SAME ANSWER EVERYWHERE I TURN, AND I'VE TRIED THAT SO MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS THAT I'VE NOW LOST COUNT.
WORSE, I'VE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE ALL ALONG THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ME, AND I'M ASHAMED TO ADMIT THAT I ALLOWED THAT NARRATIVE TO TAKE HOLD INSIDE ME FOR A TIME, BUT ONLY UNTIL I KNEW BETTER.
I'M A PARENT TO A STUDENT WITH MULTIPLE EXCEPTIONALITIES. WE'LL SIMPLIFY IT BY CALLING IT 2E, EXTRAORDINARY GIFTS AND TALENT ON ONE SIDE, HINDRANCES ON THE OTHER. ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
WHAT DOES ONE DO WITH SUCH A PARADOX? YOU INNOVATE. I'VE HAD TO BECOME A SELF EXPERT IN ALL THINGS GT AND SPED, AUTHORING ALP'S, 504'S AND IEP'S, I SUCCESSFULLY MARRIED
FEDERAL AND STATE LAW INTO ONE DOCUMENT SO THAT MY CHILD COULD GET BOTH SIDES OF HIS BELL CURVE MET. I CALL IT THE IEPGT. WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK, I EXPANDED THIS IDEA ON A LARGER SCALE WITH A HYBRID PLACEMENT IN
BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS FOR HIM, ALL ON THE SAME DAY. IN A RECENT MEETING, I ASKED FOR HELP AGAIN, BECAUSE I WAS STUCK. MY SON AND I BOTH EXPLAINED THAT ALL THE SCHOOLS WE HAVE BEEN A PART OF DON'T HAVE STANDARD PROTOCOLS IN PLACE FOR THIS TYPE
OF LEARNER. THE RESPONSE WE GOT FELL SHORT. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM SOLVING PART OF THAT MEETING AND I WAS TOLD TO SEEK OUT ANOTHER SCHOOL SPECIFICALLY STEM OR ROCK CANYON. I HAD PREVIOUSLY TOURED AT STEM, AND KNEW THAT IT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD FIT.
IT ALSO WASN'T HARD TO FIND THAT THE 2025 TEACHER OF THE YEAR FINALIST FROM THAT SCHOOL WAS ACCUSED OF AN INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH A STUDENT, SO NO, I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE SENDING MY CHILD THERE. ROCK CANYON HAS A WAIT LIST SO
LONG THAT THERE WOULD BE NO WAY FOR US TO EVEN GETTING INTO THE SCHOOL. AS SUCH, A DENIAL OF FAITH WAS THE ANSWER WE GOT WITH A QUICK BOOT OUT THE DOOR TO GO ALONG WITH IT. MY ASK, LEADERSHIP. ACCOUNTABILITY.
A HIGH ENOUGH BAR FOR ALL OF DCSD STUDENTS, AND TRUE MORAL COURAGE. >> 15 SECONDS REMAINING. >> TRUE MORAL COURAGE FOR IT TAKES SACRIFICING COMFORT TO A INQUIRE IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> GOOD EVENING, DIRECTORS. MY NAME IS WESLEY FAULKNER AND I'M A SEVENTH GRADER AT CIMARRON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WHEN MY MOM SAID THAT SHE WANTED TO SPEAK TONIGHT, I SAID I WANTED TO AS WELL BECAUSE I NEED PEOPLE TO HEAR MY STORE ABOUT WHO I AM AND HOW I GOT HERE. I'M A KID WHO LOVES TO LEARN. I CAN'T RECEIPT ENOUGH BOOKS. MY MOM HAD TO TAKE ME TO THE LIBRARY MANY TIMES A WEEK WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN HOW THINGS WORK ESPECIALLY MACHINES, SO I USED TO VISIT CONSTRUCTION SITES TO WATCH THE VEHICLES. I LIKE TO BUILD THINGS. I BUILT A FORT OUTSIDE AND IT WAS ALL UNDERGROUND. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT AT THE TIME, BUT I PROBABLY USED A LOT OF
MATH TO BUILD THAT THING. MY MOM LET ME ENJOY IT FOR A BIT BUT THEN I HAD PROBABLY I HAD TO TEAR IT DOWN BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT THAT THE SNAKES MIGHT ENJOY IT TOO AND FIND ME. I PLAYED THE SHE WILL LOW SINCE KINDERGARTEN AND SHARE IT WITH OTHERS.
EVERY YEAR I PERFORM A RECITAL OR THE ELDERLY AND HELP MY FRIENDS AT THE ORCHESTRA SUCH AS TOO LONG THEM. I LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY AND I LOVE THAT. I TAKE EVERYTHING IN VERY QUICKLY PARTLY CLOUDY I HAVE A PROCESSING SPEED OF 99%.
I WANT TO BE AN ENGINEER. I HAVE ADHD. I NEED HELP WITH SOME THINGS IN MY SCHOOL IN ORDER TO KEEP DOING WHAT I LOVE TO DO, WHICH IS TO LEARN. THIS IS WHERE THE THINGS GET DISAPPOINTING. I'VE NOW BEEN FORCED OUT OF THREE SCHOOLS BECAUSE MY NEEDS
ARE APPARENTLY TOO MUCH TO HANDLE. I'VE WATCHED MY MOM ADVOCATE FOR ME SO HARD THAT HER HEALTH HAS SUFFERED. LIKE I SAID BEFORE, I TAKE EVERYTHING IN, EVEN WHEN PEOPLE DON'T REELS IT SO I'VE LEARNED SOME VALUABLE LESSONS. FORKS, I KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
TO GET UP AND TRY AGAIN BY WATCHING MY MOM. I'VE LEARNED THAT A STUDENT BULLYING OF STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS IS OK IN THIS DISTRICT. I'VE LEARNED THAT PEOPLE CAN TALK ALL THEY WANT BUT THEIR ACTIONS WILL TELL ME THE TRUTH
OF WHO THEY ARE. I'VE BEEN WITHOUT A SCHOOL DUE TO THE OPEN ENROLLMENT TRAP BEFORE AND NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE. WHEN I'VE SHARED ALL THIS FELT IN A RECENT MEETING WITH A DISTRICT V.I.P., I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING THAT I'D BEEN TOLD
BEFORE, THAT I CAN CHOOSE ANOTHER SCHOOL ANYTIME I WANT TO. THIS HAS GOT TO STOP.
>> I WAS TOLD I WAS JUST ONE OF 60,000 STUDENTS. FIGHTING TO GET THE EDUCATION I NEED IS A WASTE OF TIME, RESOURCES AND BRAIN POWER, I'D RATHER BE DOING WHAT I KNOW MY BRAIN CAN DO. MY ASK, STOP DOING THIS TO KIDS AT EVERY LEVEL.
THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE TO REMOTE SPEAKERS STARTING WITH DAVID, MARY BETH, AND EMILY. DAVID, ARE YOU THERE?
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> WE CAN, GO AHEAD. >> SORRY, I CAN'T BE THERE TONIGHT. I'M BATTLING A COLD. BARE WITH ME ON THIS. LOT ONE AND TWO IN CRYSTAL VALLEY WAS GIVEN TO THE TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK TO BE
THERE FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS. ALSO, THE TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK INCLUDING CASTLE PINE HAD 48,000 MID SCHOOLER. THERE ARE 90,000 RESIDENTS IN CASTLE ROCK.
NEARLY 90% GROWTH RATE. INCLUDING A MASSIVE GROWTH IN CRYSTAL VALLEY. THEY EXPECT A LARGE NUMBER OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO BE BUILD TO HANDLE THE POPULATION. ONLY TWO NEW MIDDLE SCHOOLERLESS HAVE OPENED DOORS TO THE PUBLIC AND BOTH ARE
CHARTER SCHOOLS. BASED ON THE CURRENT ESTIMATE WE HAVE A 1,000 RATIO TO MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO RESIDENTS. A HUGE DIFFERENCE SINCE 2012. THAT'S PRESIDENT DAY.
-- PRESENTDAY. ON JANUARY 28th OF THIS YEAR. YOU AGREE A FUTURE MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE WAS DEEMED SURPLUS AND ACCEPTED A $500,000 PAYMENT FOR
THAT LAND. HOW DOES IT MAKE SENSE WHEN YOU RECEIVED A $490 MILLION BOND THAT INCLUDES PLANS TO BUILD TWO NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS? WHERE WILL THE KIDS GO WHEN THEY GRADUATE.
HOW DOES THIS MAKE SENSE WHEN THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT FOR THE DEVELOPER. YOU COULD HAVE HELD ONTO THAT LIANOID FOR EVER. YOU NEED TO BUILD ANOTHER SCHOOL AND THE LAND WILL FAR EXCEED THE $500,000
PAYMENT YOU RECEIVED TO FORFEIT THE LAND YOU JUST HAD. WHEN VOTED ON JANUARY 28th DID YOU CONSIDER THE EXISTING COMMUNITY AND IMPACT ON FAMILIES LIKE MINE. BASED ON THE PLANS.
THERE WILL BE EARTH MOVERS ON MY FENCE LINE AND 20 FEET FROM MY LIVING ROOM. A MUCH MORE INVASIVE PROJECT THAN BUILDING A NEW SCHOOL THAT I WILL WELCOME WITH OPEN ARMS. I HAVE A 5-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER THAT LOVES PLAYING IN THE BACKYARD.
THIS WOULD EFFECTIVELY MAKE IT UNSAFE FOR HER TO BE OUT THERE. DID YOU CONSIDER THE FACT WHEN CONSTRUCTION BEGINS WE'LL BE BOUND TO OUR HOMES FOR YEARS. NO ONE WILL WANT TO BUY A HOME IN A SINGLE FAMILY HOME
CONSTRUCTION ZONE. THIS IS IMPACTING THOSE AROUND DIRECTLY. CONSIDER THE VOTE AND RESEND YOUR DECISION BEFORE CLOSING ON MAY 1.
>> THANK YOU. MARY BETH, EMILY, AND LORA. MARY BETH, ARE YOU THERE? >> YES, I AM. >> GOOD EVENING, DIRECTORS AND SUPERINTENDENT CAIN.
I'M A PARENT OF TWO DCSD STUDENTS. A FOURTH GRADER AT HERITAGE AND JUNIOR AT MOUNTAIN VISTA. I'M SADDENED BY THE PAIRINGS. I'LL SUPPORT THE EFFECTED FAMILIES AND TEACHERS AS I CAN.
AS AN ADVOCATE FOR STRUGGLING READERS. I'D LIKE TO SHARE A BIT ABOUT A DOCUMENTARY FILM TITLED THE TRUTH ABOUT READING. I'D LIKE TO THANK
LENNY. THE WAY SHE EDUCATES TEACHERS IS EMPOWERING AND INSPIRING. THIS IS A SHORT SUMMERY OF THE FILM. MILLIONS OF AMERICAN CHILDREN AND SOME ADULTS STRUGGLE WITH READING. THE TRUTH ABOUT READING DIGS DEEP TO
FIND OUT WHY. THIS DOCUMENTARY UNCOVERS THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO AMERICA'S LITERACY CRISIS AND EXPOSES HOW WIDE SPREAD THE ISSUE IS FROM FEATURE ADVOCATES FOR PHONICS BASED
INSTRUCTION TO GROUNDBREAKING APPROACHES TO TEACHING READING. THIS IS INSIGHT IN HOW WE CAN TACKLE THE CHALLENGE HEAD ON. MY ASK THIS EVENING IS TO HAVE ALL BOARD MEMBERS WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY. I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE
COMMUNITY, PARENTS, TEACHERS, EAs, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO WATCH ITSELF AS WELL. THIS CAN ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AROUND LITERACY AND HOW TO TRULY APPLY THE RESEARCH AND THE SCIENCE.
IT'S ALL THERE TO ALL CLASSROOMS ACROSS DOUGLAS COUNTY. NOT JUST A SELECT FEW. A FILM LIKE THIS COULD BE A GREAT STARTING POINT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S NOT SELLING ANYTHING.
NO EXPENSIVE CURRICULUM, NOTHING FANCY, JUST THE TRUTH. ON SUNDAY MAY 18 18th, I'LL SHOW THIS AT THE LOAN TREE LIBRARY. IT'S A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT. ALL ARE WELCOME. THANK YOU, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR
YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE TRUTH ABOUT READING. >> THANK YOU. >> EMILY STOKES AND LAURA. EMILY, ARE YOU THERE? >> SHE'S NOT ONLINE.
>> OKAY, LAURA. >> YES, CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, WE CAN. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. I'M CALLING TONIGHT, AGAIN, JUST REACHING OUT FOR HERITAGE AND
HOPING YOU WILL LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT US IN THIS TO NOT CLOSE OUR SCHOOL. I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE TIME TO DELAY THE VOTE IF YOU ARE LEANING TOWARDS THAT UNTIL WE CAN SEE IF THE PROCESS WILL WORK.
BY THAT, I MEAN, WHY NOTARY A PIOLET PROGRAM. MERGE IT WITH FOX CREEK AND SEE IF IT WILL WORK BEFORE WE CLOSE A THRIVING TOP TEAR SCHOOL LIKE HERITAGE ELEMENTARY. THERE IS STILL SO MANY QUESTIONS
UNANSWERED AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE OTHERS AHEAD OF ME LIKE DAVID. THE MANY THINGS THEY PROMISED AND THEY DON'T DO. LIKE THE BUSING. HOW WILL WE OFFER EXTRA BUSING ROUTES WHEN WE CAN'T HANDLE
WHAT WE HAVE NOW? WHY WOULD WE CHARGE CITIZENS TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS WHEN YOU SAY TO REFER TO THE GROWTH AND DECLINE WEBSITE. WHERE DID OUR $1,241 GO. HOW DO YOU PROFIT OFF CITIZENS TO
PRODUCE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN FIND OURSELVES. AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO STRESS TO YOU. YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO BE THE ONES TO CHANGE THIS. BE THE ONES THAT STAND UP AND VOTE
NO. CREATE REAL CHANGE IN THE DISTRICT TO HELP US MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND NOT THE WRONG DIRECTION. I URGE YOU TO TELL THE DISTRICT NO MORE MONEY WILL BE WASTED
OR MISMANAGE MANAGED. NOT THE HIGHER UPS IN THE DISTRICTS THAT DON'T SEE THE CLASSROOMS WE SEE EVERYDAY I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND KNOW
YOU CAN BE THE CHANGE MAKERS. YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN I ELECTED AS VOLUNTEER, YOU ARE SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE TO IN PERSON. WE'LL START WHY JULIE, LACY, AND MACY ANDERSON.
JULIE. >> I HAVE TWO STUDENTS ONE GRADUATED LAST YEAR. I PLANNED TO SPEAK ON A VOLUNTEER LEAD
NON-PROFIT WITH THE MISSION TO EDUCATE THE DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY. YESTERDAY, WE RELEASED A STATEMENT CONDEMNING THE ACTIONS OF TWO BOARD OF EDUCATION OFFICERS THAT INCLUDED THEIR NAMES AND TITLES TO A LETTER TO THE
COLORADO HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION, DEMANDING THEY IMMEDIATELY ADOPT RULES AND PRACTICES TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T COMPETE BOYS DON'T COMPETE IN
GIRLS SPORTS. THIS ALLOWS PARTICIPATION BY TRANSGENDER ATHLETES. THE DENVER POST REPORTED THE LEGAL COUNCIL INDICATED IN A MEETING ON TUESDAY THEY WOULDN'T ALTER
THE POLICY AND REMAIN NEUTRAL AND LEAVE THE DECISION TO MEMBER SCHOOLS. RATHER THAN READING THE STATEMENT AS INTENDED. I HAVE PRINTED COPIES AND SPEAK ON MY OWN BEHALF.
I WOULDN'T SPEAK ABOUT IF TRANSGENDER STUDENTS SHOULD PLAY BY THE BIOLOGICAL SEX. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT KRISTIE WILLIAMS AND BECKY MEYERS CALLING FOR A BAN ON TRANSGINDER GIRLS IN K THROUGH
12 SPORTS AS IF THEY WERE SPEAKING FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL BOARD. THEY WEREN'T. THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION OR TRANSPARENCY. THAT'S NOT LEADERSHIP BUT MISREPRESENT SENSATION. THE PLAN CALLS FOR CREATING AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE
WHERE ALL STUDENTS ARE SAFE AND VALUED AND THEIR ACTIONS DO THE OPPOSITE. INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON SUPPORT THEY ARE PUSHING CULTURE WAR POLICIES. THEY RAN ON A PLATFORM TO TAKE THEM OUT OF THE
CLASSROOM INTO THE BOARD ROOM. I DON'T SEE MUCH EVIDENCE TO BRING NATIONAL FAR RIGHT WING POLITICS INTO THE DISTRICT. OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES BETTER AND STUDENTS DESERVE BETTER. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> LACY, JENNIFER, AND B BRIANNA.
>> GOOD EVENING, I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE YOU HAVE RECEIVED MY E-MAILS. THEY SEEM TO FALL ON DEAF EARS. >> I HAVE SAT HERE
LONG ENOUGH. WE PLAY POLITICS WITH THE LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN. YOU LOVE TO KEEP POLITICS OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND OUT OF THE BOARD ROOM. LET'S BE HONEST. THE BOARD HAS DONE NOTHING BUT PLAY POLITICS. YOU BROUGHT
EXTREMIST GROUPS INTO THE SCHOOLS AND PUSH PERSONAL AGENDAS AND PRIORITIZED HEADLINES. YOU CALLED ME A BULLY. YOUR POLITICS ARE COSTING REAL KIDS, MY KIDS, OUR KIDS THEIR EDUCATION. BECKY MEYERS YOUR
BEHAVIOR IS UNETHICAL, UNPROFESSIONAL, AND UNACCEPTABLE. YOU VIOLATED YOUR OWN CODE OF ETHICS BY LASHING OUT ON CONSTITUENTS. YOU WEAPONIZED YOUR POSITION AGAINST ANYONE THAT DISAGREES WITH YOU AND SOMEHOW STILL
HAVE A SEAT UP THERE. IF THE BOARD HAS ANY BACKBONE, YOU'D BE GONE ALL READY. CHRISTI WILLIAMS, WHILE YOU WERE BUSY SIGNING LETTERS TO THE CHSAA TO EXCLUDE TRANSGENDER KIDS FROM SPORTS IN THE
NAME OF FEDERAL LAW. THE DISTRICT WAS IGNORING STATE PROTECTIONS FOR MY BIRACIAL CHILDREN THAT WERE THE VICTIMS OF A HATE CRIME. DON'T PREACH ABOUT LAW AND FAIRNESS WHEN THERE IS ONLY SELECTIVE
ENFORCEMENT AND SILENCE. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT'S HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES. MINE ARE DRUG THROUGH DEPOSITIONS THIS WEEK. HOURS OF QUESTIONING AND RETRAUMATIZING THEM ALL OVER AGAIN SO THE DISTRICT CAN
COVER THEIR OWN FAILURES. WHO IS PAYING FOR THAT? THE TAXPAYERS? THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THIS IS FOR A BROKEN SYSTEM. THE BOARD SAID IT'S ABOUT THE KIDS, IF IT WAS, MY CHILDREN WOULDN'T FIGHT FOR JUSTICE AT ALL.
IF ITSELF WAS YOU WOULD OWN YOUR POLICE TAKES AND NOT BURY THEM. ANYONE ON THE BOARD STANDING FOR THIS BEHAVIOR, YOU SHOULD ALL RESIGN. YOU MADE IT CLEAR YOU DON'T REPRESENT ALL STUDENTS BUT A SELECT FEW THAT FIT YOUR NARRATIVE.
YOU REPPIZED YOUR POS--WEAPONIZE YOUR POSITION TO PROTECT YOURSELVES. I HAVE FOUGHT FOR TWO YEARS AND I AM JUST GETTING LOUDER. I WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL MY CHILDREN AND EVERY OTHER
MARGINALIZED STUDENT IS PROTECTED. >> JENNIFER THEN JOE.
>> GOOD EVENING, I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF DOUGLAS COUNTY PARENTS THIS EVENING. DOUGLAS COUNTY PARENTS ARE EXCITED TO READ THE BOOKS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. DEAR JUSTICE IS SET DURING MODERN TIMES.
IT'S A POWERFUL STORY ABOUT TWO BOYS GROWING UP IN ATLANTA. ONE HAS THE SUPPORT OF HIS FAMILY AND THE OTHER DOES NOT. DEALING WITH THEMES OF POVERTY AND GROWING UP WITH LACK OF GUIDANCE AND EXPERIENCES OF YOUNG BLACK MEN. THE BOYS IN THE BEAT
BY DANIEL JAMES BROWN WAS SET DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION ABOUT BOYS COMPETING IN THE 136 OLYMPICS. A GROUP OF YOUNG WHITE MEN OVERCOMING CHALLENGES TO GAIN SUCCESS. TWO A.P. COURSES ARE
UP FOR APPROVAL. AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY AND AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY. BOTH OF THESE ELECTIVE CLASSES WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT AT
ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THEY HAVE A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR HISTORY AND IMPROVE OUR OWN KNOWLEDGE. DOUGLAS COUNTY PARENTS IS UP SIT ABOUT THE LACK OF LEADERSHIP IN THE BOARD AND NEGATIVE FOCUS REMAINS NARROWLY ON A SMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS.
BY THE LARGER URGENT CHALLENGES OF PUBLIC EDUCATION ARE BEING IGNORED. WE ARE FACING DEVASTATING ISSUES LIKE CHRONIC FUNDING SHORTAGES AND SEVERE TEACHER SHORTAGE, SCHOOL CLOSURES AND POOR LITERACY RATES.
THIS EFFECTS ALL STUDENTS. THE BOARD MAJORITY'S ATTENTION IS MISDIRECTED BY NATIONAL AGENDAS. LEAVING THE FUTURE OF OUR SCHOOLS AT RISK. IT'S TIME FOR A SHIFT IN PRIORITIES. ONE THAT ADDRESSES THE CHALLENGES AND
INSURES ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITY THEY DESERVE. THANK YOU. >> FEW. >> BRIANNA, JOE, AND
CALI WOLF. JUST DOES R. >>> GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE TONIGHT. I AM HERE AS A
PARENT ADVOCATING FOR OUR STUDENTS. WHEN THE NEEDS GO UNMET OR MISUNDERSTOOD, THE CONSEQUENCES ARE PROFOUND. EMOTIONALLY, ACADEMICALLY, AND SOCIALLY FOR THE STUDENT, FAMILY, AND EDUCATORS DOING THE
BEST WITHOUT THE RIGHT TOOLS. TOO AFTERNOON STUDENTS ARE MISCHARACTERIZED. WHAT LOOKS LIKE DEFIANCE IS FREQUENTLY ANXIETY, SENSORY OVERLOAD, AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING STRUGGLES. A STRAIGHT COULD
MASK A DISABILITY IN ANOTHER AND VICE VERSA. CAUSING THEM TO FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS. LEADING TO MISIDENTIFICATION AND GROWING UP PORT ON ALL SIDES. WE ARE HERE TO COLLABORATE. WITH THE BOARD WITH DISTRICT LEADERSHIP,
AND WITH EDUCATORS. CREATING A SYSTEM THAT WORKS BETTER FOR EVERYONE. THAT WORK STARTS WITH TRAINING FOR ALL STAFF. GENERAL EDGE OCCASION TEACHERS AS WELL.
THIS SHOULD INCLUDE REAL WORLD EXAMPLES FOR FAMILIES AND CLEAR GUIDANCE ON RECOGNIZING EXCEPTIONALITY. PARENTS ARE READY TO BE APART OF THE SOLUTION. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHAPE THE TRAININGS
AND ESTABLISH A TWO E PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT STAFFED EXPERIENCE INTO PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION. WE ASK FOR A RENEWED FOCUS ON EARLY IDENTIFICATION.
DEW MANY ARE MISSED BY CHILD FIND. THE TOOLS FOR IDENTIFICATION EXIST. WE NEED TO USE THEM EARLIER AND MORE CONSISTENCY. ANOTHER CRITICAL PEACE IS THE COLLABORATION ON PLANNING. STUDENTS NEED SPED
AND GC TO BE ADDRESSED AT THE SAME TIME WITH FAMILIES TO BUILD INTERGRADED STRAIGHT BASED PLANS. WE ASK THE BOARD TO EXPLORE ALTERNATIVE MODELS OUTSIDE THE TRADITIONAL DISCOVERY PROGRAMS
AS THEY DON'T MEET THE FULL RANGE OF NEEDS AND CREATE A DISTRICT LEVEL TWO E TEAM INCLUDING BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST, NEURO PSYCHOLOGIST, EXPERIENCED EDUCATORS AND GUIDING SCHOOLS AND
EVALUATE PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT STARCH. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR PERFECTION BUT PARTNERSHIP. THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT CREATING BETTER EXPERIENCES FOR LEARNERS BUT BUILDING A MORE RESPONSIVE AND INCLUSIVE SYSTEM FOR ALL STUDENTS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO EVERY LEARNER IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. >> TRUE. >> JOE, CALI WOLF, AND KATIE BIBLER.
>> GOOD EVENING. AT THE APRIL 22nd MEETING ALL I HEARD ABOUT WAS THE NOTION OF TRANSPARENCY ALANDFULL ENGAGEMENT. MY EXPERIENCE WITH MY MARCH 24 REQUEST HAS BEEN THE EXACT
OPPOSITE. THREE DAYS IS CONSIDERED REASONABLE TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS IN RESPONSE TO CORA REQUESTS. IT'S BEEN 25 DAYS. I DON'T HAVE ADEQUATE RESPONSE REQUIRED BY CORA. I DON'T HAVE
ADEQUATE RESPONSE ON WHAT WAS AGREED UPON AND I DON'T HAVE MANY OF THE DOCUMENTS REQUESTED. THIS IS FLUSTERED IN LIGHT OF THE 3 HOURS SPENT ON THE PHONE WITH HIM ON APRIL, 3, 4, AND SEVENTH
DISCUSSING WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR AND WHAT RESPONSIVE DOCUMENTS DCSC WOULD HAVE IN IT'S POSSESSION. I DID GET RESPONSE ON APRIL 10th TO PAY $1,241 THAT I
PUT-ON MY CREDIT CARD. THE RESPONSE WERE NOT MADE IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHAT I AGREED TO. THIS PROMPTED AN APRIL 14th LET
IRTO HIM. EACH BOARD MEMBER WAS COPIED ON THAT ALONG WITH A DETAILED REBUTLE A. YOU WERE COPIED ON THAT AS WELL. ALL OF THIS IN BLUE WAS MY EXPLANATION INTO WHY THE RESPONSE WERE UNACCEPTABLE.
I HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE TO THE REBUTTAL. I GOT A FEW DAYS LATER. I GOT A LETTER WITH A SINGLE 11 PAGE DOCUMENT EXPLAINING THAT I WAS BEING CHARGED $500 TO PRODUCE A SINGLE 11
PAGE DOCUMENT THAT WAS INCREDIBLY FLUSTERING BECAUSE I HAD REQUESTED AN ACCOUNTING AS TO HOW MY MONEY WAS BEING SPENT AND NONE WAS PROVIDED. THE BOTTOM LINE HERE WE ARE TODAY. I DON'T HAVE ADEQUATE RESPONSE TO
THE CORE REQUEST. I DON'T HAVE MANY OF THE RESPONSIVE DOCUMENTS. DURING THE VIRTUAL MEETING ON APRIL 15th WITH THE HERITAGE COMMUNITY, THE QUESTION WAS POSED, WOULD THE BOARD CONSIDER POSTPONING IT'S VOTE
ON THE SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION RECOMMENDATIONS UNTIL THE CORE REQUESTS WERE SATISFIED. THE RESPONSE IT COULD BE PULLED FROM THE AGENDA AND THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE ASKING THE BOARD TO DO. IF IT WAS TRULY INTERESTED IN FULL
ENGAGEMENT AND TRANSPARENCY, IT WOULD PULL THE VOTE ON THE SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION RECOMMENDATIONS UNTIL THESE DOCUMENTS THAT ME AND OTHER PARENTS WERE WAITING ON FOR MORE THAN A MONTH.
>> THANK YOU, CALI WOLF, KATIE BIBLER, AND RYAN. CALI. >> GOOD EVENING, DIRECTORS. I WOULDN'T BE MY
AUTHENTICSELF IF I DIDN'T COME UP HERE TO FIGHT FOR HERITAGE. DESPITE THE LEVEL OF EXHAUSTION. WE ARE STILL HERE TONIGHT WHETHER VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON TO FIGHT FOR OUR SCHOOL UNTIL THE END. HERITAGE STUDENTS,
FAMILY, AND STAFF DESERVE TO BE FOUGHT FOR. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THE CALL TO BE PRESENT IN OUR CONSOLIDATION MEETINGS AND THANK YOU FOR HEARING MY REQUEST FOR A BUS STOP SO WE COULD
KEEP A COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I'D LIKE TO LEAVE YOU WITH ONE STORY AND MAY. WHEN WE LOOKED AT BUYING OUR HOME, PROXIMITY TO HERITAGE WAS A PLUS. THE PROXIMITY TO THE
PLAYGROUND I WAS LESS SURE OF. MY BACKYARD BACKS UP TO THE PLAYGROUND AND SOMEONE OVERSTIMULATED BY NOISE, ESPECIALLY WITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS I THOUGHT IT WASN'T THE RIGHT CHOICE.
I REALIZE THAT SOUND. IS SOUND OF KIDS LAUGHING AND PLAYING AND FORMING THEIR FIRST FRIENDSHIPS IS SOMETHING I'LL MISS. LOSING THE SCHOOL IS NOT ABOUT BUILDINGS OR BUDGET BUT THE QUIET THAT COMES
AFTERWARDS. THAT QUIET WILL BE HEAVY. IT MEANS SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL WILL BE TAKEN AWAY FROM THE COMMUNITY. DON'T LET THAT HAPPEN. >> THANK YOU, KATIE BIBLER, RYAN, AND
AMY. >> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS KATIE BIBLER. I'M A HERITAGE ELEMENTARY PARENT. WE HAVE SAID IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. YOU HEARD IT TONIGHT. THE TRANSPARENCY OF
THE RECOMMENDATION PROCESS IS LACKING. I'M NOT SURE IT'S INTENTIONAL BUT INSULTING. MYSELF AND MANY PARENTS DO NOT SEE THE GROWTH AND DECLINE TEAM MAKING ANY CHANGES TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT. IT'S THE SAME SONG
AND DANCE TODAY AS IT WAS A YEAR OR SO AGO WHEN THIS STARTED. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD FOR HEARING MY PLEA AND ATTENDING THE RECENT MEETINGS. I UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS OF THIS CONSOLIDATION. I'M NOT ARGUING
AGAINST THAT. I'M ARGUING AGAINST THE PROCESS. WE ARE TOLD HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF DISCUSSIONS. WHEN THE CORE REQUESTS WAS ADMITTED I EXPECT TO SEE MEETING NOTES, MEMO, ALL KINDS OF
EVIDENCE OF THE LABORIOUS DISCUSSIONS. WE WERE GIVEN NOTHING LIKE THAT. THE GROWTH AND DECLINE MEANS WORK WAS DONE AND DOESN'T MEAN THE QUALITY WAS DONE. WE HAVE LITTLE TRUST IN THE SUPERINTENDENT IN THE CABINET SEEING
THE RAW NOTES OF MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS SURROUNDING PAIRING WOULD HAVE GONE A LONG WAY TO GIVE US FAITH IN RECOMMENDATIONS. DO NOT PAINT ME AS A HISNEGATIVE PARENT. I HAVE BEEN CALM WITH MY CHILDREN TO
MOVE DOWN THE STREET TO SUMMITVIEW. SO MUCH SO, MY THIRD GRADER ASKED TO BE THE NEW MASCOT AND KINDERGARTEN WOULD LIKE TO CHOSE A NAME. THIS IS NOT ABOUT WHY CONSOLIDATION IS BENEFICIAL BUT DEMANDING BETTER FROM LEADERSHIP.
I SENT THIS IN AN E-MAIL MANY MONTHS AGO. I THINK THE BEST LEADERSHIP MODEL IS CALLED SERVANT LEADERSHIP. THERE ARE MANY MARKERS OF WHAT MAKES A SERVANT LEADER. THE SERVANT LEADER
SHARES POWER, PUTS THE NEEDS OF OTHERS FIRST, AND HELPS PEOPLE DEVELOP AND FORM AS HIGHLY AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE ZERO HOPE THE MAJORITY OF YOU WILL VOTE NO TODAY. I'M FULLLY IN THE
ACCEPTANCE PHRASE OF HERITAGE ELEMENTARY. I HOLD HOPE, EVERY WORD AND PROMISE MADE BY GROWTH AND DECLINE TEAM AND YOU ALL WILL BE MET 100% WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR. PLANS ARE MADE FOR OUR NEWLY PAIRED SCHOOL.
I'D LIKE TO BE BLOWN AWAY WILLOW ALL OF THE PROMISES ARE KEPT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, RYAN, AMY, OSCAR.
>> GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. I'M RYAN. I'M A MEMBER OF HIGHLANDS RANCH. PROUD DAD OF STUDENTS AT HIGHLANDS RANCH ELEMENTARY. THIS IS NOT A DECLINING COMMUNITY BUT GROWING ONE.
THE MEDIAN AGE RISES TO 49 WHEN YOU EXCLUDE CHILDREN. THAT MEANS MANY NEIGHBORS ARE APPROACHING RETIREMENT. MANY DOWNSIZE. IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE AVERAGE
HOME IS 2800 SQUARE FOOT WE WILL SEE MORE HOMES ON THE MARKET AND WITH A BIT OF A MARKET CORRECTION FAMILIES WILL MOVE IN. THEY WANT EXACTLY WHAT'S AT RISK RIGHT NOW, GREAT SCHOOLS. TALK ABOUT THE DATA YOU SEE TONIGHT.
WHY 2012, 2012 WAS AFTER THE HOUSING CRASH WHEN HOMES WERE CHEAP, FAMILIES WERE MOBILE, AND SURGE. IF THAT'S YOUR BASELINE. YES, LOOKS LIKE WE ARE IN THE DECLINE. FAMILIES DIDN'T STOP WANTING TO LIVE HERE, THEY WERE PRICED OUT AND
THAT'S STARTING TO CHANGE. THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE THE MODEL MISSED. FAMILIES WANT TO LIVE. HIGHLANDS RANCH RANKS AS ONE OF THE TOP PLACES TO RAISE A FAMILY. SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND STRONG COMMUNITIES. WHEN AFFORDABILITY CATCHES UP
ENROLLMENT WILL TOO. IF WE NEED THEM LATER WE WILL REOPEN THE SCHOOLS. LOOK AT THE PROCESS. YOU WILL HEAR 1500 HOURS TO EVALUATE AND SHUTDOWN A SCHOOL. DOESN'T THAT SOUND CRAZY BY THE WAY.
IF THAT'S WHAT IT'S TAKING TO CLOSE HOW LONG WILL IT BE TO BRING ONE BACK. THIS IS NOT A LIGHT SWITCH OR REVERSAL DECISION. THIS IS A PERMANENT LOSS. THIS IS WHAT IS MAKING IT WORSE. PROPERTY OWNERS ARE BARELY TOLD THIS IS
HAPPENING. MOST HAVE NO IDEA A NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL COULD MANAGE. IF YOU SAY THIS IS A DECISION TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WHY NOT GUILTY INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY. THESE KIDS LIVED THROUGH COVID-19. THEY LOST STRUCTURE AND CRITICAL
LEARNING YEARS. NOW UPROOT THEM AGAIN. THIS IS NOT A NECESSARY SACRIFICE, THIS IS A DISRUPTION FOR CONVENANCE AND MONEY. TO TAKE THE EMOTION OUT OF THIS. STUDIES SHOW SCHOOL CLOSURES WEAKEN THE COMMUNITY BONDS AND LOWER PROPERTY
VALUES AND INCREASE CRIME. THE EFFECTS OF THIS WILL LAST LONGER THAN ANY SAVINGS. TO THE BOARD THAT CONSISTS OF MOTHERS, FATHERS, GRANDFATHERS, GRANDMOTHERS, EXPOLICE OFFICERS, ALL EXCEPTIONAL PROBLEM SOLVERS.
YOU ARE NOT THE PONS. YOU ARE THE QUEENS AND KINGLESS CHOSEN BY US TO WORK FOR US. PAUSE THE VOTE. GIVE US TIMED OF TIME. LET'S BUILD BETTER
SOLUTIONS TOGETHER. >> AMY, OSCARS, AND SHANE KELLY. >> HI, GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK BOARD KRISTIE WILLIAMS AND BOARD DIRECTOR BECKY MEYERS FOR SHOWING THE INITIATIVE TO PROTECT GIRLS IN SPORTS BY SIGNING THE COALITION LETTER OVER 60 COALITIONS ACROSS THE STATE
SIGNED THE LITTER. THAT WAS A LARGE COALITION. SOME IN THE STATE WISH TO MAKE THIS A POLITICAL ISSUE IT ISN'T. MOST ARE OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER WHAT IT TOOK FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN JUST TO OBTAIN THE RIGHT TO PLAY
SPORTS LET ALONE TO GET FUNDED. THIS LETTER IS REQUESTING THAT THEY COMPLY WITH CIVIL RIGHTS LAW. TO INCLUDE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TITLE NINE EXECUTIVE ORDER WHICH REVERSED TITLE NINE CHANGES BACK TO
2020. WHILE THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STATED THEY ARE NOT GOING TO LISTEN TO TRUMP'S DEI ORDERS. IT'S WORTH POINTING OUT THE LEGAL COUNCIL, ALEX, STATED THAT THEIR POSITION IS TO
DETERMINE WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE ON AN INTERSCHOOL ASIC TEAM IS A DECISION MADE BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD. SO, I'D LIKE TO ASK THIS SCHOOL BOARD TO CONSIDER WRITING A
POLICY THAT WOULD PROTICKET GIRL'S SPORTS AND STATE THAT ONLY BIOLOGICAL GIRLS CAN PLAY ON BIOLOGICAL GIRLS SPORTS. THAT SOUNDS REASONABLE TO ME. I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOW
BRIEFLY SPEAK ON THE NOVEL THAT'S UP FOR REVIEW. DEAR JUSTICE. IT'S A GREAT BOOK. IT TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES GOING ON IN OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT ARE NOT EQUAL. AT THE SAME TIME, THIS BOOK IS GEARED
TOWARDS NINTH GRADERS AND BY A TEACHER THAT OPENLY STATED ON THE REQUEST FORM THAT THIS BOOK FALLS IN LINE WITH DCSD EQUITY POLICY AS IT DOVES INTO, THIS IS
THE TEACHER'S WORDS SYSTEMIC RACISM, ADDRESSES MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. DEALS WITH SOCIAL INEQUITIES AND PROMOTES CRITICAL THINKING ABOUT JUSTICE AND EQUITY. >> WHAT ARE THE SOCIAL MAR RITES OF
MERITS.WHAT ARE THE LITERARY RIVAL YOUS. IS IT TO TEACH SOCIAL JUSTICE OR LIT RAY VALUE. THESE ARE THINGS I'D LIKE TEACHERS TO BE -- THE BOARD DIRECTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN REVIEWING THIS BOOK
HOW ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS KRISTIE WILLIAMS AND BECKY MEIERS FOR STANDING UP FOR GIRLS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OSCAR, SHANE KELLY AND HANNAH KELLY.
>> I'M SORRY, AUDIENCE. >> AUDIENCE. THANK YOU. ORCAS. >> I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE VALLEY RANCH. IZE LOOKED AT THE
DOCUMENTTIONS THAT SAID THE SITE IS TOO SMALL. IT'S 20 ACRES. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. SCHOOLS HERE IN CASTLE ROCK HAVE BEEN BUILT ON LESS THAN 10 ACRES WHY DO YOU NEED 30 ACRES.
WE CAN BUILD SCHOOLS ON 5 ACRES. IF YOU CHOSE THE RIGHT PROFESSIONALS, YOU HAVE 20 ACRES HERE TO BUILD -- EXCUSE ME, A REALLY BIG SCHOOL CAN BE BUILT HERE.
THE THEATER, YOU SAY YOU DON'T NEED THIS BUT YOU CONSIDER THE 5,000 HOMES THEY WILL BUILD ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FREEWAY ON THE WEST SIDE? THERE WILL BE A LOT OF CHILDREN. BIG DEMAND FOR THIS.
SO, I THINK, YOU GUYS NEED TO RECONSIDER BUILDING THE SCHOOL ON THE LOT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> SHANE KELLY AND HANNAH KELLY.
>> HELLO, I'D LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BY OSCAR. LOT ONE AND LOT TWO IN THE CRYSTAL VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD. BRINGING UP AN IMPORTANT POINT FOUND IN THE DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS 2024 TO
2025 MASTER CAPITOL PLAN. THIS IS A DIRECT QUOTE FROM THE DOCUMENT. ALL CURRENTLY EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND DOUGLAS COUNTY THEATER SYSTEM ARE LIKELY TO BE AT OR OVERCAPACITY WITHIN THE 10 YEAR OUTLOOK GIVEN THAT INFORMATION.
IT MAKES SENSE $490 MILLION BOND WAS SOUGHT AFTER. IN DOING SO. THIS WILL PUT AN EASE ON THE FEEDER SCHOOLS AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL. ONCE THEY GRADUATE, THEY HAVE TO GO TO MIDDLE SCHOOL NEXT.
GIVING UP ONE OF THE LARGEST SITES IN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOR THE COMPARABLE DROP IN THE BUCKET OF $500,000. LITERALLY THAT'S IT. WE ARE RESTRICTING WHERE CASTLE ROCK'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADUATES CAN GO AND
PUT THE STRAIN ON EDUCATORS AND CREATE AN OVERFLOW PROBLEM. FARTHER MANY. IF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE OVERCROWDED THE CAPITAL PLAN OFFERS A SOLUTION TO MOVE SIXTH GRADERS OUT AND PLACE THEM IN INTO THE DISTRICT'S
MIDDLE SCHOOLS. THIS CAN HAPPEN TO THE PLANNED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OR AFTER THE NEW NEIGHBORHOOD IN PINE VALLEY OR WHERE THE COSTCO WILL GO AND BRINGING IN MORE FAMILIES WITH MORE SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN.
WE WILL FARTHER EXACERBATE THE MISPLACED MIDDLE SCHOOL BY INCREASING AT 50%. THIS DOESN'T EVEN ACCOUNT FOR THE FUTURE OVERFLOW PROBLEM STATED FROM DOUGLAS COUNTY
EXPECTED TO BE OVER CAPACITY IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS AND PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED MASTER CAPITAL PLAN. WE EXPECT THAT TO CARRY ON IN THE LATER GRADS. I HOPE THE SCHOOL BOARD RECONSIDERS
THE JANUARY 28th DECISION TO SELL FOR $500,000. THAT PROPERTY TO DEVELOPERS AND IF YOU RESEND THE LETTER BY MAY FIRST THAT'S MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, HANNAH
KELLY. >> HELLO, I'M HANNAH KELLY AND I'M ALSO SPEAKING TO THE PLOT OF LAND FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN CRYSTAL VALLEY. I APOLOGIZE WE CAN COMING AT IN LATE. WHEN I MOVED IN MY
HOME WE WERE TOLD THAT AREA WAS ZONED FOR A SCHOOL AND WE DIDN'T DIG INTO CONTRACTS TO FIND THE ONE SENTENCE THAT THAT WOULDN'T BE THE CASE, UNFORTUNATELY. THE FIRST WE LEARNED ABOUT IT WAS GETTING LETTERS THAT SAID IT WAS UP TO VOTE.
YOU SENT A LETTER SAYING YOU'D NEVER PUT A MIDDLE SCHOOL THERE. THE TOWN NEEDED TO GIVE IT BACK TO THE DEVELOPER TO BUILD MORE HOMES ON IT. >> WE SENT A LETTER ASKING HOW TO CHANGE IT AND THEY SAID WE NEEDED TO TALK TO
YOU GUYS. >> THEY TOLD US THE LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE DECIDED ON THIS. A SOMEBODY THAT'S A VALLEY RESIDENT POSSIBLE TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SYSTEM SOMEDAY, AS WELL AS A PERSON
THAT LEAVES NEARBY THE FACT THAT I WAS NOT INFORMED ON THIS DECISION OR HOW IT WAS NO COMMUNICATION AND THEY HAD THAT MEETING AND THEY DECIDED IT WAS SURPLUS. THE REASONING AROUND THAT WAS QUOTE.
SITE TOO SMALL AND GEOGRAPHICALLY UNDESIRABLE. THERE WAS NO COMMUNITY INPUT AND PUT IN THE MINUTES FOR YOU ALL TO APPROVE AND IT WAS PASSED THROUGH WITH NO DISCUSSION OF THE BOARD. I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS AND
EXPLAIN WHY THIS IS INCORRECT AND WHY, I'D LIKE TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY INPUT THAT WAS SKIPPED OVER THE FIRST TIME. FIRST OF ALL, THE SITE IS TIE SMALL AND OSCAR SAID IN THE PLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL SITES SHOULD BE 30 ACRES. THIS IS NOT
REASONABLE GIVEN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS WE CURRENTLY HAVE NOT A SINGLE ONE IS 30 ACRES. CASTLE ROCK MIDDLE IS 35 IF YOU INCLUDE THE GREENERY SHARED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL MESA MIDDLE IS ONLY
20 ACRES. WORLD COMPASS ACADEMY IS 6.4 ACRES. RENAISSANCE SECONDARY IS UNDER 4 ACRES. ACADEMY CHARTER THAT'S A MIDDLE SCHOOL AND PRE-K THROUGH 8 IS 7
ACRES. ASPEN U. CHARTER IS ABOUT 6 ACRES. TELL ME WHY WE NEED 30 WHEN WE HAVE JUST OVER 20 ACRES AVAILABLE. THAT ARGUMENT DOESN'T STAND. THE OTHER GEOGRAPHICALLY UNDESIRABLE.
IT'S IN THE VALLEY THAT'S FARTHER SOUTH GIVEN DOUGLAS COUNTY GOES TO HIGHLANDS RANCH. I UNDERSTAND THAT. THAT SEEMS FAR AWAY FROM SOME. FOR THOSE WHO LIVE DOWN THERE AND THE NEW PINE VALLEY BUILD, IT IS A GOOD
LOCATION. SO, I HOPE YOU WILL RESEND THE LETTER SENT IN MARCH FOR MORE DISCUSSION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE'LL RECESS AND COME BACK
AT 6:45. >>> BACK IN SESSION. MOVING ONTO ITEMS 11 THROUGH 27. WE APPROVE THEM AS
RECOMMENDED. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? >> MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS NOW 11 THROUGH 26. >> EXCUSE ME 12 THROUGH 27. >> SECOND.
>> MOTION AND SECONDED. [ROLL CALL] >> PASSES 7-0. MOVING TO ADOPTIONED
MOTION. APPROVE MINUTES FROM REGULAR MINUTES HELD ON APRIL 8th. DO I HAVE A MOTION. >> SO MOVED. MOVED BY MOORE AND
SECOND BY THOMPSON. ROLL [ROLL CALL] >> GREATS PASSES 7-0. WE ARE BACK ON TRACK
WITH ITEM 29 WE HAVE A 45 MINUTE PRESENTATION AND 60 MINUTE Q & A.
>> THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING WE HAVE CREATED A SLIDE DECK THAT'S A SUMMERY OF WHAT YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY SEEN. WE ARE OF COURSE HERE TO ANSWER ANY OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS. I'D LIKE TO ONCE
AGAIN, WE ARE CENTERED ON KIDS. FOR US IT'S ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS. OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS. DURING THE 2023, 2024 SCHOOL YEAR WE DISCUSSED GROWTH AND
DECLINE WITH VARY USE COMMUNITY GROUPS THROUGHOUT HIGHLANDS RANCH. AUGUST THROUGH JANUARY WE COLLECTED FEEDBACK ON CONSIDERATIONS
THROUGH THE STAFF MEMBERS, BOARD, SURVEYS ON BOTH IN AMERICAN AND VIRTUALLY. WE COLLECTED THE INFORMATION BASED ON THE FEEDBACK. THE BOARD APPROVED THE POLICY AND THE
STAFFING PLAN WAS RELEASED TO OUR BUILDINGS IN HIGHLANDS RANCH UNDER CONVIDRATION. WE ATTENDED MULTIPLE STAFFING MEETINGS TOBACCO SURE THAT STAFF ACROSS HIGHLANDS RANCHED UNDERSTOOD THE PLAN. FEBRUARY THROUGH
MARCH. CABINET AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS FORMED A DETAILED ANALYSIS BASED ON THE CRITERIA AND CONSIDERATIONS PUT FORWARD BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. IN MARCH, THE RECOMMENDATIONS STAFF WERE MAKING WERE ANNOUNCED AND WE DID AN INITIAL
SET OF ENGAGEMENTS STAFF AND PARENTS, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, A MEMO TO HRND AND RELEASED A SECOND SURVEY.
APRIL WE BRIEFED THE LONG-RANGE COMMITTEE. ON APRIL 8th WE MADE OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. SINCE APRIL 8th. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF ENGAGEMENTS. SIX. THREE IN PERSON AND THREE VIRTUALLY. I'D LIKE TO THANK
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DIRECTORS FOR ATTENDING THOSE ENGAGEMENTS. THERE ARE THREE
SCHOOL PAIRINGS INTO EL DORADO ELEMENTARY AND SUMMIT VIEW ELEMENTARY. THIS IS INTO FOX CREEK. WE ARE ALSO RECOMMENDING SIXTH GRADE ACROSS HIGHLANDS RANCH THE
MOUNTAIN VISTA IN THE THUNDER RIDGE THEATER AND ALL OF THE FEEDER SCHOOLS GO TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR SIXTH GRADE. FINALLY, WE HAVE SPECIFSPAIVE BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS. I WOULDN'T GO
THROUGH THEM. WE ARE ALL FAMILIAR. I'D LIKE TO INCLUDE THE MAPS ON THE SLIDES. THEY ARE THERE FOR THE RECORD. >> AND THEN, A FEW UPDATES SINCE APRIL 8th WE WILL SHARE
THE UPDATES ON EACH PAIRING. >> GOOD EVENING, DIRECTORS. SO, WE'LL JUST TAKE EACH PAIRING ONE BY ONE. SO, WHAT YOU HAVE
THERE IS JUST OUR MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS THAT WE HAD TO DATE IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. WE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE BUILDINGS. THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES THAT HAVE COME UP.
WE HAVE OTHER ISSUES ON THAT. IT'S ABOUT 5,000 SQUARE FEET BIGGER THAN HERITAGE AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE COUNTY ASSESS SORES OFFICE, THAT PAGE IS NOT UPDATED AND WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ASSESS SOR.
I BELIEVE MR. COSGROVE TO HAVE THOSE RECORDS UPDATED AND WHATEVER DOUGLAS COUNTY NEEDS WE'LL GIVE THEM. BUSING FROM HERITAGE. THIS IS A COMPONENT THAT CAME OUT OF THE PARENT MEETINGS OVER
THE LAST FEW WEEKS. WE HEARD IT WOULD BE HELPFUL. WE'LL OFFER A BUS STOP AT HERITAGE SO PARENTS CAN CONTINUE TO G CONGREGATE. WE WILL DO THAT AT
EACH OF THE CLOSING BUILDINGS. TRANSITION BUSING. WE HAVE REQUESTS TO CONSIDER SHORT-TERM TRANSITION BUSING FOR THE FAMILIES TO THE SOUTH. THIS PARING IN PARTICULAR ARE PROPOSED BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. THOSE KIDS OR
FAMILIES SOUTH OF THE PARKWAY WILL GO TO COPPER MA SAY. FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO CONTINUE ON WITH HERITAGE AND SUMMER VIEW. WE ARE LOOKING AT PROVIDING BUSING ON A SHORT-TERM BASIS.
A LOT WILL DEPEND ON ENROLLMENT. BY AUGUST OF 2025, WE'D LIKE TO ENGAGE WHERE THE FAMILIES ARE AT. WITH WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT WITH THE PAIRINGS AND PLANNED
BUS IN 2025. WE WANT TO GET OUT AHEAD OF THE OPEN WINDOW. THIS PAIRING IN PARTICULAR, PARENTS SUBMITTED A 52 CORE
REQUEST WE WILL HAVE A 3.5 CONVERSATION OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS. LIKE ALL OF US, HE WANTS THE BEST FOR HIS KID. WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION. LET'S DO IT ONE BY ONE AND TOOK HIM
THROUGH A VARIETY OF CONVERSATIONS LIKE PLACES ON THE WEBPAGE HE COULD FIND THE INFORMATION. COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG OTHER PLACES AND LET HIM KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS IS. AND, WE HAVE
FORMALLY RESPONDED FOUR TIMES. THE INITIAL FORMAL RESPONSE AND THREE SUPPLEMENTS WITH A BUNCH OF DOCUMENTS. HE MENTIONED THE CHARGE AND GAVE A BIT OF COLOR THAT'S COMMON. IT'S COMMON FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND
COMMON FOR US. STAFF HAS TO EXPAND TWO TO THREE HOURS WORTH OF TIME TO CHARGE FOLKS FOR THE TIME TO COMPILE THOSE RECORDS. IT TAKES TIME DEPENDING ON THE REQUEST AND MORE
>> WE HAVE STAFF THINKING BOY, WHAT'S THE NEXT MOVE. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF STAFF THINKING REGARDLESS OF THE NEXT MOVE, I'M GOOD IN THE DISTRICT. WE ARE NOT SEEING
HUGE TH TH THINGS BUT IT'S A CONCERN. THIS IS UNIQUE TO OTHER PAIRINGS. WE DON'T HAVE -- WE DON'T HAVE THE DYNAMIC AT FOX CREEK LIKE WE DO AT THE
OTHER PAIRINGS. THIS IS ONE WHERE WE HAVE TWO GREAT PRINCIPALS WORKING WELL TOGETHER AND ALSO WILL DO A GREAT JOB. CHERYL SAID, I'LL BE HERE TO MAKE SURE THIS TRANSITION IS
POSITIVE FOR OUR KIDS AND WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE HER.
>>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE YOU AN UPGRADE IN REGARDS TO SPECIAL EDUCATION AND TRANSITION PLANS. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, WE HAVE, WHEN I SAY WE, IT'S THE SPECIAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP TEEM THAT
INCLUDES MYSELF. DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND COORDINATORS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION. WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH MANY OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, RELATIVE TO THEIR FEEDBACK, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, RELATED TO THE IMPACT OF THE
PAIRING ON OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. SO, BASED ON ALL OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THOSE FAMILIES FOR WORKING WITH OUR STAFF AND LEADERSHIP IN REGARDS TO SHARING
THEIR STORIES AND INDIVIDUALLY WHAT THEIR CONCERNS FOR. WHERE HE WANT TO HEAR THAT INFORMATION FROM THEM BECAUSE IT WILL ABSOLUTELY BE USED IN TERMS OF OUR DECISION MAKING AS A DISTRICT LEADERSHIP
TEAM WITH SOME ELEMENTS BASED ON THEMES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FROM THE CONVERSATION. THEMES FROM THE CONVERSATIONS INCLUDE NEW CENTER BASED PROGRAMS. WILL THE DISTRICT BE OFFERING NEW CENTER BASED PROGRAMS FROM
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS THEY DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A CENTER BASED PROGRAM. THEY WANT CHOSE MOVING FORWARD. BASED ON THAT THEY WILL CONSIDER ADDING CENTER BASED
PROGRAMS IN A FEW NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. GOING INTO THE FUTURE THAT WOULDN'T IMPACT NEXT SCHOOL YEAR BUT THE 2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR. OUR FAMILIES ASKED US TO NOTIFY THEM OR COMMUNICATE ANY NEW
PROGRAMS WE MIGHT BE OFF ERRING AS SOON AS WE CAN TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS FOR THEMSELVES IN TERMS OF WHETHER THEY STAY IN THE PAIRED SCHOOL COMMUNITIES OR CONSIDER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR FAMILIES. I THINK THAT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE
OF FEEDBACK WE GOT IN OUR CONVERSATIONS. THE OTHER THEMES WAS CONTINUITY AND OTHER PROGRAMMING MOVING FROM SIXTH GRADE TO MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE QUESTION BECAME, WILL CENTER BASED PROGRAMMING BE INCLUDED AND WILL
YOU NEED TO EXPAND THE PROGRAMMING IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BASED ON THE INCREASED NUMBERS OF STUDENTS AND WE'LL BE PREPARED TO STAFF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS WITH OUR SIXTH GRADERS GOING TO THE CENTER BASED PROGRAMS. WE HEARD ABOUT THE
ADVOCACY FOR CENTER BRACED PROGRAMMING FOR OUR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM WHICH IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN PIOLETTING AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO EXPAND THAT. A HUGE PEACE WE GOT
BACK THEY WILL STAY THROUGH THE TRANSITION AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY INDIVIDUALLY PROFESSIONALS WILL
BE WORKING WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORLESS AND LEADERSHIP TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS AROUND WHETHER THEY WILL BE IN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES OR THEY WILL TAKE ON OTHER TUNS INEXCLUDING NEW
PROGRAMMING. EN MAPSMENT IS SOMETHING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION INCLUDED AROUND PUBLIC COMMENT AND R AND ENHANCING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. THAT WAS A CONTINUED
THEME AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH OUR LEADERS AND PAIRED COMMUNITIES AROUND THE EN ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENTS THAT MIGHT BE NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE THE BEST ENVIRONMENTS FOR OUR
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. AS THE SECOND BULLET COMMUNICATES INDIVIDUAL WITH OUR FAMILIES IN OUR CENTER BASED PROGRAMS. WE WILL OFFER THAT TO ALL OF THEM. WE'D LIKE TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
THE CHILD'S NEEDS UPON A TRANSITION. WE WILL OFFER THAT OPPORTUNITY SO THAT WE CAN BE RESPONSIVE TO THOSE NEEDS OF OUR FAMILIES. OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP WILL WORK WITH OUR SCHOOL LEADERS AROUND SUPPORTING OUR STAFF THROUGH THE TRANSITION.
WE'D LIKE TO RETAIN AND KEEP OUR INCREDIBLE EDUCATORS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDERS AND TEAMS. WE'LL CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH OUR SCHOOL LEADERS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP SUPPORT
THEM WITH WHAT THEIR DESIRES ARE PROFESSIONALLY THROUGH THE TRANSITION. WE WILL COORDINATE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES FOR OUR KIDS AND FAMILIES TO CONTINUE TO GET CONNECTED. SO, IT'S BEEN A REALLY BENEFICIAL
OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS WE HOSTED OUR PARENT ENGAGEMENT. ESPECIALLY LAST WEEK. MANY OF YOU ATTENDED THAT AND GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THINGS AND HEAR FROM OUR COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF THEIR QUESTIONS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE AS WE
WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THEIR NEEDS.
>> JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON THE LATEST SURVEY WE SENT ON THE PROPOSED TRANSITION PLAN. WE PRESENTED EACH SCHOOL, FAMILY MEETING, BOTH VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON. OF WE JUST, WE ASKED
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PLAN AND IF YOU'D LIKE AN INDIVIDUALIZED RESPONSE WHETHER IT'S A PHONE CALL OR E-MAIL. WE ARE HAPPY TO DO THAT. GIVE US AN E-MAIL OR PHONE NUMBER AND WE'LL FOLLOW UP.
AS OF APRIL 18th. WE HAD 13 RESPONSE AND I CHECKED TODAY AND IT HASN'T CHANGED. IT WAS ABOUT CLASS SIZES AMONG OTHER THINGS. SOME WERE FLUSTERED WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO, AS OF APRIL 21, THAT WAS YESTERDAY. AS OF YESTERDAY, WE RESPONDED TO EVERYONE THAT ASKED TO BE RESPONDED TO. WE E-MAILS OUT.
THE SURVEY RESPONSE OVER THE LAST SEVEN OR SO MONTHS WERE POSTED ON THE WEBPAGE AND PROPERLY REDACTED. WHEN I SAY PROPERLY REDACTED I MEAN NAMES WHETHER IT'S OF KIDS OR FAMILY OR HOME EVER.
THEY MENTIONED SUPERINTENDENT CAIN OR MYSELF WE DIDN'T REDACT THAT. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GOT THE RESPONSE. THAT'S AN UPDATE ON THE SURVEY.
>> THANK YOU, AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT WINDSOR WILL TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS. THE POWERPOINTS YOU SEE ON THE TRANSITION PLAN ARE A REPEAT. BECAUSE THIS IS RELEVANT AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AFTER TONIGHT SHOULD THE BOARD MOVE FORWARD.
WE FELT IT WAS WORTH GOING OVER AGAIN, I THINK ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT WILL START BY TALKING ABOUT OUR LEADERSHIP PLAN AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE SHOULD THE BOARD MOVE FORWARD. >> THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR THE PLAN. WE HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO OUR COMMUNITIES, STAFF, YOU AS NOTIFICATIONS AROUND WHAT OUR PROPOSED LEADERSHIP PLAN. I SPOKE ABOUT THE
COPRINCIPAL MODEL WE SAW BETWEEN ACRE'S GREEN AND FOX CREEK. THEY ARE PLANNERS AND EXCITED WE WILL
TAKE ON THAT PRINCIPAL AND SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT. MS. LAWSON WOULD TAKE OVER AS THE PROPOSED LEADER. IT'S NOT BEFORE NEXT YEAR BUT THE FOLLOWING YEAR IT'S STATUS QUO. THE PAIRING AS YOU
HAVE SEEN, WE HAVE MS. JULIE CRAWFORD OUR NEW ELEMENTARY 51 PRINCIPAL TAKING THAT ON IN THE SCHOOL YEAR. MS. HAWK WILL TALK OVER THAT PROCESS. THAT'S THE PROPOSED LEADERSHIP.
AS A REMINDER. IT'S THE COMMUNITIES ENGAGEMENT WHICH THANK YOU FOR BEING APART OF THE PROCESS. WE'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THE TRANSITION
PLAN IS GROUNDED IN THE IDEA OF COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND POSITIVE OUTCOME. 'S WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE PROCESS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THIS IS A PAIRED
PROCESS. WHICH WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PARENTS R FAMILIAR WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE SCHOOLS.
WHAT ARE THE ACADEMICS IT'S ABOUT A TRANSITION TEAM DISTRICT LEADERSHIP STAFF. SPECIALIZED SERVICES TO HELP IN THE PROCESS AND MAKE SURE NO STUDENT IS LEFT BEHIND. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERY FAMILY FEELS
THEY HAVE THE TOUCH POINT AND BE APART OF THE PROCESS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE STRATEGICALLY MAP THIS OUT. YOU WANT TO MAKE
SURE WE ARE AGILE ENOUGH AND MAKE SURE WE BRING OUR PTOs AND PTAs TOGETHER. HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY SPOKE ABOUT GETTING INTO EACH OTHERS BUILDINGS TO
MAKE SURE THERE IS A UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE FEEL IS IN EACH OF THE BUILDINGS. WHAT MAKINGS DOUGLAS COUNTY UNIQUE, THE SCHOOL HAS SUCH A UNIQUE FOOTPRINT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE AWARE WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE THE ACADEMIC STRUCTURES. WHAT DO THE CURRICULUM, THE DIFFERENT PRACTICES AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MARRY THOSE THINGS TOGETHER AND DEFINE HOW WE MOVE FORWARD AS A SYSTEM.
ALSO LOOK AT SPECIALIZED SERVICES AND LOOK AT PRACTICES ANDREW TEENS AND HOW TO INVOLVE STAFF TO BE APART OF THAT CONVERSATION. WE LOOK AT TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND FOOD
SERVICES. WE TRY TO LOOK AT THAT FUNCTIONALITY. WE MAKE SURE WE STAY IN CONTACT WITH OUR FAMILIES THINK ABOUT
THAT AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE ARE APART OF THAT. IT'S STATE OFFING SEASON AND MAKE SURE WE LAND IN THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS AS
WELL. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE AS WE BUILD OUR STAFF, HOW DO WE DO APPROPRIATE ONBOARDING FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SO EVERY TEACHER IS UP SPOKE
FEED THAT ONE BULLET POINT IS A THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THING WE SPOKE ABOUT THAT THIS SPRING TO GET STAFF TOGETHER. AS WE GO THROUGH THIS IT'S AROUND THE
PHYSICAL TRANSITION. WHO DOES IT LOOK LIKE AS WE CLOSE ONE AND MOVE TO THE NEXT. HOW ARE WE AWARE OF PLANNING THAT OUT. WE'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THIS IS GROUNDED WITH OUR STUDENTS AND CREATE A WELCOMING
ENVIRONMENT. MAKE SURE OUR FAMILIES ARE AN ACTIVE PART OF THE PROCESS. WE WON'T STOP THE PROCESS IN AUGUST OF 2026. THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING PROCESS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS. THIS IS A GENERAL
OVERVIEW. WE HAVE A LOT OF STEPS AND GATHER FEEDBACK IN THE PROCESS. >> THANK YOU, DANNY. A FEW THINGS I'D LIKE TO EMPHASIS. I'D LIKE TO HIT THREE POINTS. ONE IS THE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO US THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. FOR THOSE WHO ATTENDED OUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS, YOU HEARD OUR PRINCIPALS TALK ABOUT THEIR PLANS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS AND MAKE SURE STUDENTS HAVE A VOICE IN THE NEW SCHOOL.
I ADMINISTRATION HOPE YOU HEARD OUR COMMUNITY VOICE IS IMPORTANT. WE MUST PARTNER WITH PARENTS AND HAVE THEM BE APART OF AND LEAD THE PROCESS TO CREATE SOMETHING
NEW. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR PASSION. SCHOOL, AND FOR THEIR KIDS. ALSO THEIR PASSION FOR EDUCATION. WE ARE HAPPIFUL WE CAN GET PARENT LEADERS TO THINK ABOUT WHAT CREATING
SOMETHING NEW LOOKS LIKE. IT WILL INCLUDE STUDENT VOICE AND COOPERATION BETWEEN PARENTS AND SCHOOL LEADERS. WE ARE HOPEFUL TO
OFFER WHATEVER IS NEEDED. WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO REPORT OUT TO YOU. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS NOT JUST A VOTE TONIGHT AND WE GO OFF. WE COME BACK TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WITH PROGRESS REPORTS AND UPDATES.
SO, REGARDING TRANSITION PLANNING TO INCLUDE ALL OF THOSE THINGS, TRAFFIC MITIGATION TO TRANSPORTATION. WHERE THE PROGRESS IS ON CREATING THE PAIRED SCHOOL CULTURE AND STARTING TO GET THAT NEW COMMUNITY TOGETHER. THE PROGRAMMING THAT THE NEW COMMUNITY,
EACH NEW COMMUNITY DESIRES FOR THEIR KIDS. WE'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY WHAT KINDS OF PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITIES THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOR THEIR STUDENTS. OF COURSE THINGS LIKE THE SCHOOL NAMES, COLORS, AND
PASMASCOTS. WE REPORT BACK TO YOU ON HOW WE MET THE NEEDS OF ALL LEARNERS AND ANY BUILDING MODIFICATIONS THAT COME OUT OF TRAFFIC MITIGATION AS WELL AS OUT OF THE STUDENT PROGRAMMING
PIECE. WE'LL CONTINUE TO REPORT BACK TO YOU ON STAFFING AND STAFF SUPPORT. WHAT WE DO TO SUPPORT OUR STAFF AND WHAT THAT IS LOOKING LIKE.
AS WELL AS OF COURSE THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING HOW TO USE BUILDINGS SHOULD YOU MOVE FORWARD TONIGHT. THAT PROCESS WOULD BE A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT WILL INCLUDE WHATEVER COMMUNITIES WE ARE LOOKING AT MOVING TO THAT BUILDING ALONG
WITH THE COMMUNITY LIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND THAT BUILDING. I WANT TO MAKE SORBITES COLLABORATIVE AS PROCESS. WE HAVE A PLAN TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND FINALLY THE USED DECISIONS. WE WILL KEEP YOU UP-TO-DATE THROUGH
THE PROGRESS REPORT ON ENROLLMENT AND WHAT ENROLLMENT IS LOOKING LIKE. SO, THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF JUST NEXT STEPS. THIS MEETING OF COURSE IS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER THE
RESOLUTION THAT'S BEFORE YOU THAT ACCEPTS THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN THE NEXT STEP IS BEGINNING THAT TRANSITION PROCESS WHERE IT INVOLVES OUR PARENTS, STAFF, AND STUDENTS TO GET THE TRANSITION TO BE
A POSITIVE TRANSITION AS TWO COMMUNITIES COME TOGETHER TO BUILD A NEW COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL. WITH THAT, WE ARE ALL HERE AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT REMAIN OR ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE US TO CLARIFY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK AND RESPONSE TO THE QUESTIONS. I SPENT TIME WITH
MR. COSGROVE ABOUT THE TRAFFIC. THIS IS HARD. NONE OF US WANT TO BE IN THIS POSITION. THIS IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, IT'S HARD FOR US AND VERY HARD FOR OUR
FAMVIES. I WANTED TO START WITH THAT. WE HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. NUMBER ONE FROM PUBLIC COMMENT WE HAD SOMEONE TALKING ABOUT THE OUTREACH WE HAVE DONE TO THE COMMUNITY OUTSIDE ARE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN.
IF WE COULD ADDRESS THAT. >> SURE, WE DID OUTREACH THROUGH THE HIGHLAND'S RANCH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AND METRO DISTRICT.
OF COURSE THE CHALLENGES FOR CONTACT INFORMATION IN THE AREA. AS YOU KNOW, FROM THE PROSETS, WE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT OUTREACH FOR OVER A YEAR. I KNOW WE COVERED
THIS IN OTHER MEETINGS BUT TALK ABOUT THE COST SAVINGS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHERE THAT'D COME FROM? >> HI, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. COMING FROM THE SAVINGS OF RUNNING A BUILDING AN SCHOOL IT TAKES TO HAVE THE
WHOLE SEPARATE BUILDING. CUSS STOWEDDANS, SECURITY, SECURITY SERVICES AND HAVING THE WHOLE STAFF TO SERVE MEALS TO THE ABSOLUTELY ALONG WITH DELIVERING
THAT. CONSOLIDATED INTO ONE SCHOOL. BEFORE AND AFTER IS ANOTHER CONSIDERATION. THIS IS SOMETHING TO BE CONSIDERED. >> IF WE HAVE A NEW
PROGRAM MOVE IN. HOW DOES THAT WORK? WE HAVE CUSTODIAN AND SECURITY AND EVERYONE ELSE IN THE BUILDING. >> THOSE WILL LOOK DIFFERENT. THAT'S PART OF THE CONSIDERATION.
WE PUT PROGRAMMING BACK IN. SO, IT VERIED DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT VARIABLES WHERE KIDS GO AND WHAT WE PUT INTO THE BUILDINGS. IF I COULD ADD, WE ARE PAYING THE COST FOR THE OTHER
PROGRAMS AND THEIR CUSTODIANS AND, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IS NEEDED. IT'S PICKING THAT UP AND MOVING. IT'S NOT CONTINUING TO HAVE THE SAME NUMBER. >> ONE MORE PIECE OF THAT AS WELL. ONE SCHOOL FACTOR THAT WE ALLOCATE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGER COSTS WE GO THROUGH. IT'S ABOUT 2500ISH, 2300ISH WE ADD TO CITE BASED BUDGET. IT'S A LARGE PART OF THE SAVINGS KNOWING IF WE DON'T HAVE THE SMALLER SCHOOL
NAVIGATING THE ADDITIONAL SMALLER SCHOOLS THAT'S A LARGER COST AS WELL. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'D ACTUALLY LIKE TO ADD THAT THE DAC RECENTLY WENT OUT TO OUR SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEES TO RANK
SIX BUDGET PRIORITIES. CONTINUE TO INCREASE THEM RANKED SIX OUT OF OF SIX. IT WAS THE RANKING OUR SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEES ACROSS THE DISTRICT GAVE.
THE SMALL FACTS TOR WAS MORE AND MORE SMALL SCHOOLS. >> DIRECTOR. >> WE HAVE COVERED THIS BUT I'D LIKE IT BE CLEAR AS WE FINISH THIS DECISION TONIGHT.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT KIND OF ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED WHEN WE COMBINE TWO SMALL SCHOOLS INTO A LARGER SCHOOL. WHAT NEEDS ARE WE ABLE TO PROVIDE.
>> HOW DO WE SUSTAINABLY PROVIDE THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE WE COMMITTED IN EVERY STUDENT IN OUR DISTRICT. PART OF THE CONVERSATION WITH OUR LEADERS.
NOT JUST SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING WHICH IS UNBELIEVABLY IMPORTANT AROUND OUR PROGRAMS MANY POSITIONS ARE .7 TEACHERS OR .6 TEACHERS. THE DOLLARS GET
CONSOLIDATED. YOU TRY TO RUN SECTIONS OF CLASSES AT HIGHER LEVELS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SUSTAIN AND OFFSET PROGRAMMING. A BIG PART OF THIS IS HOW TO PROVIDE THE COMPREHENSIVE EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS THE INTERVENTION BASED FACILITY.
THE LARGER SCALE MODEL KEEPS CLASS SIZES AS THE SIZE WE WANT TO COMMIT OURSELF TOO. WE HAVE MULTIPLE SECTIONS TO SPREAD THAT OUT AND FIND FULL-TIME TEACHING POSITIONS.
YOU WILL BE AT .7 MUSIC TEACHER. .5 TEACHER .1, WHATEVER. YOU HAVE SEEN STAFF TURNOVER BECAUSE THEY ARE TEACHING SO MANY THINGS. IT COLONELS DOWN TO HOW DO WE SUSTAIN AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE TYPE OF EXPERIENCE WE COMMITTED OURSELVES TO A VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING. WE SPOKE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING. IF IT'S STEM BASED PROGRAMS OR
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC OR FILL IN THE BLANK. THEY WEREN'T A POSSIBILITY. OUR DISTRICT HAD 650 POSSIBILITIES TO OFFER WORLD LANGUAGE. THAT'S NOT AN OPTION HERE. A LOT OF THIS IS AROUND NAVIGATING BUDGETS THAT ARE
FIXED TIED TO PER PUPIL. >> EARLIER THIS YEAR, I HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT TWO SCHOOLS. ONE SMALL AND ONE LARGE. THE SMALL SCHOOL WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THEY COULD AFFORD
AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. ALSO THEIR READING INTERVENTIONIST. AT SOME POINT THEY ARE AN EQUITY ISSUE, DON'T THAT? >> ABSOLUTELY. IT IS, IT'S A CONVERSATION WE HAVE EVERYDAY. WE CAN'T USE THAT AS A SELLING POINT FOR THE SCHOOL.
WE WANT TO PROVIDE COST ACROSS THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. IF A SCHOOL HAS 650 VERSETIONS ONE WITH 2 OOP, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY
INEQUITIES. >> A COMMON KERNER CONCERN WAS AROUND KCONCERNWAS AROUND SCHOOL
SAFETY. MORE COMING INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH ATH GRADE TRANSITION. I KNOW THE ANSWER IS ALSO $20 MILLION ALLOCATED THROUGH THE BOND TO HELP ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. IT'S HELPFUL TO SPEAK TO THAT RIGHT
NOW. >> LET'S ADDRESS TRAFFIC FIRST. IF THE COO COULD COME UP AND GIVE A BIT OVERVIEW ON EACH OF THE THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND PARINGS, WE WILL KEEP IT
QUICK. >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. THE TRAFFIC APPROACH IS REALLY FOCUSED AT CORRECTING AND IMPROVING THE CURRENT CONDITIONS AS WELL AS GIVING MORE CAPACITY FOR THE SIXTH GRADE. ALL BE IT, IN TWO OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS,
THERE IS MUCH FEWER STUDENTS THAN HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE. IN RANCH VIEW, RIGHT AT WHAT HAS BEEN THERE BEFORE. SO, FOR OUR PRIORITY, IT'S TO GET TRAFFIC OFF OF THE ARTERIAL ROADS
AND GETTING MULTIPLE LANES TO HANDLE THAT. IT'S A DEACCELERATION RIGHT-HAND TURN FROM CREST VIEW. WIDENING THE ENTRY OF WESTVIEW. THIS IS BETWEEN THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT.
AT MOUNTAIN RIDGE WE FLIP THE CURRENT STUDENT AND BUS DROP OFF AREA TO MORE THAN DOUBLE THE ON SIGHT. IT'S WIDENING THE EXIT IN TWO AREAS FROM ONE TO TWO LANE. DOUGLAS COUNTY REVIEWED AND
APPROVED AND WAS ABOUT OUR APPROACHES AT MOUNTAIN RIDGE AND MOUNTAIN VISTA. FOR THE THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THERE WERE NO TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED BECAUSE OF THE FORECASTED
STUDENT POPULATION. THERE ROAD LOOKS RIGHT AT THE LOOP. NOT ONLY AND DIRECTLY TO HIGHLAND'S PARKWAY AND BROADWAY. IT'S IMMEDIATELY IN
THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. FOR SUMMIT VIEW WHICH WORKED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT ON SPEED AND ALSO TO EXTEND THE FLASHERS AND SIGNAGE AT AN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. KEEP IN MIND, ALSO, THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TRAFFIC IS COMPLETE BEFORE SUMMIT VIEW TRAFFIC BEGINS. I WASHED THAT AS
WELL. FOR FOX CREEK. IT'S ON COLLEGIATE DRIVE. CREATING A THROUGH LANE AND RIGHT TURN
LANE. WE THOUGHT THIS WAS A SAFE AND CONSERVATIVE APPROACH. WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR IT IF NEEDED. >> I'LL HAVE THE
DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT TALK ABOUT WALKING PEDESTRIAN. >> BASED ON THE FEEDBACK WE HEARD BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. WE HAVE TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN AND SAFETY PROJECT TEAM WE ASSEMBLED THIS
YEAR. WE MADE MENTION TO THIS AND WE GAVE A SAFETY UPDATE EARLIER THIS SCHOOL YEAR. THAT TEAM IS A REPRESENTATION NOT ONLY DISTRICT STAFF BUT OUR COMMUNITY TRAFFIC ENGINEERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT,
ETC. WE MEET ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. IT WAS GREAT TIMING WE HAD OUR APRIL MEETING IN THE MIST OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE WERE HAVING WITH COMMUNITY. WE DISCUSSED THAT AT THE LAST PROJECT MEETING.
WE WILL DO AUDITS IN THE PAIRED SCHOOL COMMUNITIES FOR WALKING AND ROLLING AND BIKING TO SCHOOL. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE ANALYZING THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN EACH PAIRED SCHOOL AND COLLECTING DATA THAT WILL RESULT
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PLAN BEYOND JUST THE TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE TRAFFIC ELEMENTS THAT THE COO MENTIONED. WE ARE DIVING INTO THAT AUDIT AND THAT ANALYSIS IN
DEVELOPING SAFE ROUTES TO OUR PAIRED SCHOOL COMMUNITIES TO BE RESPONSIVE TO WHAT WE HEARD IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, ANOTHER COMMON QUESTION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY WAS UNDERSTANDING THE SIXTH GRADE TRANSITION. THAT SEEMS LIKE ANOTHER PROJECT. MY QUESTION AND SOMETHING THAT'S EPFUL TO SPEAK TO.
HOW WILL STUDENTS AND PARENTS BE ENGAGED IN THE TRANSITION PLANNING AROUND THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TRANSITION. HAVING INTERACTED WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, THEY HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS.
THEY ARE CENTRAL TO HEAR FROM THEM HOW THE SCHOOLS WILL CHANGE AND HOW EVERYTHING WILL WORK IN THEIR SCHOOLS. SO, I THINK IT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO SPEAK TO HOW STUDENTS AND HOW PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS CAN BE
ENGAGED IN THE PROCESS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT QUESTION. I'LL LET SUPERINTENDENT WINDSOR TALK ABOUT THE DETAILS. FOR ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WASN'T AT OUR PARENT ENGAGEMENTS. THEY WERE HELD AT
THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND THE ADMINISTRATION DID SUCH A GREAT JOB. FAMILIES WALKED IN WITH SIDEWALKS MARKED WITH CHALK AND KIDS WROTE WE LOVE SIXTH GRADERS AND JUST REALLY WELCOMING REMARKS
AND TRYING TO BE VERY, VERY WELCOMING TO OUR FAMILIES. WE EXPECT THAT TONE OF WELCOMING AND TO CONTINUE WITH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATORS. WITH THAT, I'LL LET
THE ASSIST SUBSTANTIATE SUPERINTENDENT WINDSOR TALK. >> THANK YOU. AS A FORMER MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL THROUGH SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE I CAN TELL YOU IT'S ABOUT THE ABILITY TO CONINFECT AND LOVE ON KIDS. WE WILL DO WHATEVER
IT TAKES TO MAKE THEM FEEL APART OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE SPOKE ABOUT WANTING TO BE APART OF INSIDE OUR SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE AWARE. FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE IS NOT ONLY GETTING THE EXPERIENCE IN OUR BUILDINGS.
THEY LOVE AND TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER AND CAN'T WAIT TO MENTOR OTHERS IN THE PROCESS. ALSO EXPERIENCE THE SHIFT WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THEY ARE FEELING THAT. THEY WILL MAKE THE TRANSITION AS WELL. WE HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE AND NEED FOE SEE THE SUPPORTS
FIRSTHAND AND UNDERSTANDING THAT MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAMING MODEL AND HOW TO MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY FEELS FEELS SMALLER AND NOT WALKING INTO A BUILDING OF A THOUSAND STUDENTS BUT A CONTINUALLY OF 125 STUDENTS WITH FIVE TEACHERS,
COUNSELOR, ADMINISTRATOR ATTACHED TO THE TEAMS AND WE KNOW YOUR KID. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IS KNOWING THE FIRST NAME OF EVERY KID WALKING IN OUR BUILDINGS. THEY NEED TO BE SEEN AND HEARD. THAT CROSSWALK, I
LOVED CROSSWALK DUTY BECAUSE I WOULDN'T LET A KID PUT HIS HEAD DOWN TO THE GROUND AND NOT SAY GOOD MORNING, WELCOME, THAT'S WHAT WAS OUR EXPERIENCE. WE WILL HAVE TRANSITION MEETINGS FOR OUR FAMILIES AND
DO THAT FOR THE SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS AS WELL. WE WILL MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE TRANSITIONS THAT HONORS THAT IN THE ELEMENTARY. IT'S NOT JUST THE
WAY YOU GO BUT FOR THE FAMILIES TO HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE AS WELL. NUMEROUS NIGHTS PROVIDING BETWEEN IN BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR THROUGHOUT NEXT YEAR AND THE FOLLOWING
YEAR AS WELL. >> THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING THE MATERIALS TONIGHT. ALSO REAFFIRMING THE NEXT STEPS AND PROCESS THAT
HAPPENED. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS SO FAR. THE RECORDING WASN'T ON THE WEBSITE FOR
ACRES GREEN. IF COMMUNITY MEETINGS WEREN'T HELPFUL. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS I FOUND VERY HELPFUL. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE COMMUNITY FOUND THEM HELPFUL AS WELL. I DIDN'T SEE IT ONLINE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE DIDN'T RECORD THAT MEETING. THAT WAS JUST ON US. THAT WAS OUR MISTAKE. >> I'M NOT SURE HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT INFORMATION IS OUT FOR ANYONE THAT COULDN'T ATTEND THAT
MEETING. THE SLIDES ARE POSTED. >> WE LOOK AT AUTO ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO GET THAT OUT. >> THIS IS AROUND
COSTS AND IT WASN'T SUPER CLEAR. THEY ARE BRINGING PROGRAMMING INTO A BUILDING IT'S NOT A NEW PROGRAM COMING
IN. THAT PART IS SUPER CLEAR. IT'S ABOUT MIDDLE SCHOOLERS. I'D LIKE TO ADVOCATE WE HEAR FROM
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS. WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THE SCHOOLS. STUDENTS CAN BE INSIGHTFUL AND HEARING IT FROM ALL OF THE LOCATIONS, THE STUDENTS FROM ALL LOCATIONS IS
IMPORTANT IT MAKES THEM FEEL COMFORTABLE AND SAFE. YOU SPOKE ABOUT SPUD SERVICES. I APPRECIATE HOW RESPONSIVE THAT WAS TO THE QUESTIONS AND
CONCERNS THAT COME UP IN THE PROCESS. ONE COMMENT WAS MADE ABOUT YOU GUYS COMMUNICATING WITH EACH FAMILY INDIVIDUALLY. I'M CURIOUS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. ARE YOU GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN E-MAIL. HOW DOES THAT LOOK?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM IS MEETING ON FRIDAY THIS WEEK THEY ARE FOR COORDINATORS WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TO
REACH OUT TO THOSE FAMILIES DIRECTLY OR INDIVIDUALLY. THAT'S WHAT THE PLAN IS WE THINK THAT'S A
TARGETED PLAN VERSES SENDING AN E-MAIL AND INVITING THEM BACK. WE'D LIKE TO MAKE THE PERSONAL CONNECTION TO OUR FAMILIES.
>> EVERYONE IS EXHAUSTED AT THIS POINT. I CAN SEE IT. THEY ARE ALL EXHAUSTED. IT'D FEELS LIKE THEY MOVE INTO THE TRANSITION PHRASE OF THE GUARD.
HE WAS PREPARED AND READY FOR THAT. THAT'S DEFINITELY WHERE I'M AT AT THIS POINT AND THEN, I APPRECIATE THE OTHER QUESTIONS THE BIG ONES THAT HAVE BEEN STANDING OUT.
TRANSPORTATION STOOD OUT AUTO LOT. ONE OF THE LIGHTS THEY SPOKE ABOUT. THE BUSING AT THE SCHOOL WAS HELPFUL.
IT'S A LOT. IT'S A LOT. >> DIRECTOR. >> I FEEL LIKE WHEN IT COMES FOR ME AS A BOARD MEMBER ON THE VOTE TONIGHT, IS IF THE PROCESS FOLLOWED
POLICY AND HOW WELL IT WAS IMPLEMENTED AND CARRIED OUT THROUGH POLICY. I FEEL LIKE STAFF AND SUPERINTENDENT AND STEVE AND ALL OF YOU HAVE GONE ABOVE
AND BEYOND. YOU ANSWERED QUESTIONS AND HAVEN'T BEEN IN FRONT OF CONFRONTATIONS. I COMMEND YOU FOR ALL OF THAT. IT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO DO. IT'S SOMETHING YOU PUT IN A LOT OF
WORK. WHAT REALLY SHOWED YOU PUT IN THE HARD WORK AND NOT JUST LOOKED AT IT UNEMOTIONALLY BUT WAS ATTENDING THE ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS LAST WEEK WHERE LEADERSHIP SPOKE. ALL OF THE SCHOOL LEADERS THESE IMPACTED SCHOOLS HAD NO PART OF THE
DECISION AND SO SUPPORTIVE AND SO, STRONG IN TRYING TO LEAD THE COMMUNITY FORWARD THROUGH THIS. I THINK IT'S
IMPRESSIVE. I KNOW EVERYONE ON THE BOARD MEANS IT. THIS ISN'T EASY OR SIMPLING WE GO INTO EASILY.
I WANTED TO SAY YOU DID THIS TOUGH HARD WORK >> DIRECTOR MOORE.
>> A LOT OF PAGES OF NOTES HERE >> I JUST WANT TO SAY, I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF RESPECT FOR THE KIDS, FAMILY, AND STAFF IMPACTED BY THE DECISIONS WE HAVE TO MAKE.
IN IS A SIGNIFICANT DILEMMA THAT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OTHERS FACE. IT'S NOT THE CHOICE OF ANY OF OURS. IT'S NOT TO CONSEQUENCES OF
ANYONE INVOLVE THAT HAS TO TAIL WITH THIS TODAY. IT'S THE DILEMMA WE ARE FACED WITH AND HAS TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RIGHT REASON. IT'S ALWAYS COMPLICATED. IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO
FEEL LIKE SOMEONE WILL BE IMPACTED AND IT WON'T BE FAIR. I GIT THAT. FOR ME, THIS IS UP IN THE TOP HAND FULL OF THE TOUGHEST DECISIONTIONS I'LL BE APART OF AND I'LL TAKE IT LIGHTLY I'D LIKE THEM TO KNOW
HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THEIR INPUT AND THOUGHT PROCESS. THEY CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND KIDS
AND SCHOOL. IT'S WONDERFUL THE FACT THAT WE HAVE IT HERE IS AN AMAZING THING. A LOT OF CRITICAL THINKING AND GROUND
INPUT CAME FROM THE COMMUNITY. THEY ARE IN THE PLAN AND IT'S WONDERFUL. FRANKLY, LOOKING AT WHATEVER SCHOOL DISTRICTLESS AROUND US AND HAD TO FACE, I'M NOT SURE THEY DID IT WITH THE SAME
GRACE YOU DID IT. I'M APPRECIATIVE TO THAT. I KNOW YOU PUT IN HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF EVALUATIONS AND DISCUSSION. I 100% BELIEVE WOULD YOU WANT WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS, PARENTS,
AND FAMILIES. WITH THAT, WHEN WE GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISION, I'D LIKE TO GET THIS POINT OUT-OF-THE-WAY. WITH STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY AND THE IMPACT IS FOR EVERYBODY BUT IN THE
END I ONLY WANT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. THIS IS FOR THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. I KNOW PEOPLE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GETTING THE RAW END
AND THAT'S NOT OUR INTENT. TO MAKE ANYONE FEEL ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE HAVE. WE WANT THEM TO KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE. WE ARE FACED WITH A TOUGH DECISION AS THE MANY SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AROUND US, YET THEY WILL BE. I HOPE YOU RECEIVE FORGIVENESS AND GREAT FOR PEOPLE WHO WON'T BE HAPPY WITH THE DECISIONS WE ARE MAKING.
WE ARE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THANK YOU. >> DIRECTOR MEEK. >> I JUST WANTED TO TAKE MY TURN.
I'M NOT SURE I HEARD THIS. HOW ARE SIXTH GRADE TEACHERS IMPACTED AND BEING SUPPORTED? >> YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THEY ARE IMPACTED SO THEY ARE PART OF THE STAFFING PLAN SO, THEY CERTAINLY HAVE
THE OPTION TO LOOK AT OPEN POSITIONS IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. SOME MIGHT CHOSE TO TEACH AND POSITIVELY PIVOT TO FIFTH GRADE.
THEY WERE COVERED UNDER THE STAFFING PLAN. THEY WERE ALL GUARANTEED A JOB AND WHAT WE CALLED PAIRED HIRING STATUS. THEY ARE IMPACTED BY THE CHANGES. THEY WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHER STATUS
PRIORITY HERE AS WELL. >> I SPOKE WITH A COUPLE OF SCHOOL SIXTH GRADE TEACHERS AND THEY WERE REASONABLY WONDERING WHAT THE HECK DOES IT MEAN FOR ME. NOW THE CONVERSATIONS WE
JUST POSTED A ONE AND QUARTER PAGERS AND THANK YOU TO CH CONDENT ON PUTTING IT TOGETHER ON LICENSING. YOU CAN TYPICALLY TEACH PK THROUGH
SIXTH. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE SIXTH GRADE TEACHERS THAT HAVE INFORMATION THE DOCUMENT CAME OUT OF THE CONVERSATIONS. >> ANOTHER COMMON
THEME THROUGHOUT THE CONVERSATIONS THESE YOUNG MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS A LOT OF TRANSITIONS WITH COVID-19. HOW WILL WE HELP SUPPORT THEM THROUGH ANOTHER TRANSITION.
THAT'S A QUESTION WE HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT FOR A WHILE. WE ARE NOT WAITING FOR STUDENTS TO COME TO US BUT MAKE SURE THEY HAVE RESOURCES, LANGUAGE PEOPLE THERE TO SUPPORT THEM.
A BING PART OF THIS PROCESS IN 2018. THIS ALLOWED US TO DOWORK AROUND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN WILL THESEONS WE CAN AND WE KNOW THE
TRANSITION FOR OUR FOURTH GRADERS CAN TARGET IN AND SUM PORT THEM. ALSO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENGAGEMENT
SESSIONS SO THE FAMILY CAN BE APART OF THIS. HOW TO NAME THE LEADERSHIP PLAN EARLY A BIG PART OF THE PROCESS THE TRANSITION ON
STUDENTS AND I'D TYPICALLY SAY THEY ARE CONNECTED TO THE TEACHER HOW DO WE NOT OVER LEAD TEACHERS.
OVERLOAD TEACHERS. WE TAKE CARE OF THEM AS BEST AS THEY CAN. WE CAN BE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE THINGS. IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE I'M STARTING OVER. DO SOMETHING NEW. WE NEED TO KEEP
MOVING IN THE SCHOOL DISTREK. WE TAKE CARE OF STAFF TUESDAY AS WELL AS THE LEADERS THAT HAVE I CHANCE TO BE IN THE BUILDING TO SEE WHAT IS THE TEMPERATURE CHECK AND MAKE SURE FAMILIES ARE
CONNECTED TO OUR SCHOOLS. WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE LET GOCIES WE BRING THOSE TRADITIONS
WITH US AND WE MUST DO THIS RIGHT TO MAKE SURE THE FAMILIES AND TEACHERS ARE APART OF THE PROCESS. NOT JUST THIS LEVEL BUT THE STUDENTS AS WELL.
>> UM, AND THEN FOR IMPACTED SCHOOLS, WHAT DOES OPEN ENROLLMENT LOOK LIKE IF FAMILIES CHOSE TO OPEN ENROLL ELSEWHERE WHAT IS THE IMPACT ON THE REMAINING SCHOOL. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE FOR THOSE IMPACTED. >> SURE, THANK YOU
FOR THAT QUESTION WE ARE WATCHING OPEN ENROLLMENT CAREFULLY. SHOULD THEY DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD. THOSE IMPACTED BY BOUNDARY CHANGE CHANGES THEY WOULD
GET PRIORITY IN OPEN ENROLLMENTS THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO FOR THEIR FAMILIES. IF THEY LOSE SOME STUDENTS GOING INTO NEXT YEAR. THEY WILL STILL HAVE
THE SAME LEVEL OF STAFFING AND SUPPORT. THAT'S AN EXPENDITURE OF ONE TIME FUNDS. I HOPE THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION ANY FAMILY IMPACTED BY THE PAIRING PROCESS,
ONCE THE DECISION IS MADE THEY WILL HAVE PRIORITY SALT TUESDAY. >> CAN YOU TALK TO HOW WE WILL SUPPORT
THE NEW BUS ROUTES? >> THANK YOU, WE HAVE FIVE MORE TRAINING CORE CLASSES BETWEEN NOW AND AUGUST 26. WE HAVE BEEN AVERAGING 10 TO 12 NEW APPLICANT
DRIVERS ENTERING EVERY COHORT AND IF WE CONTINUE, WHICH WE EXPECT ON THE CURRENT TRAJECTORY AND RESTORING ROUTES EVERY QUARTER, WE WILL CONTINUE TO RESTORE ROUTES AND HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR SIX MORE DRIVERS THAT SUPPORT THE
MIDDLE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENTS. >> THANK YOU. DOCTOR MEYERS. >> SO, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE HARD WORK YOU PUT
IN. THERE IS A POINT WHERE WE HAVE TO TRUST ALL OF THE HOURS YOU HAVE DONE THE WORK AND THE MEETINGS WE HAVE BEEN TOO AND THE PEOPLE WE COMMUNICATED WITH, ESPECIALLY THOSE I COMMUNICATE WITH
BEING TO BOARD SECRETARY AND ANSWERING E-MAILS. I HOPE THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS THIS WEIGHTS HEAVY ON ALL OF OUR HEARTS. I HAVE BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR 33
YEARS I LIVED IN MY HOME FOR 25 YEARS AND IN ALL OF THOSE YEARS ONE FAMILY MOVED OUTS. I LOVE TO MOVE IN THE 55 AND OLDER COMMUNITY AND WE ARE STAYING PUT. THEY HAVE TWO
PRECIOUS CHILDREN. THEY HAVE A LOT OF GRANDCHILDREN OR PARENT RENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I LISTEN TO THE BOARD MEMBERS THERE ARE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS I HAVE LOOKED AND I HAVE COME THROUGH AND READ. I THINK I'M ON THE UNDERSTANDING LEVEL WE KNOW THIS IS A HUGE DECISION WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE IT AND IT WILL MAKE AN
IMPACT. AS YOU CAN TELL, I'M PROBABLY THE ONE WHO HAS HAD THE MOST LIFE EVENTS. AS I USED TO TELL MY MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS, I HAVE BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK IF I COULD
SHARE A STORY ABOUT HER BACK GATE OPENING UP TO THE SCHOOL. I REMEMBER BELIEVE IT OR NOT WHEN MY PARENTS MOVED US FROM ONE SCHOOL TO ANOTHER.
I WAS IN THE THIRD AND SISTER WAS IN THE FIRST. I WENT TO THAT SCHOOL AND THERE WAS A CHANGE THERE THE SIXTH GRADE AND FOURTH GRADE. I'D LIKES YOU TO KNOW PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF ME TALKING ABOUT THIS EVERYWHERE I GO, I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT
IT AND GET FOOD BACK. ARE WE DOING THE RISING THING. ARE WE TAKING CARE OF OUR PEOPLE WHERE MY KIDS ARE OUT OF SCHOOL. WHEN WE MOVED INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WE WALKED OUT THE BACK DOOR AND OUT OF THE BACK GATE AND
STEPPED ACROSS A BARRIER AND WALKED INTO THE SCHOOLYARD AND WENT INTO THE SCHOOL. IN THE SIXTH GRADE, MY SISTER WAS IN THE FOURTH GRADE. WE WALKED ACROSS THE SCHOOLYARD INTO A PARKING LOT AND GOT ON THE BUS.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TOWN WE LIVED IN. SO, MY SISTER SAID, DO WE HAVE DECLINING ENROLLMENT BACK THEN. THAT'S CALLED CIVIL RIGHTS LAW. WHEN YOU BUS IN KIDS YOU BUS OUT KIDS.
NOW, UNBEANNOUNCED TO ME IT WAS UPSETTING I COULDN'T WALKOUT MY BACK DOOR AND GO TO MY SCHOOL. IT DIDN'T BOTHER MY SISTER OR I. IT WAS A LIFE EVENT, A CHANGE.
I FOUND OUT THROUGHOUT ALL MY YEARS WITH MY KIDS AND GRANDKIDS, CHANGE IS GOOD. IT MAKES YOU RESILIENT. IT MAKES YOU SUCCESSFUL. YOU WERE ABLE TO ADAPT WHEN YOU GO INTO THE WORK WORLD. IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT, IT'S A
LIFE EVENT. SOME THINGS WE CAN CONTROL AND SOME THINGS WE CAN'T. I'D LIKE TO THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THIS IS A HEARTFELT DECISION TONIGHT. I KNOW AND I TRUST THE WORK THAT THIS STAFF HAS PUT INTO
AND THERE WERE RECOMMENDATIONS THEY WERE MAKING AND I HOPE WE MAKE THAT WISE DECISION SO IT'S THE BEST FOR ALL OF OUR FAMILIES. >> DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> YEAH, SO, JUST
SPEAKING ON THAT POINT IN PUBLIC COMMENT EARLIER. ONE OF THE COMMENTS WAS WE'LL BE BLOWN AWAY. THEY WANT TO BE BLOWN AWAY BY THE PROMISES CONTEMPT.
THEY WILL HOLD THE DISTRICT ACCOUNTABLE. WE HAVE MADE A LOT OF PROMISES AND WE HAVE SEEN THIS WILL IMPROVE THE EDUCATIONAL SETTING. THIS IS IN BETTER
SERVICE FOR THE HIGHLANDS RANCH COMMUNITY. I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. ALSO THE COMMENT ABOUT NOT BEING WANTED TO BE LABELED AS THE HISESTER CAL PARENT. I UNDERSTAND EVERY PARENT THAT'S COME FORWARD THROUGH
E-MAILS, THROUGH I FEEL LIKE EVERY PARENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBER THAT SPOKE UP WAS WITHIN REASON. I'D BE IN YOUR SHOES IF THE TABLE WAS TURNED.
IT MIGHT BE. MY KIDS ARE SMALL RIGHT NOW. CONSIDER THIS FROM THAT LENS AND UNDERSTAND THE WORK IS GOING TO BEGIN
ONCE THIS DECISION IS MADE, I KNOW NA, KNEE THAT, APART OF ME IS WORK ON THE TRANSITION MRNA. LOOK AT THE SILVER
LINING. WE DO HAVE THREE SCHOOL COMMUTES EXPERIENCING MORE OF A SACRIFICE. I HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE IN THE
PROCESS. RESIDENTS ARE SO ENGAGED. THE FEEDBACK HAS GOTTEN SO FAR I HAVE CONFIDENCE, THAT,
YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS. >> I MOVE THE BOARD
ADOPT THE RESOLUTION REGARDING SCHOOL BARINGS SIXTH GRADE TO LITTLE SCHOOL AND BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION GEIGER AND SECOND BY
MOORE. ANY FARTHER DISCUSSION. >> I HAVE A STATEMENT >> IF YOU HAVE A STATEMENT, LET'S GO AHEAD. >> I DON'T USUALLY
WRITE THESE DOWN I HAVE TO START BY ACKNOWLEDGING AND THANKING EVERY PARENT THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE PROCESS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND ALL OF COMMUNITY THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WHO HAVE PLAYED A VITAL ROLE
IN PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SHARING THEIR CONCERNS AND GIVING US THAT YOU GOES OUR PLAN IS BETTER OFF FOR THE ENGAGEMENT. IT'S BEEN IMPROVED
CONSISTENCY. I UNDERSTAND THE EMOTIONS DEMONSTRATED. I READ THEM IN E-MAILS AND HEARD THEM IN PUBLIC COMMENT I ATTENDED
EVERY PUBLIC OUTREACH. I TAKE EVERY CONCERN SERIOUSLY. I PASSED THEM ON. THIS WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DECISIONS WE'LL MAKE. I HAVE TO SHARE MY ADMIRATION FOR THE
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS, BUILDING LEADERS, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, TEACHERS AND STAFF THAT HAVE PUT SO MANY HOURS INTO REACHING THIS POINT.
IT'S TRULY AS ASTONISHING. EVERYBODY ELSE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT DOWN, I LIT TRADITIONALLY SPOKE TO CUSTODIANS. THEY ALL MATTERED
THAT INCLUDES HIRED EXPERTS. WE SOUGHT EXPERTS FOR AS GOOD AS I CAN. I'D LIKE TO SPECIFICALLY POINT OUT THAT ONCE THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE THE SIX PRINCIPALS IN THE SCHOOLS AND
HAVE BEEN TRULY AS ASTONISHING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CALL AND THEY UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH MORE WORK TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. I'M CONFIDENT TO DO THAT.
IT MAKES US EASIER. >> WE AT THE POLICY GOVERNANCE BOARD. THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE ARE A RUBBER STAMP BOARD. I HAVE TAKEN CONSIDERATION AND
MET WITH PTOs AND SACKS AND PAR REN GROUPS. I EVEN WALKED. I HAVE BEEN TO ALL OF THOSE. I SPOKE TO THE SHERIFF ABOUT
HANDLING TRAFFIC. IN THE END, MY JOB IS TO LISTEN TO THE EXPERTS AND DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THESE DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS APPLY THE POLICIES WE HAVE ENACTED. THAT'S THE JOB OF A
POLICY GOVERNED SPORT. THE COO FOR THAT LONG. I HAVE SEEN THEIR WORK PLAY OUT OVER THIS PERIOD OF TIME IN EVERY OTHER FILED.
THIS IS NOT TRUST, IT'S EXPERIENCE. I KNOW HOW HARD THEY WORK AND I KNOW THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS R BASED ON EXPERTISE THAT I COULD ACQUIRE BUT I CAN AND HAVE
TO LISTEN TO. I UNDERSTAND THESE ARE SUBJECT TO CRIT SIXTY. A LOT OF IT IS EMOTIONAL I DO AND
HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION COMPLY WITH BOARD POLICIES AND WELL REASONED. IT'S NOT IN THE END MY JOB TO SEXED GUESS BUT CONFIRM.
EVERYTHING I HAVE DONE CONFIRMS THESE CONSOLIDATIONS ARE BEST FOR THE DISTRICT. THERE ARE NO FANS FOR CLOSING SCHOOL AND NO CONSTITUENCY
HAPPY ABOUT THIS. IT DOESN'T IMPACT THE THREE SCHOOLS IT CONSOLIDATED INTO. THEY WILL DEAL WITH OPEN ENROLLMENTS. THIS IS THE YEAR OF THIS LOCATION OF
UNDERSTANDING AND EDUCATION AND THOUGHT. ALSO EMPATHY. I AM CONVINCED BASED ON ALL I HAVE HEARD AT THE END OF THE
PROCESS WE WILL COME OUT WITH THREE THRIVING SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. I DO NOT BELIEF SCHOOL CULTURE COMES FROM THE BRICKS OR THE PLAYGROUND.
IT COMES FROM THOSE WHO RUN THE BUILDINGS. THE TRANSITION AND LEADERSHIP PLAN WE ESTABLISHED MAKES ME COMFORTABLE THAT WE CAN TRANSLATE THAT WHICH MAKES ACRE'S GREEN AND HERITAGE AND SADDLE RANCH
EXCELLENT SCHOOLS. WE MOVE THOSE INTO THE NEW LOCATIONS AND COMBINE THOSE WHERE THE OTHER THREE SCHOOLS TO MAKE THIS WORK. I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS ONE THING.
AFTER VISITING EVERY SCHOOL EVERYONE IS ESSENTIAL. SOMEHOW WANTS TO ASSIGN MERIT TO ANY OF THOSE SCHOOLS IS IMPOSSIBLE. I WILL NOTARY THAT
AND REJECT ANY EFFORT TO DO SO. I DO NOT DOWNPLAY HOW HARD THIS WILL BE ON SOME FAMILIES OR STUDENTS.
I IN NO WAY MINIMIZE THOSE WHO HAVE SPOKE TO US SO MANY TIMES ABOUT YOUR CONCERNS. THERE ARE TIMES SITTING AT THIS TABLE WHERE DECISIONS HAVE TO BE MADE.
I DIDN'T PARACHUTE INTO THESE THINGS. THIS IS WITHOUT MAKING SURE SEVEN YEARS OF THE DECISION WAS POSSIBLY COMING. I VOLUNTEERED TO DO IT'D AND I'M PROUD TO BE HERE WITH
THESE PEOPLE AND THESE PEOPLE TO MAKE THE DECISION EVEN THOUGH IT'S HARDER ON EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE IT CLEAR IN MY VIEWPOINT THE WORK STARTS TODAY. WE HAVE MADE COMMITMENTS AND
THOSE WILL BE FOLLOWED THROUGH. THOSE WHO DO NOT APPROVE OF THIS ARRANGEMENT, YOU WILL CONTACT ME IF THEY WILL NOT AND I WILL HOLD EVERYONE I CAN ACCOUNTABLE. THAT'S THE JOB WHEN YOU SIT ON THIS
PANEL. I HAVE TO THANK MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS. THEY HAVE BEEN THOUGHTFUL ABDOMEN INTELLIGENT AND IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. I DO NOT DOUBT ANY OF THEIR COMMITMENTS TO DOING WHAT IS
RIGHT AND FOR OUR KIDS. I DIDN'T COME TO THIS POSITION LIGHTLY. IT MIGHT SEEM RUSHED TO SOME SINCE 2017. THIS IS NOT KNEW.
WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH SCHOOL BOARD CHANGES, WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THREE SUPERINTENDENTS IT'S NOW TIME TO MOVE FORWARD.
IF YOU MOVE FORWARD NOW IT'S IN TRANSITION. THIS IS FOR SCHOOLS IN AUGUST. WE HAVE DONE THIS THOUGHTFULLY AND
PREPLANNING THE TIME HAS COME TO MAKE THE VOTE. >> DIRECTOR. >> FIRST OFF, THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR THE WORK AND HOURS THAT HAVE GONE INTO
THIS. I TAKE THIS VOTE VERY SERIOUSLY. I RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANT OF IT AND THE EMOTIONS THAT COME WITH IT. AT THE SAME TIME I REMAIN HOPEFUL. I HAVE A LOT OF
THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS MAKING TO THEIR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. I WILL WORK TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ABLE TO LIVE UP TO THE PROMISES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE.
I HAVE SEEN IT FIRSTHAND. I BELIEVE WE CAN COME TOGETHER ACROSS SCHOOLS AND TRADITIONS AND IDENTITIES. REALLY KEYATING
SOMETHING SPECIAL. YOUR VICE VOICES MATTER AND I HAVE COME TO WHERE I'LL
VOTE TONIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT, I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID. WE ARE TAKING SIX AMAZING SCHOOLS AND TURNING IT INTO
THREE MORE FABULOUS SCHOOLS. NO DOUBT ARE THE PEOPLE INSIDE OF IT I BELIEVE THAT WHOLE HARDEDLY. I BELIEVE THAT WILL TRANSLATE.
I'M EXCITED FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. WITH THAT SAID QUESTION WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH A VOTE.
[ROLL CALL] >> PASSES 7-0. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU PUT INTO
THIS. I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS PUBLIC COMMENTS ABOUT PROMISES MADE AND KEPT. THAT'S OUR GOAL. FAMILIES ARE UPSET
WITH THE DISTRICT. WE STAND READY TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS WITH WHATEVER THEY NEED AND WE STAND PARTNER EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEIR FAMILIES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MOVING TO THE POLICY GOVERNANCE SECTION WE HAVE 10 MINUTES FOR UPDATES. I'LL HAND IT OVER TO
PRESIDENT GEIGER. >> WE HAVE 15 DAYS LEFT IN THE LEGISLATION SESSION. THAT'S WHEN THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IT APPEARS THE SCHOOL FINANCE
CONCERNS HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT VERY GOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT INCLUDING OUR CFO WHO I THINK IS RUN RENTING A ROOM AT THE CAPITOL WE WILL
GET THROUGH THIS YEAR THE CAN IS KICKED DOWN THE ROAD. THE BUDGET JIGGERING GOING ON HERE AND AT SOME POINT SOMEONE IN THE GOLDEN DOME WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THIS.
WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT. THERE MIGHT BE SOME. AVERAGING HE SAVED THE DEAL REMAINS IN PLACEMENT ISSUES SIGNIFICANT TO THE
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE IS PROMOTING A DYSLEXIA BILL REQUIRING EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BEGIN TO SCREEN FOR DYSLEXIA. IT'S PRETTY
CONSISTENT. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DISCLASSIFYING DYSLEXIA AS A DISORDER. THAT BILL PASSED OUT OF THE SENATE. ALL READY PASSED THE HOUSE 12-1. SOME VERSION OF THAT IS LIKELY TO COME.
ONE NEVER KNOWS. A FEW OTHER THINGS WE HAVE, THEY PASSED A BILL THAT EVERY DISTRICT MUST HAVE A POLICY AS TO THE USAGE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
IT DOESN'T SAY WHAT THE POLICY WILL HAVE TO BE BUT WE MUST THINK ABOUT IT. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> JULY 1, 2026. WE'LL HAVE TO WRITE SOMETHING DOWN NEXT YEAR. THERE WERE TWO COME
MEETING CONCLUSIONS BILLS. THE ONE THAT'S MORE CONSISTENT WITH OUR POLICY IS CONTINUING THROUGH THE MORE STRINGENT ONE. WE'LL CONTINUE TO
FOLLOW THAT. FINAL LITERACY BILL REQUIRING SCHOOLS TO TEACH ABOUT FINANCIAL LITERACY WHAT THE SUPERINTENDENT CALLS ADULTING. SUPERINTENDENT I SPOKE TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TODAY THEY
ARE ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT. WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION. IT'S NOT ABOUT BALANCING THE CHECKBOOK. LOOK AT ME WITH BLANK EYES. THERE ARE A FEW OTHER BILLS OR PROBABLY A REQUIREMENT FOR
TEACHING AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL HAVE TO ADDRESS. TURNS OUT THAT THE LAW WE PASSED TO FUND SCHOOL LUNCHES A FEW YEARS AGO, DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY IN IT. I CAN TELL THE SURPRISE AND SHOCK
FROM EVERYONE IN THE ROOM. SO, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY WILL PUT THAT BACK TO THE VOTERS COME NOVEMBER. THAT FUNDING MAY END IN NOVEMBER WHICH WILL PUT US IN AN INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING POSITION WHERE WE HAVE TO DECIDE IF WE WANT TO GO BACK TO CHARGING
KIDS FOR MEALS OR FRONTING THAT OURSELVES. WHATEVER YOU THINK ABOUT ABOUT THAT PLAN AND FUNDING IT APPROPRIATE ATLY A FEW OTHER THINGS WORKING THAT WAY
THROUGH. IT'S ONEOVER THE HOUSES YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD STUFF ABOUT A RIGHT OF TRANSSTUDENTS. THAT CHANGED SOME. THAT PASSED THE HOUSE BUT CURRENTLY IN THE SENATE.
AS I GET UPDATED WITHIN THE NEXT 15 DAYS I'LL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. OVERALL. A LOT OF OTHER BILLS HAVE ENDED. THEY GET SENT TO APPROPRIATION AND THIS YEAR IT'S THE
KILL THEM COMMITTEE. THERE ARE OTHERS THERE IS NO MONEY IT CAN COST MONEY TO DO IT THIS YEAR. THERE ARE A FEW
OTHER BILLS I'LL BRING UP AT THE NEXT MEETING. >> DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> CAN YOU CLARIFY WHY WE ARE IN AN AMEND POSITION OVER
DISABILITY. WE ARE IN EDUCATION AND DISABILITY SEEMS LIKE AN APPROPRIATE TERM VERSES A MEDICAL TERM? >> MY UNDERSTANDING, I'D LIKE TO DO MORE TALKING ABOUT THIS. A CONCERN A DISABILITY TRIGGERS
CERTAIN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONCERNED IF WE CAN QUALIFIED TO DIAGNOSE A DISABILITY. >> I HAVE NOT DONE RESEARCH ON THAT. I WOULDN'T SPEAK TO IT. THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TOLD BY OUR LOBBYIST AND OTHER ISSUES
BEING RAISED. I SPOKE TO REPRESENTATIVE'S OFFICE ABOUT THEIR CONCERN. THEY ARE STRONG WITH STAYING WITH DISABILITY. I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT'S WORKED OUT. >> IT'S RECOGNIZED AS A DISABILITY AUTO
NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER TYPE OF DISABILITY WE HAVE DONE WITH OUR SCHOOLS. OF COURSE. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY. WE ARE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE. WE ARE GETTING GOOD
SCREENING IN REGARDS TO DYSLEXIA. IT'S JUST TO SEE IF THEY HAVE HAVE CHARACTERISTICS OF IT. I EVENLY STRUGGLETIONS ON THAT ONE AND I'D LIKE MORE CLARITY WITH THE ISSUE ON
THAT DEFINITION. WE DON'T FIGHT FOR SOMEONE HAVING DOWN SYNDROME OR A CHROMOSOMAL DISORDER. THAT CONCEPT IS FOREIGN TO ME. >> THANK YOU FOR THE
CHEMICAL WEAPON. WE ARE HAPPY TO PROVIDE A MEMO CLARIFYING THAT. >> GREAT, THANKS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
>> IF THERE ARE OTHER BILLS YOU THINK ABOUT OR WOULD LIKE QUESTIONS ABOUT LET ME KNOW I'LL TRY TO GO ON THE UPDATE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. IT'S MORE TO THE
FINAL DAYS. >> GREAT. >> DIRECTOR THOMPSON. >> SO, THE BILL SPONSORED BY HEARTSACK. IT'S HAVING THE
FINANCE, AS A REQUIREMENT FOR SCHOOLS VERSES JUST BEING AN OPTION. THE FAFSA REQUIREMENT IS THE PART GIVING PAUSE BECAUSE OF JUST LIKE THE FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING IT. >> THOSE WHO HAVE
PUT KIDS THROUGH COLLEGE UNDERSTAND THE FAFSA IS FILLED OUT BY THE PARENTS AND NOT STUDENTS. THERE IS CONCERN, IF WE QUIRE THAT THAT -- REQUIRES DOE THE FAST FAUX WE ARE ASSIGNING
HOMEWORK TO PARENTS. THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL CONCERN IT'S FINALLY INTRUSIVE AS IT COULD BE. SOME PARENTS HAVE A CONCERN WITH NOT SHARING THAT WITH THE SCHOOL. OTHER THAN THAT, MY UNDERSTANDING MOST PEOPLE ARE IN FAVOR OF THE CLASS.
WE TALK ABOUT WHAT IS NECESSARY HOW TO HELP STUDENTS WITH FAFSA. IF IT SHOULD BE A REQUIREMENT OF A REQUIRED CLASS IS THE QUESTION BEING ADDRESSED. >> I CAN UNDERSTAND THE SPIRIT OF THE
BILL. WORKING WITH STUDENTS TO GET THEM FINANCIAL AID IN AREAS THAT LACK RESOURCES IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO GET THEM TO FILL OUT
THE FAFSA. ON ONE SIDE, LIKE, IS THERE A WAY TO ENCOURAGE THAT PROCESS? ON THE OTHER SIDE IS IT FEASIBLE TO DO IT. IT HAD MIXED RES RESULTS
SOME DEMONSTRATED AN INCREASE IN GETTING FUNDING. THEY TRY TO ROLL IT OUT. DIRECT TORE. >> MY ALPOLGIES.
GIES -- APOLOGIES. I WAS STUCK ON THE PRIOR CONVERSATION. THE DYSLEXIA BILL WE ARE IN AN AMEND? >> ABILITY VERSES DISORDER
>> VERSES DIAGNOSIS. >> DISORDER, OKAY. IT IS DISABILITY VERSES DISORDER.
THE DISABILITY REQUIRES ALL RIGHT,
THANK YOU SO MUCH WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 31. THE 25-26 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING SCHEDULE. I WANTED TO PUT THIS BACK ON THE AGENDA TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAD A AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT IT THEMSELVES AND MAKE SURE THE DATE OF JULY 26 WORKS AS A RETREAT. DIRECTOR MEEK? >> I CAN SPEAK FOR OUR COMMITTEE.
WE SPOKE ABOUT REMOVING THE BOARD RETREATS ON HERE FROM AUGUST 25, 2525.
>> 2026. >> THAT'S MY MISTAKES. >> I LOOKED RIGHT OVER IT. >> WE WILL TAKE THE RETREAT DATE OFF FOR AUGUST 23, 2025 AND FEBRUARY 21st,
2022. I HAVEN'T HEARD FEEDBACK. WE WILL EMPHASIS IT AT THE NEXT MEETING. >> ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT DO I HAVE A
MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE AMENDED BOARD RETREAT. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MOVED BY MOORE, SECOND BY GEIGER. GEIGER.
[ROLL CALL] >> PASSES 7--0. MOVING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION REPORT. IT'S TUESDAY, MAY 6th AT 5:00 P.M.
AGENDA PLANNING THERE THE MEETING IS THIS COMING THURSDAY APRIL 24 AT 10:00 A.M. AT THE LEGACY CAMPUS. BESIDES THE
ENGAGEMENT I WENT TO MESA MIDDLE THAT WAS VERY FUN. I HAVE A LOT OF NOTES. I'M EXCITED FOR THE BOARD TO THROW INTO
MY REPORT. I HAVE KINDLY ASKED DIRECTOR MEEK EVERYONE SINNEDS THEIR NOTE TOO. SHE WILL COMPILE THEM. IF EVERYONE CAN SEND THEIR MEETING NOTES
TO DIRECTOR SPEAK SO SHE CAN PUT THAT TOGETHER. WE'LL HAVE EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE. WE ARE EXTREMELY HELPFUL. I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE MENTION THAT I'LL BE ADDING THE AGENDA ITEM AND FUTURE BOARD MEETING
REGARDING A POLICY ON VISITORS AND SCHOOLS. 245 WAS SOMETHING WE SPOKE ABOUT AT THE LAST MEETING. I'LL WORK WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT TO FIGURE OUT A GOOD DATE TO ADD THAT.
DIRECTOR. >> SINCE WE LAST MET. I ATTENDED OUR VIRTUAL MUNICIPAL MEETINGS. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE LEADERSHIP WITH
THE PRINCIPAL PRESENTATIONS. THEY ARE ALL IN GOOD HANDS. ON FRIDAY MAY 11 11th. WE MET WITH MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AT THE
CIMARRON MIDDLE SCHOOL. I'LL FORWARD MY NOTES TO YOU. AND THEN, YEAH, THAT'S ALL I HAD THE
BUDGET IS PUT TOGETHER AND JUST GAVE AN UPDATE TO FOC ON THAT. ON THE NEXT MEETING IN MAY, I'LL HAVE A BETTER UPDATE FOR YOU GUYS. COMING UP, WE HAVE OUR RETIREMENT
CEREMONY FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF RETIRING ON MAY 1. WE HAVE A MEETING IN TWO WEEKS. GRADUATIONS ARE SOON AFTER THAT. THAT'S ALL I HAD >> I REMEMBER BEING
YELLED AT LAST TIME SO DIRECTOR MEEK GOES FIRST THIS TIME. >> I ATTENDED THE SIX COMMUNITY FORUMS HUGE KUDOS TO BUILDING LEADERS.
THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB EXPLAINING TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHAT THE PAIRING COULD LOOK LIKE AND MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPERIENCE COULD LOOK LIKE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS PHENOMENAL. THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF.
THEY WERE REALLY POWERFUL IN HELPFUL MEETINGS. SO, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE THE DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY MEETING LAST THURSDAY. WE APPROVED TONIGHT TWO NEW PARENT REPS. THE NEW PRINCIPAL
REPS WILL BE MICHELLE FRENCHY. THAT'S EXCITING. WELCOME. A NEW COMMUNITY MEMBER REP. THEY WORK ON THEIR HANDBOOK COMMITTEE. I OFFERED TO JOIN AND HELP THEM.
THEY NEED TO GET THAT MOVING FORWARD. WE ALSO HAD A PRESENTATION ON THE CART PROCESS.
MR. MOSIER WAS THERE FOR THAT. THEY SUBMITTED IT TO THE SINGSESTITUTE. I DID FORWARD THAT TO EVERYONE ON THE BOARD.
MANY WON DIRECTOR THOMPSON IF IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENGAGED PRY TOR TO MAKING THE BOARD DECISION ON RELEASING THEM TO C CIRCUMSTANCES I. THAT'S SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT AND DISS CUSS MOVING FORWARD. THOSE WERE THE BIG TOPICS AT WE HAVE THE STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY GROUP. WE DID AN INTERACTIVE
EVALUATION PROCESS. WE DID THE SAME PROCESS LAST YEAR WHERE THEY DO AN EXCHANGE CARD AND RATE IDEAS FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE AND I'LL TABULATE ALL OF THAT AND I WILL THEIR IT OUT WITH YOU LATER. STUDENT LEADERS WILL
USE THAT AS WE PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR. IT'S BEEN A VERY BUSY FEW WEEKS. YEP, I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN SADDLE RANCH FOR THAT COMMUTE. I ATTENDED THE ONLINE ONE THAT WAS DONE. GOOD INFORMATION SHARED THERE. MANY OF THE CONCERNS WERE ADDRESSED BECAUSE IT WAS
PRETTY LIMITED OWN QUESTIONS. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING NEW COME IN AFTERWARDS. THAT MAKES ME FEEL PEOPLE WERE SATISFIED WITH THEORY RESPONSES AND ALL OF THAT. WE WENT TO THE LANGUAGE AND
CULTURAL CELEBRATION. BEFORE THE SPUD THAT WAS A SPECIAL EVENT AND UNIQUE TO SEE THE STUDENTS PREFORMING. THEY HAD DISPLAYS THROUGHOUT THE LEGACY CAMPUS.
THERE WERE TABLES WITH A TON OF BOOKS AVAILABLE. IT WAS REALLY NICE. IT'S A FUN KID FRIENDLY EVENT. DEFINITELY MY KIDS WOULD HAVE ENJOYED THAT ONE. I HOPE I BRING THEM
NEXT TIME. AS THE DIRECTOR MENTIONED WE WENT TO HEAR FROM THE STUDENTS ANODE I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND PREPARE THE ANSWER QUESTIONS. LET US KNOW WHAT
THEY THOUGHT. IT'S HELPFUL TO HEAR FROM THE STUDENT PROSPECTIVE. WE SEE WHAT WORKS FOR THEM IN SCHOOLS AND WHAT THEY THINK THEIR CHALLENGES ARE BEING SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS.
I'D LIKE TO DO WELL IN SCHOOL AND HAVE THE RESOURCES. THAT WAS A NICE ENGAGEMENT SESSION. AND THEN BRAD AND I ACTUALLY ATTENDED A MEETING WITH STAFF TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE
ON DYSLEXIA SCREENING. I OWE YOU A BOARD UPDATE. IT WAS AN UPDATE ON WHERE THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS AND TIMELINE WITH THIS SELECTION THAT STAFF HAD. IN SHORT THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THERE ARE
FOUR OR FIVE MAIN SCREENERS CURRENTLY BEING USED. THEIR NEXT STEP IS THEY ARE GOING THEY WILL UTILIZE THEM
HOW THEY SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AND INFORM THEIR PROCESSES. THE INFORMATION GATHERING STAGE AND WATCH THE BILL
CLOSELY. I'M HAPPY AND PLEASED WITH THE TIMELINE FOR ROLLING IT OUT. SO, I THINK THAT'S
IT. >> I BOWL BE REMISED IF I DIDN'T DO A SHOUT OUT TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE DIRECTOR AND I CAN NOT SAY HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR
US TO HAVE STUDENT ENGAGEMENTS. I THINK IT'S UNIQUE TOE ENGAGE WITH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND WE HAVE MORE INTERACTION THROUGH SAG WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THEY FELT VERY EXCITED TO SHARE
WITH US AND THEY WERE VERY CANDID. THE KINDS OF FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED WAS AMAZING. I CAN'T WAIT TO SCHEDULE THE DEBRIEF AND TALK THROUGH THE COMMON THEMES WE HAD. JUST DO A SHOUT OUT FOR THOSE
ENGAGEMENTS. >> DIRECTOR MEYERS. >> SO, I HAD A DCIY MEETING. WE HAVE OUR WE HAD OUR AWASHEDS COME OUT MONDAY FROM 6 TO 7.
IT'S ON THE BOARD CALENDAR. DOWNTOWN CASTLE ROCK. WE GIVE AWARDS TO THE KIDS THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH AND PERSEVERED THROUGH TRIALS IN THEIR LIFE.
WE HAD RANCH VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE PRINCIPAL WAS QUITE, WE WERE VERY THANKFUL, WOW, SHE'S BEEN THERE HOW MANY YEARS AND ENGAGED WITH STUDENTS.
IT WAS JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND OF COURSE, WITH PRESIDENT WILLIAMS AT MA SAY MIDDLE SCHOOL AND RUNNING INTO A FORMER TEACHER I TAUGHT WITH AT RANCH VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL TONIGHT WAS BETTER SWEET.
I DON'T KNOW, I HAVE BEEN IN SAG FOUR YEARS AND I KNOW SHE'S BEEN THERE FOUR YEARS WITH ME. THAT'S HARD. HE'S A SENIOR GOING TO THE U.K. TO
PRACTICE LAW. MAYBE IT WAS DIFFERENT FOR THE DIRECTOR. SOMETHING ABOUT THESE KIDS THIS-YEAR. THEY WERE PHENOMENAL. VERY -- THEY WANTED TO BE CLOSE AND TALK
TO US AND REALLY ENGAGE US IN CONVERSATION. IT WAS A UNIQUE SET OF KIDS. WE DIDN'T REALLY POINT OUT ELLA, WHO WAS OUR STAR STUDENT.
IT'S HARD. WE WON'T BE SEEING THEM NOW. SO, IT'S KIND OF SAD IT ENDS IN APRIL AND WE ARE FINISHED WITH OUR MEETINGS. I GUESS THAT'S IT. WE HAVE OUR GRADUATIONS COMING
UP. KIND OF THE SWEETENED OF THE YEAR. WE DO HAVE DIRECTOR MEEK, WE HAVE A MEETING WITH OUR NEW SAG LEADERSHIP AND GET THE BALL ROLLING
FOR A NEW YEAR. WERE THEY JUST NOT PHENOMENAL. >> SO GOOD. >> I EVENLY BLOWN AWAY WILLOW GOOD THEY WERE. THANK YOU.
>> THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING AT THE END WAS NOTHING I ATTENDED WE ALL DIDN'T GO TO. THE HARD PART WAS
MEETING WITH THEM. EVERY KID SPOKE AND HAD AN OPINION. I WAS STRUCK WILLOW SEVENTH GRADERS DON'T THINK 6 GRADERS ARE MATURE. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN CONTEXT. I AGREE THE
CELEBRATION LANGUAGE IT WAS A PACKED HOUSE IT WAS A JOY I THOUGHT THE
ATTENDANCE OF DCSD. I WONDERED WHO MISSED THAT. IT WAS EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE AT THE STATE OF DCSD. PRESENTATION WAS GOOD. OUR STUDENTS ALWAYS IMPRESSED.
THAT WAS FUN I WAS HAPPY WITH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP. WE HAD LEADERS WITH CASTLE ROCK OR CASTLE PINE. I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. SHERIFF WEEKLY, YOU
COME TO THE SCHOOLS AND MEET OTHER OFFICIALS. I THOUGHT THAT WENT VERY WELL. IT'S EXCELLENT AMBASSADOR. >> OTHER THAN THAT, THIS IS THE BUSIEST AND HARDEST MONTH I
HAD SITTING AT THIS SEAT. IT WAS REWARDING AND IMPORTANT. I'D LIKE TO REMIND YOU FOR HOW MUCH THOUGHT YOU PUT INTO IT AS WELL.
NOT A WHOLE LOT. WE DO MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGAGEMENTS. IZE SPOI SPOKEABOUT IT IN APRIL. FANTASTIC STUDENTS AND SO SMART. THEY WERE ON THEIR GAME AND WELL PREPARED.
THEY WERE ARTICULATE. AMAZING CHARACTER. I WISH PEOPLE COULD SEE WHAT WE SEE. THEY WHERE SO SMART.
THE PARENT ENGAGEMENT PETEING. I'M VERY IMPRESSED HOW EVERYBODY INVOLVED HANDLED THOSE. THE PARENTS FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED AND
ANSWERED AND HOW THEY WERE HANDLED. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SIXTH GRADER AND MIDDLE COOL LEADERS THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT WEREN'T SURE IF THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA. I AM ONE OF THOSE
WHO BELIEVES MIDDLE SCHOOL IS WHERE THE WHEELS FALL OFF FOR KIDS. THE IDEA OF ADDING ANOTHER GRADE LEVEL TO THAT IS SCARY. I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT EVERY PRINCIPAL AND ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS THAT I VISITED THEY SAID IT WAS THE BEST. IT WAS A GREAT DECISION AND BEST FOR THE KIDS TO THE DIRECTOR'S POINT
WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW. YOU DO HAVE TO TRUST THE EXPERTS ON THAT ONE. >> GREAT, WITH THAT I MOVE TO THE LAST ITEM WHICH IS ADJOURNMENT.
>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY GEIGER AND SECONDED BY WINE
WINEGAR. [ROLL CALL]. MEETING ADJOURNED.