>> THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS CALLED TO ORDER. GEIGER. >> PRESENT. >> MEEK. >> HERE. >> MOORE. >> HERE. >> MYERS. >> HERE. >> THOMPSON IS ABSENT.
>> WILLIAMS HERE. >> WINEGAR. >> 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 WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> ALL RIGHT, MOVING INTO DCSD SPOTLIGHT. >> BEFORE WE GO INTO FOUR SCHOLARSHIP I'M EXCITED TO
ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE A 2024 BETTER SCHOLAR FROM DCSD, HOWEVER, THIS TIME OF YEAR IS WHEN OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS ARE INCREDIBLY BUSY AS THEY BEGIN TO WRAP UP THE SCHOOL YEAR, SO OUR RECIPIENT COULDN'T BE HERE BUT
WE WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT. CONGRATULATIONS TO ELIZABETH BREWER FROM ROCK CANYON HIGH SCHOOL, NAMED ONE OF THE SCHOLARS ACROSS THE STATE OF COLORADO. SHE PLANS TO ATTEND THE
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER. AS A COMPREHENSIVE SCHOLAR SHIP, THE AWARD INCLUDES A PROGRAM AND SUPPORT SYSTEM DESIGNED TO HELP SCHOLARS MAXIMIZE LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES. WAY TO GO, OLIVIA.
WE HAVE SENT A BOARD RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE OVER TO PRINCIPAL ANDY ABNER TO PRESENT TO OLIVIA. OUR GREATEST CONGRATULATIONS FOR OLIVIA. [ APPLAUSE ] >> OK. NOW TO TALK ABOUT OUR
PERSEVERANCE SCHOLARSHIPS, A FAVORITE OF ALL OF THE ADD MINUTE LEADERS IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT. LAST WEEK WAS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL TIME IN DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WE HONORED RECIPIENTS. WE HAVE AWARDED MORE THAN
$300,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP SAY HI SCHOOL SENIORS SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1988. FINANCIAL NEED AND ACADEMIC MERIT ARE KEY CRITERIA AND USED IN SELECTING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS. IN ADDITION, STUDENTS WHO ARE
AWARDED THIS SCHOLARSHIP HAVE OFTEN OVERCOME INCREDIBLE PERSONAL CHALLENGES, FROM LOSING A PARENT AS A YOUNG AGE TO MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND MORE. THESE STUDENTS ARE THE REASON THAT WE COME TO WORK EVERY DAY. THEY INSPIRE US AS THEY PREPARE
TO GRADUATE AND LEAVE DCSD AND WE KNOW THEIR STORIES OF JUST BEGINNING. WE RECOGNIZE 12 RECIPIENTS THIS YEAR. THEY EACH RECEIVED A $2,000 SCHOLARSHIP IN THEIR NAME, WHICH IS GOOD FOR ANY COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL PROGRAM OF THEIR CHOICE.
TONIGHT'S VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS ONE OF THIS YEAR'S PERSEVERANCE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS, DAPHNE FETIG. YOU CAN SEE MORE OF THE STORIES ON THE DCSD YOU TUBE CHANNEL. WITH THAT, WE WILL PLAY THIS
AMAZING VIDEO ABOUT DAPHNE. >> I'M DAPHNE A SENIOR, I GOT HERE AT THE BEGINNING OF MY JUNIOR YEAR AND AT FIRST WAS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED AND I'M NOT GOING TO LIE, I'VE CANNINGRY,
MAD THAT I HAD TO CHANGE SCHOOLS BUT IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR ME TO CHANGE MY MIND. EVERY TEACHER AND STUDENT I MET HAS BEEN THE MOST KIND PERSON. THEY ALWAYS GIVE YOU LIKE SO MUCH GRACE. THEY'RE THERE TO LISTEN, THEY'RE THERE TO HELP. THE TEACHERS REALLY PUSHED ME THROUGH AND GAVE ME SO MANY
OPPORTUNITIES. >> DAPHNE HAS WORKED VERY, VERY HARD WITH SOME OF THE CHALLENGES SHE HAS FACED WITH HER MENTAL HEALTH AND JUST LIFE AS A WHOLE. SHE'S A KIND GIRL. SHE'S VERY, VERY GIVING. IF YOU TALK TO ANYBODY IN THIS
BUILDING THEY WILL TELL YOU THE SAME THING. >> I'VE DEFINITELY HAD MY FAIR SHARE OF CHALLENGES. WHEN I CAME HERE IT WAS BECAUSE I WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING IN CLASS. I WAS TERRIFIED OF PEOPLE AND TERRIFIED THAT PEOPLE THAT IN ROOM WERE JUDGING ME ALL THE TIME.
I WOULD SKIP CLASS MOST OF THE TIME. I REMEMBER GOING OUT OF MY WAY TO AVOID HISTORY. I NEVER WANTED TO DO ANYTHING SO THEY ASKED ME TO COME HERE AND IT WAS SUCH A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT. THERE'S ONLY LIKE 10 KIDS PER CLASS, YOU KNOW, AVERAGE. >> I KNOW THAT DAPHNE STRUGGLED
WITH SOME MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT REALLY HAMPERED HER ABILITY TO SEE HERSELF AS AN ACADEMICALLY ABLE STUDENT. THE COURAGE IT TAKES TO MAKE A CHANGE AND SAY THIS IS NOT WORKING. >> PEOPLE GAVE ME THE SPACE TO
TALK. PEOPLE REACHED OUT TO ME TO BE FRIENDS JUST 'CAUSE AND IT WAS COLD WATER IN THE FACE, IT WAS SO STARTLING AND SUDDENLY, IN WANTED TO BE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. I WANTED TO BE THE PERSON THAT REACHED OUT TO THOSE STUDENTS
WHO WERE TOO SCARED TO REACH OUT. I WANTED TO BE THE PERSON WHO CHANGED PEOPLE LIKE ME AND IT BROUGHT OUT A WHOLE NEW ME. I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE CONFIDENT OR SOCIAL IN MY LIFE. >> SHE GOES OUT OF THE WAY TO TALK TO NEW KIDS. WE PLAN ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE
NEW KIDS BECAUSE WE GET NEW KIDS EVERY QUARTER AND I WANT HER TO KEEP THAT PAY IT FORWARD ATTITUDE SHE HAS AND KEEP IT FOREVER. >> PEOPLE HAVE NOTICED HOW HARD I WORKED TO GET HERE AND I WANTED TO ADVOCATE FOR HIS.
I NOT ONLY FIXED MY ENTIRE GPA BUT HAVE MET SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND TAKEN SO MANY WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES. PSYCHOLOGIST I FOUND MY INTEREST. I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS INTERESTED UNTIL I GOT HERE. I ENROLLED IN LEGACY AND GOT INTO THE FUTURE EDUCATOR
PROGRAM. THE FIRST YEAR ABOUT THAT HAS BEEN ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOLOGY. >> SHE IS EXCELLING AND SEEING HERSELF. SHE'S GOING TO LEGACY TO DO THE FUTURE TEACHER PROGRAM. SHE IS IN OUR LEADERSHIP. SHE IS MAKING THE MOST OF EVERY
OPPORTUNITY HERE, AND IT IS IN SPITE OF STILL HAVING TO GET CHALLENGED BY THESE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND SHE IS TRULY A HERO IN MY MIND. >> I CAME HERE AND I WAS VERY
INSPIRED BY MY TEACHERS TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON STUDENTS LIKE THEY DID FOR ME. >> I WOULD LIKE DAPHNE TO KNOW THAT YOUR COURAGE HAS IMPACTED ME, JUST AS MUCH AS I HOPE I'VE IMPACTED YOU. >> I'M NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO FORGOT THE PEOPLE HERE.
IT REALLY IS A SPECIAL SCHOOL. IT'S THE PEOPLE. IT'S SO TRUE THAT EAGLE'S LIKE A FAMILY. HERE'S WHERE I FELT LIKE I WAS A HUMAN AGAIN AND I'M KIND OF SCARED TO GRADUATE BUT ALSO EXCITED. THEY'RE THE REASON I'M
GRADUATING ON TIME SO THAT WILL BE A VERY COOL DAY.
>> AND THAT CONCLUDES TONIGHT'S RECOGNITIONS. >> VERY AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. MOVING INTO THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA. THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD APPROVES THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. >> I MOVE TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.
>> CAN I MAKE, I HAVE JUST A THOUGHT AND I'M OPEN TO THIS, BUT SINCE DIRECTOR THOMPSON ISN'T HERE, I WAS CONSIDERING ASKING TO MOVE THE BOARD BUDGET TO OUR NEXT MEETING, JUST TO KIND OF, I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS, SO WAS HOPING THAT WE
COULD JUST MOVE I GUESS ITEM 23. SO I MOVE TO ADOPT THE AGENDA WITH ONE REVISION TO TABLE ITEM 23. >>> SECOND. >> MOTION BY MEEK, SECOND BY MYERS. GEIGER.
AYE. >> MEEK. AYE. >> MOORE. AYE. >> MYERS. AYE. >> WILLIAMS EYE. WINEGAR. AYE. >> >> PASSES 6-0. UPDATES. >> THANK YOU. TODAY IS NATIONAL TEACHER
APPRECIATION DAY AND THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH WORDS TO CHANGE OUR INCREDIBLE EDUCATORS FOR ALL THEY DO FOR OUR 62,000 STUDENTS. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE EACH OF OUR EDUCATORS AND YOU ENCOURAGE OUR TEACHERS TO SHARE IT THIS
WEEK. THIS IS STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK. THANK YOU OH ALL THE AMAZING EMPLOYEES FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO. WE CELEBRATED AT WILCOX WITH A STAFF BREAKFAST AND OUR SCHOOLS, FAMILIES AND PTO'S ARE SHOWERING OUR EMPLOYEES WITH LOVE THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK.
HERE ARE A FEW OTHER MILESTONES IN MAY. MAY IS ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH, NATIONAL SCHOOL PRINCIPAL DAY WAS MAY 1 WHICH WE WERE SURE TO SHOUT OUT OUR PRINCIPALS ON. SCHOOL LUNCH HERO DAY WAS MAY 2.
NATURAL SCHOOL NURSE DAY IN MAY 7. NATIONAL SCHOOL COMMUNE KITERS DAY IS MAY 9 AND SO A HUGE SHOUTOUT TO CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER STACY RAIDER AND HER ENTIRE TEAM FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK THEY DO.
NATIONAL SPEECH HANDLING PATHOLOGIST APPRECIATION DAY IS MAY 18. I VISITED OUR FEEDER AREAS IN A SINGLE DAY ALLOWING ME TO TALK TO 3,000 EDUCATORS AND STAFF IN PERSON. IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE DAYS OF THE YEAR. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN TO SEE ALL
OF OUR AMAZING FOLKS IN OUR SCHOOLS. I SPENT ABOUT 40 MINUTES IN EACH FEEDER AREA TALKING ABOUT THE STATE OF OUR DISTRICT AND THE FUTURE. MANY THANKS TO CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER MARK BLARE WHO SPENT 20-30 MINUTE INS EACH FEEDER AREA TALKING ABOUT A.I.
WE BOTH HAD A BLAST AND IT WAS WELL RECEIVED. WE ASKED EMPLOYEES TO COMPLETE A SHORT SURVEY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PRESENTATION, AND 86% SAID THEY ARE EXCITED OR VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND 96% BELIEVED
DOUGLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK. WE ARE BEYOND THRILLED WITH THOSE NUMBERS AND THANKFUL TO OUR SCHOOLS FOR MAKING IT WORK FOR US TO BE ABLE TO VISIT OUR EDUCATORS IN A SINGLE DAY. I WILL GETTING OUT TO D.C. OAKS
AND EAGLE ACADEMY TO HAVE A DIFFERENT SCHEDULE TO PRESENT IN PERSON. DOUGLAS COUNTY COUNTY RESIDENTS RECEIVED OUR DIRECT MAIL PIECE. I BROUGHT A SHOW AND TELL. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS, AND IT WENT OUT AS AN ANNUAL REPORT TO OUR RESIDENTS TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE
SPEND THEIR TAX DOLLARS AND WHAT OUR DISTRICT HAS ACHIEVED AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. WE REALLY BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT HOW TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE BEING USED, HOW OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS FUNDED AND WHAT WE ARE
ACCOMPLISHING WITH THOSE DOLLARS. CONGRATULATIONS TO DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BRYCE GRAFTON, HOLD THAT MILLER AND ALLEN NOVAK, RECENTLY NAMED NATIONAL CHAMPIONS AT DECA IN THE BUYING AND MERCHANDISING OPERATIONS RESEARCH CATEGORY.
THIS IS OUR FIRST EVER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND DECA AND WE ARE SO PROUD, GO HUSKIES. TOMORROW EVENING, FOUR OF OUR ROCK CANYON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE BEING RECOGNIZED BY SKY
RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER. NATASHA, JANE DOUGLAS, MEDA AND AARON WINEBERG ARE ALL PARTICIPATING IN THE SKY RIDGE FUTURE CAREER VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AND WILL RECEIVE A SCHOLARSHIP
AT THIS EVENT. I GOT THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING TO THE BUS RODEO AND TECHNICIAN COMPETITION THIS PAST SATURDAY AT CASTLE VIEW HIGH SCHOOL. THIS WAS SUCH A COOL EVENT. IT TAKES THE ENTIRE DAY AND BUS DRIVERS AND MCNEXT FROM ACROSS
THE FRONT RANGE ALL COME AND PARTICIPATE AND THEY PARTICIPATE IN A NUMBER OF COMPETITION, SO THERE ARE OBSTACLE COURSES SET UP FOR BUSES, INCLUDING PARALLEL PARKING A BUS, YOU KNOW, WITH TWO FEET TO SPARE ON EACH SIDE. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE, GOING
THROUGH A FIELD WHERE YOU'VE GOT ONE INCH CLEARANCE AND HAVE TO NOT TOUCH THE WALLS. THERE WERE BUSES THAT WERE BROKEN DOWN FOR VARIOUS REASONS AND THE MECHANICS HAD TO COMPETITION TO SEE WHICH TEAM COULD IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND RESOLVE IT THE QUICKEST. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN AND IT WAS
JUST AMAZING TO WATCH AND IT WAS AMAZING TO BE OUT THERE WITH OUR FOLKS FROM TRANSPORTATION, SO MANY THANKS TO DONNA CRITINO FOR ARRANGING THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION IN CASTLE VIEW.
WE HAD THE HONOR OF CELEBRATING OUR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT LAST THURSDAY. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THAT VIDEO, THERE IS NEVER A DRY EYE IN THE HOUSE. AS WE HEAR ABOUT THE WAY THESE STUDENTS HAVE PERSEVERED THROUGH LIFE'S CHALLENGES.
MANY OF THE VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON THE YOU TUBE CHANNEL AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND LOOKING AT THEM. THE DCSD SHOW CONTINUES AT LEGACY CAMPUS THIS WEEK. MANY OF YOU WERE ABLE TO STOP BY WHEN WE HAD THE SECONDARY ARTWORK DISPLAYED.
THIS WEEK WE HAVE THE ELEMENTARY ARTWORK DISPLAYED MAY TWO THROUGH EIGHT SO ANYONE IS WELCOME TO STOP BY AND CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING TALENTED STUDENTS AND WHAT THEY DO. I COULD NOT STOP LOOKING EVERY TIME I WAS THERE.
IT WAS AMAZING. THE ANNUAL DCSD RETIREMENT CEREMONY TOOK PLACE THURSDAY MA. WHILE IT IS ALWAYS SAD TO SAY GOODBYE TO SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES, WE ABSOLUTELY WISH THEM THE BEST IN RETIREMENT AND THANK THEM FOR OUR YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR DISTRICT AMOUNTED KIDS.
WE AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE SENIOR GOLD CLUB CARD PROGRAM. WE HAVE NOW DISTRIBUTED ABOUT A THOUSAND CARDS AND ARE STILL COUNTING. AND THAT WE JUST STARTED THAT IN JANUARY, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HELP OUR SENIOR CITIZENS
BECOME ENGAGED IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT THROUGH ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS OUR FUN THINGS WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THEM. YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE TO JOIN THE SENIOR GOLD CARD PROGRAM. THE 2025 STATE OF DCSD EVENT IS
THURSDAY, MAY 8 AT 6:00 P.M. WE WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR SCHOOLS WHO ARE RECIPIENTS OF THE JOHNER WIN SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE AND 2024 GOVERNOR'S DISTINGUISHED IMPROVEMENT AWARDS. WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE CURRENT STATE OF OUR DISTRICT, THE FUTURE OF OUR DISTRICT, AND
WE WILL BE TALKING TO SOME AMAZING STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE IN OUR DISTRICT WITH DIFFERENT CAREER PATHWAYS AND THEY ARE INCREDIBLY INSPIRING. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WE WELCOME EVERYBODY TO COME LEARN ABOUT THE STATE OF OUR DISTRICT.
AGAIN, THAT'S FIRST, MAY EIGHT AT 6:00 P.M. THE MISSY MARTIN SCHOLARSHIP CEREMONY IS MAY 12 AT 9:00 A.M. AT DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. THE ANNUAL I KNOW THE BOARD WILL APPRECIATE THIS, CHICKEN RACES AT SEDALIA ELEMENTALLY TAKE
PLACE FRIDAY, MAY 16 FOR PUBLIC, YES, I DID SAY CHICKEN RACES. THIS IS A VERY, VERY BIG DEAL EACH OTHER AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TO WATCH. WE HAVE SOME HE SPORTS WINNERS TO RECOGNIZE. CONGRATULATIONS TO HIGH LANDS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL, WHO TOOK THE
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MARIO KART. DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WAS RANKED 34OR'S IN THE STATE BUT TOOK SECOND PLACE IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR SUPER SMASH BROTHERS. AND POND ROSA HIGH SCHOOL WON THE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS AND SPLIT TUNE THREE. >> THINK ALSO PLACED THIRD FOR MADDON FOOTBALL. GRADUATION STARTS NEXT WEEK. MANY WILL BE LIVE STREAMED ON THE DCSD YOU TUBE CHANNEL. I AM AMAZED AT HOW MUCH THIS YEAR HAS FLOWN BY.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT TOMORROW, MAY 7 IS THE SIXTH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAGEDY THAT TOOK PLACE AT STEM SCHOOL ISLANDS RANCH AND I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR A MOMENT OF
SILENCE, IF WE COULD.
THANK YOU. FINALLY THIS SEEMS LIKE A GOOD TIME TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK OUR DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND SECURITY, JOHN GREW SING HIS TEAM AND SRO'S AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS FOR ALL THEY DO TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNITIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> GREAT, THANK YOU. MOVING INTO ITEM SEVEN AND EIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL START WITH THOSE SPEAKING ABOUT THE THREE NEW CHARTER APPLICANTSES AND THEN MOVE TO
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. TONIGHT, THREE MINUTES WILL BE ALLOTTED FOR EACH SPEAKER. POLICE REMAIN RESPECTFUL AND ADDRESS THE BOARD RATHER THAN GUESTS OR STAFF IN THE ROOM. KEEP COMMENTS APPROPRIATE FOR A K-12 AUDIENCE AND PLEASE ALSO STROBE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE.
WE'LL START WITH STUDENTS, THEN MOVE TO REMOTE AND THEN TO IN PERSON.
WE HAVE AVIKA. >> WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
>> MORGANHAM. >> WE'LL START WITH YOU, MORGAN, GO AHEAD. >> COOL. HI, I HAVE BEEN GOING TO SUN HUMIDS RANCH FOR FIVE YEARS NOW AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE HAD VERY MANY WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES I COULD BE DISCUSSING, I'M
DECIDING TO FOCUS ON THE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS WE HAVE AT STEM. THIS YEAR I PLAYED ON OUR FIRST EVER GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM WHERE I GAINED GREET LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE BEING TEAM CAPTAIN AND I WENT TEAM ALL LEAGUE AS A FRESHMAN. I GOT TO EXPERIENCE WINNING THE
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH THE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM WHERE I LEARNED ABOUT PERSEVERANCE AND GOT MENTORED BY MANY UPPER CLASS MAN. I BLANTON JOINING THE GIRLS SOCCER TEAM NEXT YEAR BECAUSE I LOVE ALL THE NEW EXPERIENCES YOU GET THROUGH STEM SPORTS, WHETHER YOU'RE EXPERIENCED IN THE SPORT
OR NOT, YOU CAN ALWAYS GAIN NEW EXPERIENCES AND I PERSONALLY LOVE THAT ABOUT STEM. I HAVEN'T PLAYED SOCCER SINCE I WAS LIKE FIVE BUT I LOVED HOW THEY RUN BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL AND I AM REALLY INTERESTED IN IT. I KNOW PEOPLE DON'T SEE A STEM
SCHOOL AS VERY ATHLETIC OR SPORTY, BUT I THINK IT'S A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE THAT A LOT OF KIDS SHOULD HAVE AND ESPECIALLY A STEM. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> AVIKA BOTH YA.
SORRY, EVYA, I APOLOGIZE. >> HELLO, I'M CARDINAL SIXTH GRADER AT STEM. I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS NEW SCHOOL THAT MIGHT BE HAPPENING IN CASTLE ROCK AND I HAVE A FEW REASONS WHY I ALREADY LOVE STEM. THERE ARE SO MANY INCREDIBLE
THINGS ABOUT MY SCHOOL, BUT FOR NOW, LET'S KEEP IT SHORT. MY TOP THREE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT STEM ARE THAT FIRST, ALL OF MY TEACHERS ARE EXTREMELY SUPPORTIVE AND KIND. MANY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TA MAKE SURE US STUDENTS ARE A AT OUR ACADEMIC BEST AND GETTING WHAT
WE ACADEMICALLY NEED. THEY MAKE SURE WE ARE FINE IN GENERAL AND FUN TO TALK TO. FURTHERMORE MY SCHOOL THAT THE MOST INCREDIBLE VARIETY CLUBS. YOU MIGHT THINK WE ONLY HAVE STEM OR SCIENCE RELATED CLUBS HOWEVER THAT'S NOT TRUE. WE HAVE CLUBS FOR EVERY
PERSONALITY AND EVERY PERSON, SUCH AS BROADCASTING CLUCK AND GIRLS PERSIST WHICH I PARTICIPATE IN. LASTLY, STEM TEACHES LIFE SKILLS THAT FEW OTHER SCHOOLS TEACH, PUBLIC SPEAKING, HOW TO START A BUSINESS AND SO MUCH MORE.
IN THIRD GRADE, WE HAD KID TOWN WHERE WE HAD TO LEARN TO RUN OUR OWN BUSINESS BY SELLING CANDY, FOOD, ET CETERA. STEM HAS GROWN MUCH FROM WHEN IT WAS ESTABLISHED AND IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO ATTEND STEM AS IT'S BLOSSOMING AND GROWING EVEN MORE.
I HOPE THAT IN THE FUTURE, IT CAN SUCCEED INCREDIBLY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> MARSIKA KUMAR.
>> WHAT SCHOOL IS AS DIVERSE, OFFERS AND INCREDIBLE VAIRIEST OF CLUBS AND EVENTS AND OFFERS THE SAFEST ENVIRONMENT? STEM DOES. HELLO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I'M A SIXTH GRADER AT STEM SCHOOL HIGHLANDS RANCH. STEM IS AWAY AMAZING SCHOOL AND
BUILDING ANOTHER ONE WOULD BE A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS. STEM DESERVES THIS GRANT BECAUSE OF ITS DIVERSITY, IT'S WIDE RANGE OF CLUBS AND CLASSES AND ITS SAFE ENVIRONMENT. STEM WELCOMES STUDENTS FROM MANY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS TEACHING
US TO TREAT EVERYONE AT EQUALS. THIS HELPS US LEARN TO ENGAGE WITH NEW PEOPLE AND BE INCLUSIVE. OUR SCHOOL ALSO OFFERS A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ELECTIVES AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS. THIS ALLOWS STUDENTS TO EXPLORE NEW FIELDS OR DEEPEN THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN AREAS THAT THEY ARE
PASSIONATE ABOUT. STEM STUDENTS ESPECIALLY EXCEL IN TSA, SPEECH AND DEBATE, SCIENCE AND OLYMPIAD AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES. ONE OF THE STANDOUT FEATURES ABOUT STEM, THOUGH IS THE SECURITY. WITH RESOURCES LIKE SAFE TO
TELL. EVOLVE SECURITY, POLICE OFFICE AND SECURITY CARDS AND ID BADGES, OUR SCHOOL IS ONE OF THE SAFEST IN THE COUNT. THESE MEASURES ENSURE THAT IS NO
ONE DANGEROUS ENTERS THE BUILDING. THIS SHOWS HOW MUCH STEM STAFF CARES ABOUT THE STUDENTS. ANOTHER THING STEM DOES, DOUGLAS COUNTY CALLS FOR A LATE START, BUT INSTEAD, THEY ALLOW STUDENTS TO ATTEND CLASS REMOTELY RATHER
THAN RISKING THEIR SAFETY WHILE COMMUTING. ESTABLISHING ANOTHER STEM SCHOOL WOULD PROVIDE COUNTLESS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE STUDENTS WHO WANT TO PURSUE STEM CAREERS IN AN AMAZING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT UP, WE HAVEARI HANSONI, BIT KNEE WIT. >>> GOOD AFTERNOON TO THE DCSD
BOARD OF EDUCATION. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. WHICH SCHOOL HAS PROBLEM BASED LEARNING, AMAZING CLUBS AND ACCELERATED LEARNING? MY SCHOOL, STEM SCHOOL HIGHLANDS RANCH, OF COURSE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW MY SUPPORT IN CREATING A SECOND
STEM CAMPUS. THE BEST PART OF STEM IS THE PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING. AS A STEM STUDENT AND EIGHT-YARD GRADER, IT'S A WAY OF LIFE, ALONG WITH INNOVATIVE SPIRIT. THIS SYSTEM INVOLVES HANDS ON LEARNING AND MUCH MORE, DO TO WHICH I FEEL I AM MORE PREPARED
FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND. AS BEN FRANKLIN SAID, TELL ME AND I FORGOT, TEACH ME AND I MAY REMEMBER AND INVOLVE ME AND I LEARN. ALSO, OUR NUMEROUS EXTRA CLICK
LARS CONSISTENTLY WIN AWARDS AND HONORS FOR THE SCHOOL. THE TECHNOLOGY STUDENT ASSOCIATION PROGRAM HAS PRODUCED MANY OFFICERS, A NATIONAL PRESIDENT, AND FOR THIS YEAR, A 17 FIRST PLACE AWARDS FOR EVENT COMPETITIONS. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE AN AWARD
WINNING BEST ROBOTICS TEAM AND OTHER CLUBS THAT INVOKE EXLENGTHS IN THE SCHOOL. FINALLY, STEM IS INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE OF ACCELERATED PROGRAMS. STUDENTS CAN TAKE HIGH LEVEL CLASSES ALLOWING US TO KEEP GOING EVEN WHEN WE ARE AHEAD, WHICH WE ARE.
MANY STUDENTS ARE TAKING MATH CLASSES TWO, THREE OR EVEN FOUR LEVELS HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE PERSON IN THEIR GRADE AND THEY CAN FIND AN ADEQUATE AND BETTER CHALLENGE IN GENERAL IN THIS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE STEM
EXPERIENCE IS IDEAL TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE AND THIS IS WHY I SUPPORT EXPANDING THIS INITIATIVE TO ANOTHER CAMPUS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> OLIVIA BRIT.
>> HI. GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS OLIVIA BEFORE IT A PROUD SOPHOMORE HERE AT STEM HIGHLANDS RANCH. I LOVE PUBLIC SPEAKING AND I AM VERY HONORED TO BE NOMINATED BY MY MUSIC TEACH TORE SPEAK IN
FRONT OF ALL OF YOU TONIGHT. STEM HAS TRULY CHANGED THE WAY I LEARNED, LIKE, COMPLETELY. I SEE THE WORLD BEFORE COMING TO SCHOOL, IT WAS JUST A NORMAL THING I HAD TO DO TO GET THROUGH EVERY DAY. I DIDN'T ENJOY SCHOOL BUT HERE AT STEM, LEARNING FEELS EXCITING AND MEANINGFUL.
IT HAS CHANGED MY PERSPECTIVE ON SCHOOL. ONE OF MY FAVORITE HE EXPERIENCES HERE AT STEM HAS TO BE ONE OF OUR SCIENCE LABS, WHICH WAS A BLOOD LAB TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT OUR BLOOD TYPE WAS AND I THINK IT'S SO COOL THAT WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THAT TO HELP GROW MY PASSES AND MAKE ME
MORE OF A CONFIDENT PERSON COMING TO, LIKE, SCIENCE. ANOTHER THING I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT IS MUSIC. OUR FINE ARTS PROGRAM HAS GROWN AT A RAPIDLY FAST RATE, WE HAVE SO MANY ON SOME BELLS.
IT HAS GROWN SO MUCH WE NEED A NEW MUSIC TEACHER AND HAVE TO COUP ANOTHER CLASSROOM. WE DO HAVE TO SHARE WITH ANOTHER TEACHER. I BELIEVE IT WOULD BENEFIT US ARTIST IF WE HAD A SEPARATE WING DEDICATED TO THE FINE ARTS. WHAT ALSO MAKES STEM VERY SPECIAL IS THE COMMUNITY.
THE TEACHERS HERE DON'T JUST TEACH, THEY MONITOR AND TAKE TIME TO GET TO KNOW US SO THEY KNOW THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT US NOT ONLY OK DEMOCRATICALLY BUT ANY OTHER WAY, AS WELL. MY CLASSMATES ARE CURIOUS, DRIVEN AND KIND. IT'S A PLACE WHERE IT'S OK TO
ASK QUESTIONS, TRY NEW THINGS AND EVEN FAIL SOMETIMES. NO MATTER WHAT MY DECISION IS ON ANYTHING, I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE I HAVE A SUPPORTER. I LOVE TO SOCIALIZE. I'M A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY AND I THINK THE PEERS AT OUR SCHOOL ARE SO FUN TO TALK TO.
I CAN TALK TO ANYONE ABOUT ANYTHING WITHOUT BEING JUDGED, ANY TOPIC AND IT'S JUST SUCH A GREAT COMMUNITY AND I LOVE IT. AND OUR STUDENTS AT STEM ARE VERY DIVERSE.
MANY OF THEM COME FROM YOU ALL OVER THE PLACE WITH MANY EXPERIENCES WE CAN LEARN FROM. I RESPECT MY PEERS AND LOVE THAT IT'S SUCH A FREE ENVIRONMENT WHERE I CAN BE MYSELF AND SAY WHAT'S ON MY MIND WITHOUT BEING JUDGED. NOT EVERY STUDENT IN THE DISTRICT HAS ACCESS TO STEM.
I SUPPORT THE IDEA OF OPENING ANOTHER STEM SCHOOL. I BELIEVE MORE STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THIS KIND OF EDUCATION, ONE FOCUSED ON INNOVATION, CREATIVITY AND HEALTHY SOCIAL SKILLS. I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE IT'S SO
MUCH EITHER ABOUT HERE AND THE STAFF IS BETTER AND IT'S THRIVING COMPARED TO OTHER SCHOOLS. I LOVE STEM AND MY FAMILY AND I ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL THAT WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO STEM. IT IS SUCH AN AMAZING SCHOOL. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS PROPOSAL AND LISTENING TO MY STORIES. HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR NIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> RAGA DEVEROSETE, MAR GET NELSON AND THEN ZA NA.
>> HELLO. HELLO, BOARD. AIM SENIOR AT STEM SCHOOL HIGHLANDS RANCH AND THRILLED TO GET TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH YOU GUYS. THIS IS ANY NINTH AND FINAL YEAR, AND THROUGH ALL NINE
YEARS, I HAVE GROWN IN SO MANY ASPECTS. MY SEVENTH GRADE YEAR, I JOINED A CLUB CALLED BEST ROBOTICS, AND TO BE HONEST, MY DAD FORCED ME IN THERE, BUT I WENT IN, AND I MADE SO MANY FRIENDS THAT PROBABLY HAVE GRAD WAITED NOW
AND I STILL TALK TO, BUT I WAS SO SCARED TO HOLD A TOOL. THE FIRST TIME I HELD A DRILL, I LITERALLY SHREEKED AND RAN THE OTHER WAY, BUT THANKS TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND COACHES THERE, I THINK I USED A DRILL AT LEAST 20 TIMES THIS SEASON, AND WAS ABLE
TO LEAD OUR BEST ROBOTICS TEAM WHICH WAS SUPER EXCITING. ALONG WITH THAT, I WAS ABLE TO GROW AND FLOURISH ACADEMICALLY. STEM IS ONE OF THOSE SCHOOLS THAT DOES NOT LIMIT WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE 5A.P.'S IN A YEAR, YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN.
IF YOU CAN'T TO TAKE CE CLASSES, YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN AND THROUGH THE FREEDOM THAT THEY GAVE ME I AM GRADUATING WITH MY ASSOCIATES. I RECEIVED IT ABOUT A SEMESTER AGO, AND THANKS TO IT, IT CUTS DOWN QUITE A FEW SEMESTERS ON MY COLLEGE DEGREE, WHICH IS REALLY
NICE, STEM'S TEACHERS ARE WONDERFUL. THEY HAVE A REALLY UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR STUDENTS, WHERE THEY TRY TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU AND STAY AS ALMOST A SECOND FRIEND RATHER THAN SOMEONE WHO SIMPLY THROWS ASSIGNMENTS AT YOU, AND I THINK
I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO STAY AT STEM AND HOPEFULLY, THIS OPPORTUNITY IS THERE FOR MANY OF THE OTHER STUDENTS HERE AT CASTLE ROCK. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ] MARG GET NELSON, ZANA AND THEN TIEGEN WILLIAM. >> HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MAGGIE NELSON, A SOPHOMORE AT STEM AND I'VE BEEN
ATTENDING STEM FOR EIGHT YEARS. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS DISCUSSION ABOUT OPENING ANOTHER STEM SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WOULD BE INCREDIBLY BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY. ALL THROUGHOUT MY EXPERIENCE AT STEM, I'VE LORD THE AMOUNT OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE SCHOOL PROVIDE. IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE FOCUS ON ACADEMICS GAVE ME
THE OPPORTUNITY TO FINALLY FEEL CHALLENGED IN MY EDUCATION. AS I ENTERED HIGH SCHOOL, SOMETHING MY PEERS AND I LOVED WAS THE OPPORTUNITIES WE WOULDN'T FIND AT OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS LIKE THE ABILITY TO TAKE COLLEGE COURSES LEARN ABOUT THE BEST STEPS FOR US TO TAKE IN
ORDER TO GO INTO COLLEGE OR TRADE OR JOB STRAIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. AND OVERALL CHALLENGE OURSELVES OK DEMOCRATICALLY. STEM'S OPPORTUNITIES HELP SET UP STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS AND GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO YOU JUST DON'T GET AT OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ZANA. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. I'M A STUDENT AT STEM SCHOOL HIGHLANDS RANCH AND HAVE BEEN
FOR NINE YEARS SINCE FIRST GRADE. I'M HERE TO SHARE MY STORY AND VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE REPLICATION OF OUR SCHOOL. I REMEMBER THE FIRST DAY OF STEM EVER. I OPENED THE DOORS AND I WAS SCARED, NERVOUS, AND UNSURE OF WHAT TO EXPECT, WITH YOU RATHER
THAN A SCARY AND INTIMIDATING SCHOOL, I FOUND A PLACE THAT SAW ME NOT AS NUMBERS OR AS A GRADE BUT AS SOMEONE WHO HAS POTENTIAL AND ROOM TO GROW. I'VE HAD SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES AT STEM AND IT'S HELPED ME
THRIVE ACADEMICALLY WITH AN ABOVE AVERAGE GRAINED POINT AVERAGE AND GIVEN ME LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS HELPED ME BE MORE INVOLVED IN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. I'VE BEEN A PART OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT AND HAD LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THERE.
I HAVE ATTENDED SEVERAL SCHOOL SPIRIT EVENTS WHERE I WAS MORE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND I WAS ABLE TO BE A PART OF A BASKETBALL TEAM, WHERE I BUILT SO MANY MORE RELATIONSHIPS AND LEARNED ABOUT A SPORT. ALL OF THESE AREAS WERE PLACES WHERE I WAS ABLE TO EXPLORE WHO
I AM AND WHO I WANTED TO BE. THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL, I HAVE HAD SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF CLUBS, AND SEE WHAT I WANT TO PURSUE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT'S BAN STRUGGLE WITH ME AND
ESPECIALLY IN A STEM SCHOOL, THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF CLUBS AND CLASSES I'M ABLE TO TAKE, AND EXPLORE TO SEE WHAT I WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE. WHAT MAKES STEM'S COMMUNITY SO SPECIAL IS ITS CULTURE. WHEN I WALK IN EVERY MORNING, I SEE THE TEACHERS AND THEY GREET
ME. THEY DON'T SEE ME AS JUST A FACE, THEY KNOW MY NAME AND THEY KNOW ME. SIMILARLY THE STUDENT BODY IS CONNECTED AND WE'RE ALL THERE FOR EACH OTHER AND WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN SOCIAL SETTINGS AS WELL AS ACADEMIC SETTINGS. I WANT EVERY SCHOOL IN OUR
SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HAVE A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE AS I DID IN MY ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EVEN START OF HIGH SCHOOL AND THE REPLICATION OF STEM WOULD BE TO BENEFICIAL TO ALL THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES OUT THERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. TEIGAN WILLY. >> HI. I'M TEIGAN WILLY, A FRESHMAN AND THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AT STEM
AFTER COMING FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT. I CAME BECAUSE OF THE TSA PROGRAM I DID AT MY OLD SCHOOL AND IT REALLY HELPED ME GROW AS LEADER AND TEAMMATE AND I REALLY WANTED TO SEE WHAT STEM HAD TO OFFER WITH THIS PROGRAM BUT THE REASON I'M STAYING AT STEM GOES
WAY BEYOND TSA. THE ACADEMICS HERE ARE DIFFERENT OF COURSE IN THE BEST WAY. TEACHERS CARE ABOUT STUDENT GROWTH AND THE CLASS IS FOCUSED ON REAL WORLD SKILLS THAT PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE. SINCE JOINING STEM, MY GRADES HAVE REALLY IMPROVED. I'VE DISCOVERED NEW INTERESTS
AND I NOW HAVE CLEAR GOALS FOR MY FUTURE. THE WELCOMING COMMUNITY MADE ME FEEL LIKE I HAVE A SECOND HOME WHERE I AM SAFE AND I CAN EMBRACE MYSELF TOR WHO I AM. IT GAVE ME THE CONFIDENCE TO SPEAK UP, TRY NEW THINGS, AND FIND WHERE I TRULY BELONG.
I'M REALLY PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS SCHOOL AND GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES ITS GIVEN ME, SO I JUST WANT TO THANK STEM FOR HELPING ME GROW AND BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> LOGAN HUNTER. PIPER WITT AND HUNTER. >> I'M A JUNIOR AS STEM SCHOOL HIGHLANDLES RANCH. I STARTED IN THIRD GRADE AND I HAVE LEARNED GREAT SKILLS THAT
SET ME APART IN AN INDUSTRY FIELD. I DEVELOPED LOVE FOR ENGINEERING. I NOW LEAD ONE OF THE REALLY LARGEST TEAMS IN OUR SCHOOL AND ONE OF THE FIRST COMPETITIONS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. THROUGH MY TEAM 44 IMPULSE I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL AROUND THE
COUNTRY COMPETING IN ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS. I'VE EARNED COLLEGE CREDIT AND FOUND -- EVERY STUDENT DESERVES TO HAVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES THAT HELP ENGAGE THEIR POTENTIAL AT A YOUNG AGE.
TEACHERS ADMINISTRATORS AND OTHER RESOURCES WITHOUT THEM I WOULD NOT HAVE FOUND MY LOVE OF ENGINEERING. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GROW MY SKILL SET AND MY CHARACTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> PIPER WITT AND THEN SO HE AGREE. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M SENIOR AS RENAISSANCE. I'VE BEEN AT THIS SCHOOL SINCE I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD AND IT'S NOT JUST A PLACE I GO TO SCHOOL. IT'S WHERE I'VE GROWN UP, SHANG
WHO I AM THROUGH ACADEMICS AND THE EXPERIENCES, RELATIONSHIPS AND VALUES I FOUND HERE. ONE THING THAT MAKES RENAISSANCE TRULY UNIQUE ISSUES THE STRENGTH OF THE COMMUNITY. WHEN WE SAY WE ARE CREW WE LIVE BY THAT. EVERYONE KNOWS EACH OTHER HERE. YOU'RE PART OF SOMETHING.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE TO SIT WITH, SOMEONE WHO CHECKS ON YOU, SOMEONE THAT SEES YOU. BEING WITH MY CLASSMATES LEARNING, REFLECTING AND JUST BEING PRESENT BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS THAT JUST CAN'T BE
FORMED IN TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS, A PLACE TO SLOW DOWN AND CONNECT. THEY COME BACK WITH US, THEY MAKE IT TO OUR DAY-TO-DAY EXPERIENCES AT SCHOOL, STRONGER AND MORE SUPPORTIVE. THE KIND OF FOUNDATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE ESPECIALLY WHEN SCHOOL GETS HARD. BEING ABLE TO START AT
RENAISSANCE IN KINDERGARTEN MATTERS. JOINING LATER IT STILL MEANINGFUL BUT STARTING EARLY BUILDS DEEP RELATIONSHIPS THAT LAST FROM THE VERY START. THE TEACHERS CARE BUS AS PEOPLE, NOT JUST STUDENTS.
THEY SHOW UP FOR US, LISTEN TO US. THE RELATIONSHIPS WE BUILD WITH OUR TEACHERS FEEL MORE LIKE MENTOR SHIPS OR FAMILY. WHEN I WALK AROUND SCHOOL AND RECOGNIZE ALL THE FACES, IT REMINDS ME I'M A PART OF SOMETHING REAL, A PLACE EVERYONE BELONGS. I HOPE YOU'LL APPROVE OUR SCHOOL
EXPANSION. MORE STUDENTS DESERVE TO FEEL SEEN, SUPPORTED AND GIVEN SPACE TO BECOME THEIR BESTSELVES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> SO FEE I CAN'T AND CAMILLE
DANIELS AND ANDRE NICK CORA. >> HELLO, I'M A NINTH GRADER AT RENAISSANCE. I'VE BAN PART OF THIS SCHOOL SINCE I WAS LITTLE, AND IT'S
ALWAYS FELT LIKE A SECOND HOME, MORE THAN JUST A PLACE TO LEARN, IT'S A REALLY STRONG COMMUNITY. ONE THING THAT MAKES IT SPECIAL IS SOMETHING WE CALL CREW. WE DO ACTIVITIES THAT HELP US GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND FEEL INCLUDED. EVERY MORNING, WE DO GREETINGS AND FUN GAMES IN OUR ADVISORIES
AND THIS HELPS US START A DAY IN A GOOD WAY. PEOPLE ARE KIND AND YOU CAN SIT WITH YOUR FRIENDS, BUT PEOPLE MAKE SURE YOU NEVER FEEL LEFT OUT. I GOT TO GO ON VOYAGE TO UTAH THIS YEAR AND VOYAGE IS BASICALLY LIKE OUTDOOR EDUCATION
AND IT WAS REALLY FUN. I GOT TO REPEL FOR ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES EVER AND IT WAS SUPER FUN. I ALREADY LOVE ROCK CLIMBING AND I'M ON THE TEAM AT SCHOOL, SO IT WAS COOL TO TRY SOMETHING NEW. I ALSO GOT TO SPEND TIME WITH MY
FRIEND THAT I DON'T ALWAYS GET TO SEE DURING THE DAY SO IT WAS REALLY NICE. I LOVE MY TEACHERS, IN BIOLOGY, WE WENT TO PLUM CREEK AND LEARNED ALL ABOUT WET LAND. WE LOOKED AT SOIL, SEARCHED FOR BUGS AND OTHER LITTLE CREATURES AND WE EVEN MADE SCENES OUT OF DIRT AND ROCKS.
WE MADE SNOW FRIENDS, TOO. IT WAS FUN AND WE LEARNED A LOT. WE GOT TO GO TO THE PARK WITH ALL OUR ADVISORIES IN OUR GRADE. THAT HELPED US CONNECT WITH OTHER STUDENTS WE DON'T ALWAYS TALK TO. RENAISSANCE IS A PLACE YOU FEEL YOU BELONG. I REALLY HOPE YOU'LL SAY YES TO
EXPANDING OUR SCHOOL SO MORE KIDS CAN BE A PART OF THIS AMAZING COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> CAMILLE DANIELS AND THEN ANDRE NICK CORA.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M A SENIOR AT RENAISSANCE. BEFORE COMING TO RENAISSANCE, I WENT TO FOUR DIFFERENT MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND NONE OF THEM REALLY WORKED FOR ME. AT THE END OF MY EIGHTH GRADE YEAR, MY AUNT KNEW ABOUT A SCHOOL CALLED RENAISSANCE AND
THOUGHT I HAD WOULD BE MY CUP OF TEA. THE COMMUNITY FELT DIFFERENT. IT TELL THE LIKE HOME. THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE TO TALK TO IN EVERY CLASS. OUR TEACHERS ARE KIND SUPPORTIVE AND TREAT US LIKE A PERSON, NOT JUST A STUDENT.
I'VE HAT OPPORTUNITIES, THE MOCK TRIAL TEAM AND FOUNDING MEMBER OF OUR NEW NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY. ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE THE MOST ABOUT HERE IS GETTING TO BE A PART OF THE MOCK TRIAL TEAM. IT PUSHED ME WAY OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE IN THE BEST WAY. I WAS ABLE TO TRY SOMETHING
TOTALLY NEW WITHOUT WORRYING THAT I WAS GOOD AT IT OR NOT BECAUSE I FELT SAFE AND SUPPORTED HERE. THAT IS SOMETHING I WOULDN'T HAVE DONE EVERYWHERE ELSE. YOU FEEL PART OF A CREW. YOU'RE ALWAYS A PART OF
SOMETHING AND WE BUILD REAL MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS HERE. IT IS ALSO A SCHOOL GIVES STUDENTS A CHANCE TO LEAD. AS PART OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY I STARTED A FARMERS MARKET INITIATIVE BY RENAISSANCE FOR RENAISSANCE. STUDENTS MADE ITEMS IN THEIR
CLASS AND WE SOLD THEM. STAFF, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES CAME, AND IT TURNED INTO A GREAT NIGHT OF COMMUNITY AND CREATIVEITY. WE RAISED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY CELEBRATED WHAT STUDENTS ARE CAPABLE OF WHEN GIVEN THE SPACE AND SUPPORT TO LEAD. THROUGH THE NATIONAL ART HONOR
SOCIETY, WE BROUGHT EMPTY BOWLS TO RENAISSANCE, MADE CERAMIC BOWLS AND HOSTED A NIGHT OF SOUP, MUSIC AND GIVING. EVERYONE GOT TO TAKE HOME A HANDMADE BOWL AND WE RAISED OVER $1,000 FOR THE HOPE AND HELP CENTER TO HELP FAMILIES FACING HUNGER IN OUR AREA.
THAT'S WHAT THIS SCHOOL DOES, CREATES A SPACE FOR CONNECTION, LEADERSHIP AND PURPOSE. I'M PROUD OF WHAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO HERE AND I WANT MORE STUDENTS TO HAVE THIS KIND OF EXPERIENCE. I HOPE YOU'LL APPROVE THE EXPANSION SO RENAISSANCE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW AND GIVE EVEN MORE STUDENTS TO PLACE TO
THRIVE, LEAD AND FEEL AT HOME, JUST LIKE I DID. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ANDRE NICK CORA.
>> HELLO, AS A QUICK ASIDE, I'M A SENIOR AT STEM SCHOOL HIGHLANDS RAMP AND I PARTICIPATED IN ART SCHOOL'S FIRST EVER DEBATE TEAM THIS YEAR AND I HAVE BEEN REALLY IMPRESSED BY ALL THE SPEAKERS FROM BOTH STEM AND RENAISSANCE. I WOULD QUICKLY LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THEM ALL TO JOIN THEIR
SCHOOL'S SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM. [ APPLAUSE ] >> NOW ON TO MY SPEECH. SO MY A.P. LITERATURE TEST IS TOMORROW AND I HOPE YOU WON'T MIND THAT I'VE DECIDED TO MEMORIZE BY COMPARING MY EXPERIENCE AT STEM WHEN A SINGLE
SENTENCE SPREADS ACROSS MULTIPLE LINE BREAKS. I PICKED THIS BECAUSE IT SHOWS AN ASPECT OF STEM HA-HA HELPED ME. IT'S INTERCONNECTION. EACH YEAR HAS IF HE WOULD LIKE A SMALL PART OF A LARGER STORY. AS A K12 MY TEACHERS ESPECIALLY
IN MATH WERE ABLE TO MEET ME WHEREVER I WAS, CATCH ME UP AND PREPARE ME FOR NEXT YEAR KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT TEACHER I WOULD HAVE AND CURRICULUM I WOULD FACE. THIS HELPED ME KEEP UP AND IT HELPED ME GET AHEAD SO I'M
GRADUATING THIS YEAR. COMING FROM A PLACE WHERE I STARTED A LITTLE BIT BEHIND WITH FUNDAMENTAL GAPS IN MY KNOWLEDGE. MOREOVER, THE K-12 STRUCTURE LET ME SPREAD OUT FINDING FRIENDS, COMMUNITY AND AS A SOON TO BE COLLEGE STUDENT FINDING THE
SUBJECTS I LIKE OVER MY 17 YEARS AT STEM. THIS HAS LET ME TRY ALMOST HE EVERYTHING OUR SCHOOL HAS TO OFFER, FROM MATHLETES TO BREAD CLUB AND MADE A JOURNEY OF SELF DISCOVERY SINCE STUDENTS CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES EVERY SINGLE YEAR. IF YOU ARE AN A.P. GRADER, I HOPE YOU WOULD ALREADY BE IMPRESSED, BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE. SINCE STEM STORY DOESN'T STOP THIS YEAR. AS A SENIOR, MY LAST DAY IS THIS FRIDAY AND I CANNOT WAIT TO COME
BACK FIRST TO DO MY A.P. TEST NEXT WEEK BUT AFTERWARDS TO KEEP UP WITH THE ROBOTICS CLUB I'VE BEEN A PART OF SINCE SIXTH GREAT, BEST ROBOTICS MENTIONED BY RAGA AND GOING BEGAN AND KEEP UP TO THE SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM STARTED THIS YEAR BUT HAS ALREADY MADE TO IT
STATES AND THE NATIONAL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT TO THE SEMIFINALS AND FINAL ROUND. FINALLY WITH THE STEM COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, WHICH I'VE BEEN A PART OF SINCE SIXTH GRADE. I'D LIKE TO END BY SAYING A COUPLE QUICK THANK YOUS FIRST TO THE TEACHERS THAT HELPED ME
THROUGH MY TOUGHEST CLASSES, TO THE PARENT VOLUNTEERS WHO MADE THE CLUBS I LOVE POSSIBLE AND FINAL TO MY FELLOW STUDENTS WHO BRING TOGETHER STEM INTO ONE GIANT COMMUNITY. IF THAT CAN BE RELY INDICATED SOMEWHERE ELSE, I ENCOURAGE THE
BOARD TO APPROVE THIS PROPOSAL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ALL RIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO OUR REMOTE SPEAKERS, WE HAVE CHAD AND THEN MARK.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE WILL MOVE TO IN PERSON, WE HAVE SUSAN JONES, ON RAD ROW. SUSAN.
MY NAME IS SUSAN JONES, THE PE TEACHER AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW PROUD I AM OF THESE STUDENTS TONIGHT. I JOTTED DOWN JUST A FEW THOUGHTS. YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR SOME THINGS YOU HEARD ALREADY BECAUSE IT'S STREAMING THROUGH EVERYBODY'S REMARKS.
WHAT HAPPENS HERE? STEM HAS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH AND ALSO SPORTS AND CLUBS GALORE. YES, WE HELP STUDENTS CHOOSE AN ACADEMIC PACT BUT WHAT WE DO IN THIS BUILDING IS OH SO MUCH MORE.
EACH STUDENT IS VALID AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, KNOWN FOR THEIR UNIQUE SKILLS AND PERSONALITY TRAITS BY YOU A STAFF WHO UNDERSTANDS THEY ARE OURS ON LOAN AND ARE MORE THAN JUST GRADES, NUMBERS AND DATES. WHY DO I CHOOSE TO REMAIN AT
THIS SCHOOL INSTEAD OF CHASING STATUS AND MONEY ELSEWHERE? BECAUSE IT IS SURELY THE BIGGEST OF ALL OF THE FOOLS WHO WOULD LEAVE A COMMUNITY THAT SO OBVIOUSLY CARES, SORT ADD MINUTE WHO ENCOURAGE ADVOCATE AND LISTEN TO COWORKERS THAT SHARE
THEIR UPLIFTING SMILES, I FEEL THAT AT STEM, THERE IS NOTHING MISSING AND THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT REDUCED TO THEIR FILES. GETTING TO HELP A CHILD LEARN SOMETHING NEW OR MASTER A PROBLEM SO TOUGH IS A PRIVILEGE ACCORDED OH TO THIS A FEW WHO
CAN WORK THROUGH THE EASY AND THE ROUGH. TO POUR OUT MY ENERGY, TIME AND AMBITION AND BE A SMALL PART OF THE STUDENT SUCCESS, TO FORGE THE LEGACY AND THE TRADITION, CALLS ME TO WORK EACH DAY, I CONFESS.
STEM IS MORE THAN A BUILDING OR CLASSES WE TEACH AND MORE THAN A CHARTER OR NAME. IT IS THE HEIGHTS THAT OUR STUDENTS REACH. IT IS THE THINGS THAT MAKE US NOT THE SAME. I SEE THE GOOD THINGS THAT HAPPEN EACH DAY AND I WANT THAT FOR EVERYONE'S KIDS, TO SIT BACK
AT GRADUATION AND SAY HEY, LOOK WHAT WE DID. I KNOW YOU HAVE CHASES TO MAKE FOR DCSD AND MANY OPINIONS TO HEAR BUT TAKE THIS MESSAGE SINCERELY FROM ME, STEM IS A PLACE THAT MANY HOLD DEAR.
PLEASE GIVE THAT CHOICE TO A NEW SET OF SCHOLARS TO ENROLL IN A STEM SCHOOL IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. BASE YOUR DECISION ON MORE THAN JUST DOLLARS BUT RATHER THE FAR REACHING GOOD. THANK YOU FOR INDULGING MY PASSION AND PRIDE IN THE SCHOOL THAT I KNOW TO BE WORTH THE TROUBLE.
TO SPREAD THE EXPERIENCE BOTH FAR AND WIDE, HERE'S HOPING YOU ALLOW STEM TO DOUBLE. I LOVE WHAT I DO AT STEM. I LOVE WHAT WE DO AT STEM, MORE IMPORTANTLY, EVERYONE AT THE SCHOOL LOVES WHO WE DO IT FOR AND HOW WE DO IT AND WE JUST
WANT THAT FOR OTHER PEOPLE. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ONORUD RAUL. >> HELLO, I'M A SEVENTH GRADER
FROM STEM SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS RANCH. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT STEM. IN APRIL, 2017, AFTER RECENTLY MOVING TO DENVER, AN 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL WALKED INTO SEVERAL SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. SHE HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE IDEA TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF WATER CON TESTIMONY NATION AND HAD A
COUPLE OF REQUESTS, ACCESS TO A MENTOR AND A LEAD TO PRINTER. STEM WELCOMED HER WITH OPEN ARMS, CONNECTED HER WITH A HIGH SCHOOLTEACHER AND GAVE HER ACCESS TO A LEAD TO PRINTER. FAST FORWARD EIGHT YEARS, THAT SAME GIRL TAILED HAS CONDUCTED
INNOVATION WORKSHOPS FOR OVER 100,000 STUDENTS IN 50 COUNTRIES AND INSPIRED MILLIONS. ANOTHER FORMER STUDENT IS SPEARHEADING FUNDRAISERS TO END ALZHEIMER'S AND RAISED OVER $1 MILLION YEAR AFTER YEAR. MY OWN EXPERIENCE AS A STEM
STUDENT FOR THE LAST 17 YEARS IS SIMILAR, A SMALL SKETCH I DREW IN KINDERGARTEN TURNED INTO A RECOGNIZED INVENTION, FOR AN EARLY TORNADO WARNING SYSTEM DUE TO THE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE I RECEIVED FROM STEM. WITH MY SCHOOL'S ACTIVE ACCOMMODATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT, I'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO SHARE AND
DEMONSTRATING SEVERAL OF MY IDEAS TO OVER 5,000 STUDENTS, INCLUDING SEVERAL DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOLS. THESE ARE SOME OF THE STORIES. I CAN GO ON AND ON. THESE AREN'T ISOLATED CASE. STEM STUDENTS ARE BECOMING
ENTREPRENEURS, LEADING RESEARCH, HEADING NATIONAL SCIENCE ORGANIZATIONS, AND MAKING REAL WORLD IMPACT. THIS IS NOT BY COINCIDENCE. AT STEM, WE DON'T JUST LEARN, WE'RE EMPOWERED. WE'RE GIVEN STRUCTURE BUT ALSO FLEXIBILITY TO EXPLORE. WE'RE INSPIRED TO THINK BEYOND
THE SCHOOL'S WALLS, SO LEAD AND GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. TIME AND AGAIN, ALUMNI AND CURRENT STUDENTS HAVE PROVEN THAT THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR THEIR WORK CAN HAVE A BROAD IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHY I SINCERELY URGE THE
BOARD TO GIVE STEM SCHOOL THE RESOURCES IT NEEDS TO GROW AND SUPPORT MANY OTHERS LIKE ME. I IMAGINE THAT ONE DAY, HERE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, WE WILL HAVE A DEDICATED RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY LAB CONNECTED TO OR NEAR THE NEW STEM SCHOOL WHERE
ALL STUDENTS IN THE COUNTY CAN FIND MENTOR SHIP, INNOVATE AND JUMP START THEIR FUTURES. TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY. ON BEHALF OF MY SISTER, MYSELF AND THE STUDENTS AT STEM SCHOOL, I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDE BY
STEM SCHOOL AND DOUGLAS COUNTY AND COMMIT TO BETTER OUR SOCIETY. I WANT THAT THANK EVERY HERE TODAY FOR HEARING OUR VOICE. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU.
SHANNON ANDRES. >> HELLO, GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF RENAISSANCE. I AM HERE AS A PARENT AND BOARD MEMBER, THE SECONDARY SCHOOL, AND I JUST WANTS TO THE WAYS THAT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND SECONDARY SCHOOL HAVE IMPACTED
MY CHILDREN'S LIVES. WE'VE BEEN A PART OF THE RENAISSANCE COMMUNITY SINCE MY ELDEST, WHO IS JUST ABOUT TO BE A SENIOR WAS IN KINDERGARTEN AND I HAVE THREE CHILDREN WHO HAVE ONLY BEEN TO TO RENAISSANCE ELEMENTARY AND ALL THREE IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL. THESE ARE THE ONLY SCHOOLS
BECAUSE OF THE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, CULTURE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR GROWTH. I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER FOR THE EDUCATION THEY HAVE RECEIVED AT THIS SCHOOL. I SAY THAT NOT JUST AS A PARENT, I'M A FORMER HIGH SCHOOLTEACHER AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER. WHEN I LOOK AROUND ALT WHAT'S
OFFERED THERE I REALLY CAN SAY IN TERMS OF. SCHOOLS IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL PLACE AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MY CHILDREN ATTEND IT. IT SEES AND NURTURES EVERY CHILD. ONE OF MY CHILDREN HAS AN A.L.P.
AND A 504 AND AN IE. THE LEVEL OF INDIVIDUALIZED CARE SHE RECEIVES IS UNMARKED. HER TEACHERS SEE HER STRENGTHS, MEET HER CHALLENGES AND MAKE HER FEEL CAPABLE AND SUPPORTED EVERY DAY. THIS IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE
EXTRAORDINARY STAFF AT RENAISSANCE WITHIN THE TEACHERS AND LEADERSHIP ARE THE BEST I'VE EVER SEEN. EVERY SINGLE STAFF MEMBER, NOT JUST CLASSROOM TEACHERS KNOWS MY KIDS BY NAME. THEY TALK TO ME ABOUT THEM EVERY TIME I COME IN, THEY KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON WITH THEM EMOTIONALLY, ACADEMICALLY. I GOT A CALL THAT MY SON WAS SOAKING WET AFTER PLAYING OUTSIDE. YOU NEED TO BRING CLOTHES. THIS CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY IS THERE EVERY DAY. THERE IS A SHARED PASSION AND VISION FOR SOME ENTIRE COMMUNITY
AND IT RUTS IN INCREDIBLY LOW TURNOVER WHICH MATTERS SO MUCH. THESE TEACHERS COME AND THEY STAY. THEY KNOW THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AND THEIR PART OF IT. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION, WHICH SOME OF OUR AWESOME STUDENTS HAVE
MENTIONED, VOYAGE AS WE CALL IT, BUT EXPEDITIONARY EDUCATION CENTERS CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING, RESEARCH SHOWS AN EXCELLENT WAY TO DEEP LEARNING. IT IS PERVASIVE FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THROUGH THE
SECONDARY SCHOOL. OUT DOOR EDUCATION BRINGS SO MANY BEN FITS. I CAN'T LIST THEM ALL. MY CHILDREN TOOK THEIR FIRST OVERNIGHT CAMPING TRIP IN KINDERGARTEN. THAT, IT JUST GIVES SO MUCH. THEY CONTINUED EVERY YEAR TO GO ON VOYAGES DAY TRIPS AND
OVERNIGHT TRIPS AND I SEE THEM LEARNING SCIENCE WHILE HIKING MOUNTAINS, BUILDING TEAMWORK, 15 SECONDS REMAINING. >> THERE'S SO MUCH I CAN SAY ABOUT IT. I'LL END BY SAYING I APPRECIATE THE CHOICES AVAILABLE IN THIS DIRECT, I APPRECIATE RENAISSANCE
AND I HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT ITS EXPANSION SO EVEN MORE STUDENTS CAN ENJOY IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> >> JUST PULL THE MICROPHONE CROWN TO YOUR MOUTH. >> DO I START? >> YES, GOT. >> HELLO, EVERYONE. I'M A SIXTH GRADER AT STEM. THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR HERE AND I'M EXCITED TO SHARE WHY STEM IS SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE. WE LEARN IN A FUN AND DIFFERENT
WAY, HAND ON LEARNING AND MAKE PRESENTATIONS AND PROJECTS IN CLASS. THIS HELPS UNDERSTAND WHAT WE LEARN BETTER AND TEACHES US IMPORTANT SKILLS LIKE TEAMWORK AND CREATIVITY. ONE REAL WORLD PROJECT SIXTH GRADE DID THIS YEAR WAS THE PROJECT, WE HAD TO CHOOSE A
HUMAN CAUSED PROBLEM IN THE OCEAN AND SOLVE IT. WE COMPETE AGAINST ALL THE OTHER TEAMS. STEM OFFERS MANY CLASSES, WHETHER YOU'RE INTERESTED IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, MUSIC OR THEATER, THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. OUR TEACHERS ENCOURAGE US TO EXPLORE NEW IDEAS EVERY DAY.
STEM HAS CLUBS. THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT THINGS, LIKE TSA AND STUDENT GOVERNMENT. I HAVE NEVER HAD AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES AS I HAVE HERE. I BELIEVE HAVING ANOTHER STEM
SCHOOL WOULD GIVE MORE STUDENTS A CHANCE TO LEARN IN THIS AMAZING ENVIRONMENT AND PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU. CARLA GUSTAFSSON, ELLIE BASS AND
SHANNON HERZOG. >> MY NAME'S COLLAR GUSTAFSSON AND MY FAMILY'S BEENEN DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SINCE 2013 AND PART OF STEM SCHOOL
HIGHLIGHTS RANCH SINCE 2016. I SUPPORT OPENING A NEW STEM SO MORE FAMILIES CAN HAVE THE CHASE WE HAVE TO FIND THE BEST SCHOOL FOR THEIR KIDS. HAVING CHOICE THROUGHOUT OUR
DISTRICT WILL BENEFIT ALL FAMILIES. I'VE COMMITTED TIME AND SUPPORT AS TO TEEM BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THE SCHOOL MISSION. I'M A COACH FOR BEST ROBOTICS CLUB, AND I'M STARTING MY FIFTH YEAR AS A MEMBER OF THE STEM BOARD OF DIRECTORS CURRENTLY SERVING AT BOARD
CHAIR. I'M REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL OF STEM'S REPLICATION APPLICATION. WE'RE PROPOSING A STRATEGIC TIMELINE THAT PROVIDES COLLABORATION TO WORK TOGETHER TO SERVE THE GROWING COMMUNITIES. WITH FUNDING CHALLENGES, I TRULY BELIEVE THAT A COMBINED EFFORT
TO OPEN BOTH CHATTER AND STEM SCHOOLS IS THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT THE GROWING AREAS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> ELLIE BASS AND THEN SHANNON HERZOG. >> GOOD EVENING.
MEN'S OF THE BOARD. MY NAME IS ELLIE BASS AND I'M A STUDENT AT STEM SCHOOL HIGHLANDS RANCH. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE TONIGHT. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE IDEA OF OPENING A STEM SCHOOL IN CASTLE ROCK BECAUSE I KNOW MOM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE HOW LIFE CHANGING
THIS CAN BE. I THOUGHT ITSELF JUST GOING TO A SCHOOL THAT FOCUSED OR ON SCIENCE AND MATH BUT LEARNED IT WAS MORE THAN THAT. STEM ISN'T JUST ABOUT WHAT WE LEARN, BUT HOW WE LEARN. WE'RE BUILDING THINGS, SOLVING REAL WORLD PROBLEMS AND WORKING IN TEAMS. EVERY PROJECT HAS A PURPOSE AND
EVERY ASSIGNMENT CONNECTS TO SOMETHING BIGGER. THE TEACHERS ARE DIFFERENT, TOO. THEY DON'T JUST TEACH, THEY CARE. THEY TREAT US LIKE WE MATTER LIKE OUR IDEAS ARE VALUABLE EVEN IF WE'RE STILL FIGURING THINGS OUT. I'VE HAD TEACHERS HELP ME ONE-ON-ONE WHO STAYED LATE TO SUPPORT A TEAM PROJECT OR
ENCOURAGE ME WHEN I'M STRUGGLING. THEY BELIEVE IN US. THE FRIENDSHIPS ARE SOMETHING I REALLY TREASURE, CLASSMATES ARE SUPPORTIVE ARE ME. THERE'S A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WHERE IT'S OK TO TRY SOMETHING
BOLD OR NEW BECAUSE WE KNOW EVEN IF WE FAIL, WE HAVE EACH OTHER AND THAT'S HOW WE GROW. BEING AT STEM HAS HELPED ME FIGURE OUT WHAT I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT. THIS MONTH I WAS ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOR MY EIGHTH GRADE PASSION PROJECT.
I THINK CRITICALLY AND LEAD TEAMS. THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING A SCHOOL LIKE THIS CASTLE ROCK COULD CHANGE THE LIVES OF STUDENTS, STUDENTS WHO DESERVE TO BE INSPIRED AND CHALLENGED THE WAY I HAVE BEEN. I KNOW THERE ARE KIDS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW CURIOUS AND FULL OF
POTENTIAL BUT HASN'T HAD A SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT TO LET THEM SHINE. IT WOULD GIVE THE EDUCATION TO SUCCEED AND BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERING WHAT THIS COULD MEAN
FOR THE FUTURE OF THE KIDS IN CASTLE ROCK. >> THANK YOU. SHANNON HERZOG. >> GOOD EVENING. WE WROTE OUR SPEECH TOGETHER,
WHICH IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR NATURAL COLLABORATION THAT HAPPENS AND BECAUSE OF THE VALUE PLACED ON INTERDISCIPLINARY TEACHING AND LEARNING WHICH MAKES IT A PLACE IN WHICH TEACHING IS NO LONGER ISOLATING BUT VERY INSPIRING. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR FROM TO US NIGHT.
I HAVE HAD THE EXTREME PRIVILEGE OF BEING A DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOLTEACHER FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, ALL FABULOUS AND LOVED MY JOB SINCE DAY ONE. RSS IS AN EXTRA SPECIAL PLACE TO TEACH. WE CAN VOUCH FOR YOU JUST HOW
TOUGHER AND STRONG A LEADERSHIP TEAM AT RENAISSANCE SECONDARY SCHOOL IS. THEY ARE PHENOMENAL. THEY ARE VISIONARY, HARD WORKING AND RELENTLESS PURR SOARS OF DECISION MAKING THAT HONORS THE STUDENTS THEY SERVE. IN FACT, THE EXPANSION OF OUR SCHOOL WILL ALLOW FOR THEM TO PROVIDE EVEN MORE FOR THE
STUDENTS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY. I CAN ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT THE LEADERSHIP TEAM WILL BE INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL WITH THIS EXPANSION AND STILL MAINTAIN THE MAGIC THAT COMES FROM WORKING IN A PERSONALIZED TIGHT SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. THE TIMING OF THIS OPPORTUNITY
IS IDEAL. CASTLE ROCK IS GROWING AND THE CREW ARE CONNECTED, BRILLIANT, HARD WORKING AND MADE VACCINATED TO GROW, WE'RE ONE OF THE MOST STRONG DIVERSE WORKING FAMILIES I'VE EVER BEEN A PART. >> ADD, INC. ON TO WHAT SHANNON SAID, AS A MEMBER OF THE CREW
SINCE DAY ONE IN 2017 AS WELL AS A PARENT OF TWO FORMER RENAISSANCE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, I UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING RENAISSANCE IS AS A PARENT AS WELL AS AN EDUCATOR. THE EXPANSION ENABLES FAMILIES TO HAVE MORE RENAISSANCE
AVAILABLE TO THEM. WHAT THAT MEANS FOR STUDENTS IS LURKING AN INTEGRATED INTENSIONAL AND THOUGHTFUL COMMUNITY WITH A TEAM OF EDUCATORS THAT CARE SO DEEPLY FOR THEIR WELL BEING, WE ARE
CREW, NOT PASSENGERS, IF WE CAN MADE TO SEE IT FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES, WE'LL BE UNWILLING TO SETTLE FOR LESS. THE EXPANSION WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR MORE TO SEE WHAT IS IN THEM AND WE ARE EXCITED TO DO THAT WORK WITH DOUGLAS COUNTY
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ALL RIGHT, MOVING INTO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE LACY GANSEY AND THEN
JENNIFER IVERSON. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS. FIRST I LOVE THE PAMPHLET THAT GO AHEAD MAILED OUT ABOUT DOUGLAS COUNTY. I HOPE IN THAT BUDGET YOU
INCLUDED LAWSUITS SINCE IT'S BEEN 2022 ON. GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS LACY GANSEY, A MOTHER AND A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE AND SOMEONE WHO HAS SEEN THIS BOARD USE THIS PLATFORM TO PUSH POLITICAL AGENDAS AT THE EXPENSE OF ACTUAL STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO FIT NEARLY ONLY OR NEATLY INTO
YOUR COMFORT ZONE. TONIGHT IS THE BEST NIGHT I'VE HEARD PEOPLE TALK ABOUT STEM, I SHOULD HAVE LOOKED INTO THAT FOR MY OWN CHILDREN, THEY MAY HAVE BEEN MORE DIRECT. FOUR OF YOU ON MAY 5 SIGNED AN OPEN LETTER OPPOSING HOUSE BILL
251312, A BILL THAT WHILE FROM PERFECT AIMS TO PROTECT TRANSGENDER STUDENTS. YOU TRIED TO SOFTEN THE BLOW BY CLAIMING TO SIGN IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE YOUR TITLES AND POSITIONS CARRY WEIGHT AND WITH
THAT WEIGHT COMES REAL CONSEQUENCES. THE LETTER LABELING DEAD NAMING AS COERCIVE CONTROL AND ALLEGES THAT RESPECTING A STUDENTS GENDER IDENTITY SOMEHOW UNDERMINES PARENTAL RIGHTS AND BURDENS OUR SCHOOLS. IT'S A THINLY VEILED POLITICAL
DOG WHISTLE HIDDEN BETWEEN PURE ATTIC DOUBLE SPEAK. IT'S ABOUT CONTROLLING WHICH DESERVE PROTECTIONS AND WHICH ARE LEFT TO FEND FOR CHEM RECEIVES. LET'S BE HONEST. THIS ISN'T A MATTER EVERY LEGAL INTRICACY OFFER LEGAL NUANCE, IT'S POWER, POWER TO DECIDE WHO
GETS TO FEEL SAFE IN OUR SCHOOLS, WHO IS TRULY VALID BY THIS COMMUNITY AND WHO IS CAST ASIDE YOU. CLAIM THAT YOU WANT TO KEEP POLITICS OUT OF THE CLASSROOM YET YOUR ACTIONS SCREAM OTHERWISE AS YOU INJECT IDEOLOGY INTO POLICIES AND SHOULD
PRIORITIZE WELFARE. PRETENDING THIS BOARD IS NEUTRAL IS NO LONGER 10ABLE. I'M NOT HERE TO -- LIKE ANY LEGISLATION IT'S IMPERFECT AND NEEDS REFINEMENT. I AM HERE TO CALM OUT THE
HYPOCRISY THE SELECTIVE CHANG OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS, THE RALLYING FOR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND LEGAL FORMALITY. UNLESS THE LAW APPLIES TO A CHILD YOU WOULD RATHER IGNORE. YOU HAVE CLEARLY TAKEN A SIDE AS YOU DID WITH MY CHILDREN. THAT'S WHY WE'RE IN COURT NOW.
YOU ALIGNED YOURSELF WITH FEAR RATHER THAN INCLUSION, POWER RATHER THAN PROTECTION AND YET YOU CONTINUE TO CLAIM TO THE DISTRICT IS COMMITTED TO ALL STUDENTS. I URGE THIS COMMUNITY TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT WHICH STUDENTS YOU TRULY FIGHT FOR, AND WHICH YOU ROUTINELY ABANDON.
I'M NOT JUST ASKING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. I'M CALLING OUT YOUR DECISION TO USE POLITICAL POWER TO FURTHER PAR BEGINNALLIZE STUDENTS WHO ALREADY FACE HIGH RATES OF BULLYING SUICIDE AND ISOLATION. THIS IS NO LONGER ABOUT SCHOOL
BOARD POLITICS, IT'S ABOUT YOUR SHARED HUMIDITY. YOU MADE YOUR POSITION CLEAR AND I CHALLENGE THE REST OF THIS COMMUNITY, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION AND REMEMBER YOUR OH CHASES TO SHAPE OUR FUTURE AT THE NEXT ELECTION. >> THANK YOU.
JENNIFER IVERSON. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD. THIS EVENING I'LL BE SPEAKING AS AN INDIVIDUAL, NOT REPRESENTING ANYONE BUT MYSELF. AS A 25 YEAR RESIDENT OF THIS DISTRICT AND PARENT OF TWO TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, I ADDRESS
YOU WITH BOTH DEEP INVESTMENT IN OUR SCHOOLS AND FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE OF THE SHORTCOMINGS REWARDING TRANSGENDER STUDENTS. THIS DISTRICT HAS REPEATEDLY ARTICULATED COMMITMENTS TO SUPPORTING HIGH STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, INCLUSION AND ANTI BULLYING POLICIES, YET THE
CONSISTENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE VALUES REMAINS SELECTIVE AT BEST. WHAT EMPIRICAL DATA IN FORMS YOUR POSITIONS ON THE TRANSGENDER STUDENT POLICIES WHICH AFFECT A SMALL NUMBER OF STUDENTS.
WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE BASED APPROACH THAT SHOULD BE FOUNDATIONAL TO ANY EDUCATIONAL DECISION MAKING. THE DISCREPANCY AND ADVOCACY IS TO STRIKING WHEN THE DYSLEXIA SCREENER BUILD WAS UNDER CONSIDERATION, A MEASURE
DIRECTLY AFFECTING APPROXIMATELY 20% OF DCSD STUDENT WELFARE, THERE WAS NO COMPARABLE PUBLIC LETTER OR ORGANIZED RESPONSE FROM THIS BOARD. THIS MAJORITY BOARD DIDN'T EVEN ADVISE THEIR COSTLY LOBBYIST IS TO SUPPORT A DYSLEXIA SCREENER.
YOU DIDN'T AT ALL. THE SELECTIVE CONCERN RAISES LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS ABOUT PRIORITIES, LEADERSHIP, AND CONSISTENCY. TRANSPHOBIA IN OUR SCHOOLS IS NOT THEORETICAL, IN MANIFESTS IN CONCRETE WAYS AND CONSISTENT
ENFORCEMENT OF ANTIBULLYING MEASURES, BUREAUCRATIC RESISTANCE TO AFFIRMING STUDENT'S IDENTITY AND THE MOVE BY TWO OF YOU TO SYSTEMATICALLY EXCLUDE THEM FROM FULL PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. EACH OF THESE INSTANCES
FUNDAMENTALLY UNDER MINES OUR DISTRICT'S DIRECT OBLIGATION TO EDUCATE EVERY THAT TRANSPARENCY REGARDING WHAT DATA IN FORMS YOUR POSITIONS ON TRANSGENDER STUDENTS SUPPORT ANY EVIDENCE BASED ASSESSMENT OF
TRANSGENDER STUDENT EXPERIENCES WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES, ENSURING POLICIES ARE APPLIED WITH CONSISTENT FIDELITY, AND A PUBLIC DISCUSSION ADDRESSING WHY CERTAIN STUDENTS WELFARE ISSUES
RECEIVE VIGOROUS ADVOCACIES WHILE OTHERS DO NOT. AS A LONG TIME COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO HAS INVESTED AS A QUARTER CENTURY IN THIS DISTRICT BOTH AS A TAXPAYER, ADVOCATE AND PARENT, THESE ANSWERS ARE LONG OVERDUE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, ALL STUDENTS
DESERVE A SCHOOL BOARD WHOSE ACTIONS CONSISTENTLY ALIGN WITH THEIR STATED VALUES. I LOOK FORWARD TO A SUBSTANTIVE PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THESE CONSIDERABLE QUESTIONS. DCSD DESERVES BETTER. [ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU.
AND THEN WE HAVE MARK BASELY IS ON LINE. >> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME OK? >> WE CAN, COULD. >> HELLO, BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT CAIN, GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. I SERVE AS STATE SENATOR FOR
DOUGLAS COUNTY, PLUS SEVEN OTHER COUNTIES. I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE STEM EXPANSION, SO I SERVED AT A FOUNDING BOARD PRESIDENT DURING THE TWO YEAR PROS, WE APPLIED FOR THAT CHARTER YEARS AGO AND A BELATED THANKS TO SUPERINTENDENT CAIN FOR HER COACHING OF US WAY
BACK THEN SO THAT THE MISSION OF STEM FROM THE BEGINNING WAS RELEVANT IN COLORADO'S TECH INDUSTRY TO TRY TO -- TO TEACH THE SUBJECTS THAT NEEDED TO BE TAUGHT AS CORE PRINCIPLES, BUT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE INDUSTRY ALL AROUND US, AND AEROSPACE AND
OTHER CABLE, OTHER TECHNOLOGIES, AND WE ACCOMPLISHED THAT. THE SCHOOL HAS DONE PHENOMENAL THINGS SINCE THEN. I AM JUST PLAIN GIDDEY ABOUT THE NEW LEADERSHIP, FRESH LEADERSHIP IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS COME IN AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM, KIND OF RECONNECTED WITH
THEM AS THEY REACHED OUT TO ME, AND WE'VE GOT THEM PLUGGED INTO THE QUANTUM COMPUTING INDUSTRY NOW AND EVEN GETTING RATHER SPOILED BY ONE OF THE QUANTUM COMPUTER COMPANIES, ONE OF THE
BIGGEST HOWARD IN COLORADO NOW. SO MORE OF THIS FOR COLORADO AND FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY I THINK WOULD BE GREAT. I'D LOVE TO SEE MORE OPPORTUNITIES GIVEN TO DOUGLAS COUNTY STUDENTS BY BEING ABLE TO GET THAT GREAT EDUCATION THAT
WOULD BE RELEVANT TO GOOD PAYING JOBS I'M DOING MY BEST TO BRING IN THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE IN COLORADO, SO ANY RATE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I HOPE YOU'LL GIVE STEM'S APPLICATION A POSITIVE RESPONSE,
AND THANK YOU ALL ON THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT CAIN FOR ALL YOUR FINE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. I WAS CONSIDERING JUST A QUICK
THREE MINUTE BREAK JUST TO GIVE ANYONE WHO WANTED TO LEAVE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. OTHERWISE, WE CAN MOVE STRAIGHT INTO IT. IS EVERYONE OK WITH A QUICK TWO, THREE MINUTE BREAK? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK
BREAK. >> MOVING ON TO ITEMS 10 THROUGH 13, THE ADOPTION OF SON SENT AGENDA. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE APPROVE ITEMS 10-13. DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 10-13. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY WINEGAR, SECOND BY GEIGER. GEIGER. >> AYE. >> >> MEEK. >> AYE. >> MOORE.
>> AYE. .>> AYE. >> MOVING ON TO THE ADOPTION OF APPROVAL OF MINUTES. THE RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVE FROM APRIL 22 AND ALSO THE SPECIAL MEETING HELD ON
APRIL 22. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MOVED BY WINEGAR, SECOND BY MYERS. GOINGER. >> AYE.
>> MEEK. >> AYE. >> MOORE. >> AYE. >> MYERS. >> AYE. >> WILLIAMS EYE. WINEGAR. >> AYE. >> >> GREAT, PASSES 6-0. WE WILL START WITH THE CHARTER
APPLICATION PROCESS OVERVIEW. >> OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GORDON MOSIER OF THE CHOICE OFFICE WILL GET US KICKED OFF HERE.
GOOD EVENING BOARD, THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT CAIN. GOING TO START WITH A LITTLE INTRO TO BEGIN THE PROCESS, SHORT INTRO. THIS IS ATTACHED ON EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE APPLICANTS THAT YOU'LL SEE BUT IT'S BECAUSE WE WORKED COLLABORATIVELY.
I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU THE SAME THING THREE TIMES AND BOTHER YOU TO DEATH. I'LL GIVE IT ONE TIME TO APPLY TO ALL SCHOOLS. WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE SAME
PROCESS, WE DID A FEW TWEAKS THAT I WANT TO CALL OUT THAT YOU WERE A PART OF THAT APPLY TO THIS CYCLE. APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THREE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THIS CYCLE SO WE HAVE TO REPLICATION FLICKSES. WE'LL GO INTO DETAIL ON THOSE
AND WE HAVE ONE NEW FLICKS FROM AN EXISTING DCSD AUTHORIZED SCHOOL. IT'S KIND OF IT COULD HAVE WENT IN MULTIPLE DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS THERE BUT BY OUR POLICY, A REPLICATION IS AN EXACT COPY SO IT'S AN EXACT COPY OF A SCHOOL GOING TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION.
IF I PICK THE EXACT SAME SCHOOL AND MOVE IT TO THE SAME LOCATION AND HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROGRAMMING WITH THE SAME LEVELS, THAT'S A REPLICATION. EXPANSION IS WHERE I'VE GOT A SCHOOL, EXPAND THE BUILDING OUT
TO MAKE MORE SPACE ON THE SAME PHYSICAL LOCATION OR I'M GOING TO EXPAND WITH MORE CLASSROOMS OF DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS, THOSE ARE BOTH EXPANSIONS BECAUSE THEY'RE ON THE SAME PHYSICAL ADDRESS. SO THE OTHER APPLICATION THAT WE RECEIVED IS FROM AN EXISTING SECONDARY SCHOOL THAT'S A 6-12,
LOOKING AT THEN OPENING A PRIMARY GRADE LEVEL IN A NEW LOCATION, SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE A MIX OF BOTH. IT'S KIND OF A MIX OF BOTH THINGS BUT BY DEFINITION OF OUR POLICY, THAT'S A NEW SCHOOL. I WANTED TO ADD CLARITY TO THAT IN WHAT YOU HAVE. AT THIS POINT,AL APPLICANTS HAVE
SUBMITTED TO REVIEW BY APRIL 1, THEY PARTICIPATE IN A CAPACITY INTERVIEW WHERE THE FULL CART TEAM WAS PREVENT AND DID HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANTS AND THEY RESPONDED IN THAT TIME. PREPARED A SHORT PRESENTATION
THEY WILL GIVE TO YOU TONIGHT. IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR BOARD POLICY, THOSE ARE THE COMPONENTS OF THE APPLICATION. IF YOU LOOK AT APPLICATIONS ATTACHED, THESE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS BY LAW. AS YOU LOOK AT THE APPLICATIONS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF VARIATION AGAIN BECAUSE OF A
REPLICATION IS WE KNOW SOME OF THOSE THINGS ALREADY, SO THE REPLICATION APPLICATION IS DIFFERENT THAN A NEW APPLICATION, BECAUSE AGAIN, THERE'S ELEMENTS THAT ARE JUST A REPEAT OF THAT EXACT SAME THING. SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT KIND OF IN THOSE APPLICATIONS AS YOU GO THROUGH BUT THESE ARE THE ELEMENTS OF THE APPLICATION THAT
WERE REVIEWED FOR ALL OF THE APPLICANTS BY THE FULL CART TEAM. FROM OUR POLICY LBDR1 US REMEMBER AS WE WENT THROUGH THIS IN THE LAST REVISION PSYCH TOLL INCLUDE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CRITICAL ELEMENTS IDENTIFIED BY
LAW BUT ALSO GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND IN DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, I WANTS TO A DIG COMMENDATION TO OUR DISTRICT AND YOUR LEADERSHIP. WE GET KUDOS A LOT FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE, THE OUTSIDE REVIEWER THAT WE HAD AS PART OF THE TEAM AND STILL HAD AS PART
OF THE TEAM THIS YEAR HAS SAID OPENLY ABOUT GIVING US RAVE REMARKS WITH THE PROCESS, ABOUT THE INCLUSIVITY OF DEPARTMENTS, OF YOUR BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS. AND IT IS MODEL OF THE GOLD STANDARD OF A REVIEW AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WORK THAT YOU
HAVE PUT IN PLACE IN OUR POSES AND SUPERINTENDENT'S WORK, AS WELL. SO WE DO HAVE THESE REQUIREMENTS. WE HAVE THERE AT LEAST TWO INDIVIDUALS FROM THE DAC, OTHER BOARD REPRESENTATIVES BEING A MEMBER OF THE CARD TEAM. DISTRICT DEPARTMENT LEER.
AGAIN, THIS IS A CALLOUT. DIRECTORS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, FINANCE, TRANSPORTATION, NUTRITION SERVICES, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SO MANY LEADING EXPERTS, WHERE SOME SCHOOLS, I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I HEAR FROM OTHER AUTHORIZERS STRUGGLE TO FIND THE
EXPERTISE OF HOW TO RUN A CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICANT. WE HAVE AMAZING COLLEAGUES THAT WORK ON THAT TEAM, SOME OF THEM ARE CURTAILED INTO BEING ON THAT REVIEW TEAM BUT THEY REALLY DO ADD VALUE AND I WANT TO CALL THAT OUT AGAIN. WE DO HERE AN INDEPENDENT THIRD
PARTY REVIEWER. ONE PERSON FROM -- ONE CHARTER SCHOOL LEADER FROM AN EXISTING CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT, THAT'S SOMETHING WE ADDED IN THE LAST REVIEW BACK IN 2023 AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE INTEND TO GO FORWARD WITH BECAUSE IT'S A VALUABLE VOICE ON THE
MEMBERSHIP. >>> THE CAPACITY INTERVIEWS WERE HERE ON APRIL 26, MAY 6 IS TODAY, YOU'RE HAVING YOUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING. WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARING OPPORTUNITIES. THIS IS PUBLIC COMMENT YOU HEARD IN FAVOR OF OR OPPOSITION TO THE APPLICANT AND THEY CAN COME TO
THOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS. THIS IS THE FIRST. ALSO WE HAD THE PRESENTATION BY EACH APPLICANT FOR YOU AND THEN A SHORT TIME PERIOD FOR YOU TO ASK QUESTION OF THE APPLICANT TEAM. ON MAY 27, THAT IS WHEN PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER TWO WILL OCCUR AND THERE'S NO PRESENTATION BY
THE APPLICANT AT THAT POINT, THEY ONLY DO THAT TODAY. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO COME AND VOICE THEIR APPROVAL OR SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION OF THAT APPLICANT ON MAY 27. MAY 27 THERE WILL BE A STAFF
RECOMMENDATION. WE'LL BE FORMULATING THAT AND BRINGING THAT TO CABINET AND CREATING A FORMAL STAFF REVIEW TO BRING TO YOU AS A RECOMMENDATION MAY 27 AND AT THAT TIME YOU'LL RULE BY RESOLUTION EITHER A APPROVE FOR DENY EACH OF THE APPLICANTS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM ME ON THE PROCESS OR THINGS WE'VE DONE THUS FAR OR NEXT STEPS? >> DIRECTOR MEEK. >> THANK YOU. THIS IS HELPFUL TO ALWAYS SEE THIS TIMELINE. SO ON MAY 27, CABINET WILL PROVIDE ITS RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT WILL BE A STAFF RECOMMENDATION, BUT WE WILL -- >> STAFF RECOMMENDATION. >> YES. >> THE SAME DAY WE'RE VOTING, RIGHT? WE VOTE THAT EVENING, RIGHT? SO IS IT STANDARD THAT WE GET
THE RECOMMENDATION HOURS BEFORE BEFORE. >> NO, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. WE'LL TALK THAT OVER INTERNALLY, MY APOLOGIES. >> THANKS. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, I THINK WE'RE GOOD, THANK YOU. >> OK. SO AGAIN, WE HAVE THREE
APPLICANTS THAT WILL BE COMING UP AND DOING THEIR PRESENTATION. EACH HAS PREPARED SOME COMPONENTS HERE OF THE PRESENTATION, 15 MINUTE PRESENTATION AND 15 MINUTES FOR YOU TO ASK QUESTIONS OF THE TEAM, THE FIRST SCHOOL WE HAVE
IS RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL. >> GOOD EVENING, BOARD DIRECTORS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE TONIGHT ABOUT THE WORK WE DO AT RENAISSANCE SECONDARY SCHOOL AS WELL AS OUR FUTURE PLANS, MY NAME IS AMY STUART.
I THINK I'VE MET BOTH OF YOU. THIS IS MY SEVENTH YEAR SERVING IN THAT ROLE AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS IMPORTANT WORK WE'RE DOING AS WE HEAD INTO THIS NEXT PHASE WITH OUR COMMUNITY. >> MY NAME IS SCOTT MENTIONLE
AND I'M HERE REALLY AS SORT OF A CHAMPION AND THOUGHT PARTNER TO AMY AND HER TEAM. I HAVE SPENT A GOOD CHUNK OF MY 35 YEARS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. I HAD A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT ROLES THAT HAVE A LOT TO DO WITH EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING. I WAS A TEACHER MORE THAN THREE
DECADES AGO WHEN E.L. WAS REFINING AND DEFINING BELIEFS AND PRACTICES AND PRINCIPLES AND THEN I LATER SERVED AT THEIR CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER AS WE OVERSAW AND SUPPORTED A NATIONAL NETWORK OF E.L. SCHOOLS, AND MOST RECENTLY, JUST PRIOR TO MY
RETIREMENT, I FOUNDED THE DOWNTOWN DENVER EXPEDITIONARY SCHOOL, K-51 OF PULLED 25 KIDS FROM DIFFERENT METRO ZIP CODES. I'M ALSO A DAD. I'M DOUGLAS COUNTY PERSON.
I HOPED HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 25 YEARS AGO AS A PRINCIPAL. HARD TO IMAGINE AND I'M A DAD TO TWO ADULT GROWN HEALTHY KIDS, AND PAPA FOR GRANDPA TO FOUR VERY SPIRITED GRAND BOYS WHO GO
TO 2E.L. SORT OF INSPIRED SCHOOLS HERE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. >> I ALSO WANT TO INTRODUCE BRITTANY PEARCE, OUR DIRECTOR. SHE IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
EXCUSE ME. I HAVEN'T TALKED YET TONIGHT. I WANTED TO START BY CLARIFYING THAT WE ARE NOT A NEW SCHOOL AT ALL. RENAISSANCE WAS -- HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE IN CATTLE ROCK SERVING 6-12. OUR APPLICATION AND WHAT WE WANT
TO SHARE WITH TO YOU NIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO SHARE ABOUT OUR PROGRAM AND PLANS AND APPLICATION ARE TO EXPAND TO ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS AND IMPROVE OUR FACILITY. WE'LL SHARE MORE ABOUT THAT BUT THAT IS WHAT WE ARE ASKING. IN A FEW MINUTES, WE'RE GOING TO
SHARE A VIDEO THAT HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE MANY FAUCETS OF WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A SEND RAINS EDUCATION. THIS HELPS US ACHIEVE OUR MISSION TO EMPOWER STUDENTS TO BECOME MODERN LEARNERS WHO ARE CRITICAL THINKERS AND PROBLEM SOLVERS COMMUNITY INDICATORS,
INNOVATORS WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORD AROUND THEM. OUR SCHOOL WAS ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED AS AN EXTENSION OF THE RENAISSANCE ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL, ALSO CALLED RES.
YOU'LL SEE EXAMPLES IN OUR VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING OUR APPROACH, WHICH IS DEDICATED TO DEEPER LEARNING. EMPHASIZING CURRICULUM DELIVERS THROUGH LEARNING EXPEDITIONS. ALLOWING THEM TO CONSTRUCT DEEP
UNDERSTANDINGS AND BUILD ESSENTIAL SKILLS. AS A SMALL SCHOOL, WE CULTIVATE RELATIONSHIPS WHICH YOU HEARD QUITE A BIT ABOUT FROM STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AND BUILDS CONNECTIONS ENSURING THE FOUNDATIONS IN PLACE TO MEET ACADEMIC SUCCESS. WOVEN INTO THE FAB RIB OF
EVERYTHING WE DO IS THE CULTURE OF CREW. OUR MOTTO IS WE ARE CREW, NOT PASSENGERS, AND STRENGTHENED BY ACTS OF CONSEQUENTIAL SERVICE TO OTHERS. FINALLY, YOU'LL SEE SOME EXAMPLES OF OUR ADVENTURE EDUCATION PROGRAM IN ACTION. OUR TRIPS ARE CALLED VOYAGES
WHICH YOU HEARD A BIT ABOUT, TAKING LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM WHERE STUDENTS CAN GROW AND CONNECT BRINGING LESSONS BACK INTO THE ACADEMIC SETTING.
HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE ABLE TO
PLAY. >> I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH
RENAISSANCE SINCE CONTINUED AND CAN'T BE MORE THANKFUL TOLE PERSON WHO MADE ME COME. THIS SCHOOL TAUGHT ME TO OBSERVE THINGS THROUGH A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AND COME OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE AND FACE THINGS HEAD ON. WHETHER PRESENTING A
PRESENTATION IN FRONT OF THE CLASS OR GOING TO HAVE A CLIFF IN UTAH, EVERYBODY HAS FEARS. THE ONLY WAY TO OVERCOME THEM IS TO FACE THEM DIRECTLY. THE CHARACTER STRAIGHTS ARE HABITS OF CREW WILL BRING ME
WHEREVER MY PATH MAY LEAD. >> THERE ARE A MILLION WAYS TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE LOOKING FOR AN APPROACH THAT WORKS FOR THE STUDENT AND THAT'S DIFFERENT FOR
EVERYBODY. >> IDEALLY WHEN STEPPING OUTSIDE OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE, WE TRY TO OTHERWISE ACTIVITIES THAT ALLOW THEM TO CHOOSE THEIR CHALLENGE. WE BELIEVE CHALLENGE BY CHOICE IS A HUGE PHILOSOPHY. STUDENTS GET TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES BASED ON WHAT THEY
ARE COMFORTABLE WITH. EVERY TIME STUDENTS COME BACK FROM VOYAGE WE HEAR FROM TALKING ABOUT CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE THEY'VE NEVER CONNECTED TO BEFORE. IT'S AMAZING. THEY ARE ABLE TO TRANSFER THE SKILLS THEY LEARN WHEN WE ARE DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, BRING
IT BACK TO THE CLASSROOM AND WE SEE THE GROWTH AND CONNECTION AFTER THAT POINT. IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL. >> YOU CAN BE WHO YOU WANT TO
BE. IT'S MORE LIKE A HOME THAN PLACE YOU ARE FORCED TO DO STUFF. >> WE SEE IT IN ACTION EVERY DAY. THAT'S WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT RENAISSANCE, WE CAN GO FROM CREW TO THE SMALLEST THING LIKE
HOLDING A DOOR, ADOPT A FAMILY AT THE HOLIDAYS, SUPPORT MEMBERS OF THE OUR COMMUNITY THE BEST WE CAN. IT REALLY JUST PERMEATES EVERYTHING WE DO ALL THE TIME. >> CONTINUE THAT HEART OF SERVICE WE HAVE AT RENAISSANCE. EVERY SINGLE DAY TRYING TO DO A LITTLE SOMETHING TO MAKE THE WORD A BETTER PLACE AND BE THE
BEST VERSION OF OURSELVES. I FEEL LIKE ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE HERE AT RENAISSANCE. IF YOU DREAM IT, BELIEVE IT, WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN. >> TO COME VISIT AND WATCH AND BE A PART OF THE DAY, AND THAT
IT'S A REALLY SPECIAL PLACE. >> THANKS FOR ALLOWING US TO SHARE BY VIDEO. A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS. I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY WORDS A VIDEO IS WORTH.
MORE I'M GOING TO GUESS. I WANT TO SHARE NEXT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AND WE ARE GOING TO SHARE. IT'S THE ONE BUTTON AND IT'S NOT WORKING. MIGHT YOU BE ABLE TO HELP?
THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. BACK ONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT FOR US IN OUR NEXT STEPS. WE WANT TO EXPAND PROGRAMMING TO MEANT THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR GOALS FOR THIS APPLICATION ARE TWOFOLD. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
SCOTT TO TALK ABOUT OUR FIRST SCHOOL WITH THIS PROJECT. >> YEAH, SO FIRST WE'VE APPLIED TO ADD GRADE LEVELS PRE-K THROUGH FIFTH GRADE AT A NEW SITE IN THE COSTLE ROCK AREA. THERE'S CLEARLY A HUNGER FOR EL
SPOT AS THE RENAISSANCE PROGRAM HAS AN EXTENSIVE WAIT LIST. ONLY ONE IN THREE FAMILIES RECEIVE AN OFFER OF ENROLLMENT. MY TWIN GRANDSONS WILL BEGIN SECOND GRADE THIS FALL AFTER WAITING TWO YEARS FOR SPACE TO BECOME VEIL.
ON TOP OF THAT, THERE ARE LIKELY MANY MORE FAMILIES WHO DO NOT APPLY AT ALL BECAUSE OF THE COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT SO FEW TEAMS OBTAIN A SPOT. WE'RE TRYING TO 11 RIGHT THE DEMAND FOR SCHOOL EXPERIENCE IN THE CASTLE ROCK AREA TO ENSURE
MORE FAMILIES CAN ACCESS THE KINDS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING THEY DESIRE FOR THEIR KIDS. >> THANKS, SCOTT. IN ORDER TO MEET THE ELEMENTARY PROGRAMMING NEED THAT SCOTT JUST SHARED, OUR PLAN IS TO CONSTRUCT A PRE-K TO FIVE BUILDING FOR 500
STUDENTS AT A NEW SITE. THAT'S THE FIRST PIECE OF THIS, AS GORDON SAID A LITTLE COMPLEX DOESN'T FIT ANY OF THE DEFINITIONS THAT WE HAVE HERE. THAT'S MAKING THAT COME TO FRUITION. THE DEMAND IS THERE AND THIS YEAR, THERE WERE 172 STUDENTS JUST AS OF MARCH 31 ON THE WAIT
LIST FOR RENAISSANCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 172 BEFORE APRIL 1. WE HAVE GATHERED INTENT TO SAY ENROLL, WE ARE LOWER WHEN WE SUBMITTED A MONTH AGO. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT 50% OF SPOTS FILLED, 247 LETTERS OF
INTENT IN HAND AND WE ARE PLANNING AN OPENING FOR 2027. SO THAT'S A VERY GREAT, STRONG DEMONSTRATION OF DEMAND FOR THIS PROGRAMMING. OUR SECOND GOAL FOR THIS APPLICATION IS AROUND FACILITIES, SO OUR PLAN IS ALSO TO IMPROVE OUR FACILITIES TO ENSURE ADEQUATE SPACE FOR THE
SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING REQUIRED BY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, IMPROVE FACILITIES AT THIS TIME COULD BE BUILT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NEW ELEMENTARY SITE OR UPDATING FACILITIES AT OUR CURRENT SITE. THE REASON AS WE FINALIZE OUR LOCATION, WE'RE COGNIZANT OF
FIGURING OUT THE BEST SCENARIO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY IN THE SURROUNDING AREA WHICH MIGHT BE IMPACTED. FORKS, DEPENDING WHERE WE FINALIZE OUR SITE, WE DON'T WANT TO BUILD A FULL SIZED GYM FACILITY AT A SITE THAT DID NOT WORK WELL FOR THE COMMUNITY, OUR
COMMUNITY SURROUNDING. THIS WHOLE GOAL COMES FROM THE FACT THAT AS OUR COMMUNITY HAS GROWN, WE REALLY NEED MORROW BUST FACILITIES TO IMPROVE OFFERINGS PARTICULARLY IN ATHLETICS, PERFORMING ARTS AND THE SCIENCES. AS YOU CAN SEE IN OUR VIDEO AND
PHOTOS, WE HAVE AN ABSOLUTELY BUILDING, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT TO VISIT, YOU SHOULD, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY BUILT TO ONLY BE A MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THE LONG TERM. SO IT'S BUILT AS A MIDDLE SCHOOL, WITH THAT IN MIND, YOU CAN FEEL THAT. THE SITE LACK AS FULL SIZED GYM WHICH MEANS WE HAVE ONE
BASKETBALL HOOP ON ONE SIDE OF THE GYM. NO ROOM FOR SPECTATORS, AND THAT DOES NOT REALLY NEAT THE NEEDS OF A MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL FOR FLEXION PROGRAM, EVEN A SMALL ONE. WE ARE ALSO IN NEED OF HIGH SCHOOL CALIBER FACILITIES FOR
PERFORMING THE ARTS IN STEM AREAS. DESPITE CURRENT LIMITATIONS, WE ARE OFFERING GREAT PROGRAMMING BUT THEY DESERVE THE BEST FACILITIES SUITED TO THEIR NEEDS. ONE BENEFIT WILL BE ALLOWING
STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN CHASA2A ATHLETICS WHICH IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE FACILITIES. IT'S A REQUIREMENT. WOULD ALLOW STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMPETE AT A
TRADITIONAL LARGE HIGH SCHOOL TO COMPETE AT THIS LEVEL. TO GIVE A LITTLE CONTEXT, THIS CURRENT EXPANSION PROPOSAL THAT'S BEFORE YOU REPRESENTS THE FIRST OF A FEW STEPS TOWARD A LONGER TERM VISION OF GROWING OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TO A
MORE RIGHT-SIZED VERSION, MEANING EVENTUALLY, THESE TWO ELEMENTARY SITE PROGRAMS, THE ONE WE'RE PROPOSING TODAY AND THE ONE THAT ALREADY EXISTS AS A MAGNET SCHOOL WOULD FEED INTO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP US MEET A GOLDIE
LOCKS SIZE FOR A HIGH SCHOOL. WE ARE NOT ASKING TO GROW OUR PROGRAM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL TODAY BUT IT'S HELP TO FEEL PROVIDE CONTEXT FOR WHICH WE WOULD WANT TO EXPAND THAT PROGRAMMING SO THAT WE CAN GROW OUR HIGH SCHOOL A LITTLE BIT. OUR CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL IS 250
STUDENTS. THAT IS A VERY SMALL HIGH SCHOOL. YOU HEARD OUR STUDENTS SPEAKING ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED TO THEM BUT IT LACKS TO SCALE. WE'D LIKE TO GROW THAT DOWN THE LINE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE
REASONS FOR LOOKING AT A HOLISTIC APPROACH PRE-K-12 VISION. THAT IS A LONG TERM VISION. WE ARE ASKING TO ADD A PRE-K THROUGH FIVE FACILITY AT A NEW
SITE AND IMPROVE OPTIONS FOR CURRENT MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AND HIGH SCHOOLERS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS EVENING AND WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. FOR THOSE OF YOU DIRECTORS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN TO RENAISSANCE, I WENT RECENTLY AND IT WAS A LOVELY VISIT.
JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS. THANK YOU FOR GIVING US AN UPDATED NUMBER OF YOUR LETTERS OF INTENT. MY QUESTION IS IN YOUR APPLICATION, YOU HAVE INDICATED YOU'LL HAVE 498 STUDENTS IN YEAR ONE. WHAT ARE YOUR CONTINGENCY PLANS
IF PUPIL ENROLLMENT DOES AT THE MATERIALIZE THE WAY YOU PROJECTED. >> WE HAVE THAT MATERIALIZED DURING COVID, SO WE OPENED IN 2017, AND VERY QUICKLY EXPERIENCED THE DECLINING ENROLLMENT. WE DID A LOT OF CREATIVE THINGS
OPERATIONALLY, SMALLER CLASS SIZE IS OR FEWER SECTIONS IS ALWAYS I THINK THE FIRST GO-TO. SO THERE'S A BREAK EVEN POINT AT WHICH IT HELPS TO ADD A SECTION IN WHICH YOU PULL BACK, SO IT COULD BE THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE A FEW EXTRA KIDS, NOT
ENOUGH TO COMPLETE A WHOLE SECTION, YOU WOULD DIAL THAT BACK FOR A FEW YEARS. ANY OPERATIONAL COSTS THAT ARE NOT SAFETY RELATED, THOSE WOULD BE LOOKED TO BE CHANGED. OUR ADVENTURE IDENTIFICATION PROGRAMMING WE COULD DO ON A SMALLER BUDGET, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT COME TO MIND.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU. DIRECTOR GEIGER. DREW THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE PRESENTATION WAS INTERESTING. I THANK YOU PEOPLE FOR COMING TO TALK TO US. I DO HAVE TO RAISE SOME QUESTION THAT WERE RAISED BY CONSTITUENTS. FIRST OF ALL, YOUR FINANCIAL
FEASIBILITY OF THIS EXPANSION IS NOT BASED ON GETTING LAND FROM THE DISTRICT. IS THAT FAIR TO SAY. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> YOU KNOW WHAT QUESTION I'M GOING ASK BUT I NEED TO ASK IT NOW. >> PLEASE DO. >> PEOPLE HAVE CLAIMED TO ME IN EMAILS THAT YOU MADE REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT GETTING SCHOOL LAND FOR THIS SCHOOL.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE THAT OWE IF THAT'S A MISS APPREHENSION AND ANY IDEA WHERE THAT CAME FROM. >> I DO. THANK YOU FOR SCAG THE QUESTION. WE HAD SOME FAMILIES REACH OUT TO US ABOUT A LAND SITE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND ASK US HEY, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A SCHOOL,
WOULD THIS BE A GOOD SITE FOR YOUR SCHOOL TO WHICH OUR ANSWER, AS YOU KNOW I'M NOT NEW TO THE DISTRICT AND VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE ACTUAL SCENARIO. I SAID ABSOLUTELY THAT WOULD THAT LOVELY BUFF THAT'S NOT AN OPTION BUT IF IT WAS, WOULD IT WORK AND COULD WE JUST LEARN
MORE AND ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS WHICH AS YOU KNOW IN A PUBLIC SETTING CAN GO VERY SIDEWAYS AND THERE CAN BE LOTS OF MISREPRESENTATIONS. I THINK THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. CERTAINLY RENAISSANCE HAS NEVER REPRESENTED THAT THE DISTRICT THAT ANY LAND AVAILABLE FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS, THEY HAVE BEEN
PUBLISHED AS WHAT IS SURPLUS. THERE ARE SOME CONSTITUENTS WHO WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE A SCHOOL AND WHO LIKE THE PROGRAMMING AT RENAISSANCE AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT THERE, BUT WE HAVE NEVER MADE ANY REPRESENTATIONS IN OUR APPLICATION IS ABSOLUTELY NOT CONTINGENT ON ANY DISTRICT LAND.
>> JUST TO RULE OUT ONE OTHER THING IN EMAILS, THEY MADE CLAIMS THAT YOU REPRESENTED THE DISTRICT WOULD BE SELLING LAND FOR PUBLIC HOUSING. >> YES, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, TOO. >> HOW DID IT GO THAT SIDEWAYS? >> YES. SO BASICALLY, ONE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD
WHO'S LEADING UP THIS EFFORT TO GET A SCHOOL IS VERY WORRIED, SO HE WAS INVOLVED IN THEIR METRO DISTRICT AND HOA AND IS A VERY VOCAL RESIDENT, AND I WAS ACTUALLY PRESENT AND SO AS YOU MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED SOMETIME IN YOUR LIFETIME, BEING PRESENT OR
NEARBY WHEN SOMEONE SAYS SOMETHING, SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE YOU SAID IT. HAPPENED TO BE IN THE SAME ROOM WITH SOMEONE WHO DID SAY THAT. THIS GENTLEMEN IS VERY WORRIED IF THEY DON'T BUILD A SCHOOL THAT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD MIGHT GET ZONED FOR OTHER THINGS, AND SO IS REALLY PUSHING TO HAVE A
SCHOOL. SAW RENAISSANCE AS A POTENTIAL PATHWAY TO THAT. YOU WANT TO OPEN THIS, WE'RE NEARBY, THIS COULD BE AMAZING AND DEFINITELY WAS PUTTING THAT OUT THERE. ABSOLUTELY NOT SOMETHING THAT I
WOULD OR OUR TEAM WOULD SAY OR DID WE. I APPRECIATE YOU ALLOWING US TO CLARIFY. >> WHAT IS YOUR TIMELINE FOR IDENTIFYING A SITE? ARE YOU -- I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL YOUR NEGOTIATIONS, BUT CAN YOU GIVE ME AN IDEA? YOU'RE LOOKING TO OPEN IN ' 27.
WHEN IS THE LAST DATE THAT YOU CAN HAVE A SITE TO MAKE THAT WORK? >> WE'RE LOOKING AT SUMMER AND COMING INTO FALL. I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION, AS WELL. ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET IS BECAUSE THERE IS THE CHICKEN AND EGG EFFECT, WHEN YOU HEAR OTHER CHARTER
APPLICATIONS NEEDING APPROVAL BEFORE YOU GO OUT TO GET BONDS TO AND TO NEGOTIATE LAND IF YOU DON'T HAVE APPROVAL FOR YOUR SCHOOL, PEOPLE ARE VEER RELUCTANT TO DO THATTED. PURCHASING LAND AHEAD OF AN APPROVAL IS NOT A GOOD FINANCIAL DECISION FOR OUR CURRENT COMMUNITY.
THOSE ARE FUNDS FROM OUR CURRENT COMMUNITY THAT ARE TO BE SPEND THAT WAY. WE DON'T WANT TO GO OUT AND PURCHASE LAND WE MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BUILD ON. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION MORE DIRECTLY LATE SUMMER, EARLY FALL
FOR HAVING A CONTRACT FOR LAND. >> FOR ' 25. >> YES. >> I'M LOOKING AT THREE APPLICATIONS TO NIGHT, ALL OF WHICH ARE TALKING ABOUT CASTLE ROCK. I UNDERSTAND YOUR EDUCATION IS DIFFERENT FROM STEMS. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THERE'S ANY
OVERLAP OR DO YOU HAVE CONCERN ABOUT OVERLAP IN YOU ALL THREE AGAIN, DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL PROCESS I UNDERSTAND, THAT PUTTING THREE CHARTER SCHOOL, THREE NEW CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE CASTLE ROCK AREA MIGHT OVERWHELM THE STUDENT, REQUIRE STUDENTS --
HOW DO I PUT THIS. THAT THERE AREN'T ENOUGH STUDENTS TO FILL THREE CHARTER APPLICATIONS WITHIN 10 MILES OF EACH OTHER. >> THAT'S A QUESTION I WOULD IF I COULD ANSWER WOULD LOVE TO.
GREW 20% 2020-2023. THERE'S A LOT OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS. WITH NEW DEVELOPMENTS COME YOUNG FAMILIES, NAT AS MANY AS USED TO BE, WE'RE REALISTIC ABOUT THAT. WE DO HAVE A STRONG BASE IN CASTLE ROCK. FOR OUR SCHOOL, LESS ABOUT THE
PROGRAMMING PER SE. I CAN'T SPEAK TO OTHER PEOPLE'S PROGRAMMING OF COURSE BUT WE HAVE THIS BASE IN CASTLE ROCK WHERE WE ARE ALREADY THERE. WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE 50% OF SEATS FILLED FOR 2027 OPENING AND KIDS WHO ARE GOING TO BE IN KINDERGARTEN
IN 2027 ARE TWO RIGHT NOW. THAT'S QUITE A STATEMENT, ACTUALLY, THAT PEOPLE WITH 2-YEAR-OLDS ARE 50% OF OUR SEATS ARE FULL WITH PEOPLE WITH 2-YEAR-OLDS, SO THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF DEMAND THERE AND OUR REPUTATION IN CASTLE ROCK AND CONNECTION WITH ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL AND THERE'S 127 PEOPLE SITTING ON A WAIT LIST ALREADY FOR THAT PROGRAM. WE FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT OUR STRENGTH THANK AREA, BUT I WISH I COULD, I CAN'T REALLY SPEAK TO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH OTHER SCHOOLS. >> LET ME UNDERSTAND YOUR DREAM FOR FACILITIES. >> YES.
>> YOU'LL KEEP THE HIGH SCHOOL WHERE IT IS, BUT YOU'LL USE THIS NEW LAND. IN ADDITION TO EDUCATING PRE-K THROUGH FIVE. >> IF POSSIBLE. >> YOU WOULD ALSO LIKE TO USE
THAT LAND TO CREATE A QUALITY GYM. YOU'D ALSO LIKE TO USE THAT LAND TO CREATE A QUALITY GYM ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL, CORRECT? >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. IT'S ACTUALLY, THIS IS THE PART WE WANT TO DETERMINE BASED ON
WHICH SITE WE SELECT. IF WE SELECT A SITE WHERE THAT IS FEASIBLE, WOULDN'T CAUSE BIG TRAFFIC CONCERNS OR CONCERNS FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HAVING A GYM THERE. IF IT'S A SITE EASY ENOUGH TO DO AND FAR ENOUGH FROM THE ELEMENTARY SITE AND ALL OF THOSE CONSIDERATIONS NEED TO BE RIGHT.
THAT'S WHY THAT DECISION HAS NOT BEEN MADE. WE WILL HAVE THE CAPACITY AND WILL EVENTUALLY NEED TO EXTEND THAT GYM. THAT SCHOOL WILL LIVE AS A MIDDLE SCHOOL LONG TERM AND SO IT STILL NEEDS TWO BASKETBALL HOOPS IN THE GYM, FORKS, AND SO
WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT AND THAT IS ACTUALLY A VERY LIKELY SCENARIO. IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT THAT TIGHT LOOKS LIKE AND WHERE WE'RE LOCATED BECAUSE WE'RE VERY COG ANY ISN'T. >> APPROVING THE.
>> PACT OF A COMMUNITY ON A COMMUNITY FROM P PRE-K FIVE OF A HIGH SCHOOL GYM. >> ABSOLUTELY. SO THAT'S NOT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT THAT PLAN MIGHT BE AND WHERE THAT MIGHT
BE. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, YOU CAN'T MAKE COMMITMENT ON THAT YET CRIMINAL YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD. >> WE CAN COMMIT TO WORKING ON TRAFFIC STUDIES, THAT WAS PART OF THE PROCESS WHEN THIS SCHOOL OPENED AND WE KNOW THAT'S A PART OF THE PLAN. WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO BE
THE PEOPLE CAUSING TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. >> THANK YOU. >> I MIGHT JUST CHIME IN ON ABOUT TWO QUESTIONS BACK, THE ENROLLMENT PIECE. AGAIN, I THINK WHERE MY EXPERIENCE BIRTHING A SCHOOL IN
DOWNTOWN DENVER, THE DOWNTOWN DENVER SCHOOL, WE WERE THE FIRST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN 100 YEARS THAT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE DENVER BUSINESS DISTRICT. WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT FAMILIES WHO CHOOSE EL EDUCATION AS A MODEL THEY WANT FOR THEIR
KIDS. THEY'RE WILLING TO COME A LONG WAY. THEY'RE WILLING TO MAKE SACRIFICES. WE HAVE TWO OF THESE GRAND BOYS I MENTIONED LIVE WITH MY WIFE AND I AND OUR DAUGHTER IN A MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLD AND I DRIVE THEM EVERY DAY TO FOX CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND I GLADLY DO IT BECAUSE THAT
EXPERIENCE OF CREW IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. SO JUST AS AMY IS SAYING, IT'S REALLY HARD TO ANTICIPATE ENROLLMENT WHEN WE HAVE SUCH YOUNG KIDS, PARENTS OF VERY, VERY YOUNG PRESCHOOL CHILDREN COMMITTING BUT MY EXPERIENCE NOT
ONLY IN DENVER BUT NATIONWIDE WORKING WITH HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS WE'RE OPENING IS THAT FAMILIES, AGAIN, THEY'RE REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS FORM OF EDUCATION AND SO THEY'RE WILLING TO DO WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THERE.
>> DIRECTOR WINEGAR. >> YES, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND I ALSO GOT TO VISIT RENAISSANCE RECENTLY AND GO DOWN TO FUN SLIDE. YEAH, IT WAS A GREAT VISIT. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WOULDN'T
MIND EXPANDING ON YOUR PLAN OR IDEAS ON HOW YOU WILL IDENTIFY THE LAND YOU EVENTUALLY WOULD LIKE YOUR SCHOOL TO BE ON. >> YEAH. YEAH, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED IN OUR APPLICATION, THERE'S A WIDE RANGE. THIS IS PART OF THE FLEXIBILITY,
GETTING THIS APPROVAL IS A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP SO WE CAN GET INTO NEGOTIATIONS AND AS YOU MAY KNOW, LAND IN COSTLE ROCK DOESN'T SIT AROUND. YOU WILL SEE WE ARE CONSIDERING LAND FROM 20 TO 60 ACRES BECAUSE
WE CAN BE FLEXIBLE ON THAT, LONG TERM PLAN. TWENTY ACRES WOULD BE PLENTY TO OPEN UP ELEMENTARY PRE-K-5. SMALLER PIECES OF LAND ARE SMALLER AND MORE AFFORDABLE.
WE ARE LOOKING AT BIGGER SITES THAT MIGHT ALLOW FOR THAT WORK. WE ARE WORKING WITH A COMMERCIAL LEGALS AGENT AND HAVE QUITE A FEW IRONS IN THE FIRE BUT JUST KEEPING THOSE UNDER WRAPS FOR OBVIOUS REASONS IN TERMS OF NEGOTIATIONS AND ALSO JUST SORT OF ONCE YOU PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE WHICH LAND YOU WANT, IT BECOMES
MUCH MORE VALUABLE TO EVERYONE. SO DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? >> YES, IT DOES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> DIRECTOR MEEK. FIRST OFF, CONGRATULATIONS ON HAVING SUCH A SUCCESSFUL MODEL
AND ALL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT WAS NICE TO LISTEN TO. I LOVE THE WHOLE GROWTH AND CONNECTION MESSAGE AND THEME. AND I KNOW YOU TALKED AND I APPRECIATED THE EXPLANATION OF THE PRE-K-12 VISION, LONG TERM.
COULD YOU SAY IN AN IDEAL WORLD WHAT THAT TIMELINE MIGHT LOOK LIKE? >> WE'RE AS YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IN OUR APPLICATION, WE'RE VERY FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE WHEN IT COMES TO THESE THINGS. THIS IS BRITTANY I'LL BRAG ABOUT
HER A LITTLE BIT IS THE BEST THERE IS WHEN IT COMES TO DOING THAT WORK, SO WE'RE VERY, VERY CAREFUL IN OUR MODELING, EVEN STEP DO AT LOOKING FOR INCREASING SIZE FOR MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOL, 2030 IS THE SOONEST
WE'D LOOK AT THAT. WAS HE WANT TO ESTABLISH THE PRE-K-12 MODEL BEFORE WE'RE DOING THAT WORK TO ENSURE WE AREN'T MOVING TOO FAST.
>> ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR COMING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU. IF I COULD I WAS GOING BACK AND SITTING AND THINKING ABOUT YOUR QUESTION DIRECTOR MEEK WHEN YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT THE TIMELINE FOR THE RECOMMENDATION. JUST KNOW THAT YES, WE ARE BRINGING A STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO CABINET PLANNED FOR NEXT WEEK WITH, EVEN AND THERE WILL BE A FORMAL RECOMMENDATION THAT WILL
COME FROM STAFF WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE BOARD MEETING. WHAT I HAD ON THERE WAS THE PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATION. I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. >> OK. SO NEXT APPLICANT THAT WOULD BE DOING YOUR PRESENTATION IS AGAIN
LYM MAN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE, HAS TWO CAMPUS INDIANAPOLIS DOUGLAS COUNTY, STRO ROAD AND I'M GOING TO BRING UP
DR. EDWARDS AND HIS TEAM. GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT, CABINET INVESTIGATORS AND TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS JASON EDWARDS, OUR
TWO CAMPUSES, I HAVE WITH ME OUR BOARD PRESIDENT PAIGE MCLAUGHLIN. YOU'LL GET TO HEAR FROM HER IN A LITTLE BIT AWAY ONE OF OUR FAMOUS TEACHERS MRS. SCHUBERT AND MIKE FARLEY AVAILABLE FOR
QUESTION AT THE END AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THREE OF OUR BODYGUARDS HERE TO SUPPORT ME. OUR FUTURE LEADERS. I WANT TO ALSO IF I COULD BRIEFLY ACKNOWLEDGE MY COLLEAGUES FROM STEM AND RENAISSANCE. THESE ARE TRULY RESPECTED EDUCATORS THAT I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM AND I AM CHEERING FOR
EACH OF YOUR SCHOOLS. IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE IN A DISTRICT WHERE SUCH STRONG OPPOSITIONS FOR REPLICATION EXIST, AND WONDERFUL SHOWCASE FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, I BELIEVE. SO MY JOB IS REALLY TO BE ABLE TO BRAG A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
LEHMAN ACADEMY WHERE WE OFFER A RIGOROUS CLASSICAL APPLICATION WHERE ALL THE DISCIPLINES ARE INTERRELATED. HISTORY BECOMES THE SKELETON OF OUR PROGRAM AND WHAT SCHOLARS LEARN IN LITERATURE, POETRY AND MUSIC AND ART WRAPS AROUND HISTORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT IT'S
GOING TO BE TESTED ON THE STATE TEST, OUR SCHOLARS GET SCIENCE EVERY SINGLE DAY. THEY SPEND ON ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR LIKE BILE FOR A YEAR, CHEMISTRY FOR ANOTHER, PHYSICS AND EARTH SCIENCE ON A FOUR YEAR CYCLE.
SCHOLARS ARE ALLOWED AND ENCOURAGED TO THINK INDEPENDENTLY AND CRITICALLY. IT'S THE TEACHER'S JOB TO LAY OUT A BANQUET FEAST OF RICH CONTENT AND CURRICULUM AND GUIDE THE SCHOLARS WITH QUESTIONS, ALLOW THEM TO BE YOUNG SCIENTISTS, YOUNG HISTORIANS AND
YOUNG ARTISTS. WITH PURPOSE TO PARTNER WITH SUPPORTIVE PARENTS, AND THIS IS ONE THING THAT AS FAMILIES COME ON A TOUR, THEY ARE SO RELIEVED TO HEAR THAT OUR SCHOLARS ARE OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN FIRST AND FOREMOST.
WE ARE VERY CLEAR UP FRONT ABOUT WHAT THEIR SCHOLARS WILL LEARN WHICH IS OUR RICH CLASSICAL CURRICULUM, NO MORE, NO NO LESS AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO INVOLVE THESE PARENTS AS HOUSE CAPTAINS AND AS MEMBERS OF OUR SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITEE
AND OUR BOARD AND TRULY REPRESENT WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO THEM AT THEIR SCHOOL WITHIN DOUGLAS COUNTY. LYM MAN ACADEMY PROVIDES A SAFE AND CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT. DOUGLAS COUNTY DOES A WONDERFUL JOB OF HAVING STATE-OF-THE-ART
PHYSICAL SAFETY AND JUST AS IMPORTANTLY AS THAT COMMUNITY AND FAMILY FEEL THE CULTURE WHERE SCHOLARS ARE TREATED AS INDIVIDUALS, AS DUTIES BECOMING AND THEIR TRULY SAFE.
FINALLY IN OUR MISSION STATEMENT, LYM MAN ACADEMY INSTALLS MORE OR LESS AND VALUES IN ORDER TO PURSUE WISDOM AND VIRTUE AND PRODUCE ARE TOMORROW'S LEADERS TODAY. I THINK OUR BOARD MEMBERS PROBABLY KNOW THIS. GEORGE WASHINGTON HAD AN EIGHTH GRADE EDUCATION AND
THAT'S THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE IS TO RAISE UP A GENERATION ABLE TO NAVIGATE LIFE WITH WISDOM AND THOSE VIRTUES THAT ANOTHER FOUNDER BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IDENTIFIED AS TRANSCENDING TIME AND SPACE. THIS IS WHAT WILL STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF SOCIETY AND WE TRY TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THOSE
VIRTUES AND VALUES ARE, WAVE THAT FLAG AND FOR FAMILIES THIS RESONATES, THEY'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO FIND A PARTNER IN A SCHOOL LIKELY MAN ACADEMY. BEFORE I SHARE MORE ABOUT OUR DISTINCTIVES, I WOULD LOVE FOR TO YOU HEAR FROM OUR BORED
PRESIDENT, PAIGE MCLAUGHLIN. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY. MY NAME IS PAIGE MCLAUGHLIN AND I PROUDLY SERVE AS THE BOARD PRESIDENT FOR LEHMAN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE IN COLORADO. I'M ALSO A MOM TO THREE GIRLS
WHO ARE CURRENTLY ATTENDING ONE OF OUR CAMPUS LOCATIONS, SO THIS WORK IS BOTH VERY PROFESSIONAL AND DEEPLY PERSONAL FOR ME. IN ADDITION TO MY ROLE AT LYM MAN, I BRING NEARLY A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE IN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. I'VE BEEN DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH
SHAPING COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THIS REGION. THIS BACKGROUND GIVES ME A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON THE RESIDENTIAL GROWTH TRENDS THAT ARE HAPPENING AND THE LONG TERM NEEDS OF FAMILIES CHOOSING TO LIVE AND RAISE THEIR CHILDREN HERE. I WORK DIRECTLY WITH THESE FAMILIES THAT ARE LOOKING TO
MOVE TO DOUGLAS COUNTY, SPECIFICALLY CASTLE ROCK, WHETHER IT BE FROM ACROSS THE U.S. WITHIN OUR STATE OR HYPER LOCALLY WITHIN OUR DISTRICT. AS WE EXPLORE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR REPLICATION AND EXPANSION OF
LYM MAN ACADEMY WITHIN DOUGLAS COUNTY, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT OUR FORESIGHT FOR GROWTH IS INTENTIONAL, IT'S STRATEGIC AND IT'S ALIGNED WITH THE VALUES THAT MAKE THIS COUNTY SUCH AN EXCEPTIONAL PLACE TO LIVE, TO GROW AND TO LEARN. WE ARE SEEING INCREASED DEMAND
FROM FAMILIES SEEKING A CLASSICAL VIRTUE BASED EDUCATION WITH A SUPPORTIVE AND ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND WE WANT TO BE PRO ACTIVE IN MEETING THAT NEED PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS SOUTH OF HERE WHICH HAVE SEEN TREMENDOUS GROWTH. WE ARE COMMITTED TO
COLLABORATING WITH THE DISTRICT AND WITH THE LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE THAT OUR GROWTH ENHANCES EDUCATIONAL CHOICES, SUPPORTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND CONTRIBUTES MEANINGFULLY TO THE BROADER VISION OF DOUGLAS COUNTY SAID FUTURE.
AS THE LCS PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS OUR SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT FOR CAMPUSES AND PLANS FOR GROWTH, AS WE LOOK AT REPLICATING OUR THIRD CAMPUS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY,
I FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT THAT GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES MUST INVOLVE TO SUPPORT THIS EXPANSION WHILE MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY, EXCELLENCE AND UNIQUE CULTURE OF LEHMAN ACADEMY. IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT THIS THIRD CAMPUS IS FULLY INTEGRATED INTO
OUR EXISTING GOVERNANCE SYSTEM BOTH OPERATIONALLY AND ADVISORY ROLES TO ENSURE CONSISTENT OVERSIGHT AND SHARED VALUES. THIS INCLUDES EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION WITHIN OUR SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE AND CONSIDERATION FOR THE LCS
GOVERNING BOARD. I TRULY BELIEVE AS PARENTS ABLE TO ACT AS STAKE HOLDER, JUST LIKE OUR SCHOLARS ARE BEING DEVELOPED FOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WITHIN OUR SCHOOL AND COUNTY. THE SCHOOL WILL HAVE ONE SACK WITH PARENT REPRESENTATIVES FROM
EACH CAMPUS AS DEFINED IN OUR RECENTLY MODIFIED BY LAWS TO ALLOW FOR PARENT GUARDIANS REPRESENTATIVE PER CAMPUS OPERATING WITH THE CAMPUS LEVEL IN SIGHT ALIGNING WITH OUR OVERALL STRATEGIC GOALS FOR LYM MAN ACADEMY AND OVERSIGHT TOR
EACH CAMPUSES PRINCIPALS, THE HEAD OF SCHOOLS AND GOOD MORNING BOARD. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE REMAIN ENGAGED WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTICULARLY OUR PARENT AND GUARDIANS, SO WITH OTHER SACKS
WE WILL. THE GOVERNANCE TEAM IS COMMITTED TO TRANSPARENCE IN ELECTING, SELECTING AND ONBOARDING SACK AND PARENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE 30 CAMPUS. A CLEAR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED TO ENSURE ALL OF THE THIRD CAMPUS FAMILIES
UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNANCE AND DECISION MAKING. PARENTS WILL BE EMPOWERED WITH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENSURING THAT THEY ARE WELL EQUIPPED TO REPRESENT THEIR COMMUNITY. SO WITH THIS, I WOULD LIKES TO THANK YOU AGAIN AND OPEN IT UP
TO A FEW OF OUR VERY ACCOMPLISHED SCHOLARS OR BODYGUARDS.
>> I HAVE A DREAM BY MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. IT IS A DREAM DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE AMERICAN DREAM. I HAVE A DREAM THAT ONE DAY, THIS NATION WILL RISE UP AND
LIVE OUT THE TRUE MEANING OF ITS CREED. WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF EVIDENT THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL. I HAVE A DREAM THAT ONE DAY ON THE RED HILLS OF GEORGIA, THE SONS OF FORMER SLAVES AND THE
SONS OF FORMER SLAVE OWNERS WILL BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN TOGETHER AT A TABLE OF BROTHERHOOD. I HAVE A DREAM THAT ONE DAY EVEN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, A STATE SWELTERING WITH THE HEAT
OF INJUSTICE, SWELTERING WITH THE HEAT OF OPPRESSION WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO AN OASIS OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE. I HAVE A DREAM THAT MY POOR LITTLE CHILDREN WILL ONE DAY LIVE IN A NATION WHERE THEY WILL
NOT BE JUDGED BY THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN BUT BY THE CONTENT OF THEIR CHARACTER. I HAVE A DREAM TODAY.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> STOLE LARS MEMORIZE A FAMOUS PEOPLE OR SPEECH EVERY MONTH OF EVERY SCHOOL YEAR. THAT'S 10 THEY WILL HAVE MEMORIZED IN THEIR HEAD AND HEART AND CON EXPLAIN IN THE CONTEXT OF WHAT THEY'RE STUDYING
IN HISTORY. THE ROAD NOT TAKEN BY ROBERT FROST. THE MAN IN THE ARENA BY TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.
WE HAVE A CONSISTENTLY GROWING DEMAND, OUR PROJECTED ENROLLMENT IS CLOSE TO 1200 AND 500 THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR. BUY GULCH IS NOT AT CAPACITY BUT
BUDGETED FOR INTENTIONALLY DELIBERATE AND SLOW GROWTH SO WE BUILD OUR OWN CULTURE AS WE FILL UP OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND EXPERIENCE BUY NEARING CENTER BASED SSN PROGRAM WITH THE DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF WHICH IT'S BEEN STRETCHING AND ENRICHING, AND I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT SUPERINTENDENT CAIN, YOUR VISION REALLY AN AMAZING PARTNERSHIP AND WE FEEL PRIVILEGE TO HAVE THE HONOR TO HOST THIS. ALONG THOSE LINES IS THAT LEHMAN ACADEMY, BEING A HIGH PERFORMING CHARTER SCHOOL IN DOUGLAS COUNTY ALSO HAS ATTRACT AND TAKEN VERY
GOOD CARE OF AND CONTINUED TO ENROLL 10.4% OF SCHOLARS WITH AN I'VE EP VERY CLOSE TO THE DOUGLAS COUNTY AVERAGE, SHOWING WE TRULY CARE AND TAKE CARE OF EVERY STUDENT THAT'S A PART OF OUR PROGRAM. IT'S ALSO MODEL THAT IT HAS A BROAD APPEAL.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL PREPARATION ALL THE WAY THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE AND NOT EXTREMELY NATION ANY WAY, BUT MORE LIKE THE EDUCATION THAT A COUPLE GENERATIONS BACK WOULD HAVE RECEIVED IN THIS NATION. ONLY PRE-K THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE WHICH WOULD HELP FEED INTO
STRONG DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLERS COMING UP YOU SUPPORTING THE ENROLLMENT GOALS OF THE DISTRICT, AS YOU LOOK AT THESE DIFFERENT AREAS AS THEY EXPAND. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION THIS EVENING AND WE WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK. >> YEAH, THANK YOU. VERY IMPRESSIVE.
MY QUESTION IS AGAIN, AROUND YOUR LETTERS OF INTENT. IT SAYS YOU PROJECT 621 STUDENTS IN YEAR ONE. HOW ARE YOUR ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS DETERMINED AND WHAT EVIDENCE DO YOU HAVE THAT THERE
IS DEMAND FOR THIS NEW CAMPUS? >> I CAN START THAT OFF AND THEN INVITE MIKE, AS WELL. SO WITH OUR BAYOU GULCH CAMPUS BEING OPENED, THIS SCHOOL YEAR BEING OUR FIRST YEAR AND INTENT
TO ENROLL FOR THIS CAMPUS PARKER AND CASTLE ROCK, BEING ON THAT CORRIDOR AS RECENT AS 12 MONTHS AGO, OUR LIST WAS ABOUT A THOUSAND SCHOLARS WITH A LARGE PERCENTAGE FROM CASTLE ROCK AND MANY OF OUR FAMILIES DO MAKE THE COMMUTE CURRENTLY FROM CASTLE ROCK, INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN
NEIGHBORHOODS ALL THE WAY TO TWO CAMPUS INS PARKER. WE HAVE A WEBSITE CAPTURING RIGHT NOW INTENTS TO ENROLL THAT WE WILL MAKE AVAILABLE AND WELCOME THAT AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU ALL THAT I'M HAPPY I'M NOT SITTING IN YOUR SEAT. YOU'VE ACT TOUGH DECISION, YOU'VE GOT THREE FINE SCHOOLS HERE IN MY OPINION, AT LEAST, AND I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY ROOM FOR ONE, ONE AND A HALF AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
I THINK THE FUTURE LOOKS PRETTY GOOD DOWN THERE, BUT ONE OF OUR ISSUES ON THE PROJECTING ENROLLMENT AS YOU CAN SEE, WE STILL HAVE ABOUT 500 SPOTS TO FILL AT OUR NEW BAYOU GULCH
SCHOOL AND I DO NOT THINK THAT WE'D BE ABLE TO OPEN A SCHOOL ANY SOONER THAN 28 AND MORE LIKELY 29. I BASE THAT ON THE FACT THAT
YOU'VE GOT ZONING ISSUES, YOU'VE GOT CONSTRUCTION ISSUES, YOU'VE GOT FINANCING ISSUES, YOU'VE GOT ARCHITECTURAL ISSUES OF PUTTING THE BUILDINGS TOGETHER. I DON'T SEE IN THIS DAY AND AGE
HOW YOU CAN MAKE ANY PROMISES BEFORE ' 28 TO BE HONEST AND I WOULDN'T WANTS TO WE COULD BE OUT THERE IN ' 29. IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE LIST,
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO PROJECT OUT ' 29 WHAT WE WOULD BE BUT OUR TRACK RECORD AND EXPERIENCE HERE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY IS FAIRLY WELL ESTABLISHED AND THAT WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB AND HAD A WAITING LIST, AND WE'VE GONE AHEAD AND MANAGED TO FILL ALL
THE SCHOOLS ON THE SCHEDULE THAT WE SET OUT TO FILL THEM AT. I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. IT'S NOT AS THOROUGH AS YOU WOULD LIKE BUT IT'S THE BEST WE CAN GIVE YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> YEAH. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> I'M GOING ASK THE HARD QUESTION. >> SURE.
>> TELL ME ABOUT LESSONS LEARNED WITH YOUR DELAY AT BAYOU GULCH. >> I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME. >> GIVE ME THE THREE MINUTE VERSION OF THAT. I WAS IN FAVOR OF THAT, I
SUPPORTED THE SHARING OF LAND, BUT I KNOW THAT THE DELAY CAUSED TROUBLE FOR SOME OF YOUR STUDENTS, CAUSED TROUBLE FOR SOME OF THE DISTRICT. >> YES. >> TELL ME HOW WE'RE GOING TO AVOID THAT IF YOU REPUBLIC LIQUID. >> FIRST OF ALL, I ALREADY HAVE A BUILDING DESIGNED AND
APPROVED. >> SAME CASHING TEXTURE. >> IT CERTAINLY WOULD WORK THAT WAY IF WE COULD FIND A SIMILAR PIECE OF PROPERTY. IF YOU SAW THE PIECE OF PROPERTY WE'RE LOCATED ON AND WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE WE STARTED WITH THE BIG YELLOW MACHINES AND WHAT IT IS TODAY, I WAS EVEN
AMAZED THAT YOU COULD DO THAT, BUT HERE IN COLORADO, THE FOLKS NOW HOW TO MOVE DIRT AND MAKE NEW PADS THAT ARE PRETTY NICE. AT THIS POINT, I HAD A SITE IN MIND, BUT I FOUND OUT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO THAT THAT HAS BEEN
SOLD. WHEN I LOOKED THREE YEARS AGO NOW AT SITES, THERE WERE 60 ON THE LIST OF POTENTIAL SITES FOR A SCHOOL IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. I'M ASSUMING THAT A COUPLE OF THEM MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOLD OFF OR
USED, BUT WE DID GET A PIECE OF PROPERTY FROM YOU, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW IT WAS NOT FOR FREE. WE MADE AN EXCHANGE. WE BUILT 4,000 SQUARE FEET AT A COST OF ABOUT A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS AND GOT 11 ACRES IN EXCHANGE FOR IT.
THERE REALLY IS NO FREE LUNCH AS THEY SAY AND THIS CERTAINLY WASN'T A FREE LUNCH, BUT I THINK THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED THAT IN CENTER BASED PROGRAM ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THE FACILITY THAT WE BUILT FOR THEM, AND I HOPE THAT THEY'D BE HAPPY WITH
ANOTHER ONE AND WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK WITH YOU ABOUT THAT POSSIBILITY, BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY OWNED BY DOUGLAS SCHOOL. I THINK THE LAST PIECE MARY CAN HELP ME WITH THIS, BUT I THINK IT WAS ACTUALLY OWNED BY DOUGLAS COUNTY AND WE WORKED OUT AN ARRANGEMENT THAT IT WAS SET UP
FOR EITHER A PARK OR A SCHOOL OR SOMETHING ALONG THAT LINE AND I IMAGINE THERE'S OTHER PIECES, BECAUSE EVERY DEVELOPER'S REQUIRED WHO'S DOING HOMES TO GIVE A BIG PIECE OF PROPERTY TO THE DISTRICT OR THE SCHOOLS OR FOR PARKS OR SOMETHING, SO THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE AND
WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO ANOTHER CENTER BASED PROGRAM, WHICH IF THERE'S A DEMAND FOR SCHOOLS DOWN THERE, THERE'S DEFINITELY A DEMAND FOR THAT, AS WELL SO I WISH YOU WOULD KEEP THAT IN MIND THAT I THINK WE ARE THE ONLY ONES WILLING TO DO THAT
OR HAVE OFFERED THAT UP IN OUR APPLICATION. SUPPLY CHAINS IS WHAT I TALKED BEFORE, AND WE DEFINITELY EXPERIENCED THAT. WE HAD THREE DIFFERENT SHIPMENTS OF GLASS TO THE PROPERTY, THE FIRST TWO SHIPMENTS WERE THROWN
IN THE TRASH BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT TO SPECIFICATION. THAT CAUSED DELAY. WE WENT INTO THE WINTER WITH NO WINDOWS CAUSING A LOT OF DAMAGE AND OTHER ISSUES. I THINK A LOT OF THE THINGS HAVE BEEN LEARNED THAT BELIEVE COULD BE BUILT FASTER AND QUICKER AND
I THINK WE CAN GET IT DONE QUICKER. BUT I'M MUCH MORE CAUTIOUS THAN I WAS BEFORE AND EVEN THEN I WAS ASKING FOR A LOT OF TIME. >> AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND EVERYBODY LEARNS FROM PAST EXPERIENCE. I GUESS THE QUESTION I HAVE TO ASK IS IF YOU HAVE TO BUY THE
LAND AT OUTSIDE MARKET, NOT GET SOMETHING THAT'S DEDICATED FROM THE COUNTY, IS THIS STILL A FINANCIALLY VIABLE PROGRAM? >> I CAN'T HONESTLY ANSWER THAT FOR YOU, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PRICE OF THE LAND IS GOING TO BE.
I THINK WE PAID ALMOST EFFECTIVELY ABOUT $3 A FOOT FOR, YOU KNOW, IF YOU TAKE WHAT WE PUT IN TO BUILD YOUR FACILITY AND WHAT WE GOT IN EXCHANGE FOR IT, IT COMES OUT TO $3.50 A FOOT. THREE YEARS AGO, I COULDN'T BUY
LAND FOR THAT PRICE AROUND HERE. MAYBE IT'S CHANGED, BUT FROM THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT, I DON'T THINK IT HAS. I HAVE NOT GONE OUT AND LOOKED. I DO KNOW ONE OF THE PROPERTIES THAT WAS DISCUSSED, I LOOKED AT IT, AND IT'S BIG OLD PIECE OF
PROPERTY AND IT'S SITTING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THERE'S 10 HOUSES DEEP ALL THE WAY AROUND IT AND I CAN JUST IMAGINE TRYING TO GO THROUGH ZONING ON THAT SAYING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SOCCER FIELD WITH LIGHTS AND THEY'LL BE OUT THERE UNTIL 10:0D PRACTICING SOME NIGHTS.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH PIECE OF PROPERTY TO PUT A SCHOOL ON AND HAVE HAPPY NEIGHBORS. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE OTHERS. I HAVEN'T LOOKED BUT THERE'S A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT OUT THERE AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S GOING TO BE, THERE'S A NEED BECAUSE EVERYBODY
HERE HAS PICKED THAT AS A NEED. I THINK ALL OF YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S A PLACE THERE'S A NEED IN THIS COMMUNITY, BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT BELIEVE, NO ONE'S BUILDING THERE AND IT'S GROWING LIKE CRAZY. WHEN I FIRST LOOKED DOWN THERE TWO AND A HALF, THREE YEARS AGO, THERE WERE A LOT OF YELLOW
MACHINES BUILDING ROADS AND LOTS AND THERE WERE ABOUT 20 OR 30 HOUSES. TODAY, IT IS SOLID HOUSES, AND THERE'S A 30,000 HOUSE DEVELOPMENT GOING ACROSS THE WAY ON THE WEST SIDE OF 25 AND
THAT -- WHAT IS IT, CRYSTAL VALE PARK WAY IS BEING BUILT OVER THE 25 GOT TO THERE. YOU'RE GOING TO NEED SCHOOLS THERE. YOU MAY EVEN NEED TWO, BUT I DO THINK YOU HAVE TO PICK SOMEBODY OR PICK TWO AND SAY YOU CAN DO THIS ONE AND YOU'RE SECOND, BUT YOU NEED TIME TO GET THE
ARCHITECTURE DONE TO FIND THE LAND AND DO ALL OF THAT STUFF. >> MY FINAL QUESTION IS THERE'S AN APPLICATION THROUGH CSI FOR A CLASSICAL ACADEMY IN ANOTHER PART OF THE COUNTY. DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS THAT THAT'S GOING TO AGAIN BECAUSE PEOPLE TRAVEL TO CLASSICAL.
DO YOU HAVE CONCERNS IF THAT IS IMPROVED THAT THAT MIGHT IMPACT YOUR ENROLLMENT. >> DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY'RE APPLYING? I DON'T. >> STERLING RANCH. >> NO, I DON'T THINK THAT WILL HAVE AN EFFECT. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT TRAVEL A LONG WAY AS ALL THE OTHER SCHOOLS DO BUT THERE
AREN'T THAT MANY OF THEM, AND AFTER A WHILE, THAT'S A LONG ROAD TRIP EVERY DAY FOR AN HOUR ONE WAY AND BACK. WE'VE SEEN THAT. THEY GO AWAY. UNFORTUNATELY. BUT THEY DON'T STAY FOR VERY LONG.
ANYTHING ELSE, SIR? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM DIRECTOR MOORE. >> HEY, GUYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. THIS IS JUST A TECHNICAL QUESTION ON YOUR APPLICATION. ON PAGE EIGHT, WHERE IT TALKS
ABOUT ENROLLMENT, FIRST YEAR, SECOND YEAR IN THE FOURTH COLUMN, IT CALLS -- THE NUMBER IS REALLY LARGE AND I
WONDER IF THAT WAS JUST A TYPO AND WHAT THAT CORRECT NUMBER WOULD BE. >> I APOLOGIZE. I THINK OUR CORRECT NUMBER WOULD BE VERY CLOSE TO OUR AVERAGE
WITH PERSONAL NEEDS -- I APOLOGIZE IF THAT'S A TYPO. >> OK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> DIRECTOR MEEK. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND THANK YOU SO THE STUDENTS. THAT WAS REALLY GREAT TO HEAR THE RECITATION.
THIS QUESTION ACTUALLY IS FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT FIRST. WHEN THERE'S A CHARTER SCHOOL WITH MULTIPLE CAMPUSES, DOES EACH CAMPUS HAVE A UNIQUE SCHOOL CODE? I'M JUST NOT REALLY SURE HOW THAT'S HANDLED. >> IT DEPENDS HOW IT'S SET UP, I'VE SEEN IT BOTH WAYS. >> OK.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE ANSWER IS FOR LYM MAN BUT I'M GUESSING THAT MR. MOSIER MIGHT KNOW. SO IT'S THE SAME CODE FOR BOTH CAMPUS AND THE BE THE SAME CODE FOR A THIRD CAMPUS. >> CORRECT, YES. >> OK. >> THE SAME CODE, THE SAME
GOVERNING BOARD, SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY WITH REPRESENTATION FROM EACH COMMUNITY. >> OK. YEAH, I WAS AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I WAS WONDERING BECAUSE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE AND THAT GOVERNING STRUCTURE AND
BY STATE LAW, THE SACKS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS ON SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND SCHOOL PRIORITIES FOR SPENDING FUNDS, THE UNIFIED I AM PRUST PLANET TETRAAND YOU FEEL LIKE ONE
COMMITTEE CAN SUFFICE FOR THREE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES. >> I'D BE HAPPY TO SPEAK ON THAT. I WAS ACTUALLY VICE CHAIR OF OUR SACK, SO I HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WITH THAT. AS OUR SCHOOL CAMPUSES HAVE GROWN INTO THE BIO GULCH CAMPUS,
WE REALIZED AS A GOOD MORNING BOARD THAT WE NEEDED TO RECOGNIZE THE ESPECIALLY UNDER ONE SCHOOL CODE THAT WE NEEDED TO EXPAND THE SACK BASICALLY AND REVISE THE BY LAWS TO LAW FOR PARENT REPRESENTATION FROM THAT CAMPUS, ACCOUNT SPECIFICALLY, BECAUSE EACH CAMPUS, EVEN THOUGH
WE FALL UNDER THE SAME SCHOOL CODE AND HAVE THE SAME CURRICULUM AND VALUES AND ESSENTIALLY THE SAME TEACHING STANDARDS ACROSS ALL THE CAMPUSES, EACH CAMPUS ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE WITH THE DISTRICT HAS UNIQUE NEEDS IN AND OF ITSELF,
SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR TO US MAINTAIN THAT CULTURE AS AN UMBRELLA WITH THE HAVE IT STAKE HOLDERS ON THE SACK. I THINK DR. EDWARDS THAT DONE A LOVELY JOB BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE ALLOT CULTURE ACROSS TWO CAMPUSES REACHING NOW
INTO THE SOUTHERN-YEAR OF DOUGLAS COUNTY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT DOWN THERE, WHILE EMPOWERING HIS PRINCIPLES, HIS PRINCIPLES ARE HIGHLY INVESTED IN THE SCHOOLS AND MAINTAIN THAT SAME CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE AND THAT THEN
TRICKLES DOWN INTO THE SACK. IT'S BEEN VERY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE EVEN WITH THE BAYOU GULCH CAMPUS OPENING THIS YEAR HOW WE MAINTAIN THE STANDARDS AND EXCEED WHAT THE ORIGINAL VISION WAS UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE SOME VERY EPT TALENTED, VERY
CAPABLE LIKE INCREDIBLE PARENT GUARDIAN REPRESENTATION IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, SO I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONSTANT EVOLUTION. WE HAVE TO BE FLUID WITH THE DEMANDS BUT CERTAINLY NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE OPPOSED TO
MAINTAINING THAT CULTURE. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> APPRECIATE IT. >> GOOD LUCK. >> THANK YOU. >> I WAS JUST SHOWING AND
CONFERRED WITH DR. EDWARDS, YES, THERE WAS A TYPO ON THAT ON PAGE EIGHT, DEFINITELY WE SAW THAT IN ARRAY VIEW, 6,138. THE SIX SHOULDN'T BE THERE, IT SHOULD BE 138.
THAT'S A LOT. OK. SO ONE MORE PRESENTATION WE HAVE BY STEM SCHOOL HIGHLANDS RANCH, A REPRESENTATION OF THE PORTION OF THE SCHOOL SEEKING APPROVAL TO REPLICATE THE PRE-K-8 PORTION
OF THEIR EXISTING SCHOOL INTO A NEW LOCATION. >> MR. MOSIER, I'M SORRY, DIRECTOR MYERS HAS A QUICK QUESTION. >> AND I'M ASKING YOU, I THINK WONDER IF YOU WOULD KNOW, THREE SCHOOLS KIND OF LOOKING AT THE
SAME AREA TO, WE'VE GOT STEM AND WE'VE GOT AN EXPEDITIONARY AND WE HAVE A CLASSICAL EDUCATION. DO WE PUT OUT ANY INTEREST OR ANY TRY TO GAIN SOMETHING FROM THAT AREA AS TO WHAT THEY
WOULD -- THE KIND OF SCHOOL THAT WOULD MOST INTEREST THEM. DO WE DO THAT AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT? >> SO IN OUR CHARTER PROCESS, IT IS UP TO THE CHARTER APPLICANT TO SHOW EVIDENCE DEMAND BY HOLDING COMMUNITY MEETINGS, ET
CETERA IN THE AREA IN QUESTION. THE ONUS IS NOT GENERALLY ON THE DISTRICT TO BE ABLE TO GO GATHER INTEREST. >> AND I JUST WONDERED VERSUS A NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, HOW THAT, IF WE'VE AS OF -- HAVE WE PUT OUT THE INTEREST FOR A
NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL, WHAT THAT, WHAT CRYSTAL VALLEY. >> WE HAVEN'T SPECIFICALLY PUT OUT INTEREST FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL BUT I WOULD SEE THAT THE STUDENTS IN CRYSTAL VALLEY, WE CAN LOOK AT THE ENROLLMENT OF THE STUDENTS, HOW MANY OF THEM ARE CURRENTLY ATTENDING A
NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL. THAT WOULD BE ONE WAY TO LOOK AT IT BUT NO WE HAVE NOT PUT OUT AN INTEREST SURVEY VERSUS A NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL CHOICE. >>> DO WE KNOW HOW -- DO WE KNOW THE POPULATION OF SCHOOLS FROM -- STUDENTS FROM CRYSTAL
VALLEY THAT MAYBE GO TO WORD COMPASS? BECAUSE THAT IS A REALLY SHORT TRAVEL TIME, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO THAT FAR TO GET TO WORD COMPASS. >> I'M SORRY, DIRECTOR MYERS, I DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS HANDY. >> TOP OF MY HEAD.
>> I'D BE HAPPY TO GET THOSE NUMBERS TO YOU ALL, THOUGH. >> OK, THANK YOU. >> GOOD? I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MATT CARTIER AND HIS TEAM FROM
STEM. >> THANK YOU. DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT CAIN, STAFF, TEAM, COMMUNITY, THOSE WATCHING, IT REALLY IS AN HONOR TO PRESENT OUR APPLICATION TODAY. I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE MY TEAM IN A LITTLE BIT BUT THEY'RE A
BIG PART OF WHY WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT REPLICATING HERE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. THE HONOR IS TO CREATE ANOTHER SCHOOL THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO THRIVE AND SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY AROUND THEM. THAT IS THE WHY.
I WANT TO PRESENT A VISION. THE VISION IS THIS COZAN WAY. THIS WORD HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 2017, BECAME AN ENTITY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THE NETWORK THAT WE'RE BELIEVE TO CREATE MORE PROBLEM BASED
STEM FOCUSED SCHOOLS NOT ONLY HERE IN DOUGLAS COUNTY BUT HOPEFULLY IN COLORADO AND WHEREVER WE CAN GO TO CREATE MORE SCHOOLS WHERE KIDS CAN THRIVE LEAD AND SUCCEED IN THEIR LIVES. THIS NETWORK, WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT THE KOSON WAY, WE VALUE STUDENTS, THEIR GIFTS AND YOU HEARD THE KIDS TALK TODAY. WHO THEY ARE IS WHAT WE LOOK AT FIRST. WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR PROGRAM MODEL, PICTURE THE STUDENT AT THE CORE OF THIS MODEL. THE YELLOW CIRCLE, THAT'S THE STUDENT.
THEY'RE UNIQUE, THEY'RE VALID, BUT WHAT WE DO IS WE IN FUSE PROBLEM BASED LEARNING INTO THEIR EDUCATION FROM PRE-K THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, OUR CURRENT CAMPUS THROUGH 12 12th GRADE. BUT THESE PROBLEMS ACTUALLY BRING KIDS TO LIFE. THEY BEGIN TO LEARN WHO THEY
ARE, WHAT THEY ARE STRENGTHS ARE, WHAT THEIR PASSIONS ARE, WHAT THEY'RE INTERESTS ARE BECAUSE THEY GET OUT OF THEIR SEAT AND START ENGAGING. THE COOL THING ABOUT THIS MODEL, THEY ACTUALLY FAIL. THEY LEARN WHAT THEIR STRENGTHS ARE AND WEAKNESSES ARE. THEY NEED THAT SENSE OF FAILING
AND ENDURANCE. IN DOING SO, THEY DEVELOP A COMMUNITY. THEIR BEAM BEGINS TO DEVELOP. IF YOU WALK OR CAMPUS AND MEET OUR KIDS, WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT STEM. IT'S HOME, I FEEL KNOWN HERE. THAT COMES OUT IN THAT THEY HAVE
A COMMUNITY. I NEED YOU, YOU NEED ME AND THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT OUR WORKFORCE NEEDS TODAY A SENSE OF WHAT AM I GOOD AT, WHERE DO I NEED HELP AND HOW CAN WE DO IT TOGETHER. AS WE GET TO KNOW OUR KIDS, WE DEVELOP PATHWAYS FOR THEM.
YOU TALK ABOUT KIDS, THEY DON'T HOLD ME BACK IN MATH, THEY CREATE DIFFERENT ELECTIVES, THE AMOUNT OF ELECTIVES, I HAD NO IDEA. I WORKED AT FOUR DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, ABOUT THAT IN EDUCATION 26 YEARS, THE ELECT I.S. OUR KIDS HAVE IN
MIDDLE SCHOOL IS AMAZING. GIVES THEM OPPORTUNITY TO INDULGE THEIR PASSION. THAT IS A BIG PART OF ABOUT WHO WE ARE. THIS IS THE KOSON WAY. IT'S A PATH OF GETTING SON THE STUDENTS THROUGH PROBLEM BASED
LEARNING. THEIR IDENTITY IS DEVELOPED AND WE SET A PATHWAY. WE ARE A GROUP OF PASSIONATE LEADERS. OUR TEACHERS DEEPLY CARE ABOUT THE KIDS. WE WANT A SAFE ENVIRONMENT MORE THAN ANYTHING. EVERYONE HAS EQUAL VALUE WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR KIDS. THE THEME YOU'LL SEE IS WE WANT
TO REDEFINE THEIR LIMITS AND UNLEASH THE POTENTIAL FOR WHO THEY ARE NOT JUST AS STUDENTS BUT AS PEOPLE. HOW DO YOU UNLOCK THEIR POTENTIAL, GET THEM TO THRIVE AND SUCCEED. OUR FLAGSHIP CAMPUS, BEEN THERE TWO YEARS NOW AND I'M JUST
ASTONISHED THAT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THE 11th BIGGEST CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE STATE. THERE'S 260 CHARTER SCHOOLS. WE'RE THE NUMBER ONE RATED PUBLIC SCHOOL OR SCHOOL IN DOUGLAS COUNTY BOTH ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL ACCORDING TO NICHE.
WE'RE THE NUMBER ONE MOST DIVERSE SCHOOL, YOU SAW THAT TODAY WHEN THE KIDS PRESENTED. 88% OF KIDS K-2 READ AT GRADE LEVEL AND THEIR MATH IS AT GRADE LEVEL, TOO. WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT STEM PROBABLY BECAUSE I HAD NO IDEA IS THE READ, WRITING AND MATH,
EVEN THE HUMIDITIES IS DONE WELL. YOU THINK ABOUT HAND ON LEARNING, WE TALK ABOUT PROBLEM BASED AND I'M TALKING ABOUT IT IN A SECOND AGAIN. THE TEST SCORES IN READING WRITING MATH AND THE HUMIDITIES IS GREAT, TOO. THERE IS NOTHING SACRIFICED WHEN
IT COMES TO EDUCATION. 11% OF OUR STUDENTS, SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS, THERE'S A LOT NOT CAPTURED HERE. I HEARD TWO BOARD MEMBERS TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR EXCEPTIONAL TRAINING FOR TEACHERS, MORE EDUCATION, IT'S A GROWING POPULATION IN OUR WORD TODAY.
THAT IS A LOT OF WHO WE ARE AT STEM SCHOOL HIGHLANDS RANCH. OUR TEACHERS KNOW HOW TO ENGAGE WITH THEM AND GIVE THEM A HOME. I LOVE TO SEE THEIR SPIRITS COME ALIVE. I THINK THERE IS MORE AND MORE OF A NEED FOR THAT HERE IN
DOUGLAS COUNTY. ONE MISNOMER I'LL ADDRESS TO YOU, STEM IS JUST A SCHOOL FOR BRIGHT KIDS, AND ACTUALLY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT A PROBLEM BASED LEARNING MODEL, YOU CAN DIVERSIFY TO CHALLENGE THE BOARD STUDENT BUT YOU ALSO CAN COME
ALONGSIDE AND SUPPORT THE KIDS WE HAVE WITH CHALLENGES. IT'S A STUDENT MODEL FOR ALL KIDS. IN THE LAST YEAR, I JUST WANT TO BRAG ON THE SCHOOL. ENROLLMENT AS YOU KNOW OR MAY NOT KNOW DIPPED FOUR YEARS IN A ROW, 20% OVER
THIS YEAR WE STABILIZED THAT REALLY ENCOURAGING. WE ARE PROJECTING A 10% GROWTH CONSERVATIVELY. I WAS HOPING FOR A 5%. I LOOKING AT A GREAT
TURN AROUNDMENT AROUND IN ENROLLMENT. LAST YEAR WE WERE 68%. HUGE TURN AROUND. TLC SURVEYS WERE ONE OF THE BEST. LOOK AT OUR ACADEMIC SCORES WE WENT FROM
83 TO 88 IN SPF. LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL, WE HAD GREAT SPF SCORES ALL ALONG. OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM IS A PA A PASSIONATE GROUP. WE TALK ABOUT OUR
IDENTITY FIRST AND EXPERIENCE AND PREPARING FOR GROWTH. SO, MY PROPOSAL TO YOU IS THIS IS THE RIGHT SCHOOL AT THE RIGHT TIME WITH THE RIGHT TIMELINE. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE RIGHT SCHOOL,
WORKPLACE COLORADO. STEM JOBS 2030. 80% OF NEW JOBS WILL BE STEM JOBS. YOU THINK ABOUT KIDS WITH STEM CAREERS. DOUBLE THE INCOME THAN THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE STEM CAREERS. ALSO, THERE ARE ONLY
15 TO 20 PERCENT OF STUDENTS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO A TRUE STEM EDUCATION. THAT'S FROM KINDERGARTEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH. NOT JUST A LAB IT'S OUR TEMPLATE.
MARK MENTIONED WE ARE WORKING WITH COMPUTING. SO, RIGHT SCHOOL AND
RIGHT TIME ARE CHANGING. THEY ARE TAKING THE INFORMATION. SOME OF THEM ARE A LOT OF LEARNER AND THEY HAVE ATTENTION SPANISH YOUS. THEY LOVE TO BE IN COMMUNITY AND LIKE HIGH MEANING IN
THEIR LIFE. THAT DESCRIBES OUR SCHOOL. WE GET MORE AND MORE OF THOSE AS YOU LOOK AT THE KIDS COMING UP. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER STERLING RANCH HAPPEN DOWN IN
SOUTH CASTLE ROCK. WE SHOULD GET AHEAD OF THAT. THEY HAVE TARGETED THAT. THIS IS ONE WAY TO SHOW DEMAND AND DO WE HAVE A GOOD OPERATOR TO GO AND PROVIDE A GOOD SCHOOL. THAT'S WHY THAT AREA
IS TARGETED. WE LOOK AT THE SCHOOL AND IT'S CLASSICAL. IF YOU COUNT ASSENT THAT'S 15.
WE ARE ONE OF THE THREE. THERE ARE THREE OTHERS LIKE A MONTESSORI AND THREE LANGUAGE SCHOOLS. THIS IS TO GIVE PARENTS DIFFERENT CHOICES. WE ARE THE RIGHT SCHOOL AT THE RIGHT
TIME TO GIVE PARENTS THAT CHOSE. WE EXPANDED THE ACCESS OR THIS TYPE OF LEARNING. OUR MODEL IS SCANS. LIMA HAD TO SAME IDEA AND PROPOSAL.
THAT'S 2028 START NOT 2027. YOU WANT THE CHECK BOXES, LET'S CHECK THE BOXES IT'S A GOOD OPERATOR. IS IT A GOOD SCHOOL TO SAY WE AUTHORIZE STEM TO START A NEW SCHOOL. I'LL TELL YOU WHY
THAT'S NEEDED FIRST. WE THINK ABOUT THE CHECK BOXES AND THE MODEL IS STRONG. THE BEST PROBLEM BASED LEARNING. I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE NOW OUR GLUE THAT WILL HOLD THIS SCHOOL AND FUTURE SCHOOLS TOGETHER IS
STUDENT SHOWCASE. IN APRIL, THEY WILL WORK ON OUR PROBLEMS AND CONNECT TO INDUSTRY PARTNERS. THEY PRESENT THAT IN APRIL AND BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND HIGHLIGHT THE GREAT WORK THE STUDENTS NEED. OUR GOVERNMENT
STRUCTURE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH A CONSULTANT. THEY HAVE THEIR DUCKS IN A ROW. THIS IS THE BEST BOARD I EVER REPORTED TO. FINANCES IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY. WE RANKED IN THE TOP 80. OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM,
WHICH, FOR A MOMENT, IF I COULD HAVE THEM STANCE. YOU COULD RAISE YOUR HAND. WE SUPPORT HER. WE SERVE HER. SHE LEADS STEM
SCHOOL AND SHE'S AMAZING. SHE WAS THERE BEFORE I BECAME AND STARTED TO CHANGE THE CULTURE OF STEM TO BE WHAT IT IS TODAY. WE'D LIKE TO DO THAT WITH ANOTHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT ANOTHER SCHOOL.
THE CHARTER LEAGUE AND KNOW ANY OTHER SCHOOL IN COLORADO THAT HAS A SET UP WHERE WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CONTINUE TO RUN A STEM SCHOOL IN MY POSITION. WE DON'T HAVE TWO
THINGS IN ONE TIME. THIS IS WHAT WE DO. WE STARTED NINE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND 17 DIFFERENT BUILDINGS. WE ARE READY TO GO
AND WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE TO YOU AS A TEAM. THE GOAL IS TO COLLABORATE WITH THE DISTRICT. WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT REPUTATION. WE GO INTO THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE MADE IT OUR MISSION WE ARE HERE TO COLLABORATE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR
TIMELINE, WE'D LIKE TO DEMONSTRATE NOW YES, WE ARE A GOOD OPERATOR. WE HOPE YOU CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT. THE DEMAND IS GENERAL DEMAND MEANING ARE THERE OTHER HOMES BEING BUILT. DO YOU THINK DOUGLAS COUNTY WOULD LIKE AN
INNOVATIVE CHARTER SCHOOL. BASED ON THE PARENTS AND WORK THEY DO, I'D SAY YES. WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHING AND GETTING GENERAL INTEREST. ANOTHER DISTRICT LEADER TOLD ME IT TAKES 15 EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST TO GET
ONE ENROLLMENT. THAT'S NOT A EFFECTIVE WAY TO SHOW WE'LL START THE SCHOOL. THROUGHOUT THE STATE, WE HAVE A STILL TIME OPENING. WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TOO FAST.
MAY IT BE THE RIGHT PROCESS TO OPEN OUR DOORS. I KNEW THE CHATTER SCHOOL AND PROCESS. I'D LIKE TO OFFER SUGGESTIONS. WHAT IF WE CHECK THE BOX AND SAID, WELL,
I'LL STAY HERE. CHECK THE BOXES WE GET THE OPERATOR. RENAISSANCE SPOKE ABOUT THIS AND LEHMAN SPOKE ABOUT THIS. SOMEONE BROUGHT IT, THEY WILL DO A 90 DAY CLOSE.
WE CAN'T CLOSE UNTIL WE GET AUTHORIZATION. WE COULD BUY IT, TAKE THE RISK. WE REPURPOSE IT. WE ARE IN A TOUGH
SPOT BUSINESS WISE. THE OTHER REASON I GOT LETTERS FOR JOHN ADAMS. I GOT EXPRESSES. THAT'S A PRETTY BODE, WE WILL SPREAD IT OUT.
IT'S FINE FOR NOW OR THINKING ABOUT HOW TO GET ENROLLMENT.
SAY YOU AUTHORIZE THIS. WE FIND LAND IN SOUTH CASTLE ROCK. SUMMER CAMPS. WE'LL DO COFFEES. WE'LL BE AT CHURCHES AND TARGETING GEOFENCE WITH ADS. WE L PUT VIDEOS OUT
THERE. THAT'S OUR COMMUNITY. WE FOUND LAND THERE. WE ARE INVESTED THERE. THOSE INTERESTS CAN TURN INTO ENROLLMENTS WITH THE LONGER TIMELINE WE COULD ACTUALLY HIRE AND TRANSOUR STAFF WITH BETTER
CAPABILITIES. HARDER TO RUN THE PROBLEMS. TO GET THE DIRECTOR AND PEOPLE READY. E WE WANT TO WORK WITH THE DISTRICT BUT DON'T WANT TO FIND LAND SOMEWHERE. IT'S WHERE DO YOU NEED US.
IF 5A BOND PASSING YOU CAN BUILD TWO SCHOOLS AND SUPPORT LEGACY. THE OTHERS WE WERE TOGGLED ABOUT WE SOLD LAND IN CRYSTAL VALLEY NOT BUYING LAND. WE ARE CONFUSED TO MEET THE DEMAND. WE'D LIKE TO WORK
AND COLLABORATE. ALLOWING US TIME TO DESIGN THE BUILDING DO DEEP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND BUILD THE TEAM. THIS IS THE MILESTONES. OUR COMMITMENT IS IF
WE DON'T MEET THE MILESTONES WE WILL COME TO YOU AND SAY WE DIDN'T MEET THE MILESTONES. I LIVED HERE SINCE 2009. I'D LIKE TO START ANOTHER SCHOOL. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A
HUGE IMPACT. THAT'S WHAT GETS ME UP. THAT'S OUR TIMELINE BY MAY OF NEXT YEAR. THE ZONING IS QUITE
A TASK WE PUT THAT WORK AND EFFORT INTO THE HUGE MARKETING CAMPAIGN WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE SUPPORT OF
OFTHE BOARD IS NOT A GREAT USAGE OF OUR TIME. WE'LL POUND ON DOORS AND SHOW YOU INTEREST. CONDITIONAL OPERATION IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR. CONDITIONALLY ON SHOWING YOU INTEREST. CONDITIONING ON
BUILDING A COMMUNITY. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE SCHOOL. IF IT'S NOT HAPPENING WE'LL PULL AUTHORIZATION. WE ARE CONFIDENT WE CAN DO IT, WE WILL DO IT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. I'LL BRING UP MY TEAM. I HAVE FOUR OF US
READY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. IF THERE IS A DEEPER DIVE, I HAVE MORE PEOPLE THAT CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS HERE AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR COMING. THE INTEREST AND PASSION ON CAMPUS IS HIGH. I'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU
COME AND TOUR. YOU ANSWERED MOST OF MY QUESTIONS. THEY ARE AROUND INTENT. SO THAT ANSWERED MY
QUESTIONS. I'LL START WITH THE DIRECTOR. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE THE ACADEMICS GREAT AT JUROR SCHOOL AND GOING WELL. I APPRECIATE YOU SHOWING ALL OF US THAT. I HAVE A QUESTION
FOR MR. MOSIER. YOU WANT AN CONDITIONAL AGREEMENT SOUNDS
LIKE THEY ARE LEANING INTO THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE. I WAS JUST WONDERING. JUST AS THE WHOLE PROCESS HOW THAT OPERATES ORE OPTIONS AROUND THAT?
>> SO, WE'LL DEFINITELY TALK ABOUT THAT AS PART OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS. WE ARE NOT PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT THAT TONIGHT IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
NO WORRIES THE STAFF COMES FORWARD WITH THAT. >> DEFINITELY TALKED ABOUT DURING THE CART PROCESS. THE DEBRIEF AND FEEDBACK HASN'T COME TO CABINET YET. WE ARE NOT READY TO SPEAK TO THAT UNTIL AFTER TUESDAY. >> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> THANK YOU. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER. >> FIRST OF ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR E-MAIL AND YOUR LIST. I HAD A CHANCE TO GET THROUGH YOUR ATTACHMENT AND EXPLAINS THINGS VERY CLEARLY.
ALSO REFLECTS HOW YOU TEACH KIDS. THIS IS MY CONCERN. YOU NEED APPROVAL BEFORE YOU BUILD AND GET THE LAND.
IF WE DO A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL AND TWO YEARS FROM NOW YOU DON'T HAVE THE LOI. IF YOU BOUGHT THE LAND DOES THAT PUT ADDITIONAL STRESS ON YOUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT. I DON'T WANT TO STRESS CURRENT STEM
ON THE POSSIBILITY WE HAVE SECOND STEM. YOU UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION? >> YEP. >> SO, I THINK THIS APPLIES TO ALL
THREE. HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU WILL HAVE ENOUGH KIDS FOR THE SCHOOL WITHOUT PRESSURE ON THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT. >> THERE ARE TWO ANSWERS. ON THE LOCATION SIDE AND FINANCE SIDE OF IT. LOCATION WISE, WE
CONSIDERED TO ASK TO START A PRE-K TO FIFTH GRADE TO FEED INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND DIDN'T MAKE SENSE. CURRENT STRESS ON CURRENT ENROLLMENT. WE ARE LOOKING AT
THE MARGINS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY. WE PULL KIDS FROM 0 20 TO 30 MILES. THEY SEE COME FROM ALL OVER. IF WE ARE SOUTH CASTLE ROCK WE GET LAKESPUR PEOPLE COMING OUR WAY. WE ARE OPEN TO
NORTHEAST PARKER AND STERLING RANCH. TO BE HONEST. IT'S BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE BEST PLACE TO GO IS. THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO COLLABORATE AND WORK WITH THE DISTRICT. WE DON'T WANT TO
PULL THEM FROM OUR CURRENT CAMPUS. WE ARE IN A GOOD SPOT. >> I CAN'T TAKE CREDIT FOR THIS. STEM HAS DONE A GREAT JOB BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE IN THE PAST AND $14 MILLION FUND BALANCE WITH $20 MILLION BUDGET. TO MEET ALL OF THE
CURRENT BOND REQUIREMENTS OF CARBON HAND AND FUND BALANCE RATIOS. I THINK AS MENTIONED, ONE OF THE TOP 80 CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE NATION AS FAR AS WHERE WE ARE STANDING CURRENTLY FINALLY. WE HAVE THE ABILITY
TO REACH INTO THE FUND BALANCE AND WE HAVE PARTNERS IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD THAT HAVE GIVEN US A HEADS UP THEY WILL FUND THE LAND PROPERTIES WITHOUT TOUCHING THE FUND BALANCE. WE ARE FAIRLY
CONFIDENT AND IF SOMETHING WERE TO FALL THROUGH WE'D SELL THE PROPERTY BACK. >> WORSE CASE SCENARIO YOU END UP WITH LAND IN DOUGLAS COUNTY THAT'S IN GENERAL A DECENT INVESTMENT.
2008 EXCLUDED. >> CURRENT ENROLLMENT IS PROJECTED AROUND 1530. WE ARE ENROLLED AT 1400. WE HAVE A BUILDING IN 2019 THEY HAD 1800 STUDENTS. THAT WASN'T THE BEST ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENT EDUCATION.
WHAT I'M LOOKING AT IS WHERE DO THEY BEST BELONG IN BUILDING A COMMUNITY. WE ARE HIRING ACCORDINGLY AS WE INCREASE ENROLLMENT. THE SECONDARY SCHOOL IS NOT ON A WAIT LIST. NO THAT WE ARE INCREASING DEMAND BUT HIRE IN A BUILDING THE WAY WE
USE THE BUILDING AND MAXIMIZE THE CLASSROOM SPACE. AS WE LOOK AT DEMAND IN A DIFFERENT AREA, WHAT LOCATION IS BEST FOR OUR FAMILIES TO BUILD THE COMMUNITY AND BE APART OF THE COMMUNITY. HAVING TWO LOCATIONS WOULD ENHANCE
CURRENT ENROLLMENT WHILE BUILDING IT THERE A SECOND LOCATION. >> THAT LEADS INTO THE NEXT QUESTION, IF I MAY, PRESIDENT. AS A DICT TRULY AND ACCURATELY DEPICT IN NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. WE MUST PAY EXTRA TO
GET STEM TEACHERS. DO YOU ANTICIPATE ISSUES REPLICATING YOUR STAFF AND FACILITY? >> WE HAVE ALSO INCREASED OUR RATE OF PAY TO COMPETE WITH LEGACY AND
RETAINING AND RECRUITING HIGH LEVEL TEACHERS FOR THE STEM HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES. IT'S ALWAYS A STRUGGLE TO FIND INDIVIDUALS. WITH OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND THOSE WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH OUR SCHOOLS.
WE OFTEN RECRUIT -- IN FACT, WE HAVE SOMEONE COMING FROM ROBOTICS THAT WORKED WITH LOCKHEED. A FORMER STEM STUDENT LEAVING LOCKHEED TO BE A FACILITY MEMBER NEXT YEAR. THEY SEE THE GOOD HAPPENING WITHIN THE BUILDING AND THEY LEAVE THE INDUSTRY
TO COME AND HELP WITH CURRENT STUDENT POPULATION AND HAVING STUDENTS MOVE INTO THE FUTURE FIELDS. >> THANK YOU. >> ALSO PRE-K THROUGH 8 IS NOT AS EXPENSIVE. >> I'LL ASK YOU
ESSENTIALLY THE SAME QUESTION. YOU WERE MORE FLEXIBLE ON WHERE YOU INTENDED TO BUILD. FEELS LIKE EVERYBODY IS RUSHING FOR THE SAME POOL OF STUDENTS IN CRYSTAL VALLEY. DO YOU HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT HOW THAT WORKS. YOU SPOKE ABOUT
CHARTER NARROW OPTIONS. RENAISSANCE IS ONE TYPE AND LAYMAN IS ANOTHER AND YOU AS A SPIDER. DO YOU THINK THERE IS A OVERLAP IN THE STUDENTS YOU LOOK TO RECRUIT? >> IF WE WERE TO GO
TO SOUTH CASTLE ROCK OR STERLING RANCH. STAY WE WANTED TO GO TO STERLING RANCH. THERE ARE PEOPLE COMPETING FOR THE SAME KIDS TO GO TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. IF ALL THREE WERE TO OPEN, THERE IS NO QUESTION THERE ARE COMPETING PEOPLE
GOING TO THE SCHOOLS. I THINK PART OF THIS CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE MADE A LOT OF SENSE. IF THAT'S WHERE WE ARE GOING AND FINDING LAND. LET'S GET THE DEMAND AND SHOW PEOPLE WANT TO GO TO THIS TYPE
OF SCHOOL. THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO. GET THE NAMES AND NUMBERS AND COME BACK AND SHOW THEM TO YOU. THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO GO. NOW DON'T LEHMAN IS A GREAT SCHOOL. I KNOW JASON WELL. I'M A CLASSICALLY
TRAINED PERSON MYSELF. IT COMES DOWN TO CHOSE. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS ENOUGH CHOICE IN SOUTH CASTLE ROCK. PARKER FOR THIS TYPE OF SCHOOL. FOR US TO BE ON BOTH ENDS WILL SATISFY
PARENT NEED AND CHOICE. RENAISSANCE AND US ARE DIFFERENT. WE ARE SIMILAR IN SOMEWAYS. THE BOB BASED WE DON'T DO AS MANY PROJECTS. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AND HOW WE SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THAT'S THE BIGGEST
DIFFERENCE. COMING DOWN TO WHO HAS THE BEST CHANCE TO SUCCEED. IF YOU PUT US ON DIFFERENT TIMELINES, I DON'T ENVY YOUR DECISIONS. TWO GREAT SCHOOLS, GREAT LEADERS. I LOVE DOUGLAS COUNTY BECAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT EDUCATION SYSTEM.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> DIRECTOR MEYERS. >> SO, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. YES, I VISITED THE SCHOOL. A FEW TIMES WE LOOKED AT THE EVOLVE SYSTEM AND RECENTLY THIS YEAR. A FEW THINGS I WAS
OBSERVING, PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. WITH ALL THREE PRESENTATIONS OF CHARTER SCHOOLS. THERE APPEARS TO BE THE MOVING OUT OF TIMELINE. WE ARE LOOKING AT IT SHOULDN'T BE CAUTIONARY.
OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, I'LL SAY THIS AS ONE BOARD MEMBER. WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT. IT'S DEVASTATING WHAT WE HAD TO DO IN HIGHLANDS RANCH TO CONSOLIDATE SCHOOLS. I WAS AT RANCH VIEW WHEN SCHOOLS POPPED UP ALL OVER THE
PLACE. I REMEMBER THEM LEAVING TO GO TO STEM. I REMEMBER ONE STUDENT COMING BACK BECAUSE IT WASN'T THE SCHOOL FOR THEM. I AM GLAD YOU HAD THAT ABOUT THE
CLASSICAL BECAUSE IN THE LANGUAGE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT CRYSTAL VALLEY YOU ARE CLOSE TO A LANGUAGE WHICH IS WORLD COMPASS OFTEN
DCS MONTESSORI AN CASTLE PINES. HIGHLANDS RANCH AS WELL. SO, ONE THING I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT I SAW TONIGHT WITH THE KIDS IS I THINK I
HAD A A MINDSET ALONG TIME AGO. STEM WAS FOR A SPECIALIZED GROUP OF KIDS. WITH THE KIDS THAT CASEMENT UP TONIGHT IT FELT LIKE THE ONE GIRL THAT SPOKE ABOUT BASKETBALL AND
WANTED TO PLAY SOCCER. ARE THESE NEW OR KEEP ADDING IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT. THAT WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM BASED LEARNING YOU HAD THE
WHOLE CHILD DEVELOPMENT. REAL WORLD APPLICATION. THROUGHOUT YOUR DEVELOPMENT OF STEM THEY HAVE GRADUALLY SEEING THE NEED OF YOUR KIDS. >> WITH THE LEARNING I THINK STUDENTS NEED A DIFFERENT
TYPE OF LEARNING. I THINK GOING BACK TO WHO WE ARE WITH PBLs AND KIDS WANT TO BE EXCITED EVERYDAY. SOME MIGHT BE EXCITED BY CLASSICAL LEARNING. FIRST GRADERS ARE FIGURING OUT HOW TO NAVIGATE A HIKE AND
LEARNING LIGHT AND SOUND AND CODING AND MATH SKILLS. THEY ARE EXCITED TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM. WE LOOK AT BUILDING THE PROGRAMS. OUR KIDS ARE UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT AVENUES. NOT JUST IN
ACADEMICS STUDENTING STRUGGLE REQUEST MATH. I THINK WE BROUGHT ON THE TASK OF SPORTS AND MANY OF OUR STEW DEPENDENTS
MAY NOT BE THE LEAD ACTOR OR ACTRESSES IN THEATER PRODUCTIONS IN THE BIG HIGH SCHOOL. THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN ACADEMICALLY AT STEM AND HAVE LEAD PARTS AT STEM AND PLAY IN THE SORTS WHERE THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE MADE
JVR VARSITY IN BIGGER SCHOOLS. WE SEE A NEED TO GIVE THEM MORE AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO SHINE IN VARIOUS AVENUES. >> THANK YOU, THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. >> TO DIRECTLY ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. SCL WAS NOT
ENCOURAGED IN STEM. NOW WE HAVE AN ACCESS CLASS TWICE PER WEEK AND KIDS HAVE THEIR OWN TEACHER THEY STICK WITH YOU MAY OF ALL OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S A HUGE SHIFT.
THIS HAPPENED TO FOCUS ON THE WHOLE CHILD. >> DIRECTOR MEEK. >> YES, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. YOUR STUDENT COMMENTERS WERE COMPELLING AND IMPRESSIVE. IT WAS WONDERFUL TO HEAR FROM THEM. YOU MENTIONED THE
HEAT MAP AND WHERE EVERYONE COMES FROM. YOU LOOK AT THAT AND DEMAND. WHERE IS THE IDEAL LOCATION FOR THAT CAMPUS? >> THE IDEAL LOCATION IS HONESTLY BEEN IDENTIFIED.
THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT AND NOT A LOT OF SCHOOLS AND MORE CURRENT THAN CURRENT SCHOOLS. IT WON'T PILLAGE OUR CURRENT SCHOOL. I THINK CANYONS AREA IS NOT BAD. IT STILL CLOSE. YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT IT HAS INTO PARKER
AND LOAN TREE. WE ARE ALL ABOUT QUALITY. THE QUALITY WE'LL PROVIDE AT STEM SCHOOL HIGHLANDS RANCH WE BELIEVE IT WILL BE FULL. WE DON'T WANT TO BE HUGE. WE JUST WANT TO BE BIG ENOUGH TO RUN AN
EFFECTIVE GREAT QUALITY SCHOOL. THAT'S ANOTHER LOCATION. I MENTIONED NORTHEAST AURORA NEAR THE RESERVOIR. THAT'S NOT A LOT OF SCHOOLS THERE. STERLING RANCH IS IDEAL FOR US BUT I DON'T SEE PUTTING
THREE SCHOOLS IN THREE YEARS MAKING SENSE. WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT JOHN ADAMS. THOSE ARE THE IDEAL LOCATIONS. NORTH'S PARKER AND STERLING RANCH. >> WHEN WE LOOK AT
NUMBERS WE ARE PULLING STUDENTS FROM CHERRY CREEK, JEFF CO, DENVER. SO MANY COME FROM OUTSIDE OF DOUGLAS COUNTY. I BELIEVE THE ROWER REGION WILL ATTRACT STUDENTS UP FROM THE
MONUMENT, LAKESPUR AREA BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A STEM OPPORTUNITY. IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR DOUGLAS TO RECRUIT FROM THAT AREA NORTH OUR WAY. >> GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> I'D LIKE A SNEAK PEAK. WE WILL BE DOUBLING DOWN ON HIGH SCHOOL IN HIGHLANDS RANCH. WHEN YOU WALK TO CAMPUS THE RESOURCES ARE THERE. YOU LOOK AT A GREAT HIGH SCHOOL IT
CREATES A GREAT MIDDLE SCHOOL. THAT'S THE WAY TO LOOK AT OUR CURRENT CAMPUS. >> TELL YOUR
STUDENTS THEY ARE AMAZE. >> THEY HAVE MORE QUESTIONS FOR ME. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER.
>> AT THE TIME OF RECOMMENDATION I'D LIKE MORE TIME ABOUT HOW A CONDITIONAL APPROVE VAL MIGHT WORK. >> I CAN FORWARD THIS TO YOU. WE DID ONE IN 2013.
IT WAS AROUND STUDENTS INTENDING TO ENROLL. >> I'D FIND THAT HELPFUL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. >>> WE'LL MOVE INTO NUMBER 19 OUR RECESS.
WE'LL COME BACK AT 8:15. >>> ALL RIGHT, WE ARE BACK TO ITEM
NUMBER 20. >> LIGHTS ON, OKAY, GREAT. >> WE SEE START WITH THE 2025-26 PROPOSED BUDGET.
AGENDA WE'LL START HIGH LEVEL. DIG INTO RESOURCES. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE ONGOING USE AS USAGES IN THE BUDGET. THAT'S A GOOD
SUMMERY OF WHAT WE DID WITH THE BUDGET AND TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT OTHER FUNDS. NOT MUCH CHANGES GOING ON. STILL UNKNOWNS WITH THIS PROPOSED BUDGET AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS AND NEXT STEPS.
STARTING WITH THE BIG PICTURE. START WITH THE GRAPH ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE. WE HAVE THE PROPOSED
PROPOSEBUDGET IN THE RIGHT. UNASSIGNED IS THE GRAY SECTION. THAT'S THE SECTION I'LL FOCUS ON AND TALK ABOUT. FROM 2023, 2024 TO
2025. THE URGENT CAPITAL NEEDS WHEN THE 2023 BOND DIDN'T PASS. THAT'S WHY THE GRAY SECTION DECEASED FROM 2024 TO 2025. FOR THE 2025 BUDGET. WE HAVE A 2%
INCREASE IN PER PUPIL REVENUE. THAT'S A STATE NUMBER. EVERYTHING WILL STAY THE SAME. THIS DOESN'T MEAN REVENUE INCREASES BECAUSE WE ARE A DECLINING ENROLLMENT DISTRICT.
I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE. WE INCREASED TRANSFERSPY 2% ALSO. WE WILL BE STRATEGICALLY DRAWING DOWN THE FUND BALANCE AGAIN. SO, MOVING TO ENROLLMENT. NEIGHBORHOOD
ENROLLMENT IS DOWN 751 ENROLLMENT, THAT'S HEAD COUNT. ALTERNATIVE ENROLLMENT IS UP 44. CHARTER SCHOOLS WITHOUT HOPE ONLINE DOWN 429. CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE ALSO DECREASING AS WELL AS NEIGHBORHOOD
SCHOOLS. THEY DECEASED AT A DIFFERENT RATE. HOPE ONLINE INCREASED BY 4. THAT'S THE ESTIMATE RIGHT NOW. FUNDED P PUPIL COUNT IS DIFFERENT THAN
HEAD COUNT. NOT EVERY STUDENT COUNTS AS A FULL-TIME FUNDED STUDENT. WE USED TO AVERAGE FIVE YEARS OF STUDENT COUNT BUT DOWN TO FOUR THIS YEAR. THIS IS AN AVERAGE OF FOUR YEARS OF STUDENT COUNT.
AN ESTIMATED DECREASE OF 800 STUDENTS DISTRICT WIDE. THIS IS THE HISTORY OF THE ENROLLMENT. A LONG WITH THE FUNDED PUPIL COUNT IN THE ORANGE. IT'S STABILIZING A LITTLE BIT. WE HAD A LOT OF CHANGE WHICH IS
SIMILAR ACROSS THE NATION. TO THE RIGHT IS A PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS VERSES CHARTER SCHOOLS. WAS IT 23%. NOW IT'S 27%. THE DIFFERENCE IN WHO IS LOSING STUDENTS AND HOW
FAST IS WHAT IT'S A REFLECTION OF. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FROM A REVENUE PROSPECTIVE. THE 2% INCREASE IN PER P PUPIL REVENUE IS INCREASE OF 342STUDENT.
WE HAVE THE FUNDED COUNT THAT DECEASED WHICH IS OUR AVERAGE. WE HAVE AN ADDITION TO OUR FORMULA THAT COMES FROM THE STATE OF $11 MILLION. MOST OF THAT STAYS
IN DISTRICT WE'D LIKE TO SHOW THE PERCENTAGE OF STATE AND LOCAL. FROM THAT PROGRAM, WE TAX OUR LOCAL PROPERTY TAX OWNERS. IN THAT, THEY PUT THE BUCKET UP FIRST. WHAT THAT DOESN'T COVER THE STATE
FILLS IN THE REST. 24 ASSESSMENT YEAR TO ASSESSMENT YEAR. THEY HAPPEN IN ODD YEARS. 2023 IS THE BIG JUMP IN ASSESSMENTS. WE KEPT SAYING ALMOST 5050 WITH THE INCREASE OF ASSESSMENTS. OF COURSE, WE
HAVEN'T HAD THEM YET FOR 2025. WE SPOKE TO THE ASSESS SOR OFFICE AT THE COUNTY AND SOUNDS LIKE THINGS ARE FLAT TO SMALL INCREASES. WE REALLY DON'T EXPECT THE HUGE JUMP WE SAW IN 2023. WE ARE GETTING
REALLY CLOSE TO THE 5050. WE ARE AT 50/50 TAKING OVER THE STATE PORTION. WE ARE UNSURE YET. WE ARE UNSURE WHAT THAT'S LOOKING LIKE. THAT WILL BE UPDATED AND WE WILL SEE WHAT
THE ASSESSMENTS DO. THE DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY COMMUNITY IS REQUIRED TO GIVE US BUDGET PRIORITIES. THEY CAME UP WITH SIX ITEMS.
SACS RANKED THEM FROM 1 TO 6 FOR US. WITH HAD 65 RESPOND TO THE SURVEY. THIS IS THE RANKING OF ONE THROUGH SIX. THE TOP PRIORITY WAS COMPENSATION, TARGETED SUPPORT.
EXPANDING STUDENT PROGRAMMING AND STAFF BENEFITS I PUT STAFF BENEFITS WITH COMPENSATION NUMBER SIX WAS SUPPORT FOR SMALL SCHOOLS.
THAT'S THE LAST PRIORITY. THIS IS NOT A TOP SIX. YOU GUYS ARE USED TO SEEING THIS CHART. IT'S A REALLY GOOD SUMMERY OF WHERE WE MADE OUR BUDGETING PRIORITY. 44% WENT TO CITE
BASED BUDGET DISCRETIONARY. THEY HAD SOMEWHERE THEY SPEND THE FUNDS. 24% TO CITE BASED BUDGET AND NONDISCRETIONARY. THEY ARE STILL IN THE SCHOOLS BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE THAT MONEY AROUND.
YOU HAVE TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL IN YOUR BUILDING. NEXT IS 14% FOR DISTRICT MANAGED STUDENT PROGRAMMING. THAT'S STILL IN THE SCHOOLS BUT IT'S DISTRICT MANAGES. THAT MIGHT BE GIFTED AND TALENTED. ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
SPECIAL EDUCATION. NEXT IS TRANSPORTATION AND FACILITY OPERATION AT 13% AND SYSTEM-WIDE SUPPORTS OVERHEAD. THESE ARE THE EXACT SAME PERCENTAGES WE HAVE IN THE CURRENT YEAR. THOSE PERCENTAGES DIDN'T CHANGE.
TO, WHSO WHERE DO WE PUT THOSE FUNDS. THE 14 MILLION OR 2% WE SPOKE ABOUT. MOST WENT TO COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. IF YOU REMEMBER BACK IF FEBRUARY YOU IMPROVED COMPENSATION INCREASES. THAT WAS AWARDING A
STEP AND 1% COST OF COST OF LIVING LICENSE. WE APPROVED A 3% INCREASE TO CLASSIFIED STAFF AND 2% TO ADMIN PROTEST. WE ALSO SAID WE WON'T PASS ALONG THE
BENEFITS INCREASES TO EMPLOYEES SO THEY WILL STAY FLAT. THEY WILL TAKE ON THE COST THAT'S ANOTHER $2 MILLION. OVERALL, WE INVESTED $2 MILLION INTO STAFF. WE INVESTED ANOTHER 6 MILLION IN DISTRICT MANAGE
STUDENT PROGRAMMING. 3 MILLION IN TRANSPORTATION FACILITY OPERATIONS. WE HAVE SYSTEM-WIDE INCREASES WHICH IS LIKE INCREASES AND INSURANCE WE ARE SEEING ACROSS THE BOARD. WE ALSO HAD SAVINGS TO OFFSET THOSE. SOME IN
RESTRUCTURING ALLOCATIONS AND SOME IN DECLINING ENROLLMENT. WE ARE USING A SIGNED -- ASSIGNED RESERVES. THAT CLOSELY MATCHES WHAT THEY TOLD US THEIR PRIORITIES WERE.
SO, ONE TIME VERSES ONGOING. WE ARE REQUESTING IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET A USAGE OF 5.6 MILLION IN ONE TIME EXPENDITURES THAT COMES OUT OF FUND BALANCE. 12 MILLION OF ONGOING FOR A TOTAL
FUND BALANCE USAGE OF 18.1 MILLION. THAT BEGS THE QUESTION OF WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE GOING FORWARD AND HOW LONG CAN WE DO THIS. THIS IS A LITTLE SUMMERY OF -- WE SPOKE ABOUT IT A BIT
DURING COMPENSATION BACK IN FEBRUARY. IN 2019 AND 2020. HE HAD A 4% OF UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE TO EXPENDITURES. WE WERE STAYING AT ABOUT THAT LEVEL. COVID-19 HIT AND WE HAD A BUNCH OF
COVID-19 MONEY COME IN. MORE THAN THAT WE HAD A LOT OF VACANCIES WE COULDN'T FILL. IN THE CLASSIFIED POSITIONS A LOT OF BUS DRIVERS AND FORCE ON THE EDUCATION SIDE. ACROSS THE BOARD, WE COULDN'T FILL THE
CLASSIFY POSITIONS WHICH IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM. THAT'S GOING TO THE BOTTOM LINE DURING COVID-19 YEARS. WE GOT AS HIGH AS 12%, THAT'S PRETTY HIGH. WE SPENT DOWN TO 9% IN 2024. AGAIN, THAT WAS THE
SPEND OF THE $20 MILLION ALLOCATED FOR EMERGENCY CAPITAL NEEDS WHEN THE BOND DIDN'T PAST. WE ESTIMATED IT'S DOWN TO 8% BY THE END THIS YEAR AND 5% FOR THE END OF 2026. GOING FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE.
THIS IS NOT A SUSTAINABLE PLAN. HOWEVER, WE ARE LUCKY WE HAVE THE FUND BALANCE TO HELP US HAVE THE SOFTER LANDING AND MORE TIME TO PLAN INTO THE FUTURE. NOT EVERY DISTRICT HAS THAT RIGHT NOW AND WE SEE THIS FROM THE LAYOFFS AND
OTHER DISTRICT. WE LOOK TO 2027-28. THAT'S WHEN THE SCHOOL PAIRINGS WILL TAKE EFFECTS AND SEE THE SHIFT AS PEOPLE AS TURNOVER HAPPENS
ARE WE FEELING THE POSITION. THAT'S 2027-28. WE ARE FINDING WE ARE ABLE TO FILL A LOT OPPOSITIONS WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FILL IN QUITE A FEW YEARS. THAT MEANS, WE WITH ARE NOT PAYING FOR THE EXPENSIVE
CONTRACT POCONFESSION NAL SERVICES OUT THERE. WE ARE LOOKING TO SEE HOW MUCH WE CAN FARTHER APPROVE THE FILL RATES THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THAT WILL HELP BECAUSE IT'S MUCH CHEAPER TO HAVE OUR OWN EMPLOYEES THAN TO CONTRACT THAT OUT.
WE ARE NOT WAITING FOR THE FEW YEARS. WE WILL HEAR THEM TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE PLANS LOOK LIKE GOING FORWARD AND LOOK AT WHAT WE THINK THE STATE BUDGET WILL BE AND CHANGES MIGHT LOOK
LIKE IN THE FUTURE. FOR OTHER FUNDS IT'S NOT MUCH TO TALK ABOUT. EVERYTHING ELSE IS STATUS QUO THE BOND PROJECT FUND.
WE SOLD THEM IN 2024 ALL OF THEM WENT INTO THIS FUND E WE BRETT MUCH INVESTED THE FUNDS AND LOCKED IN AN INTEREST RATE. WE EXPECT THEM TO GO DOWN A BIT IN THE FUTURE. THEY ARE LOCKED IN
THE MOCH TA CASH FLOW. WE ESTIMATED INCREASE AND EXPENDITURES OF 28 MILLION UP TO 1 THE MILLION NEXT YEAR. WE ARE ACCELERATING SOME OF THOSE EXPENDITURES BECAUSE WE ANTICIPATE A
INCREASE IN VEHICLE AND STEEL COSTS. WE LOOK AT THOSE ITEMS WE ANTICIPATE. THE AIMING BALANCE
FOR JUNE 30, 2026 IS 191 MILLION. OUR ANTICIPATED INTEREST EARNINGS WHICH IS LOCKED IN TO SOME LONGER TERM INVESTMENTS IS EXPECTED TO BE 11
MILLION. THERE ARE STILL SOME UNKNOWNS. FIRST IS ENROLLMENT. WE WON'T KNOW WHAT ENROLLMENT LOOKS LIKE UNTIL OCTOBER COUNT THAT DOESN'T GET FINALIZED UNTIL DECEMBER. THOSE POSITIONS AND FILL RATES WE SPOKE ABOUT HOW MANY
POSITIONS WILL WE BE ABLE TO FILL VERSES CONTRACTING THAT OUT. THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT HASN'T PASSED YET. IT'S ON IT'S FIRST READING WE DON'T
EXPECT THAT A MOUNT WE WILL GET TO CHANGE AND NEGOTIATING AND TALKING ABOUT THE FINE TUNING OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL LANGUAGE AND WORK WITH THE NEW 1448 IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTED AT 15%
NEXT YEAR. YOU DO HAVE AVAILABLE TO USE SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS. NEXT STEPS. MAY 31st IS THE LEGAL DEADLINE FOR PUBLIC NOTICE.
JUNE 10th WE WILL PRESENT THE ADOPTED BUT GET ON CONSENT AGENDA. WE DON'T EXPECT MANY CHANGES AT ALL. IT'S PRETTY SOLID AND LOCKED DOWN. AT THAT POINT VOTING ON THE USAGE OF FUND BALANCE AND
APPROPRIATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR. JULY 1, THE NEW YEAR BEGINS. I HAVE MS. COLLEEN HERE FOR MORE DETAILS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, APOLOGIES FOR MISSING THE MEETING WITH OUR FISCAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
THEY LIKE THE NEW FORMAT THEY HAD QUESTIONS I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY BIG ENOUGH TO POINT OUT JUST THE OVERALL TONE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> WHAT THE FISCAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ASKED US FOR EARLIER THIS YEAR WE WANT
MORE STATISTICS. THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB PULLING THAT INSPECTION TOGETHER. WE HAVE A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION JUST FOR INTERNAL MANAGEMENT PURPOSES. WE PULLED THAT TOGETHER AND IT
REALLY HELPS. IT'S HARD TO LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS AND CREATE PROSPECTIVE. WE HAD GOOD FEEDBACK ON WE LIKE CREATING THAT STORY. THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS IN RELATION TO
OTHER DISTRICTS AND OTHER YEARS. IT GETS HARD WITH THE COVID-19 YEARS IN THE MIDDLE. WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHAT WE COMPARE IT TO. THEY ENJOYED THE
CHANGE OF THE FORMAT RATHER THAN JUST THE NUMBERS TO CREATE PROSPECTIVE WITH. >> I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY AT THE APRIL MEETING IT WASN'T THE FULL PROPOSED BUDGET. ALL THAT WAS JUST
SPOKE TO WASN'T AT A HOLISTIC, YOU KNOW, FUND LEVEL. THEY ARE SEEING THE PROPOSED BUDGET ON THURSDAY. THE CAY DANCE MEANT IT WILL GO TO THE BOARD BEFORE FOC AND PREPARE THEIR MEMO ON THEIR THOUGHTS
AND OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE FULL BUDGET. AFTER THIS THURSDAY'S MEETING IN PREPARATION FOR THE JUNE VOTE. >> OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'D LIKE TO LET THE BOARD KNOW TO EXPECT A MEMO. >> YEAH. >> THANK YOU. >> SCHOOLS WERE DONE
AND REVENUE WAS SET. THEY HAVE A LOT. >> DIRECTOR MEEK. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. IT'S REALLY CLEAR AND EASY TO FALL ALONG ON SLIDE EIGHT. THAT'S WHERE THE DAC
GAVE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. THOSE ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
YOU TIED IT TO SLIDE TEN. CAN YOU SHOW WHERE THAT'S REFLECTED HERE FOR THOSE WHO WANT SEE THE CONNECTION EASILY. >> I'LL SPEAK MORE ABOUT IT. IT'S IN THE DISTRIAL COURT MANAGED
STUDENT PROGRAMMING. >> YES, IT EASILY IN THE DISTRICT MANAGED STUDENT PROGRAMMING. OUR DOLLARS THAT ARE HELD IN DEPARTMENT BUDGETS NOT OUT IN SCHOOL BUDGETS. SUPPORTING STUDENTS, FOR EXAMPLE, A LARGE PORTION OF THIS HAD
THE ENHANCEMENTS IN CAREER POSTSECONDARY READINESS. WE MIGHT SEE THE NEUTRAL BOD TOM LINE AS WE RECEIVE CURRENT ENROLLMENT RESOURCES TO COVER THE PROGRAMS. IT'S THE EXPENDITURE.
WE SEE THAT AND SEE ENHANCEMENTS IN ADDITION TO POSTSECONDARY READINESS. WE SEE EDITIONS INTO SPECIAL EDUCATION. THAT'S REALLY WHAT THAT IS STUDENT
PROGRAMMING IT'S AT AN ESSENTIAL LEVEL. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. WHEN WE GET TO THE 1.7 GOVERNANCE PROCESS EVALUATION. ONE OF THE THEMES THAT EMERGED WAS COMMITTEING LOOKING TO SEE THE FOOD BACK
LOOP. I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO DAC AND SAY THIS IS WHERE THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE REFLECTED AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS FOLLOWING THAT. ON SLIDE 12, I APPRECIATED THE FUND BALANCE LOOK.
I THINK I ASKED THIS ALL OF THE TIME. I DON'T REMEMBER THE ANSWER EACH TIME WHAT IS THE FUN
BALANCE WE HAVE? THERE ARE GENERAL FUND. I DON'T HAVE THE GENERAL NUMBERS AT THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
DO YOU REMEMBER THAT PERCENTAGE? >> THEY WERE SAYING TWO MONTHS. >> I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY. ALL WE LOOK AT IN THIS GRAPH IS
UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE. WE ALSO HAVE BOARD REQUIRED RESERVES AND TABER REQUIRED RESERVE THIS IS JUST
THE PART UNASSIGNED. WE ARE WAY ABOVE THAT FOR GENERAL FUND. WE LOOK AT OUR FINANCIALS AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE SELL BONDS. THEY DO A DEEP DIVE IN.
THIS FUND BALANCE IS PART OF WHY WE GET THE HIGH RATING WITH THEM. WE ARE STILL WAY ABOVE WHAT THEY, ONE OF THEM SAID, IT LOOKS LIKE TOTAL FUND BALANCE AND LOOKS AT ALL OF THE FUNDS AND NOT JUST GENERAL FUND.
A MINIMUM OF 25 TO 10%. WE ARE WELL WITHIN THEIR PARAMETERS OF WHERE THAT WOULD START TO DETUCKET FROM OUR RATINGS. IT'S GOOD TO START HAVING SOME SORT OF METRICS WERE GIVING TO FISCAL OVERSIGHT
THIS IS WHERE WE LAND WITH SOME OF THESE. >> IT LEAD TO MY THINKING AND I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT PROJECT OF THE FOC. WE HAVE A PLANNED SPIN DOWN TYING INTO
THE BOND PLAN LONG-TERM AS WELL. THIS IS WITH, I KNOW WE HAD THE GRAPHS WHEN WE SPOKE ABOUT PASSING THE BOND. WE WERE SHOWING PROJECTED, YOU KNOW,
FUTURE IT FEEDS INTO THE STORY A LITTLE BIT. MAKING SENSE TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE PRESENTATIONS. >> I CAN ANSWER THAT. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. IT'S OUR HOPE PART OF THE PLAN IS HERE AS KIND OF OUR PLAN
FOR HOW WE'LL INVEST IN OUR BUILDINGS AND HAVE THAT PART OF IT. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE INCREASED AND ASSESSED VALUATION AND IF THAT PROVIDES ROOM WHAT KIND OF ROOM THAT LOOKS LIKE
FOR A INCREASE BOND. ONE THING WE ARE RUNNING INTO WITH THE BOND ISN'T WHAT YOU ASKED. THEY ILLUDED TO IT. COST OF MATERIALS AND HE SAYS SPECIALLY MATERIALS
ARE HIGHER THAN EVEN WE ANTICIPATED. THIS IS WITH A HIGH RATE OF INFLATION. THINGS ARE VERY, VERY TIGHT IN THE EXISTING BOND. >> THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION. >> SO, TAKING A LOOK
AT HOW THE CURRENT ECONOMY AND TARIFFS AND EVERYTHING IS IMPACTING WHAT WE PROMISED TO THE VOTER. THIS IS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. >> OKAY. >> I THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE ARE LOOKING AT
THAT CAREFULLY. WE HAVE THE INTEREST EARNINGS AND WE HAVE. MY MIND IS BLINKING. >> I HOPE THE TWO
SOURCES WILL HELP COVER. THIS IS NOT IMPACTING OUR BOND. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU ARE ILLUDED TO THE PLAN. THAT'S COMING TO THE BOARD AND YOUR FUTURE.
>> THANK YOU. >> WE MANAGED THE GROWTH AND DECLINE PROCESS WAS SO OVERWHELMING. THE CABINET WILL HAVE A RETREAT IN JUNE. WE SEE THE MORE
FORMALIZED RESORTS. THEY RECOMMENDED THE STRIKE THATTIC PLAN. ONCE WE LAND ON SOMETHING TO PRESENT TO THE BOARD WE WILL PRESENT TO THE BOARD BUT THAT WILL LIKELY BE IN AUGUST, PERHAPS.
WE'LL ROLL IT OUT IN THE FALL. >> THIS IS MY LAST QUESTION. THE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS ARE IMPORTANT. I THINK NEIGHBORHOOD
SCHOOLS WERE DECLINING 1.7 ACCOUNT%. I'M CURIOUS IF THERE IS ANY RATIONAL BEHIND THEY MIGHT BE DECLINING MORE THAN NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS
DOES THAT IMPACT OUR THINKING? >> IT'S PAGE FOUR.
>> WE ARE COMPARING ACTUAL TO PROJECTED. SO, WE ARE GOING ON THE PROJECTED THAT OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE PROVIDING. SOME OF THEM ARE FARTHER UNDER ENROLLED AND SUSPECTED TO BE.
WE ARE SEEING THAT DECLINE. WE MENTIONED THAT IN THE GROWTH AND DECLINE PROCESS. FOLKS IN HIGHLAND RANCH WERE LIKE WHAT ABOUT THE CHARTER SCHOOLS. THEY ARE ALSO STRUGGLING WITH DECLINING ENROLL. >> YEAH, I GUESS, IF
THE PUBLIC IS WATCHING AND WE ARE LOOKING AT ADDING NEW CHARTER SCHOOLS. THAT MIGHT BE A QUESTION, WE'D HEAR AROUND ADDING EVEN FOR SUPPLY WHEN THE DEMAND IS GOING DOWN OVER ALL DUE TO, YOU
KNOW, FACTORS BEYOND OUR CONTROL. >> DIRECTOR. >> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU. THIS IS INCREDIBLY HELPFUL. YOU SPOKE ABOUT WE ARE USING FUND
BALANCE FOR A SOFT LANDING. I THINK THAT WAS THE PHRASE YOU USED. >> UH-HUH. >> BASED ON THE FACT OUR ENROLLMENT IS DECLINING. WE WILL GET LESS MONEY AND USING THE FUND BALANCE TO SOFTEN THAT.
>> YEAH. >> THE SCHOOL FINANCE ACT WAS A STRUGGLE AND TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT PER STUDENT THERE WERE ONE TIME FUNDS USED. >> YES, THEY ARE.
>> ONE THING WE HAVE TO DO WITH PLANNING WITH OUR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE IS UNDERSTAND AT SOME POINT IF THEY KEEP KICKING THE CAND DOWN BY SOLVING SCHOOL FINANCE. WE WILL RUNOUT OF
CAN, ROAD, OR FOOT. THERE MIGHT COME A TIME IN THE NOTICANCE FUTURE NO BIG SOLUTION IS FOUND AT THE STATE AND WE WILL HAVE TO DIP INTO THE FUND BALANCE NOT TO HAVE A SOFT LANDING BUT PREVENT A CRASH
LANDING, CORRECT. >> THIS WAS THE HARDEST YEAR WE SEE FROM THE STATE SIDE. THE NEXT YEAR AND NEXT FEW YEARS WILL BE EQUALLY HARD. IN MY PROSPECTIVE, WE HAD TO KEEP
INVESTING IN OUR EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE WITH THE DISTRICT. WE SAID WE WERE GIVING AN AVERAGE OF 3% RAISES PER STAFF. THEY FOLLOWED SUIT WITH THE 3%. IF YOU REMEMBER WHAT WE SAW IN THE PAST
WE ARE GAINING UP TO THE PACT. WE WERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PACT. WE HAVE TO BE REALLY STRATEGIC HOW WE INVEST AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AS WE
HAVE A TURNOVER WITH THE STAFFING GOING FORWARD. THAT'S A LEGITIMATE THING. >> OTHER DISTRICTS
HAVEN'T HAD SUCH A SOPH LANDING. >> I DID WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE SUPERINTENDENT. I KNOW YOU WERE VERY INVOLVED IN THE FINANCE ACT THIS YEAR. I SPOKE TO SOMEONE LAST WEEK IN A
MEETING AND MENTIONED HOW INVOLVED. >> I APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT. WE WERE BETTER INFORMED.
>> THANK YOU. >> THEY HAVE VOICED CONCERNS DIGGING INTO THE UNASSIGNED. WE GOT THAT HUGE BUMP IN 2020.
AS FAR AS THE NEXT YEAR IS CONCERNED. I FEEK LIKE WE HAVE A GOOD OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE DUE TO THE DROP OF CAPITAL INVESTMENTS. IT'S NOT SOMETHING
HAPPENING AGAIN AND AGAIN. >> GREAT, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. >> DO WE WANT TO PULL-UP EL9 AND 10 AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THIS IS EL NINE. >> DIRECTOR MEEK. >> SINCE EVERYONE IS LOOKING AT ME. I LOVE WHERE WE ARE HEADED WITH ALL OF THESE. THE WAY THEY ARE STRUCTURED.
I BELIEVE THE MONITORING REPORT PROVIDES CLEAR REASONABLE INTERPRETATIONS. THAT'S A BIG PART OF IT. THE COMPLIANCE DEFINITIONS ARE MEASURABLE AND SOMETHING WE SPOKE ABOUT AND TYING IT TO OUTCOMES AND ALL.
THE ONLY AREA I FEEL COULD BE STRAIGHTENED IT'S WHAT YOU MENTIONED THE FOC WAS ASKING FOR. IN THE RATIONAL PORTION WHERE YOU ARE PROVIDING A CONNECTION TO OTHER
DISTRICTS OR WHAT INDUSTRY STANDARDS OR BEST PRACTICES OR BEING REALLY CONCRETE IN THE RATIONAL SECTION. WHEN YOU LOOK AT EVIDENCE YOU ARE SEEING, YES, WE ARE MEETING THAT
RATIONAL PIECE. THAT'S THE FEEDBACK ON BOTH OF THE ELs. THEY ARE REALLY CLOSE AND THE RATIONAL ASIA; YOU KNOW, GAS BY
STANDARDS STANDARD FROM CDE AND REQUIREMENTS FROM CDE AND COMPARED TO OTHER DISTRICTS SIMILAR IN SIZE. IF WE BEEF THAT UP IT'S ABSOLUTELY
PERFECT. FEELS LIKE WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK. WE WILL REVISIT THESE WOULD YOU LIKE US TO TAKE THAT
FEEDBACK FOR NEXT YEAR. >> IT'S IF YOU HAD DATA THAT FITS AND MAKES SENSE, THAT'S GREAT. IF NOT, IT WOULDN'T
PROHIBIT US FROM MOVING FORWARD. >> THANK YOU. THAT HELPS. >> THIS IS THE EVALUATION PROCESS FOR A BOND. THAT'S AN OUTSIDE ENTITY.
LOOKING AT OUR FISCAL HEALTH THERE IS REASSURING INFORMATION THAT COULD BE INCLUDED HERE. >> YES.
>> GREAT. >> I'M GOOD. EVERYONE ELSE GOO GOOD? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YOU ARE STILL STUCK WITH ME.
MOVING TO POLICY. GOVERNANCE SECTION.
>> NO OTHER CHANGES. WE SAW WITH READING NUMBER ONE. GETTING POSTED AND NO COMMENT ON ANY OR THE POLICIES AGAIN, THE FISCAL OVERSITE HAS SEEN ALL OF THESE POLICIES AND
HELPED US WITH BOARDING AROUND THEM. THIS ONE AGAIN HELPS MORE DEFINITIVELY DEFINE WHAT HONESTLY MEANS. ANY QUESTIONS ON DB.
>> OKAY. >> DBR. >> WE MADE A FEW CHANGES TO MAKE IT MORE CLEAR AND INCREASE THE TRANSPARENCY. THIS IS WHERE THE CHANGES ARE.
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION WILL DEVELOP A SPENDING PLAN IN CARRYOVER. THAT CARRYOVER. THIS WAS A SUGGESTION WE BREAK OUT THE SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY PIECE.
SO, THAT SPENDING PLAN SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE BUDGETING PRIORITY SET BY THE SAC. THAT SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR WILL SUBMIT THE SPENDING
PLAN TO THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL TO MAKE SURE THEY SIGN-OFF ON THE CARRYOVER PLAN. THEY WILL PROVIDE SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY AND
COPY OF THE SPEND PLAN BY MAY OF EACH YEAR. FINALLY ALL OF THE CARRYOVER AMOUNTS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE.
IT'S POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? >> I'D POINT OUT I DO GROWTH AND
DECLINE. THIS IS SOMETHING VERY INTERESTING. THE POLICY MADE CLEAR AND IT'S ALL HAPPENING IN THE SCHOOL. IF YOU GIVE THEM INTEREST IN THAT THEY WILL DIRECT IT. THEY APPRECIATE THE
CHANGES. THEY REFLECT A LOT OF HOW POLICY IS DONE IN THE DISTRICT. >> DIRECTOR MEEK. >> YOU READ MY MIND. WE VISITED THE SACS DURING THE BUDGET SEASON. THEY WERE HAVING
PHENOMENAL CONVERSATIONS ON THE BUDGET. THIS HASN'T HAPPENED YET, RIGHT? WITH THE SCHOOL ADMIN? >> RISING. >> HOW IS THAT ROLLED OUT TO PRINCIPALS AND HOW WILL THEY BE SUPPORTED IN MAKING SURE THEY KNOW THIS
IS GOING TO BE A NEW REQUIREMENT? >> YEAH, WE WILL LOOK TO WINTER AND HIS TEAM. >> UM, I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION IT'S
WRITTEN FORMALLY IN POLICY. MAKE SURE IT'S CALLED OUT. EVERYONE OF OUR SCHOOLS. A PIG PART OF THE CONVERSATION IS PASS AROUND CARRYOVER. THIS IS THE GREATEST
CHALLENGES WE HAD. WE FOND THAT WITH SACS. HOW DO WE ENSURE WE ARE STAFFING THE BUILDING APPROPRIATELY. DO WE HAVE FUNDS TO MAKE SURE WE BACKFILL. WE ARE DOING THIS
ALL READY. IT'S BEEN TIED MORE TO THE RESERVES. THIS IS ALL WHILE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THAT. IT AROUND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES OR FILL IN
THE BLANK. WE ARE DOING IT. SO, IT'S SOMETHING WE ROLLOUT WITH ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LEADERS. REALLY FROM A PRACTICE STANDPOINT, ITSELF'S NOT A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
FOR US. >> WE WILL UPDATE OUR TRAINING MATERIALS AND HANDBOOK.
IN WILL BE ADDED TO THEIR SOMETIME LINE OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR. >> OKAY, GREAT. >> ALL RIGHT. WHAT IS NEXT. >> DFA. >> I THINK I'M OUT OF ORDER HERE.
THIS ONE HAD REALLY MINOR CHANGES. IT WAS JUST REFERRING TO DFA. THIS IS MOST OF WHAT WE ADDED TO IT. NO CHANGES FROM THE FIRST READING. >> GREAT.
>> DID. >> THANK YOU. >> THIS ONE IS CAPITOL ASSET REPORTING. WE ARE CHANGING ASSET CAPITOLLIZATION POLICY FROM 5,000 TO 10,000 THAT WILL MATCH THE GRANT GUIDANCE THAT'S ALSO BEING CHANGED. THIS WILL NOT BE
IMPLEMENTED UNTIL JULY 1. IT'S HARD TO CHANGE THIS PRACTICE MED YEAR. THIS IS A JULY 1 IMPLEMENTATION. NO CHANGES. >> GREAT. >> DIE. >> THANK YOU. >> DIE, NO CHANGES
FROM FIRST READING. UPDATING LANGUAGE AND CHANGES IN LAW. >> AWESOME. >> D.N. >> AGAIN, NO CHANGES FROM FIRST READING. WE WILL SEE IF THERE
ARE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE. >> OKAY, WITH THAT I'LL NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE ALPOLICIES AS PRESENTED. >> I MOVE TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE
BOARD POLICIES DB, DB-R, DFA, DID, DIE, AND DN AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY GEIGER, SECOND BY MEEK.
[ROLL CALL] >> PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >>> MOVING ONTO ITEM 22. BOARD OF EDUCATION SELF EVALUATION OF GOVERNANCE PROCESS 1.7.
BOARD COMMITTEE STRUCTURE. DIRECTOR MEEK DID THIS. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH YOUR GR GRAPHS THANK YOU. >> IT'S LIKE DATA.
>> MATT TAUGHT ME A LOT. >> I'M PRESENTING ITSELF EVALUATION OF GOVERNANCE PROCESS 1.7. THIS IS DRAWING ON THE SURVEYS
COMPLETED BY THE BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THIS IS OUR STAFF LIAISON ALSO PARTICIPATED. PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIONIVE LOOK AT HOW THEY ARE FUNCTIONS IN A
LINEMENT WITH THE POLICY. OUR COMMITTEES OPERATE WITHIN THE DEFINED CHARGES UNDER THE POLICY LANGUAGE. DELIVERING RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS ON TIME.
WE HEARD THAT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BOARD LIAISONS AND STAFF. SOME OPEN RESPONSE POINTED TO OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE TO CLOSE THE FEEDBACK LOOP. THIS IS IN THE
BUDGET CONVERSATION. MAKING SURE THEY UNDERSTAND HOW THE INPUT IS USED SO, THAT CAME UP A FEW BOARD COMMITTEES
STUDENTS BROUGHT IT UP. THE REPORT BEFORE YOU INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATION TO REMOVE THE OUTDATED POLICY LANGUAGE.
IT'S STILL IN THE POLICY. SUGGESTING A REVIEW OF CLARITY ESPECIALLY AROUND THE STUDENT ADVISORY GROUP CHARGE. WE STARTED TO LOOK AT THAT LANGUAGE THEY HAVE A DUAL PURPOSE FOR
PROVIDING WHAT I'D CONSIDER OPERATIONAL INPUT AND GOVERNANCE PIECE. YOU LOOK AT THE POLICY LANGUAGE AND WE KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING WE STRUGGLED WITH A BIT TRYING TO WORK WITH THE STUDENTS.
WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO INTO A CONVERSATION AROUND THIS. BASICALLY RECOMMENDATIONS TO
REMOVE THE INACTIVE WE LOOK AT THE ROLL-OUT LINED. THE FEED LACK LOOPS BETWEEN THE BOARD AND COMMITTEES.
I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP FOR FEEDBACK FROM ALL OF YOU AND OUR QUESTIONS. >> YEAH, GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE CHANGES IN WORD AND THE LANGUAGE WOULD BE FOR OUR RETREAT.
WE SPOKE ABOUT ALL OF THE OTHER ONES. I'M WRITING THAT UNDER MY WE TREATMENT. >> FOUND THIS EXTREMELY HELPFUL. I PUT ONE IN THE
FIELD AS WELL. [ APPLAUSE ] OUR COMMITTEES ARE DIFFERENT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL TO SEE WHICH COMMITTEE
THE OPEN FEEDBACK CAME FROM. >> I'M GLAD YOU ACTUALLY SAID THAT. I DIDN'T SEND THE SPREADSHEET OUT. EVERY COMMITTEE CAN SEE IT'S OWN. IT'S IN AN EXCEL FORMAT. I HAVE IT READY TO
GO AND CAN SEND IT. >> ONE BECAUSE WE REACH HAVE OUR OWN COMMITTEE. CONCERNS WOULD BE DIFFERENT. AS WE KNOW, OUR RELATIONSHIP IS MORE
STRINGENT. STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY IS HURTING. YOU DO A LOVELY JOB KEEPING THEM ORGANIZED. IT WAS HELPFUL ON THE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
TO SEE HOW WE CAN DO THAT. I AGREE, WE CAN ALWAYS DO A BETTER JOB OF TELLING THE COMMITTEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING WELL.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. TOE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION REPORTS.
>> OUR NEXT MEETING IS MAY 27th AT 5:00 P.M. AGENCY PLANNING THURSDAY MAY 10th. AT 10:30. I'M SORRY, MAY 8 8th. THIS IS AT 10:30
A.M. THE LAST FEW WEEKS I DID 2002 BOARD ENGAGEMENTS. ONE WITH DIRECTOR GEIGER AND ANOTHER AT SAGEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL. THEY ARE VERY ENGAGED.
WE SPOKE ABOUT THE SAME THINGS CELL PHONES, AI, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS ARE HOT TOPICS. SOMETHING I LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING ABOUT AS A BOARD. I KNOW WE ARE
APPROACHING THE END OF THE YEAR, SO I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS, EDUCATORS, AND STAFF. I KNOW THIS WEEK IS APPRECIATE WEEK. IN ALL REALITY, MY HEART APPRECIATES YOU EVERYDAY OF THE
YEAR. YOU HAVE A TOUGH JOB. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE UPCOMING GRADUATES. AN EXCITING TIME IF ALL OF THE DIRECTORS WOULD PICK UP THEIR ROBES TONIGHT AND TAKE THEM HOME TO
ATTEND GRADUATIONS. DIRECTOR. >> THANK YOU. >> SINCE WE LAST MET I ATTENDED THE RETIREMENT CEREMONY AS THE SUPERINTENDENT
MENTIONED. THE HOST WAS VERY ENTHUSIASTIC AND ALWAYS GOOD TO HONOR STAFF. THEY HAVE BEEN THERE FOR OUR STUDENTS. I HAD TO SAY GOOD GOOD-BYE. GOING FROM RETENTION
TO PENSION. >> THAT WAS FUNNY. >> I DID GET TO ATTEND THE ART EXHIBIT AT LEGACY. I MEAN, YOU JUST WALK THROUGH. I'M BIAS BECAUSE MY DAUGHTERS WERE IN IT.
IT'S THERE UNTIL THE EIGHTH. >> YEAH, REALLY COOL SEEING THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ART EACH SCHOOL DOES. SOME DO SIMILAR
THINGS. I ATTENDED TWO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESENTED TO EACHERS TEACHERS ABOUT THE STATE OF DOUGLAS COUNTY. A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM.
EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED OR THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED. IT WAS GOOD TO GO. THE PUBLIC WANTS TO GO ON MAY 8th AT LEGACY I THINK IT'S AT 6:00.
IT'S A GREAT PRESENTATION I V FOC AND GRADUATIONS AS WELL. GOOD MONTH. >> S ALL RIGHT, I'LL START WITH DIRECTOR MOORE. IF YOU ARE READY.
>> YEAH, I'M TRYING. I APOLOGIZE I COULDN'T BE THERE IN PERSON TONIGHT GUYS. I WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR MEEK FOR HARD WORK ON 1.7. WELL-DONE. I'M NOT SURE IF I CAN FILL YOUR SHOES
ON ANY ONE THAT I DO IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU DIRECTOR GEIGER FOR PROVIDING ME THE FEEDBACK ON STUFF EARLIER. I WAS SUPPOSED TOO TOATTEND TWO COMMITTEES. I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP.
I'M FIGHTING SOME CRAZY VIRUS REALLY BAD. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE I WOULDN'T MAKE IT TO EITHER. I APOLOGIZE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE NOW. >> DIRECTOR GEIGER.
>> I WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND TOMORROW. WE HAVE THAT. SINCE THE LAST MEETING, I WAS INVITED TO AN INDIAN LANGUAGE TEACHER APPRECIATE COMPETITION.
THIS IS A PRIVATE GROUP DOING EDUCATION IN 18 DIFFERENT INDIAN LANGUAGES. THEY SEE GAVE AWARDS IN NINE OF THEM AND INCLUDED A LOT OF CULTURAL INFORMATION. IT WAS FASCINATING AND A FULL FOUR HOURS. I'D GO BACK IN A MINUTE.
A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS WERE THERE. IT WAS GREAT AND REMINDER OF HOW DIVERSE THE METROPOLITAN AREA IS. I DID A BOARD UPDATE ON THE ROCK CANYON HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE IMPOSIUM. I WENT, MY LAST
FORMAL SCIENCE CLASS FOR JOCKS THE GREAT
PART IT'S NOT JUST IT'S NOT JUST THE
WORK THEY DO. THIS WAS IN A CONDENSED WAY. I ENJOYED VERY MUMP MUCH THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH DIRECTOR
WILLIAMS. HEARING SEVENTH GRADERS TALK SIXTH GRADERS IS A FASCINATING PROSPECTIVE. THEY HAVE VERY CLEAR OPINIONS. I WILL DO LRPC TOMORROW.
DIRECTOR MOORE, GET WELL. I'LL BE THERE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT. AGAIN, WE START GRADUATIONS, MY FIRST ONE IS ON THE 15th. SO, THIS IS THE GOOD
TIME OF YEAR. >> IT IS. >> DIRECTOR MEYERS. >> I ATTENDED THE DCYI YOUTH AWARDS. WE HONORED 11 KID KIDS THAT PERSEVERED
THROUGH SOMETHINGLESS I GUESS WE CAN'T IMAGE SOMETIMES. THEY HAVE A $500 SCHOLARSHIP. I ALSO ATTENDED TWO HIGH SCHOOLS CASTLEVIEW AND DOUGLAS COUNTY WITH SUPERINTENDENT CAIN.
VERY WELL RECEIVED. I THINK THE TEACHERS, THEY LOVED THE DATA AND HOW GOOD THEY ARE DOING. JUST THE COMPLEMENTS AND OF COURSE THE GAME. I THINK THAT WAS REALLY GREAT. THEY DID A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. >> DIRECTOR MEEK.
>> ALL RIGHT, FIRST THANK YOU TO DIRECTOR MOORE FOR YOUR KIND WORDS AND NOT BEING HERE TONIGHT. WE ARE STAYING HEALTHY. SERIOUSLY, THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS. DIRECTOR GEIGER NEGLECTED TO MENTION
HE WAS AT THE DU SYMPOSIUM WHERE HE WAS A KEYNOTE SPEAKER ALONG WITH SOME OTHER DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. BRAD, YOU REPRESENTED THE DISTRICT WELL. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. I WENT LAST YEAR. THIS WAS MY SECOND
YEAR. I ENCOURAGE US TO GO IF YOU CAN. IT'S A FREE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENT. THEY HAVE INDIVIDUAL WITH FACT SHEETS ON PARENT FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE ALL SHARE WITH DAC AS A RESOURCE.
THEY HAD FACT SHEETS ON THE MENTAL HEALTH STATUS OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. THE IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION POLICY. IT WAS A FASCINATING DAY. FORMER COMMISSIONER
KATIE SPOKE. SHE'S OUT THERE GIVING ALL KINDS OF SPEECHES ON BRINGING POLARIZED COMMUNITIES TOGETHER. SHE DOES A FANTASTIC JOB ON THAT. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT
DIRECTOR, NICE JOB. ATTENDED THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM CEREMONIES. THERE WERE 13 STUDENTS RECOGNIZED. WE SAW ONE OF THE VIDEOS TODAY. I JUST HIGHLY ENCOURAGE US TO
WATCH THE VIDEOS. THE AMOUNT OF OBSTACLES AND CHALLENGES THAT STUDENTS HAVE EVERYDAY, IT'S AN AMAZING REMINDER. YOU HAVE STUDENTS THAT HAVE LOST TWO PARENTS.
YOU HAVE STUDENTS WITH FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES THAT IMPACT THEM. A STUDENT SPOKE
ABOUT SPEAKING UP AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE STUDENT WAS NONBINARY. IMAGE SHARING YOUR STORY AND JUST THE AMOUNT OF COURAGE IT
TAKES. >> THEY WEREDITION SCRIBING THE STATS AROUND SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SPEAKING UP AND SHARING YOUR STORY NO MATTER HOW HARD IT IS. IT'S AN INSPIRATION. SO, THAT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT.
I EMBARRASSED MY SIEVE BY CRYING IN THE BACK FOR A FEW HOURS. THAT EVENING WE HAD THE RETIREMENT
CEREMONY AND MR. BRAD, HE ACTUALLY EMCEED I'M NOT SURE WHERE HE GETS HIS ENERGY BUT HE WAS AMAZING. HE HONORED THE STUDENTS IN THE
MORNING AND HONORED THE RETIREES THAT EVENING. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT I DID THE ELEMENTARY
ART SHOW. THEY WILL BE BROUGHT RIGHT HERE TO WILCOXS. WE ARE STUDYING ART
PIECES. I WENT TO BEAUTY AND THE PIECE. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME ATTENDING. JULIA WAS THE DIRECTOR AND ORGANIZES ALL OF THIS. IT'S TRULY
ASTOUNDING. IT WAS WONDERFUL MY LAST UPDATE IS A PERSONAL UPDATE. I WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW I'LL BE ON THE BALLOT ON JUNE 24th FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION. I PUT MY NAME IN FOR THE POTENTIAL HOME
RULE CHARTER COMMISSION SLOTS. IT DOESN'T SAY DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ON IT. I'M DOING THAT AS AN INDIVIDUAL.
I HOPE TO BRING BACON TENT AND INFORMATION AND IF VOTERS VOTE. TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO THE BOARD. THAT'S IT FOR ME.
>> I SPOKE ON THE GRADUATE STUDENTS I SPOKE TO ONE OF THEIR DIRECTORS I THOUGHT IT WOULD YOU SAY BE AN
INTERESTING MASSERS THESIS ABOUT HOW WE LEAD UP COMBINATIONS AND EXECUTING IT NEXT YEAR. THAT GOT QUITE A BIT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK. I HOPE WE GET ONE OR TWO STUDENTS LOOKING
AT THAT AS WELL. LRPC THINKS WE SHOULD MONETIZE. I THINK THERE IS A LIKELIHOOD WE'LL HAVE A GRADUATE STUDENT COME AND LOOK AT HOW WE DID THIS AND WRITE IT UP IN A WAY THAT'S EDUCATION. I SPEAK ABOUT WHAT
WE DID A NUMBER OF STUDENTS FOUND WHAT WE DID TO BE EXTRAORDINARY. >> GREAT, WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE TO NUMBER 26 ADJOURNMENT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> MOVE TO ADJOURN.
>> MOTION BY GEIGER AND SECONDED. [ROLL CALL] [COMMITTEE IS ADJOURNED]