on this evening. Uh the time right now is 6:02 p.m. And so we're going to go on ahead and get started. And first uh it is um to convene which is item 2 2.1.
And first of all, I just wanted to make sure that everyone has had a chance to review the agenda and if there's any questions or corrections. Is everyone good? >> Thank you. Thank you so very much. All right, so we are going to item two point
one. It is to call to order and roll call. So Mrs. Aram, if you could please. >> Yes. Um, Miss Frasier >> here. Dr. Robinson >> here. >> Mrs. Alasar >> here. >> Miss Mr. Williams
>> here. >> Mrs. Wilshale >> here. >> Mr. Gos >> here. >> And Miss Don Juan is playing volleyball tonight. But madame president, we do have a quorum. >> Thank you so very much. So we are going to go on ahead and move forward with our
um roll call. Um actually it is now the pledge of allegiance and on this evening. So we are now going to the pledge of allegiance. At this time we have um Calo Buasawis
and the mission statement will be Jessetta Frasier. So if you will come up and just lead us in those things. If she's not here then oh here you are. All right. So let's stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge of 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. Our mission statement, graduate Oh, hold on. graduate college and career ready
students with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors to profess personally succeed and contribute to the common good. >> Thank you so very much. >> Now, we will be presenting the Mountain Vista Community School Cheerleaders and
to support our coach, Coach Leslie, who has had 33 years in this district helping young minds grow and provide. G O let go. Let go. G. Let go.
G. Let go. Rats. G O let go. G let go. G let go. Hey, let's fight. Hey, let's fight. Hey friends, let's fight.
Hey, let's fight. Let's go. >> Thank you so very much, young ladies. I have no doubt if I jumped like that, you'd be picking me up. So, we are going on to item 3.1, which is to adopt the agenda. Um, seeing as
that there are no changes to be made to the agenda, um, I just need a motion, please. >> Madame President, I move to approve the agenda as stated. >> Second. >> Motion to approve the agenda as stated by Mr. Williams, second by Miss Frasier.
All those in favor? >> I. This board meeting is now called to order. We are going to item four, which is board recognition. And that's me. >> That's you. Take it away.
>> So, thank you for being here with us tonight. We are going to do something we don't do often enough, which is celebrate our amazing board who truly puts kids first. It's truly my honor to take a moment to recognize and celebrate our incredible board of education who has been named the Cube Urban School
Board of the Year. making history as the first and only board in Colorado ever to receive this national recognition. Since its creation in 2004, the Cube Award for Urban School Board Excellence has celebrated boards that demonstrate outstanding leadership in governance,
academic improvement, educational equity, and community engagement. This honor reflects what we see here in D2 every day from our board members. a deep commitment to ethical leadership, data-driven decision-making, and an unwavering belief that every every every
student deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential. Through thoughtful policy, courageous conversations, and tireless advocacy, this board continues to ensure that equity and excellence are at the heart of every decision. Their work has led to real academic gains for our students and
stronger partnerships across our community. This award is not just a recognition. It's a reflection of a team that puts kids first in every and all actions. I am so proud and so grateful to work alongside each of you. Congratulations on this welldeserved and
historic honor. >> Thank you. We're going to watch a little video of some of the things they've done in their time on board members. So, this is probably one of the nicest awards I've seen. Um, but if you will
join me up front, we would like to take pictures with multiple groups to honor this amazing accomplishment. First time ever in Colorado. and here to celebrate with us uh and um our former D2 board members and current
NE neighbor board members uh past presidents for D2, Mr. Bill Zman, Miss Deborah Hendris, do you want to come up now or in a minute? Not yet. Sorry. Hold on. Sorry. In a minute. I jumped
the gun. Yeah, I'll wait. And DN Aiden. And now, if we could get our former D2 board members out. Uh, Mr. Bill Zman, former president. Yeah. >> Now, and Deborah Hendris, former board
president, former board president, Jeanie Lita, former vice president, representative, Regina English, former vice president, secretary, treasurer, um, pretty much everything
else. Linda Pew And now we're gonna have you all stay, >> please. We're just gonna keep adding. >> Okay. And now from uh from Widefield, we have Miss Kelly Coocher
and Mrs. Donna Walsh. Come join us. Let's have our D2 board take one step down and put all of our friends behind you. >> You stay. >> And >> and then um from D11, Juliet
from Academy D20, uh, board president Amy Shandandy and Superintendent Ginger Haber. And we're proud that uh, from Manitu, our very own
Jill Bishop, who is a Harrison art teacher, and she has been here forever. Now, could we have one last picture with our current D2 board and award winners and our principles? Principles, would you join them? what I am.
>> All right. One, two, three. Eyes on me. >> Are we ready? Thank you. And I believe we have an announcement from Dr. Bhansel. We're going to take a two to three
minute break while our visitors, you do not have to stay unless you want to see another board meeting. I know you have enough of them in your own lives. But thank you for coming out. We truly appreciate it. Means a lot. Yes. We are going to um continue on with our
meeting. Um I did want to make a sidebar note. You will notice that um today there's quite a few of us that either have a pink ribbon on or are wearing pink apparel of some sort. Just so you know. And I wanted to give a shout out.
Um this is in recognition of Zariah Patrick who is a senior at Harrison High School. Um there is a volleyball go game going on right now as we speak and we're not able to attend but this is to give a shout out to her for her bravery and her
courage. We understand that she is um going through cancer treatment for brain tumor and it's been a a journey for her that she has had to repeat now. So, you know, send happy thoughts her way and
people who pray pray for her. Um but anyway, we're just going to give a shout out on this evening. So, um let's just give her a round of applause. And if you will uh make sure Mr. Vargas that you um let her know that we love
her. We are praying for her. He's not alone. >> And many of us are going when the meeting's over. So >> all right. So on this evening we are so excited
because we are going to be showcasing Mountain Vista Community School. So from the fifth grade we have Alejandro Gallardo Garcia, Nia Josea, Victoria Baros, Kaia Sinclair, Jade
Alakook. From the eighth grade, it's Cararissa Gamboa, Joshua Russi, Simone Adams, and Noah De Lao. It is in your hands. Thank you. >> Y perfect.
>> Okay. >> Can everybody hear me? >> Okay. >> My name is Simone Adams. I go to Mountain Vista Community School, obviously. Um, I'm in eighth grade leadership. I've been going to Mountain Vista for about three and a half years, ever since I started sixth grade. So,
yeah. Um, I do a lot of the sports and clubs there. Um, yeah, I'm here to introduce everybody, so I'm going to pass it off. Hello everyone. My name is Carissa Gamboa. Um, I'm in the eighth grade leadership again. Um, I've been with Mountain Vista for 9 years now. I've
been there since kindergarten all the way up to here where I am now in 8th grade. Um, yeah, I do like the school. It's been the only school I've gone to. So, it's a pretty good one if I stayed. >> My name is Joshua Russi and I've been going to Mount Vista since sixth grade, so about three years. And I'm in eighth
grade leadership. >> My name is Alejandro Garcia Gallardo. I'm in fifth grade leadership. And one fun fact about me is I want to be a cardiologist when I grow up. >> Okay. >> Okay. Hi, my name is Victoria Boros and one fun fact about me is I've been at
the school since before kindergarten. My name is Kala Sinclair and I've been at Mountain Vista Community School for 2 years and one fun fact fun fact about me is when I grow up I want to be a businesswoman. Hi, my name is Nia Josea and one fun
fact about me is when I grow up I want to be an archaeologist. >> My name is Jade and one fun fact about me is I've been going to the school since first grade. >> Here are a few things to know about our school that we are extremely proud of.
Our school's performance framework, which is like our school's report card, is 64.2. 2. >> We currently have 593 students enrolled. >> Mountain Vista offers 11 career and technical education courses and offers
students over 40 clubs. We are also in one year of being a national school to watch. Okay. So, we're going to be supporting academic performance to help all students in our school achieve high academic performance. Our unified program plan goal is to improve writing
across all content areas. To support this goal, we will pass it on to Victoria. Focus on sentence level writing across all subjects because this aligns with the district's literacy goal by ensuring that the foundational writing skills are developed consistently across all
content area. This also builds students ability to communicate clearly across all areas and enhances their performance in all academic discipline. Can we get a plaque? Can we get a plaque with her up here?
Can I an emphasis on PCR and CR writing in core classes. This supports the district's emphasis on college and career readiness through rigorous standards based writing tasks that require critical thinking,
evidence used, and structured responses in ELA, math, and social studies. Improving best first instruction using a targeted plan and the instructional framework which directly aligns with the district's instructional excellence goals by promoting highquality tier one
instruction. The targeted plan ensures fidelity to the instructional framework, promotes consistency and addresses learner needs proactively. Okay. In order to support students in personal development and success, we have implemented many programs such as
we do this with house assemblies, house crest, color, chance, working on character traits, courage, friendship, resilience, success, honesty, and kindness. Um, also we do restorative practices, reflections, retach, restore, and RJ
processes as well as seal time, grade checks, community building circles, house lessons, art, RAM, character traits, and character strong. Some events that we offer at Mountain Vista are for athletics. For example, we
have volleyball, softball, basketball. I partake in some of those sports as well. Um, for activities that we have, we have Dungeons and Dragons Club. It's just a club for after school. Don't know what it is, not going to lie, but it's okay.
That's one of the clubs. We also have Ja in a day. Um, it's basically where people from high schools, they come over to the school and they just show the little kids about financial literacy. Yes. And um we also have UCCCs pre-colgiate which is basically just where the eighth graders
and seventh graders and sixth graders they all get to go to UCCCs and just see how the college is. Um yeah we also have RAMS reps meet with students share thoughts look at trends and put ideas into action. Although Mountain Vista has many strong
areas there are a few areas that we are focusing on to grow in as a school. With students at the center of all things that we do, we are focusing on continuing to elevate student voices, making our parent advisory committee
stronger. >> We also have improving math and reading scores. >> And finally, improving writing structures across all contents.
And we're also going to brag a bit. So, our school strengths would be >> um in 2024, Miss Vadoi was named District 2 Education Support Staff of the Year. In 2024, CAMASS scores
exceeded in elementary, ELA, and CLLDE. Um, another one is that we received the middle school the 2025 middle school Colorado Trailblazer Award by National Forum of Schools to Watch. Mountain Vista opened its doors in 2005,
making this its 20 year anniversary. >> Thank you for having us here today. I know it was on the slide, Dr. Paxton, but you also have the current middle school AP of the year for the state and you had the former elementary principal
of the state at Mount Vista. >> So, you're gonna come up Dr. P. Yes. Uh and Dr. Paxton, you can come up too. >> Come on. >> Don't need this anymore. >> Dr. Paxton, you should be very proud of
your students. Um my question first of all can you introduce your staff? Secondly, um how do the children qualify to be on leadership? >> Awesome. Um this is Mr. Erin Vanderwarker. He's the elementary
assistant principal. >> And our newest addition, Mr. Leroy James, middle school assistant. >> And our students know how they were selected for leadership. Who would like to share? >> I mean, that was a fast hand. Come on down. You could both come on down. Come on
down. It's okay. Eighth grader, too. >> So, one way we are elected into leadership is that we first have to fill out an application and that's based on scores off our off our examples. There's
four questions. And also in leadership, we're supposed to show show others that we're the leaders and and um yeah. >> Okay. >> Thank you.
Um, another one that we have, um, how were we selected? We also had to fill out an application, but we have to show to our school previously for 8th grade that we give off like leadership
vibes, you know, and um, also you have to have good grades. You have to just be a presence around the school in order to be on leadership. And, you know, just how you guys are on the board right now. You guys did what you were supposed to
do and you got here. >> Wow. Uh, and another reason we were picked for student leadership was because when we did interviews, we we answered honestly and were willing to practically
stay in during recess and our specials to help out others. Hey, it's not wrong. >> Thank you. >> Any other questions? >> No questions, but I definitely want to tell you that your presentation was very
engaging. It was heartfelt. You were so knowledgeable of the things that you talked about. And what I really like is the school pride. So, not only did the cheerleaders show it, but you guys are showing it. So, thank you so much for your courage to present and thank you
just for being great D2 students. I really appreciate you. >> Thank you. >> Uh don't leave yet because um you know it's a lot of effort to get up in front of adults and present. So, we've got something for you. Okay. And we're going
to take pictures. Okay. >> The cheer team also >> love that. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. That's I love it. >> I love it. Here
we go everybody. Oh, brother. All right, we are moving along. So, next it is principal appreciation. >> I'm sorry. Let me back up. I got ahead of myself.
Next is student board representative update. We have this fine young gentleman up here that has his Halloween apparel on. No one can do it better than Aiden Gyos. So, take it away, sir.
>> Okay. Good afternoon, everybody. If you Thank you. If you guys don't know me, I'm Aiden Gyos, the student board representative for Harrison School District 2. And I would like to tell my update, but it's not going to be about the update. Today, we're I'm talking about the principles and how important principles are in our district. The one
thing that all principles have in common is that they're the heart of the school. When I mean the heart of the school, students every single day will see them in the hallways. The principles here will support the students. Like Mr. or principal of Vargas over here. He would always give me a fist bump, dab me up in
the hallway and make sure that every student is known because he wants to make sure that the students here are getting the cooperation and respect that they deserve at the schools. One thing that also principles do show is opportunity. Not only are they helping students, they're helping teachers get
the opportunity. My brother, for example, at Mount Vista was offered a job for his first ever teaching position because Dr. Dr. Valdez took in the opportunity be able to allow him into Mount Vista and he's still grateful and he's currently a concurrent enrollment professor because he's opened a pathway
for him to be able to enjoy all because a principal supported him in total principles are great people and you always should just give them a high five in the hallway. They worked hard and they deserve as much respect as they deserve and I'm just very appreciative to have a supporting principal at my
school. Yeah. Yeah. How we come behind that, I have no idea. But I will, they all left. But I hope to see in the future some of these young people who have the opportunity to serve as a student board
representatives. This is what your your pathway to excellence can be. Okay. So, now we are going to acknowledge because October is principal appreciation month and we want to take a moment to recognize and celebrate the incredible
leaders who make such a difference every single day in our schools. Here in District 2, we truly have the best of the best. I'm gonna say that one more time. Here in District 2, we truly have the best of
the best. Our Yes. I mean, you know, our principles go above and beyond supporting students, staff, and families with heart, dedication, and an unwavering focus on success for all. They lead with passion, compassion, and
courage, creating safe, welcoming, and high achieving schools where every student can thrive. We are so proud of each and every one of our principles. Their leadership makes D2 strong, united, and successful. To our amazing
principles, thank you for everything you do. You inspire us, and we are grateful for the difference that you make every day. So, please come forward so we can honor you. And we're going to start off with Mr. Connor Bodwin, Sierra High School.
>> No, no, no, no, >> no. Oh, I'm coming up. >> Sorry, I'm interrupting. If all the principles can go stand against the wall there, Miss R&B is going to call you up and your assigned board member will give you
your present token of appreciation. >> If you guys can all go shake their hands, but only Michelle will be in the picture. Does that make sense? >> Okay, if you guys >> Okay, we'll get started. Uh, all of our board members are assigned to different
schools. So, uh, Mrs. Wills Hill, our president. Uh Connor Bodwin from Sierra High School is one of Talia Young from Gersonen Elementary, Kim Noise from Centennial, and Linda Donaldson from Oak Creek.
Okay, next. Uh JJ Frasier and her schools. Anitra Gyos from um I'm sorry, Panorama Middle School. Sorry. Derek Fleshman from Fox Meadow.
Jenny Corte from Bricker and Jana Thomas from Turman. Next, Corey Williams and his schools. Dr. Pax Nicole Paxton at Mountain Vista. Erica Tensson at Monterey. Dr. Jared Stanley from Stratton Meadows
and um Thrive Homeschool Academy, Ivon Padilla and Shannon Riker. Next up, Joyce Salasar and Pete Vargas from Harrison High School. Brian Relic from Soaring Eagles
Community. Amy Bonine from Otero Elementary, Dr. Cassie Ganet from Wildflower. and Dr. Robinson and her group from Career Readiness Academy and AOA, Mr. Carrie Dunn,
Sand Creek Elementary, Amy Nun, and last but never least, Kelly Moore with Carmel Community Well, Thank you. I apologize. Then you just don't get it. Do we want them to go? Many of them are
leaving for the game if you want to make that announcement. But before you can say everyone got two hours of free time. I have the opportunity potentially to clear out a room. Ain't that something?
So, in appreciation for all of your hard work, we are going to But wait, I mean, cuz people are already sliding to the front of the chair like I know what she's getting ready to say. Now,
just remember this is like everybody can't take all your two hours at the same time. I've been instructed, but as far as this evening, I know some of you may be going to the volleyball match, but for the rest of you, once again, thank you. You are the heartbeat
of the school district. We appreciate everything you do. Does anyone want to say anything before I make my final declaration? You want to come to the podent? Oh, okay. Could you introduce yourself, please?
Yes. >> Okay. You guys are high-tech. All right. Hi, everybody behind me and this amazing board up here. Um, my name is Kelly Cooer and I'm on the school board of Whitefold School District 3. And I would
like to tell you that Mrs. Donna Walsh, who is my partner in crime, if you will, at Widefield, um, are so impressed. The biggest thing that I feel in here is love, rejoice,
gladness, pride, everything a school district should be. So I will be calling you all next week. >> Thank you very much. >> So on that note, all the principles are excused for the
evening. Thank you so much. Nothing but love. All right. We are now at item 6.3 which was going to be public comment and we have none. So seeing as that that is what the case is, we are going on to
item seven. Um we have 7.1. It is a resolution for Native Americans 2025. And Mr. Williams, if you don't mind, could you read the resolution for us, please?
Madame President, Harrison School District number two, National Native American Heritage Month resolution. Whereas the Harrison School District number two board of education, the board takes pride in recognizing and celebrating the month of November 20125
as National Native American Heritage Month, which celebrates the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States. And whereas Native Americans are descendants of the original indigenous inhabitants of what
is now the United States. Whereas the Bureau of the Census estimates that in 2020 there were 9,666,058 individuals of American Indian and Alaskan Native descent in the United States. And there were 680,442
individuals of Native Hawaiian descent in the United States. Whereas Native Americans maintain vibrant cultures and traditions and hold a deeply rooted sense of community, whereas Native Americans have moving stories of tragedy, triumph, and perseverance that
need to be shared with future generations. Whereas Native Americans speak and write in their indigenous languages, which have influenced and contributed in v in a variety of ways to our country, including the naming of places and sites throughout the United
States. Whereas Native Americans have made distinct and important contributions to the United States and the world in many fields including agriculture, environmental stu stewardship, wayfinding, medicine, music, excuse me, dance, language, and
art. Whereas contemporary applications of traditional knowledge systems of Native Americans have expanded scientific, environmental, and intercultural understanding. Whereas Native Americans have distinguished themselves as inventors, entrepreneurs, spiritual leaders, and scholars. Whereas
Native Americans have served with honor and distinction in the armed forces of the United States for centuries. Whereas the United States have recognized the contribution of Native American code talkers in World War I and World War II, who used indigenous languages to
communicate an unbreakable military code, saving countless lives in both conflicts. Now therefore, be it resolved that the Harrison School District number two board of education recognizes 2025, November 2025 as Nate uh National Native
American Heritage Month and encouraged activities to celebrate this occasion in our education communities. In witness whereof, we have unto set our hands, and cause the official seal of Harrison School District number two to be here
unto affixed this 23rd day of October, 2025. >> Thank you, Miss Thank you, Mr. Williams. Um, next we have a resolution for charter mill levies. Again, if you could read that, please.
Madame President, Harrison School District number two, resolution for meal levy override distribution to charter schools. Whereas the Harrison School District number two board of education wishes to adopt a plan in accordance with CRS22-32- 108.5.
Therefore, be it resolved by the Harrison School District number two board of education, the Harrison School District 2 intends to distribute to each charter school of the district an amount equal to 95% of the district per pupil meal levy share for the applicable
budget year multiplied by the number of students enrolled in the charter school for the applicable budget year. In witness whereof we have unto set our hands and cause the official seal of Harrison School District number two to be here unto affixed this day 23rd day
this 23rd day of October 2025. My apologies. >> Thank you Mr. Williams. And last but not least, we have one more. Um it is a proclamation on gifted and talented education from Governor Polus.
Thank you. Madame President, from the state of Colorado, a proclamation. Whereas Colorado is home to gifted and talented students, many of whom excel in one or more areas of their studies, and whereas the state of Colorado encourages and promotes high standards for academic
achievement in all students. And whereas providing a challenging experience in the classroom for Colorado's gifted and talented students is vital to ensuring their continued intellectual, social, and academic development. And whereas the Colorado Association for Gifted and
Talented is committed to ensuring that teachers, administrators, and parents understand and meet the unique needs of Colorado's gifted and talented student population. Therefore, Jared Polus, governor of the state of Colorado, did
hereby proclaim the period between October 19th and October 25th, 2025 as Gifted and Talented Education Week in the state of Colorado. Thank you, Mr. Williams. We are moving on to item eight, which is
superintendent consent agenda. Item 8.1 is October 2025 personnel reports and comparison reports. At this time, I just need a recommended motion, please. >> Madame President, I move to approve the superintendent consent agenda items as
stated. >> Second. >> Motion to approve the superintendent consent agenda items as stated by Mr. Williams. Second by U. Dr. Pam Robinson. All those in favor? I
Approved. Item nine, board consent agenda. 9.1 is approval of minutes. Special board meeting September 2nd, 2025. Work session September 4th, 2025. And board
meeting September 25th, 2025. OE 11, item 9.2, Instructional Program Monitoring Report. Item 9.3E6, financial planning indicator report. And
item 9.40 OEE7, financial administration. I just need a recommended motion, please. >> Madam President, I move to approve the board consent agenda items as stated. >> Second. >> Motion to approve um the board consent
agenda items as stated by Mr. Williams, second by Miss Frasier. All those in favor? I approved. Moving on to item 10 is 10.1 the annual
work plan. Um are there any items to add? >> I just want to emphasize that on November 6th is the uh swearing in of a new board member and the I don't know what to call the sending off of the of a
current board member. and then the the organizational meeting on the 6th. That will be a uh it'll be a regular meeting. >> Thank you. So, we are on to item 10.2 legislative
updates. >> So, most of the updates are going to be at a federal level. As we know, the government is shut down. Um they did not come to um agreement today, which was a big day to come to agreement. Um, just so everyone's aware, tomorrow will be the first day that federal employees go
a full month with no paycheck. Um, the military is still in question if they will get paid. SNAP will not be paid in November. WIC will be paid through October 31st. Um, in Colorado, we are luckier than most. Um, Governor Polus is dipping into
reserves for 10 million to help food banks because our food banks are currently empty in across the state. 10 million will not go far. We know that also some philanthropic philanthropic however you say the word philanthropic thank you um organizations have stepped
up to give some money and um we are doing a lot of things in D2 to help our families as much as we can. We know there's a lot of rules and regulations around school lunch program. We do offer second lunches for every middle and high school student so they can eat two meals if they are still hungry. The second
meal is coming out of our general fund um which is costing the district money. We do not get reimbured, but it's the right thing to do because we have kids who are hungry. They also get free breakfast. We also have snacks at tutoring. And then we also have any of our packaged food that students do not
eat at breakfast or lunch will go into a community table and students will be able to access that. And so we are very much being aware of how do we use our food resources that do exist. Um $10 million is not going a long way. The
other thing that is really important that you should know about is as we know the education department was pretty much laid off entirely except for the sped department and now today's actions show that the new administration wants to move special ed out of the department of
education to another department which is very concerning in a district that serves about 25% special ed students. And so um continuing to watch what is happening there and um what does funding look like. Another not happy note is that the district I mean district the
state is $1 billion behind in revenue. So they will have to make cuts in the um upcoming session and where those cuts hit will be very important for our families. So we know that many of our families are affected by many of these cuts, many of these things not being
paid. And so we are offering all the resources we can, all the support we can, all the connections we can, um, and we'll continue to fight for our families because they deserve, if nothing less, to have food, >> have meal. >> Yes.
>> Thank you, Dr. Bhanszel. Um, we are at item 11. Wanted to make sure no one had any additional comments. I just have one um that I'm really pleased to to share and I forgot to
share at pre-board, but um we've been noticing a lot of high volume, fast traffic during um our school hours in our school zones. And I was um charged with taking my high school grandson to
Sierra this morning and pleasantly pleased that police officers were ticketing nonstop the Sierra Panorama and in our soaring eagles um area. I took it upon myself to pull over and
thank them and they and and also, you know, to extend that I really hope they have a safe day because of what, you know, they were doing. But they had motorcyclists, um, police officers out there and I was just so pleased and as a board member, I
thank them for making sure our students were getting to school safe. just like to add one thing so it's definitely on record is um we did talk about month-to-month comparisons of staff but I don't want it to be forgotten of our retention rates
um in our teaching staff it was 87.08% 08% the highest in history. In our admin, it's 90% the highest in the state. And I think when you talk about why we can do great things in our district, why we continue to have people
want to come be here, be part of the district, it's because our staff is amazing. They want to be here. They love our families. They love our community, and they're staying, which we are not seeing in education across the nation, let alone just our city. So, I'm just
proud of the work of our staff and the commitment to be part of such a great district and really make a difference. >> I just want to say as I exit um or whatever normal, what did you say? What am I doing as I before I'm sent
off? >> No. Um, I just want to say that I am super proud. I don't know what it's like to be in a dysfunctional district anymore. So, the way that everybody works
together and the way that um your team trusts you and the students respect you and value you um because you value them is something that I'm going to miss.
um just and I might come to a school beeping every now and then and sit in the front row, >> but the So I when I came to the district when I thought about running for school board, it was to make this district better
because I had seen things in the past that did not align with our families. And so I I am just so thankful that you're not just looking at data, that your staff's not looking just at data,
but they are looking at human beings. Um, unfortunately, we have um an issue I I think in our city where we are looking at numbers and we are prioritizing
numbers over people. Uh with the closure of the Strat Meadows Community Center, it's devastating. It's devastating for seniors. It's devastating for the youth. And I'm glad
that as I leave, I can trust and and and know that the kids are safe here. So, I appreciate that. Alrighty then. Thank you so very much for your words. We're going to miss you, Joyce Salazar.
So, with that being said, um I just need a recommended motion to adjurnn, please. >> Madame President, with no further business, I move to adjurnn. >> Second. >> Motion to adjurnn by Mr. Williams, second by Miss Frasier. All those in
favor I. >> This meeting is adjourned. Thank you so very much for coming.