Evening everyone. We'll go ahead and get started Good evening, everyone. Nina Gavill. Can I have your attention please? Thanks. There you go. Thank you. Thank you. We need Will's booing voice to get us started. Alright, good evening everyone. Uh to start this evening, we we're a little bit out of order because we have our budget hearing that we have our second one. So, first off, if anyone is here to comment on the budget hearing, go ahead and come forward to this microphone and we'll
give a couple for anyone who would like to give comment on the budget. Because me never Okay, seeing then, we'll go ahead and adjourn the budget hearing. So, alright. So, now, we'll call to order our meeting. Um if you can stand with us, we'll go ahead and do the Pledge of Allegiance and Director Jones, can you kick us off, please? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with
liberty and justice for all. Alright, thank you everyone. Do you have a motion to approve the meeting minutes from May 6th 2025, May 20th, 2025, excuse me, and May twenty-seventh, 2025. Motion to approve the meeting minutes. Second. Mister Chavez. Approved. Missus Evanson. Yes. Missus Heitz. Yes. Mister Jones. Yes. Miss Lima. Yes. Okay. And now we will move in to our recognitions. Um for for our public relations people. So if it's a
smaller group she'd like to take your picture upfront. If you're a larger group she may have you step out afterward done with recognitions and take your picture out front. So so please stick around and make sure that Callie gets your picture. So Will's going to kick us here. When Mason Zanamechek, Cooper, Van Mauer, Sage Seacrest, and Hayden Bunnell, please join me at the front of the room. The 2025 state track and field championships were held May 15th through the 17th at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood. Bringing together top athletes from across the state. D 51
student athletes delivered standout performances including multiple first place finishes and podium appearances. From sprints to field events, D51 athletes demonstrated the strength, depth, and determination of our track and field programs. The Board of Education proudly recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of our Central High School and Grand Junction High School student athletes who place in the top three four A state Track and Fields Championships. Masons and Amecek, Grand Junction High School took first place in 110 meter hurdles. Cooper Van Mauer, Central High School, earned first place in pole vault, Sage Seacrest,
became in first place in the girls' 800 meter run and Hayden Bunnell, GA G G HS, second place in girls discus. Is it cheaper? These achievements are a reflection of their individual dedication and talent as well as strong leadership and support of their coaches and track staff. The Board of Education and Superintendent Doctor Hill congratulate each of these athletes along with the entire CHS GJHS track and field programs for representing D 51 with pride at the state level. Mister Mason. You want to come up and take this for
you? Standing in is mister Uh we're going to talk about the Allstate First Team Baseball. Mister Embree, is he here? Come on, Easton. Stand up. Come on. Thank you, sir. Mister Easton who graduated from Palisade High School in May, was originally named, named to the class fourA Allstate First Team for baseball. A rare and prestigious honor in district fifty-one. While it's not uncommon for athletes to earn all conference recognition, being selected to all state is a
significant accomplishment that reflects a level of excellence, seen across the state, and recognized by high school coaches. A true two-way player, Easton contributes to the mound, and in the outfield, bringing a fastball that topped at 86 miles an a four a point 488 batting average, and a consistent leadership throughout the season. But what truly sets Easton apart from not just his athletic skills, but the way he led his team with focus, heart, and humility. His three point nine three five GPA in clutch performance in
post season, played, reflects the kind of student athlete every school hopes to see walk through their doors. Easton would certainly be missed in the field next year, but his impact on the Palisade program, and his teammates will on as a young players followed the example he set. He assigned with Florence Darlington Technical College where he'll join the Stingers Baseball Program, a strong junior college team that has reached the Juco World Series multiple times through the last decade. The Board of Education
and Superintendent Doctor Hill congratulated Easton on his amazing accomplishment. Thank you for representing D 51 with integrity and excellence. We can't wait to see where your future takes you both on and off the field. Will Josh Weaver and coach Casey Sullivan join me upfront Each year, coaches in Southwest League voted to honor the top players and coaches in this region. This year, Fruda Monument High School coach Josh Weaver was named player of the year and the head coach Casey Sullivan earned the co-coach of the year's honors. Josh has had a
standout season contributing significantly both on the mound and on the plate. The season included a perfect game against Central High School where he struck out 14 batters and allowed no base runners. At the plate, he consistently finished with strong batting averages, driving in key runs to help lead Fuda to a league title. His ability to deliver under pressure, lead by example, and contribute in every part of the game made him a clear choice for this honor. Casey Sullivan shares the title of Southwest League co-coach of the year for his pivotal role in guiding
the Wildcats to back-to-back league championships. Under his leadership, Freedom Monument High School became a powerhouse capturing the 2023 and 20 twenty-four five A Southwestern League titles. Sullivan transitioned into the head coaching role in 2022 and ability to build team culture and bring out the best in its players has earned the respect of his peers across the league. These honors reflect individual excellence and strong team leadership. The Board of Education Superintendent Doctor Hill congratulates Josh and Coach
Sylvan. To earning coach, player, and co-coach of the year. And proudly representing D fifty-one. We look forward to your contribute success each season. With the members of our D51 communications team, please join us at the front of the room. Earlier this month, the D fifty1 communications team received the golden medallion award from the National Schools Public Relations Association. One of the highest honors in the field of school communications. NSPRA received more than 1, 800 submissions this
year across their three award categories. But only 207 were selected for a golden medallion award. District 51 was one of those three schools. Uh one of those three school districts in Colorado to receive this recognition. The award honored the teams more social, less media campaign which supported the district's new cellphone policy by focusing on what students gain such as connection, presence, and stronger relationships. Rather than what they were giving up.
Through creative messaging, video storytelling, and strong community involvement, the campaign encouraged healthier school environments, and more meaningful student engagement. Behind this recognition is a small but mighty team dedicated to clear, creative, and compassionate communication. Their work reflects a belief in the power of storytelling to support students, staff, and schools. The Board of Education and Superintendent Doctor Hill congratulate our communications team on this well-deserved honor and
thank them for the important role they play in keeping our schools and community connected and well informed. Do you want me to take your picture? Where's your camera? I looked it on the. She's got it. She's got it. Cakewood, Shapita Elementary Principal Jamie Chara, please come up and join me at the front. You may bring everyone you would like. Jamie and Tim. Jamie and Tim. You got it? I I can. Okay. We got it. Alright. Earning the Colorado Department of Education's Center of
Excellence School Award is a significant honor. This award recognizes schools for at least 75% of students are considered at risk. Yet they demonstrate exceptionable, sorry, exceptional, sustained academic growth in multiple areas, including English language arts, math, and English language proficiency. As measured by Colorado Growth Model. This award reflects the strong leadership of principals who put the right strategies in place to help
students succeed. They use data to guide instruction, make sure that every student gets the support they need and create a school, culture focused on fairness, growth, and high expectations. The impact of this achievement extends beyond school leadership. It shows the determination of students who are pushing themselves academically. The creativity adaptability of teachers and staff who meet students where they are and the dedication of families and community partners who support learning every step of the
way both in and out of the classroom. Principal Charo's steady leadership, belief in every student, and commitment to equity have shaped the school culture built on growth, support, and high expectations. Under her guidance, Chipita has become a place where every child, no matter the background, has the opportunity to thrive, proving that with right leadership at the helm, the right people on the bus, amazing things are possible. The Board of Education and Superintendent Doctor Hill are proud to recognize principal chair
and her team for this well-earned honor. Thank you for engaging, equipping, and empowering each and every student each and every day and creating a place where where all learners can thrive. With the principles from Broadway Elementary, New Emerson, Scenic Elementary, Wingate Elementary, and Gateway School. Please join me at the front of the room. And teams. You come right up and represent Dan, get up there. Come on. The John Erwin award is one of Colorado's most respected honors in education. Named after former State
Senator John Erwin, a champion for high-quality learning. This award is presented annually to schools that consistently demonstrate exceptional academic achievement and sustain student growth. Tonight, we're proud to recognize Broadway, New Emerson, Scenic, and Wingate for earning this distinction for the second year in a row, a reflection of their continued excellence and commitment to student success. We are also excited recognize Gateway as a recipient earning the John Erwin Award for 20 twenty-four. Earning this
recognition is no small feat and reflects the dedication, focus, and teamwork of everyone involved. From school leaders and teachers to support staff, students, and families. It takes a shared commitment to excellence to create the kind of environment where students can truly thrive. This award is a celebration of that effort and a reminder of what's possible when we all work together in support of student success But Broadway, New Emerson Scenic, Wingate, and Gateway aren't just high-achieving
schools. They're led by principals who are truly committed to building positive, supportive environments for every learner. Each of these leaders has prioritized strong instruction, meaningful relationships, and a culture that fosters academic success, a sense of belonging, and the love of learning. The Board of Education and Superintendent, Doctor Hill, proudly congratulate Principals Westbrook, Hoffman, Scott, Shri and Allen along with their school communities for creating environments where students feel supported, challenged, and set up to
succeed. Is he a director? Who's the arty director? Before you guys sit down, could I have the principals and or representatives from Broadway Elementary, Loma Elementary, Mesa View Elementary, New Emerson, Scenic, Tope. Please join me at the front of the room. Act like you like each other. Squeeze in there. Good job. The governor's distinguished improvement award recognizes schools that demonstrate exceptional academic growth over time. We're excited to celebrate the Dfifty1 schools that have earned
this honor through their focus on innovation, opportunity, and student achievement. In 2023, Broadway Mesa View, New Emerson, and Scenic Elementary Schools received this award for their outstanding progress and commitment to growth. This year, Broadway, New Emerson, and Scenic earned the award once again and joining them on the 20 twenty-four list are Loma and Tope Elementary Schools. These schools have built culture of learning where students are engaged, equipped, and empowered. Through creative instruction and focus on connectivity, they fostered environments where kids can truly
thrive. This recognition is a testament to the hard work of our students and the leadership of Principals Westbrook, Wimsack, Cohen, Hoffman, Scott, and Kennedy along with their dedicated staff and supported families. Together, they've created school communities where growth is driven by collaboration, strong leadership, and a shared belief in every student's potential. The Board of Education and superintendent Doctor Hill congratulate each of these school communities. Your commitment to continuous improvement and belief in your students make a lasting impact across District fifty-one. Thank
you all. Alright. Well, thank you everyone. That's the end of our recognition. So, unless you'd like to stay for the rest of the board meeting, we'll give you a couple of minutes to go ahead and enjoy the rest of your evening. Thank you all for coming and congratulations. Was the max exodus happens. Okay, I think we are good. We'll go ahead and resume our meeting. Um if anybody is unfamiliar with public comment, our sign up sheet is over here to my left, your right, right under this television. Um so, you can
sign up for your three-minute public comment up until our public comment time. So, next up, we have board reports. Um board, I know it's been a little bit quiet. Um any good things or committee activity updates that anybody wants to report out on? For me, I just did Special Olympics just last couple weeks ago and then we were, I read a proclamation on behalf of the school district at the Juneteenth celebration at the Lincoln Park this last weekend. So. Thanks for doing that.
It's been quiet since graduation for me. Mm hmm. Vacations and summer happenings. Alright Alright, we are ready for I think D 51 happenings and celebrations. Nope. Alright. Hello. Hi, Board. I'm Sierra Colson, marketing and communication specialist for Dfifty1 Schools. Here to share with you the District 51 Happenings and Celebrations. To start off, Amber Shannon is June's golden apple recipient recognized for her unwavering dedication to students
both in and out of the classroom. As a math teacher at Mount Garfield Middle School, she's known for creating a learning environment where students feel respected, supported, and empowered to succeed. Amber makes math approachable and meaningful while also building strong relationships that help students thrive. Her passion real-world learning shines through. This summer, she's even leading an educational trip for students. Her commitment to academic growth and enriching experiences makes her a truly exceptional educator in District
fifty-one. Remember the start of the school year when Redlands Middle School surprise her leadership team with a dodgeball challenge. Well, on the last day of school, we flipped the script and this time, D fifty1's leadership team and Board of Education came ready, donning athletic gear, and repping the D51 name. Still, we it stand a chance. Redlands Middle School's flight crew soared past us once again. Thanks for the rematch Redlands and for helping us end the school year on a high note. Yeah, you guys look great. Um every
summer, D51 kicks things off with the Lunch Lizard summer meal program. Ensuring no child goes hungry while school's out. In partnership with the Western Colorado Community Foundation, Lunch Lizard, Trucks, Travel to Neighborhoods, and Community Spots. Delivering free, healthy meals to all kids, 18 and under, no matter their economic background. One of our favorite sites, watching students enjoy a good meal with friends all across town. Huge thanks to our incredible nutrition services team for making it all happen. This year's annual
book giveaway was our biggest yet. For more than 30 years, this beloved tradition has connected our schools with the community, offering thousands of free items like novels, textbooks, crafts, and even furniture. Everything was available at no cost and open to all. A huge thank you to Matt Spratt, D51's warehouse lead, and the entire warehouse team for organizing and hosting this incredible event. And a big shout out to our friends at Schneider Electric who sent five members all the way from California for their day of service. We couldn't
have done it without you. This summer, D 5one, schools are getting key upgrades, thanks to voter approved bond funding from enhanced safety features to much needed classroom renovations, construction is underway at 9 school sites across the district. These improvements will help create safer, more modern learning environments for students and staff. Thank you for saying yes to D 51 and for believing in the power of strong schools to build stronger communities. School may be out for
summer but learning is still going going strong across fifty-one. Several schools are hard at work hosting summer school programs, giving extra students giving, I'm sorry, giving students extra support, enrichment, and opportunities to grow. A big shout out to the dedicated educators and staff making it all happen. Thank you for keeping the momentum going and of course, always making it fun. And that's all we have for June. We'll see you back in August. Don't forget to stay posted with all things D51 by following us on social media at D51
schools. Thank you Alright, next up we have our superintendent report. That's right. So, I'll have Dan Burke come up to present and while he's coming up, I just want to reiterate how important that Lunch Lizard program is. Dan Sharp and his team do such a good job with that program and you know, that's come together over years with donations from like Western Colorado Community Foundation and other groups and so to be able to take those mobile lunch trucks out into the community especially over the summer. It's just huge for our community. I mean,
my kids even taking advantage of these doing Eureka camps and CMU tech camps and the lunch lizard truck is out there as well. So, Just a shout out to Dan Sharp and his team for always finding ways to feed the students throughout the community. So, we appreciate him. So, with that, I'll turn it over to Dan Burke. Board of Education, Doctor Hill, thank you for letting me come and talk to you today. Um we've come to talk to you today and probably haven't seen this in years past prior because we've we've only been doing year-to-year contracts with our network. Um our connection between schools. Um this
year, we are looking to go out and upgrade network. We're looking to create some fiber loops that will create consistency and so if one spot goes down, it can go back around out and and keep our schools up and running. With doing that, we've looked at saving as much money as we could and we went out with UPN and found a 15-year contract and we're going to save approximately about $150, 000 a year per year on our network money and so, I just kind of
want to break it down for you a little bit here. Um our current month is 81. Our new monthly propose is fifty-two. Now, I know that that doesn't sound right when you look at the current annual right because it doesn't look like times twelve but it's times twelve and then we get 60% refunded from Erate. So, that is what that figured out. So, our annual bill is about $393, 000 dollars a year and it will move to 252, 288, which is a great savings for us and creates a
Self-healing loop in our network that gives us some redundancy so we won't have very long down days. So, I'm coming to you to ask for a fifteen-year contract. We will segregate those out into five years each and then renew if we have to. Obviously, they'll be written in tapered terms. So, if we can't afford it, we can't afford it. Um I also want, there's another one we're looking at too and it's a internet content filter. So, this is what we use the content filter out pornograph sites, chat sites, things like that.
We don't feel our safe for our kids. We've been using a company called Content Keeper and during the pandemic, we used a a product called Aristol K -12 and with talking with my teachers, the Aristotle K-12 was a very was a lot better program. It ran a lot smoother. We tried to use a program called Imperial this year and it it was brand new and so it had some definitely some some designer flaws. So, we were able to go out with the Aristotle K12 and come up with about same about $30, 000 a year and
get aerosol K12 as our main web content filter and it also offers a the teachers a classroom monitor system that allows them to monitor what they're doing on the on the thing. Another thing that I want to make sure that I'm very upfront with you guys about is it does also allow us to maintain and monitor screen time which may be valuable for us and later on. So, that with all that said, we're looking about 37, 000 annually on that one. So, really just kind of reaching out and going a little bit
further like going to five years and I'm able to secure a much better contract for us and so, I think going forward, this is exactly what we did. The neat thing about it is we did have the pandemic to to trial that Aristotle K-12 and it worked very well and the teachers were very animate saying that they liked it a lot better than the new apparel and I think it's very smart for us to move. So, like I said, I'm sorry there's a typo there. The savings is about $185, 000 a year with going with those extra long contracts. I'd like to open up to any questions that you guys would have for me.
My only question would be what if what if things drastically changed like they most certainly will in the next 15 years. What kind of guarantees do we have that if if for some reason this company falls behind and can't sustain the growth of technology. How do we how do we address that? So that and that's that's a great question. I think I'm looking at the company stability, right? They've been around for about 30 years. Um their main the main businesses networks for school districts that
predominantly in Utah but have made it quite a bit ground here in Colorado putting it networks. The reason that I think this is a safe thing for 15 years is that we will always need a network. And whether we go with a different company, what would have to come in is they'd have to come in and build our network for us to put fiber lines out. Which would the cost would be very much. And so when we went out for bid to bid this year, what we found was, is that or obviously Unite was able to come in a lot more
just a lot underpriced because they've already built the infrastructure and are maintaining it right now. So, that's a leg up they have but like I said, being able to use that to our advantage, we're able to create some self-healing loops to keep us running. Thank you. Alright, guys. Thank you very much. Alright. Um and so next up will be our an update on our two large high school projects from the bond. Um we did give an update previously on some additions at Central High School due
to some savings that we found but we also want to give an update on the progress that's going on at Fruto Monument High School as well. So, we're excited about both these high schools getting so much needed renovations. So, I'll turn it over to Clint and Newt. Alright, good evening board. We're going to get the the correct PowerPoint up in a second here. And then we'll get started. We're excited to share with you tonight just some as Doctor Hill said we've we've done some bond updates already. Just kind of tell you where we're at with our priority improvement projects. But Central
and Fruda Monument have some really neat stuff going on. We want to be able to share a little bit of that with you tonight. So So, over the past few months, many of you know that we have been doing dad groups, Design Advisory group meetings and those design advisory group meetings have had, we've had five of those meetings and then seven focus group meetings with students and staff and those folks have helped us kind of form where we're at today today with the design that we're going to show you here in a little
bit. Um some of the things that we're working on that we are looking at are safety and security obviously. We've want to honor what we said in the bond campaign. We want to look at that building and creating a single point of entry building and that I think we've done in this design. So, we'll take a look at that as well. Uh improved campus connectivity. What I'm going to show you tonight is a design that was not in the original master plan and it what it does is it really capitalizes on what we
started in twenty seventeen. You remember in the 2017 bond, there was some work that was done at Freedom Monument High School and they took the the center area and the the commons area and they made it they created a commons area in there. That kind of set the stage for creating a single point of entry building. What we're going to be able to do with this design is to complete that and so we'll show you that as well. We'll show you some added instructional space. This design includes four new classrooms in the science edition and three new classrooms in the C
CTE area. And then the funding outlook for this. Um this design is going to be more expensive by about million dollars but what we've what we've looked at and what we're projecting is some cost savings with our priority improvement projects. So, those are the projects that we have going right now in the nine buildings that we're working on. You just saw the pictures of some of those. Uh we should be able to see significant savings in those and we'll know more of that by the end of August into September with those savings, what those dollars will be.
Um we anticipate that we're going to have enough money to cover this and we'll once we to that point, we'll be able to talk to you about those savings. Alright, you'll remember in the in the original master plan, this is what we were looking at as a design or an upgrade to Fruda Monument High School. You'll see in the bottom left-hand corner, these were classrooms, single story, classroom wing that we were going to add some science classrooms to and
then up in the the far upper to the corner there, you'll see some renovated classrooms in the kind of purple area and then there was a hallway we were going to put in there to kind of connect those classrooms and we were going to be able to have an indoor hallway for students to access those classrooms. The bottom center there, that purple area was going to be more classrooms in that space as well, renovated and then that little centerpiece was going to be some additional renovated classrooms. Wanted to paint that picture just a little bit
so you'll understand why we're looking at what we're going to do in this new design. So, what you'll see here is in the green or teal color, you'll see oh let me go back here real quick. I want to note something. You'll see in the the overlay there is that one's a little bit old but you'll notice in the bottom right corner, there's some grass there. That's now a parking lot and I'll show you that and then you'll see it in the next slide. The the ag building to the far right there is separated from the main building.
There's a driveway that connect connects those two parking lots right now. Right now, there's student access to those parking lots through that through that access point there and there's deliveries that come through that section and I believe right Now, you have staff in there that Monitor that area during passing periods. Is that right? We do. I actually teach a class in the ag shop. I teach advisory in between the main building and the ag shop. We have
students driving. We have deliveries coming in. And as Clint said, you know, one of our priorities here is safety. Um that is one of the last areas on campus where someone could just enter a classroom unobstructed. There's no fencing. There's not another door. They just walk in from the parking lot into a classroom. We we monitor it right now but you know, brick and mortar would be better So, I think you're going to get to know. Yeah. And so, all of that was discussed in our dad group meetings and as a result, this is what
was presented. Um Chamberlain group they came up with a a great design that covers all of this stuff. So, in the upper left-hand corner, you'll see the security edition. Instead of just creating the single hallway, this hallway, the circular space, covers that entire classroom sections. So those outdoor classrooms on the far north of the building now have a hallway where you can enter into the classrooms rather than going outside. Right now those are the classrooms that students have to
exit the building and enter from the exterior of the of the building. In the bottom left hand corner is similar to the the older drawing. There's some science a science edition down there with some larger hallways. This does a couple things for us right? We wanted to to enclose that courtyard area. This does that as well. That center purple area which is a renovated area is is currently a science area. It will be renovated to general-led classrooms. If you go up to the far right and the top there, you'll see
that green section in the middle. That's the area we just talked about that currently has is an open area where vehicles pass through there. That would be infilled with CTE space and would connect both of those buildings. Again, successfully creating a single point entry in essence building. The two sections to the left and the right. There are CTE space as well. On the left and then the ag space on the right. Uh that would be remodeled as
well. Um I'd I'd also note and you can help me a little bit with this but in the bottom left corner near the science edition. Right now there's currently some CTE space in that bottom left area. So those two classrooms that are just adjacent to the science edition that shown there. What we do with this design is create a better create better adjacent see what the CTE classrooms that are currently that we'd place in the top of the building. So those those CTE classrooms will then move up to the top. And now we'd have
everything in one area. And we would move general ed classrooms or something else to the bottom. Yeah. We we'd be able to do that with pretty much every department is the hope and the plan. And the why behind that much like we're trying to do with early release. Having teachers next to one another one another during the day. Um I'm going to quote one of my assist principles. She calls it natural collisions. It creates natural collisions during the day where in between classes, they can talk about what worked, what didn't in a lesson. Um so, we wouldn't be able to just do it
in the CT area but also with science. Yeah. I won't get into the weeds. I can talk with movement all day but that that's. He's a little excited about this. Just a touch. Yeah. Alright. So, this is just these next shots are just closer images of of what we're looking to do. That's a same classroom space in the top left corner. The circular space that kind of moves to those classrooms there. I will note also in that sorry it's hard to read that security edition there. But those classrooms that you see the
eights 910 classrooms there. Had we not used that hallway and created that circular space around there. We would have had to take away classroom space because we would have had to create a hallway inside of those classrooms or some kind of access in order for us to get access inside from inside the building. And then the classrooms, the science edition on the right. Those are the classrooms that will be in the bottom that will enclose that courtyard. Again this is the remodeled space. We're looking at the purple spaces. Those
are the CTE spaces that will be remodeled and then the ag space on the right. This is those center science classrooms currently that will be remodeled and where we'll add general-led classrooms into the center of this of the building. And then the classroom remodel. This is that infill space that will add the new classrooms in the center here. This one shows four classrooms but it's only three, correct? That's the plan right now. Yup. Um and so, this again encloses the entire building,
creating a safer space. So, let's just look at some exterior conceptuals briefly. You'll see this is from the road looking from the southwest corner. You'll see the new science wing there with to the far left And then we're looking at some windows adding some windows to the existing classrooms that are there. Those of course can be changed if we decide to do that to reduce costs, pulling those windows out. That's also an option. Um this is from the
Northwest Corner. This is that hallway that we talked about that'll allow students to be able to enter from inside the building, not have to go outside to enter inside the inside the classrooms. Uh and then this is the northeast corner of view. This is that infill space that will no longer allow traffic through. We'll be able to enclose the entire building. And then this is from the other side of that CTE space as well. Alright. That is it for Fruda. Any questions?
Uh I'll pause there for just a second and see if there's any questions with this design and what we're looking at doing. And you might have said it. Um so this is this addition how much extras is it adding extra square footage? Uh it is adding extra square footage, yes. No, approximately like how much. Um. I would defer back to my friend in the back of the room. 20, 000. Okay. Okay. So, we're obviously getting a bigger footprint and. Yes. More space with
that additional cost. So. Absolutely. I mean, just so people know that we're not just spending extra money and not necessarily, you know, we're also getting extra space. We're getting extra space and I and I really do. I I really want to go back to what I was saying before. I think we we started to plant the seed in 2017 of trying to create a building that was enclosed completely and and we didn't quite get there. Um this design helps us do that. Creates a a much safer building for for our students. Um it it's it's a win.
It's a question. With this design, there's a net reduction of approximately 30 exterior doors and with that new infill in between the main building and the ag shop, that takes care of just about ten doors itself. So, that area is just really exposed and unsafe. Um but overall, it's going to make for a more safe experience for our kids and our teachers. Yeah. Does this cover that I know when mister McCluskey was the principal there when we first went
out. Does this cover that outside vestibule space that covers a classroom? I think it's to the west. So, it's going to cover. Yes, towards the Maverick. Yes. Yes, that all will be connected and infilled. And it will be covered. With this design, kids won't have a reason to go outside unless they're weaving or ditching and through the kids don't ditch, right? So, good. Yeah. Never at the Maverick, yeah. That Mavericks never. I just love kids. I know it was kind of a odd space that created and then it would get iced up
in the winter time because it would get that weird shaded. Yup. Um in the winter time and cause some issues. So, that'll be nice. It's covered. It will be. Okay, great. Yeah, I didn't see it open here on the plan so. Is it, are you talking about here, Andrea? Where there's this open space still? No, not that open space. Do you remember if you go from the offices and if you go across So, if you're coming in the doors and if you went to the right. Yeah. The students used to be able to go
outside and there was that weird. Right there. It's that that security. I I misunderstood. I thought you're talking about the science edition, the security edition, and yes, that will be enclosed as well. It will be enclosed. Yeah. Right, there's still that other area that kind of courtyard area that's open, right? But it's all enclosed. It'll all be enclosed but. But that side, it's outside. Yeah, it is outside. Correct. Yeah. No, I'm talking to the one that's that's north of that. Yeah. Yeah. That was just that weird passage area. There were several There he is. There was a lot of, I just
remember, I just mister McCluskey saying it was a very strange space that was kind of a thorn in his side. Oh and. Your honor. And in mines. And yours since you took it over. Yeah. If you've ever gotten complaints about how congested it can be in our hallways and happening right there. Just yeah it it's going from 1960 to 2thousand 17. Yeah. And we've grown significantly since then. Yeah. So. Oh great. I'm glad some of those things are obviously getting addressed in this plan and I'm glad we're gaining that 20, 000 square
feet. So. Well done. That's great. Awesome. It's good. Right. I'm going to swap out people and Eddie if you'd like to join me. Be great. Thank you sir. Thank Principal Klusmeyer. Alright, we'll shift our attention to Central High School. Um we're we're a little bit further along in the process with Central but still in schematic design Um so, that actually this says wraps up this week. It actually wrapped up last week. Uh schematic designed it and then cost estimates will be will be
able to see those in July. We'll have a really good picture of what what costs are going to look like. Uh final phasing plan is done. This thing is going to be complex in order for this building to get complete and with they walk through it, I'm not going to even pretend to to deliver that to you tonight because it is complex but what I can say is one of the things that that has been taken into consideration the most important thing that's been taken into consideration is not disrupting
students during this process and so that is going to push out the project just a little bit further into twenty twenty-eight. Um we'll we'll minimize the disruption to students during the process. There will be some we'll be moving some folks into modulars for a time but the phasing plan is I think a good one for us to to keep ourselves from keeping kids out of class or moving them around too
much. Uh so some the work will start summer of twenty twenty-six. Uh that will begin with Federal Hall upgrades, wrestling room, renovations, and athletic edition. What'll happen here is we're going to create some swing space in order for new classrooms to be in there so we can push students into those spaces permanently without and then being able to do remodel work in other places. A new space that's coming includes classroom wings, updated dining area, new stem spaces, and modernized CTE areas and
then the campus reconfiguration will be a safer layout with improved entries and traffic flow. I think I mentioned that to you the last time we talked about this. Um again, the adjacency of the administration area to the classrooms will be better for for students and staff. And then we've already started some selective abatement work in the building. So some small stuff is already starting to happen. Uh we've got a long way to go but we're trying to get some stuff started. And then site prep is in progress. Soil testing and
utility investigations are ongoing. As you can probably imagine there's a lot to consider with where utilities are right now. And where they're going to be moving forward. So that work is already and then estimates and updates ahead detailing cost estimates as I mentioned will be coming in July and then we plan to do some ongoing community planning or communication with our community. So, alright. Let me show you some some images. I think you'll enjoy some of
this stuff. So, this is this is the building first floor in the new plan. You'll see to the far left in yellow, everything in yellow. Kinda tough to on here the different colors and I don't think you'll be able to see it on the screen. I don't know if you can see it on your laptops or not but the bottom left is yellow and those are the athletic areas. Uh there's a small yellow area in the middle of the building. That's the wrestling room currently. You'll see in the front of the building where the new the new entry will be. The pink area or
salmon. I don't know what it's what you want to call it. What do you think Doctor Hill? What color is it? That's the administration area. All the green areas are classroom, general-led classrooms. You'll see in the middle of the that long hallway there, that orange areas library. Those purple areas or lighter purple areas in the top are all sped spaces and then you'll see ROTC in tech spaces in the darker purple areas. That's the first floor. Now,
what you'll see with this design again is that we've created a single building where everything is Connected and there is no reason for anybody to leave the building for any reason. Um unless you're again ditching or doing something else. And this is the second floor of that two-story building that will be in the center of the building. You'll see these those green spaces, lighter green or general-led classrooms and then this the other they're kind of bluish on this sheet here. They look green up here. Those are science classrooms.
Just some conceptual images of what the entry might look like. You'll see on the top top left there that's the main entry and then straight ahead is the baseball field. A straight shot on the top right of the entryway. And then on the bottom left that would be the new athletic entrance. Um closest to us there. And then that's a shot in the bottom right from the baseball field looking down at the two storey. The two story building. Some images of the
interior of the building. Again, these are kind of hard to see on the screen here but from the main entrance there. Again, that would be the library to the left in the main entrance or the down the hallway of the main entrance more images of that same hallway there. This looks to me to be the locker room area. Alright, and those are all the images I have. Any questions? Yeah, if you go back to the image that shows the layout of the first floor, is that
building that's way at the top? Is that connected to everything else? Oh. Is that a separate sped space or what have we got? Right now, that's a ROTC space or is it? CTE space. CTE space. Uh CTE now. It'll be ROTC in that. Just R O T C. Yes. Okay. So those will be the only kids going in and out. They will be the only ones. And will you be doing something with the track? To be determined. Would love to do something with the track. Yeah. It'd be great. So, how are we,
how are we looking at this one on budget? Are are we? Right now, we're fine. This has been, this is major change. This is. Compared to where we started out. Yeah, this is. And just kind of for the, for the communities understanding. No, I, yeah, I know. But I'm just saying that top space up there is where the old building will come down. Yes. Top left. Top left. Mm hmm. Where there's a parking lot on the top left there. Again, it's hard to see it on this. There is a current building there now. That'll be torn down. Yeah, just to just to reiterate. I I know it's we we've done
that but if if there been any additional real changes since then? Nothing. We're going to be pretty minor if any. Nothing to note at this point. Again, I think the the as I mentioned earlier, the phasing piece is was a little bit of a task to figure out how we're going to get make this happen. Um. Yeah. There's a lot. Kudos to everyone working on this project because we knew it would be It's going to be a there's some extra stuff that came up. Yeah. That
at every turn. So. Absolutely. And working with with the with the schedule so that we don't disrupt students. It just compounded challenge. So well done. And again it'll it'll push it out a little bit further but I think it's it'll be worth it in the end. It's gotta be right. Yeah. We only get one chance to to make these changes. And just want to again thank the voters for passing the bond last November so we could be able to do all this. I I don't want to even lose of the pictures that Sierra shared earlier of all the priority improvement projects
happening this summer. Just a lot of work happening at those nine schools. Because of those bond dollars. Um and then these two major high school projects are going to be huge and we just want to make sure that we're coming to the board in the public anytime we are making changes so we're being transparent. We don't want anybody caught off guard down the road. And so the good thing is is Clint said that those safety and security upgrade projects came in so far under budget which is a great thing. We're able to free up fund for the Central High School editions and then we're anticipating savings in
those pit projects this summer that can cover the for the Monument High School cost as well which is a good thing because we will have additional funds throughout this process but we're trying to hold those in case you know unforeseen things pop up later and later projects so the fact that we can stay within the budget is going to be a good thing for us and it'll get central what they need and also some of the things that fruited it we should have done maybe down the road that we can actually knock out now I think will be really good for the school so I'm excited about both those and then yeah to the point of Jose Luis tracks, you know, that's
something that we can always look at down the road as well if we have some cost savings because I do think the high schools all need all-weather tracks which would be nice. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Alright. So, our last presentation is for our charter school recommendation and Jen's going to present this reminder tonight. It's not actually a recommendation being made because that's for next Tuesday. It'll be a recommendation and a vote by the board. Jen wants to present an update on where we are in the process and so, I'm going to turn it over to do that. Okay. Hello, everybody. Thank you very much. Yes.
Um tonight's presentation will provide an overview of the charter school review and evaluation process to ensure that we've got clarity, transparency, and transparency in how each application was assessed like Doctor Hill said. Tonight will not include a recommendation from the district. So, first, I'm going to start with the process. Overview of the charter school application process, first, charter schools apply to operate under D51's authorization. So, we become the authorizer. Applications must meet
legal, academic, operational, and financial standards. These are based on board policy LBD, LBDR, and obviously state statute. They all align with each other. Everything aligns to states attitude. There is a structured timeline and process that will guide the application review and decision making and just finalize it all up. The final approval or denial is determined by the Board of Ed via a resolution. So,
whether it's an approval or a denial, it has to be by resolution. There are eight key phases in this process. The first phase is the letter of intent. It's submitted prior to when the full applications are submitted. Full applications are submitted. There's a window from February one to April 1. So that letter of intent needs to happen before February first. Um that window of February one to April 1 was
of this year 2025. That begins about an 18 month clock. So, all the applications, everything will be reviewed. The board will determine by the end of June, June 30th is what state statute says. For schools to start in the twenty twenty-six school year. After the applications are all submitted, we notify the board and then the district accountability committee has the opportunity to review and evaluate parts of the application
and give feedback. Then, 51 leadership team reviews and evaluates the entire application Um then, we move per state statute. We have community meetings which you all were a part of. It was Saturday May 17th. We had a community or community meeting. Then, capacity interviews with applicants. I do want to note capacity interviews are not required by state statute. It is best practice and we held capacity
interviews on June 4th. And then lastly, the district makes a recommendation and the board makes final decision and that will happen next next Tuesday in a special meeting on June twenty-fourth. Here's a timeline that I through the lens of Dak. Um we started, I started training on February sixth. I provided a training to Dak. I knew at that time, the window had just opened but I knew at that time that we would
have some charter school submissions. So, I trained Dak. We meet on the first Thursday of every month. So, on February sixth, I trained Dak. We reviewed all board policies. Like I said, LBD and LBD are. We review and state statute. We reviewed the application in an evaluation standards document. We have viewed the evaluation rubric and I shared what that process would look like. Um we received two applications that we
will provide findings on next week. The first one that we reviewed as from Dak was Gateway for Success and we reviewed that as a DAC on April 3rd. DAC review, they have the entire with each these applications. They do have the entire and we'll review it and read it and look at it. But they only evaluate the sections that we have up here. That's A B D K and L. So the executive summary, vision and
mission statements, evidence of support, parent and community involvement and enrollment policy. We came back the next Thursday on April the tenth. And Dak reviewed the Somerset Academy Scenic View application and again they did the same the same sections. I do want to add that there was a conflict of interest screener that I administered to each member of the DAC to ensure there wasn't a conflict of interest with any
member. And I actually received that from Kaxa and it was a great addition. So that actually has been added to our process is a conflict of interest. So then, I'm going to share the timeline that we did with the D fifty-one admin team. So, training happened on April the seventh. Again, very similar. Reviewed the board policies, state statute, application and evaluation, standards document, the evaluation rubric, and the
process overview, overview. I do need to add that and these are all documents that you yourself have seen because I've shared them with each one of you along with the applications. Um I want to share that I forgot what I wanted to share additionally but I'm sure it will pop into my head any moment now. So huh. Oh, I know what I wanted to share. Sorry. Um that that application and evaluation standards document. That is a document that I shared with each charter school when they sent in
their letter of intent to apply. And I'll go over that a little more in detail in the next slide. But I wanted to share that they too received board policies. And that document. Um then application evaluation. So, while I trained everybody on April the seventh, we all gave them a little bit of time about six to seven weeks, 6 weeks to review each one of the applications and they needed to have their reviews done by the end of May 30th because we did capacity
interviews on June 4th. Um and so reviewing the application against the evaluation standards in the rubric had to be by the thirtieth so that we could have the capacity interviews on June 4th. Right before those capacity interviews, I did train again our admin team on what a properly constituted capacity interview. Remember, these aren't required but it is best practice. And then board presentations tonight,
the charter school evaluation process overview and then next Tuesday is a special meeting. I do want to add edition. The district contracted with an external evaluator, Doctor McKenzie Cahn from the Colorado Association of Charter School Authorizers also known as PEXA. To ensure the charter application review process was transparent, thorough, and aligned with best practices in charter school authorization at both the state and the national level. Doctor Khan helped the team stay objective
and eliminate any biases through the review process. So, the evaluation tools used. Again, I said, you you have had the opportunity to look at these tools. I've shared them with you. The charter school application and evaluation standards document. This tool provides a comprehensive framework, aligned with board policy and Colorado State Statue, ensuring that all required components of a charter application are addressed and evaluated consistently. The charter school
evaluation Rubik also aligned to state statute and board policy. This rubric provides clear criteria and rating skills across each area to support evidence-based decision making. And last, the capacity interviews. These interviews allow the evaluation team to assess the applicants readiness and ability to implement their proposed model in practice. Um they these interviews help verify information in in the
written application and identify areas needing any further clarification. Together, These tools ensure that all charter applications are evaluated rigorously, equitably, and in the best interest of students, the district, and our broader community. I am going to share this this slide. It's got a little a lot of words. So, if you just want to take a moment and read it, describes each of the rubric ratings. The top being fully developed from mostly to
partially and unfortunately, it's a little hard to read on the the front screen not developed. I have highlighted or bolded some words that should grab your attention in each area rating. So, the evaluation process essentially has three steps. This first step, we will review the committee will review and evaluate the application against that new charter school application and evaluation standards document and the evaluation rubric. On the
evaluation rubric, we note the strengths, concerns, and identify key questions that might need to be asked at the capacity interview. Finally, each evaluator will assign a preliminary rating for each section of the rubric reviewed and evaluated. When we moved to step two, at the capacity interview, which is the capacity interview step, the evaluators asked clarifying key questions as identified in the evaluation rubric for specific
sections. Evaluators may change their original rating based on the responses at the capacity interviews. Then the last step, all ratings are gathered from each evaluator's rubric and combined into one document and then each section is assigned an overall rating. These three steps collectively provide a body of evidence that will inform final decision making. While there are 19 sections of an
application and all sections are reviewed and evaluated. There are eight sections. These listed above on on the slide that represent the foundational elements necessary to open and operate a school. If any of these sections are underdeveloped, they raise concerns for the applicants readiness to launch and sustain their school. Those sections RC, goals, objectives, and pupil performance. D, evidence of
support. F, plan for evaluating pupil performance. G, budget and finance. H, governance, and facilities, and section Q, serving students with special needs in the section S school management contracts. So, now, I will share a little bit of information regarding the two applications that we were received Gateway for Success and Somerset Academy Scenic View. So, the overview of Gateway for Success,
anticipated opening, they would like to open the fall of twenty twenty-six. Grade levels that they service nine through twelve, high school. The model, it's a blended learning model to include online and independent study coursework with drop-in options. They plan to if accepted apply for an alternative ed campus in AEC. We do have one of those in the district already. The Education al Program is considered alternative. Credit recovery and a
year-round school and they'll have multiple of these drop-in centers. They are they have or they're working in partnership with a charter management organization in that CMO is Pathways Management Group. Their enrollment projections are here and you can see those. Our second application is the Somerset Academy Scenic View. Anticipated opening fall of twenty twenty-six. They plan to start year one, K5, then years two through
five, they'll be a gradual expansion from 2five to K eight. I'm sorry, year two 5. They'll gradually expand from K to 8th grade. Model is traditional in person on a school campus. Their charter management organization that they are going, they want work with is Somerset Academy of Colorado. It's a non-profit profit corporation which contracts with the Education al Service Provider Academica. And here you'll see their enrollment
projections. So, my final slide of the evening, what is the board's responsibilities? I know you know what your responsibilities are. However, I thought, well, this would be an opportunity to share not only with you but with our the public. So, you have had the charter school applications as long as we've had. So, you need to ensure that you review those charter applications, all those materials entirely and thoroughly. You have both of those evaluation documents. Um to
review and evaluate these applications. Watch the capacity interview recordings. Um and then next week, consider the D-51 summary of findings and recommendations and again, it is your responsibility to vote, to approve, or deny any by resolution and I put by June 30th. I know we're meeting on the twenty-fourth. State statute just says June 30th. So, it has to be done by June 30th. And with that, I have
shared the process with you all. Thank you. Thank you. I made it. Thanks, Jen. And that concludes my superintendent report. Alright. Okay. Next up, we have audience comments. So, director Jones will be calling Who's Up and then Who's On Deck. Uh so, up there at the microphone, you do have the timer which will be counting down and then you also will have the
ding at 30 seconds, which will just let you know that you have 30 seconds left to wrap up and then a longer tone when your time is complete. So, director Jones, are you ready to go? So, you have three minutes for public comment. Alrighty, first, we have Chris Masters and on deck, Stanley Magnuson. Board of Education Hill, thank you for having us today. My name is Chris Masters and I'm the chief operating officer for Homeward Bound of the Grand Valley and Pathways Family Shelter. I am here today to advocate for transportation to and from school for our unhoused children. Um
our unhoused community as we know is the most vulnerable in our community, in our children, out of that population, are the most vulnerable. Um I took the liberty of taking the walk from Pathways Family Shelter to Fruitvale both routes. Um it took me about an hour. I would just imagine how long it would take little twelve-inch legs to make that walk. Um just something to think about. Since January, we have had about that over two hundred school-aged kids
come to the shelter and remember, we also share a parking lot with Pathways Village which also has children that are have been recently unhoused that are just moving into an apartment that also will be affected by this. Um I just want to paint a quick picture for you. You have a disabled parent with two school-aged kids, a toddler, and an infant. With no transportation. Um it is going to be impossible for them to make it to school. Uh as we
know, transportation, extremely improves learning and attendance when it comes to education. So, what I am asking for is transportation for the most vulnerable of our community to and from school. Uh again, right now, we have about 50 children at our shelter. Please, please, consider this. This is very important. We have children with all sorts of disabilities and
the the last thing I would want is for a parent because of some of the issues with the children, developmental, and whatnot and physical. Um to take that walk in for one of the parents to lose positive control and the kid just run into and get hit. Um as I was walking down Orchard, I counted about 80 cars as I was going down Orchard, as I was going down past Patterson, I stopped counting when I got to about 150 cars. Um I also took the route through twenty-four and a
half to Bookcliff to Dawn Drive which is not a very safe neighborhood for our children to be walking through. Most of our parents do not have transportation. So, this is my plea. Please provide transportation to the most vulnerable individuals in our community. Our unhoused children, thank you. Okay, up next we have Stanley Magnuson and on deck, Sheila Worth. Recently, I had a chance to encounter with a highly-respected and long-tenured faculty member at Grand Junction High School. He told
me Grand Junction High School runs short of subs every day Since this is the case, I wonder why it is District 51 limit the number of subs it employees. Is District 51's income in revenue. So, limited, they can't employ all the subs they need. Most places they just say most districts are saying get bring your girlfriend, bring your mother or so have them be subs type of thing but I just I never been able to understand this where there's such a limitation
on the number of subs and yet they're running short every day. I don't think it's a lack of funds. We've been talk the people have been talked to Diet about all these funds coming in here, savings here, this and that and then, of course, we recently had the chance to build a new Grand Junction High School. Uh that from complete scratch up so to speak and that took a lot of money and well, it was 68 years old and did have flooding problems. I I understand
but looking at the original Ford Denver High School's North south and east. Those are all about 100 years plus and still going. And also but I think there's there's plenty of funds that are coming in. Uh on another highly critical note, when I interviewed with the the human resources, the Director of Human Resources some years ago, she told me she didn't think I could handle the students of Mesa County District 51 as they are truly very unruly and
misbehaved. Perhaps, the principals and the faculty of the District 51 school should be given additional in-service instruction on student management. Also, in regard to campus security officers, maybe not have them only be protecting the students from outside perpetrators but monitoring and somewhat getting after the students that are causing disruptions in the classroom and making things so hard for teachers, administrators, and the good
students to have to endure. There was a major that worked well in the Amarillo schools. It wouldn't it regarding to have resource officers the option of charging a person in a fine or community service. That would be something that might work well and and Junction schools. Yeah I think seems to be quite a mystery why they're running short every day. Yet, they only hire a limited amount of subs. I, that's a
mystery I have yet to to try to understand. Thank you so much for your time. Thank you, Stanley. Hurry up. Now, we have miss Sheila Worthen on deck, Josh Worth When do I start? Anytime? Yes, ma'am. Okay. Doctor Hill, mister administration and Board of Education. I, through this whole charter process, I have gained a whole new appreciation for what you do. I just have to say. Um from the top down, I just, it's, it's huge. Um I don't have a whole lot of comment. Um,
other than to say that I know Somerset Scenic strongly desires to partner. Uh, with District 51 in a strategic and truly collaborative way to address the needs that have been shared tonight and and during other times as well. I do want to say we are not adversaries to anyone. Um but we are partners and that's truly how I see it. I wouldn't be part of it if it weren't the case. I'm not
I'm not into that kind of thing. So but we are truly partners in providing high-quality education and a culture of kindness for all students. And I think we have we all have that in common. With an estimated and this is just just making phone calls. Almost 400 students on wait lists at the current charter schools in Grand Junction. Um and this doesn't include a number of students that are on wait lists at
School of Choice schools in the district. Um but with almost 400 students I I don't think it will be hard to to meet our enrollment projections. And I also want to challenge kind of paradigm thought and maybe not necessarily yours but just maybe in the community or with different ones about how that we're not taking from the district but that we would want to work with the district to kind of rise everything up. So, it would be it it just really
could be quite possible where in the end, D51 could benefit, everyone would benefit but that that really requires strategic conversations, collaboration, and and those kinds of things. Um I know in our application, it's not just words on a page. It's not a template. It isn't just things that just sort of we just threw in there because it sounded good. It it really is what we what we believe and who we are.
And I can't believe I have time left. Oh. two corrections perhaps. One, we'd love to have it in twenty twenty-five, not 20 2-six, if that's a possibility. Uh and then also the CMO is Somerset Academy Inc. So, just one small little correction but thank you. Ready up now we have Josh Worth and our final one, miss miss Miranda Young. How you guys doing this evening? Uh I just want to thank everyone from the district for this collaboration with Jen Marsh and and everyone with the district to this process. Uh like
Sheila said, I can't say any better. A true appreciation for what you guys do every day to just get a little glimpse into the lives of of the district employees and the people that make this district run so flawlessly. So, thank you guys for everything that you guys do. I think it goes unappreciated. So, I just wanted to start off by saying that. Um Uh I just had a couple questions. I we have some updated enrollment numbers for our charter application and some facility updates and different things. I didn't know if I was under the impression that
recommendation would be tonight. So, I was going to speak to those tonight but I didn't know if I should Email those or what the best way would be to get those to you just to make sure you guys make the most informed decision based on our most up-to-date data that we have. I just wanted to talk a little bit about this morning. I sat in on a board meeting, the annual board meeting for the Somerset Network. Uh it was the first chance I got a chance to see all the principals and other board members during these annuals that they have for the whole CMO network
and I was extremely impressed. I just want, I wish I could've recorded it or shared it. Maybe it's recorded. I can share it with you guys just to show you the people that are behind this mission. Um it's the same people that were coming here to Grand Junction, speaking with our families, with our parents, having parent meetings, and and they're just so open and just so loving on all their kids and it was just so kid focused during this, you know, meeting when they're talking about millions of dollars worth of budgets and it's still everything came back for how this is going to benefit the kids and every single one
of their schools. They had schools that had intense challenges with free and reduced lunch, really high rates of that and underprivileged areas and they were giving out awards to those students that made these huge gross strides into the principal. So, is this really encouraging to see even though it wasn't our community just to stand back and watch how that could look like in our in our community how we can pull from that and and really shape it with ingrain it with what makes our community so special. So, I just wanted to share that with you guys and hopefully I can get a hold of that recording and pass it along because
it's a public document being a annual board meeting. So, anybody can watch it and anybody can attend those meetings. We've been told by community members that they've been emailing letters of support for the charter to ensure that those are coming through and and I think a few people said that there they may have been ending up in spam folders. I just wanted to share that. There's some concerns from parents. I just wanted to pass that along that that's the the communications that they have chosen to kind of show their support was sending in some Emails. So, I I
just really encouraged by the community as a whole. It's been very encouraging to hear from parents. Um just the motivation they have behind this and we really look forward to what's next. Thank you, guys. Earning in our final audience would be miss Miranda Young. Good evening. I just wanted to let you know some of you not might not know me. I am a special education teacher for D five one. I've been teaching here for 20 years and I absolutely love working in D51 and I also love the
students that I work with each and every day and watching them grow and improve. Okay, in the last couple weeks, a couple of issues have come up. Um that I've noticed. One is the relationship with NBA and the Lord. I know that it's gotten tricky. Um I've watched for 20 years. I'm not I'm an I'm a member. But I'm not an I don't I just basically observe. And I've been observing and I really hope that
in July that we can get to a point where both sides can work together. Um and create the positive outcomes. For teachers and for students. And then the next issue is looking at steps and lanes Um that it's really important to teachers and especially steps because we can't gain those back as like making up steps and I learned that through our transition back to
the steps and lanes model. And so as I'm at my 20 year mark I'm starting to look at retirement. Not for a while. But I need it really is helpful when I look at the steps and lanes of knowing when it's that time and how to plan my life. So, thank you so much for your time and thank you so much for all that you do for us as teachers and for our students that we are here for. Thank
you. Concludes our audience comments for the evening. Alright, thank you everyone. Alright, next up we have our consent agenda. Excuse me right? The consent Jenna contains personnel actions and acceptance of gifts. Uh there's items that are routine and can be approved by a single motion. Items on the consent agenda will not be discussed individually by the board unless an item is removed for individual consideration. Uh board is anyone requesting any items to be removed this evening? Okay. Seeing none. Do I have a motion
to approve the consent agenda? Motion to approve the consent agenda. Second. Mister Chavez. Approved. Missus Evanson. Yes. Missus Heitz. Yes. Mister Jones. Yes. Miss Lima. Yes. Alright. Um next up we have business items. So board you'll see we have some policy first readings. Um so if you have any questions between now and our next meeting just make sure that you are able to ask
questions. Just a lot of these are again minor changes or changes that were required to make via the state. Um so we have our first readings for these changes and you'll see those red lines that we receive in our Emails. So, these are just the first and then next up, we have the new strategic plan adoption. So, I'd like to actually move to table this just until our special meeting on Tuesday. My apologies. I just have not had enough time to get through everything this week since I got back into town. So, if
I. Just to wait until Tuesday to approve. Mm hmm. Is is everybody good voting on a strategic plan next Tuesday? Delaying it one week. Okay. So just next week. Well, do we have it? Oh, sorry. Thank you. Do we have a second to table the new strategic plan adoption to next Tuesday? I'll second it. Is is there any but is there, can we have a discussion about it really quick? Is there? Yes. Is there any issue or like anything that's going to offset
that by giving it seven more days? Other other than I'll have a a better chance to see it go through it. I mean, I feel like you spend a lot of your personal time doing that. I mean, I know I was able to attend one of the meetings but you attended the majority of those. So, I think out of the respect of the time that you spent at those meetings, that you would have a better insight on that than I would. So, I would, if there's anything that you saw during your time in those meetings that just doesn't look right to you. No. You spent more time than that. Well, I'm
just saying. There's no, there's no specific reason. Right. Well, I'm just saying that out of respect for the time that you spent at those, you know, those meeting like I would second pet. Not to put words in your mouth but you were on vacation. So, I think you were just needing time to look at it. Well, you were just Yeah. You were away and you didn't have time. I just have no had time to. Yeah. Get through everything. There's a lot that went down in the last 3 weeks. So, yeah, I just. We had a life and we just just asking for a little more time. I could just have a little more time here. Enough. Absolutely do
that. So, board good next week, next Tuesday. Okay, we can vote on the next Tuesday. We'll vote on tabling it. Yeah, vote. Yeah, we're voting on tabling it till next Tuesday. So, we'll vote. Okay, mister Chave Yes. Missus Evanson. Yes. Missus Heights. Yes. Mister Jones. Yes. Miss Lima. Yes. Okay. So, table. Alright, and then we have a resolution for displaced certified staff. Um so, we have that resolution in your pocket. Do I have a motion for the resolution for certified staff?
To prove a resolution. Move to approve the resolution. Second. Any discussion This is no different than what we've had to do before. Okay. So, just so everybody knows. Alright. So, seeing no further discussion, we can go ahead and take the vote. Mister Chavez. Yes. Missus Evanson. Yes. Missus Heitz. Yes. Mister Jones. Yes. Miss Lima. Yes. Alright. And then do have a motion to approve the twenty twenty-five, 2026 budget adoption? Motion to
approve the twenty twenty-five, 26th budget adoption. Second. Any discussion on that? We had Mel present the last couple of weeks and we've had our two budget hearings so Okay. Seeing no discussion. We can go ahead and take the vote. Mister Chavez. Yes. Missus Evanson. Yes. Missus Heitz. Yes. Mister Jones. Yes. Miss Lima. Yes. Alright and then also with well, do I have a motion to approve the use of the beginning fund balance? Motion
to approve the use of the beginning fund balance. Second. This was also discussed with Mel. So, okay? Seeing no discussion. We can take the vote. Mister Thomas. Yes. Missus Evanson. Yes. Missus Heitz. Yes. Mister Jones. Yes. Miss Lima. Yes. I suppose I could have done all three of these together. Sorry, bored. It's okay. Alright. Uh do you have motion to borrow unencumbered monies for other district funds? Motion to approve
borrowing unencumbered money for other district funds. And I'll second. Go ahead and taste your Chavez. Yes. Missus Evanson. Yes. Missus Heitz. Yes. Mister Jones. Yes. Miss Lima. Yes. Alright. Thank you board. That concludes our business items. Um any other board discussion? Okay. Seeing then we have our board meeting. Uh well, we actually have a Canada a Board of Education Candidate Workshop. That'll be something new that we are doing this
year. We actually have the Color Road Association of School Board, Matt Cook joining us to help us with the candidate workshop and that will be Monday, June 23rd here in this room at 5 thirty. Um I think some board members will be here to help answer any questions for anyone that's interested in being a candidate for Board of Education and Matt will answer some questions and I believe our own legal council will be here to answer questions and then we have our special meeting next Tuesday the
twenty-fourth for both the charter and our strategic plan adoption vote. So. Alright. Do I have a motion to adjourn? Listen to adjourn. Alright, thank you everyone.