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Okay. Pledge of 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.

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>> All right. Welcome. Do I have a motion to approve the regular board meeting agenda as presented? >> Some moved. >> Second. >> AJ Wilson? >> Yep. >> And Bennett? Yes. >> Mark Emory. >> Yes.

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>> Michelle Ericson. >> Yes. >> Susie K. >> Yes. Motion carried. >> Thank you. >> Information from the board and the superintendent. Pich. >> Today was our uh well, yesterday our

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most of our staff returned back from summer break. Those are the individuals who have summer break. And today we had our uh uh districtwide PD day. And so all of our staff was at county high school today and our department of instruction and other departments did a great job of putting together a

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wonderful um PD day. I think we had some um good speakers and some good sessions and uh I think it's very beneficial uh information we had taken from previous PD uh feedback and surveys that we had gotten to ensure that we were trying to get the best um stuff in front

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of our staff. So hopefully Kate, you heard some good stuff about today. Um and so yeah, we're we're rolling. The uh year is starting. Uh our mountain schools are still recuperating as um we get the schools ready to start. Uh of

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course had some flooding in the last week, so still trying to deal with some of that. And so we'll be prepared to deal with those types of things. And then it seems like the rice schools are uh on track for that uh short delay that we have. And so we should be good to go up there as well. So um all in all, we

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we're making it through this um last month with all the issues that we have um as best we can. And we still do have an employee, Adam Armstrong. Um of course you you've seen all the posts and the different things. Um he is he is still missing. So again, we're keeping

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that staff and and his family and Adam in our thoughts thoughts and hopefully uh we have some good news at some point in time. without him and being found in that. >> All right. Thank you, AJ.

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>> School starts soon and uh we're running. That's all. I'm just ready for it to start going fast. >> One one day at a time. >> Susie? >> No, I'm good. We got a lot of work to do. I'm ready to go.

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>> Okay. Well, I won't take long either. Um Just want to share a little personal good news. Uh I was able the pre-evacuation for Ry was lifted today. So I was evacuated from my home on June 29th. Um I've been back for um a little

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over a week. They allowed us back in, but we've still been on pre- evacuation status. So I can start bringing animals home and I'm happy for our community. >> Yeah. >> Yes. I have a couple. Uh, one of the

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first things I did was call my friend Michelle and congratulate her on retirement on the first day of school today. First first teacher day and yeah, this is this makes it official. She's retired now and it's

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actually been 16 years since I did the same thing. uh but uh congratulating our teachers and wishing them well and thanking them so much uh for everything they did. I've already heard about the inservice. Uh there was

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something very special that happened. We had a video uh made by Mr. Landerich and I had no idea our directors had such talent. All of you are quite good rappers and uh I'm just really

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impressed. I wish we could show it here at the meeting. It would be Well, >> it would be Yes. >> Maybe at a different one. >> Okay. And the second thing I wanted to say is uh there's an organization in town that I'm very I've been involved

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with for 32 years. It's the PBLO Sun City Marching Band. And uh districts 60 and 70 are are integral in this in this uh endeavor. We we share we have students it's an all city uh summer

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marching band and uh it's come to the point where the vast majority of the students and it's it's just seventh and eighth graders that's all it is and uh they are from district 70 most of them because of our strong

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instrumental music programs here in in district 70 and they are strong. So, I want to thank our directors, our administrators, our board, uh, for supporting the arts in district 70. >> Thanks, Mark.

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>> Thank you. Um, happy August. I love August. >> Happy retirement. >> Thank you. Um, I, you know, was reflecting on past comments I've made since, um, being elected and I have to say, um, this is a

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really special week because it is the beginning of the school year for teachers and I just like it's one of my favorite weeks of the year. the enthusiasm, um, excitement, the, you know, looking at our class lists, um, preparing, uh, I

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know teachers and staff and I mean, from like every single staff member in district 70 has been working to prepare for this week and of course, most importantly, next week. And it's really exciting. And I um as a teacher and

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parent and community member, I think about, you know, what it's like to send your child off to first grade or kindergarten or college. And it's a really big deal. And I know in my heart that all of the people in every building

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care so deeply about our kids and that's why we're here. And I just celebrate you. I'm enthusiastic, um, excited. And something I wanted to remind all of you working so hard. All of you I often referred to and I'm going to use

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my little just a little government here. Representatives, you know, those that serve in the House, they have two-year terms, so they have to be really fast. They've got to get things done because they only they have about a year before they need to get reelected. And senators have longer. But I always told my students, you know, it's it's like the

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difference between running a a sprint and running a marathon. And um I just hope all of you and all of the buildings know that, you know, we've got time. You're going to take great care of the kids. You're going to do all it's going to be it's going to be a great year. I

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just I feel it. I know today was very positive for staff, all the staff. And so just I look forward to hearing from you. I look forward to having invitations for the board to go and attend things at your schools. Um, so,

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um, just have a great year. Best of luck. And it's a big week. It's a big week. Yeah. Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. >> Item 9.01, presentation of the PBLO West High School cross country team to

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Lawrence, Kansas. Bobby Tilman. >> Hi, I'm Bobby Tman. I'm coach at high school cross country. So, the that I'm presenting would be for our cross country members of our cross country team to go to Kansas University.

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It's actually where division 2 nationals will be hosted this year. Um it's a great meet. It's big teams from all over kind of like middle part of the country. It's not one that we've been to before, but this type of trip is one that's been

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really good for our programs, really good for our kids. This one allows us to uh save a little bit of money because I'm not flying instead and also get to see a college campus as a part of that trip.

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>> Okay, great. >> I have a question. I always ask this question. How much does it cost each kid? >> Uh each kid will uh their pocket will be

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about $200. >> And we use we fund raise to provide some of those opportunities. Um >> so if the kids don't have $200 in there, if they still go, >> they still go. >> Yeah. I mean, we don't take on most of

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those trips, we don't take, you know, if we have 30 kids on our team, we don't take our whole team. There's usually some sort of breaks um about where that as our varsity team is say seven for most meets, but sometimes that like last year we took 10 girls with seven boys on

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our on our trip. Um but I mean >> if they're in that group they go. >> Are you staying in hotels? >> Yes. >> Good. Next question. Because I did so many trips. Uh, of course cross country is fun. >> It's awesome.

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>> It is awesome. However, is there other activities that are also fun that they'll be doing while they're there? >> Visiting something. >> Oh, yeah. So, we'll go and visit Kansas. is fun.

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>> It is um it is fun for them like going and visiting like a giant university. Um I mean that's a big deal for a lot of them. We have on our team we have a lot of like really high achieving kids that go that schools like that are ones that they are interested in. Um it's a great

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opportunity for them. >> That's a great campus. So, >> um, a couple questions. Like I I happen to, I don't know, see kids running all over Pablo West all the time. >> Um, and they run really early in the morning. So, what is a typical day look

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like for someone on your cross country team in the summer? >> In the summer. Um, we're Monday through Thursday we practice at 6:00 a.m. Um, and like so that goes till 7:30ish

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depending on who you are. It that what they run is changes. It's somewhere between 3 to 10 miles for them, but then they have a lot of like postwork, but we have practice and then they go home. Some of them are our our our student employees with our district this year

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with me and they're amazing. Um we are very ready at Publo High School for our students to check out computers. Most of those kids are cross country athletes that just work. >> Um yeah and then they uh they those that are aren't there they sleep a lot and

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eat a lot. >> Bobby, do you run with them? >> I do. >> I would not. >> Yeah. [laughter] >> Yeah. It's like a you you have I mean it's a big group. It's a I mean like you said 30 students, 30 kidsish. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I've seen them all at one time.

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Like they are on the trails. >> So that's really exciting. >> Yeah. They're a great group and it's become like a obviously I'm biased but uh to them but they're very special group. >> Yeah. Yep. >> That's great. Thank you. >> Any other questions?

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No. >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Good luck. 9.820 presentation of the year regarding Aspenacres fire emergency leave plan. Madame President, members of the board,

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um as we've been talking about u the Aspen Acres fire, we know we have employees that have been affected by this natural disaster. Um and you know, many of them have damage to their homes or and some have lost their homes. So, um, with thisou that we're bringing to

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you tonight with the district and PCEA would allow the district to grant up to one week of paid leave for an employee to handle that personal business that they'll need to take care of. Um, with the, you know, many things that might have to happen with, you know, a loss of

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a home or damage to a home, as well as allowing, um, up to 16 donated days from fellow employees um to help them leave they need and that would take one thing off of their plate to worry about if they have enough leave to be gone from

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work um to take care of those things um in this situation. So theou is intended to be for this year only um you know hopefully people can you know I have no idea how long that process will take but at least through this school year we would support them with um some paid

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leave and donated days so that that would be something they they can be off for and not worry about their time off. I love that. It's surprising amount of work just evacuating and coming home. I can't I mean I just can't believe just

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trying to get everything back in my house and put away and animals home and the house evaluated. So I love that you brought that forward. >> Any questions? >> Great job though. Yeah. I mean it was it

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was to read everything. It was really impressive. I mean, the thought that went into it and making sure that they have the week, but then additional days can be donated. I thought it was very thoughtful and thorough and good job.

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>> Yeah, for sure. >> I love it. Thank you. >> Um 9.03 presentation of the paid master of social work MSW intern position. Mr. >> Yes, ma'am. Thank you, Madam President.

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and the board. Um, we'd like to discuss uh starting a a paid internship program for masters in social work. Um, CSU PBLO among some other universities around us have internship programs and we lose some of these kids that we want in our

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in our schools. Um, to those paid internships. Um, this is a good way to grow our own uh kids uh to bring bring them into the social work profession in the school district. We've been lucky to hire three social workers in the last

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two years and they've they've become invaluable. Um whether they're on the counseling side or the McKenna Vento homeless side, um those people are just I mean worth worth their weight and gold. Um with this we would be able to

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um work with the universities to um finish their hours, do their internship. um we would set it up as a uh substitute position. They'd have to have a three-year substitute license. So, if they didn't work that day, I mean, it wouldn't be a big deal. It would just be

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a a daily kind of kind of job. Um no no benefits, none of that stuff. But it's a paid substitute job. And the goal is to to really help us bring bring these social worker give the social workers some some hours to finish their

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education, but also bring them into our fold a little bit later on as we uh try to boost our uh our mental health, our just support for our kids. We're gonna we're going to see um probably two

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social workers this year going to the mountains right away um just to help out with with anything whether it's McKenna Vento homeless issues um support for the families or even um just uh simple social problems that they may have

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because of the fire. Um it'll help with our counseling programs, take a little bit of burden off them and just kind of bring some more good stuff to the district. >> What do you um anticipate the cost of that?

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>> Um if if they worked every single day, it'd be about 26,000. That's not going to that's probably not going to be the case by any stretch. Um it's pretty pretty cost effective to get there. They they're already social workers. They're getting their masters of social work. So

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um it's it's quite a quite a boon for us to get that if if we do. supervise them. >> So, yeah. So, um we have two master social workers that are already employed with [clears throat] us. So, they'd be the super the supervisors with that. One

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of them um one of them would catch whoever we try to only do two. So, there'd be one one person for one and person for the other. And then their supervisors at the university, we sign contracts with them to make sure they go through all of the university credits and things like

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that. But there would be our social work current social workers would do that as just part of their job >> which work under the either under student services or uh ESS depending on so they work under those two departments >> right and when they apply to be a like

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to to do this internship >> um I I you did mention that um if they worked every day but are they committing to a limit I mean a a minimum number of days because I mean, yeah, >> ideally we'd like to have them every day. >> Okay.

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>> Um, but it just depends on how many hours they have. So, if they've got 500 hours that they've got to do work for their university, they may be three days a week on the pay, one day a week, um, getting their full hours. It just kind of depends on the hours that that they

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have and how many how many semesters they have to do those hours. So, some of them have to do it in a semester, some of them have the full year >> uh to do those. It just depends on the program. One young lady's going to have, >> we have an intern now, she'll she'll be

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500 hours, but from September to December. >> Um, so that'll be an interesting row for her. >> Sounds like a procrastinator to me. >> That's what I would have been doing a month instead of, you know, >> Oh, yeah. We're just going to do all 500

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as >> That's right. 24 hours a day. We're gonna we're gonna work on that. But with with them, they can work Fridays, too, with some of the things that we >> that we have going on on Fridays. And um the supports that we have for students on Friday. >> And I'm assuming because they have to get that substitute license that I mean,

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we're giving them a window to to get the license because >> Absolutely. >> Okay. Great. Because it's it's not fast. >> It is not fast. No, it is not. Um there um Jeannie Baldwin's quite good though. >> Oh, good. Good. Good. >> She's she's she can expedite things.

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Okay. >> All right. Any other questions? >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Item 9.04, presentation of the preschool curriculum pilot for the 2026 2027 school year.

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>> All right. Good evening, Madam President, board members. Um I am here to present this the information to you this evening about our 2026 27 27 preschool um pilot and I do have Cindy Keyling here with me our preschool expert. Um so I want to go over just a

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little bit about the purpose. So really we are hopeful to align our preschool instruction with the um Colorado academic standards and the UPK um requirements. We have selected Frog Street and Investigators Club. Um that was based on a survey that we sent out

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to preschool directors and also their inclusion on the approved list of curriculums. Um they did come out with that list this school year. Um and we had to meet those standards right away. So we will be piloting both these programs um for the whole for the whole

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school year. Both of them really do promote um creative inquiry um play-based learning which came back high on the preschool director's list of wants and needs. Um and they also integrate literacy, mathematics, it's all kind of a you know just one-stop

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shop um for social studies, everything. And then at the conclusion of the pilot this year, we'll be bringing their recommendation to you for a vote for um uh implementation in the fall. Um, just a little bit of background. We've been using a lot of different programs in

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preschool. So, we've been [clears throat] using, you know, a little bit of this, a little bit of that. That can make it difficult for us to support teachers. Um, you know, as far as their training, it can make it difficult for us to buy materials. It can make it difficult for us to determine if it's working or not. And

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so, that was kind of also a little bit of the reasoning um, behind this. Um and we also they did also again provide us a list this year of programs that we are able to select from to be eligible to receive funding for UPK services. Um we

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do think it that this this approach is going to um you know align with our strategic plan in the sense of that the main one is I think it's going to strengthen our early learning um and kindergarten readiness for us to have a good strong preschool program in place.

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Um and the anticipated cost we're we believe we're looking at about based on quotes 85 to90,000. Um that is the entire year of pilots and then also purchasing all of the materials for next year. And one program has almost no yearly upkeep and the

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other one has a very minimal yearly upkeep after that. You guys have any questions or >> are are you going to implement like so because you're piloting two programs, >> are all teachers going to like are are

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they going to first semester do one or how are they >> and then second semester the other? Is that what you're doing? >> We are. So, six of our preschools are going to do one program for the first semester >> and then they're going to switch and do the next program for the second semester so that all preschool directors and

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classrooms will see both programs before we look for a recommendation from them. Okay. >> So, would it be similar then to the what we did with math where you would have the data for us to see how they felt? Great.

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>> Yes. Yes. >> I have a few questions unless somebody Somebody else has something. So, um, do either of these programs, both of them have an SEO component? >> They do. >> Okay. >> Both. >> Both do.

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>> Okay. Um, I'd like to see that. >> Um, also, you said they provided a list. You mean the state of Colorado list to choose from? Okay. And then, um, you said that it would be 85 to90,000 to pilot the programs. What are we currently spending or what did we spend

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last year on preschool curriculum? Do you know? Last year we did not purchase any. We have peacemeal our preschool curriculum over the years. Um we had a different

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curriculum for every component. >> We had bridges for math. Um happily ever after for literacy. Um SLI and Hagerty for phmic awareness. second

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step for social emotional um and UPK is very much pushing towards a comprehensive curriculum >> so that everything is there even the assessment is [clears throat] incorporated into these curriculums.

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>> Okay. So last year we didn't purchase because we already have those curriculums pull from them to kind of >> yes >> make things work >> only to verify >> the 90,000 is to do the pilot but then the purchase yes the curriculum. So the

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90,000 is not to pilot the 90,000 would be the what we'd be looking at to go to a new curriculum next year with taking into account >> having to purchase some materials for the pilot but then the overall purchase. >> Yes. And then Like I said, one of the programs has a yearly like digital

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subscript subscription fee after that, but that's it. And the other program has very very little that you have to to purchase after that initial purchase. >> And I think you mentioned that [snorts] obviously um the state these are this is

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all based on state standards and funding is tied to teaching to the standards showing that you are in alignment with what the state is expecting. in order to get that funding for >> it is yes. Yes. In fact, this year we

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actually turned these two programs in as what we will be using in order to solidify approval from them. >> All right. Any other questions? >> Thank you. >> Thank you.

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>> Item 9.05, discussion regarding the RFP for independent legal counsel to the board of education. So, some of you were here. We did have a work session prior to this um where we discussed

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the an RFP. Um we discussed some dates. Kimberly, maybe um as we get started, you could just recap our our dates and deadlines since we went back and forth so much. >> Well, I'm gonna You guys are going to correct me if I have them wrong. I hope.

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Um so, I have Let me get to that page. Somebody made this too lengthy. [laughter] >> So I have authorization to issue the RFP um would be tonight if we vote on it. Um

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I will post it to tomorrow. Um so fix a few things. Deadline for written questions would be Tuesday, August 11th at 4 p.m. responses and anticipated final addendum would be Friday, August 14th. Proposal

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submission deadline would be Friday, August 21st at 4 p.m. Initial evaluation period I have that we will um have my hand we'll do a work session at 5 for that. Correct.

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Um and then interviews I have that we would do interviews on September 1st >> starting at 5 p.m. >> Negotiation with preferred proposal would be September 2nd through >> anticipated board selection and contract

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approval would be September 8th >> at the regular board meeting. Um and then anticipated service commencement would then be September 9th following date. Right. >> Yep. >> I don't know if we want to go through

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them so I make sure I don't miss anything of what I need to do under one invitation proposed. I've underlined provide independent legal counsel to the board. I'm not sure what you guys want me to do with that. How you wanted me to change that.

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>> We were just requesting to omit the word independent. Okay. So, I'm just removing that, right? >> Yep. That's right. >> Okay. So, I'm not sure if I missed anything on two and three.

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>> Um I think we left independent in that section. Um or in I'm sorry, in invitation and purpose. I think it's fine. >> And then so two and three I didn't

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really have any changes. So I my next one is 5.2. I'm not sure if I was supposed to take out the first part. Substantive assignments must be authorized action. >> I don't think we need to remove that.

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>> Okay. You guys adding that in in our norms. We just wanted to put that. So then I also it's not a removable but on six I have that you guys wanted the first primary attorney license yada yada

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for the five years you wanted that added to um the evaluation scoring sheet >> correct >> correct >> and then I have eight >> bullet uh

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State weather rates are we took out the word weather. >> Yes. date for how long >> how long before correct >> yes perfect

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and then on 8.1 I'm taking out and putting shall >> that's all I have >> cool >> just to double check myself sorry >> no that's great so in our discussion we We got through page seven. Does anybody

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have anything they'd like to add? Um, remove, discuss from the subsequent pages. I I'm sure I do. Let me just give me a minute. Um, so on page eight, um,

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I we can leave it as is, but it does say the board or an evaluation group. And that gives us the option to include other people in the evaluation process is the way I read it. We can leave it, but it's there. And I just thought we

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should make note of it >> on um, it's 12 on page eight, evaluation and selection. So, >> so I think my personal preference would be to remove evaluation group since we

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haven't discussed any intention of >> obtaining an an outside group. It seems irrelevant. >> Just the board will review. >> Yeah, the board's going to do it. But thank you for bringing that to our

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attention. And then on 131 um it does um I I am I it's a question. It's a legal question but term and renewal. It says the anticipated initial

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term is the date of contract execution through one year thereafter. So we were having a discussion about what is our contract. So, I just thought I'd bring that up and then it may be re uh renewed for an additional one year. So, I mean, I'm

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fine with it. I But it is saying that we are committed to >> No, I don't like I don't like that personally. I don't think we want to contract them with the ability. And if you have a contract that you can terminate with 30 days, notice, that's really the point of the contract.

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>> Do you want me to remove 13.1? That would be my preference, but I'd like to hear from the rest of the board. I'm thinking if we can reward it. I like that it says renewal is not automatic. That's important. But I guess if we're not signing a contract,

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>> well, I I think if I were an a law firm, I would want to know that I would have an opportunity to be with a school district for a year. I don't know that I'd want to pursue a school district if there was a concern and so I want to leave it.

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>> Yeah. It cuts both ways. >> Yeah. So, but I hear what you're saying, but then the very next paragraph says either party may terminate with 30 days written notice. So, what's really the point of a contract if you can

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>> but I I think it is >> with 30 days notice. >> I think the point of a contract is um similar to like other discussions we have have had as a group. I feel like um

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giving a firm an opportunity to prove themselves over a year's time like if there were a problem like if there was a conflict then you have it in writing in the next paragraph but I think telling someone you have

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a year with us unless something goes ary like And and so I think I would >> So how would you word it? I would leave it the same. >> I think what with the contract that you we have a lot of contracts and and they

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do have like the termination clauses in there. I think the reason for a contract so to speak would be that nothing can change within that contract for a set period of time but you always have a termination clause. So whether you want to change contract to engagement letter

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or something different, you could. But most of our contracts we have through our certain vendors or certain contracts do have some form of termination clause even though it's a still a contract. The contract just protects uh you know an organization or a company from coming

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back and saying, "Well, we're not going to do that anymore because we don't want to. It's too expensive. So we're not going to do that anymore." Well, you can't. you have a contract that says you're going to provide this service for this amount of time. >> So, I think that's >> I can see that the termination paragraph though,

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>> I mean, I'm just thinking in the unlikely event that we weren't happy with the services, it looks to me like the termination, it really it it's not a broad blanket um right to terminate. Subject to

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applicable ethical duties, the board may terminate material breach, loss of lensure, unwaved conflict, failure to maintain required insurance or other cause stated in the final agreement. And so we could potentially end up with an

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attorney. Huh? >> That was just for immediate termination. >> So you have the option to do 30 days, but then if you need to terminate immediately because of breach of contract. >> So we can terminate, but even though 30 days says subject to applicable ethical

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duty, so what does that mean? I don't just wipe that out. >> Can you just wipe that out or say for any reason >> or just say either party may terminate the agreement upon 30 days written notice? >> I'm okay with that. I mean, if you leave it at that and then still give a

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one-year contract. >> I just think it would be like I I think we want to attract great firms that are going to serve us well. And I would I I would not want to sign up for or apply for something that

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I wasn't sure of because I mean it's a big commitment for a burn, right? You know, >> and I think I'm seeing it from the other side. I don't want to sign up for something we can't get out of if we're not happy with our council. So I think that meets both of our desires. >> I have a question. Do you want me to

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leave contract or do you want me to put engagement letter? I think >> I like engagement, but I don't I don't think it matters in >> if we can. >> But I mean, is an engagement letter a one-year commitment? Because I think a contract is a one-year commitment. I

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mean, is that like a >> engagement letter would be more an intent to >> do business together, wouldn't it? Yes. >> So, with Cap, when you guys chose to hire Kathine, did you sign a contract in addition? >> We have an engagement letter. >> Only the engagement letter.

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So, I'm fine with that. Seems fairly standard. >> Seems like [snorts] I mean it keeps it consistent between >> the way we're treating the board, you know, with the district council. >> Okay. that Michelle,

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>> I'm I'm thinking about it because it said um it it it says the anticipated initial term is the date of contract execution through one year thereafter. >> Um so >> so I would change it to the anticipated initial term is the date of engagement

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letter through one year thereafter. >> Say executed engagement letter. >> Yeah. >> What do you think Mark? I'd like engagement. >> Okay. >> Execute date of executed engagement letter through one year thereafter.

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>> Yeah. >> And then just make sure you remove subject to applicable ethical duties. >> Yes, I have that one. I forget. >> Okay. I'm sure. >> I'm sure you will. Um, all right. Any

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else in here that you need to revise? I thought it was pretty succinct. I did. I mean, the rest of it, it was very like clear because it's talking about um terms and conditions. I mean, the um

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whether it be costs or records. I mean, I think it says it previously as well, but this just, you know, offers um a clearer list of what we'd expect them to do.

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Um I also think that 148 with insurance before services begin, the selected proposer must provide evidence of professional liability insurance. I mean I is that a

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standard number there? I don't know. Is it a million dollars? I don't know. >> Yeah, I would assume it's a standard number, but maybe we should. >> Is that standard? >> That's what I found on the other RFPs, but I mean I'm happy to research it, but I have a pretty strict timeline of

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posting. >> No, no, I think it's fine. I No, I think it's great. I just I didn't know. I'm good. >> Also, this isn't binding. So, if we did research between now and signing the engagement letter.

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>> Correct. >> This is just an RFP. This isn't the actual contract. >> Most of them are probably real similar though because malpractice is kind of blanketed across the board for most things. It seems not that this is malpractice. That's

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just the realm that I'm in. So, >> thank you for putting this together, Kimberly. >> Yeah, you're welcome. You did a great job. And I love the um conflict and independence disclosure. Those questions are great. >> Okay. So, if we don't have any further

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discussion then before we move on to our action item. >> Yes. Are you noticing what's happening here? We have an RFP. Okay. We have a board that's working together.

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We're discussing things calmly. We're getting things done. So, if you're watching on YouTube, let me look at the camera. [laughter] Please notice where the camera was. >> All right. Thank you. Um, item 10.01,

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adoption of board policy KG-R, relations with federal immigration officials. Um, >> it's my recommendation to the board that they adopt policy KLG-R relations with Federal Woman officials. Uh, as presented.

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>> Do I have a motion to adopt? >> So moved. >> I'll second. >> AJ Wilson, >> yes. >> And Bennett, >> yes. >> Mark Emery, >> yes. >> Michelle Ericson, >> yes. >> Susie K, >> yes. >> Motion carried.

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>> Thank you. Item 10.02, 2 approval of revisions to board policy GBI. >> My recommendation revisions to board policy GBI criminal history as previously presented. >> All right. Do I have a motion to

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approve? >> So moved. >> I'll second. AJ Wilson, >> yes. >> And Bennett, >> yes. >> Mark Emry, >> yes. >> Michelle Ericson, >> yes. >> Susie K, >> yes. >> Motion carried. >> All right. Item 10.0.

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Three, approval of the regarding aspenacre fire. It's my recommendation that the board approve the regarding the fire emergency. >> So moved. >> Second. >> AJ Wilson,

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>> you bet. >> And Bennett, >> enthusiastically about that one. >> Mark Emery, >> yes. >> Michelle Ericson, >> yes. >> Susie K, >> yes. >> Motion carried. >> Item 10.04. 4 approval of revisions to

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board policy JK JK restorative community service. >> Madam President, I recommend to approve of the changes JK. I

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>> have a motion second. >> AJ Wilson, >> yes. >> And Bennett, >> yes. >> Mark Emry, >> yes. >> Michelle Ericson, >> yes. >> Susie K, >> yes. Motion carried. >> Okay. Item 10.05, approval of the request for RFP for independent legal

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counsel. >> So moved. >> So moved. >> Seconded. >> AJ Wilson. >> That's with the uh >> with the chang. And you're giving me permission to make the changes.

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>> Yes, ma'am. Let me let me just read this whole section here just so I got it for the record. Move to approve requests for RFP as amended >> um for independent legal counsel for the board of education and authorize the RFP to be posted through bidna on August

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5th, 2026 with authority for the board secretary to complete bidet posting fields and make a nonsubstantive administrative or formatting corrections that do not alter the scope, evaluation criteria or material terms approved by

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the board. So, we had a motion and a second. >> All right, hold on. I wrote it on the wrong sheet. >> AJ Wilson, >> yes. >> And Bennett, >> yes. >> Mark Emry, >> yes.

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>> Michelle Ericson, >> yes. >> Susie K, >> yes. >> Motion carried. >> All right. Item 11.01, approval of consent agenda items. Do I have a motion? >> So move. I'll second. >> AJ Wilson,

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>> yes. >> And Bennett, >> yes. >> Mark Emry, >> yes. >> Michelle Ericson, >> yes. >> Susie Kins, >> yes. >> Motion carried. Okay. The next regular board meeting is scheduled for August 18th, 2026 at the

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Educational Services Center, 24951 East 50, Colorado, beginning at 6 pm. Do I have a motion to adjourn the meeting? So move. >> I'll second. AJ Wilson, >> yes. >> And Bennett, >> yes. >> Mark Emry, >> yes.

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>> Michelle Ericson, >> yes. >> Susie K, >> yes. Motion carried. 658 Okay,