Uh each week we highlight students or staff who have been caught being amazing. We give out t-shirts, pencils, stickers. Um, we have little bees from Greenfield Savings Bank that kids love and really just try to recognize them for all the good that they're doing in each day. The third standard is standard was around family and community engagement. The goal was to provide access in multiple formats to families and community members with engagement opportunities at each school. Some of the highlights we've uh taken up are my weekly parent updates in using S'more, the radio spots on WHI and Bear Country, the numerous community and family events and site visits, and our transportation and translation services. I try to highlight for folks so they know where to find me in my where's the superintendent going to be next in the parent update. I will be at the band concert tomorrow night at Greenfield High School.
Um but it's specifically earmarked for things like teacher professional development. So when there are those kinds of professional development opportunities that teachers want and that's what we tap into. Um we're good for the next year and a half, two years. Um and potentially assuming does a really good job again um they are releasing the federal reprint. Again, we weren't sure if the federal government was going to release that to districts. They are. So we're going to apply for that. Um again, we just got that notification. Um so that would be the only direct impact to us. As Susan said, everything else comes to us through the state. So we we apply for a lot of the entitlement grants and all the other grants and we're given that money from the state. The state has received their bucket of money from the feds and then they give it out to the districts.
And it was a it was a gratitude video to say thank you to all the people that worked in the summer to make the school ready to go. And she just did it in 24 hours. So she has now become my new this is my third AP. She gets all the stuff done. She's a doll seventh grader. I still got another year with her. So, she created the video piece that's in here. She's incredible. [Music] I love how I love. [Music] We are committed to creating an inclusive and engaging environment where every student feels [Music] valued. It doesn't get better than this. When it comes to the staff, when it comes to the students, we are one team, one dream. [Music] Heat [Music] up here. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat [Music] up here. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] So that's part of our recruiting video, too.
But it was on a past agenda because someone had brought it up. It was purchase right and there was flyers attached of what it was about. If you look back, you might Yeah. So that was um a curriculum that the special education teachers really liked and have been talking to the special education department about and so that was purchased and then training was given on how to implement it.
Um, you know, I I think I've been here for eight years now. Um, and in my experience, it's been beneficial. Not just for me, right? Obviously, it's lovely for me to have a pull out space, but the kids, they do better. I've I've had years where there haven't been a space. Last year at Noble, I didn't have anywhere, and I just eventually started pushing into an empty classroom next door. and the difference it made in some of my little friends. It's I'm concerned, you know, uh, Brook Tree and Majestic, I appreciate them greatly, but Northwood especially taking the mods of your classes, uh, they need they need a dedicated enclosed space, right? Um, and obviously, um, my toy on babies are all going out into the rest of the district and a lot of them are going to Vincy. If we could have space there as well, I think that would help them.
Let's pack it up. We're done." Um so we went with the AB um 8 period rotating block. Um a lot of the schools we talked to said the anchor day has some hindrances. So, we just took their word and said, "Okay, we we'll we'll listen to you guys. You've tried it and and exited it." So, um we went with that and that's kind of been the schedule that we've stuck with so far. So um if y'all could jump in for just a second. I was at the tables if you guys remember when we were going through this and ident identified those 14 problems and things and I the way you skipped through it and I know that's the way we've designed the presentation but it doesn't represent the blood sweat and tears that actually was going on at those tables talking about being able to pull this off.
Lacrosse, flag football, and hockey players who've competed for district teams at the state playoffs. And track and athletes who have performed well at regional events and will be competing starting tomorrow at the state track meet. And many more of you have done other things outside of our purview. You've been e you've done esports. You've been equestrian riders and dancers. Many of you received state and and um league honors. Athletes, we are proud of you. Thank you for competing for the Thunder. Furthermore, many of you future industry leaders have demonstrated tremendous leadership and creativity in other activities, including creating business pitches and projects and presenting them at Future Business Leaders of America and DECA competitions at the state and national level. Competing in hosted competitions and creating new innovations and presentations in the biomedical sciences, competing in spa speech and debate and winning a state champion in speech.
After starting her career pathway as a registered nurse, she soon realized that her true passion was in being an educator. Ginger has served in many roles from the classroom to administrative, including earning her national board certification as a science teacher, and serving as a middle and high school principal, an assistant superintendent of student achievement, and a superintendent in the state of Washington. Ginger is proud to be back in her home state of Colorado as a superintendent of Academy District 20, where the team one spirit ensures that all students strive. So, please everyone put your hands together and give a warm welcome to Superintendent Ginger [Applause] Hopper. Well, congratulations class of 2025 Eagles. Today is the culmination of your hard work, your resilience, and your dedication. This is your moment to reflect on all you've accomplished and take pride in your journey. Our D20 vision for you is that you have the knowledge, skills, and character necessary to be successful beyond graduation.
I'm here to be of service. Uh my uh website has my cellular telephone number if you want to call me. Um, but if you want to write it down, it's 480-6281037. So, I encourage anybody who has a problem at the state level or just needs help with anything having to do with government um, to let me know. So, like I say, just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I know we've met before to breakfast and some of us know each other already because we're in the community, but you know, thank you for for your service on on the board and um, if I can be of service, just let me know. Okay. Thank you. Wife broke her foot, so I got the kids. Okay, we're going to move on to the consent agenda. Does anybody have any um questions, comments, concerns of the consent agenda?
So, thank you. Very, very impressive. Scholars, you did an amazing job. I think I'd still be up there trying to figure out the fractions. [Applause] So, it was so impressive to see the data that you showed within such a short period of time, the increase. Um, but I I want to know what challenges you faced and how you overcame those. Some challenges that I faced was getting the kids to buy into the content. Um, for a long time, these kids were used to learning in a really traditional way. But in my room, I had to defront the classroom and really get those students to buy into their learning. And through doing that, I was able to facilitate activities rather than stand up in front of the classroom and give them information like they're a bank. Um, now in my classroom, these students, they stand when they work.
Same thing with developers. The big uh buzzword that we hear is 40B, right? Developers can come in and kind of bypass zoning. and me and Joe are on the affordable uh housing trust, so we talk about it all the time. Um, but the question is who's speaking to these developers? Who's speaking to the people that potentially can help to increase revenues in some way, some some form or fashion, right? Um, and when I say that, developers have a big opportunity in our community. They have a big opportunity to grow our community, right? With uh maybe even a younger base. Joe Joe talked about maybe our community as getting a potentially younger a younger base of um families and and people that can bring revenue right around downtown. There's a lot of opportunities, but this is all going to come back to relationships. What are our relationships and what are the people on the select boards experience with those relationships and how does that uh impact us financially?
Yeah. And on the time thing, just from your perspective as a parent, the number of opportunities sometimes people can feel overwhelmed if there's too many, but then they're like, "Hey, I wasn't able to make make one and maybe they think they need more." How do you feel the the balance of that uh is as far as just the just sheer number of opportunities could go either way is too many or not enough? Right. I mean I think you know when you think of a small school it's a lot. I think it's a lot for staff but that being said as a parent I feel like there's such value in having multiple opportunities to continue to engage as many people as possible. So, um I think the hardest thing is really trying to figure out how to how to diversify so you can reach all different types of families.
if you don't read the parent update before 7 o'clock tomorrow. So, if you want to come, please join me there. I try to engage in the community and uh events that happen districtwide, really showing the importance of being involved, being available. We had a wonderful yellow conference at the high school recently. It was great to listen to student voices. We had the district-wide band concert earlier this year and really uh plan on, you know, going to more places as the year unfolds. We always love our food truck supper nights in the summer, so those are always something to look forward to. We had the taste of world cultures recently at the high school and we celebrate bingo for books. We had a math night as well at the elementaryaries. It was a highlight to join Nate Woodard. He received the MLK Junior Bright Light Award at GCC.
if you don't read the parent update before 7 o'clock tomorrow. So, if you want to come, please join me there. I try to engage in the community and uh events that happen districtwide, really showing the importance of being involved, being available. We had a wonderful yellow conference at the high school recently. It was great to listen to student voices. We had the district-wide band concert earlier this year and really uh plan on, you know, going to more places as the year unfolds. We always love our food truck supper nights in the summer, so those are always something to look forward to. We had the taste of world cultures recently at the high school and we celebrate bingo for books. We had a math night as well at the elementaryaries. It was a highlight to join Nate Woodard. He received the MLK Junior Bright Light Award at GCC.
So that's the only grant that we currently have that's directly connected to the federal government. Now is that $30,000 grant a front load or is that a back road? Okay. So that makes it untouchable. Once we get it, we get it and then we have you know our timelines in which we have to spend the money each year. You have to spend C not have to do an end of project, end of year um report because I know the MSP being backed as being yanked. Correct. We are not one of those districts that didn't call down our money like we get our grants, we take our money right away and then so we're not going to lose in that regard. So that the state when they apply for the their next round of grants, the ones that don't come directly to us, the ones that they get, when do they have to start doing that?
That'll be on. But I thank you all for your attention and letting me come and drag on our school. Super proud of it and can't wait to see where we're going next. Thank [Applause] you. Phenomenal work that you do at Rogers Park, but the efforts that you undertaken over the years to change the reputation of Park is because you changed the climate and the culture there. um and and the belief in the students. So, I just want to say thank you for that. That's everything. So, thank you. Thank you.
Any questions on this? When will I do have a question when Okay, so this was your um first year um draft and so So that's like the for the upcoming year. Upcoming year. Yeah. And then um is this going to become an action item in the future that we um need to approve or adopt? And then that's that would be ideal. I mean, we don't have to, but if that's something you guys would like to see, we can certainly do that. You know, like like with the LCAP, you legally have to like do all of it, right? So that's that's a local board decision, right? So like if you guys want to say, "Okay, I want it to be the f like we want to see the final, fill in the blank." Mhm. And then after that maybe give some time to like okay now now now that you have you've finalized year one that would make sense to now start adding year two year three year four so okay I just wasn't sure when we might see like the final draft and then updates.
Um, thank you for your time and your help. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Waters. That concludes our public comments. Thank you everyone. We shall continue with the agenda and agenda item number 10 is reports and presentation. Uh Dr. Fuentes, please. Yes. Thank you, President Boak. Uh the next item that we have here is 10A. It is our measure U independent citizens bond oversight committee annual report. And this evening, I'd like to welcome Frank Consilla, our chairperson of the Seabbach, who will provide his report to you. Welcome, Frank. Thank you, everyone. Thank you, board of trustees, Dr. Fuentes, and the rest of the board and uh community members that uh I see a lot of them are leaving now. Well, any anyway, um sorry, first of all, sorry for the delay. I was out of the country for a for a while. So I was not able to bring the report earlier, but I'm I'm here to make the the updates for this year.
We we believed in it was the number one thing. Wanted to make it work for the kids. Wanted, you know, and had so many roadblocks financially um contract um issues that we were going to have to go through that I don't know about you, John, but I didn't really hold out much hope for getting it anytime soon. So the fact that the district was able to pull this off in conjunction with partnership basically too with CUTA, they were part of this working relationship. Um I I just I want everyone to understand just how much struggle and thought went into pulling this together. And yes, Rockland was a big help, but um Chico Unifi did their due diligence as well and convinced the rest of us that were just, you know, the board members and otherwise sitting there at the tables that this really was going to benefit the students, which was the number one thought to begin with.
state championship in speech as juniors crafting engineering marvels through project lead the way including launching supersonic rockets and creating drones aimed at your principal's head creating new clubs like women in STEM and engineering and getting national news recognition for a swing that charges cell phones your brilliant minds are truly going to shape the future and finally many of you have served our campus in various service organizations including No Place for Hate Air Force Junior ROC sources of strength, national honor society, different honor societies for each content. And I want to give a special s shout out to our st students who have led our special events all four years. They planned, they prepared many unique events including Thor Wars. And remember class 2025, it was not rigged. You were champions. Graduates, you are remarkable people and I am proud to have seen you grow. As you continue your journey, please remember these successes and achievements were the products of your hard work and dedication.