001Motion for order of meeting ordinary session corresponding to Tuesday, the 9th September 2025. Members can participate by electronic means or in person. Did she Could I take attendance? Chávez present. Metler present. Misnick present. Queen Leda, present. Rushpresent present. Hunger, present. Thank you. I invite you to pay attention to the screen for recognizing the land this afternoon. The Bolde Valley School District resides in ancestral lands unjustly taken from the people Ute, Puebloan, Arápajo, Cheyén, Apachen, Abajo and 48 other associated nations these lands that they have called their home since time immemorial. We acknowledge the atrocities committed here, including the painful story of genocide, forced assimilation to alienate the indigenous inhabitants of their lands with the support of the United States government Joined. The Bolder Valley School District is aware of the many peoples indigenous people and
002dignified cultures that care the earth with strength and resistance. The Bolde Valley School District recognizes the stories of the land in Colorado and the survival of the many nations that have carried their oral traditions to the present. It is BBS's responsibility to educate our students so that we can to celebrate and respect wisdom and knowledge of indigenous peoples and actively join together to address the injustices. By offering this recognition of the land, we affirm and honor the history, wisdom and traditions oral traditions and resilience of peoples indigenous people and recognize the responsibility to care and appreciate this land together. I would like to remind you that the mission of Bolder Valley School District is create learning opportunities challenging, meaningful and engaging so that all children may thrive and be prepared for a successful life and
003civic engagement. Good afternoon. Thank you all for being here and for attending this meeting, even if it's online. Motion of order seconded by Kiri Chávez, yes. Nick, yes. It remains, yes. Rushb, yes. Sergeant, yes. Anger, yes. Thank you. The ayes have it. The next item on this agenda is the student moment. It's the first time This school year we have the moment student. We are very excited And with that, I hand the microphone over to Dr. Anderson. Thank you, President Rush Paul. Council members, it's good to see you to everyone for this school year. As you know, it's a student time to learn and discover leadership in their school, in their community. We've just started the year school and it's time for the high school students for shine. Each team From high school, choose a
004name and They want to lower their stress levels and to learn about leadership. Before to move on to first for the new students I enter, my name is Bars, I am from the Bolder High School, very proud panther in our program of leadership. In this program, what What we're doing is the first day of school We have activities that we do with to get to know them better. It's just for first-year students. It's a school It's very big, but you can see a little bit. smaller if it is a successful use. And this helps to create interpersonal relationships very important. Always have a face friendly in the hallway, someone who calls you by your name. And we have a seminar for those of first year. Freshman. We are always reviewing with them, making sure of
005that are fine. And well, part of our mission this year, This year we have newsletters weekly to keep us up to date with that is happening, although we don't have to see them physically, But of course, if we run into them We greeted them in the hallway as well. We're going to the activities sports. We're going to have lunchboxes, We are announcing and promoting the clubs and the mission of this program, the pride of the panthers. Well, often the freshmen or first year They are very nervous because they've just started. So, We want them to feel welcome, that return and become a more integral part from high school. It's a program very important and very big. Thank you. Hello, My name is Sydney, I am a representative of the leadership program of the Centaros High
006School in La Fayet. We do something very similar during the guidance for our students freshman. that allows them to make new friends, that they get to know the seniors, the juniors and higher degrees emphasizing opening the opportunities of who have experience in education especially, that is culturally diverse, that everyone receives the same orientation experience is so important to them as to everyone the others. Our work at Centauros being the fourth year is to be set an example and follow the values of centaurs of honor, achievement, empathy, and that they arrive become fourth-year students living the values of our school. At Centar High School we have many opportunities like school business and we learn skills that we don't otherwise have. that way we wouldn't learn And this is very good for when we request entry to
007various universities. We also have activities such as having a tutor, student, especially before exams. This It helps to create a community among everyone students and the benefit of fourth-year students are we find opportunities to be tutors. Thank you. My name is Santiago Caliberry, I am Vice President and for our guidance, for those of First year, we have team night where we have activities just for the freshmen throughout the day AND We also reviewed our summer activities like writing postcards on orientation day. There are cheerleaders and all the teachers, huh? wearing school t-shirts and we want to demonstrate that really Ferview is a community for them that will support them throughout their time in high school. Uh, they have the opportunity to do questions to all the presidents of the clubs to see which one they
008like in which one would you like to participate in? And as he said, it's a very good school. big, but we want it to be for them feel a little smaller and cozier and how to support each other. We want make sure they know all the opportunities, all the activities and the clubs, that they be encouraged to participate in sports and that we can we can announce a club like the ski club or a club of sports activity that they realize we have many activities available. for them and let them decide where they would feel better. Something very important is that to the fourth-year high school students that greet them and as a student of first year. Thank you. Hello, my name is Ojalia Nolakowski and My name is Ben Limited. Are fourth grade students
009year at Monarch High School. Have a program called Mohai. It's a program mentors for the new students have a transition eh positive and that they feel Welcome to high school. We have a seminar where they don't stop that participate in breaking the ice, that they can all make questions, that don't feel overwhelmed by such a high school large, but on the contrary, that it feel welcome. Well, we helped and reached out to those people, new students, so that so they don't feel alone, so that they don't have your lunch alone. Some students feel nervous because they don't know anyone, others They start out very involved in many activities. This program is a an opportunity for them to meet themselves and know what activity they I would like to do that. For us as students, leaders
010It's about facing our challenges and applying our skills as leaders, since we are seniors, fourth-grade students, and teach the new students everything the school. And in the near future we want to continue building meaning of community so that each of the students feel proud to be part of Monark and that feels included and that are included as in the activity during a week uh with lots of fun and that they find something they can participate. Thank you. It is a model group of very good students outstanding. Thank you. We have questions. Yes, Kitty. Well, I don't have a question, but I have a comment because I really... I love what you guys are doing with some differences. I remember my first day of high school in 1969. I was terrified. My dad had told me
011when he finished of entering high school and said, "The students in grades superiors force you to carry his books, They tell you things that don't exist and many things." So, I was very scared when I walked in on my first day and Fortunately, I realized that nothing That was true. Now, when I see everything you all They are doing this to welcome the new students, I am very proud of you as leaders. And being a freshman, a first-year student This year might be something that scares you, but You take care of little ones groups. What are some tips that have found that they are useful in helping their to their first-grade classmates? AND Any of you can answer. Well, as a first-year student, one of the best things you can Doing the freshman thing is
012interacting with your classmates or join some equipment that at first you don't feel so excited to go in, even if you have a a little bit of interest. Uh, try to integrate, go to the debate team to see or try something new. Hills It's important to be there in the classes, participate in sports, or something. Something I've realized is that as leader and and many times on the first day I I realize that they don't want to be there There, you feel weird and what I do I joke around, I try to laugh at myself. We made it fun and ended up taking Very good, having a good time. deal. Well, mm I feel like I'm sitting next to a student. who was reluctant to participate, and I asked him, what are you doing? How
013is your day? And create that connection. And thank you. That's why. What you do is very important and also uh It also means collaborating with teachers. What you do is very important, Alex. I'm pleasantly impressed with this program orientation for new students. We want to continue supporting him in our budget. Uh uh and I want to acknowledge how the teachers and school staff He's supporting him too. It's because generally, uh, the clubs too They need adult support. My daughter charm in the humans vs. the club zombies and eventually became president of the club, but whatever the activity where they find the niche, where they feel comfortable, but I want to thank everyone who supports This program. That's what school does that it's fun And that's a great solution for those students who were not having
014fun before. Thank you. The next topic this afternoon is a team working session executive of the district accountability committee. Dr. Anderson, right? TO DAC members, please, if you want introduce themselves and state which school they represent. Thank you for receiving us. I am BR. I am one of the coaches. I represent Cresview, the primary. I have a student in Kindergarten and thirdly. This is the first time that I am a member of the community. I hope to represent all of us district. Hello, my name is Felisha Bormen. Is I think I've already met them. Is I am vice president with Ali. I have two younger students, first grade and second. And I have another son who is going to start the next year. My name is Eren Romano, I represent Douglas. I have a child
015of fifth grade and I have a student seventh grade. This is my third year in DAC. My name is Abi Bulck. I represent Columbine Elementary School. I have one of fourth grade and one in kindergarten. The The relationships here in DX are spectacular. We are here to be useful. Hello, my name is Claus, I represent Elementary. I'm so excited about being here representing the schools from the mountains and we want to start the conversation. Thank you very much and thanks to all for their service. If they have seen our board meetings in the In the past, they realize how much We appreciate DAC's work. Members of the Public Council that we Listen, here we talk about topics of general interest. AND During the summer, DAC leadership reviewed our policies with anticipation. Uh, work has already
016been done with anticipation. They were going to talk about some changes in this new school year and that They want us to work reviewing informally. Very well, to begin with we would like review some topics. Uh, we sent them some material yesterday, I hope they have the material inside From you, an update in two weeks you will approve the membership because eh is who is represented in DAC. We want that the entire community of the district school is represented in DAC. We have 56 for those schools that have not yet We have three schools that still We don't have representatives, we want recruit them. for those people who are here in the room and why they come online Brunfield Prep or Brunfield High School, We would like to invite you to learn more about what
017is it about this committee and that it participates this year. Let's go currently those families whose children qualify for free or reduced-price lunch they are uh They are not fully represented, and this This coincides with previous years. We have a committee that is reviewing the data and we want to find a way to progress so that everyone is represented properly. We want to make sure that our recommendations May everything be alright with you. appropriate and especially for those voices that don't are represented here and we are establishing strategies to solve this problem. Uh, we want you to There needs to be more diversity on our committee. DAC leadership and I give the floor to Felicia, who is going to talk about the priorities. Okay, very good. Oh, thanks. We have, let's say, a map like
018a summary of our priorities. Uh, one priority is that it's not... in accordance with the statutes Hey It refers to the system of operations. We believe that we are working arduously to update the SAC manual and DAC so that it actually works. Also We see the training topic for the members. We want to talk about what it is Exactly what is SAC, what is DAC and what we have in common, which is the responsibility and make these training sessions carry it out in person. And so did it that We need to establish the connection between SAC and the work of DAC. Always request Feedback and opinions from SAC to Time to update the policies and have a stronger connection between the two committees. in terms of the priorities of the subcommittees eh in the policies.
019And I think Nicole He mentioned this. We want to identify three policies during the year to treat the basic instruction programs and have a 3-month review cycle these policies and present our recommendations and present our opinions. AND Of course, of course there are changes in the calendars, We remain flexible. Yes, I'm hearing very good things. What is the mechanism through which you request Customer service opinions? Well, we've decided gather eh forms from Google Docs For eh, it's an open format Hey And we have a list of questions, Not all apply, but those who want to to answer information in which we are very interested parties who would help us to present recommendations, But there are different ways to collect information, it can be in a more formal or less formal. Yes. And one of the
020tools we use in the segment, For example, we don't have a list of some of specific topics. Hey, The chair of the subcommittees is going to are evaluating the 3-month cycles and also include a list of questions and guidelines to follow. and we're going to to do it three times this year and from there we go to take the lessons learned, what structures have we established And after that, uh, we're going to also use this information next year. And yes, we always want to report where we have deficits information and close those gaps. Yes, Alex, I always enjoy hearing from you and the entire organization which implies. Always We want the SAC to be very operational and useful. What I do is tour the schools and obtain their information or innovations What changes are they
021making? RTI, all that and then since you See how the policies or changes how they implement them and I say, But how many parents are there? Do they have time to see all this? he change of administration, such as the improvements we make. I know we have policies, budget, participation of parents, but I also want to know, We have the time to really Let's dive in and see what's there. doing school. It's a good transition over others things and I'm going to cover that and this answer their question directly. Okay, I'm going to talk about several angles. to begin. First, one of the priorities for this year are to support the conversations in the committees of school responsibility for the plan unified improvement and there is a connection there, but as our committee and also
022school committees, think about the vision of the school, what are the These are priority goals for data-based improvement. and think about the school committee. We are starting with what we have. This, if the teachers and leaders of the The school is inviting parents to observe what is happening in the schools, we are delighted to support more effort to make that happen. Us I'd love to talk a little more about how we can connect that with the strategic and improvement plans school. And regarding the participation of the Families, we are starting from the point of departure of operational practices. What is it like for schools that don't They have an accountability committee school in operation, how Should we start committees? We have 10 members in our committee and they are not sure if They have a
023school committee and we're not going to track to understand what is Moving on to the committee, how can one speak with the director to begin a conversation about these processes. AND We have had initial conversations with Dr. Bianca Gallegos about working together with families to co-develop a committee where we can delve deeper into those questions. We need to to base ourselves on that knowledge and to generate ideas. And what are the high-impact practices? We can be thinking and sharing with schools so that families really know what is happening in your school building. Those are the experiences we can use to improve strategies. Then, Dr. Gallegos shared with us, what can they do parents at the primary level, the mathematics curriculum and base ourselves on that. How can we ensure that parents can see the new
024How can we teach math in action? Which is better? What is difficult? Other example shared by the doctor Gallegos, this, how can parents support learning about careers at all school levels. Many of us have careers full time and we can come share our expertise with the students in high school or those in the secondary school they are planning This is your high school schedule or same in kindergarten so that explore. We can talk about that creatively so that parents can participate And it's a first step. I covered two updates in my answer to member's question Metler. I want to take a step back quickly in terms of planning of the improvement plan and the data. This, Hopefully that's under development. We're looking for opinions about that. And I want to confirm that we haven't plans
025completed. We are working in partnership. We are waiting to coordinate an improvement session and budget for our committee. Our goal is to model how committees the school conversation around the budget that begins with the plan strategic, our priorities for the plan has been improved and we are waiting Do it in a month. I believe it is approaching rapidly. We have already started planning in terms of budget, the big changes that We are planning. In the past we have tried several ways to request opinions of parents and community around budget. What are What are the important things for you? What are these values? That's it. good questions and they can continue to be part of the conversation in our school committees. We would also like a little more structural rigidity so that we could generate conversations
026that lead to an east actionable suggestions for you. For next year. We are going back to work questions we are going to give to the committees schoolchildren and we are going to reflect on how district committee regarding the budget and plan. We are spending and allocating resources in alignment with the priorities strategic. So we want the community and parents do a little analysis. What do we want? achieve? Let's see if we can fit this in. Since we're spending money, the school staff are aligned that we are spending on priorities strategic and if we are not fulfilling them, What are the other questions that What do we have to fill these gaps? A question we want to carry out at the schools where We noticed good progress. What are the hypotheses about the resources that Are
027they guiding this progress? We need to reflect on what We do the same thing we did 2 years ago. to see the results that have been celebrated the district in recent weeks, where we feel we need more progress. Which changes, not which ones? new resources, but what changes can help accelerate growth And improvement? thinking about how we spend currently the money to address some of the gaps in areas that we I would like to see more progress. And a third That's a question that would be interesting for the school committees, what are the significant investments that the What are the schools doing in the district? I'm probably wrong about the terms. Bill Suder can correct by using additional funds. Enton the funds of the organizations from parents and teachers when they have the parents and
028members of the community discretion regarding the dollars, How are they going to spend it? That's the big change we're experiencing. Speaking in terms of the budget, we are exploring regarding the budget and the unified plan of improvement. I think we covered all the topics we wanted to talk about. I was going to say, I appreciate everything that We do this talking about budgets, It is always related to the plan strategic. So, I think it's a good starting point. What the district does, the schools have a financial implication if they They may or may not see it. It's useful, it helps with work that everyone we are doing. It was a long time ago when I I participated in school committees, which It worked very well, we are considering regularly the allocations or assignments and how
029they spend the money and how helped to achieve or not the school goals. So, I think it's an exercise which helps a lot at school, because the school community understands and can help guide the conversation in the district about money. This, that is a wise decision on his part and I appreciate this change. So, one budget survey that was designed in a time when we had a lot of money, We don't have this one anymore. So, these changes and the process It would be very interesting to continue connect it to the data. And Jason Lelinia, I know with the new screen, no We can see when they raise their hands, then you can interrupt if you have Any questions? I don't want to forget that is online in its participation remote. Jason, thank you. Jason
030Laelinia if he wants to give his opinion and then Alex. Okay, thank you. I appreciate all the work. that they perform. I never served in the committee the responsibility committee of district, but I know it's a lot job. Yes, I served on our committee. school and in my first the first time I was Participating in school was a great experience working with the school. You mentioned, I think there are 10 committees this, that they didn't know how they were working. Last year they had an analysis of The committees have more information where we have gaps, where there are resources. We possibly have the resources to help them form a new committee in their school. Yes we have it, I don't have it in in front of me, but when we command, when we are going
031to hand in our membership, in several weeks we can give them some analysis based on the representation on the committee of district. That gives us a little bit of information. We have 80% of the schools that have a school accountability committee that It's working somehow. That's not it. It reaches quality, but in the spring It's been two years since we did the survey, then we're going to have more information. So it's probably a good one time for us to revisit that information such as follow-up. If I don't know However they're going to do it, but if they could to know what the barriers are To the resistance, it is leadership, lack of interest, as I mentioned, or the communities that don't have much representation. I'm curious about these barriers and if there is anything that
032we could do at the district level. Some schools that have communicated to search for more data. For example, we have had an administrator who attended the training in August in the last 3 years. We are definitely trying do a great job helping the school committees to begin We're going to collect more of these too. quality information from leaders parents who are trying to raise their own school committees for this year. I appreciate your focus on not only in having a committee of school responsibility, but that function well and efficiently and so that they understand their role. Thanks for I'm leading this and I anticipate seeing more committees. more robust. Not only that all the Schools have that committee, but that work better. Kitty, sorry, Alex Kitty Beth. I will reiterate my thanks for your I
033work and I appreciate the effort so that school committees are effective in all schools. My wife served in the district committee and I believe that leaders represent the school because they understand many things, No? I am very impressed. This, I the I looked at my wife for a long time, the They asked many other questions people and she was like a coach a Just a little something to share about what's there Moving on to the budget. I I share your interest in that is easier to understand, more transparent. And in service of that I I'd love to know while you're... which ones they set in their own budget These are the questions they have about budget so that we can because What is it that they don't understand? Because It has about 300 pages. It's
034hard to know what's there. on the different topics. So, I have everyone's interest in having more transparency in all aspects of budget. So, I'm very grateful for a good set of questions that the community has. I appreciate the suggestion. We are aware that the the information deficit at the level school and also at the district level. Part of the challenge of having a Robust conversation is when people He doesn't understand the landscape. Uh, we have some members of his committee who have interest specifically in what was describing. It's a spring project. So we will ensure that this autumn while We are updating the process of request budget information, We're going to collect the questions for track them in the second half of the year school. And hopefully they understand this school finances and can share
035it with the rest of us. We're going to support them and continue monitoring. Kirio Beth He probably answered the questions, I forgot my headphones and didn't understand. I only heard half of what he said. So, all the policies that are passing is the same cycle as the advice, because I thought I heard that He said you elected him, sorry that I couldn't hear properly. I think that probably choose That's not the right thing to do. I probably said choose, but we develop a list of policies aligned with the School Board agenda, but we are flexible, needs change, Well, agendas aren't fixed, then can Change if necessary. Thank you. I wanted to make a comment on Regarding the question you are asking in the budget survey. Are these well thought out to incorporate? Information from the
036School Council? I am looking forward to receiving this information. I won't be in the advice when they present it in the spring, but I'm still going to be member of the community and with a lot I'm happy to listen to them. I appreciate the work you are doing on this topic. I wanted to give credit currently some of the members of district staff to align with the unified improvement plan. If they align their work with the scheme that already exists in the district, it may be a good way of doing things. So, we give credit beyond our group and also echoing the Kitty's question and the comments that are performing. It is a reality that Sometimes the topics speed up quite a bit fast based on other flows of work, the other things that are
037emerging, changes state changes or to At the federal level, the changes change our priorities. So, what are the policies that We do this for Do you support certain choices or changes? The policies that you had referenced, we're going to possibly look at them this quarter. when they are working on this new process where you have identified, can to consider that there are ways to collect information about the different policies in a more... early or possibly They receive a lot of information, but they are not working on the recommendations to the time. Just in case, our pace changes. I don't know if it's possible, but I'm thinking, what if we need something fast? And the council can decide, Do we want to postpone that in order to receive the community information or We can make a
038change and then Shall we come back later? So, there are tools that we have. When we think about the timeline, the process, but we value the information from your committee and we want to ensure that These three topics are interconnected. And there are many opinions in the community about what is happening and its Information is important and need. I think it's a good idea. We need to think about how we could do it do. We received this guide, we have this information about the tasks and We have questions about the ratings and policy ratings. As a formal agreement there is opportunity to have this use those natural points of connection between these topics. So, on all those topics, This instructional program and task They are variables. And so that's my recommendation. I I saw Alex
039raise his hand. I wanted To repeat, it's good to know in my observation about the policy we implement here. We receive information, we recommend the We'll discuss any changes immediately. to the legal team, this 'a' indicates the changes in the document and He presents it again among us and We have this meeting to see the end. Then, the most significant changes will be implemented. Early is better than later, because That's what we mean when we talk about changes. that moment we have to review it all. I wanted to reiterate that receiving the information earlier, it allows us to advise talk about the topic and have more influence. Jorge, thank you by This presentation is very complete. I'm very impressed with the work. What is he doing? I had the benefit of presenting this the report
040to the council in the last meeting this and the priorities and goals of the statute of the school accountability committee and budget alignment and plan unified critical improvements in particular because we're talking about the years 26 to 28 is a lot of work. So, They have to take that into account. Uh, when We think about the metrics, we have to setting goals, this, because it can be a very spring busy when it passes. I appreciate what They are working directly with families, society among families and schools. And you mentioned that are under representation of certain groups and They need to ask themselves, then, how do How are school committees formed? Which do they select? And whoever creates this or develops new staff for these these groups. can be much more than that It may seem
041like it, but we can do better. This community extension connection with our families. It is very important. Thank you for your information. Yes, it's very important to us. We cannot Give him good guidance if we don't receive it from him. the entire community. One thing we've heard from the committees that work best are having connections different, this, are occupying this Fed teams, families and educators together to encourage the stake. So if the team of Fed can attend the meetings of the community ah responsibility committee school, there are certain meetings that These can be joint meetings between the school responsibility committee and the Fed, including This could also be a very large, including the organization of parents and teachers. We need to think about it creative way, encourage participation because these are the processes that already
042They exist in certain committees. And also we want to consider that reality that the Parents need to be connected with schools in a way where they feel more comfortable and where they can add more value. It could be a committee of school responsibility, but if it's not The timing is right. But those channels creative communication are very important. We want to hear the voices representative of the communities for so we can know which one is best for the school community. I'm interested in how we support and create strong committees for schools in the mountains. Can you talk a little bit about What are they doing? I'm in community outreach. family-friendly and in the mountains it's very It's difficult because they live very separately. It's unlikely they'll come for the parent-teacher organization, no speaking of the
043accountability committee school. This is my fourth year serving in the district. I don't know what's going on at my school with the other parents, this, the parents They are confused about what it is. parent-teacher organization or this school responsibility committee. Some are very visible in the parents, the The information is there, but overall it's difficult for parents who are beginning in particular in kindergarten to ensure that everyone knows what the expectation. It's very difficult to say, "Yes, I'm going to serve on this committee without knowing "Exactly what it's about." So, We are working on these materials. this year too. While they are thinking about the unified improvement plan and the strategic plan and tying it to the School data is alarming the communities or responsibility committees schoolchildren focus on the results and the learning conditions
044in Colorado. There is a survey for the Teachers, data is available. Are encouraging people to look at that data. It's not always the data that we we see, delve deeper It's a little easier at the site level talking to people in the community. The concerns that rise to the level of advice They would be very useful as a discussion in the school committees. Having that idea that the members of the school committees that are working together with the school staff to address what is important for the school individual. So, it would be good to use the data that are relevant at the level school. One of the new projects we have, Dr. Jessica Olsen is helping us at the district level. Regarding the climate data of school climate, we have a subcommittee on this of
045data this of the improvement plan and We are co-designing this session with the district team. Our goal is do it at the district level and align it with the practices and then this talk of how we can to do it at the school level, what is the protocol, what is the background, what kind of knowledge do we need for families and to have a good conversation about the data Important is something we wanted to do at the end of last year, but We need some planning and thinking about how to do it. So, if you have any recommendations or This guide would be useful for us. planning and we are considering our data us alone and plan and we're going to to delve into the school committees of having those conversations in April or May.
046He Last point I want to make, I know that They have regular meetings, they do a lot They work hard and have restrictions of time. In the state statutes they talk about It is about using and receiving feedback of the school committees. So, it's Those conversations are very important. Organic ones can help. I think they're going to have to make recommendations before the advice that uses their expertise, that They have this after several years, they have has been serving on the committee of district and the statute is clear who have to make decisions, make recommendations based on the things they have heard during the throughout a whole year. We have identified this with many opinions tonight. So if I take it in account. Council members, doctor Anderson. Thank you, President Raj Paul. Wanna Thank you
047to the members and the committee executive. In the 7 years I've been here, I have found partnership with the committee very valuable. It's a safe place to ask difficult questions, push the things that do matter and the leaders their committees guide. It's a time to be vulnerable. Is I'm part of a society and I learn a lot every time. I'm in a committee meeting district responsibility. I I understand that there are new difficulties in the communities. What are the questions? This, the concerns, the What they haven't understood is what we need work or clarify. I've found that incredibly valuable society and I want thank them for working in society because the comments like tonight is important, pays dividends and We are doing things to have This is the best. I want to thank you. Board
048members, any last words? Question or comment? Just to reiterate what he said Dr. Anderson, we greatly value the The work you do, your collaboration with us, what happens after here. Um, we're very grateful for all the work, the time and energy they have invested. Let's take a short break to arrange the room. Now that it has Our work session has ended, Welcome back everyone. The next item on the agenda is the Superintendent's report Dr. Anderson. Good afternoon. Thank you Chairman of the Rajp Council. Members From the Council, it's a pleasure to be with you. Thank you all for being with us us this afternoon. I'm going to start with what I believe is incredibly exciting news very important. We learned this week past that for the second year consecutive Bolder school valley He was accredited
049with state distinction from Colorado. We are the only district in the area, eh, to earn this dissection last year and this year we have collected more points in the performance of district framework that any other district. It is accredited with distribution. It's because part of the education department of state of Colorado. It is the greatest honor big. I feel very proud of to receive this recognition these two years in a row. And when We looked at the framework of the school performance, we see that all the schools in the BBSD are in the in the highest performance in the state and We would like to especially congratulate the primary Columbine that increased from priority improvement to states of improved placement. This, I want Congratulations to Columbine and congratulations to the educators and leaders around the
050district, council members. Talk later a lot about strategy and about the budget and responsibility, but I want to make it very clear that our community, you are the strength of our school district. We know that Our people are educators, leaders for professionals, all in the district, focusing on the best practical exercises in each class and providing Focused support where it is most needed. For all students, studying the strategic plan, the funds and referenced, interventions, us We are ensuring that all the students at BBESD the opportunity to to be successful. Looking at the results within the framework work, district performance, I think I am more proud of the growth than Many of our subgroups are doing in the reading. If you compare our district with other districts around the metropolitan area, our students get free lunches
051and reduced have the most growth high percentile in the state. Our students who qualify for many reduced free lunches Sometimes these are students who are learning more than one language. So, if you're a student with the Free and discounted lunch, this is the best place for you here in the trito Boulder Valley school. We embrace our most vulnerable students, ensuring that they are learning and growing incredibly. With all that said, our work still That's not how it ends. There are still gaps, there are still More work to do, and it's important. to stop and celebrate when we are given the chance. And I want to thank everyone in our school district by all their efforts. It really makes me I feel proud to say that BBD is the best place to learn and grow in
052the Denver metropolitan area. AND Congratulations to all. well done. And also if we think about our efforts within the strategic plan, specifically the Grand program Plus, I have a very good example. very unique in how this effort Grad Plus are seen at our school. This is where the students are. earning more than a diploma. On Friday to the students of Apex, program culinary, this in conjunction with the chef José Rosenberg, the owner and founder of Black Bellies, came to school ah culinary for the Denver food festival and came. And if they haven't gone to Blackberry, it's delicious. And if you haven't met Chef Rosenberg, He's an incredible human being. He came and spoke to the graduating students of the Boulder high school and if they had an opportunity to get to know ours students, it
053was a great experience. I want to thank Chef Rosenberg, to Blackbly and motivate to successful businesses, executives successful, who connect with us because we have students who are eager to learn another update exciting. A couple of weeks ago members of the council, this, the Apex construction students, go I'll see a lot of people down there. to the right. The first modular unit He left the factory. A big round of applause. The Bolder module is covered. This one with the white blanket. As you know, Boulderm is a center of construction this one that we are working on a partnership with Flat Habitat for Humanity, with the city of Bolder, of BBSD. This is part of a duplex we're expecting. put it on a foundation in October and provide this housing for 40 people here in the
054Boulder Valley, in the Ponderosa community, in the northern area from Bolder. We are very excited about this partnership we have with them and council members. For my next Update: I want to share something that We have updated our website during the summer. As you already know members of the council, in the part of at the top of our website based on comments that you have from the council Provided, we have a link for to report, to make a report so that student parents or staff to make a report. Hopefully our students never experience bullying, harassment, discrimination or threats or their parents, but if it is the In that case, you can select here. select, create a report, and we We will receive it. I know he's been working well because, as advice We have been
055receiving feedback from that families who when they do a Report the process, how long will it take? It takes time for the investigations and I know which is sometimes very frustrating because it doesn't We can share details about that, but it falls under the area of communications can select a point on eh under each topic to communicate with the families and we continue to motivate everyone so that they follow the work protocol and there is a section where we detail by what can't we share anymore information. We hope this helps our families and be able to incorporate this into the communication for our families, research to make them better informed about the process and the limits that we have. I want to give her lots of thanks to our advice and our community to push
056us towards this and I think the result is going to be something that It will help us all. And finally, Council members, I want to encourage parents and community members that they might be watching tonight Join the next academy group community leadership. This is a opportunity that we developed a couple of years for people within our community to learn more about our district, including explore the academic side, the part PBSD operations and sessions on creating resilient families and resilient communities. And if you are interested in learning more about BBD, This encourages you to apply for that you learn more about school, so that meet more people who have the same mindset as you. If you are If you're interested, you can go to bbd.org. This, and the deadline for filling out the The application deadline
057is September 18th. 2025. Last year we had 80 participants and we look forward to this training to more leaders through this academy leadership, and that's all I have council members. I'm ready to Ready for questions and before we begin I want to ask this question I announce that there is indeed a raccoon that is at the entrance doors. Yeah They're going out, I recommend they go out through the back door, from one side and walk around. So, if They want to avoid the raccoon, it's right Outside the door, he hasn't moved. this He is guarding and watching over the doors. So, avoid the main entrance for now. Yes, we live in in a place where there is wildlife. It could also have been a lion wild or a There are also bears among the members
058of advice. Who wants to start with the Comments for Dr. Anderson Kitty? Yes, I love them all. incredible news we received this evening. We have, I have a question about the achievement gap, because in 2017 They published a lot that was This is very important and I want to know how has changed. Very good question. No We have eliminated the gap, but we have closed a little. If there was a point where The gap in BBSD was the largest in the Denver metropolitan area. That one already That is not the case. There was a moment in BBD, We didn't have very high averages, but students in poverty who from several Hispanic, Latino, or student languages with disabilities, they were learning at levels much lower than their companions. And that is no longer the case. Which
059we have seen now and this year and because This is the fourth consecutive year that in the arts English language and mathematics we are seeing more students at the level of degree or above degree level and depending on the subject and the subgroup, Some of those groups are closing down gap faster than others, but the achievements in those subgroups are on the rise also. We are not seeing our growth and achievements in a small group of students who are doing very well and the three students with most vulnerable states, remaining Likewise, not everyone is improving and It is closing that gap rapidly. That's very good news! This really reiterates our commitment to the strategic plan by supporting to the students in those subgroups. And follow-up question, have a gap is not necessarily bad, but that
060the last this or the gap, the beginning The gap would be at the degree level. Me I would love for everyone to be where They have to be there, that would be a good thing. council members. Any others? ask? Jorge, thank you. This isn't so much a question, but a comment. First, I want to thank you. to you, to the council, to the district, and to the administration for all the work that They have done by following the strategic plan. Clearly this is a job in progress and I recognize that this does not happen through a single year, it's progress slow over a long time. We have invested in this, we've talked about the data and talks about performance and We know that this begins with the primaries and we look at the results there,
061reading and writing, we look at the results there, and I want to emphasize that this work This is progress, but we want, we must continue with the secondary ones, the high schools because it's easy to lose this movement we are in. AND I want to emphasize that our work As advice, he says that I'm under the plan strategic that we have to support all our students and invest the money there those last 7 years. Thank you for that job and I encourage them to maintain that approach. Thank you, Alex. Yes, continuing with what we just said Jorge, I reiterate my support for that. I know we talked about many things, But I believe that the achievements and things that what we are doing with the strategic plan to ensure that everyone students are learning more
062our first job. Uh, the funds differentiated, the infrastructure instructional, this support for improvement, This, many things that everyone is doing. It's a priority for us as a piece of advice as well. So, I plan to continue supporting this. as much as possible And I think it will always be ours. priority looking at the data. That is impressive, impressive growth sorry. And yes, there isn't much of a celebration. as it should be when looking at how cool which is seeing all the improvement we have seen. Congratulations. And I also want Congratulations to the communications team for the change to the website. I've been waiting for something like this. I think that It's a big step, a step forward. HE I thank you in particular as a member from the council, when someone has something If it
063doesn't work, they come with us and We are trying to explain what We can explain about the process. So it's nice to have a resource like this and to know that when we can't talk to They're not doing it because we're not doing it Nothing, except that we have limits about what we can say. And I know that from my position this is still the case It's very limited, but people are working very hard to resolve these situations when they don't go as planned we want and take It takes courage and leadership as a district to make that easier. So, let's go In other words, someone faced something very complicated or difficult, okay, Go ahead, come and talk to us. And I want to congratulate and give credit to whoever I know who it's due
064to. Congratulations, Superintendent Anderson and the team of communications. Thank you, Alenia. There was a question or comment that I had have. No, I'm fine, thank you. I just want to reiterate the Congratulations to our staff and students to do all this such hard work. It's been a big change, it's been a big without effort, we wouldn't be as successful as district with our students and also ah also to make a a connection to the leadership academy, if there is an opportunity for This is where parents get more involved. The People learn a great deal from how operates our district. they can get more involved with school or with the conversations about responsibility of the district. It's fascinating to learn about it. what we do here in the district and what We're doing this at BB.
065I'm very excited. and encourage people to participate, current members of the council, this, have I've participated in it, it's been nice to see This is what we're doing at BBD and I want to emphasize that a lot. Since there are no comments Additionally, we will continue to The next item on the agenda is the public participation. The next point in this council respect the public's right to speak on matters related to functioning of schools. To the The council does not endorse the comments of no speaker and reminds him of everything that They are responsible for their own speech. Each speaker will have 2 minutes to talk. You will see a yellow card when they 30 seconds left and an orange card when he has 10 seconds left. If they Time is up or you want
066to share For additional information, you can send a email to the councilor. We read all our advice as practice regular. Let's begin the public participation with issues related to what is in our agenda. Our first participant is David Loop. Good evening, my name is Devil and I am the mother of twin boys Lincoln and Luckitos in Craigside. I'm very worried about the changes proposed to the limits that would change my children to Bear Creek 202627. By that time, my children will have already spent 4 years at CSide, most of his experience in primary education. This the I would change the last 2 years. This I think the interruption would harm them academically, socially, and emotionally. Raising my children also gives me and were lost from being exposed to the body student with different backgrounds and
067experiences. and many colleagues and professors who come and visit from CU as students of various races. The being part of this environment, this helps them to feel connected and their point of view view. If he wants to develop a community, They say that, but in practice they are destroying. My sons Lincoln and Luck They have deep friendships, relationships built on trust, based in confidence with their teachers and staff and they feel like they're at home removing the Creekside community. This, It would hurt them a lot. Reconsider this because I want to finish by saying how it is How would you feel, or how would you explain it? to their children or that they can no longer see their friends or take part in the activities who want this after spending two thirds of their school
068life. There These limits should only be apply to new families. The families already there must of remain there to preserve the stability for children and strength and school resilience. Many thank you. The next participant is Julie Siemens. Good evening, my name is Julie Semen. I am the mother of two students at BBD, including one third grade in Creekside. I'm here to talk about My concern is the proposal to move the families of Creekside to Bri Creek. Those families were chosen, they were He said to choose schools two years ago, Many years ago, they chose Crixide. They spent years investing in the community school raising their children with other families from Crickside. Now they are telling them that they're going to have to move, one an unwanted transition. They have developed community and connection with this
069school. The district recognizes the importance of consistency. It seems that those families who chose At least they should be given the equivalent opportunity to stay here. The transitions and later in primary schools can have a harmful effect on their academic progress. Stress disrupts friendships that are essential for the development of children. There are many connections that I, as Working mom this I've created this and it's going to be very difficult. create those new connections when They've been in the same elementary school for so many years. changes to the community, this, and especially for children who wear From kindergarten onwards, it seems like a punishment. Them I ask the council to please reconsider this proposal by prioritizing stability, fairness, and well-being of our students when are planning these changes. Thank you for your time. Thank you.
070The next one The speaker is Chemens. Good night, My name is Tim Simens and I am the father of a third-grade student in the Crickside primary school. It's back there. And I am here to speak in opposition to plan for relocate elementary school students from Creekside to Bear Creek. My son doesn't go to be directly impacted by this change, but many of his colleagues class yes. For the time this plan once implemented, those students already More than half of their lives developing their own community together. Now, I'm sure you know about negative academic results associated with changing schools. Without embargo, I'm here to talk about the negative impacts of those who are going to stay there. These children are friends, have spent most of their lives together. They love each other in the way that
071Only children aged 8 can love. A key goal of his proposal, he says, is create a community. And I am asking that they please not destroy his small community. I appreciate the and I understand the changes and challenges that This council is facing And I am certain that many Families are going to choose to change districts precisely for those reasons that they describe in the plan. I'm simply asking that you give him the option. to students to stay. If there had been registration is open at CCK, would have been guaranteed a place in district. So I ask them, why who do they consider that guarantee to exist? And I demand those same rights for the students who are being changed. And that's all. Thank you. The next participant is Kathlen Gift. Good evening, council members.
072My My name is Kathle Donny Hue and I am a mother third grade student in the Crickside primary school and two students who will be new to Crickside. I'm speak here to talk about change proposed to the limits of Creekside to Bear Creek. Forcing students to do this transition to Bear Creek after having spent so many years in Creekside is unfair. When the Families chose Creekside and took in He says it was the best thing for his families, taking into account transportation, availability of neighborhood, friendships, programs afterwards Taking this option away from school is cruel and necessary. at a minimum this we must of to guarantee families the power continue at that school. Tell the parents who may be enrolled Open is a joke when they are trying to force our students to change, My
073son is worried about losing his three friends. They will lose not only their school, but to his classmates with the that have happened time developing friendships. Instead to take the children out and change them from their elementary school, please consider do it in phases by changing to kindergarten students change to current families and families that think to register. Thank you. The last participant speaking about The agenda items are Kim Trembath. Hello good evening. My His name is Kim Trembath. We are in the area And I would say that both schools are very hello good. But I'm going to say that I will argue to retain the decision of that my son goes to my school neighborhood. I chose Crixer because there was transportation, a truck. This was critical for me. Ah, because I have to
074go to Golden Colorado every day because I work there. So, that's very important to me. Another reason they mentioned parents is the international aspect of Crickside. my children, my first child He was able to meet a little friend from China, the My friend already moved to China, but that Those opportunities are part of it Crixire principle. This, the director He did a very good job there, this one, addressing that, and we must consider this when we are considering the limits. Having an option is very important. I also want to say that in previous sessions included questions about how it would impact the community scientist with the CGside community. I have spoken with these people from daycare that's nearby and also I am this working mother and the Most parents in Crixide also They both work,
075and both parents, and I think that It is very important when they are thinking in the community and why you are Why are you choosing that school? seeking that system support that can support. Another thing I want to point out, and that others People have already pointed out that there are many scientists who work. We know that There are many, we are going through a very difficult times, it is stressful and retain some consistency within of our community. At another meeting They previously discussed what problem they are facing. trying to solve. It was a problem of budget. I don't think changing the school zones this is really going to solve that problem. I think so. You're going to try to solve the problem, Bring the communities together, unite them, you can Perhaps it's about uniting
076two schools, and not this. separate two communities. Thank you. Thank you. The next speaker for the evening is Michael Wer. Hello, I'm Michael Wicker. I have a ninth grade and sixth grade student I wanted to talk a little more about the AI policy in schools. HE that cannot begin with the formal talks until January, But unfortunately, technology that is impacting our students It's not going any slower. Must to prepare students for a a future where they will have to have AI skills or tools for to be successful in their jobs. This is a transition, and this is... something that these employees demand that are coming in. Also to the same We must protect their minds. are being developed and consequences about this and the things that are happening this carrying the burden of time. That's
077a A very difficult balance. And I want to talk a little bit about that. protection. I believe there is an opportunity to develop AI principles in our learning curriculum, starting from the youngest to the greatest. There are toys that are who are being promoted to students who have this intelligence artificial and yes they will create dependency emotional based on those tools. We must guard and protect our children and train them that AI can feigning empathy, but not really that. And we must train our high school students to download boundaries in conversations when artificial intelligence is designed to continue the conversation. That's the company motivation for our teenagers. 33% of our Teenagers already use this AI conversations. And many are saying they prefer AI conversations that conversations with his colleagues because They say it's easier. We
078are entering in very dangerous territory and I want that if they think about this policy that Prepare them, we're going to prepare them students under the third column of strategic plan for the future and protect their minds that are developing. Thank you so much. Our next speaker tonight is Mary Henry. Here he has been awarded 2 J. Bons' additional minutes are both present. Good afternoon, members of the Council Dr. Anderson. My name is Mary Henry. I am a preschool para-educator at Emerald and I am the secretary of the Paraucators Association of the District. I want to mention some aspects that I have seen around the district. Wanna highlight some people who do our school not only possible, but successful. Our resources for educators are essential school workers. When we think about education, our mind goes
079straight to the classrooms. But the truth is that schools True communities are living ones. Are built by the people who work There, those who are the drivers who operate the buses, which clean the classrooms, who help in the office. Without them this It wouldn't happen. Our faces can be the first smiling face that our students see in the morning and the last one they see when They go home. Uh, the employees of the cafeterias care about serving the better wood foods with care and dignity. The janitors They clean the facilities with great care and our secretaries, nurses, and others employees they want to make our students who are cared for and us We care about them. Essential workers are in the heart of every story. They provide discipline, affection, security. Many times in the classroom
080are the first to those to whom the student Ask for help at any time. We want to make sure that we recognize their work not only as a gesture of gratitude, but with gratitude and ensure that your compensation It is valued at all levels. We want lift them up and make sure they take decisions that will have a major impact in our district. Thank you. Our final speaker is Jennifer Jacobson. Lora, this person And you told us that it will be in person. They are working remotely. Alright, that concludes public participation. Many Thank you for participating. Ah, well, we have some very rules clear on the participation of public. Please feel free to send your ideas by email. We now continue with the point of Council communications. Forward, Kiri. To begin with, well, I mean
081that all those who came to speak with Today, we want to thank everyone. parents, those who We communicated, they contacted us during the summer that participate talking about the changes of the district. We cannot do This without obtaining their opinions. Making a change is difficult and could be something that scares us. Many times, eh We assume that's the best thing that can happen It will happen with the change, but not yet. We don't have the security. Everyone here We are concerned about what is happening. is happening in the district, and that's why we have this type of conversations. And perhaps I can share with you My experience with Firesight when it opened Monarch School, grades 15 through 8 and no It was a matter of changing the boundaries of the neighborhood, but it was a
082new school. They were given the chance. Uh, well, FA had a out of population, 700 students, there existed worry. The director, however, He did a great job with the transition, speaking directly with the parents, who was going to get out of there, who was going to I returned and everything went well. It wasn't that bad as people had feared. But Having lived through this experience, I understand her fears, and she had them too. We lived in the neighborhood of Fireside and my daughter weren't going to change. school, but I had friends who did go to having to change schools, but The end wasn't as bad as we thought. We feared it was. I understand their concern. But if you can't stay to listen to the conversation, please, I would recommend listen to the recording later.
083And that's all for now. Beth. Yes, thank you for telling us this, Kiri. I want to thank everyone who has participated tonight And thanks to those who have communicated with us, either by email address that you can find us at supermarket. that tonight's discussion about the neighborhood boundaries, assistance to schools, the mere prospect of a Change is something we fear. And I want to relate this to the policy. We need to see each other every 5 years. As a matter of council policy, we have to review the limits of attendance at the schools. And I have high hopes that This process that began as a politics is going to will have a predictable cadence every 5 years as things go changing. I wanted to highlight that for start the conversation about the topic tonight and
084I also wanted to say to thank the work of for educators, EPS members and all support staff It's the work you do. excellent. Alex first, then Jason. I also want to thank all the people who spoke today. Is It is very important to listen to their opinions and I also want to thank those who expressed their opinions during the summer. I'm according to Kiri. I want to already. to begin with this discussion and how the We handle. I firmly believe, and above all in a world where inscriptions are being reduced and When we give more options, then that This results in more satisfied parents. And also uh I myself have gone through three or four primary and well, I am not in favor of change, unless you really want to change and it's important to
085see how originally You entered that school. And I also wanted to say that I think firmly in general when we talk about changes to school boundaries or open registration and other things that we have been working that affect the choices that people has. It has to do with what services they have the students. We want to know if there is a library. for each school and other services that People want it and the consequences to have the balance that is not correct. So, uh, the The goal is to find that balance so that all children have those special classes that everyone that Everyone deserves it. And thank you for sharing. Today I want to echo the comments from everyone and thank the people who They spoke. I don't have much to add, apart from what
086my colleagues have already said saying, in the inscriptions They are going down and to resolve these problems that this brings we have to change limits. Now I would like change the subject. uh as delegate of CASY, the Association of Administrators of Colorado. We went to Loveland at the end of the whole week of the conference and wanted give them my report on the matter. It's a Good reminder. Well, I think everyone We've all been there. Casby. education tips from around the world state of Colorado, in the districts bigger ones like Denver and well, We want to put everything into perspective. A of the resolutions we are talking about that would allow someone outside of district that allows that he campaigns to become a member of advice. In other words, if you live in BBSD you
087must to be a candidate for membership of council of this district. There is a person who is 25 years old in the advice and can't leave because there's no advice no interest in their community of participate. Uh, well, uh, I wanted this to be a reminder of all the diversity demographics of the State. Uh, we're talking about different topics. Uh, there was a debate about the validity, the value of CASby resolutions. Hey, We spent some time, a different range of Topics such as Tabor, school finances. There was a fairly solid consensus. and the topic about which Dr. Anderson has been that he has been reviewing. I participated in a work session on demographic trends of population. Well, no surprises there. us, but the reduction the registrations are a problem state level and also at a
088national level and I hadn't realized, but Colorado It is the only thing we depend on that we rely on heavily. technical sector and that we have migration both domestic as well as international and the to In the long term, they are worrying and such more and more They represent a more difficult challenge. Then it was a very long conversation. interesting. I am very grateful that they have selected as their delegate. We saw the Democracy in action. I don't know if the resolutions that we made there They'll be worth it, but hey, it was an honor. represent our district and we are going to review these problems again when Let's go back to Casby. Thank you so much for this update, Jason. I was I'm eager to see these resolutions, huh? my salesperson, eh the population
089trend and well, in We now have candidates to be council members, are already certificates. We have them in three different districts, only district B. There is a candidate. The others There are no candidates in these districts. Eh eh Pay attention to who are the candidates leading the Campaign already. And I wanted to bring this to your attention. Council members, any others comment? Go ahead, Kitty. I forgot to mention to them that an anonymous person sent me this book supposedly not to others council members. It has to do with eh lend Ah, gender affirmation, the care of states. I'm going to read it because I think it's important when someone is sharing their point of view, especially when a constituent is presenting his opinion. Thanks to the anonymous person in BR who sent me This book.
090Well, that's going to be a very important topic. controversial in the 2026 election. Our next point Tonight, council members, it is information point, It is a legislative update. Dr. Anderson, is there anything... would you like to bring this up for discussion? Thank you, Madam President Rashp. Since, well, the special session has Once it was concluded, she was summoned by the governor because of the deficit so significant in the budget. He The state is going to face this. It Well, at this point in the We haven't had kindergarten education. no budget cuts. The laws that were signed by the governor had to do with increasing income and tax reductions, six of which the governor The proposal is to balance the budget using reservations. Well, in the short term, good news. to In the long term, we
091remain nervous. Hey, We need to pay attention to the community as the governor makes decisions. The state is facing, Our community faces very difficult decisions with cuts to medic and What I would say is to stay put. tuned in. The next one, on the 1st In November the governor will present his budget proposal and continue paying attention to how we're doing to do the student count. That became a contentious issue. because he intended to have more money for student, but it gave us less student funding by promoting more funding per student, but they weren't counting as many students as you were told They would. Thank you for that. Council Members, in response to our last our last meeting from a list of proposals for the ballots. I haven't I have not yet received any responses.
092We're going to discuss the initiative that we had previously, the LL initiative. They still have a little more time because we need to talk to her about this early October. Continuing with group feeling. 8.1 Personnel issues. 8.2 Approval of minutes August 26.3 Approval of minutes September 3. 8.4 Creek donation approval. 8.5 Southern Hills Donation Acceptance Middle School 8.6 Superintendent goals for 2025-2026. 8.7 federal scholarship programs, degrees 2 4 CDE. Um, are there any points you'd like to withdraw? of the minutes? Seeing that there are none. Motion presented by Kiri, seconded by Jason. Go ahead, Kiri. No, I have nothing to argue about, but it's a comment. Creek and Southern Hero is outstanding such as the parents' association have raised 10,000 and even more so for these schools. We have the more passionate parents and it's
093true, it's a good start. Alex, I'm not sure if she Well, I wanted to emphasize the importance that it has for me the superintendent's goals as a opportunity to discuss sexual harassment and other key issues. I am anticipating all the progress that We can have something in this area that will help us uh how can we make our schools will be safer for everyone and what are the expectations of superintendent. And I want to echo what he said Alex. Thank you. For those who don't know, we established goals annually. Uh, many times, uh, schools are aligned with the goals that We establish the values. Some other comment or discussion? Members of advice. I see there's nobody here. Uh, Laora could take a vote, Chávez. Yes, Medler, yes, Nisnick, yes, Queen Aera, yes, Rushb, yes, Sergeant,
094yes, Hunger, yes, it's approved motion. The next item on this agenda action policy of student files. Are there any topics you'd like to bring up? agenda? I see there aren't any. We need a motion to approve these two points. Hey, motion by Kiri, seconded by Bez. Voting in this spot. Yes, Kiri, I wanted to comment, I was saying, Why is the comptroller general of the The United States must have information? of our students and I see that already It was deleted. Well, not exactly Yes, we updated the language, but that This has been the policy for many years, but now it no longer has no logic. We have updated the language and we also incorporated language from Colorado that restricts information that can be given about immigration. So we want language to be clear at
095the same time as We comply with the law, and also because we don't. I was able to pronounce council member sergeant. Thank you so much by drafting this policy in such a way clear. We always want to make it more understandable to our community. So, thanks to the work you all have done They've done it, huh This has been achieved and I see that there are no more further discussion on these two points consent. Lora could take a vote. Chávez, yes. Metler, Yeah. Queena, yes. Rushp, yes. Sergeant, yes. Hunger, yes. The ayes have it. The next item on this agenda Night is policy study. Have Two, and we're going to start with politics. non-discrimination AC AC-R and ACR2. Celine, We are pleased to bring back the AC Council policies. We include the regulations for your
096discussion because I think it has more It makes sense to review them as a group. As you can see The most recent update was in 2024, since Dr. Anderson He already talked about the changes to the site from the internet so that we have a process more understandable for receiving complaints about sexual harassment and that we can prosecute These complaints and that everyone understands what That's what's happening. with the students of our community. This update is due to two reasons. As you know, when The new administration was sworn in. In January, there were immediate reviews in the title no. The administration Trump withdrew related regulations with title nine that were issued under the Biden administration and brought us back to the Trump-era regulations that he issued during his first administration. It changes some definitions, it
097changes some processes that we must have. We made the decision because sometimes the complaints come later that they appeared. The AC policy R2 was the one in effect, afterwards It ceased to be valid and now it is again in force. And for that reason These updates They are here again. And the other reason It's because we take the opinions of the community in a very serious way, especially on the topic of sexual harassment. Lis Landel, our title nine policy officer and We have meetings about the advice advisor and we have received considerable opinions that include community members, members of the staff, CU professors and others defenders. And the information we have obtained from They have been consistent with what we have heard from our students, that there is language in this policy that It's like
098a historical that but in general the language about how can we deal with a false allegation or the language about how it should be treated something It was like something that encouraged them or very These topics were discussed. We collect information for a whole year. Council member Queenleda is part of this committee, but always we want to incorporate into this language and try to make these policies and at the same time implement some federal laws, but try to to balance this with a language that is more accessible and more positive. Now that people are starting to participate more with our district, are the main changes made to the policy and regulations for implement the policy. Thank you for this review, Kath Lelenia, We're going to start with you because... We can see when he raises
099his hand. First, thank you Kathle, and it's It's unfortunate that these things change. sometimes quickly and we have to go back to to make a policy every year, but in In this case, I believe the barriers to... reporting incidents are important to mitigate them And that's what I feel, that's what we are trying to do with this policy. mitigate these barriers to to make a statement, a report. Good. For this advice, any question, thought? Alex, thank you Thanks again for all the work. Thank you. Things change and we have to responding to politics itself. Can tell me because sex-based harassment is withdrawal? What was the intention? It's number 11 in page four. It's something that harms us in how answer what led her to withdraw it. That is a result in the law federal. Then,
100the definition and the definition He's in politics, sir. 2, but I appreciate your point, member of the media. The policies work, we try state the definitions in the policy In essence, because that way they don't have to change between policies to make it understood. I know because we did This, but it's worth it in how we do it reference to that in politics itself. Kiri, I have several questions in ACR2 under general procedures upon receiving an allegation that if it finds true constitutes discrimination or harassment under policy, the officer of designated compliance will have a meeting with the complainant as soon as possible within 10 days schoolchildren or work. So it seems that it has to verify that it is true before that the compliance officer has a meeting with the complainant, but there's more
101late indications about the procedures that need to be done to determine if it is, if it is be true. So, that's very confused. And also the same document low informal resolutions talk about that the alleged individual has participated in behavior if it were proven. TRUE? I want this to be clear because I I'm confused about that. Thank you because of the question. I think that's It can be very confusing. R2 has the intention to use when we have an argument that really falls within the scope of title nu. Title nu, as federal law applies to the kindergarten education, second grade and Higher education also has to reach a specific threshold to fall within the federal statute and be subject to these specific procedural requirements. In kindergarten education we say second degree, if there is misconduct,
102is bad conduct that needs to be addressed in schools, but not all types of misconduct that you may feel you have with this sexual element, they will reach this federal threshold that it then imposes all requirements of this rule. So, the first question is that thinking that the argument will reach the threshold, it is not to determine if it is It's true that it happened, but that's what happened presents, the type of argument that It requires all federal requirements. For example, sometimes we see a behavior in a primary school that may be suitable for the typical development of an age since we would be dealing with a form different in primary school than if there had been past in a high school. No, not everything is a federal case, cannot change everything to a federal
103case. So, that's the intention of this language. You have to allege conduct that falls within the scope of these procedures. Is there a way to say it again? Can it be made clearer? I hope yes. It's possible I'm the only one a person who is confused, but I I can imagine there is at least one another person who can read them and say, "I don't understand." Other two things in AC, ACR and ACR2. low use the language of verifying or reporting and under R says that people are encouraged to report. They are talking about two things different. I believe that the reference that is Reading in AC, this should be reported applies to district employees who we can definitely force about how they respond to certain types of compartment. And the reference in ACR It
104speaks of community members, students and families who take us their affairs to our attention and not We can force them in the same way that we can force our employees. At the beginning of ACR It doesn't say specifically. employees and I don't remember where. In ACR It says or in AC it says you must report. I I understand this. And then in ACR2, Page 5 talks about mandatory report on child abuse. Has to I reported it immediately, but it was changed The law, and now people have 24 hours to report. We are aware of I appreciate this change and thank you for it. legislature He looked and saw that there was this trials based on minutes or hours. So, the state between or defined protections for the who are or have this mandate mandatory to
105report, to give them 24 hours. As you know, Sergeant, it is that we ensure we contribute to others agencies or authorities when we believe that a student is at risk. No We are changing our language because we believe that's what protects to our students. But his point, we are addressing this in training and information with employees. Yeah, There is a window, but the students They need you to report on form immediately. I can't argue with that. I I wish they hadn't changed the law. Alex, I think my question It could be for the superintendent Anderson, but I am also interested in your response. Without going into that line by line, what It changes fundamentally in practice about because of these policies or regulations as amended? Are there important things, and which ones? are Changes in
106federal laws? Yeah believed a higher threshold for the federal scrutiny. The changes are important because they manage the staff about which processes need be implemented. So, the details we have we have received such allegations, This, which regulation, do we need? to continue with our roadmap, that's going to to change. What won't change is our understanding as employees of this district that This advice, Dr. Anderson, our leadership, expect every report of harassment and discrimination that is done It is addressed promptly, although it certain misconduct or wrong understanding or a violation of a law federal or criminal. Thank you. That's it, That's the topic I had curiosity. Council members, questions or comments on this policy and the related regulations. Since we haven't seen any, let's continue with the BDFE policy, This, the oversight committee of the bonds.
107Yes, I can make a statement about of political information. We had to the school accountability committee here I want agree to the public that we have the policies under review. In our There is a link on the website to give your comments. They can give this at anytime, do it anywhere moment and their opinions come directly to me. There is a list of the policies that are under review, but the community is welcome to give your opinions about of any policy. So, that includes these policies. AC. So, if there are people here who are watching or present, that they I'd like to give opinions, um, maybe search for that link on our site Internet. next policy. As You know, they receive policies for two reasons, by priority of the council or as part of routine
108maintenance. In this CBAC case, the bond oversight committee of with the community needed clarification on their voting procedures. Now I think we are a hybrid place. They needed clarity about how voting and how that would influence their recommendations to the council. I aligned policies in the style of our other policies and you have the changes indicated for this policy. Thanks for the review, Kath It's quite simple. If I had a Question, isn't there... clear limits in the in the in the commands that one could serve? For many communities it may be It's difficult to get participants. So I wouldn't want to limit the number of mandates to harm the community. It's something that was considered or there are positives or negative aspects regarding having limits for each mandate. They don't say how many terms. consecutive,
109for example, I don't know if Rob Price, does this have reviews or if others staff members have thoughts about this. That's a good question. We have not limited the terms or the mandates. Members can serve this for one year or These one-year mandates, two-year mandates years. To be honest, we have tried to continue with the membership And among the bonuses, because membership It is limited to the 90 days of the bond, Bonus expiration. He's watching while we continue approving the bonds in the community, this, is needs to reactivate the committees, there are new people joining together different bonds that the district has had during the over the last decade. Yeah If I had to guess, I think 20% of the membership is from bonus 14 and the The remaining members are new members. Our President
110is from the previous bond 14 Bron Stanton. I think it's 20% a 80%, but it's good to be able to carry that that group with us because they understand how it was done previously and have made decisions previously. I believe that having consistency is important in a committee that is quite technical by nature. That was my only question in this policy. Following the latest policy for study IMBD, flag exhibition. Katherine, can you give us a review of this? This policy had not updated over several years. I think that was Reviewed in 2019, before I arrived here and before they had updated the state law to require, if they require us to include and have a Flag display throughout the hall academic, but there is a limit to the sizes and they also have to be
111made or manufactured in the States United and sometimes when we create the council policy we do it for try to highlight those requirements individual legal issues that are difficult to keep us informed. Our This bonus team has more knowledge of this. So, if We review the policy and if we need make some changes to align with Colorado law regarding the requirements, also as we have known since 2005 at the level federal that there is a federal requirement that We participate in activities of the education of the Constitution of the Constitution, which is the 17th September. September, I don't know why it is September 17, possibly you know, is the day it was actually enacted or ratified The Constitution does a lot. I'm going to to know for the next meeting. I haven't focused on artificial
112intelligence to confirm the date. Because of this emphasis on the requirement of these educational activities that They occur to receive financing federal, we wanted to ensure that reflect on politics. The final topic What we add is this promise of loyalty to the flag. Every year I It surprises me when I see news from other countries places that students receive discipline for not participating in the promise of loyalty. It is important that we document, that we offer students to say the promise, but we also include the First Amendment law, which is very Of course, students also have a right not to be obliged to participate in the promise. So that policy reflects the First Amendment protection for We students have the opportunity of saying the pledge to the flag. No They can force them, but they
113have to be respectful and do not interrupt during the chance. Those are the three parts that we plan to incorporate into this policy that addresses those federal requirements and state-level. Thank you. I notice that they have raised many hands. I'm going to begin with Jason, Kitty, and then Alex. Thank you, Katho. These changes. Does it make sense? Should I include them here? I have questions. There is a 2005 federal law that requires Constitution Day education and He could lose federal funds if It doesn't. It is the consequence. I don't know him. It's right. The law came into force in force in 2005 and salt eh was highlighted in the orders executives who rose up in January. If this is in this federal requirement There are consequences if they do not comply. school districts. So, We
114are not responding to orders executives. It's right. I do read this all executive orders that apply to education. Have awareness of what is happening federal level. We received very good directions clear from this council because of its policy and So we're looking at it carefully to see if it requires a change of practice. I don't think we should It is required immediately, really. to find a place in politics to include this existing requirement so as not to lose it. Well I looked into the law about respecting the flag. I remember it and I mentioned it in the work section. You know my age, because I said when I started the high school, as I grew up one He was unable to provide clothing with the flag. American, it wasn't done and I thought the Culture
115has changed, but the law remains. federal. So I wanted to read one part of the United States code. Section eight, speaking of respect for the flag, things that nothing is put on the flag, no the flag cannot touch the floor, but section I speaks, the flag It cannot be used for promotion, You shouldn't put it on cushions. tissues or printed on paper, boxes or some design. for one use temporary that is thrown This advertising should not be where the flag is. It can't be done use as a costume or athletic uniform, but a flag patch can put on the staff uniform, firefighters, police officers, or members of organizations patriotic. The flag represents the a living country and is considered a living thing. Then the flag can be placed near the heart if they take it
116away clothes. Then I notice that I frequently I notice that there are people with flags in their cars, on their clothes, and they do it, they do it to demonstrate their patriotism. But the the fact that The fact is that it is against the law. It I found it interesting. My turn. Ah, I don't want to do homework, but this is does as a good option to add the legal references, so that people understand why we have all of that and It can facilitate changes in 10 years when we have to do it. Thank you, Mler member. if we include the legal references in the final version. So, we're absolutely going to do it. this. I have a question that needs clarification. Regarding this policy. In the second paragraph, in the first paragraph, gives a
117highlight of display flags in the halls of class. The second paragraph talks about the flags in the administration building or the lands. Flags are not required in front of individual schools, because when I read administration building, I I'm considering this setup, but The schools have the flags displayed in front of their facilities. The law actually dictates buildings of administration or includes schools. We should include it here. or do we have to make a reference about the flags outside the school or in the school facilities. I have to check it and I'll add the language. Other comments about this policy and I appreciate the clarity regarding the promise of loyalty. Always I receive questions from different teachers. I have to stop, I have to do this And I appreciate the clarity in this edition. It appears
118there are no more questions and board members because I anticipate Two topics of study will require more time. I'd like to take a break from 5 minutes and we'll resume our conversations. Calling back to the session, let's continue with the following points of study. The first is attendance, school assistance areas. I'm going to give Brad Price time, he already He's on the podium for this topic. Perfect. Good evening, Madam President Rashp, Council members and Dr. Anderson. We're back here this night with the following steps in the review of assistance areas school, as stipulated in the JC policy. Glen Crew is here and the planners They are here with us tonight to any questions that may arise. And I know we've had previous work and previous sessions which were January, March and May, which were part
119of the review 5 years old And Ped did a very good job saying that That is something the community must wait every 5 years from now on We'll be doing this same thing job, But I need your help. Come on. What's that? What does it say? Okay. Okay. When they have the opportunity, Please, the next slide. As we continue this conversation, I want to remind everyone that in the school assistance zones serve different important purposes, such as We have spoken in different meetings and as written here. I want to expand a A little more on these topics that will to appear in today's presentation, as the Demographic changes affect populations student, they also change this limits or assistance zones school will change so that balance the student population residents. Our goal is to ensure that
120students have access to high-quality learning and we know that registration has an impact on the capacity for essential personnel, programs in the classroom, counselors, teachers, specialists in art, music, physical education and libraries. Although Yes, open enrollment helps us. so that these aren't felt so much changes. Ah, 70% of our students They continue to attend their schools neighborhood, and that's an important part of our planning. Members of advice, you have emphasized the value of the connections that are needed for students who are attending our school, neighbors. Connections that lead beyond the classroom, they leave the class in their lives daily and continue to advance from the elementary, middle and high school. I want to take a moment, you've already seen This, but I want to remind you advice and and to our community that the JC
121policy This governs our issues related to the registration areas and policies and following the work of committee long range and that are online with our policies and limits or the school attendance areas. It's one of the tools we use to determine where the children go to the school. This is in line with our open registration that must also form the registration patterns of student areas adjusting the zones school attendance. It helps us to balance the student population residents in schools, but also We recognize its impact. It is moderated by other factors such as the school they attend They choose and registration is open. In our last conversation about this The topic was discussed at the working session on the 20th in May, where we reviewed this idea that It was introduced on March 11 and
122We added these additional options of boundaries or areas of school attendance at the secondary level and during that meeting This was the advice and it involved families impressed to receive your comments and considerations At that meeting also They asked for more ideas on how to address the issue of the decrease in enrollment and improve the student experience in general. And I think we're going to talk more about This session in October, I think on the 21st October and as requested by the council we put in contact with families who They possibly would have been or will be affected by the change in areas of school attendance and we have started a website specifically dedicated to This involves sending emails. inviting them to talk to us. We had one-on-one conversations to those families who signed up.
123There was also an article in the issue back to school that they were sent to all the families in the district. We receive feedback from all over the community, both on the website and in conversations with families. Those Comments have been shared with you directly and tonight we're going to provide a summary of what We listen directly from the families. affected by these changes, but in In general, the families showed gratitude because we put ourselves in contact with them and why we value your comments and to be able to support families in this potential transition. And as a reminder, here are the considerations for changes to the areas, school zone attendance And we're going to review that in more detail, But I want to provide two of these. updates to the proposals that We present
124them from spring. Let's refine the projections for the area school attendance for elementary school from Bolder. Uh, Kindergarten registration shows us that the population of Crixide is going to decrease much faster during the the next 5 years of what we had expected. Switching to area C, I would get more out of it. Creekside students that the school can hold. So, we're not there anymore. recommending area C, No? Our review of the access of pedestrians and transportation. Also We visited the sites during the summer, We identified this as a bridge below in the Broadway Table Mesa area that It is in area E, which shows that it is more Easy walk from B creek or mace. So we're not recommending it anymore either. area e so that they know. And as a reminder, here are the
125secondary considerations that they We presented it in May. And please, this, if you can remember the first two JGNH proposals, It impacts students a little more and we'll talk about it in more detail in the next presentation. And the last ones three is only Let's clean up the maps a bit, they're not working. to affect students and we are going to talk about that too. Okay, here's the information that We shared in May. Around the proposed changes for the areas of school attendance, those from Gunbell, I want to remind you that this reflects official registration details for 20242, the official numbers for school year 25 26 will be official until the October count and we would allocate from New East to the east of 119 west 63 north of independence of Cresv. Heatherw, as highlighted
126here in the map, retaining the high school of Boulder as the high school. The purpose of this change is to better balance the assistance of students and create more connection between the communities. The population of Crvw is approximately 684 students online with the data from 202425 and this is going to be the double for residents of Heatherworth, which is the town of 305. That would be 684. This exceeds the Crashview capability. Yes, all of them Students decide to attend CRVW, but However, registration is open reduce that current number of students who attend Crestw. So, with this This Cresview adjustment still has a of the largest populations of any primary school. in B. As noted According to the council, this proposal retains all CBR students together and eliminates the fact that they have to cross 119
127and This improves the trip or transportation to primary schools. If the council advice decides to go ahead with the changes From Cresw and Heatherwood, we are proposing adjustments to the limits of Centennial and Nevin Plat. This, as highlighted here, map. This has been a priority for the council and will continue to be assigned to the Boulder High School This change The proposed measure would also take effect in 202627. And the rotating principles, these will Strengthen community connections schoolchildren. Students who are changing from Heat, retaining the relationships that They developed together in primary school with other changes that are Presenting tonight to adjust and align and simplify our system of follow-up, which has also been a priority in what we have worked on during this process. This change It could also help to balance the students
128around different schools that benefit students from Nelven Plat, although Centeno still has the largest population of the secondary in our district and as requested by the council, the staff made direct contact, direct contact with families impacted by those changes in July We sent an email to the a preschool, primary, secondary in the Gunber areas. In total, there would indeed be three families. that we contacted and had 27 conversations with parents. They passed the conversations we had with the families, certain points emerged and They asked if there were changes in certain areas. school attendance would change the subject and they were worried about being reassigned Would this change, or would it just close? after. And some families asked whether we should investigate the reason further which is why families are deciding Don't go to Heatherwood, and
129instead tackle those concerns. Families are concerned about the potential impacts in Crestw. And just to remind you, the CRV still has the larger resident population. AND Again, this was closed with many from our conversations with the families and had concerns that This change could cause a fracture in the community. Many Working families say they are worried about having to drive today their students, to the schools up to centennial. We have considered this specifically between Cresview and Heatherwood and using the bicycle And we hear that the streamers who are most active in northern Bolder, this such as sports and moving around, It would be difficult for them to participate in those things. And this change wouldn't make sense. Centennial and Even Plat a por la distance and it would be a more difficult trip. The families
130had shared or They shared several suggestions for help the transition. Some of those It allowed students to finish at the primary or secondary level with new students who are enrolling. They would have a change date to Heatherwen Plat. addressing this transportation challenges for families who work and provide this as a stop, a bus stop for students that They decide to stay at CRF Centeno and consider this move the students from Neven Plat's high school with the option to attend either Fairview or Boulder High School. We still feel this change in the area This school attendance has sense. to have 66% of the students of The neighborhood is a little further up from average percentage of the district and Crestw would still have the population of largest student body in Boulder and Nav Plat would also
131increase in registration fees and Centenal also has this population larger at the secondary level and if we believe that Doing this will strengthen the community connections and supports the priority of advice. We appreciate the comments from the families and we are presenting two options for you to consider tonight the advice and at the end of the presentation I will return to all these options if We reviewed the entire presentation and we have enough time to questions. I think all those options that we are presenting tonight will be fulfilled with the needs of the district and also consider this family concerns individuals who are going through these changes. So, option number one It is to continue with the changes of zones assistance for students who allow the fourth-grade students and the seventh grade students who continue
132their fifth and eighth year and for the little brothers or sisters who stay At CRV, help them with transportation And we're going to the next option, or we're going to the next option. to proceed with changes for the students from CR. Centenary that are registered 202627 and there would be no transportation from the district. We are providing this as an option that There would be an inscription change as long as in Heatherwood and Even Plat. Uh, we're not addressing Right now the issue of the zones of high school level assistance. Rob, I appreciate this not taking any decision until all the options because it is very important. Has This makes sense not to ask questions right now. And should we wait for this until the end, or do you think? that we must ask the
133questions under the context of the changes in zones of school attendance. have questions about Gun Barrel, Crestw, Heatherwood, Centennial, Plat o We must wait until the end. I don't I have no preference. Which You choose. Council members, I think it would be easier to do the questions before we forget This data and these images ask questions about patterns or We'll have some feedback and wait. This is the last time to make a decision. or next steps. Does that sound good to you? Then, council members and leave their thought about These proposed changes with comments, feedback based on what they told us in the community. Yeah, If you want to go back one slide or Two slides to remind you of the people who are that we are talking about Gunber's changes. There it is. Good.
134Or one before. Alex, Can you talk a little more about it? What does it mean when you say we're not going? to provide transportation and how many Students are already receiving transportation and they would no longer receive it And how many would be affected? Which What I'm saying is that we're not going to provide transportation to the new area or zone assistance to Cresy or to Centenal. That's what I'm proposing to them. So, back to school Originally, transportation would be provided if students qualify for new schools Headware or Plat. I don't know if it makes sense. So, you would continue providing transportation as our practice for students who attend your school neighborhood. So, if you are attending your neighborhood school, how are the boundaries of or designed? the assistance areas, But if you choose, you
135choose to stay in the school you are at, but it's no longer there In your neighborhood school, the families, they would have to provide their own transportation. It's right. Yeah, correct. Yes. So basically it's saying that if you register open to the school you were at, that it will no longer be offered to you transportation. Advice, if they we allow to stay in the grades that They still have some, but they're no longer in the area of existence, we will no longer provide transportation. He asked me, "How many Would this change affect students? No I have the answer for that right now. But I'm happy to get it for you. Members From the council, I want to make it clear, I want to make it clear that we are not Speaking of open enrollment, We
136are talking about a process of Guaranteed admission. I think that They heard a comment about several of the people who spoke tonight about this consistency and this follow-up, if you had done Registration opens at the beginning of kindergarten and then you can continue that up to the fifth grade. This would replicate This without the parents having to do anything a whole process of obstacles would be a It's a simple process if they want to stay. If you want to go to this new area of attendance We would continue with transportation. to honor that. And if we have more More questions later, I think they will to go out around transportation because in terms of quantity of students, because if you choose that all the children that They are currently in CRU and in Centen that
137stay there, That's one number, and if you choose the other That option is another number. And that's it. depending on what people choose is the current number or actually, but We won't know until that decision is made. decision. But the council's interest is the costs associated with this transportation with trucks. Have Exercise extreme caution when adding new routes because of the challenging changes to add this chores And we have, and if we commit to a new route but we don't have any cars It's an impossible situation and we have I've been in that situation before, what Which routes do we eliminate and which ones do we continue with? That's a challenge, and of course, we can. answer questions that the council may to have, but the reason why not We proposed this, that the glass,
138the Transportation does not operate in this area It's because of the staff we have and what It's in the budget, what we're proposing is that the step of the Transportation will be for the neighborhood schools. And to answer Alex's question, We have 27 elementary school students who They live in that area and attend CRV and We have 26 high school students who centennial attendees. How many use the district transportation? No we know. Can I ask a clarifying question? Of course. Forward. Excuse me, please forgive me for interrupting someone. I want to make sure that I am understanding. Cresfew has a capacity of 615 students who can attend that school. Correct? Yes, that's correct. But the resident population It's at around 600 685 690. That's correct. If it is correct. So, this is balancing. that capacity
139and move the population of the surrounding areas. We know how many families are impacted Why this change? Do we know how many students there are? impacted by this change? Okay? When we look at the slides, give me a minute. And they're not coming back, but based on These slides from the 2025 data 24 We have 59 primary school students who They live in this area. Of those 5927 They attend Crestfield. the same area. We have 37 students from secondary school students who live in this area and 26 attend Centenary and I also wanted to verify that I understood correctly that 60, 65, 70% of students already are attending. to his school of neighborhood in elementary school. Correct. Yeah. I think 64% is the average of district. And Heerw is at or above that average average.
140If Heatherware is at 66%, So those children are going to stay in their neighborhood school like any other Another kid, right? And when we're talking about how it might end, We have these options, right? Yeah, thank you. And speaking of that, that's the problem. with these three populations, these three policies and these are three things that They're being passed from hand to hand. Some of the The feedback we are receiving is that only 50% of the students They are choosing CRVW. So this It only has that capacity because So many families are choosing to go to another school. The areas of assistance is not an option. option has This has been a law in Colorado by the last 30 years. These have been designed to address populations of residents to operate efficiently. We don't have
141control over that part of the option. People can choose or take different decisions in 2 years. Of New, we need to have that space physical space for children to exist. And it makes me know everyone wants their neighborhood school and These problems can be difficult. It is difficult for the members of advice: keep this monitored, the community and how the two things work together and are designed to address details of this bigger problem than It is the decrease in registration. Thank you Thanks for that clarification, Nicole. Wanted to ask a question. I'm not very I'm sure if it goes with what the point of the line. Looking at the comments, most of The comments we received were from Cresview or Cresfiw families who do not They are in that snail. Uh, but indeed These are
142the families of Cresview, This, and what this will mean change for the school. And I also don't know Yes, I want to ask this question. clarifying, is a low percentage of people who They are in the assistance area of Crestw, this one's like 50, right? Yes. At the primary level we have 59 students in this area who were chatting and 27 of those 59. So, the neighborhood population of those people, or what percentage of those children who live outside this triangle They go to Crassfield about 50%. So, much lower than the middle of the district. Around growth. You said something I wanted to verify if it's True, and if after they take them away After these changes, CR Crest would be would this still be one of the larger primaries around of population. I want
143to clarify or elevate what these decisions mean in the that we consider the rest of those areas school attendance. The first option A, it allows us, it feels clear, fourth grade students, seventh grade grade and their brothers or sisters is a se can remain and are guaranteed admission regardless of which path they choose. But transportation will not be provided. if you are not attending your new neighborhood school. But option B, we are saying that starting the next year, People can choose to stay in their existing schools or leave, but it is anyone who is by registering next year and They choose that option and stick with it. option for as long as they are there. And if They decide that that is no longer relevant. option for them, they would have to as anyone else
144register open. So let's say that I I decide that I'm going to go to Crespw for years Then I say I want to go to Heatherwell and I would have to follow the procedure of Registration is open. This process is only for the first option, the first year of school choice option. This, something I wonder is that we He asks us to review the areas schoolchildren, this, every 5 years and the Primary schools this is 6 years and if we consider brothers and sisters a This family in elementary school could be 12 years old. It's a long time. In theory, This population of residents could see changes over time. It's not very We will likely continue changing the zones. of school attendance, but if there had been We would have to address those changes. So
145if I don't know if I am, my question is Rather, is this what I understand? correctly or there are things that I'm not... Do you understand clearly? the way you described it current process, how it is working. That's exactly what happens would happen. We would make an appeal to the families, ask them what their options are, those families that are affected in the area, what are their decisions and we would do that job for they. If they want to return to what would be their neighboring school, they would have to go through the registration process open in the way that currently It's working. And I know we've had talks about that. The first point is about siblings, But I want to make it very clear that that only for those who are registered 2026 27
146brothers who will come out in 3 after this years, right? That's correct. Yes, it would be brothers who They are currently attending Currently, and as a reminder, Although we are an open enrollment, Some do receive priority in Open enrollment is all this connected, but we want to make sure Of course, that means what that means for families. and for this discussion of changing zones assistance. Alex, yes. Thanks for bringing these two Points to discuss regarding the siblings. I suppose that when we talk to... The brothers, we speak of those who They are registered in the same place and also of those who are not yet Those enrolled aged 3 and 4 will then be automatically admitted, enrolled before getting there. Yes, that's correct. And secondly, I want To emphasize, I have always advocated for those
147families who want to return to your neighborhood school, whether they move to that area or whether they switch from a private school. Hey, And well, and if they have it, we'll change, eh? the neighborhood area, but there are others families that are not affected because They are moving to a new house in the neighborhood. where the school is located want to attend. council members. This is about something more regarding the adjustments to the limits assistance. Well, there are many questions. Yes, Kiri. Uh, the numbers that appear in the slides eh They are current. The reason why not I changed the numbers because they are numbers officers. I have preliminary numbers Based on May 27. We still don't have the November and October counts, but We're going to get it. I, Lelania, first I wanted This
148is not about raising a small one. that the attendance limits are not It deals with addressing the problem reduction in the inscriptions, but rather capturing more Hey to the population stop registering. says, "I want the community understand what this change is about." Perhaps this is a question for Rob or for some other member of the council. That's just for the way areas of capture. We are defining our areas correctly. I haven't checked this by 4 years or then the cadence would be every 5 years. Yes, please, Dr. Anderson. Well, I understand now. Nobody wanted to discuss this for 40 years. Because of the complexity, we are trying to solve tomorrow's problems today in a way that honors and Please respect the people who will be attending. there. And it's about finding a balance in the
149largest of the places Um, when we talk about finding a balance are very conversations heated because if we were only delimiting the assistance areas and if If these schools didn't exist, then This would be very easy. or simply that they don't have to cross wide avenues, we would only be talking about areas as an assistant, But that's not what we're talking about. here. We can't do it anymore. Because if we're trying to balance These capture areas, hoping to support to the schools and reach that let's reach an average of those families who decide to stay in their neighborhood area and continue looking for ways of how Our communities are changing, how where are they moving to, how The communities go becoming elderly. The district needs to adjust in try to balance these areas of capture.
150We are not only solving Heatherwood and Cresview today, but also We're going to keep doing the same thing as we move forward and we try to honor on stage the family that is currently in the school and we have other families that They are not here yet. So I think that's the difficult part. behind you are trying to thread a needle, eh, because Open enrollment is very different. Today marks five years since, because have place everywhere. When I started We didn't have a place in many schools, But now, especially in the primary, due to the decline. in the rate birth rate. Uh, today, well, we can do some projections and that's the first thing which is the first in a series of movements which will represent a great challenge while We try to balance the
151populations and that the students who go to all schools receive the education that They deserve it. Yes. And emphasizing what has Dr. Anderson said, There are many themes that maps show very confusing, there are some topics that don't are relevant to this discussion or we have decided that That's no longer relevant to everyone, and I've said it before, we have to find justified reasons and We've done a good job. Hey, explaining these decisions. Uh, the families, well, they haven't, I don't know have complained about the way in which the Decisions have been and are being made. And I want to reiterate, if we are going to discuss This every 5 years, This must be based in very specific information. And Lelania, Did you have another comment? Yes, that's what I've heard in the community. It
152is the loss of FTE when you have fewer students. And I want to invite the community that Understand that this is a formula. It's not that we are trying to give a larger budget of one school to the other when changing these attendance limits. It's simply follow the formula. Yes, I want to clarify this concept because And I echo what Dr. says. Anderson, we want to have solid and robust schools in our neighborhoods. We have to be capable to capture the children's registration of the neighborhood. Yes, Alex. Well, thank you very much for all of this. work and to obtain the opinion of the community. It is very valuable. I mean two things. This is a very long game, relatively small with a district of 20,000 students, but now we have families who are being
153affected by this and I understand the balance when this is implemented and if they They stay in their neighborhood schools in 2031, These schools are going to have different distribution such as 103 children. So that will allow us to have the continuation of services necessary. It is, I'm thinking in a way more or less correct. Well, there are too many hypothetical considerations in terms of cutting or adding FTE. Okay, let's make that clear. We allocated the budget based on the student number. We have classrooms, full classes, and we have other services depending on the number of sections for optional classes. Uh, if you have fewer students, you have fewer sections. We assigned it according to the number eh of students a those of us providing the services. If you have 20 or 30 students in
154the mountains with someone who helps with everything, eh, and have high schools with massive numbers and everything in intermediate. As some schools have a smaller environment, more than welcome and to the People choose that or they don't. So we need to find a balance between the really solid neighborhood schools and trying to capture the inscription of the population that lives there. have We have had examples of schools where they don't have schools neighborhood. Any student can go there. Uh, this doesn't happen here, and that speaks volumes. the quality of the community we have here. But balance and the capture of inscriptions in an area and but that people can still choose which school they want to send their children. It is a option that we we try to maintain, only now We have fewer children.
155Kitty's last question for continue. Hey, One thing I wanted to make clear is that If we have, we try to do this every 5 years, doesn't mean we have to do changes every 5 years, but we're going to review. It's possible, but I don't want that People think that every 5 years something will happen to change. Yes, that's correct. Politics says that We're going to review the limits of attendance like a crowd of efforts to achieve the balance that We are looking. Very good, Continuing, here is the information which we had already presented about CCK, and the elementary school that was here It closed in the early 1980s. We are recommending that we reassign this bubble not adjacent to Crickside. Uh, in this scenario the transportation does go to provide the service. Since this change
156was proposed, we will uh indeed the 2026202 that population that is attending Crixide. As a reminder, the purpose The main thing is to request the connections between schools. Changes are proposed in this same area. that Cassy includes everyone in the area of Wier and move to Manhattan to include everything in the northern part of Crixet. As you can see on this map, Both areas continue to be assigned to the preparatory, For example, out of 19 students from secondary school, eight are attending their neighborhood school. And the reason The key to making this change is keeping elementary school children with their companions. In Wier, they are divided between Ky and Chris Krixa and in another area it includes. Keisy reduced the number of students assigned from three to two. Most of the school districts have schools
157that They send their students very clearly to their schools of next grade, but that's not the case in this district. Out of a total of seven students, three They currently go to Crickside and are 39 preschoolers who live in this area. Three go to Casi in seventh and eighth grade. New Manhattan. A family signed up to talk with us, but we couldn't contact her. In long-term planning. This planning It allows us to establish more connections strongholds assigned to the Wrier area, which feeds Writer, and allows the children to continue with his colleagues to Manhattan. Hey, I present two options for the council consideration. Those of seventh grade will be in fifth and sixth grade degree next year. and of the children of lower degree. I want to clarify that the services of Transportation will not
158be provided in this area and this allows all students of the school year 26 27 remain in that elementary school until uh finish. And with that we move on to comments. Yes, Kitty. So, for that little bubble Why was I connecting to the primary school, we provide transportation And we will continue with this service for Wier, but not for Crixide. Yes, that's correct. This is the proposal we have now. Yes, I have a question. You mentioned earlier of the resident population It's going down. Well, that information we get annually, but I do want to say that we do not recommend continuing with eh Creekide of a Flight Anos, because There were 40 or 50 students. It is much, much smaller when we see the Numbers, uh, but have that in mind consideration. Yes, I also
159wanted to comment on each small movement that we could do to clean our Feeder schools is when we have when we have several secondary schools, The students try to follow their friends. So, so I, uh I appreciate these small changes at this grade. I was going to say the same. Our support, eh Public education, and that is a value. because students get the the education their children deserve, but they go So sometimes it's hard to decide When two friends go to school and Other friends go to a different school. Often, the parents don't have this. that making a decision, simply They all follow the group of friends. Some groups prefer not to exercise their decision-making power, but also many Sometimes it's based on what a child of Six sixth grade needs and is are difficult
160decisions. Continuing with this presentation, this They already had the information since May. between Ver Creek and Crickside. Make CCK Creckide visible as assistance dual. All addresses in this area they will be eh are within a distance of home address to the minor school, to which allows providing the service of transportation. Uh, these numbers are from the school year 20242025. Here we have 28 elementary school students, 17 are attending Berc and six of They are attending Cricksite. As a reminder, The main purpose of this change is eh neighborhood connections when assigning This applies only to Berkick. When we communicate, when the con In July, 22 families lived In this area, 19 students will be affected by because of this change. Historically we have seen and the average is 2.3 for this area. We have had conversations
161with parents of this area. Some families They question whether this fixes the low-income problem Registrations at Berk Creek. If the students made friends in the elementary school, so well, I started, uh go cycling or get to the new school. It's going to be difficult depending on the route. And if the students of Crickide They move Wirier and Ber Creek, Well, Crickad's parents appreciate many of the features Crickad internationals. So, uh, if these changes have sense to do stronger connections in the neighborhood. It's something similar to what we presented previously. Two options we put for the council's consideration. We have fifth-grade children and their brothers are coming next year to the same school. Or, if we decide to proceed with the proposed change. Uh, to the uh for the beginning of the year 2026202, People, eh,
162students will be able to stay in the school they attend at the moment. Council members, questions or comments. Kiri, Yes, I appreciate that we are considering it. options And not just by saying, if you live in this area will have to go to the new school or Otherwise, you will have to register. open. Presenting options is more easy for families to be able to to remain where they are currently And I am very grateful for that. I I am inclined to consider option B, which is more, it gives more freedom to families Let them stay where they are. I don't see it. I don't see any reason why I would change my mind. about this. Council Members, Any other comments or questions about this proposed change before continue? Very good. And with that we conclude
163with the changes that have an impact direct contact with families. Hey, the rest the changes are minor, clarifying some some attendance limits where there are no schools. The second The change we are proposing is about in Manhattan and for clarify the schools that feed High schools like Manhattan and Plat. And finally the Berk Creek area and Creekside There are no students in the area. They affect Manhattan. No families appear to be affected. In summary, we have presented a series of options, but our goal of this analysis is exploring a range of approaches that allow us to balance the populations among our schools, building stronger communities has been one of our priorities and generally improve the experience of the students. I want to thank the families who offered us their experiences, The families we spoke to,
164all have been They have indeed commented on the changes They are difficult, but we mean that This is something disruptive in the short term. But we're going to continue offering our full support. for those families that are affected. Time. Thank you very much, Rob. for all the families who spoke today. I've been taking notes, as you know, we have this conversation because of the policy we have created 5 years, something predictable for the families. Siri pointed out that it's not always We need to change things, but the The public trusts that we Let's review our policies. Uh, we're here on the council and as Rob mentioned, we're here to seeking a greater good, making decisions in the long term And I am grateful and appreciate it. We are faced with not taking action or two
165two courses to take. Hm. I don't have a preference for one. one way or the other. That would be fine by me. Option A or Option B. Uh, that's my position at the moment. Council members, ah, while we consider how to proceed with RB and being consistent on which that The one we select is the one we're going to choose for all areas. So, uh This will set a precedent for the future and we're going to review the assistance areas. And having said that, Some final comments and again We are not going to vote today. It is a uh, we're going to have a meeting before of the events of babies from that place where we must be. Thank you so much. Yes, Alex Jason, Thanks Bet for the summary of the and of This
166conversation. I want to too! something that we can discuss in the future, whether it's 4 years, in 40 years. And it's important to review this. And how Bed said, I don't have one either. an opinion and very strong on an option A or B and but Yes, it is important to take into account the families that are affected. The option B must be taken into consideration as has a long-term impact and the decisions that Let's talk about this. And how wonderful that We are taking the steps to follow moving forward about this. Alex and then Jorge. Yes, I have a comment and then a ask. I'm sympathetic to that option B. when we return to take the decision, because of the opinions we have obtained from the community And they will surely decide stay there
167in a process of Registration is open, we will give you the Welcome if there's room. So, why? why not protect them for the sake of continuity? And it's fair for the families who still They are not registered. I see a very reasonable approach. that maintain the experience of the current families and achieve a balance more reasonable. Either way, within our type of decision, demographic and population changes, It's good to have a long-term plan and The changes seem logical to me in that case of possible changes in the community. Please keep your comments to yourself. Alex wants to finish what he was doing saying. That's all. I believe we want to ensure that the students who are in schools They can continue where they want to be, But I support this as the option and I
168I think we're going to continue to observe it demographic changes. We noticed that There are many places where there are lots of them houses and very few students. So, It's interesting to think about when they could... to have these students and what will it be like the changes. I'm going to say in the long run I'm curious about the deadline. While Boulder is getting old, there is a future after all that there is More families are returning to the neighborhoods. So, I'm curious. about the opinions of the demographics. Glenn and Glen is here. We have talked about that happened on several occasions. We would like to be able to tell them that he's running in the future. It hasn't been that easy, he doesn't know. We don't know, Council member Metler. That's something we'd like
169to know. really, because we're looking at the The population is aging; there are fewer births and the cost of living continues being expensive. Thank you for the presentation. Thank you the process we follow. These are decisions difficult to take and solution and given the Registration open for the state and Navigating that with so much uncertainty is difficult, These are logical changes. I appreciate the detail in its presentation, the extension towards families and also my The preference would be that he is doing that extension to families, eliminating the barriers for them to have the choice they wanted. Lolia, I don't want to forget you. There is Any comments? The question you have. Already They answered my questions. Thank you. HE I appreciate it. Nicole. I want to echo my gratitude to district staff considering This topic,
170considering the priorities presented by the council, participate with the communities listening to their opinions. What I am listening to my members, colleagues, it is to maintain this the community connections, understanding the continuity and early preferences They indicate option B for all of those to give this consideration and allow families to take the better decisions that are better for They, knowing there is no transport with the exception of certain only condition because we have to take taking into account the cost of transportation and I anticipate being able to answer questions additional when we consider it This is to take action. When is it going to present this? He's coming back on the 23rd. September, the next meeting of advice. Thank you. Thanks to everyone who attended tonight, because of his comments, to the who participated in
171the interviews individual and fill out the survey. We are really listening to your considerations and know that there was a lot of mixing. There are people who They felt positive, and others felt different. manner. Another topic of study is the resolution 2529, the measurements on the ballot of Healthy school meals for all. This Katherine Sullivan, this is her turn. presentation. Thank you. Well, based on the conversation of council, at the last meeting, We prepared a resolution for the advice on the language of the sample CASPI and also the language of our own research and based on the Council style for the resolutions. Also, as we had discussed at the last meeting, it is a way the council can take a public position of a measure in the ballot without or and also comply with the
172law. It is consistent with the presentation that Carolen Bia did for the council in the last meeting and this is the context. Thank you for this review, members of the advice. Questions or comments about of the language of resolution. Jason and then Kitty. No comment. It's a thank you. It captured the conversation of the week pass. I appreciate your focus on reducing the stigma, the things that don't We necessarily think of a program of food, this, physical health, welfare. Thanks for capturing that, Kiri. Alex, thank you for this and I anticipate voting when it's our turn to take action. For the public communication It makes sense to add the number or letters if they are assigned so that people can stay for that people understand well what they are those of us who support it.
173So we have the titles, allowing the state to maintain the income. We have the measurements or the numbers that will be on the ballot because people are going to read the resolution. I think we're going to have a communication with updates, But the resolution can be modified Absolutely with this. Other questions or thoughts about This resolution. A question I've received from people who participates in our community or committees is how this information will be Pass this on to them if they want to activate this. their individual capacity. So this the parents' council, this is the committee of responsibility At the district level, there are many questions in the community. This is our way of demonstrating our feelings in the proposed language. So how are we going to disseminate all of this? that to those in
174the community that They tend to participate more in These topics? Council members, one once that If the resolution is approved, we can do This is a press release about That's so people know the opinion of of the council. I'm also going to share This with the area superintendents metropolitan front range. This, I'll tell you I warned about it at last week's meeting that we were prepared to act in a resolution. Then they can join also to adopt their own resolutions. Kiri, we could have a list of important points similar to those we had for the legislators so that people from the community if you want to join to call for that. Here's something for that they don't have to invent it, they can do whatever they want with it. I'll check with our team at
175as for It is certainly a priority for the advice, it is not a legislative priority because it is a ballot initiative. Let me think about how we might share the resolution in a way easy to understand. We too allow staff time to be spent answer the questions that connect to the resolution. If you receive These questions would be helpful for We will answer those questions. We can prepare something that meets the Fair Campaigns Act And I'm waiting because this resolution is... Written in a very clear way, it reads like points. I think people will understand our position. Are there any others? comment? question about this topic study, council members. Since we haven't seen any, let's move on to other topics. for the future. Members, if there are any something you would like to include for
176the prioritization in a meeting in the future. Now is the time to say their interest. I believe that silence is a recognition that many of us already have. topics and staff and schools They are very busy too. Finally, the next topic in the agenda is the council. He has topics to discuss in executive session. Jorge's motion. I, Jorge Chávez, I make a motion according to CRS24-6-4024B to agree on an executive session to receive legal advice about pending litigation related to this To remove a teacher's civil rights and property damage. Seconded, Kiri, Laura can take attendance. Chávez, Yeah. Metler, yes. Nick, yes, Yes, Raj Paul, yes, to be The motion passes, members, let's go meet in the Glater room for the public. This concludes our topics.