001as if they were here and then this will be archived in case they want to show it to their relatives. If you are present, and once we mention your name, please come to the front. We're going to ask you some questions, have some fun, take pictures, and it's all going to be fun—a celebration. We're going to give them a framed certificate and talk about their achievements. Before we begin, I want to take this opportunity to honor and acknowledge the Bolder Valley School District Council . If you are seated, please sit up straight . Our president Nicole Rush Paul. We have other council members who are arriving late. Treasurer Alex Merne, Jorge Chávez, there's the Quinland line and he'll be helping me out here, handing out the awards. and Jason Anger. Thank you for your help.
002Who's ready to comment? Begin. If at any point they feel lazy or need a break. There's plenty of food out there . The chocolate cookies are delicious. please. Okay, go ahead. Speaking of the successes we've seen this week and the heat, who's talking about the pool? Did you see what I did? How did I play with words? Well, the best place was Monark's swim team, which won the state championship. This is the signal for everyone in the left-hand room to come forward. While arriving here during the state competition, Mornar won five of the 11 competitions. The relay, including, well, Ethan Defonso of Monark, Isaac Skill of Santoras, Gavin Kill of The Pick to Pick and Tobin Hell of Holy Family. He's not here, but I'm sure he's still swimming very fast because he won the
00353rd in the relay and he's already swimming at a university, right? At the University of Notre Dame. Applause. And Gavin won awards at the 200 Met. And here is the photograph. Look, there we clearly see a champion. He set records for winning the 100- foot backstroke and was nominated the fourth best swimmer of the year. And finally, and this is very important, Coach Amber Austin, a great person, a great coach, we are fortunate to have her with us and she received the Coach of the Year award. Yes, please, Gavin, and come forward. I would like to ask you a few questions. Gen, hello. First of all, hello. You just returned from the state competitions. Tell us everything. I went to Indianapolis, competed for the opportunity to compete and go to Romania. And yes, I did
004manage to get on the team. I'm really excited about that. And for example, Eten, he's not here now, but at the University of Notredam to train and be ready for the end of the season. So, are you going to be competing to earn a spot to qualify for the U.S. national team? Well, I've already rated it. And I will be representing the United States in Romania. Fantastic. Okay, coach, your team qualified in the state competitions. Hey, you have a lot of experience as a coach. How do these athletes manage their schedules and activities at their respective schools? Tell us. This is a once-in-a-lifetime team made up of six or seven schools in the district, and they have gotten to know each other very well. This is my 11th year and the class of 2025, and
005we were able to win all these competitions before they graduated. We won by a margin of 7.5 points. It was a team effort and we worked very well together. We had preliminaries, elimination rounds, we all had to pass those elimination rounds and achieve the highest score. Everyone here has played a very important role as enclaves. We have two extraordinary divers from Santauros and Monark who obtained 35 points. Without your scores, we wouldn't be here. Now, the diving discipline is very important for the swimming team. A round of applause for them, they did a great job. Overall, this was a team effort and thank you for allowing us to be here. Let's applaud our state swimming champions. And now we're going to take the picture. Perfect. Thank you. And now, well, we've already started off very
006strong and we're still going to stay in the pool for a while longer . I know that Father's Day just passed , so let's make jokes that dads would make, all the swimmers at Fairview High School. during the state competition in the 400m relay, including Wesley, Schlatter, Soren Cman, Anders Cman and Jack Carnet. We're missing Jack here. Come closer. They were determined to win the title this year. You are the brothers, right? So, tell me, what does it feel like to win a state championship as brothers? It's a really nice thing because seeing how Soren participated in the relay and then contributing to first place was very exciting. Yes, it was a surprise to me. Jack and everyone had a great time, and when I saw it, I said, "No, I'm not going to be
007able to catch them." And that's the right answer, because Sherry Creek never beats us. And now let's take a picture. And now that we're dry, let's go to the library. Recently, librarian Kate Hostel was recognized by the Library Association for the Most Effective Schools Award, also known as the Gesture Award. She has certifications in environment and leadership. How do these efforts impact the work you do with the children at Monarch? Well, when I started at Monarch two years ago, the previous librarian had already retired, so the library wasn't being used much. So I did the work of getting it properly equipped so that students could take books home. Then we increased participation by 150%. Look, when I arrived, there was no research being done— zero research— and that has improved a lot. A big round
008of applause for her. Let's take a picture here. We often say in the school district... From Bolder Valley, our employees are superheroes, and I can say that Heather Heeder is a superwoman because she has an alter ego. She's a teacher at the P to P school and has a very successful photography business. Go ahead, Heather. Recently, Heather Heeder was recognized by her colleagues as Art Teacher of the Year by the Colorado Art Teachers Association. This is a very important thing. The Educators Association, uh, and also as a photographer, can you tell us how your work has a positive impact on our students? I've been an educator for 25 years. I've always wanted to integrate my love and passion for wedding photography, and I also worked at Starbucks, and I wanted to integrate that into the
009classroom, and I had internships. I bring my students here so they can discover their passion as artists and so they can make a career out of it. I started in 2007 and taught art history and other classes. We have very good facilities. Jenny Ar, our director, is here. I have her support, and it's very nice to see some of my students here. Uh, I'll never get tired of teaching. And to be able to see the energy of my students and see their portfolios. A big round of applause for Heder. That's a great achievement. And our next recognition goes to [name omitted], who received national recognition for his participation in the Democracy Festival . He won the National Civics Competition. Yes, go ahead, a round of applause. The purpose of this competition is to strengthen your
010civic concepts. This competition was directed by Kyle Clark, and we know , what was the most difficult question you were asked? Well, this question was an example where several news articles were mentioned, a Supreme Court case, and really, this case, well, I couldn't, I did n't have that information, uh, and so even if I had studied more, I still would have given a bad answer. Cameron, now you're going to Washington, D.C. Yes, I'm going to Washington in November, and I'm going to study a lot more and relax. Yes, the champion gets a chance to relax. Another big round of applause for him. We're all having fun, and remember, there are still cookies if you're hungry. What a great night to recognize [name omitted]. Everyone. Now I have the honor of recognizing the Viture academics who
011recognize Colorado's graduating seniors. Two students from the Walter Valley School District were accepted. Quali from P to P. Come forward. And Anna Grace from Saenturos, please come forward. Well, it seems they are not present. They participated in a highly competitive process. If you look it up online, we are very proud of them. A big round of applause and continuing to honor our academics with the merit scholarship program. 500 people participated. Their academic abilities were evaluated by a committee of teachers and counselors. Of all the students who received the merit scholarship, please come forward. Congratulations. First, we'll start with the 500th scholarship winner, Annabel Eisner from Fairview. Congratulations, Annabel. Joseph Harima from Bolder High School. Alexander Z from Fairview. Gia Bam from Brofield High School. Lea Asben Weldubista Asna from Fairview High School. Monarca High School.
012And we also have two corporate merit scholarships. Our student received the merit scholarship. Now I'm going to pass the microphone to you so you can tell us where you're going to college. I'm going to Cornell next year. My name is Ashna. I'm going to UCLA. My name is Marine Bradley. I'm going to Yell University. My name is Emma Hasn. I'm going to Stanford. I'm going to Caltech. Is n't that wonderful? Another big round of applause for all your accomplishments. Let's take a picture now. Every year, hundreds of BBSD students participate in National History Day. They choose a topic and do in-depth research in libraries, archives, and museums. They present their findings through documentaries or websites. It's a great way to learn about history and develop your communication and critical thinking skills. Today we're going to
013celebrate the National History Day winners, and there are several of them. Please, everyone, join us here at the front. And if I quickly read the project titles And the names and the untold history of the prisons in Colorado from Summit Samle High School . And when I say your name, please step forward and salute. Redefining women's responsibilities and rights. Clara Vangro and Ruene. The farmers and miners. The disaster that happened there by Cooper Mills, the great truth and the rights to universal education. I'm Wen at Reichg. The Philman disaster by our student from Fervw and also the responsibilities and legacy of those in Aurora and the other one like the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and how it changed public opinions by Mia Keller. Does anyone want to answer a question? It's not difficult. What is
014the most fascinating thing you learned through this project? My name is Blanch Lee. My project was the untold history of incarceration centers and what shocked me the most was that the United States had 10 concentration camps during World War II . And the fact that this is never talked about, when we had one here in Colorado and Well, that surprised me because they didn't teach us this in school, and that's why I taught it. I chose it as a topic and made a documentary about it—the importance of understanding this event to make sure it never happens again. Amazing. Great job. Does anyone else want to answer the same question? I can give you a cookie. Okay, no worries. Raise your hands. How many of you made it to the national competition? Very good, a big
015round of applause. Congratulations. Hey, Plunch, can you come up here, please? This isn't a cookie joke, but I was told you also competed in the word-spelling competition . Would you like to tell me about that? On March 15th, we had the regional word-spelling competition, and it took six hours, but I did win. And then, at the end of May, I went to Washington, D.C., for the national competition, and the motto is "Make it the best week ever." All the champions from previous years were there, starting with 1960. I was able to compete. on live television. It was an incredible experience. I'm so grateful to have been there. Television star of the history championship. Another round of applause. As you can imagine, this requires love and investment from teachers to support teachers for History Day. And
016this Ana is the Colorado National History Day Teacher of the Year . Please come forward. Ana represented our state as a delegate at the National History Day finals that took place at the University of Maryland. And I want to congratulate Ana, I hope she's watching online. A huge round of applause. This finale, we want to honor a nurse who saved the life of a student at Boulder High School. Win from Boulder High School, please come forward. Earlier, they called Manar's health room because they had called 911 for a student, and she got there, got worse, and she worked with a defibrillator to try to resuscitate or revive the girl. She saved the student's life. Mom, I understand you were expected to be a nurse because of your mom. Yes, my name is Man. The Man
017people helped the Americans during the war in Vietnam, and there are five of us, but in Laos, she was the oldest of eight and never received an education, so she wanted to go to school. So, when we came here as refugees, my mom pushed us to improve ourselves, to get an education. She helped other women, she was a midwife, and she did everything you think nurses do, right? She was a caregiver, she inspired me, and she also cared for the community. I've been here in the district for four years, since 2021, but I've been a nurse for ten years, and it's been a pleasure working in this district. Another round of applause for an amazing professional. I hope everyone's hands are a little sore from all the clapping. Dr. Anderson, if I may take the
018microphone. We can't fail to recognize and celebrate our leader , Dr. Anderson, who was recently recognized by the Bolder Chamber of Commerce with their leadership awards. Dr. Anderson, throughout his career... You can see his whole costume there. Superintendent Anderson was honored with the Impact Award, recognizing his transformative leadership in public education and advancing student outcomes and equity across the district. Congratulations. Thank you so much. Oh, I'm also getting a certificate, look. Okay, let me see, it 's different. Laura, I thought you were going to tell me we ran out of cookies. Uh, thank you all so much for being here . A round of applause for everyone who received honors. Thank you for all the support from the district, the students, and the staff. Have a great summer. Thank you so much. Take care. Attendance
019and participation by electronic means are per BMEA district policy and state law. Chris, may call roll. Chavez present. Metler present. Nisznikra present . Rashpente present. Anger present. Motion passed. I would like to direct your attention to the screen for land recognition. The Bol Valley School District resides and operates on lands that are ancestral homelands justly and illegally taken from the territory of The Yud Pueblo, Araposan, Arpache, Navajo, and 48 other Tribal Nations historically associated with these lands and who have called these lands home since time immemorial. We acknowledge the atrocities committed here, including the painful history of genocide, forced assimilation, and efforts to alienate Indigenous peoples from their lands with the support of U.S. government policies. The district is mindful of the many Indigenous peoples, past and present, and their dignified nations and cultures that
020care for the land with strength and resilience. The district recognizes the histories of the land in Colorado and the survival of the many nations that have carried their oral traditions into the present. It is the district's responsibility to educate our communities and our students so that we can celebrate and respect the wisdom and knowledge of Indigenous peoples and actively come together to address injustices. By offering this acknowledgment of the land, we affirm and honor the history, wisdom, oral traditions, and resilience of Indigenous peoples and recognize our responsibility to care for and cherish this land together. I remind you that the mission of the Boulder Valley School District is to create challenging, meaningful, and engaging learning opportunities so that all children thrive and are prepared for a life of success and civic engagement. Good evening, everyone.
021We are pleased that you participate in our meetings. Council members, I would like to request a motion to amend tonight's agenda . I would like to remove item 9.5, five contracts with P, from our agenda because we have not received their signed copies going forward . There is a second motion. Kitty Chris, may roll call. Chavez, yes. Medler, yes. Nick, yes. Rep. Sergeant, yes. Hunger, yes. Pass the motion. We saw this council, there is a motion to approve tonight's agenda with item 9.5 removed. Motion by Jason, seconded by Kitty Chris, may roll call . Chavez, yes. Medler, yes. Qualidad , yes. RP, yes. Sergeant, yes. Hunger, yes. Pass the motion. We will now allow Dr. Anderson to speak. The superintendent's report . Thank you so much, Chairwoman Brasp, Board members, it's great to see you
022. We have some updates to share. I'll allow the presentation to update. We already have this bond work underway across the school district. We're replacing grading systems, ventilation, air conditioning, and other things. We 're demolishing the old Baseline High School building. We want to thank Luke Sprim for taking these drone photos. Speaking of internships, we have 25 students participating in the leadership academy. They're learning real-world skills through interviews, resume writing, and networking. It's a great way for them to build confidence, gain experience, and prepare for upcoming challenges. I had the opportunity to participate in the Grad Plus Leadership Academy several weeks ago, and they're very excited to participate in those opportunities over the summer. So, how did we end the school year? We're also focusing on continuous improvement. All the leaders took part in the
023Leadership Academy. District. It's two days of professional development, collaboration, and fun. This is to strengthen our district. It was a great event. I want to thank all the administrators for participating, and we are very proud to have this partnership with the City of Boulder, Flatter Habitat for Humanity, with the Boulder Mod facility, which recently received the Housing Colorado Eagle Award . At BTCH, they have learned about building houses, and now they have moved these houses to put them on their foundations, and the first house will be finished by August 15th. That is a very good opportunity for our students to give back to their community. So, congratulations to Boulder for winning the award. That's all I have. Thank you, Dr. Anderson. Um, do you have any questions for Dr. Anderson? No, there are none. Let's
024continue with public participation. The council respects the public's right to speak about district issues. You are responsible for monitoring your own words. You have two minutes to speak. There will be a yellow card when you have 30 seconds left and an orange card when you have 10 seconds remaining. If your time runs out , you can email the Board of Education. We have a speaker tonight, Mark Renfield. Who gave you 2 minutes, Ashley Bud? Yes, you may come to the podium. There's a button with a person on it; you can press it, the microphone will turn on, and your time will begin. Hello, I'm Mark Renfield. I'm here to encourage the board to follow other visits in Colorado and allow medically necessary behavioral therapy in the classroom. Our 9- year-old son has been attending the
025intensive care unit at Fallet Elementary School for the past 4 years and can participate more in his classroom with individual supervised support. Our son has a rare genetic condition called Angel Man Syndrome. He is nonverbal, has behaviors such as hair pulling, self-harm, and is working hard to control his impulses in regular therapy so that he can interact appropriately at school and in public. On November 22, 2024, we received a call that no parent wants to receive from the principal of Fallet Elementary School. A police officer notified us of an incident at the school, stating that a school aide had pulled our son's hair in an effort to prevent him from pulling others' hair. We were deeply shocked by the incident and were asked if we wanted to press charges. We declined out of compassion for
026the aide and because we didn't want a negative media event for the district. We are more concerned with addressing the aide's behavior and the staffing shortage. We sought more behavioral resources for our benefit and to share with the staff. We haven't received any follow-up on how things have been handled. We were informed in January that the aide was back in the classroom and still working with our son. We don't see a conflict of interest at this point, but we would like the opportunity to work with a behavioral therapist. After a month-long process, we received permission for this therapy to be authorized within the school, but we were disappointed to learn that the therapist would not be allowed to participate directly in the classroom but would have to work in a separate room. Nothing is being
027done to address the behavioral issues that occur when our son is in the classroom, and no one is there to address what's happening. We are working with a therapist who works directly with the Denver school district. She is successfully providing services in a classroom with other colleagues, and we are asking the district to adjust the JCLM policy to allow behavioral therapists in the classroom to address problem behaviors directly. That is the best opportunity for him to fully access his right to a public education without interruption. We sincerely hope the district will work with us to reach an agreement. Thank you very much for your consideration. Thank you. Council Members. That concludes public participation. I would like to thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us. We will now move to communication from the
028council members. Who would like to begin? Kiri. I have a few things to say. I was looking at today's agenda, and I noticed a donation to Sentares High School, and I learned that there was a woman named Ruth Margaret Green. She passed away in 1986, and she created this fund. for scholarships for Santaurus high school students. And I looked for information a little, I didn't put in much effort, then I found several people with the same name, but I thought it would be nice to mention her because all those years she's been funding scholarships for Santaurus students and Ginger I forgot to ask her if I can borrow the gift I gave her. At Ginger Ramsey's graduation at Broomfield High School, she doesn't understand all the slang used by all the kids. So I gave
029him what's called a slang meter. Then he has these examples from each generation and what their slang was, what they used. For parents or adults who don't understand what their children are saying, you can buy one of these Desent Pens. I bought one for myself too. I didn't know the word "fire" in English. I wanted to say for those who couldn't join us earlier tonight for the superintendent's honor roll , I am very impressed by our students. He won't find students of a higher caliber in any district in the state. I am very proud to be part of this district. I am proud of our staff and our students and the performance they put into public education. Congratulations to everyone who received honors here in the district. Mr. Rice will be giving this presentation. Good
030afternoon, President RP, Dr. Anderson, board members. Yes, it's been two or two and a half years since the voters generously decided to make Bond's program of bonds. So I am very proud of the work we have managed to do up to this point and what we hope to complete by the end of this summer and what we will finish next summer as well. Uh, with me is Crens Hager, who is the director of the construction project, and Jam, who is the member who handles and oversees everything that is being done on this project. So I'm giving the microphone to Cris right now. Good afternoon. Hey, happy construction season to all. At the moment we are approaching here at our location in BBSD. Some are very excited about graduations, others are on vacation, so this can
031be felt a lot here in the Vanos department. Yes, we are very excited to be able to implement the construction plans we have here in the district, and we have the strategic programs in which students can expand their horizons, and our improvements will make them feel valued and included. So we see that these opportunities can be explored and how we can do it with you. So here you are seeing a timeline, something that has been happening since January and where we are right now in phase two of construction and what we are going to do in future projects. So the phase two documents will be received in September, once we finish the phase one projects and we've completed the final touches on the construction we're doing in the summer. So there will be a window
032at that time when a request will be made for the requirements that need to be met for the projects that we plan to complete by 2027. And here's a quick reminder of where we are right now in terms of where the projects are: the projects that are in phase one, the two-year projects that are in phase two that are just starting, and now the design projects that we are halfway through or are just about to begin. So our phase one projects are Promfield High, uh Centavos at New High. So we're doing the interior work, what we're doing is as well as doing the mechanical upgrades. Taurus is being renovated, the floor is being renovated and replaced, and we have some improvements being made to some of the machinery as well. Uh, we had a little
033bit of trouble with the reduction of the newvista asbestos, which was something that Dr. Anderson was showing him. So I want to show you here some of the paths we are following to be able to finish this. We're expecting the parking lots to be finished in July, and then the leveling, landscaping, and turf field are scheduled to be completed in October 2025. In phase two, we have some pretty busy areas right now, and that's because we have some very successful play areas where we 've managed to build, and that's what you're seeing. I also replaced the synthetic field and resurfaced the Netherland track. And also what we're doing this season, the Jameston Play Area items are being made this summer too, so please keep that in mind. I want to let you know that a
034few weeks before summer, there were some construction delays due to some air conditioning units that we didn't have, because many parts come from outside the United States and the refrigerant had to meet new EPA-based specifications, and that's why there were delays. We're trying to continue and let the schools know what's happening. So we're looking at what we're doing in the procurement program for all these elements. So we have those units for next year that we're going to bring over, and the impact this had during the summer is that we're not going to finish them on time. But we have other work that we can do there, even if the weather doesn't allow it before the winter break. So we're going to have to wait and do it during the next break in 2026. We also
035have other areas that had some delays, and that's because we had some things that weren't working well, so we talked to some people on the construction staff to see what we could do in the meantime. So we have a new Apex field which is fabulous and we've had very good progress on this project. So we have five phases of construction that will be completed throughout the school year. So we started phase one in March and you can see some photographs of the drafts we have, the sketches we have of the construction and we have the different paths of the community. They have some spaces outside and we have areas for criminology and biomechanics. Biomedical mechanics. So we have some connections for the careers and that are in the teachers' academy. Simultaneously, we are renovating the
036space on the east side of the cafeteria, which includes classrooms and a counseling area. All of this will be completed in the fall semester of 2025. Here are some action shots where you can see the Netherland track, which is being repaved in the lower left corner. You can see, uh , Boulder High School, uh, that the auditorium is being restored. Look there, the scaffolding for the construction that's being done. Then there's the Monarc meadow area, which is also being rebuilt and replanted. If we continue with phase three, and we have the advisory teams helping us in this case, and we have plans that we are trying to implement with the contractors, it will be carried out in October or hopefully in September. And then the pair, the Parkel school, the statute of this is that
037we see that the property is on that site. In the final plans, we will still have some issues with the gas and oil wells in the area that need to be dismantled and covered. So while the commissioner for carbon management and greenhouse gas emissions is trying to see what issues we need to improve here. But ultimately, before the school's acceptance , we need BBSD to give us the requirements they need to be able to do this in an area of 2000 square feet. And it's something that has to be approved by the Carbon Emissions Commission. Right now we are trying to monitor the growth of the student population and we are always anticipating that this school, which is in the most advanced stage of construction, will be ready when we have all these students back.
038And with that, I want to introduce you to the bond community oversight committee . John Estamos, good evening. Excuse me, yes, I am very excited to represent the community and to share here with you for the second time and to give you an update on where we are this year. Since we started, we have met twice. In February and in May we met once in Centennial in the culinary kitchen for the second time and well, so it has been three times, so I have invited Morgan Chavez to come here because what we see once we were in these spaces is what is really happening and we need to address. So in all these meetings we talked about financial issues and the progress we've made and some updates on the projects, and we received a report
039on student enrollment trends, and it's something we 're seeing that's very interesting for us, the role of the financial investments they're making here, not just the infrastructure part, and in terms of the most important meeting, we saw that the expenses were 80 million, they were 84 million, and then we saw that around the expenses were 190 million. That's what was thought. So we saw that the two action items we have are for Fairview New Vista. The first was Fairview, which was approved by the council in May, which was to transfer 3,148,200 of the premium bondo premium eh to do the resurfacing of the runway and replace the grass that was there, plus the units that are on the roof and the associated components. And we did a replanting of these meadows and because of the
040issues of how they are being done and the problems that could arise in the future, then we are looking at how it can be done within this bonus, so we have a premium bonus. As I was saying, there was a bonus premium bond of $6 million remaining. So, based on those two results we had, we decided to move a million dollars in bonds to do the part of the track that needed to be done. Fairview also has problems with the air conditioning units, and that's at the heart of our issues. We tried to discuss this in depth, and it was something we reviewed at the last meeting, but basically, we need to replace all the units that are in the main part of the building. Instead of fixing them, the team decided that we cannot
041add air conditioning units, but rather we have to replace them. So we decided to continue with this, with this project to replace them. How many are there? If we have around 10 months. These are units that are the size of a trailer, a tug truck. So we decided to do that, and basically that was to make sure that we'll have this in the future . And then, speaking of a new view, this is a completely different matter. We are here about to have the decarbonization report. So what we have is that New Vista High School was built to have solar panels. The construction was done precisely for this reason. So the bond is going to buy all these solar panels that we need. What we are seeing, or what we are trying to do from
042a sustainability goal, is to be able to replace around 14% of emissions and be carbon neutral, and this has allowed us to accelerate and move towards this goal much faster with the premium bonus. Um, we decided that we want to install a PhotobelTes solar system so that the building can be a high percentage electric, which is wonderful. And then we're talking about how getting the funds hasn't been very successful. Some of the staff members have come to talk to us. If you were here at other meetings, you noticed that the staff came and told us about what's happening in Washington regarding the changes in reimbursements that we're going to have and the aid. So we're going to have to transfer around a million dollars from the premium bond to make sure we have the money
043to buy the solar panels, and the total we have right now is a million, and it's to have a building that is completely sustainable, but also to have a good return on investment. So we can show what we can do when we have solar panels or solar energy. So this is what I wanted to share with you today. The next meeting we're going to have is in September, as you saw on the previous screens, and I'd like you to come here because we're going back to New Vista. So we went and saw all of these that were open and we managed to get in there and see what was going on and tell you to come with me to New Vista so we can talk about the numbers we have already thinking about and discuss
044this with all the members of BER County. Any questions? And those are all the updates we have on the bonuses, so we're now open to any questions you may have. Thank you, council members. Okay, Kitty, what is it? Yes, I need to be a little better with my acronyms. So, this is the team that has to meet all the construction needs and it's called the Design Advisory Team. Well, thank you very much. Uh, yes, it's something we had here with Jorge. Yes, thank you very much. And perhaps we'll have to talk to the advisory committee to see who agrees with this offer and will join us. I have a question. Ah, so we do have Nueva Vista and we have phase three in the carbon projects. Yes, I am very grateful for the way you
045are saying this, which is different now from how we used the previous bonds. So these are projects that are really different because last time we had COVID and it was done in a very different way with the solar units in particular. We are anticipating perhaps being able to use some bonds we have or maybe some refunds, and perhaps have some additional savings through refunds. If the purchase is going to be what we were telling you, it was around a million, we think we're going to have rebates of 30% of that, and we're still deciding who's going to have the contract for that, and through the energy-saving projects , then it's possible that we're going to have a rebate in terms of the energy not being used, and that's what we have to determine, but we
046don't know yet. And well, when we're talking about the rates we're looking at and with this refund, then you're seeing that there's going to be an issue... if we're thinking about the individual schools with respect to the design team that you're looking at, we're seeing that we're trying to speed up some of the projects because of the bond issue, so there's a certain degree of not knowing, of uncertainty. Yes, thanks. That's a very good question. Yes, it's about tariffs. It's something we do n't know. We really don't think we're going to change, or have to change anything at this time. Um, we're not planning to change anything in our master plan, in the main plan, but we are taking into account a certain degree of inflation and also seeing if we'll have these devices and
047machinery available at the time. So what we 're thinking is what we believe will happen, what else can we do at this point, but we're really confident that we'll be able to continue and that it won't have an impact on our budgets. Well, I want to extend my gratitude to the people at CBOC, because we really had some recommendations and I spoke with Jorge and said, "Yeah, uh, why don't you tell me what the conversation was about? Because I don't go to the SW meetings and I don't know how the discussions are done or what they're like." Because I have a certain degree of faith in your work, and the dialogue you have there really helps me to understand what is happening, and thank you very much for going there and leading those conversations. Hey,
048council members, does anyone else have any questions or comments? Yes, I don't see any hands raised. Oh, no. I spoke very soon. Alex, do you have a question? Yes. And I want to reiterate a bit, there are other things that we would like to accelerate that would allow us to do perhaps, I don't know, other things we can do something or accelerate so that we can be certain that parts of the project can be done sooner, or that's not part of the agenda today. At the moment we don't have anything on our radar, but we do track the projects and through our team they are looking at the phase three part and seeing what things we can do that are not really part of this moment in the phase two schedule, but that we can
049perhaps bring forward a little. It's something we discussed with Sebos, we talked about it with them and told them, this is what will be done in phase three or perhaps what we're going to do in phase four, and we added some value in terms of money to this, so that they can understand it, under the premise of the budget, and if it's something that we have, there has to be a consideration in this case, and speaking of what John was saying, we are trying to see how efficient we can be when we have people in the places where we are working, and not only in terms of time, but also in terms of reimbursements. Thank you. Yes, thank you for your time , members of the council. Let's see, the next article is consent 81,
050personal articles 82, approval of minutes May 27, 202583, approval of minutes June 10, 2584, acceptance of donation. Aspen Creek donation acceptance . 86 acceptance of donation fireside elementary acceptance of donation eight new additions to beneficiary agreements 10 modification of contract with Ampers Therapy 11 modification of contract with Gardner eh 82 modification of contract RUL 83 amendment of contract for Plat middle school bond project eh 815 approval of the superintendent's annual vocation. 816 authorization of transfer new view of high school. 816 change order Bolder High School construction. 818 Centauros High School Construction Change Order . 819 approval of the Sen Cage contract for Gale databases 820 Opton contract. 821 renewal of the Power School contract. 822 resolution 2515 budget approval. 823 resolution 25226 treasury management. 824 Resolution 2523 Ratification of the agreement negotiated with the association
051of classified employees of the Bolder Valley. 825 resolutions, 2524 ratifications of the agreement negotiated with the Association of Paraeducators of the Bolder Valley. 826 Resolution 2525. Ratification of the negotiated agreement for the Bolder Valley School District and the education office professionals. 827, resolution 2526, adoption of a budget salary increase for the groups of administrative, technical professional and unrepresented employees. 826 resolution 2527 ratification of the agreement negotiated between the BBSD and the Bayet Bolder Education Association . 829 federal title 1 CDE grant programs. Are there any elements that the board members would like to extract from the consent group? Yes, I need a large glass of water. Me too, says the interpreter. And hearing this, I need the motion for approval. So, before we begin the discussion, it's approved by Kittis, seconded by Jason, Council members,
052is there anything else we'd like to talk about? What does the consent group need? Well, it seems there's nothing. Well, I have a couple of things I'd like to say. There are a lot of negotiation agreements and in this agency, and well, I want to thank BBCD, uh, and BBI because these conversations are never easy, especially in times of fiscal challenges that we have. So, being able to have these agreements and be able to pass them on as part of our budget, leadership is very difficult, and I know it's not easy being in the groups that are negotiating, and we appreciate our board members who are doing those negotiations. So thank you very much. So I want to let you know that the board approved the superintendent's evaluation, and I want to assure you that
053we see here Dr. Anderson is committed to being able to do this in the articles, and it was done, and there are no other changes. He takes his time to improve the council's capacity. The council thanks Dr. Andersen for making it possible to achieve these goals this year and in the future. Thank you very much, Dr. Anderson. That's all I have. Council Members. Well, since there's no further discussion, then why not call the list? Chávez, yes. Metler, yes. With Nela yes, Rushpold, yes. Sergeant, yes, Anger, yes, the motion passes. Now, regarding the other action items we have, the first one is the approval of Superintendent's Contract 2526. Uh, yes, it's approved by Jorge and seconded by Liria. Okay, now Cris, you can call that motion button. Chávez, yes. Metler, yes. They remain, yes. Rushp, yes,
054Sergeant, yes, Anger, yes, motion passes. The following article is the cancellation of the board and is then approved by Leniel and seconded by Kiri. If it's the last one we had, it was the biggest one. If anyone has a question. Alex has a question. Yes. And I've been thinking about changing the Pck to Pig contract, uh, taking it off our agenda today. We have a plan for when we might meet again to talk about this. Ah, yes, uh, we will meet again and perhaps we will have to do so to approve that contract on Friday at a meeting that we will announce. Any discussion on this article? Members can call the votes Cris. Chávez, yes. Nler, yes. Quinlanda, yes. Rushb Anger passes the motion. Our second thing is what we are doing. The extension of
055the state contract was approved by Kitty, seconded by Jason. The motion passes. Okay, since we don't see that anyone is saying anything, then Cris, you can pass that motion. Chavez, yes, Medler, yes, Quinland Lovera, yes, Rush, yes, Sergeant, yes, Anger, yes, the motion passes. The following article is our policy on action in T.1. Board policy is from the EEAR policy and it is the transportation of services and we have the IG policy of student activities that have an amount. There are some of these items that some council members would like to call for a consensus group. Nobody heard it. So let's try the motion. Uh, it's approved by Jorge and second by the line. So, I'm going to say, I'm very happy to be able to remove some of these policies from our list and
056simply withdraw them from this, so that those present here can now change this language into more approved policies. Please call the vote. Rashbow. Yes, the rush. Yes, to be hungry. Yes, the motion is approved. Council members, the next item on our agenda tonight is policy study. We have several to study. We will begin with those policies that govern our negotiations. Thank you, President Rashp. In accordance with the board's goal of reviewing all its policies within a 7-year period, we made a change in our process, knowing that the board intends to study financial policy with all the work, negotiations, and budgeting; it wasn't something we put in our finance team. Speaking of this particular chapter, it needs to be reviewed; it was reviewed back in the 1960s. It is one of our chapters that has lasted
057the longest. We have been working on and reviewing the negotiation processes and agreements. These policies are intertwined with many of the negotiation agreements that have to do with the number of revisions we have to make to the policy. But as we approached politics, we decided to modernize the language, to make policies more efficient, without deteriorating any element in doing so. And I could say that we have been studying these policies and the council will review them when they resume their duties in August. And I know that David and Kiri here present have n't had any conversation yet, but so you know that we are all within this time period. Um, first, and with your permission, members of the Council, I would like to read a few points without reading them all. Uh, for example, uh,
058this is Council H's policy and it's like a cover. We proposed highlighting the policy itself in red ink as we reviewed it, but we did not present any significant changes. The following policy has not been revised since 1966. This establishes policies regarding negotiations. The council should know that we are only going to modernize the language, that we will refer to our students as students and replace the word as citizen, as a member of the community and in general try to refresh and make sure that the policy reflects the vision of the council. And I'm going to pause because council member Surge raised his hand. That's how it is. We are looking at this document in the second paragraph. The second part says, "Taking into account the needs of the people of the district." But what
059exactly do we mean? When we say "the people of the district," it's in the policy section of the second half of the second paragraph. Well, I reviewed it, and it suggested to me that it refers to those people who vote to support certain bond measures, but we couldn't change that term. It seems somewhat ambiguous to me because "people of the district" could include any staff member, whether or not they live in the district. Yes, thank you for your observation, Chairwoman Rashb. I'd like to take up the member's question. Yes, go ahead, Alex. Well, I wanted to comment on a broader term. If we refer to the people of the school district, continuing with what the member asked, it's usually read as "the people of Colorado" or "the student of the district," meaning it includes any
060student who enrolled in open enrollment, regardless of whether they are a citizen or not. Well, those are very good questions. We decided to use the term "student" for several reasons, including one you mentioned, those people who decided We chose to choose in our district, basically because we're the best. We want to mention the students for that reason. And as Council Member Sergeant said, because if we just say " district people," it sounds kind of old-fashioned to me. We're going to review it more carefully to see, and we're going to give you a suggestion to replace this term. So, let's continue with the HS policy. It's a very interesting policy that we've identified to underline in red for content. And Chairwoman Rashpot says that the entire paragraph from the HC policy is repeated in the HJ
061policy. The proposal here is to keep the council policy in the HC policy, the negotiation procedures, and remove this policy, as it's redundant. We're going to take the last sentence of the HC policy and put it in the HJ policy so we don't lose it. It says that it's the task of both parties to negotiate in good faith, but the rest of the paragraph at the top is already included in the HJ policy. Now, when we look at the HD D policy, the only thing we've done in this part is that this refers to the council authorities, and the change we made is... A reference to Tabor because this represents an important boundary, because it's a fiscal obligation. We simply added the reference to Tabor, and then we see the policy regarding council negotiating agents,
062and this is intertwined with our agreements, so I'm not recommending significant changes. Um, yes, SGEN council member, I see. We changed it, like, lead negotiator, and we also removed these nouns to make them neutral. In the HG policy, this is a very old policy that we've been using recently. As you know, we have new groups, employee groups seeking representation, and it refers to the election processes. The main changes are that we should refer to the district as the school district and that the superintendent has the ability to appoint or delegate all administrative functions during the election process. Go ahead, Kiri. I have a question about this, which talks about the election process. I understand this won't happen frequently, but we could specify that it be a ranked vote. This would save the district money and
063time instead of conducting two separate election processes. Thank you for your Suggestion. I need to review it. Member Sgent, go ahead, Alex. Yes, it makes a lot of sense to assign the superintendent, but no, that's already assumed; we don't have to put it in the policy, or it's already part of the superintendent's authority that he can designate a person. Well, the superintendent can designate or delegate the person as he sees fit, but we don't want this to be inconsistent. In some places it says, uh, designated person, but once the council reviews Chapter C, that's where it will outline the superintendent's authority. It would be a good idea to state there that the superintendent has the authority to designate or delegate the person who will represent him in these processes. We want to be clear about
064this. Yes, I agree with you. I wouldn't like to have a designee in one place , but then have it be inappropriate to have a designee in another. But I appreciate this thorough review. One question I have, since we're currently using this policy and as the process continues through the summer and we consider other changes to this policy, has been... Aware of some changes we'd like to implement now that we have new employee groups seeking representation. No, not at this time, but as you know, there are individuals and groups that have been impacted by our policy changes, but we make sure to approach the council first. Our human resources team has overseen these election processes, and we need to be in contact with the representatives of these associations. Go ahead, Jorge. And then Alex. I
065have a question, but I don't know if it's my own ignorance, but in the groups, in units A, B, C, D, E, for example, the teachers certified at least part-time. I don't understand these different designations; they are important distinctions. Where can I find them? Thank you for this comment. These are important definitions and classifications that I haven't tried to review because they are already part of negotiated agreements, but we do need more context, and I will obtain this information to present to you. And also, expanding on what Jorge said, this is the language we use, but we see in lowercase that, for example, teachers B and E A, I mean, maybe if we capitalized it, it would be clearer, and the references at the bottom... If we're using the unit name or just the acronym,
066we need to make this clearer. Go ahead, Alex. If it relates, to clarify for the units, those are union branches. I fully support different employee groups forming unions. One of my long-term questions is, would both sides benefit from having larger units? Could several units be consolidated? Is there a way to encourage this, that we have fewer units so we don't have to negotiate separately with each one? Yes, thank you. We'll have this conversation this summer as we review with the newly formed groups. It's a very important discussion, Member Metler, and we're going to continue this, keep it a live discussion, okay? And see if we can do anything to facilitate this discussion in terms of the burden on our staff and organizers. Siri, I've suggested this to Kathlyn, but I want to say it out
067loud. On page two, number five, put the organization name in the ballot and put " non-discrimination" there. My suggestion was to make this language consistent with the language we use elsewhere in our non-discrimination policy, except for our students who are not part of the staff. Yes, thank you for your comment, Member Serge, it's paragraph five. We ensure that any organization that considers itself a represented group is not subject to discrimination as a policy of this council. We're missing three HGs, where it's suggested to retain and also where we talked about HC. The first paragraph of this policy is the entire paragraph that talks about the scope of matters to be negotiated. These are matters or procedures, and all of them are points that were not previously included, and the commitment to negotiate in good faith
068and in a timely manner. I also refer at the bottom to negotiation at board meetings because this part of the policy had n't been updated since 1969, and we have some changes to the Colorado law regarding open board meetings and our commitment to comply with the law. And yes, go ahead, Kiri. I have a clarification in the last paragraph where it talks about prohibiting unilateral communication by council members or the organization or as individuals. In the first part, prohibiting communication by the board, and this includes individual board members. And if so, we need to specify it. Yes, we can definitely clarify this language. Thank you. And the next policy, HLHM, preliminary arrangement and final announcement of the negotiated agreement. There is definitely some very old-fashioned language, such as certifying the tax collection and hearings. It
069sounds like Shakespearean language. So, in the first paragraph, we have some changes where we talk about how the organization has 30 days from the moment the agreement is presented and to ensure that negotiations continue. Summer is very short, but basically what we did was improve the wording and modernize the vocabulary. And the last policy in this chapter is Hn with procedures that are at a standstill because, in reality, all of our negotiation procedures already contemplate this point. If the negotiations put us at an impasse, or a difficult negotiation, then what we recommend is removing this policy, since it is included in each of the negotiation rules. And with that, this is the oldest chapter of the policies of Council. It's already been reviewed. Well, Kiri, I mean, it's so old that the last HL and
070HM, I was in elementary school when these policies were adopted. Well, it's great that we're reviewing this chapter, doing so almost at the time of the negotiations. Um, I'm curious to know what our colleagues in human resources think, and well, many rules are already established in the agreements and negotiations, and I'm glad to hear the various comments about what else we could modify in our policies. So, we're also here for these agreements. Yes, we're going to continue, as we're going to answer the questions that the council members have asked. We also have a sheet to put the points to review, and if there are other interested parties, we're going to put everything in the policies section of the district's internal website . Yes, Alex, I have a quick question. Yes, I appreciate this special situation
071where we have the consensus process, but is there a policy that deals with the consensual procedure, right? Um, all these references are in the agreements. negotiated, but I'd be happy to look it up . Okay, I have a follow-up question. I'd like to maintain discretion, that is, in case another 70 years go by without updating the policies, to clarify. Not all of our groups use the consensus process; they use a different process. All of our groups use the consensus process. That's a... Yes, Dr. Hill. Yes. The reason I ask is because there are many parts where they don't agree. So, uh, when it's a consensus, uh, it has to be something. For the last three years, we've been using a form of consensus. With the teachers, we totally use consensus, but with the other groups,
072we use a type of consensus. Very well. And yes, but if we could define a type of consensus, I understand it looks a little different. I want to be very clear. Well, when I say a form of consensus, it's because we haven't formally adopted this . Uh, yes, consensus is when small groups are formed, but sometimes we use hybrid negotiation models. For the last three years, all the groups we 've reviewed have adapted and embraced These processes, and that's definitely how we conduct our conversations to reach agreements. Well, I'm not suggesting we create a code, but I was asking the team— it seems we want to maintain flexibility while always upholding the principles— because that's what we support, and I appreciate the work, all the work that goes into the consensus process. And yes, since
073I'm here, I'd like to say that office professionals are also included in the negotiation. Oh, yes, sorry I didn't mention that. Board members, any further comments on these policies? I see there are no more members. Um, perhaps we don't have many ideas for the agenda going forward. If you have any, please, now is the time. Since there are no further business items, the meeting is adjourned. Good night.