14 de abril - Reunión del Consejo de Educación del BVSD

001[music] I would like to call this regular meeting of the Polter Valley School District Board of Education to order . This Tuesday, April 14, Council members may attend and participate in meetings electronically in accordance with BMA policy and the Boulder Valley School District. Laura, could you take attendance? Here. Present. Present. Present, present, present. I would like to draw everyone's attention to the recognition of the lands. The Boulder Valley School District resides and operates on lands that are ancestral homelands justly and legally taken from the territory of the Anapajo, Shayan, Apache, Navajo and 48 other tribal nations historically associated with these lands and who have called these lands [music] home since time immemorial. We acknowledge the atrocities committed here, including the painful history of genocide, [music] forced assimilation and efforts to alienate Indigenous people from their

002lands with the support of United States government policies. [music] The bebéd [music] is aware of the many indigenous peoples in the past and present and their nations and cultures worthy of caring for the earth with strength and resilience. [music] The baby recognizes the stories of the Earth in Colorado and the survival of the many nations that have carried their oral traditions [music] to the present. It is the BBC's responsibility to educate our communities and our students [through music] so that we can celebrate and respect the wisdom and knowledge of indigenous peoples and actively unite to address injustices. By offering this recognition of the land, we affirm and honor the history, wisdom, oral traditions, and resilience of Indigenous peoples and acknowledge our responsibility to care for and cherish this land together. I would like to remind

003everyone that the mission of the Valley of B school system is to create challenging, meaningful, and engaging learning opportunities for all children to thrive and be prepared for a life of success and civic engagement. Thank you for being with us in person and virtually. There is currently a motion to halt today's agenda. Moved by Dian Second by Jason. Can you take attendance, Laura Booker? Yes, Chaz. Yes. Medler, yes. Qu la noa. Yes. Rashp. Yes. Teming, yes. Her. Yes. The motion passes. First item on our agenda is the student moment. I'm excited to give Dr. Anderson the time to give introductions. Thank you, Madam President. Rp. Council members . Good evening everyone. Members, as you already know, this art exhibition season has several exhibits, including the high school staff exhibit in the auditorium, and this includes

004beautiful photographs, sculptures, videos, and like the one by our guest Henses from Boulder High School, it was selected as the best exhibit and also won the golden key by Nation Classic. We are excited to hear about your journey as an artist and excited to hear what you have to say. Sofia, I'll give you the microphone. Hello. Yes. Hello. My journey as an artist has been so much fun and amazing. I've been making art for as long as I can remember and have slowly progressed my talents to the point you see now with what I've done in that exhibition. I have always loved dragons and I selected a dragon as my focus for this sculpture. Art has been a very big part of my life and has affected my school life. It has helped me to

005find myself, to find friends, to express myself so that my friends can also know what I like, what I think, that kind of thing. And I believe that art is an incredible way to express ourselves and for people to get to know you in a different way, apart from what you say and do. And yes, what I made is a naga that represents my mom's culture and is representative of her culture that I like to see, her Laus culture. I can see these dragons and I am very proud to be able to represent this through my art. Now, people at my school can see part of this culture through my art as well. Council members, do you have any questions for Sofia Lenia? Can you tell us a little bit about what kind of materials

006you used and what your process was? Yes of course. I used this clay, this different process was baking it, using it, shaping it, turning it into unique forms, and adding different parts and structures to it, some smoother than others. There are many twists and turns, it's a very long process, but eventually I end up with this. Thank you so much for sharing that. You talked a little bit about what I asked, how long did it take you to do those things? It took about two weeks to create all of that. [clears throat] Yes, Alex, can you tell me a little bit about your favorite art classes and your teachers? So far I have thoroughly enjoyed all my teachers. They have supported me in the different classes I have taken. I think I've taken every art

007class available, including photography, but so far I think the clay class is the one I've enjoyed the most, where I made this artwork. My teacher has supported me a lot and the reason I entered this competition was because of my teacher. And yes, Dian, how are you going to continue your art after you graduate? I'm thinking of going to art college to continue with my artwork and focus on that, or maybe I'll be a contractor making artwork, or maybe a more specific career. I don't have a complete plan right now, but it's definitely focused on art. Well, thank you so much for sharing your time and talent with us tonight on the council, and good luck in your future in the arts. Thank you. Our next item on the agenda is the report from Superintendent

008Dr. Anderson. Good night. Good night. Thank you again, President RP. I have some things to share to update the community and the council. Let's begin. Tonight, in a major milestone for our schools, Pioneer Bilingual School recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. All staff and students gathered in front of the school to take this historic photograph. It's a beautiful photograph. As I mentioned during the student period, there are art exhibitions. It happened a few weeks ago and we have a video from that night. It's a lot of passion, a lot of support for the Art Department, and a lot of talent. I think the favorite parts of this arts program are that we have all individual students from so many different schools and somehow we combine it all together. And there are many themes that work together,

009and it's really nice to see that. Sofia from Boler High. It was amazing. I didn't expect to win the best work of art. I don't have the words to describe it. This was crazy. I didn't expect my name to be called. My mom is from Laos and he told me about his culture. The Nasagas, which are a big part of the culture and inspired me because I already loved dragons, but I thought the elaga was really cool. So I made this piece for my mom. She and her culture were my inspiration. What art means to me is the expression of yourself, of your emotions, and what you can be and bring your ideas to life. That's what art means to me. We'll be open for a month here in the center of Derry. Come and

010see it. I know this opening is incredible. There are so many people here. Sometimes it's a little quieter and you'll have time to absorb all the works. Every time I come I see something new, and every time I come I notice different details in the works. Absolutely. Come and enjoy the works of art. So, the high school exhibit will be available until April 23rd. And I want to thank our colleagues at Dir for giving us the opportunity to exhibit the art and work they provide to our art students. It's a very successful program. Students from kindergarten through eighth grade are also on display at the Bolder and Fayet library. They are available from 5 to 6:30 and on Thursday at the Lafayette Library from 5 to 6. So if you can't go to the reception,

011go see this incredible art we have on display. Representative Kenny Win, who was Alicia Sanchez and Angin before graduating from Santa Taurus, had the opportunity to show our students a glimpse of what he does in his work. The students were on a field trip and realized they were all dragons after they realized they were part of Sanchez and last week the students of the unified sports team got together, showed great teamwork and a very friendly competition. Taurus won and all our athletes did an amazing job. We also celebrated the seniors with participation medals throughout the years and wished them all the best for their future. Finally, council members, it's prom season! As you know, our parents across the district do an amazing job providing safe opportunities for students to gather during or after proms. This

012began after several deaths that claimed the lives of some Boulder students. Unfortunately, there have been reminders of this after prom nights, but as parents we want to create memorable nights for our community, for the students. Community members can donate to support their efforts. There is an After Pump event, after the dance, which attracts students from Fairview and Boulder to this event. Afterwards you can donate to receive more information and to donate you can go to fhsbhs.com and we also have CIS Snap which is the after prom or after the dance for Sentaurus High School. This will be at the YMCA on Fayette Street, and to donate you can go to santaurosnap.com. The prom will be on April 25th, and donations can be made at monarchprom.com. There are two schools on May 2nd, Just Jam, which

013is right after the dance for Brofield High School, is held in Broomfield. The parents are very proud of creating a really cool theme within the school. Community members come together at 7 p.m. to see a preview of what they do and can donate to bhsjam.com. And lastly, the Netherland Valley High School is going to have a very fun event with glow sticks and you can donate to Netherland Middle Singer High School 570 which 130 Nandros Council. That's all I have to say tonight. I can answer questions. Council members have questions for Dr. Anderson. I just wanted to reiterate those parties for after the dance, after prom. It's a great place for students to be. Those donations go towards prizes, towards these concessions. So, if you can donate, that would be excellent. Seeing that there are

014no more questions, let's continue with the next item on our agenda, which is public participation. The Council respects the public's right to speak about these matters related to the operation of schools. The council does not endorse the comments of any speaker and reminds everyone that they are responsible for their own expression. Each speaker has 2 minutes to speak. You will see a yellow card when there are 30 seconds left, an orange card when there are 10 seconds left, and if there is still time and you wish to share additional information, you can send an email to the board. With that said, let's begin with our first speaker tonight. Gabi, I'm so sorry. I know I'm not going to say your name correctly. Gab Shotis, are you there virtually? You're not here . Okay, we continue

015with Esmay Cooperman and Natalie Marshall, who will stand together and speak to us independently. Hello, our names are and we are third-grade students at Elementary 12. Thank you for serving our school district. We are concerned about the two oil wells that are emitting betane gas. That's why we're fortunate that there's a program that oil operators can apply for funding to close the well. This means that BBSD can put pressure on the oil well operators to shut down the well. Closing these wells is important for the health of all students. Furthermore, over time it is equivalent to removing more than 1000 cars from the road. This is important to us because we are 8 and 9 years old and we have many more decades to live. We need a healthy planet to live on, but the

016oil from these two wells is polluting our community and killing our pets. So, we don't have fresh air to breathe. We ask that you put pressure on the oil and gas extraction, the oil company that is pressing the well near P to P. Thank you for listening. We hope we have motivated you to put pressure on the well operators. Thank you. Our next speaker tonight is Alex Color. Our next speaker will be Elizabeth Miranda. Continuing with a virtual participant, Letman. It seems that Mary Nuben is not there either, even though she is also virtual. Continuing with Debel. Can? Hi, sorry, I'm Jeff Darnel. Due to the points cap in October 2023, Daily Camer reported the results of a parent enrollment survey. This indicated that parents were more likely to enroll in open enrollment for STEAM

017than for science, technology, energy, arts and mathematics and gifted and talented programs. programs that are not available at all schools around the district at that time. Rob Anderson emphasized this decision by stating that this idea of ​​Steam and talented and gifted are the things that parents are really interested in here at Boulder's B. That 's the number one trend. Trend number two comes to light after the PBSD exposure, where parents who were enrolling students in other districts were looking for schools, schools with STEAM programs, other programs. Trend number three is that several schools in the district have decreased their staff and funding, and some have completely eliminated gifted and talented options. Trend number four is long- term, which is that enrollment in general has decreased. And trend number five is that the population of gifted

018and talented people is increasing. BBESD's percentage is 20%, as opposed to the state percentage of 8%. We have a very unique opportunity with the students we have here at BBD. Taking these three trends together leads me to fully support the BGT that BBSD should require information or professional development or differential training for all teachers at the elementary level with the hope of expanding or restarting these programs to help decrease the number of students dropping out of BBSD. Thank you so much. Our next speaker tonight is good evening. My name is Crisan. After the last few weeks, families and educators have come forward to share their experiences both publicly and privately in a city hall meeting. We heard different, sorry, similar patterns around the city, harm to students, and we are asking that in good faith

019we participate in this process. We have drawn attention to patterns and asked for a clear question. What clear path remains for us to develop without a conflict of interest? So far we have not received a clear answer. We hear about community engagement efforts, but when it comes to harm and safety, there is still no independent pathway for those concerns to be addressed. That leaves families and educators on a clear path. At a time when the district is making important decisions about resources and priorities, it is critical that student accountability and safety systems are clear and consistent. I want to make it clear where this stands. This isn't about disagreements, it's about a structural gap. When concerns are raised and then it's left to conduct an internal review, trust is broken, and without trust, safety cannot

020be ensured. And that's why we're now exploring beyond the district to understand what mechanisms exist to create accountability. We are open to participating, but we are committed to ensuring that these concerns are taken very seriously , in a consistent and responsible manner. Thank you. Our next speaker is Tecla Airs. Good evening, my name is Tart. I attended the City Council and heard consistent experiences across different schools. That's not an isolated incident. What we are hearing reflects patterns of how high concerns are and how they are handled. We need a way for concerns to be reviewed outside the system. Thank you. Thank you. The next speaker is Chrye Mayard. I'm sorry . It is something difficult. My name is Kard. When concerns are handled internally, without review and individual attention, trust is broken. The concerns of

021families and educators will be reviewed in a way that is fair, consistent, and objective. We are asking for a process that is independent, transparent, consistent, and that takes responsibility. Thank you. Thank you. The next speaker tonight is Les Jimenez. It seems that they are not here. Our last speaker is Gabriel Flores and I think the rain has kept some people at home. This concludes the public commentary. On behalf of the Council, I would like to thank everyone who came to share their feedback with us. We appreciate hearing from our community, especially the younger children ; they were very brave to come and share their ideas about the oil well. Thank you. The next point is communication from the council. Who would you like to start with, advice? Ana. Yes. I just wanted to take a

022moment to express my gratitude for the teacher roundtables we held. The last one I did was at Emil's first school , where my son goes, and it was incredible. And I want to thank all the teachers who took time out of their day to come and share their ideas, thoughts, and suggestions with us. I really appreciated the point of view of all their ideas, everything they had to say, and yes, I am looking forward to going to the community engagement sessions, specifically the one in Broomfield, which is going to be on the 20th at Broomfield High School. And thank you in advance to all the community members who are planning to attend these engagement sessions. I had the opportunity to attend the technology group after our last council session where we had the presentation. This

023group is made up of different people, community members and many teachers. And although I know I am not a participant and only an observer, I can tell you that we are doing a good job figuring out what the next steps will be and how we will be able to continue developing ideas for more accountability and procedures for how we will use AI in schools with a moderate scope, so that we are flexible enough to be able to handle things that we cannot even wait for. I was very impressed with the meeting and I'm happy to be working with them next year, Alex. And then Lenia. Yes, first of all I want to express my gratitude to the leadership and staff for designing the community engagement and at Jack's meeting and at the first meeting at

024Nuvesta last night I was amazed, really amazed at our community, our teacher parents who were there, their honesty, their ideas and their ability to listen to one another and I was sitting at a table and I was very impressed at how quickly people got down to business. They were focused on all our children, and I think it will be very helpful in our community to maintain that focus on what is good for our children, that personality, and that people are acting in good faith, and yes, I feel very privileged to benefit from that. So, congratulations to the team and for the great leadership and facilitation of our team. It was very nice to see, and also because of the team's responsibility in all their comments, I think we will continue to evolve in that. I

025also want to thank the technology team for continuing to work on this computer, which isn't easy, huh? It's been used a lot. I also wanted to mention something I want to see in the long term. I've heard from parents who use Go Guardian and how we have a small group of experts who know how to use Cardian. It's a technology, I apologize, it's playing here on my hearing device, but not for you. When they see what the experts do to manage their screen time, it's very impressive. But if you're like me, I use 5% Outlook and 6% Excel. And I think many of our parents would like to have the benefits of Go Guardian, but knowing how to learn to use Go Guardian is more than they can do, and there are too many families

026to teach each one. So I think we should explore these environments where we can help them design and they can do custom updates. So, if a parent wants to say, "I want the bare minimum," or if someone wants to say, "I do n't want my children to be able to use the computer until they finish their homework," that's a setting. Or, for example, if they say, "I want the computer to be turned off at 6 p.m.," that can be done. I know it's a lot of work for the BBC technology team, but I think it's unreasonable to ask our parents to learn how to use all that technology. They want power, but we're not going to teach them how to use all this power. So, I suggest we explore this, and we can also end

027up with some very good data by exploring what parents want about their children's screen time and what they want their children to do with their devices when they leave school. I have confidence in our technology team that they can do it. We love the students. It's very rewarding. Finally, I would like to speak not directly about the proposals, but one of the issues that is very close to my heart is how the district responds when a parent suffers something unexpected. We have received calls for freelance work. An independent or investigative process is not a legally viable option. Every time something negative happens, what the district has to do in terms of services, the police, FERPA agreements, the FERPA law, there are certain things that can be shared and certain things that cannot. Once the police

028and social services are involved, there is nothing we can do for reasons beyond our control. Investigations take a long time and are very opaque to the parties involved. This one in particular if they have a child who suffered something. There are certain things that in some cases we cannot do what the community is asking for . The situations are complicated and there are ethical issues involved. Professionals are trying to comply and have to decide what is privileged information. I do believe we have made progress. I have advocated for changes to the website and I am glad that we now include information in different languages. In the long term, I believe that what we should do is pursue better metrics for climate and culture in schools. In the UIP school's unified plan, we can have additional

029measures to indicate how safe the children feel. The strategic plan and the metrics included are outdated. I do n't think suspension is the best measure of what's happening. Restorative justice gives us better guidance. So, we need additional measures regarding culture and the idea of ​​safety and inclusion. Those are real issues. I can't name all the ways this can be difficult for a child, and it's not appropriate to talk about specific cases, but we do need to have discussions about the data we collect, and the challenge is how we're going to know which data is the most significant. And that can inform us as a community or superintendent. We had litigation regarding special education or the departure of students who have participated in this hearing, this discipline. We cannot, we cannot comply with the law and

030also share the data. I encourage you to think about that and for the community to explore different societies to talk about metrics, measures, and what they are looking for. I 'm not saying that this solves the family's problem, but it speaks to how systematic it is, that we can prioritize well-being. I'm sure there are times when I don't handle things well, but people need reflection and that can come from the data. So, I suggest that you do that, address the causes appropriately. I'm going to add that to the priority list for this council. And along the way we must explore the options, the things that can help the affected communities. I know there is a lot we can do. I know we can't talk in the way the community would like, but I appreciate the

031community's input and I also appreciate their diligence in protecting our students. They're not hiding things, they're protecting the students. So, sometimes we have to wait. I'm going to stop the line there. I would like to express my gratitude for the community's participation. I would like to acknowledge the school accountability committee . I went to a session like Alex did because of the depth of his participation. Thanks to the committee, thanks to the parents, and the community members who participate in these sessions. I'm anticipating all of that. I would also like to draw attention to Senate Bill 26004, which the governor signed since our last meeting. This expanded the list of people who can have an alert order to say this individual has a weapon and cannot be safe. There is potential for unsafe behavior in

032the community. That expansion, that extension, I believe will help keep our students safe and the community safe as a school district. Now we can make the request. There are also health behavior facilities , university institutions, and charter schools. That. I was very happy when the governor signed it. Finally, as the last time we met, I received good news that we are going to have a pilot study of the hotspots in high school. This is a way we can hear the students' voices about it. where students feel safe, this, in the school where they feel challenges. Once we have that information we can know what to do, but the way to do it is through a hotspot map. We have a current contract and I'm extremely excited for this pilot program. Kathine, her team. I want

033to thank you for making that effort. Jason, thank you. I was going to postpone sharing the information about community information for this part, but now I'm going to do it. I was very impressed by all the work of the district staff, by the process, so that people understand the issue, we are going to have more data, we are going to understand the points of view and possible solutions. I felt a lot of energy after the meeting; we had a very good presentation from the community members. One thing I felt very nervous about was solutions, solution-based thinking for this process. Thank you. I want to thank all the staff who were there and all the directors who came after doing a full day of work to facilitate. It was very impressive. I did n't have the

034opportunity to attend other things. My children are doing a million things. It's difficult to get to other places, but I was very happy to participate last night. Alex, I love the idea of ​​some kind of way that parents can occupy more easily. Go Guardian. We had a session about AI and Lin gave me precise instructions on how to do it, and I still have it on my desk to do it. So, I have personalized instruction and I still haven't done it. So, I can't imagine what the other parents are going through. It's nobody's fault, but we have to make it easy and maximize its use. I believe we can give more families access to something that makes it easier to use as a parent. There is sometimes a lot of tension in my house about

035the computer, what is schoolwork and what isn't. We literally have to closely monitor what's happening on the computer. Jorge, do you have any comments? Yes, thanks. Hello, I'm very happy to see you virtually. I'm sorry I can't be there today. I would like to echo the process for receiving information from the community about their point of view. And to those who participated in the session, I want to echo my gratitude for their points of view, giving us starting points for community outreach. The teachers have also expressed their gratitude for the process. I would like to thank the long-term planning committee for helping with the process and the ways in which the discourse is being guided. This committee is up front to help us understand the information as we move [clears throat] forward. We need to

036think carefully about the process, and thanks to Dr. Anderson and the administration for really considering how we are addressing this situation. Thank you. Today many of the other council members have said something I was going to say, but another thing I'm going to say might be instinct if one thinks their school is going to close or consolidate. I would like to encourage those who send my son to a school that has three rounds; he will not suffer an impact. We would like to hear your opinions as well because it is important while considering the exchange of one thing or another. It would be static to hear a wide variety of opinions in the community, and also those who are afraid that their child's school will close. I also wanted to acknowledge other elected members, Senator

037Julia Mele, for example, who are sharing information, more participation that we will have, and also those who pay taxes in our district. So, thank you to everyone who is letting us know about these sessions, which are very powerful. It can be a little daunting to be there from 6 to 9 pm. Everyone involved paid attention the whole time. That time goes by very quickly because they are participating and we intend to have it as a participatory activity. the people who can participate best. It's been several weeks. I attended Lidarasco Academy to talk about the council. Then, two students from Colis Classet presented about what they do in our schools, teaching about health topics. It's a group of volunteers, and they do it during all their lessons. The students at Bolder High did an excellent job

038talking about health issues, suicide, and depression. I was very impressed. So, congratulations to the organization. Many students volunteer and do work in our schools. It's important that students learn from their peers in this eighth and tenth grade; they do excellent work, a very important recognition for them, but in the end I want to emphasize that we have the SAS state exam window and students take national SAT assessments. That 's a very stressful time for students and staff, the schedule change. Thank you for everything you do to create the conditions that allow your students to take the exams because the data does help us and it's good practice for the students. I also want to let you know that this is something that is happening during this time of the school year, and it is thanks

039to the students and teachers. With that, we'll move on to the next topic of the night; we have three news items. One is the preliminary budget for 2026 to 2027. Good [clears throat] evening, President RP, board members, Dr. Anderson. So I come before you once again to begin the details of the budget, the presentations, or the speeches as we work toward the adoption of the budget for the school year, the next school year. Oh, oh. Oops. Where does it not work? Well, a memorandum. That's included because while we're talking about updates, we have audits that cover the previous fiscal year, the current school year, and the next fiscal school year. We have colors for you to see, to remind you where we are in the conversation. Here's a bit of an agenda of what we're

040going to cover, the schedule, important milestones, registration projections, adjustments, preliminary budgets, next steps, timelines, and milestones. a review of what we considered in December. That is a continuation of this presentation. The red line is where we are right now. We are still taking in new data and most of the budget already has a commitment in terms of staff, whether it has been distributed to schools or funding. That highlights the missing steps. Finish the legislative session of the School Finance Act in the next four or five years. The presentation of the proposed budget for the commemoration day approximately and its adoption in June. A summary of the process covers several months. There are numerous options for relevant inputs and data, and we have new information until the budget is adopted in June. Here are the reports

041regarding budget development. The approach to budget development for this year is very similar to last year. It focuses on employee compensation, the strategic plan, strategic investments, strategic initiatives, inflation that continues to impact districts in Colorado and elsewhere, and also mitigating cuts in the state budget as conversations continue at the legislative level about how they will reduce funding for kindergarten-12th grade education in obscure ways that are not very transparent going forward. The inputs or opinions are the committees that have comments at any meeting that takes place that has a very obscure connection to budget development, although it is not said to be a meeting about or to report on the budget. There are many resources in the services that can be provided or additional services. Those are budget conversations. The superintendent and staff consider the discussions

042to inform the budget development. A summary of the council meetings and topics we have had this year, strategic plan, strategic initiatives, initiatives, the impacts of the decrease in enrollment, the economic state of the State, the public can go back to see the council meetings to receive more information about these topics. There are no surprises regarding registration, I think. We are projecting a further decrease in enrollment. This table shows the current inscription. Physics students are not those who are funded or within an average range. The decline is concentrated in non-charter schools and in the lowest grades. There are reductions in the student count mandated by law. That's legislation that reduces funding for change, as students explain. The table shows the change in school finance law and how funding for schools at the state level is reduced

043based on declining enrollment and projected revenue for the next school year. It's a little less than $2,000 per student. That's approximately $7.3 million compared to the previous law. All those numbers get bigger when you go further to the right, as the average enrollment changes from 5 years, 4 years, 3 years to another moving average factor. That's one of the methods of reducing funding and how students are counted. That's what's important about all of that. Those changes were not part of the original implementation. The original plan was to change the term from 5 years to 4 years, and now something else has to be presented to pay for the plan. Have these changes already been made, or are you just discussing the possibility of making them? This year marks the fourth year that it has been

044implemented. Next year 2027. Uh, let's discuss again what has already been presented. The current law says that an average of 2 years can follow the next year and this has been developed by my colleagues in other districts and the difference is divided between 2 years or 3 years. It's an average of about 20% and then 5%, something like that. Taking current students into account, and considering the previous year's enrollments, is one way to do it. The last two columns refer to the current law. [clears throat] An average of 3 years that is proposed in the finance law is now like this. Yes. And are these millions? They're dollars. That refers to FTE. The average benefit included in our funds is multiplied. That's per student. Yes. Let's say there will be a cut in the fourth

045year, and this is the average so far. In the second line from the bottom, 1.41 compares to the 14-year average of 144.7. And the line below refers to a 5-year average. Is this "movable factor" a euphemism or something new? It refers to the average. What are we saying to the group of CFOs? As this movable factor develops , the legislation has said that this number must be reduced and obtain a factor that is called average and literal. It is actually called the attenuating factor, a developed factor. Adding more than 3 years of values and not wanting it to be less than 2 years is not efficient. Then compliance with the law is seen as a mitigating factor. Robin, Rob, and then Jason. This slide highlights our frustration with the school finance law because it makes

046it seem like we're implementing more money for schools, even with fewer students, instead of addressing the fact that this has had a negative impact. The message doesn't align with reality, with the challenges we're facing. You, the council members, this district was advocating for improvements to the school finance law and for mitigating factors, and now we're avoiding the realities and trying to make it seem like we're not facing these kinds of realities. So, this is where our frustration is expressed, and it's also a problem. We've been talking about this for 5-10 minutes and there are people listening who were members of the previous school board and as we predicted, there are no funds to implement the necessary programs. There have been changes to the School Finance Act and our legislators talk about an effect, a positive

047impact, but it is something very difficult for the public. The public deserves to be spoken to with kindness and clarity. But this is only creating confusion. We understand that students pay in dollars, this is in dollars, so we need to be clearer in our communication compared to the state. So let's make sure this is clearer. The good thing is that it makes this easier to communicate. If I look at column two, 25 and 26 and then move on to the fourth column, that's what we're going to face in the future. How do you explain this? A 50% jump is a change from an average of 4 years to only an average of 2 years. But what does it mean that more than 4% comes at the state level? Well, the FTE funds multiplied by 15,000

048per student or the funds is a difference that exists between the allocated funds that we could have this type of scenario in future years. Alex, thank you very much for the idea of ​​how we can calculate this. When there's a discussion about the budget and trying to find ways to make the budget more transparent, we never manage to come up with good ideas. Uh, I want to advocate against the State and in favor of the community, and we have to explain very clearly to the community what is happening with the budget in 2024-2025 per student. What number? The amount 368.9 is the benefit the district received in the year 2425 with the School Finance Act of 1994, which is where the conversation about ghost students began. It's a very derogatory way that [clears throat] some

049legislators used and it only gives the district a not very positive experience, mentioning the additional resources the district could receive. Each of these years and in the lines below you can see the reduction in registrations. Well, that's not really what I thought it was. Thank you for your explanation. Then it would be convenient to put a label there so that someone who doesn't understand could understand better. Leilana, yes, thank you. I'm beginning to understand what a graph showing the quantity would mean to me in the discussion in our community . That 's the graph or table I want to have to show the numbers, so as not to call students ghost students. students. If things stayed as they are, we would receive the funds for this number of students. By the time we reach the

050mitigation factor, it will go down, but I would like to understand how much less money will be received. Because when someone asks me, that's the piece of information I need to be easier to understand. Does my question make sense? Yes, I do think it's useful. In other words , if I understand what you're saying, my question may be irrelevant. I want to do it going back to 1994, the finance law for the 2425 school year. It is 368.9, which is 9, and it is an average. And if I multiply it, okay, it's Yes, it would help a lot if we put the dollar and cent signs. Very good. A reminder. We are in the early stages before finalizing the budget. We are monitoring the registrations. We still have open enrollment applications and we review the

051number of enrollments daily, as well as the expenses and compensation for employees. We identified the expenses and we will continue to do this for the next month; changes are made until the last minute. The first step in the process is to identify the base budget where one-off expenses occur. It is the starting point, adjusting ourselves forward. And this is key to maintaining the structure established by the legislature. In the revenue section, net revenue is with an inflation of 2.3% 3% eh from 2025 in the LW Aurora area as a statistical unit, it is an inflation inflation also considering the reduction of enrollments eh 25% of new bond dollars. We also have the funds by category, we see a reduction in these funds and we take into consideration an inflation rate of 2.3% 3% the services

052provided to Charter schools amount to 6 million dollars in Y. Income. This includes negative factors, such as an inflation rate that was very high, three times higher. That's what's lowering income levels. which is considered a negative factor. Transfers. As dollars enter or go into the common fund, a portion goes to contracts, charter school funds, and the utilization of these dollars. It is programmed in the future. Expenses include compensation and an adjustment for housing costs, cost of living, and there are upward adjustments, salary adjustments, and other points of negotiation. There is also an employee contribution towards their medical and dental insurance. other additional budget adjustments . We have other formulas. It's like a financial situation. We have to announce staff cuts for board members. This is a very important point that Bill is mentioning, adjusting our

053resources based on our income. If we look at other districts that are cutting to 150 , 160 employees, and this is going to keep decreasing, since the students are not here. There are 150 people being laid off in other districts. So, our formulas allow us to adjust this so that we do n't have a budget deficit. a portion that I would consider as a contract, the contracts with software are also new programs expansion of Apex and we are going to face other challenges during the summer. Some employees are retiring, others are new hires. We have other careers, like pharmacy technician. This slide shows the overall background, a continuous summary just to put it in context. Revenues of 400 million represent very small margins for the changes. Although it's millions of dollars and sounds very big,

054it represents a small percentage of the total budget. As I regularly mention, we need to keep track of ongoing expenses in the budget, specifically noting those items that we need to add but don't want to commit to on an ongoing basis. It's some expenses, that is, we may commit for one year, but not for multiple years. the number of years due to inefficiencies in registrations and we will continue to organize our exhibition as a marketing tool. We see a small increase in this graph for tabor and contingency expenses. This is a summary of the one-time expenses, 11.5 million in available funds. This will be discussed in negotiations, once we're talking about salaries and salary scales. a summary of the General Fund, as I mentioned earlier, of the preliminary budget. There have been years when the

055numbers are negative; it 's not a good situation. At least these numbers aren't negative. We will continue these discussions, especially regarding hiring, and these discussions will take place in May. Are there any questions so far? Ana and Jorge, I don't want to forget you for projection 2627. And I know it's very accurate because a law was just passed on Saturday. The projections are aligned with this law that has just passed. That's the next slide and the answer is yes. The long bill has been introduced and the school finance law is yet to be determined. There are some limited changes. Uh, these changes are being discussed, for example, cutting funding to school districts, and they backed down on this. There are many points to discuss in campaigns. So they say they're not going to bring this

056discussion up again. And the next topic here, GBC, JBC decided to have an aggressive revenue target. This increases the likelihood of a mid-year recession and the probability of these changes being implemented. A new legislature is coming in January, and they are betting on whether this measure will be approved or not to provide additional dollars to address a potentially existing deficit. And the last point is registrations. Each additional 1% is a reduction of 25 students. And that's where the sensitivity of our income lies. Other non-outstanding funds and items. Uh, we have it in advertising and marketing. We're going to add electronic screens for high schools. We're going to sell advertising there. And we're going to have the initial impacts of the Sundance Film Festival. We're going to have a festival that covers the direct costs. We

057are not in the same situation as the city of Bolder, where they can increase accommodation taxes, etc. The district needs to recover the expenses associated with the festival. preschool funds. We are in the third year of structuring the funds. The state has not given any news about the exchange rate of state resources and this puts a lot of pressure on the situation. And then the staff compensation comes from the general budget fund, Jason and then Alex on the impact of the Sundance Film Festival. So, we have income opportunities today. Yes, they do exist. Our normal rents are a starting point and we have altruistic benefits, artistic benefits about Sundens for our schools. So, yes. And it's a new location after 40 years in Park City. The Park City school facilities were a huge bonus, but

058the same cannot be said for Boulder High and Casy. We'll be working on the negotiations to hire this. [clears throat] I want to go back to the topic so the audience can understand it more easily on slide 19. For me, the right-hand column [clears throat] says base budget in American culture. How can someone better understand one-time budget increases? Do we have an accounting reason for presenting it this way, or am I misunderstanding? Well, it refers more to a deduction, a subtraction, but it's a one-time income and this will start next year, but if it refers to the year 2026-2027 as a base, but if the revised budget of the year 2026-2027 is 6. And if we compare with the year 2026 or the revised year for 2026-2027, it's a starting point for 2026-2027. We have

059eliminated the one-time income and expenses . That 's the starting point where we add up revenue from upfront. So, this 2025-26 budget review is what we 've already spent for 2025-26. We're assuming that the 2025-26 budget is a benchmark for 2026-27. So, we're starting that way. I think that illustrates the points I've been making for some time now. I would love to see on one slide, perhaps slide 21, when we are dealing with the amount of change we are seeing, I would love for them to be proportional to a benchmark so that people can assess whether it is a large or small number. So, if a fund changes from $00, it's good to know if it's not a starting point of $200,000 or $ 11,000. So, adding a single column would help us make that

060data much more meaningful for them to understand in proper proportion. And of course, what confuses me when you see slides is I don't know how to add up the numbers from right, left, left, right. So, you want a reference point on the left and then the shift? Yes, I think the audience and I, like on slide 21, 1.1 million is a transfer that's good because the money is more available for school events and our funds are coming in, but it's 1.3 above 1.3 or how much are we off a factor of 10 or 3? If we want to see that, we can also predict it. So, if I don't have a point of reference, I can't make an assessment of what we also did, unless I go back and do it on my own. That

061is. We want this to be clear so that it's not difficult to interpret, to have a point of reference to know how close we are. I've been asking for that for 3 years now. I would love to see it next year. This summarizes it, but not by individual lines as you're referring to. To illustrate my point, I don't know how these numbers correspond to the others, because they are being sent to other parts. Those are benchmarks, but it 's still divided into the things I initially mentioned because I do n't know if these one-time usage transfers were added up. In order to judge the numbers on the previous slide, I need to know the benchmarks and how they add up to this slide. That's what I would like to understand. Yes. Transportation. An additional transfer.

062of $200,000 for Minini Vento support. There is an expected reduction in Title One funding in order to qualify as an elementary school. That spreads the resources a little more evenly, covering the costs of sales and transportation. such as a transfer of additional resources to the Charter Schools Fund and Fund. Here is the total for the charter transfer 37.2 million inclusive of that 1.3 billion. I have a question about 101 funds. I know that amount is decreasing. Also down is the assumption that it is more difficult to qualify for Title I. That is not the case. Is it simply that it has a certain amount of funds and is distributed in smaller amounts, or how does it work? I have n't heard about any changes to the allocations for free and reduced-price lunch status , only

063that the funding is changing. We determined this because there are certain criteria for identifying this as a school. In 30 years we have focused on Title I resources at the primary level so that they can reach a little more and so that the funds are not distributed in smaller amounts. We have a high school, I think it's 87% high school level. Maybe in high school you have to be a general school. For example, Justice High Preparatory School is a Title One school that is 80-85%. And as we are doing our assessments on this, we believe that a certain amount of Title One school funding is decreasing. There are times when a degree one school does a very good fundraising because they have a large percentage of people who receive free and reduced-price lunches, and people

064can generate funds. Do we ever think about that when we're allocating resources? No, it 's not just a number and a limit that strategic investments have. We have added this to the revised budget in order to identify the strategic investments that are included in the budget, both on a continuing basis and unit funds. We have set aside the differentiated funds, which we have transferred to future dollars, which are the 11.5 billion for allocation so that 5.2 million of differentiated funds can be used, and these are the same points that we have discussed in the revised budget. Ongoing programs will continue to be ongoing, and one-time programs are continuing as one-time programs. VA professional development groups. This is the last year that that fund has been set aside. Wellness centers are one-time funds. That is expected

065to be available next year. And ongoing funds that exist in the current budget are curriculum, restorative practices, assessments, MTSS and professional development. Are the wellness salons what we 're receiving from the health and wellness tax, or is it something different? It is a combination of donations and county tax. [clears throat] It's a very subtle question, perhaps more important to review later the charts of schools, not all of them have these student assessment evaluations. When we use money on district evaluations, do we offer those evaluations to charter schools, or is there something else we can offer? Because if we have a school that is up for renovation, it doesn't have Cimas evaluations, I don't know if we can have a benchmark through another evaluation. So if we have a charter school and funds to allow a

066charter school to do that. Do you know if we do that? I'll have to check. It may be different for charter schools. I'll see. Laura is taking note of that. Implementation of administrative resources. Council members, as we review the decrease in enrollment and adjust to budgets, I want to make it clear to ourselves and the community that this means we have to make adjustments to the expenses of the head office. We are currently finalizing the budget reduction in the office. I anticipate that those funds we are going to recover will focus on priorities in schools so that they will be more than $1 million in excess . We have asked everyone, I have asked all members of the cabinet to really look and explore where we can make reductions without negatively impacting schools or teachers,

067educators. Because when they start cutting certain things, you can cut people by a percentage. We may have consequences we did n't know about, such as it being more work for teachers to do their job. In some instances , the head office staff takes work away from the schools. Those are investments we want to maintain, even if they are opportunities to make those reductions. That's how difficult they are. All schools in our district are facing that same type of challenge. So, I'm going to give a final number when we submit the finalized bid for study, but it may be in excess of $1 billion. And based on the conversations at the Rayonda table with the teachers and the feedback from the families on what we do in this community participation. We can think that we are

068going to allocate those resources, those funds, to priorities that we have identified. Next steps. The legislative session ends here in early May. We have a session on the proposed budget, and as a point of study after that, on June 9th, we have the proposal for the adoption of the budget for 2026. And that's the end. Thanks, Bell. Council members. I know we spent a lot of time during this information asking questions. So, do you have any questions? I see that Dr. Anderson raised his hand. I just want to say thank you to the council members for your comments. We want to focus and make sure that our store community has been well taken care of , so we're going to make these adjustments before uploading this. Let's make sure that when we have numbers, whether

069students or dollars, it is clearly established as a reference point that we can add the allocation proportion. We can add that column before uploading it, and we'll continue doing everything we can to provide a detailed image that is accurate, not blurry, but clear for the public. Thank you for that, Dr. Anderson Alex and then Jason. I just want to express my gratitude for that. Yes, for me the budget is difficult to understand with board members and my interactions with the public are 100%. No one has thanked me yet because the budget is super expensive to understand. Nobody has told me. Everyone who mentions the budget doesn't end the conversation without telling me, "I don't understand anything that's in the budget." Can you be any clearer? So, I think if we're doing something as intense as

070closing schools, dealing with media coverage about staff changes that may or may not be right, let's do what's in our power to create transparency for the public. Just because we've done something for 10 years doesn't mean that's the right way to do it. So, if the public doesn't understand it, because I don't understand it, I think it's one of those exercises where we need to ask ourselves what the function of our communication around the budget is and what we want our result to be. If we were teachers teaching how to read a budget, I think we would fail, we would fail that class. So, I really think we can improve and it's in our long-term interest to do so. The public doesn't understand it. We are struggling to understand it. The more I delve into

071this, the more I want to make sure we 're doing it right, but I'd give myself a very low rating for transparency. I should have asked this question earlier. I do n't know if you can go back one slide. It's an opportunity. It's a general question, not as detailed as Alex's. an understanding of the process. I believe the slide has 14 council meetings that contribute to the budget process. I appreciate that because I've never seen this before. In one slide we talked about many things, many things matter to us, and I don't say this like, oh, I've got you now. No, we talk about all these things here. How does this translate to the work you do as a team? Aside from the strategic priorities they already have , we had a discussion about Bwell's

072plan , this mental health, how that translates to our budget, the process involved. And again, I'm not trying to tell you, I told you, I don't know what priorities we have, what we have to prioritize, but I think, this is my third year with the budget. First, I'm grateful for this. This is the first time I've seen our work here. I want to better understand how this translates to the rest of the presentation. Maybe I can have another conversation, I don't know. In short, it's about all the conversations that take place, where we talk about mental health, the support children need, what we're doing, and the collective needs of the district. and put together the budget for next year. So, if there are resources available for funding, new funds, new money, what are our top

073priorities going to be ? That's what's in our strategic plan. Or if there is something that is such a high priority that we need to redirect existing resources, make reductions to add something. All of this falls under the collective development of the budget. So, what I'm trying to say, what Bell is trying to do, is that this has evolved, because before we would go out and ask what we should spend our money on. This is separate from what we have done in our strategic plan. Do you remember when I started? We would go out and ask them what we should spend our money on. And it was difficult for them to put together the investment. These were very general comments; they gave us feedback in ways that weren't necessarily about the budget, but with the

074idea that every time we had a conversation, a couple of things would happen. They had. All of you have prioritized something that I need to focus on. Many of these things are already integrated into my goals as superintendent and throughout our cabinet and directors. So, we have an aligned organization. Their conversations matter. In some instances we have determined to maintain a certain level of funds. We 've changed resources, sometimes we add, sometimes we subtract, but what Bell is doing here is really informing the budget that our conversations inform about the work of the school district. It's not something I directly say at the end of each presentation, " 45 billion dollars, fan, for this." But it does set goals, it shapes our prioritization towards the future. Every time we have a conversation about a topic,

075more topics come up, and at the end of the meeting we say, "Based on this, we're going to go into detail on that," and over time these things may end up being redistributed into new resources or a reduction in resources. I really appreciate that our conversations are important around the budget and that our conversations matter at the board table. When we talk about the direction of the school district, that's a list of things I've decided . I want to do this. I appreciate that, and I'm grateful for this slide, and as I said, it's the first time I've been able to connect the conversations we've had to this process. So, if I can make a request for future presentations, it's to continue with this and develop more on this. I've looked at these points here

076on the slide; they show how that budget has changed. I don't know if it's as a result of conversations we've had, but there is a connection. You know, this happens this way because of this. And here 's the connection between what you talked about and how it impacted the budgeting process. I do n't know if we can connect these things to budget development, to the numbers, and In some cases, it may be nothing. As we mentioned, there is an additional cost of $0,000, but it's important to understand that these conversations are important and they do translate to the budget and its impacts . Deciding to maintain a budget is also a decision. I think to the point that we either do something different or maintain the same effort. That's a decision. I like that idea,

077too. I think we can bring that up and think about how our prioritization aligns with conversations that align with budget implications. Ana, and then Alex. First, I want to give a big thank you for walking us through this. It was very detailed. If I'm going to get my new board member letter , it would be helpful for me to understand this as my new female, but also new mom to kids from kindergarten to 12, because I have a child in kindergarten in the system. It would be helpful for me to have these benchmarks so that when I come back, I know specifically on slide 15 what those units measure. It would also be helpful to have maybe some kind of matrix that tells us what LFT for BBD is, and what is the average per

078capita income for the state, not only to know where we stand, but to have an understanding of the state's trend. And at that point, also highlight how much FTE we are receiving from those M le Leving taxes, to also divide or separate what is for the state and what is for the district, along with these total student numbers for this projected year, FT, to know if we are seeing gains or losses of $7 billion . And at that point, what will that mean for programs within the district? I know that's a little more difficult to detail, but trying to understand the district's priorities and being able to see the numbers and give an estimate of roughly what we would get from those projections of decreased enrollment. I don't know if it's a matrix or what

079I can do, just to have a complete picture of the district and the state. It would help me a lot. Yes, very good idea. We have a lot of that there. They are different documents. It's just difficult to see them if we don't pull them out and give this Executive summaries. We're very transparent if you read everything, but you have to read everything to understand what's part of the challenge. So, I understand that, I respect what you're saying, and I think it would be beneficial for me as well as for you. Going back to the list of things that are there. One of the things that helps me understand the budget that we don't mention in a quantitative way [clears throat] is to understand how the team has acted on these things. It can be

080a conversation full of nuances. We ca n't say it's 42,000 or 41,000. You can say, "I've heard a lot about the importance of teachers needing, um , or collective bargaining agreements or deficiencies." I think this should be like telling a story that helps us understand the actions of the leadership team. I 'm not asking or requesting that these numbers be exact, no. What I'm asking for is to be able to understand these general ideas and how they align. And I want to make sure that we're safeguarding things that could potentially come out through this budgeting process that we do every year. I don't know, they can see different things that affect mental crises, like fires, I don't know what . And if we don't respond to those things, we 're not responding. So, I want

081to make sure that we're protecting our values ​​and priorities in the budget, but I don't expect that to add up to a specific amount. What I'm trying to say is that you trust my leadership to make these decisions. So, you have given me that power as superintendent to be able to create the conditions for success. And I think that relationship hasn't served me very well. So yes, based on these things, based on your feedback and what we're seeing, these are the different investments we're making. I believe that Alex, that flexibility is critical, and for the community in general, that we do have the capacity and flexibility to make changes and adjustments in real time , whether it's prioritizing the council or community needs through our funds or the funds we have access to depending on

082what has happened. We set budgets and we are in charge of the district. But I think that often, well, almost always at the end of the year what we spent was not what we thought we were going to spend, always less, never more, but generally trying to capture that. And I want to make it clear that what we are doing at your point is transparent, but very complicated. So how can we simplify what we're doing without removing complexity from the budget? Bill tells us stories at a very high level. Going back to the slide they keep mentioning, the story Bill is telling us is that the different ways we are telling students are creating a different narrative from what they are hearing in the audience. Now, presenting this in a graph is difficult to do.

083If you believe that each presentation will have to create a story for each slide, and we don't have that much time to do that. So I think that sometimes clarity, excuse me, we are the most transparent we can be. We have many awards to prove that we are transparent. Now, clarity and simplification are other things. I think the danger then will be if you oversimplify things, things get misunderstood and different conclusions are reached, and then you're left with more problems. The way she presents the budget has changed , but she has always done an incredible job, making sure that resources are where they should be and ensuring that they are transparent. And the great thing about B is that it's always open to feedback, and we can make all the adjustments we need to achieve

084that clarity for the people who are looking for it. Jorge raised his hand. Thank you. I appreciate the comments, the conversation to put it all together. I think it's important. We had never had this conversation in this way for our community. And so that people understand what's happening with the budget, to Alex's point, the way we tell the stories based on that, the slide we're talking about is important, to understand that this is equivalent to a full-time staff member. For example, we need to understand what that means for students and we need to accelerate that further. So, the 5-year average to a 2-year average and to the slide that Jason indicated, those are the investments we have made. That's part of the strategic plan, the priorities we believe are important, and that's within our budget.

085This is 80-85% of the budget for what we are investing in, for our children, and we are doing a lot with this one-time money to support initiatives, support staff, and support the curriculum. Every time the budget decreases, we have less money and need to do everything possible to work with what we have. We are asking the difficult questions as a suggestion to have the conversation. Thank you. I have n't given my opinion; I haven't had the opportunity yet. I want to say thank you for that. One of the challenges is also to balance Ana's question with the different incomes, financing; we do n't want to set a negative example. So, Brill wants to maintain a balance in his speeches. Sometimes people misunderstand. We have received emails. There was something about Nextstore regarding administration, and there's

086too much of it . So what are we going to do? We can cut dollars at the administrative level. The slide shows that the staff works long hours and we don't have much administration. The staff tries to balance everything. We have very few people in the administrative office and we are going to make cuts. That's a good place to cut. Uh, but administration doesn't decrease in the same proportion as the decrease in enrollment. It is not designed to decrease by this means, but that has come up in the media. Each time, Dr. Anderson has said, if the head office is n't going to stay the same when everything else in the budget is, most of the rest of the budget is going to be cut. We've spent a lot of time on it and many

087people in the community are still commenting. So, that's why I want to ask one last question. And we'll move on to the next news item. Sorry, Alex, um, I appreciate you mentioning that, Nicole. I want to make this clear to the council members and the community. With the dollars we've invested, we can centralize certain types of work, and that 's more effective. The district, the conditions we have created together with the incredible educators, has led to important results. At Nicole's point , people may feel disgusted with the dollars we spend on anything other than a child's education. We have a certain amount available for this event, BBSD is the place for you. But if we can get 20 students back, you can do the math for that amount per student, but we're trying to highlight

088something because we value it. That's the nature of working for the public and having a public budget. I am sensitive, but I firmly support the administration because we have the results to prove that it works. So I want to assure you that there will be no cuts to get what you want. So, every time something is cut, something is lost. So, there are things we need to maintain because they are tied to student outcomes. Well said. Balance. I want to express my gratitude. I know that, the critic of transparency is the dialogue that this community needs, Fairview will serve . So in Fairview, the number of students receiving this college credit has risen from 54% to 94%. So, [snort] there are more children receiving college, um, credits for University College. That expands opportunities for children.

089So, we are giving a rich opportunity to all children in Fairview, and that is an opportunity and a differentiator. It is a strategic goal that we are going to close the achievement gaps and we will not do it if we do not invest money in a school. So we pay less for resumes, assessments, and data systems, and all of that happens in an office with three people. If we were Jeffc, we would have 12 people in that office. So, I respect the leadership team and their expertise in making decisions. So, what we 've done has made things easier for us that are important. We are all making these exchanges, so we are losing things that do hurt, but I want to acknowledge the staff who are doing that and we need to be transparent enough

090so that we can be resilient in the face of what we were presenting. Thanks, Bill. Let's move on, council members, to the next informational item, which is an update on school resilience, Randy. We are asking for a 5-minute break. Welcome back. Thank you for the break. The next informational topic is an update regarding community outreach in terms of decline and enrollment. This one, we have Randy. He's usually behind the camera, so he's here in front to present with us. Thanks, Randy. Good evening, President Rasp, members of the Council. It is my pleasure to be here. I am here, as you know, in January we began the process of communicating with the community. These are resilient schools in times of declining enrollment, and we are connecting the community. Our commitment is to ensure that stakeholders are

091informed and involved in potential changes. Here in the district we want to listen first before guiding or leading. We want to create a space for well-thought-out opinions that help us make decisions that you will consider for the future. It is important to remind listeners that we are talking about elementary schools and from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade. This slide shows us a bit of the foundation of today's presentation over the next two years. The double yellow line indicates where we are at this moment. We are participating in community conversations. The goal has been to have a transparent, multi-step process so that we can think carefully before taking action. We've been very busy these last two months. We are connecting with community stakeholders, starting with educators and principals in elementary schools. Superintendent Anderson and Dr. de la

092Cruz have met with each of the principals in the primaries and have spoken with and listened to their opinions. We wanted to start with schools to understand the student experience. We have also spoken with the committees of these councils at the district level. R Price, the assistant superintendent of operations, has participated and we have a meeting coming up in May and Superintendent Anderson will also be making presentations. In addition, we have tried to communicate potential changes so that the community knows what is happening. We want to inform the community about what is happening so they can participate in the process. One of the most important things, we have this special edition of the news program called Impacts for the Reduction of Enrollment. When we have a fire or something like that, it can be difficult.

093People want a lot of information, and the community is possibly wondering what the impact will be. Get an update on what to expect, what it can look like. That way people don't have to worry about whether they'll receive more information. In addition, the first one we developed, one of the things we heard when talking to the community, there is a lot of information. How can we highlight the important points? There are different options now depending on how much time you have. There's this, which is very short, in 2 minutes, it's the way to start. It is important to listen to the dialogue. These are the options. He has more time. We have also been on social media promoting the events to ensure that people are aware of the situation and to ensure that information flows

094to the community. As President Rush Paul mentioned, we've been doing television coverage on that. So we have this BBSD chat, there's a lot of information, we've been sending direct emails, we have this informative news, it's difficult to digest all that information at once. We have many channels, there is a lot of noise in the world, and people have different interests. That gives us like one more slice of the pie. But for those who don't want to see, for those who do want to see a conversation and listen, we wanted to give the opportunity for accomplished people to ask questions, and they are not always easy questions . But we were in all three sessions answering those questions that the community and staff asked. We wanted to give an idea of ​​what was happening, the challenges

095regarding the decline in enrollment. The second time we talked about the impact on schools. We had these guests who shared their opinions and finally we talked about the next steps in the process and President Rashpal was with us. The next step is that idea of community conversation. We have five more sessions available. They can join, we have them on screen. One thing I want to mention, you do n't have to go to the session in your neighborhood. I know that most people probably do it with their friends, neighbors, all that. If you want to do it, great, but if a session works better for your schedule, then there's no problem. I want to mention that one of the smaller sessions is on Saturday morning. If you have a little extra time, on Saturday we'll cover

096the same agenda at each meeting, but certainly in the smaller sessions you can give a little more input. The sessions are quite general, anyone can attend, but the services we have for families include childcare, supervision for families who need it, interpretation and translation services, and staff who can help if you speak Spanish or another language; you can let us know. This way we can ensure that we have an interpreter in your language. All materials are available in Spanish. So we invited the Hispanic community to apply and word is already spreading. The meeting yesterday was quite large, and we have some pretty big groups. Saturday is the smallest size, the smallest 80 people and the largest 120 or more. This is a picture of what it looks like, and I want to emphasize the idea that

097we are here to ensure that stakeholders receive information and that they help us in decision-making or inform us. These are conversations in the first session in Our State. It was a good example. Recently we have tried to guide the conversation when we think about community conversations in different districts, as one topic we have addressed is the start time of schools. We shared the decision to see what people think. No decision has been made at this time, with the exception that we cannot continue as we are at this moment. We want to be very rigorous, but we have to make some kind of change. Another element is that we want to ensure that everyone has a voice. So, typically in that type of session, one person tends to give their opinion, and sometimes it's difficult to

098give everyone a chance to speak. So, we want to ensure that everyone participates, that the format we use allows everyone to give their opinion. We have exercises on a table, then you still hear about the difficulty of the decrease in enrollment and listen to certain materials. There are materials you can read beforehand, but the idea is to understand what a student's day is like , what exchanges need to be made based on the decisions we might make. On the right you can see that with any information we receive, we want to ensure that the community feels heard, we want to ensure that the information is presented to the council, and obviously we will have a more detailed update later. We have small focus groups with a lot of reflection. The best way to get an

099idea of ​​how this feels is to hear a story on the news. With fewer students in Colorado, districts are closing or consolidating schools. Tonight, families in the Bolder Valley district had a meeting about how they will make decisions. She's at a meeting in Boulder. She was the first in a series of meetings, the first of six, and they met at the high school to hear more about the decline in scrutiny and how to address the problem. If you have no idea what we should do, raise your hand. They have lost 3600 students and are going to lose 1700 more. They are focusing on how elementary schools in Boulder, Lisville, and Broomfield Superior will be restructured. People came to hear the plans. Officials detailed how enrollment affects schools, class sizes, sports, and foreign languages. He wants

100to listen to the community early on because the problem isn't going to disappear. It's important to have that conversation right now so that people know we're going to have to make decisions that work for our children. The decisions. There are no decisions to be made at this moment, tonight . They're going to present their plans for closures and consolidations to their board in August , reporting on this new, cyclical Channel 9. That's the sense of how it is. People can see it firsthand. I want to acknowledge all the teams that are ensuring the success of these meetings. Thank you and congratulations. One of the things I would like to mention is the idea that we are trying to capture your opinions. It's one of the ways we're doing this informational sessions, and we have future

101sessions to gather your opinions and we want people to know. If I couldn't see, nobody raised their hand, um, nobody knows what the decision will be . So, people probably come in with some ideas, but we want to guide the conversation. We're waiting, I want to spend one more minute on that. We are doing that regionally and considering all options. So, I want to ask the community not to focus solely on what is going to happen. At your school we have this more general view to ensure that each of the scenarios can be up to five, that it is presented to the community and then they give us their opinions. This will be in April; in the future we are looking for another way. of receiving your comments. So, that would be more community-focused, with

102more qualitative data. We're going to have sessions and a form, an online questionnaire that you can complete. We have all the materials. We're going to give them to schools so they can share them with their communities and also with specific groups. I also want to return to the timeline because it's important; that's the element of conversation with the community. So you will receive all that information that we collected and then we are continuing with the observation plans, we will present more information to you in August and then in October there will be a final decision. It's a real 2-year plan of action and implementation. Much of the information we've received is about when these kinds of things happen and we need to consider the children . These are all ideas we are considering when making

103decisions, and we haven't made a decision at this time. I'm going to open it now for questions. We want to make sure everything is up-to-date, that the community is involved, and I want to acknowledge the work they have done in communication and in keeping the community informed. Board members, do you have any questions? Ana, thank you, Randy. We were talking and they asked me if childcare services would be provided, and I said yes, there will be childcare and supervision in those sessions . I want to emphasize this: that you can come, participate, and know that your children will have something to do. Yes. And our colleagues will be organizing activities for the children, and it should be noted that we also offer dinner, we offer food. We will be doing everything possible to welcome families

104with their needs. You can bring your children, we'll give them food. They will have the opportunity to listen and express their opinion on this very important topic. It's a very valuable time for you, very valuable for us, and also Saturday morning. We definitely want to invite the entire community and have everyone participate. It is part of our ethos as facilitators to highlight the importance of this topic. We want to make sure we're well prepared with the facilitators who will be in libraries, in gyms, and people have expressed their desire to participate, and that's wonderful. It's very easy to book and be prepared when you arrive. Yes. And the advantage is that you make your reservation to come. So, we have some material to read so that we're ready to discuss. Yes, Alex. Well, we are

105very grateful to the team, to the staff. These are not easy times to be a school leader. I want to say to the community [clears throat] you do n't have to spend 40 hours researching this , but if you want to prepare, the participants at Nubista were very well informed. that have experience in schools. Alright . And the parents say, "You know what? That's how we do it where I come from." In other words, if you come from a different place, please come and share your experience with us. And I also appreciate it; sometimes it seems overwhelming to hear such complicated questions, but there are always tools to summarize. So, we're going to listen to your opinions, we're going to incorporate them, right? Your opinion will not be thrown into the void. Please come, please

106participate. You don't have to do homework, but if you want to, all the better. And another thing, it's wonderful. I was moved to see our communities and the quality of their participation. One of my concerns was that sometimes we stress a lot about the effect it will have on our students, but well, it's always good for families to reach out to their school district, to interact, and in this way children can feel less stressed, not suffer from anxiety, and always celebrate the quality of community participation in the school system. Dian, go ahead. A question. Is there sign language interpretation ? Yes, if they definitely request it. Yes. Do you have any other questions, members of the Council? Thank you so much, Randy, and thank you for keeping the community informed. Thank you. Let's now go

107to the group consent portion 7.1. Personnel matters 72, minutes approval 7.3, uh, donation for Boler High. 7.13 Academic Affairs Grant for Gifted and Talented Students 7.14 Bolder High School, School Health Professionals 7.15 15 Health Services, Substance Education. 7.16 P to P school health professionals. [snort] Uh, resolution 2610, non- renewal of contracts for licensed personnel. Um, is there any topic you'd like to remove from the discussion? I have a motion for Lilana, seconded by Alex. Lilenia, I would like to thank all the generous people from the parent-teacher associations, individual community members, and corporations who are donating to our schools. This is what makes our district what it is. And thank you very much. Dian was worried about the bus purchases because she wasn't present when we were going to find out why we were going to

108buy diesel buses. And I heard from people who are interested in achieving sustainability in bus transportation. So we're going ahead with this purchase. Yes, thank you Dian. I was going to make a comment about this. So, clean diesel and also propane, propane gas. Thank you so much. Any other discussion, board members? We're going to hold a vote. Booker, yes, Chávez. Yes, yes. Yes, it remains. Rowing, yes. The ayes have it. council members. We did not make the legislative update. We can make an amendment. I have to go back. No, it's fine. Yeah. Apologies. We've been very busy. Dr. Anderson. Yes. Look, as we approach the end of the session, we have our eyes on a potential match. Many of the things we were concerned about, like property taxes and lobbying efforts, and I'm aware that

109we could combine the Sheridan school district and other districts and Senator Bridges. He spoke about the topic. If we're going to get into the business of merging school districts, then we should ask ourselves the question, who are we as a state? And if there's anything else emerging that worries me... Well, all of these things can wait. Well, the cost of an opportunity to eliminate social studies has been eliminated in many school districts. Any questions about the legislative update? Okay, back to the agenda, are there any topics you'd like to prioritize for discussion in our next session? This is our first meeting since we discussed artificial intelligence. I wanted to make sure about the next steps to take and how we are going to approach setting policies and guidelines on this topic. It's a strong interest,

110and I include myself in that . Alex, yes, I agree. that we should include in the topic of artificial intelligence about what those frequent users of this are doing. As I said before, I would like to have a discussion about establishing artificial intelligence structures. and discuss further ways we can better understand this culture and finally, it can be included in another topic. How can we make it easier for our parents to interact with technology? Make it easy for them. Dian, I have feedback on high school teachers. It's time to review our rating policy. What about creating partial fouls in Infinite Campus? They're giving students permission to arrive very late to class and they still get attendance. We can talk about student safety and responsibility . And as Alex said, there are many legal issues, but

111we do need a process because there are some parents who are not satisfied with what is happening to their students in schools. Last semester we reviewed what happens with our policy for neurodivergent students. I would like to clarify something. We started a conversation about this policy, but you mentioned assistance. We have a separate policy. It's like how much we can deduct if a student is absent; it's about absences and how our attendance works at Infinite Fields. In other words, the computer does not notify the parent that their child is absent, and later the same system notifies them that the child is partially absent. We are allowing students to arrive late. Well, you mentioned the policy for grading and separately, the attendance policy. Well, yes, the discussion on the grading policy is already scheduled. Go ahead,

112Ana. I'd like to clarify, we're talking about the policy, uh, about the issue of migration in schools, right? That's great. I see there's no other topic to add. So, we hope that many members of the community will participate in our upcoming meetings. The session is adjourned .