001and (CC1/S1)Encodedasa2-line (CC1/S1)Scrollingcaption. (CC1/S1)abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw (CC1/S1)Testcaptionsrepeat (CC1/S1)TestCaptionMessage (CC1/S1)Encodedasa2-line (CC1/S1)Scrollingcaption. (CC1/S1)abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw (CC1/S1)Testcaptionsrepeat Alright.Ithinkwe'realreadythere almostready.Alright.Wegive Ourmeetingisnowopen. Thankyouforjoiningusthis nightattheBoardofEducation. Pleasehaveyour mobilephone.Andwe,to startthemeeting.Todayis Tuesday,May26,2026,and Thismeetingisnowunderway at5:50p.m.M.Forthosewho attendinperson.The livesubtitlesareavailable availableonatelevision,in theboardroomandinthe lobbytoaccessthem. InalanguageotherthanEnglish onyourowndevice,by PleasescantheQRcodethat appearsonthescreenorinthe tableneartheentranceand selectthelanguagethat prefer.Thebroadcastin livefromthismeetingtoo It isavailableinEnglishand SpanishonYouTube.For getlinkstothese Livestreams,Visit theCouncil'swebsite Educationonthewebsiteof PSDorwatchPSDTVondemand on YouTube.Verywell,a Next,wehavethe approvaloftheagenda. Anyboardmembers managementwishestocarryoutsome changeintheagenda? Alright.Notfinding None,we'llgostraightthrough. totherecognitionsand information.Oh,I'msosorry. Yeah. >> Technically,itisnecessary modifytheagendato addtheacknowledgmentsof tonight. >> Ah,Iseethatnow.Thankyou. Well.Canweswitchplaces,for favor? >> Iproposethattheboard modifytheagendato includeasectionof recognitionaspoint3.0. >>Thankyou.CanIordera second?Thankyou,Andrew.Andif Canhecallavote? Carla.Baz.I,ConorDuffy.I KevinYoScottShaneBauer. >> Iamadoctor.AndrésEspañaand JessicaZamora.I,doctor Ziegler,I,movementpasses sevenzero. >> Thankyou.Nowwewillmoveonto theacknowledgmentsandreports. Brian,Ithinkwehavesome guests. Yes.Goodeveningeveryone. Tonightwehopetocelebrate theexcellenceofthe studentsinthefield sports.Dr.Lauren Hutton,headofpersonnelat Ourdistrictleads ourcelebration.Welcome, Lauren. >>Thankyou.Goodnight, PresidentZamora, Superintendent,Mr.Kingsley, membersoftheboardofdirectors andtoallthosewhoaccompanyus tonight.Tonight,we proudtocelebratea amazinggroupofstudents athleteswhohaverecently wonseveralchampionships state-level.Ourfirst recognitionisforthe women'sgolfteamofthe TimnathHighSchool,which He wonthestatechampionship. Heretointroducetheteamand talkabouthersuccessasEmily Dunn,DeputyDirectorandDirector schoolsportsteam TimnathHighSchool. Goodevening,membersof theBoardofDirectorsandthe Administration.Thankyousomuch forhavingreceivedusthis evening.I'mgladtobehere torecognizetheteamof girls'golfattheschool Timnathsecondaryschoolbya springseason unforgettable.Undertheleadership fromtheheadcoach BrookeWalser,who Unfortunately,hecouldn'tbethere. presenttonight,TheCubs Theywontheirfirsttitle oftheschoolinthecategory three,astatechampionshipof women'sgolf.Inthetournament statechampionship,theteamwon thetitlewithavictory overwhelming.Thegirlshad a 28-strokeadvantageover thesecondteamafterthe lastdayofthe36-mantournament holes.Two-daytournament.The Thegirlsalsowonthe
002Conferencechampionship theLongsPeakLeagueandobtained firstorsecondplacein alltournamentsby invitationinwhich competedthroughoutthe season.Thedepthof Theteamwasfullysatisfied demonstratedinthechampionship statethisyear.The Timnathgolfersoccupythe toppositionsinthestate. SiennaSchrick,astudent offirstyear,Finishedinthe ranked21statthestateleveland playedafundamentalrole inourfinalresult. CarlucciIsland,also freshman, Theyweretiedinthethird positionatthestateleveland Theyreceivedrecognitionfrom theconferenceandthestate. PaytonLandon,astudentof firstyear,anotherstudentof firstyear,finishedsecond placeinthestatetournament, Healsoreceivedallthe recognitionsofthe conferenceandfromtheentirestate. AndCheyenneSchreck,our second-yearclassmate.Won hissecondindividualtitle consecutivethreepoints,a statechampionship.Tuesday He achievedanincredibleroundof sevenstrokesunderpar,witha a totalof65,towinthe individualtitlefornine blowsandestablishanew fieldrecord.Besides, receivedallthe recognitionsofthe conferenceandofthestate,plus beyondtherealmofgolf.It thatmakesthisteamspecial It istheirdedicationoutsideof sport.Theseathletes excelintheclassroomandin ourcommunity,andtheyare Simplyincredible.People gentle.Theymaintainanaverage excellentacademicandall areenrolledinclassesof advancedlevelandregistration simultaneousinTimnath.Are activeleadersinTimnathwho participateinsports unifiedsportslikevolleyball,the NationalSocietyofHonorand Fccla.Ladies,congratulationson hisstatechampionshipand Cheyennebytitle individual. >> Congratulationsagainto statechampionship.Our Thefollowingrecognitionis forthefootballteam femaleofFossilRidgeHigh Schoolforwinningallfive,one statefootballtitleby secondyearinarow.For Introducetheteamandtalk Regardingthisachievement,wearejoinedby Dave Wolke,deputydirectorand Fossilsportingdirector Ridge. >> Thankyou.Thankyou. Wethanktheadministration ofthePoudreschooldistrict andtotheboardofdirectorsforthis opportunitytorecognizethe communityachievements FossilRidge.I'mDaveWalkand I, thisperson,withgreat pride,hastheprivilegeof toserveourcommunityas assistantmanagerandathleticdirector atFossilHighSchool Ridge.Whereexcellenceis presenteverywhere.This tonightwecelebrate statechampionships.Have AddisonSmithofathleticsand toourfootballteam female.Wewouldliketothank Theathletes,thecoaches, totheparentsandourgreat communityfortheirsupport,their investmentandeverythingwedo. Thefivestatechampions consecutive,women'sfootball, TheFossilRidgeSaberCats athletes,parentsandthe coachesmustbe recognizednotonlyforbeing athletesandleaders extraordinary,butalso beingsolidpeopleand individual.Thecoachin ChiefCyrusAliandhisstaff haveguidedtheirteamtothis rareandprestigiousdoublet consecutive,somethingthatisnot common.Especiallyinthe levelfiveA,andtheathletes Theyshowedgritandcommitment of anotherlevelwithitsobjectives, finishing181andonenexttome tonightwe.Wehave ourseniorcitizens. WehaveMcKennaSalas,Reese MorganandAnnaRogers.Theyarethe programleadersandall Theyaremovingtowards educationalopportunities superiorinitsarea.Theyear past,whenwewerehere receivingrecognition Previously,oneofthe boardmemberssaid: We
003hopetoseeyouagainnextyear coming.AndIwouldsaythata a thirdconsecutivetitleisa verysolidobjectiveinthat scope.SoIwishyoumuch luck.AddisonSmith,by Pleasestandup. Coaches,Addisonandhis Parentsarehere.Shewaschampion stateinthe100meters,the 200metersandthefivetests CategoryAspeed.And Chasehasjustbeenappointed, femaletrackathleteof yearoffiveeightyears,all Colorado.Therefore,the headcoachRay Bozemanandhisteamare proudthatshe representFossilRidgeinthe nextlevel,inOregon StateBeaver.Weareall proudofAddisonandof legacyhehasleft,notonly inathletics,butalso whathedoesintheclassroomandinhis othersports.Astrong Applauseforthesepeopleand extraordinarychildren.Thankyou. >>We'lldothe photos. >> Thankyou. >>Okay.Andinour finalrecognitionofthis tonight,wewanttoacknowledge men'sathleticsteam fromFortHighSchool Collins,whowonfive statechampionships.Here tointroducetheteamand. Talkabouthissuccesses.Kyle Tregoning,deputydirectorand sportingdirectorofthe FortCollinsHighSchool Goodeveningeveryone. Thankyouforinvitingusthis nighttorecognizetheachievement of theseyoungpeoplethisspring. Thishasbeenhappeningsince2012, whenhighschool FortCollinswonitslast stateathleticschampionship. Andthere'sareasonwhy. Thehouseofthe champions,becausewehave manyathleticschampionships hangingonthewall.Andthese Theboysdidagoodjob great.Theywonallthe competitionsexceptonein Pomona,becausewehadboys inArcadia.Ithinkthatwasit Whathappened.Yes,theywonmany. skillsandI'mgoingtogivehimthe microphonetoourcoach major.JeffBrennan.Is ourheadcoachof athletics.Itwillbeourstoo headfootballcoach Americannextyear.So he willbeabletotalkabouthisachievements. >>Well,firstofall, I wanttothanktheboard school,schooldistrictboard schoolforgivingusameeting schoolboyforgivingus.Tonight. We haven'tbeenabletogeteveryonetogether Theboystonight,but Wegotagoodone representationoftheathletes thatwetaketothechampionships stateathletics.AND We,youknow,duringthe lastfouryears,what Whatwewantedwastobeabletomaintainthe levelofexcellenceofthe FortCollinsHighSchool asthecradleofchampions. So thisyearwehada excellentopportunityto do it.Inadditiontothechampionship Inteams,weestablisheda historicalrecordinall categoriesinthetestof fourtimestwo.AndreRose, JacksonRuff,whoisherewith ustonight.Preston MosierandDJRuff,champions state-owned,holdtherecord historicalofallthe categoriesinthetestof fourtimestwo,whichisa outstandingachievement.Andthen There'sCadelRuthven,whocouldn't bewithustonight, whowasalsothechampionof the1600meters.Butall Thesepeopleareexcellent. peoplewithinour building.Doagreatjob representingusonthetrackand in thecountryside,andI'mvery excitedtoseewhat Wecandoitnextyear. Andwehopetobehereagain, infrontofallofyou, celebratingasecond consecutivestatechampionship. Thankyousomuchforinvitingus tonight. >>Okay.Wewouldloveto takeapicturewithallthe peoplewhowillreceiveour recognition,ifpossible. Yes.So,toallthosewho Theywillbehonoredthis night,pleasecomecloser theboardofdirectorsthatis righthereinfront.Andwewillbecome a quickphoto.
004>> Insurance.Yes.It'sincredible.Oh Yeah.One,two.Lotsofmoneyfor swingsforus. Yeah. Yearafteryear.For.So Keepitup.Wehaveonemoreyearleft. Keepitup.Good.Congratulations. Congratulations.Yes.Congratulations. >>Don'tmoveyet.Well. Yes that'sfine.Ready?One,two. >> Hey!Comeon.Verygood, perfect.I'mgladtoseeyou. Thankyou.Thankyou. >> Thankyouforexisting. >>Onthiscall.Still Wewanthimtoplay. >>Stop. >>MadamPresident.Question oforder.Ithinktheperson fromtheboardofdirectorswhosaid thattheexperienceberepeated withthefootballteam I wasthefemalememberofFossilRidge same.Andthen.Soit I launcheditintotheuniverse.Iwouldlike mentionthefootballteam femaleofFossilRidge.By Pleaserepeatthistogetit thethirdconsecutivetitle. Soithasbeenrecorded. Thankyou. >>Thankyouforthat.Alright. We willmoveforward.TO Next,wehavethe superintendent'sreport.He SuperintendentKingsly willnowdirecthiscomments to theBoardofEducationandtothe community. >> Thankyou.Goodeveningto all.It'sgreattobewith allofyoutonight, especiallyaftera lastweekofclassesvery longbutexciting,inthe thatwehadtheopportunityto celebrateallour seniorstudentsof secondaryschoolwhilecrossingthe stageinvariouslocations toreapwhattheydeserve diplomas.Asweallknow, Celebratingtheseachievementsisnot justacelebrationof ourstudents,but alsoofallthosewho havesupportedthemintheir trajectories.Ahuge thankstoallour parents,caregivers,educators andtoeachofournetworks individualsupport.All Theydeservetobecongratulated. Obviously,allmembers of theboardofdirectors werepresentatseveral ofthegraduationceremonies. I wanttothankyouforyourtime. thatyouhavededicated.It'sobvious thattheseareverymachines wellcoordinated.Soeverything theschoolstaff secondaryschool,ourteamof securityandsurveillance,our cleaningstaff,The ouroffice assistantsuperintendents, allthosewhowere involved.Ijustwanttogiveyou Thankyouverymuch.AND I wanttothankour communicationsteambythe incredibleworkyou'vedone toensurethatthe peoplewhocannotbe presentinpersonhavethe opportunitytoenjoya first-classexperience throughtransmissionin straight.Iwanttogiveupthe wordtotheteamof communicationsbecausethis eachweektheyhaveavideothat willhighlightourgraduates ataglance. >>IfIhadtodescribemy experienceatschool secondaryinasingleword, Thatwouldbegrowth. >>Curious. >> Thebest.Bittersweet. >> Iwouldsimplysaythatitwas veryfun. >>Shocking. >>Exciting.Exciting. >>Tellmewhatyoucalla rollercoaster. >>I'dprobablysayit's complicated. >> Somethingsurreal. >>Extravagant,unexpected. >>Sigma. >>Wewererunningout time. >>Adventurer. >> Scattered. >>Iwould. >>Let'ssayprobably Thereisanunlimitednumberof peopleinvolved. >>Somyexperienceinthe institute,infivewords, It wouldbe:makethemostofit.
005Youknow,it'sonlyfouryears. Havefun,makefriends, Staytruetoyourvalues, Youknow? >> Itwaswonderfultoseehow allthosestudentsof lastyeartheywerehonored astheydeservedtheweek pass.Sothankyouall forbeingpartofthisandfor toenhanceourworkfurther important.Inthesystem Manythingshappenatschool,and Everythingisforthatmoment decisive,inmyopinion,for makesurethattheycan crossthestageandhave optionsthatguaranteethema happyandproductivelife.This tonightwehaveseveralothers topicsonouragenda, includingourCodeof StudentConductandthe ourannualreport earlychildhoodeducationprogram early,andtonight Wewilltalkaboutoursagain comprehensiveplanning.TheCPC, thePlanningCommittee Integral,tonightwewillbring someback policychanges specificproposalstothe criteria,basedonthe commentstheyreceivedfrom allofyou,membersofthe BoardofDirectors.Andthissame tonightwewillaskforyour guidanceonhowtoproceed withthisprocess.While Wecontinuethisconversation, I wanttothankagain allmembersofour communitythathaveparticipated reflectivelythroughout of thiswholeprocessandhave sharedallhisideasand opinions.Inthenext Therewillbemoreweeksandmonths. opportunitiestofollow participating.Butplease, knowfromthedepthsof ourheartshereinthe stagethathisparticipation Itmakesusstronger.Andfor Finally,Iwanttowishyouall everyonehadagreatlastday fromclassestomorrow.It'sdifficult. to believethattomorrowwillbethelast schoolday,butIhopethat Haveasafeday,everyone. a quietandpleasantsummer,and We hopetohaveanotheryear amazingschoolnext year.Fullofchampionships stateandtheatricalevents tocelebrate,andwithmany amazingawardsandgraduates. ButIjustwanttothankyouall. allforhavinghadayear A trulywonderfulschool. Sothankyou. >> Thankyou,andIfeelthesameway. A verymovingweek. Alright.Thenextpoint onouragendaistheturn fromthecommentsofthe community.Thisisa opportunityforthepublic makecomments,orelse,this opportunityforthepublic Leavecomments,it'sforthe membersofthecommunitywho Registertospeakbefore theestablisheddeadline.HE willaskthosepeopleto Pleasemakecommentsinthefollowingorder inwhichtheyenrolled.Each Thespeakerwillhavethree minutestogettothe BoardofDirectors.First Nextup,wehaveDerekFranz whoisnothere.Following. Okay,firstofall,wehave to JoshuaRiley. Goodevening.Youhaveto forgiveme.I'vebeenstruggling againstaheadacheeverything theday,somymindcan to bealittlescattered.Today I onlyhadtwothings,twothings. Onewasanobservation,something as wellasone.It'sinteresting.AND Theotheronewassimplyanother typeofcalltoaction, althoughmoresubtle.First place,It'saboutthebudget whichwasshowninthelast meetingandallelements thosethatappeartherearethe actualcostsfromlastyear. Thebudgetforthisyear,and Next,theexpenses plannedforthisyear.Andtherewas oneuniquethingthat,thatI It caughtourattention,andthatwas,already Youknow,thereareadditionalcosts,but onlyoneitemhada budgetlowerthanexpectedand Morewasspentthanlastyear. Andthatwastheadministrationof district.And,andthatformeis a kindofflag,no necessarilyred,butone flaganyway,already
006Youknow,whenwetalkabout resizethedistrictand We'retalkingabout,youknow, shrinking,whyisthat Onpaper,wehad budgetedlessexpenses administrativeandwespent ofthebudgetby1.4million of dollars.That'swhatIfinduseful. simplycurious.So Interpretithoweveryouwant.No I'mheretomessaround roundaboutsinthisregard.Andthe secondissimplyone calltoaction.So, Atthelastmeeting,Se I assumedyou wouldprovideakindof guidewithcriteriaforevaluation theschools.Andallofyou Theyhavedoneagreatjob betterthistimeintheprocessof analyzetheconsolidationandthe schoolclosures.Andso contributestorebuildingthe Youlosttheconfidence lasttime.Buttonight It'saboutarealvote important.Andyouruntherisk of losingthatconfidencethat I thinkyou'veputinsomucheffort tobebuilt.Again.But Thereisaclearlistof criteriathatallowjudging objectivelyaschool, So,youdecidetocontinue. goaheadandprovidea listofschoolsinsteadof a listofcriteria classifieds.Youruntherisk to seemlikeyoualreadyhaveone an ideaoraplaninyourhead,and You'renotbasingyouropiniononwhattheyshow. thedata.Ifyouneedhelp toanalyzedata.Iteacha universitymaster'scourse ondataanalysisand I wouldbehappytohelp. I thinkI'vealreadyspokenwith manyofyouaboutthat Before,butknowthatvotingfor Pleaseproceedwith somethingthatisnotcompletely objectiveandtransparentundermines whateveryoneistryingto to doonthisoccasion.AndIhave finished.Thankyou. >> Thankyou. >>Next,wehave TimHahn.Hanrahan.Ialways Han.Good.Oh,it'syou. >>Okay.Goodeveningand Thankyouforgrantingmethis timetoheadtothe boardofdirectorsandthepublic. MynameisTimHahn,andinmy professionallife,HereinFort Collinsperformedvarioustasks functionsrelatedto activemeansoftransport. Manyofyouknowme,or Eventheirchildrenknowme. Thankstomyextensiveexperience laborinalmostall primaryandsecondaryschools anddistricthighschools. If thereisanyoneinthisroomwho understandstherealityofhow Ourstudentswalkor Theygotoschoolbybicycle, Thatpersonwouldbeme.I'm heretoaskaquestion fundamentalandarequest urgenttotheboardofdirectors. Butfirst,Iaskeveryone: Howdowewantour students,bothnowandinthe Willtheytraveltoschoolinthefuture? I ama directwitnesstothe joyandthedispositionofthe studentswhocan tomoveandtravelina safeandindependent.When Theyareasked,thegreat mostofthemexpressa clearpreferenceforgoingtothe schoolbyitsownmeans. Insteadoftravelingbycaror Bybus,thischoicegives asaresultmoreminds clear.Moreattentiveattitudes in theclassroomandlaysthefoundation forlastinghealth.All This,whilereducing significantlytheloadof drivingforparents,it Trafficdecreasesduringthehour peakandreduceddemand Schooltransportation.However, forthistobecomeareality, thedistancesmustbe reasonableandsaferoutes. Duringpreviousroundsof discussionsonconsolidation, I checkedtheboundarymaps proposedthattheyignoredbecause fullcapacityof studenttowalkor wheelchairtoschool. Somyquestiontotheboard Thisisit:willtheyprioritizethe security?Doyouconsiderthatthe activetransportroutes accessibleandreasonableareone
007ofitsmaincriteria duringthisprocessof consolidation?Andmyrequestis bold.Iurgeyoutoremove thecurrentboundarymaps, erasethemcompletelyand redrawschoolboundaries fromscratch.Yes,thatwouldbea hardwork.However,the lastmajorchangeof limitsoccurredinthemid ofthe2020sfor addressingrapidgrowth, andtheneedsofour communitieshavechanged drastically.Formany Students,littlewillchange. butforanequalnumberof Students,Ithinkredefining carefullythelimits It willchangetheirlivesand theirfamilies.Youmustlooktowards thefutureanddesignthe thehealthiestcommunitypossible. Aspartofthattask,Les I askthattheyredesigntheboundaries schoolchildrenthroughoutFortCollins sothatgoingisencouraged walkingorinawheelchair toschool,andreally prioritizeshealthandsafety andthewell-beingofour Students,thankyou. >> Thankyou,TimHahn.TO Nextup,wehaveLucy. Read. >> Lucy.Goalkeeper.Goalkeeper. AmIreadytobegin? Well.Thankyou. Goodevening,membersof theboardofdirectorsandothers municipalofficials.Me My nameisLucyandI'mgoingtobeamother forthesecondtime.Thankyouforthe opportunitytooffermy opinionasacommunity.My tonight'scomments Theyrefertotheupdates ofthepolicieson technologicaldevices personalitemsforstudentsand to theusethattheymakeof technologystudents districtinformation.The Lastweek,TheSurgeon Generalissueda recommendationonthe timelimitationversus screensforchildrenfrom0to 18 yearswiththesupportofthe communities,governmentsand schools.Page29.Thisnotice indicatesthatschoolscan helplimittheuseof screensassigningtasksin booksorpaperwhenever ifpossible.Implement telephoneusagepolicies BelltoBellcellphones, limitscreentime tosupportteachersand allowteachingwithout distractions,allow Medicalexceptions,teach digitalcitizenshipand literacyskills, andcreatingopportunitiesfor showthetimethatthe Studentswalkpastthe screensandpromotethe socialinteractionbetweenthem. Inadditiontorefiningpolicies TDIforstudentsandIT ofthedistricttoreflectthis recommendation,Other researchboomingand nationaltrendspoint towardsclassroomswithlittletechnology. I alsoaskthisboardto requestarefundor terminationofcontractswith technologycompanies educationallikeIreadythatdoesnot Theyhaveresearch peer-reviewedonthe effectivenessoftheirproducts. Reallocatethebudget technologyforstudents thingslikephotocopiers, roboticsorotherpurchasesof devicesotherthanfor students,andchangeyour mindsetregardingthefuture of PTSD.Theyarehappening mergersandacquisitions,but Screensdonotreplace educators.Ourchildren Theyhavetherighttoaneducation public,notomining datanormasssurveillance. Aselectedmembersofthe BoardofEducation,All Youhaveadutyto takecareofthechildrenofthis district.Responsibility fortheharmdonetothechildren causedbythedevices inPSDwillfallonthe schoolsandtheclausesof compensation,andcontracts willfallbackintothe schooldistricts.The artificialintelligenceis unpredictableandinsurancedoesn't willcovertheincalculabledamage whichcancauseharmtochildren. Technologycompaniesdonot Theylookafterourwell-being, buttheywatchoverour childrenintheirclassroomswithoutany typeofsupervision.
008Responsibilityor parentalconsent. I believeinallofyouandIknowthat Youallbelieveinour children.Pleasedoit correct,evenifitisdifficultor scary.Orifyouspentalot money,time,orenergy investedinthewrongthing withthebestintentions,and updatethesepoliciesin consequencebeforethe1st July.Thankyouforyourtimeand fortheircommitmenttoour children. >> Thankyou. >>Wehaveanewfriend.TO Nextup,wehaveTom Griggs. >>Andthat'shardtobeat. Goodevening,directorof district,superintendent Kingsley,andmembersofthe PSDcommunity.Inmy Communitycommentfromthe14th In April,Ialludedtothewaysin thateachofour Theoutlookislimited, dependingonwhattheyare ourfunctionsandaddressing theconstantchallengeof to resolvethecurrentcrisis budgetary.Ihavealso defendedtheneedto listentoallperspectives inordertomakedecisions moreaccurateonhow tofacethiscrisis.When we celebratetheconsiderable PSD's successes,aswehave consistentlydemonstrated,we He lovesdoingit,andrightlyso. At thebeginningofeachmeetingof theboard,weheardtalkof theyonbehalfofthe districtemployees,ofthe educatorsandothermembersof thecommunitythatmakesthem possible,andoftenofthe ownchildren.Must recognizetheimpactthat ourdecisions budgetaryaspectsarepresentinall Thesepeople.Imaintainthat oneofthemainreasons ThesuccessofthePSDisall thesepeopleandtheiractions. Theseinclude highschools InternationallikeCache,the primaryandsecondaryschools LaPoudre,theprimaryschool DunnandHighSchool Lincoln.Immersionschools bilingualschoolslikeHarrisand basicknowledge IrishmenlikeTroutandKennard, learningschools experientiallikePolarisand autonomouspublicschools likeMountainSageandFort CollinsMontessori.These diversecurricularapproaches andpedagogicalreasonsareaverygoodreason importantforthesuccessof PSD. Furthermore,theyareessential tounderstandifwewant trulyunderstandwhat makesourdistrict asexceptionalasitis whenourprospects Theyarelimited.Withour limitedperspectives.Without However,youcannotappreciate completelyallofthese differences,norwillweunderstand itsimportancetothesuccessof ourdistrictunless Let'stakethenecessarytime tolearnmoreaboutthem. Moreimportantly,thisboard cannotactina responsible,neitherethicalnor financially,withoutunderstanding this.It'stimetostop, observeandlistenevenmoreof whichyoualreadydo.Iaskthat Thisboardestablishesa system,systemic,structure communication multidirectionalthatguarantees thatthislearningis produceevenwhile we observewhathappenswiththe variouspotentialresponses tothebudgetcrisisandthe projecteddecreaseof school-agepopulationfor nextyearandtheyearafter. That.Speakingofanswers, I urgetheboard,withoutdelay, approvetheresolutionthatIhavealready sharedwithsomeof you,includingyour legislativesubcommitteepointing to thePSDcommunitysupport fromtheboardtoinitiative195, theproposedtaxon thegradualincome,andcommunicating clearlythereasonsforthat support.Thankyouverymuchforyour attention. >>Thankyou.Next, WehaveReggieJohnson. Welcome. Goodevening.Mynameis ReggieJohnson.Mypronouns Theyareher.Iamtheproudone
009motherandgrandmotheroffourbeings dearoneswhoidentify asLGBTQ+.Iamalsothe PFLAGpresident,Fort Collins,whosemissionistocreate a supportiveandfairsociety. Andaworldthataffirmsthe LGBTQpeopleandthosetowhomthe Theylove.Attheendofthisweek the526thschoolyearof2020,In PFLAGwewanttothankyouforthe supportthattheboardofdirectorsand thePoudreschooldistrict haveprovidedthese marginalizedstudents.Many of themhavebeenabletoovercomethe yearthankstoyouandthe decisionsyouhavemade.AND Whatnow?Istartedthedaywith a breakfastwheretheadmiral RachelLevine,whoretiredfrompubliclife,spokeout. onthecurrentsituationof therightsofthese studentshereinthestate fromColorado.RachelLevineis anadmiraloffour stars.ShewasUndersecretaryof healthinadministration Biden.Sheisa pediatricianandawoman transgender.Shespokeaboutthe twoanti-transgendermeasuresthat willbeincludedontheballot Novemberelectionsin Colorado.Thefirst maleparticipationand womeninsportsis,in reality,anattackonthe women'scapacity transgendertoparticipatein anysportsteamthat conformstotheiridentityof gender.Whatishiddenin Thismeasuremeansthatthereisno applicationmechanism specificnorfundingfor saidapplication.This meansthateachofthe 178schooldistrictsof Coloradoisfreetodetermine how toproceedwiththeapplication ofsaidregulations.You wouldlikeherdaughterofage primaryschoolstudenthadto withstandareviewof pantsjusttodetermine theirgenderwhenitcomesto Do youpracticesports?Theother Themeasureconsistsofprohibiting certainsurgeriesinchildrenunder age,andalsoconstitutesa attackagainstanytypeof attentionthataffirmsgender. Fortheseyoungpeople.Thismeans governmentinterferencein themedicalexaminationroom, wherethedecisionsshould tobetakenbythestudents andtheirfamilies.Wouldyouliketo thatthegovernmentwoulddecidewhat typeofmedicalcare willreceiveforitsvarious diseasesandailments?Both initiativesattackrights basichumanbeings transgenderandnon-transgenderstudents binary,andtheymustbe defeatedinNovemberwhile at themeeting,thesuperintendent Andthoseofyou, Excuseme,inthedistrict,each Oneofyouhassignedup in thevisionofthedistrictof to supportandinspireeachchildto to think,tolearn,inorderto caringforothersand graduatepreparedtohave successinaconstantlychangingworld change.AdmiralLevine He challengedtheattendeesto breakfastsotheywouldputsomeoftheir partbyeducatingatleast20 peopleaboutthesemeasures harmful.AndIaskyouto dothesame.Thankyou. >>Thankyou.Next, WehaveEmilJohnson.Nono WehaveEmilJohnson. Welcome,SabrinaHerrick. >> HappyanniversarytoKingsley andZamora.Sofar,theyhave threeyearsandsevenhourshavepassed eversinceIhadareasonto knowtheirnames.Andtheyhavebeen threelongyears,threeyearsof frustrationatbeingtreatedand ignored.Threeyearsofbeing astonishedbecauseamemberofthe Theboardhadthenerveto tellmethattheabuseofZanella wouldhavebeen >> Worsewithdifferentleadership. Threeyearsoffamilies askingmeforadviceonhow tomakeyoulistentothem. Threeyearswatchingpromotionsand salaryincreasesforthe guiltypartiesandresignationsofthe empathetic.Threeyearsinwhich Theycalledmealiar unbalanced,stalkerof politiciansandharasserof employees.Zamora,you predecessoraspresident, Heevencalledthepoliceto reportme,assumingthatmy Silencemeantthathewas planningchaos.Sothat
010Letmebeclear,mychaotic plansforthatnightwere to hangoutatsomeone'shouse friend,watchmoviesanddo bracelets.Threeyearsofattacks panicandtherapy.Hewascarrying I wouldtakemydaughtertoschoolandpickherup. becauseherefusedtogoifhehad thanthebus.Nightsof insomniainwhichherefusedto sleepinguntil4inthemorning. Callsandemails homefromschoolbecause shehadanothertraumaticregression andfledfromthestafforattacked someone.Callthepolice becauseheranawaywhileI I wasasleep.Hesleptinchairsnextto tothemaindoorfor avoidtraffic.Sufficeittosay I'veearnedthesewrinkles ofexpression.Buttheweek I hadapleasantexperiencelasttime. surprise.Ireceivedanemail Kingsleyelectronic invitingmetoameeting special.Appointmentduringthe meeting.Themunicipalstaff Andtheexpertswilldoit.AND expertsinthecareof studentswithdisabilities Theywillofferbriefpresentations aboutprogramsfor studentswithautism.Support tostudentswithdyslexia andguaranteeequityfor studentswhohave anEducationProgram Individualized(PEI)incase of afutureclosureor consolidationofschools. Thesepresentationswillgo followedbydebatesinsmall groups,whichwillprovide opportunitiestogivetheir opiniondirectlytotheboard managementandstaffof district.Thankyouforyour participationinthese conversations.Endofquote. I havealreadyregisteredtoattend, ButIwantedtotakeamoment tonighttosaysomethingwith advancenotice.Thankyouforbeing betterthantheirpredecessors, tostarttheworkthatthis districtneedssomuch urgency.Now,Ineedyouto Everyonedomeafavor.Nome makemeregrethaving Thatsaid,afterthreeyears Beinghere,Ifeelthe needtosaysomethingthat It shouldbeobvious.Thatmeeting It'snotthesolution.Thatmeeting It'stofindsolutions. Duringthemeeting,listentoit whattheparticipantssay. Takenotes.Askquestions to clarifyanydoubts.Behonest aboutthelimitationsand collaborateswithinthem.But Nothingpositivecomesoutofthat. meetingoriftheyonlyoccur misunderstandings,abandonthe meeting.Youmademelosethe timeforeveryonealone toreceiveacongratulation. Pat.Ourchildrendon't Theyareheretogiveyou patsontheback.Are heretoreceiveaneducation, andyouallassumedthe responsibilitytodoit possible.Thesharesof Zanellacontinuestoaffectme familythreeyearsaftertheir dismissal.Thedecisionsthat takeinthecomingmonths willhavethesameeffect,for forbetterorforworse.Takeitin Takeitseriouslyandactaccordingly. >>Thankyou.Finally,wehave toDannyLawrence.Welcome. Thankyoufortheceremony graduation.Improvethe possibilitythatyoungpeople adultswithdisabilitiescan paradeacrossthestageoftheir graduationalongwiththeir companions.Twoyearsago,in Mydaughter'sgraduation,Los Youhad beenwaitingonthesidelinesandnot seatedwiththeirclass.Thisyear It'sdifferent,sothankyou forincludingus.Mr.Kingsley, inhiscommentsonthespeech atgraduation,youmentioned thatthedistrictwantedthe Childrenwillgraduatewithoptions, andIwantedtothankyou personallybecausewithoutthat youwouldtransmitthosetous optionsformyhusbandandme, Weneverknewtheywere availabletononeof ourchildren.In2023,Isawyou speakinginalisteningsession communitywhereyouspoke aboutFuturesLabandsomeof thepathsofferedtothe students.Andnoneofthatis Rockywastalkingaboutitatthehighschool Mountain.Besides,noneofthat It wasbeingdiscussedattheIEPtable intheendlessmeetings thatwehadformyson, whowasthenstudying secondyear.Noneofthat discussedatthemeeting
011IEPtransitioninBlevins in eighthgrade.Andformydaughter, A yearbeforegraduating,hewasalready toolate.Andwhen I askedaboutmyfuture son,theIEPteamlaughed fromme,statingthatthose optionsarenotusuallyofferedto studentswith disabilities.Ihavethe recordingofthatmeeting,so Don'taskmetodoit demonstrate.Councilmembers fromadministration,please Writethesefiguresdownbecausetheyare important.I'mgoingtodo referringtothemwith frequencyfromnowon. It shouldbeclarifiedthatIamreferringto onlytoschools publicschools,notschools charterofoursystem.He 14%ofthestudentsof districtsbeginwithanIEP inelementaryschool,what It isapproachingthenationalaverage. Butonly11%willretaina Educationalprogram IndividualizedEducationProgram(IEP)inthe middleschool,andonlythe 8%willhaveitinhighschool. AndI'msuretheyexist logicalsituationsinwhich Studentsdon'tneed IEPcontinuedsupport,butto a rateofalmost50% they.SonowthePSC magicallycures disability,Ithinkthebest Theexplanationisthatthedistrict isfailinginhisdutyto supportstudents elderlypeoplewithdisabilities.AND That'swhysomanystayin Rockyforfive,sixand sevenyears.Youputthe athleticdirectorwhodemonstrated beforetheHumanRightsOffice Civilianswhoserightsheviolated of thestudentsattheforefront thewholeschool.Nowthen, Doyouunderstandwhatthe problem?Oryoulearnfromour experienceornot.Butwhat Theytellyouwhat'shappening,it'snot what'shappeninginRocky. Themessageabouttheoptions thatthedistrictoffersisnot reachingthoseparents.By Pleaseinvestigatethatsystem offoodbecauseIhavea IEPthatisreduced substantiallyfromtheschool middleschooltohighschool. 18%ofstudents Blevinshaveplansto individualizededucation (IEP,foritsacronyminEnglish), 13%inWebberandonly8% athishighschool origin.Changeslikethoseare Theyproduceduetothestrategy ofadults,nottoa decreaseinneeds ofthestudents. Fortunately,thankstothe Brian'scommentsand ourinsistence,myson wasabletoattendtheLaboratoryof Future.Shegraduatedfromschool secondarywithcertification emergencytechnician medicalexamsandpassedherexam nationalthisweek,theweek of theirgraduation.AND, Indeed,hegraduatedwith oneoption.Andlet'shopenot. becomepartofthatstatistic of75%unemploymentinwhich somanyarefound studentswithdisabilities. Publiceducationisa placeofpreparation,andIknowthat afteraweekof graduationprojectthatyou Itfeelsgood,it'seasy forgetthatwhenIask Letthisboardcontinue investigatingtheimpactof blockscheduleinthe needsofthese highschoolstudents,and Whyaresomanypeople arehealingfromtheir lifelongdisabilitiesandtheir miraculously,system,among highschoolandthe highschool,andtheywereso helplessbecausethese Thenumbersdon'tlie.AndIsuspect Something'shappeninghere veryillegal.Thankyou. >>Thankyou.Alright.Withthis concludesourspacefor communitycommentsby tonight.Next, We havethetopicsforthemeeting directiveandthereportsofthe committees.Thispointoftheorder of thedayprovidestheopportunityto theboardmembers directivetoreportonthe workofthecommitteesorof talkaboutrelatedtopics withtheboard.Anymemberof Theboardofdirectorshassomething Whatwouldyouliketoshare? Well. >>Please. >>Ithinkwealllive
012amazingmomentsoftheweek pastwiththeceremoniesof graduationsweattended. CongratulationstoBrianandJessfor havingbeenpresentatall them,andBrianforhaving spokeninalmostall.Which It'squiteintense.Ithinkthat, Youknow,thisisthethirdone. graduationseasoninthe thatIparticipateandIamreally impressedwiththewayin thatourteams Theyorganizedtheeventsin togetherwithourpartnersin CSU. OnethingIwouldsayisthat Weneedtotakealookat Wellington.Iloveit Wellingtoncommunityandthe thefactthattheyarecapableof doit.Theyliketodothe Thingsintheirownspace. Butdude,thatwascold.Toward 40 degreesandverywindy duringtheceremony graduation.Honestly,Ithink whichisdisrespectful towardschildrenandtheirfamilies thattheyaremoreconcernedabout thattheirhatsfalloff duringthephotos.Ithinkthat It'ssimplynotagoodthing. Sowehavetofind anywaytocurethat.Is thesecondyearinarow. I thinkthewindhasbeena a veryimportantfactor,and It willalwaysbeaprobleminthe outdoorspaces.So I thinkweneedtotalkto Wellington'steamon thepossibilityofdoingsomething adjustandfindaspace interiorthatworks.Thisend DuringtheweekIspokewithateacher Wellingtononthatsame issue.Andthat'swhateverythingwastalkingabout. thestaffwasthatwehad thatmakeachange.So I simplythrowitintotheairand I'llseeifit'ssomethingwecould todonextyear.But Apartfromthat,itwasaweekand a weekendof fantasticgraduations. Congratulations. >>Agreed.Ifeelthat'sit whereallour mentalspaceduringthe lastweek.Sodon'tme It wouldbeverysurprisingifthis Sometimeswedon'thavemanyothers comments.Okay,then wewillcontinuewithour agenda.Next,wehave ourconsensusagendawith theboardofdirectors.Toany boardmemberlikes takeanythingoutofour consensusagenda.Alright. SinceIdon'tseeany,canI topresentamotion? >> Iproposethattheboard approveandadoptthemeasures recommendedforthepoints oftheagendathatis theyputtoavoteby consent. >> Thanks,Connor.Thankyou, Kevin,forthesecondone.AndLeah, Couldyoupleaseconvenethe vote?KarlaBass.I,Conor. >>DuffyI. >>KevinScott. >>Bauer,adoctor. >>AndrésEspaña. >> I'mJessicaZamora,hello doctor. >>Ziegleryes. >> Themovementpassesseven zero.Thankyou.OK.TO Next,wehaveour actionpoints.Thefirst stepisaccesscontrolto ournetwork.CanIsubmit a motion? >> Iproposethattheboard approveandadoptthemeasures recommendedforexpensesof correctionsthatexceedthe $250,000.Andauthorize stafftosignagreement withsupplierAandM? >>Thankyou.CanIordera second?Thankyou.Kuranda.This good.Ithinkyouhaveone presentation. Yes.Thankyou.Tonightwe Ourdirectoraccompaniesus technology,BudHunt,for presentinformationabout thisparticularpurchase. Welcome,friend. Goodevening,Board BoardofDirectorsandSuperintendent Kingsley.I'mheretonight torequestitsapproval tospendapproximately $423,000inthepurchaseof anaccesscontrolsystem to thenetwork.Asyouknow,thisis thefinalresultofanIFPor, Sorry,fromanRFP.Aswehave statelookingtoimprovethe
013securityofourenvironment network,Thisisanopportunity forusduringthe nextfiveyearsfor improveaccesstothatnetwork wirelessforthecommunity, aswellasforourstaff andstudentsintheir personaldevicesand providedbythedistrict, At thesametimeasweimprove oursecurityenvironment network,wewillalsocreate additionalopportunitiesfor responddynamicallytothe serviceneeds.So howtomitigatetherisks potentialssuchasthestate currentstateofoursystem, Anyactiveplugin anyofour buildings,throughoutour territory,issusceptibleto tobeused.We'llhandleit throughvarioustechniques managementfocusedon people.It'stimetogivea I takeita stepfurthersothatthis productminimizesaccess unlimited.Ifwedon'tmoveforward,itwillhappen. We willdoitandwewillcontinuetodoit. We'llsee.I'msorry. We willcontinuetoseeanincrease. ofmalware,ransomwareand theinternalgaps,andnot we willhavethecapacityto responddynamicallyto thenetwork.That'sthearticle. I'llpausetoseeif Do youhaveanyquestions? Anyquestionsor commentatthistime. Alright.Idon'tseeany.So thatIamreadytovote. Leah,canyouplease?Carla? Baz. >>CanIstilldoa comment?Sure.I'msorry, I justfeelthat,inviewof thatwearetalkingaboutthe budgetandexpensesand,and Thatkindofthing,Ithink Beforevoting,Iwouldlove thatBudexplainedtothe communitywhyisthishappening spendingthismoney,asawayof briefsummary,andwherefrom It comesfrom. >> Insurance.AndIapologizefor nothavingmentionedthatthis moneycomesfromour propertytaxfreeofdebt. We havereadjustedthe prioritiesofseveralof ourcapitalinvestments tomakesurethatweare advancinganelementof securityatthistime.This It willdelayotherprojects,but It isthe correctthingtodofromthatpointofview. fromasecuritystandpoint.AND I amgratefultothevoters for approvingthefactoryfreeof debts,whichallowsus spendmoneyontheequivalent digitalimageofaleakyroof. Actually.Sothankyou. I appreciateyoudoingthat ask. >>Okay.I'msorry.No.These good.I'msorry. >>Icanturnitonandoff. Areweokaynow?Well. Canwecancelthevote? please?CarlaBass. >>I,ConorDuffy.I,Kevin ScottSchoenbaum.Iamthedoctor AndrewSpain.I,Jessica Zamora.I,Dr.Ziegler,I, movementpassessevenzero. >> Thankyou. >>Verywell,next Wehaveongoingapproval. ofourannualgrant HeadStartandEarlyHeadStart. CanImakeamotion? >> Toproposethattheboard approvetheapprovalofthe annualongoinggrantfor theHeadStartand EarlyHeadStart. >>CanIaskforasecond? Thankyou.Kuranda.Alright. >>Weexpecttonight listentoBeccaBenedict, ourprogramdirector forearlychildhood.About thecontinuedapprovalof grants.Welcome,Becca. >> Thankyouforinvitingmethis evening.Unfortunately,itisnot Thisisourannualreport. I promisetobringyouthatinformation. inautumn,whenyouhaveplenty Informationforchildren.Thisis ratherafinancialreport withregardtothe approvalofour grant.HeadStartisa
014federalprogram.Thisisabout a federalgrantthat representsalmosthalfof ourbudgetforthe earlychildhood.Therefore, thedistrictcontributes20%of ournon-federalpart,it whichisarequirementofthe federalgrant.Andtheamount Thetotalforthisyearis $4,851,615.Soeachtime I workinthenewsroomof a grantapplication, I thinkit'sa documentofonemillion dollars.Itfeelsverypowerful. Weserveabout200peopleand notjustafew.Wecaterto 275studentsandfamiliesfrom HeadStartintheprogram preschool,andweserve108 childrenfromtheprenatalstage uptothreeyearsofageand theirfamiliesintheprogram EarlyHeadStart.Thewayin thatHeadStartrequires governanceisakindof three-partstructureor threegroups.Wehaveour policycouncil,whichis ledbyparentsinthe program,Ed'sboard,that provideslegaloversightand prosecutor,andtheteamof leadershipandmanagementof earlychildhood.Theyalways we willprovideinformationto atleasttwiceayear.So Youwillreceiveapresentationofthe annualreportinautumnand, subsequently,theapproval ofthegrantapplication inspring.Andwearealso willingtogowhenyou want.Wehadpresentations additionalinformationaboutthe Upkimplementationandthings similar.Wealsohave theopportunityfortheboard participatewithourcouncil of policieseachmonth,and We willdelvealittledeeperinto eachofthedocumentsof thesubsidyasit Let'sworkonthemwith ourparents.Eachrequest HeadStartgrantis a five-yeargrant, Sowe'llbeinthesecondone yearofourgrant fiveyears.Sothefirst onceweenterthe five-yearbasesubsidy It'sforfive-year-olds.Andthe continuationgrant grantsforeachsubsequentyear. Duringthatfive-yearcycle, We donotfollowanyfiscalyear. Lettherestofthedistrictfollow. Soouryearof grantsbeginonthe1st Novemberandendsonthe31st October,justforfun. Butthat'swherewecomein. wefindinourcycleof grants.Hereyougo Thisslidesothat so theycanseehowtheyhavechanged therequirementsofour federalgrantduringthe lastyear.Sotheyear In thepast,whenIcametopresent, Alldocumentsofthis Thelistwasnecessaryforthe boardapproval boardthisyear.Theyhave reducedtheamountof documentsthatwemustsubmit withthesubsidytothosewho Theyappearattheend,inbold. So,trainingand technicalsupport,our transportationexemption,our applicationnarrativeand budgetaryjustification, thebudgetitselfandthe costallocationagreement andindirectcosts.Therest fromthedocuments Theycompletedourgroup parentcompanyandourboardofdirectors policies,butit'snotnecessary approvethembecausetheyarenot Theypresentalongwiththe grantapplication.So thattonightwewillfocus inwhichtheyrequire approval.Therefore,the measurableobjectivesandgoalsand theselectioncriteriaof thegrantnarrative oftheactionplan,The self-assessmentandsummaryof Theyareavailableunder requestifyouwishtoconsultthem. Theyaresimplynotobligated topresentthem.Therefore, thefirstonethatshould Theplantopresentis trainingandassistance technique.Soyoucanseethe thirdline.Thethirdline of thispaintingcorrespondsto ourtrainingandassistance technique.That's33,000forHead Startandapproximately24,000 forEarlyHeadStart.Those fundsthatcannotbeused
015innootherwaythannot whetherfortrainingorassistance technique.So,inhis grantpackage,you youwillreceiveadocumentthat detailstheservicesthat We payeveryyear,andthosewhodon't We pay,eitherbecausetheyare freeorincludedin otherdistrictservices. Weareobligedtospendevery dollarorreturnit.So Wespendeverydollar.So You'llseethatvalueappear. likezeroinyourpackageof grant.Ourform disclaimer Transportationismandatory. Theperformancestandardsof HeadStartprogramrequiresus haveadriverineach busandanassistantineach buswithstudentsfromHead Start.However,this itisprohibitiveinterms of costsandmakesitdifficult staffrecruitment.Yeah ifwehadstudentsorif wehadadriveranda assistantoneachbusthat takeastudentfrom Earlychildhoodeducation,Nos It wouldbedifficulttoprovide personaltosomeonewhohasnot hadsecurityincidents duetothelackof supervisiononthebus.So Well,thetransportexemption isprocessedjointlywiththe DepartmentofTransportation.AND Thedrivershaverequested theexemptionsothatwecan tohavefourstudents.That isthefirstrowofeach bus.Beforeaddinga pairofbrackets.Thisexemption hasbeenineffectforyears andyearsandyears,andithasbeen approvedbythedepartmentof transportandforusall theyears.Thebudgetof Gabbyandtheindirectcosts Theyare:Gabby'sbudgetisa elegantnameforthe budgetrequiredforthe federalgrantsandthe categoriesthatwedetail.AND thenthecostagreement indirectspeechtalksaboutthe calculationsweusewhen weareestablishingour budget,Theagreementon theindirectcostrate Theoneweareusingisfrom 6.02%,whichislowerthanthe federalrate.Anditisbasedona averagerateofColorado ofrecentyears.Andthe Gabby'sbudgetseparatesthe costsincategoriessuchas personal,benefits additionalequipment supplies,construction contractual,andothers.If theyareincludedinourbudget, thevastmajorityofour Earlychildhoodspending Theyareallocatedtostaffand workers.98%ofour budgetisallocatedto staff.Amongthebenefits additionalthingsyoucould findincludethe employeebenefits. Thecontractualagreement wouldincludeourcontractwith TheFamily,thefamilycenter, whoisourpartnerforthe HeadStartprogram.But Youcanalsoseethosedetails inyourapplicationpackage grant.Thedocumentof costallocationandthe budgetjustification aretwoelegantwaysof describehowweplantospend ourmoney.Therefore, thecostallocationplan allowsustousemultiple sourcesoffundingforthe sameemployee.Thus,a Theemployeecouldreceive14% HeadStartfundingand 37%financingof Statefunds,10% financedwithfundsfrom ofspecialeducationinthe earlychildhood.Andthatplanto costallocationtellsthem tothefederalauditorshow Weplantospendourmoney, andhowwedivideit equallyamongthe varioussourcesof financingandbudget. Thenarrativejustificationtakes eachbudgetcategory anddescribesitinwords. Howweplantospendthemoney, insteadofjustnumbersina graphic.Therearemanydocuments. ofsubsidysothatthe check.Doyouhaveanyfurtherquestions? aboutourHeadprograms StartandEarlyHeadStart?Scholarship continuedforthesecond year? >>Doesanyonehaveany Questionorcomment?Snap good.IfeellikeIhavethe unfairadvantageofhavingbeen inthePolicyCouncil EarlyChildhoodwithyou forsolongthat,Al Justlikeme,theworkthat Thisentailssomethingphenomenal.The
016parentalinvolvement,the considerationwithwhich Youtakeintoaccountyour opinions.Iknowthat'snotit reallynecessaryforthis part.That'smorefor autumn.Butyoudoa impeccableworkfor makesureitisa subsidyactuallycreatedby thecommunity.Soreally I appreciatetheworkyouhavedone made.Thankyou.Well.Thereisno noothercommentsorquestions. Wecanholdthevote. Areyousurethistime?I'm joking.Alright.Can proceedtothevote,by favor?Leah? >>CarlaBass.I,ConorDuffy. I,Kevin. >> Hello. >>ScottBauer.Adoctor. Andrew.Spain. >> Hello. >> Jessica.Zamora.Hello, doctor.Hello.Themovement passsevenzero. >> Thankyouverymuch.Alright. Thankyouforbeinghere.Tea Wegotoutrelativelysoon. >>Thanks,Becca. >>Okay.Next, Wehaveourcommitteeof comprehensiveplanning.So Wewillpresentamotionto begin.Butthiswillinvolve bothvotingand,rather, a debate.CouldIthen topresentamotionfora FCBpolicyproposalfor thatwecangetstarted? >> Iproposethattheboard approveandadoptthepolicy FCBasitispresented. >>Thankyou.CanIordera second?Thanks,Kevin.This good. >>Thankyou.Tonightwe I willaccompanyyoutoinformyouabout thelatestnewsfromtheCommittee ComprehensivePlanning.Second FCBPolicyreading. Ourdoctor,TracyKyle,the DeputySuperintendent principalandco-chairof committee,Dr.BrettHanson, Wewelcomeyouboth. Goodevening, SuperintendentKingsley, PresidentZamora,membersof theboardofdirectorsandmembers ofthecommunity.Thanksfor inviteusagaintothe secondreadingofthepolicy. We appreciatetheopportunityto tospeakwithyouagain. Thatisthegoalofthis evening.Therefore,attherequestof Theboardofdirectors,wepresent a proposaltodevelopa recommendationusingthe case-basedreasoning (CBR).So,thefirst partofthispresentation,to theboard'srequest,isthe Next:So,how Wecarriedouttheprocessof formulatearecommendation usingthecriteriathat potentiallyallofyou Willtheyadopttonight?Thatwillbe thefirstpartofthe presentation:explainthe proposedapproachtodeveloping a recommendation.Andthen,in Secondly,wewillaskthe boardthatvotestoapprovethe policiesF,C,Bandfc,br. We willreviewthemodifications. thatyouaskedustodo. Returningtothissecondreading relatedtothosetwo policies.Andfinally, We willrequesttheopinionofthe boardofdirectorsonthe launchofphasethree andtheirexpectationsregarding committee.Beforecontinuing Toomuchwiththepresentation Tonight,Ijustwant pausetogivethanks to themembersoftheCommittee Comprehensiveplanningthattheyhave beenworkingfora year,mostlyvolunteers. Hisworksofarhas hasbeentrulyexceptionaland verythoughtful.Sothem I havealotofaffectionforhim.Asalready wediscussedlasttime, Wearefinishingthesecond phaseofourworkof developmentofcriteria.Therefore Therefore,wearefocusingon trytocodeina policywhatitshouldinclude a recommendation.Andthen thatcriterionwhichwehave spokenanddescribedinthe policyF,c,Rreally It says:Forexample,when Let'sgetbackintouchwithyou.
017recommendation,weshouldinclude thesethings.Wecaninclude otherthingsbesidesthat.But thatcriterionactually Describewhatyourswouldbe. expectationsandwhatwouldbeexpected communityofarecommendation. Sothat'swhereweare rightnow.Andthenthis night,iftheboardasksusto Let'smoveontophasethree.That'sit. wouldinvolvepreparinga recommendation.Andthen wewouldgointomoredetail aboutwhatitwouldbelike recommendation.Iwillspeakthis evening.Firstofall, Let'stalkaboutsometeamsof workthatwouldbegin preparearecommendation.So Well,theultimategoalwouldbe to beabletopresentakindof completepackageofallthe thingsthatwouldneedtobeaddressed. How wouldtheybeaddressedinthe preparationofa recommendation.Therefore,the firstpartofthe Thepresentationisaboutthat. approachtodevelopinga recommendation.Andsowehave webeganbyanticipatinga possiblemovetophasethree, We'vestartedtalkingabout thecreationofteamsof actiontopreparethe consolidationofschoolsand toestablishaframeworkforit. Thus,theseactionteams specialistswouldjointhe planningcommittee comprehensiveandwouldworkin togetherwitharecommendation thattheythemselveswoulddevelop.AND theywouldhaveaspecificfocus andmorelimitedinsupportofthe PolicyF,CBR,aswellasothers factorsandconsiderationsthat Thiswouldneedtobetakenintoaccount to carryouttheclosureandthe consolidationofschools.Those actionteamswouldbe inclusivecommunityteams madeupofstaffandparents, Thenwewouldopena requesttoinvitethe peopletoparticipateinthose teams,andwewouldhaveto startworkingonthose teamsaroundthe1st June.Well.So,the firstgroupofteams communityactionthatwouldsupport theelaborationofa recommendation,Theselittleones inclusivegroupswouldwork betweenMayandSeptember.So thatduringthesummer,The mostoftheteams communityactionwouldcount withmembersofour communityasanintegralpart. AndthefirstoftheTeamsof CommunityActionreflectsgreat partofthecommentsthat wehavereceivedfromour community:theygreatlyvaluetelling withstrongsupportduringthe transition,bothforthe studentsasforthe staff.Thefirstteamof TheactioniscalledBuilding CommunitiesTogether.Itis, Well,fromtheclimateandtheculture, as wellascreatingaplananda approachtoprovidingsupport socio-emotionaltothe studentsandstaff.As wewouldcarryoutthemergerof culturesintheareas academic,social,andemotional. Andthen,howcouldweoffer inthebestwayactivities transitionalforstudents, familiesandstaff.So, by unitingtwocommunities, Wemustbethoughtfulandhave arealjob intentionalregardingit,The Thesecondwouldbetosupportthe families.Therefore,wewant guaranteeatransition smoothandwithoutsetbacksfor thefamilies.Thatimplies examinetheprocessesof schoolchoice,trying tocondenseandlimitto Maximumpaperwork.Thinkabout somethinglikehavingtotransfer inter-schoolrecords,how wecanmakeitthemost simpleaspossibleandmakesure sothatpeopleknowandhave theinformationavailableto handonwhatyoucanexpect inatransition?Andthen startbuildingconnections immediate,communityand,andthe communicationwithinthat newnetworkofschoolsthat potentiallycombine withthethirdactionteam is thecontinuationofthe programming.So,oneof thethingsweknowthat We mustevaluateandunderstandthis how dowehavecontinuityinthe programming,specifically center-basedprograms forourstudentswho TheyareservedwithanIEP, earlychildhoodprograms,
018whichisofgreatvalueto ouryoungeststudents ofourcommunity,aswellas theactivities extracurricularactivities,sports, Carebeforeandafter schoolschedule.Allthese Theseprogramsareofgreatvalue, Theyarebeneficialforboth weasstaffas forourmembers community,andtheyalsoprovidea goodservicetoour students.Therefore, Weneedaplanto transitionandguaranteethe continuityofthoseprograms. AndthelastActionteam Communityfocusesonthe approachestousingthe buildings.Sowewant startstudyingwhatwouldbe a practicalusefora particularbuilding,whataboutit? perhapsitisnolongernecessaryas school.Andanydistrict schoolinparticularuses Thatbuilding?So,before fromstartingtolook, Doweneedapartner? communitythatcanform partofthat?Oristhereone? A combinationofboth?Therefore, Thatwouldbethefirstgroupof communityactionteams, whichwouldconsistofboth staffaswellasmembersof thecommunity.Furthermore,itwouldbe necessarythatanotherfive workteamswouldjoin totheplanningcommittee comprehensive.Actually,it'sabout primarilyfromteamsof workofthestaffthat Theyneedtocreateplansand strategiestounitetwo schoolcommunities.Therefore, thefirstoftheseteamsof actionisourdepartment HumanResourcesandProcesses ofemployees.Need identifyandsupportthe staffgroupsthatcomply withthelawsandpolicies current.Sowe We makesurethateveryone ouremployeesgeta placedinalocationwhere wanttobethereandforwhom arequalified.Thattoo supportsastaffingplan foreducationalprograms thatareneededatthatschool Inparticular,forthatlevel particularstudentwiththe appropriatelicenseandthe necessaryapproacheswithin thatbuilding.Thesixthteam actionisinchargeof records,financesandthe schoolcodes.Andso Therefore,thereisalotofworkbetween framesthatwouldneedtobemade totransferthefiles ofthestudents,for prepareabudgetplan basedonthestudent,for changeschoolcodesand CDrecords.Aboutthe identityofaschool.He seventhActionTeamisa teamneeds facilities,andtherefore, thatteamofneeds thefacilitieswouldbe analyzingwhatthe necessaryimprovementsinthe buildings,includingthe renovations,maintenanceand furniturethatwouldneedtobemanufactured, aswellasaccesstothe localresourcesandguarantee thatservicesaremaintained premisessuchasfirestations, policeandothers.Theeighth ActionTeamissecurity, trafficandtransport,andthat Thisinvolvesin-depthanalysis thebusroutes, Pedestrianaccessibility,mitigation oftrafficandsafety, availabilityof parking,busstops Bus,routes,allthatmust tobestudiedtogetherwith anyrecommendations.Andfor Lastly,communicationandevents. Sohowcanwe tomaintainourcommunity informedandcommitted throughoutthisentireprocess?That eventswewouldsponsorfor to bringpeoplelikethattogether ninthactionteam?He finalactionteamwillbeone thatdevelopswithinthe PlanningCommittee Integral,andthat'stheteamof scenariodevelopment.So Well,thedevelopmentteam ofscenarios,our TheproposalwillgothroughtheCommittee ofComprehensivePlanningin ournextmeetingonthe8th in June,wherewewilltalk onwhatthebestapproachis todeveloparecommendation aboutwhichschools theywouldpresenttotheboardin sometimeintheautumn.Andthat isessentiallythetenth actionteam,butthis Itiscomposedofmembersof planningcommittee comprehensive.Well.Doesithavethe
019boardquestionsor commentsabouttheteams workthatwillsupporta recommendationforclosureor Themergerofschools? >>Okay. AndIhaveaquestion,but ifanyoneelsewantstostart. Well.I'mcuriousabout knowwhereyouseeour participationinsomeof Thesecommittees,becauseI... I imagine,atleastinwhat regardingtheuseof buildings,forexample, Wewillprobablyhaveto putittoavote.Howareyou Canyouimaginethatcouldhappen? Yes.Sowehavealeader. ofactionteam.Therefore, theteamleaders actionwillbegintofacilitate theformationofthecommittee.Who willberesponsibleforanalyzingthe internalusagemodels?So Well,atthismomentwehave withastructureof communicationdesignedto eachactionteamsend updatesatleast monthly.Inwhat regardingtheparticipationof theboardofdirectors,us I wouldlovetoreceiveyour commentsonthesenine teams.Isthereateamin particulartowhichthemembers fromtheboardofdirectorswant belong?Doyouwanttoreceive periodicupdatesof equipment?Arethesethingsthat you wantthemtobecustom-madetoyourliking thatteamscreatethingsthat do youwantthemtobeacycleof feedbackonsome ofthosethings?So,now I wouldsaythatweare opentoanytypeof participationthatseemsappropriatetothem appropriateforallofyou. >>I'dlovetoknowwhat Whatisyouropinionaboutparticipation? inanyofthesecommittees. Whetheritisa kindofmemorandumthatwe Pleaseprovideanupdate. Ifthereisone,inwhat Weshouldparticipatemore actively.Please. >> Iliketheideaofbeingable participateinthecommittees,to lessattendingthe meetings,butIthinkthat Thisissomethingpersonal.Ithinkthat Othersmightagree. We wereabletoattendsomeof themeetingsofitscommitteeandthe areawhereIfeelthat It gotalittledisorganizedwhen Westartedmixing.Whowasgoing Go tothose?It'sgoodthateveryone Theyhaveexposure,butIthink thatapublishedreport,already whethermonthlyorquarterlyor whateveritis,probably monthly,Isupposeitwouldbe It'sgoodthateveryonecouldseeit. thathappensinthedifferent committees.Andifthereisanything,some areaofpassionorinterest forcertainmembersofthe meeting,theycouldalsoattend tothosemeetings.Ithinkthat Thatwouldbegood.Butyes,Ido I'minterestedinmakingsurethateverything sotheworldisawareofit What'shappening? >> Idon'tjustthinkaboutit,but I alsohavecomments onpoliticalissues. We'llleavethatforlater. Butonlyinthiscase,didIhave manyquestionsaboutthe composition,thechallenge,Ithink thatthedirectorSpainlo He mentionedlasttime,"It'sthat..." we hadaverylongdiscussion openandsincereamongthe sevenatthelastmeetingof theboardofdirectors,andIthinkthat Sometimespeopleforgetthat istheonlyopportunitythat We havesomethingtotalkaboutbetweenus us.Andthat'swhyIthinkthe challengewhileworkingon Thismeansthatnotonlywiththe planningcommittee comprehensive,butthesesubcommittees Theyaretheonesdoingthe I'mworkingtopresentittothe meeting,Moreorlessfora decisioninOctober.Correct. Whichmeansthatifnot Do youhavetheopinionofthe responsibleforthedecision decisionsthroughoutthat process,I'mworriedthatitexists suchadisconnectthattheboard cansay:Thisisnotwhat thought.Thisisnotwhat wantedto.Startagain, tryagain.Sono I thinkwe'rethere personally,butIam
020awareofthecyclesof feedback.Andofcourse I thinktheyshouldflyblind. withoutanyinformation,that Thatwouldbeuseful.SoIhave curiositytoknowwhat measureswecouldtakesuchas boardofdirectorssothatthe sevenofuscancontributeour opinionincasethe DirectorSchoenbaumhimself,see thingsdifferently withsomeofthesecommittees.AND noneofusspeakin nameoftheboardofdirectors. SoI don'tknowifanyoneelse I hadthatconcern,but That'ssomethingIwastryingtodo. Keepinmind:donotinvade, do notexceedanddonot micromanageinanyway manner.Butalsofor provideyouwithmechanismsto feedback,which wouldbemoreimportant.So I supposethequestioncomesback. Toyou,itis:Howdoyouforesee youthattheboardofdirectors participateinthesegroups committees? Firstofall,Idon'twant compromiseanyof youtoworkthroughout summer.SoIjustwant Letthatbeclear.Justlike Youhavededicatedalot timeasavolunteer.Great Partofthisworkis willtakeplacebetweenMayand September.Most Thiswilltakeplaceduringthe summer.Wehavecommitted thateachactionteam Pleaseprovideanupdate. monthlyandsometimesdepending fromwhereheisworking actionteamduringthe Summer,theupdatecould Maybewedidn'tseeeachotherbecauseit's summer,andtherefore,some Therewillbemoreofthesethings. timelythanothersandwillhave a moreurgentupdate whichwemayneed thattheboardisaware, beinformed,participate, to giveanopinion.Inparticular,because forexample,agreatexamplethat Youmentionedaretheapproachesof useofbuildings, TRUE?Whatlevelof implicationitwouldhavetohave theboardofdirectorstobe Areyouawareofthat?Forexample, ifthedistrictpresentsa identifiedsolution,asif wereallyneededa buildingforthisprogram educationalthatwewanted tohaveformanyyearsinthe district,andsimplynot wehavehadthespaceofthe facilitiesforthatseems somethingwewouldneedthe boardofdirectorswillconsider asaconsideration importantasachangeinthe Useofthefacilities,okay? Therefore,thebuildingisnot iscurrentlyusing forthatpurpose.Webelievethat shouldbeusedinthisway manner.That'ssomethinginwhich Youwillallhaveto participatesoonerratherthanlater. BecausewhatIwouldn'twanttodo It'sbringingthattoyouinOctoberand I mean,oh,bytheway,thisis thecompletepackageofeverything thatweaskyoutoapprove.That It'ssomethingweshould to bringitupwiththembeforewegetto thefinalrecommendation.Many Theseactionteams formfromthe commentswehavereceived ofourcommunitythroughout oftimeonhowreally Theywantanswerstothese questionsbeforethey providearecommendation. Orverysoonafter.So,in whena recommendation,peoplewant to know:AmIgoingtohaveabus? DoIhavetogoandregistermy childreninthisnewschool? Arewegoingtoorganizeanevent? soIcanmeetpeople? Aretheygoingtoprovideit adviceandsupport socio-emotionaltomystudent tohelphimcopewiththis change?Therefore,theywant to knowwhattheplanisfor thesethings.Somanyof Theseactionteamsare workingtoaddress thosewhowouldcomealongwith a recommendationthatdoesnot wouldnecessarilyformpart oftherecommendationonthe thathewouldbeaskedtovote, butitwouldbepartofthe communicationthatwewouldlike to provideforourcommunity. >>Ifeelso.
021>>Isupposeit'sjust I wouldagreewiththepeople whichsays:andIwassitting herethinkingaboutwhatthe advantagesanddisadvantagesof participateinthemeeting directive,butitwas listeningtowhateveryonewassaying, I thinkitwouldbegoodifeveryone Theseactionteams hadsomecoherence. So,insteadofateam ofactionthatoperatesfrom Thesefivethings,andoneother actionteamthatoperates Startingfromthesefivethings, Forme,we'retalkingabout coherence,ofhowtheboard It givesmeaningtothingsforme. Iftherewerealanguageanda commonunderstandingbetweenthose teams,itwouldmakesense.AND So,acoupleofthingslike, Youknow,eachteamhas clearcriteria?Isitpossible? sowecanseethelogicof decision-makingwithin eachteam?Whatwerethe inclusioncriteriaor exclusion?Whatcoulditbe? scopeofwork?So, someofthoseclearpieces Toclarifythat,becauseno wewillbeintheroomwhile Itdevelops,butperhapsit trytosharethe resultsevenifwedon'tform partofthatprocess.Thatis somethingIwasthinkingabout. >> Thankyou,Iappreciateit. >>Yes,please. >>I,probably I'lltakeariskbysayingthis.AND I thinktheboardofdirectorsdidn't shouldbeinvolved directlyinnoneof thesegroups.Inmyopinion, Thatgoesagainstgovernance policy.AndIthinkthatwhat Instead,weshouldhave... aniterativeapproachto providethemwithguidance, identifymutualchallengeswith thosewhoneedsupport, getresultsfromyour diversegroupsandhavea establishedsystem, Essentially,it'sa typeofcyclicalcommitment,already whethermonthlyorotherwise nature.Inthisway,you receivefromuswhat needstoadjusttothat politicalgovernanceframework.AND Ifwehadanyquestionsor instruction,obviouslythe we woulddoitatthemoments appropriate,forexample,Ilook numberfourandInoticethat A statementismissingregardinga possibleexternaluse.By Forexample,thatwouldbeoneof Ouropinions,atleastmyopinions, I don'tmeanthattherestof theboardcannothavethat, Butit'sthatkindofthing.But togetthemrightaway appropriate,inthesequence correctforallofyou,if Youdon'treceiveitevery37hoursor anyotherinputcycle Ridiculous,thatwouldn'twork. Butbeingabletogivethatkindof thingsandthenchooseagain to numberfour,Youcomeand Yousay,"Oh,Ihavealistof uses."Canyouhelpusto setpriorities?From theboard'sperspective,that It wouldlooklikeacheckpoint appropriate,forexample, highlypresumptive,butonly I'mgivingatangibleexample. I getthefeelingthatthis Itmeans:here'syour structure,goaheadanddoit.AND Let'sestablishagoodsystem, Howdoweensure to communicatewell,inaway appropriateandattherighttime appropriate?Correctinformation, etcThankyou. >>Anyothercommentsor concern?Reflections. >>Yes,please. >> Ithinkyou'vealreadyplayedthisone a bitofatopic.Buthowdoyou thememberswouldselect fortheseactionteams? >>Sowewouldlaunchthe applicationtomorrow.Andin thatapplication,youwouldbeasked to theapplicantwhodetermined whichofthesecommittees I wouldliketobelong.Andthat'swhy We arelookingforagroup representativeofboth staffmembers,aswellas parentsormembersofthe communitytojoineach oneoftheseactionteams. Andso,eachoftheleaders theteamwoulddeterminethe
022necessarycompositionofbothof staffaswellasmembers of thecommunitytheywouldform partofeachone,eachcommittee, torepresentperspectives specificsonthattopicin inparticular,sothat couldcreatethecomposition fromthecommitteethatbestsuits Forthatpurpose,thatteamof particularaction. >>Thankyou.Whatsize Do youthinkthesegroupswillhave action? >> Ithinktheycouldhavebetween 4and15memberseachteam. >>Onceagain. >>Ijustgotthepointofthe Dr.Ziegler.Had curiositywitheverythingthatis As wemoveon,willtherebeopportunities? so thattheycancoordinatetheirwork eachother? >>So,thereare opportunitiesforthe teamleaders action,gathertoreceive periodicupdates.AND thefollow-upmeetings Theywillcoordinatethroughschedules sharedtemplates sharedasproducts commontoeachteam willmeet.Therefore, Thereareopportunitiesfor atleasttheteamleaders collaborateandcoordinate. >>Ihaveasequelto Thattopic,ifyoudon'tmind. Whileyouweretalking,I I wasaskingifinsomeof Thesecasescouldhave studentsinvolved.I'm thinkingaboutbuildinga communityandrebuildthat space,ifyouknow,The highschoolstudentsor highschoolwouldbe,theywouldbethe moreawareofhowthis howitwouldaffectthemandhow wouldfeel.AndIwonderifthat It isbeingconsidered. >>It'snotcurrentlyinthe request,butthere'snothingto saythatit'saschool secondary.Thestudentsof primaryorsecondaryschoolcouldnot submityourapplicationwiththe supportfromtheirparents. >>Forme,therepresentation It'simportant.Whatarethe Plansforthesegroups?As WhenIhearyousayfrom4to15, 4 to15peopleno Theyrepresenttheentiredistrict. How areweincluding thenadditionalvoicesin Theseteams?SoI'm lookingatthechronology.So I thought:theyworkuntil September.Itissupposedto WemustvoteinOctober. Whereareweincludingothers? voices?AndIam,andIamtheonlyone. That'swhyIdothat I askbecause,again,Icontinue thinkingaboutthetrustthat Wearetryingtobuild withthecommunity,theprocess, Andwhatdoesthatlooklike?AND I thinkwe'vedoneagoodjob workthroughoutthis process.Andhowdoweensure tomaintainthatsameenergy allthewaytotheend?So,how havetheyallconsideredthatinthe compositionandformationof Thesegroups?And/orhowcouldyou Includethat? >>So,it'smoreofa approachthatifyouthinkaboutthese actionteams,they'regoingto They'regoingtostartsomething,andtheywill. toprovideaframeworkthat maybeit'sapproximately two-thirdsoftheway route.Andso,formany ofthesethings,asifwelook Thislist,inparticularthe firstandsecond,as buildcommunitiestogetherand supportingfamilies,that structure,whichisalready builtintwo-thirds,it willdelivertotheschools,the whichwillneedtoexpanditfor adaptittotheneeds specifictoyourcommunity.In asforthevoicesthatlater expand,improveandenrich, So,whatateam I canprobablyassembleit,Ishould belocatedinthose schoolcommunitiesthat theywouldbemorefocusedand affectedbytheneedto to unitetheircommunities, Theyneedtothinkabouthow to supporttheirfamilies.Which Theseteamsaredoing actionistobuildtheframework, supportatthedistrictleveland a bankofideasandresources. That'sapproximatelytwo
023thirdsofthewaytraveled. Sothatthemostpeople affectedbythedecision couldparticipateintheir ending. >> Thankyou.Thatmakessense. forme.Ijustwanttomakesure thatthisisnottheright definitiveasit We aremakingprogressinthatprocess.AND Then,youknow,Ithinkit whichIwouldlove,like Youmentioned,it'sjustthat...How weare?How,Iguesswhat so detailedisour process?Andthat'swhyit's importanttomakesurethat Theseactionteamsalso Keepthatinmind,because New,wecanhaveteamsof actionwithsomevoicesand Thenwethought:Oh,let'sgotothe schoolsandweknowthe schools.Everyoneisgoingto to participate,right?Whichisit, So,theprocessfor incorporatethevoicesofthe peoplealsointhatprocess? SoI justwanttomentionthat. Aspeoplekeepnaming, Like,areyoudoingthis? process?Andthentherearethose moments.Andthereissomuch. feeling.Ihaveheard manymembersofthecommunity to saythatthedecisionsalready aretakenandthatour participationintheprocessno It is neithergenuinenorsincere.AND I reallywanttomakesure thatwedispelthatandthat Let'sbeintentionalwhendealing to includethevoicesandthe people'sprocessesand showthemhowthatwasdone. AndIcangiveyouagreatexample. I lovedyourpresentation inwhichyouspokeofthe numberofpeoplewhogave theiropinion,whatitconsistedofand others.Atleastforme,that'swhatIthink. Itseemedlikeashowofeffort. I justwanttomakesurethat Let'skeepdoingit.Furthermore,no I wanttoneglecttheworkthat Youhavealreadydoneso.Ijustwant makesurewecontinue doingagoodjob.So Thankyou. >> Thankyou.Yeah. >>Myopinionontheteams I thinkit'squite Well,quiteabuilding Complete,youknow?Are asdeepas,asthe whateveryouneeduptothispoint, Wewilldo,asalways,wedo jugglingourschedules tobeavailable.My my onlyconcernregarding to thenumberofteamsandof Thepeoplewhomakethemuparethe generalschedule.AndI'mnot sureifnowisthetime Do youwantmetoaddressitormore? late.Ithinkthatsomewhere At somepointtherewillbeafinalproduct in whichthefollowingwillbementioned: schools.AndIaskedmy Fellowdirectors,Iforeseethat wewillneedatleastone a minimumofsixweeks,maybe let'shaveuptotwomonthsto continuewithour participationactivities community.Onceit publishthelistofschools, I thinktheopinionswillbe different.Andifwehavethat, thenthetimelinefor Theseteams,itgivesmethe impressionthattheyaregoingtohave thatfinishinthemiddleof August.Isthatpossible? >>Theywillprobablyhaveto finishthefirstpartof September,mostlikely. Thatwouldprobablybethe scope,forexample,ofsomething relatedtosecurity, trafficandtransport. We'regoingtoneed providehimwiththatlevelof detailinarecommendation, becausethat'soneofthe criteriaestablishedinthe policy.Thenthey'regoingto needtohavecompletedthe mostofitsevaluation before,Iwouldsay,around ofthefirsthalfof September. >>Canwemakesurethat theteamsmeetasyou I hearpeopletalkingaboutsummerand Like,Iwouldhateforittobelike, Oh,theyonlymetonce,
024September2nd,andnowit We presenteditonSeptember10th. I thinkitwouldbea injusticeandaprocess ineffective.Whathejustsaid Connormakesmewonderwhichone Thisisourtimeline.AND I wasleftthinking,well, WhyinOctober?So, Howeverthathappenstothem to everyone.Canwethinkaboutthat? Andwhereisthe responsibilitytoguarantee thatthisprocessbecarriedout cappedduringthesummer?Because I alsobelievethatwhathasbeen heardinmanyofour communitymeetingsare,already Do youknow,howisitpresented? situationduringthesummerand What'shappening?Andyes,me I liketothinkaboutit,well, I simplyencourageeveryoneto thattheythinkaboutthetimeline, thattheythinkaboutthemeetings. Howlongwilltheybethere? gathered?Youknow,onehour duringthenextthreemonths It'snotalongtimetotake thesedecisionsinthisregard. I thinkitwouldbeasampleof duediligenceif wewoulddothatforour community.AndnowIhaveone onemorethingfortheteamsof actionofPSCpersonnel. Canwebesurethat throughoutallofthis?In Firstplace,one,along ofthisprocess,obviously, We'regoingtohavestaffandpeople relatedtothis,but I wouldalsolovetosee peoplefromschool,people thatarewithinthe schools,whetherour administrativestaffor ourteachers,each teammusthave representativesofallofthem. Youknow,Ithink,youknow, Educatorscantalk onresourceprocesses humansandemployeesfromthat perspective,andstaff classifiedcantalkabout theemploymentprocessof humanresources.Butitis importanttomakesurethat thedifferentgroups representative,sincetheyaregoingto seeeachofthese categoriesdifferently asasubsetwould ofpeoplewhoperformthis I workdaily.Sometimes wemayhavegapsin ourknowledgeand comprehension.AndIwouldliketo includethevoicesofthe peoplewholivedaytoday. VerysimilartowhatJesssaid aboutthestudents. Absolutely.Someof ours.Insecondplace, tosupportfamilies, someofourbest employeesinthissenseare thoseatourreception.By Therefore,theywillplayarole fundamentalwhengivinganopinion aboutsomeofthesupportthat willbeprovidedinthatsecond actionteam. >>Thankyou,Carla. I don'twanttopointthefingeratyou,but I thinkyou'retheonlyperson I haven'theardanythingaboutit. So,ifyouhadany commentsofar, I wantedtoinviteyoutoparticipate. >>Ijustwantedtogiveherthe thankyou.Ithinkit'sverycomprehensive. anditgivestheimpressionthatitarises ofwhatourcommunityhas stateasking.SoI'm I'mverygratefulthatyouhave createdthis.Itisperceivedasa Veryconciseplananditworks bothasawholeand individually.I'mvery I'mgratefulforthat.Don'thave Noquestionsrightnow. Yes,Ithinkso.Yeah, I thinkthetimeis reallytheonlythingI worrying.Itlookslikeitwillbea enormouseffort,atask titanic,havingeverythingreadyfor September.But.I'mhere forthatpurpose.Iamhereto Listenaswemoveforward. >>Yes. >>IguessIjust... I ask,whatdoesithavetodowith significantthedateof October?Isthereanything,whetheritbe contracts,schedules,orwhatever thatis,thathesetsthatdate in suchadefinitiveway? >> That'sanexcellentquestion.
025Oneoftheimportantmilestonesof thefirstweekofNovember, Thetimeframewearediscussing Itisfulfilledwhenthe applicationperiodfor ourSchoolofChoice.AND We wouldreallyliketoknowthat these.Thisproposedprocess, tobeapprovedbytheboard directive,wouldcomeintoforce for the2728schoolyear.Andby That'swhatwewanttomakesureof. ourfamilies,as Theymakedecisionsandweknowthat Ourfamiliesvaluethat choice,whichtheyknowexactly whattheyare.Andwe'renotgoingtodoit last-minutechangestothose decisionsinwhichtheycould havingmadeadecision different.Iftheyknewwhatwasgoingon tobeavailableornot. >> Ijustwanttotakeadvantageofthat, thatwhentalkingtoBecca,that ourfamilieswithchildren childrenandHeadStartare makingdecisions,andtheyhavethe hopethatwhenthe Thingswillchangebytheyear. school2728,Theywillbeableto makedecisionsaboutwhere willtheirchildrenbeinthat moment.Sothedateof Octoberalsoplayedaroleinthat result. >> Twothingsinthewindowof selection.Iknowthatthereisa choicewindow.Andifthen Wesupportthat,thebudget isaffected,andso successively.Butwouldn'titbe possibletoextendthedeadline electiontoalaterdate Whatifweneededmoretime?HE thatwetrytomaintain prettytight.Theother Thepointis,andcorrectmeifI'mwrong equivocation,Approximatelythe 30%ofourchildrenuse theoptiontochoose.Well, We aregoingtoclosetheschoolsof neighborhood,okay?AndIdon'tthinkso. thatpressuretotakea decisionandsetadate strictlimitfortheendof Octoberfortheelection compatiblewiththeclosureofthe neighborhoodschools,wherehegoesto 70%ofourchildrengo. >>However,notall Ouroptionsarethesame, sincetheelectionrates Theyvarygreatlyfromschooltoschool. Andwe'renotjusttalkingabout theschoolswechose. Allourschools have. >>Iknowit'sachoice,but Thereisonlya30%certainty.That It isthetyrannyoftheminoritybecause Excellent,right?Weare talkingaboutmakingdecisions thatwillaffect disproportionatelyat70% justbecausewewanttohavethe 30%,haveaccesstothewindow selection.AndIam... accordingtothewindowof I liketheselection.Wanna Say,hey,carsoverthe table,mychildrenatschool of mychoice.Anditwouldbea hardestdecision.Iunderstand That'sit,butIthinkhe/she/it We oweittothestudentsthat Theygototheschoolsintheirneighborhood ofwhichwereallyare Speakingofwhich,okay?Maybe Weshouldreconsiderit. AndIthinkI'mworriedthat Thatmaybethemainreasonfor ourappointment.Good.So, Whatistheidealintegrityof ourprocessof consolidationtoachievethis? Whatdoesthatlooklike?Yeah We wouldeliminatethedeadline tochooseaschool,whatdate Whichwouldwechooseinstead?Good. Soitgivestheimpressionthat Thereisanexternalfactorthatis influencingthisprocess.AND Thisprocessshouldhave integrityinitself.By That'swhatIwouldlike. let'sreflectonit, becauseIagreewith Connor.It'sasifwewere impactingtheentiredistrictand saying,well,becauseofthis Deadline,we'regoingtocause inconveniencestoeveryoneandto to acceleratethisprocessinorderto to beabletomeetthedate Octoberdeadline.Good.AND I guessI'malittle confusedabout,andall Youcan,youknow, Fillintheblanks.Butnow rightnow,where ouragencyisand >>Ourdecisionregarding themodificationofthedeadlines. I understandthattherearecertain laws,policies,andthingsforthe style,butthereusuallyisthatand
026Therearealsousuallypoliciesand districtpractices.AND So,wheredowehave capacityforactionregarding thepoliciesandpracticesof district,Ithinkweshould Considerthat.AsIsaid, I recognizethatthathasa impactonstaffandonthe peoplewhohaveto participateinthatprocessandin everythingelse.Butitalsogives thefeelingthatofall It'sgoingtobeamessbecause We'llhaveoptions. Consolidationofschools, reassignmentofeducatorsand thingslikethat.Sothe disasterisalreadythere.HE It'ssimplyabouthow We wanttomanagethatmess.AND Forme,Iwouldleanmoretowards theprecautionofhavinga integrityprocessinplace of anarbitrarydeadlinethat It maynotseemlikeit,butthat'sit. Justmyopinion.I'dloveto toknowtheopinionofothers. >> Ijustwantedtoclarifyonething a coupleofthings.Justthinkingaboutit As aresultofthis,I.The30%that usethechoiceoption wouldbe100%affectedby anydate?70%whodidnot Usetheoption,Notallthe 70%ofthemwillbeaffected duetothechangesatthistimeofyear, TRUE?Sotheyjustclosed thosefewneighborhoodschools. Thosechildrenwillnowsee affectedbythesedatesand thingslikethat.So I thinkweneedtheretobe a largerportionof cakeforfamilieswho Theychoose,becauseiftheoptions arelimitedbythenumber of schoolsthatarenowgoingto beopen,30%ofthem He'sgoingtobethinkingaboutthatand Youneedtothinkaboutthat.Believe thatthedeadlinethat Carlaalsomentioned,It'sa importantaspectinwhat withregardtoearlychildhood. That'sasetdeadline. by thefederalgovernmentthat Sheshouldtakethatintoaccount.AND Thesetwofactorsmakeitsothat makesmoresensetome.AND I thinkwewereboth presentatthatmeetingwhere Thattopicwasbroughtup.AND That'sit,that'swhere I thinkit'ssomethingbigger, It'snotjust30%ofthe communitythatwillbeseen affectedbythis,thisdate. SoIliketheidea Connor'sexpansion potentiallythetermof choice.Ithinkthat'sa, It seemslogicaltogivethemthe peoplealittlemoretime inthisuniquecircumstance to,tomaketheirdecisions. >>CanIanswersome ofthequestionsorcomments thathaveemerged?Thus,each localdistrictestablishesits ownelectionperiod.So that,asadistrict,wehave identifiedthefirstperiod of electionthatbeginsonthe1st November.Thefirstround endsaroundthe15th December.Itisa localdecisiononwhich Wehavecontrol.Oneofthe reasonswhywechose Thatwindowismultiple.The Familiesarestartingto wantingtomakedecisionsandthat theirchildrengetsomewhere atornearthattime. Soit'skindof opportunemomentinwhichthe Peoplewanttomakeplansfor thenextschoolyear.Careful forchildrenandtransport,everything kindofthings.Sotheywant land.Sothefirst schoolelectionround extendsfromthatfirstone rounduntilthefirstdayof nextschoolyear.So, Thatwindowis,is significant.Thisway, Familiescanchoosethe schooltheywishduringthat periodofalmostninemonths.AND Therefore,technicallyno close.It'ssimplyhowitis managethechoice,change, switchbetweenthatfirstround andthatsecondround.Andthat'sit. justonethingtokeepinmind. Andit'sawindowwecan check.Asyousaid,it'sa initialadvantage,notsomethingthat wecancontrol.Therefore, Thosestudentsmustarrive withinthedeadlines established.Whatwetried Whattodoiscalculatewiththelargest
027possiblelevelofprecision thestudentswhowillbelocated inourmodelof budgetfornextyear. So,oneofthereasons additionalonesforwhichwehave theelectionperiodso earlyissowecan providemorebudgets precisebasedonthe studentstoeachofthose schoolsbasedonthose electionnumbers preliminaryinformationthatappearsin eachofourschools privateindividuals.Sotoo thereisacomponent budgetary.Andthenthere'sthe thirdcomponent,especially inourcenters secondaryeducation,the planning.Thisisthe choiceofsubjects optionalforschools so theycandeveloptheirplans staff.Andthen,the Thenexteventthathappensis whichbasicallywehavea projectionthatschools TheyreceivethemattheendofJanuaryfor theirnextschoolyear.Of Betweenthemall,thisamountof studentsineachgradeto thattheycanthendevelopa staffplan.So Theyhaveampleopportunityto hireemployees accreditedsuitableforthe differentpositionsthat Theyneeddependingonthe coursesthatstudents Theyindicatethattheywant enroll.Inadditionto startperforminganumber significantmeetingsof transitionforstudentswho TheyreceiveserviceswithanIEP, makingsurethattheyare accessingtheprogramming appropriate.Soeverything,in In away,itgoesbacktothat chosendate.Sokeepthatinmind accountthatallthosechipsof dominoesgoinsequence. >>Okay. >> Ijustwanttosayacoupleof quickstitchesandthen,withthe boardpermission,what WhatIproposeisthattherebeapoint discussionaboutthe schedule.SoIwouldlike thatwewouldresumetheorderof day ofthediscussion,although justbecausewe'revery involvedinthisconversation,and It'snotthatI'mnotinterestedineverything whateveryouhavetosay,but thepeoplewhoarewatchingor thepeoplewhomaybe viewingsegmentsofthis discussionlater.Me wouldliketoofferour audiencewithsomecontinuityand organizationinour thoughts,aswellastheCPC. So,ifthat'sokay,Me I'dliketoreturntothenextone partofthepresentationand makesurewebook enoughtimetotalk aboutthedeadlines.BecauseIbelieve Thereismuchmoretosay. Myonlythoughtsonthe choice,whichIwilladdmore goahead,we'vealready... I'vetalkedaboutthisalotbefore. I largelyagreewiththat. whathasbeensaidregardingthe possibilityofpostponingitone bit.SoIhadtwoideas. Oneofthemwasrelated withthefirstroundofclosures byconsolidation.Which Whatwediscussedtwoyearsagoisthat I alsoliketheideainthe electionperiodtohave studentsandfamilies affectedinthosecommunities whowillfaceapossible closure,consolidation,that preferenceinthatchoice,or, Inotherwords,togivethem moretimetotakea informeddecision.It'sanidea radical,andwecantalkmore Moreonthatlater.Andthe Anotherthingis,Ithinkitis It'sadvisabletopostponeit. brieflysothatpeople canmakeadecision informedwithinthatperiod. I thinkwearedisrupting ourcommunityinaway potentiallysignificant.AND Thus,itisaboutshowing respectpeopleandgivethem timesotheycantakethe rightdecisionforyour familyoncetheyunderstand howwillthe things.Thosearemytwopoints. Asidefromthat,Iwouldlike resumeourpresentation MainlybecauseIknowtherearemore debateaboutlanguage political,theadjustmentsthatare Theydid,andwhatcamenext, Andifthat'sokay,ifnoteveryone Theywanttotakethatroute, Thenit'sfine,butme I'dliketokeepitsomewhat organizedforthepeople. >>Ithinkthat'sfine,Kevin,
028ButIalsothinkweare requestingtheseteams action,andwesuggestthatthese actionteamsmeet Thissummer,we'llbebackwitha incredibledecisionin September,andthenwe'llvote. inOctober.Thattimeline ItjustseemslikeI'mgoingto name.Idon'tfeelcomfortable Withthat.That'sawkward. SoIhearyou're tryingtorecover,but We'restilltalkingaboutthis.So whichIsupposeI'mthinking Whathappensnext?So,shallwego? reconsiderthedate?Are likewhat?Whatcanyouget? fromthis?Becausewealreadyhave spokenanditseemshejust to arriveandwearemovingontothe following.AndIthinkthisis an importantaspectanditisnot justforthecommunitythat teamsmeetduringa suchashortperiodoftime.AND thenthoseteamstakeover decisionthatshapesandimpacts thousandsoflives,andwedon'thave Noproblemwiththat.Thatis that'swhatI'masking.Whatdowedo? Sowhat'snext? passed?I'mjustasking.I'mnot Accordingtothat.Ifweare Accordingly,then Wecanmoveforward.But I'mworriedthatalittle groupofpeoplewhomeet foracoupleofweekshave an impactonthousandsofpeople. I don'tgetthefeelingthat weareactingasagroup ofresponsiblepeople throughoutthisprocessof consolidation.Hesimply I'llputanameonit.That'showI I feel.Ifweallbelievethat Wemustmoveforward, ThenIsuggestwedoit. Thankyouforlistening. Actually,IthinkIhave a questionthatcouldbe useful,becauseIwouldsaythatIamin thesamesituationasKuranda. Ifthisjobhadto bereadyforSeptember.AND Thatseemsvery,veryfast.Without Uponlookingatthislist, It lookslikeitwillbebySeptember theywillhavebarelybeguntheir job.Andmuchofthis workcontinueseven afterwehavetaken a finaldecision,andthat,after Thatdecisionwillbepromotedin manymeanings.I'mreferringtothe Pointnumbereight:security, trafficandtransport.Theyaregoingto tohaveaninitialjob,but untilwehavesaid That'sreallywhat It'shappening,mostofit It doesn'tseemlikehe'sworkingyet enterthegame.That'sa position.AndI'mjusthere asking,Istherea plannedschedulefor allthesegroupscontinuethe I workuntilthebeginningof August?Schoolyear27,28? Andwhatexactlyisitthat Whatdoyouhaveinmind? >>Therefore,eachof Theactionteamshavea differentlevelofdetailthan mustdevelop.Therefore Therefore,oneofthetemplates commonfeaturesthateachgroupwillhave It'saprojectplan. Basically,theywillplanit thatisnecessarytoachieve whattheyhaveintheirhands.By Forexample,therecords,the finances,theprojectplan oftheschoolcode, They'reprobablygoingtodrawa processplanand proceduresthatmust to becarriedoutinSeptemberand October.November.December. January.February.March.April. Can.June.July.August. So,yourproject.Work. Theperiodbetween MayandSeptemberareusefulfor developtheplanandlist allthethingsthatmust to beattendedtoduringtheprocess. That'sjustoneexampleofhow Theworkiscarriedout.AND, As Isaid,theintentionisthat Theseteamsarecreating liketwo-thirdsofthemapof Thisiswhatneedstobedone achieve.Webelievethatinthis moment,astheyadvance intheprocessandwhile Weworkwithateamof scenariodevelopment, Otherswillalsobehighlighted thingsthatshouldbeaddedtothat projectplansothatthe peopleshouldtakethemintoaccount.For think,andthenhanditoverto thoseschoolsorgroupsthat Theywouldhavetomanagesome of
029theseprocesses.SoI'mgoing totakealook.Records, finance,schoolcodes. So thereisworkthatneedstobedone createacoreteam duringthesummer.Aswehave thatweidentifywithCDE, Whattypeofcodingarewegoingtouse? neededtotransfer recordsandtotransferand closeaschool?Andthen Theyaregoingtodevelopthatplan projectsothatweknow,by Forexample,inApril,wemust Dothistoclosethat schoolandtransferthe codes.Andso,thatintention They'regoingtopredictand planwhatshould todecide,notnecessarily bethegroupthatexecutesall things,butbeingableto essentiallycreateaplan inclusiveprojectandteams similarly.Sohis Theworkwon'tendin September.Theywillbeabletoagain provideaplanof projecttothosepeople thattheyreallyneed carryouttheconstructionof communitiesasawhole.Because a groupherethatdoesa projectplan,theywon'tbe themostsuitablefor to facilitatetheconstructionof communitiesasawhole.Is It'sessentialthatyoudoitwith themostschoolcommunities affectedbythechange.Andso Theywillbeasupporttohelp to thatgrouptothinkaboutall thethingsthatshouldbe consideredandanalyzed,and Thenthatgroupwillimproveit. onceitisdelivered.So, eventhoughthisschedulesays MaytoSeptember,actually It'snotgoingtoendinSeptember. Itwillbeajobthatreally We willhavetocontinue.Andthe intensityvariesaccordingtothe actionteamofwhich let'stalk. >>Doyouperceivethatanyof the actionteamsofthese Nineisatrisk immediatelyolder?I'lldoit I wouldcallitrushing.Thatistosay, That'swhatwe'retalkingabout.Is havingtoworktoomuch quicklywithverylittletimeto toachieveaqualityresult. >> WhatIwouldpaythemostattentionto Rightnowitwouldbeinthe safety,trafficand transport.Becausethey'regoingtohave todesigntheroutesof busforany newcombination.Andthisishis periodofgreatestactivity, fromJuneuntilmid-June July,toplanthe nextyear.Therefore,they wewouldbeaskingthat theybegantoplanthe routesforthefollowingyear.AND, Youknow,thenthere'sthe conversationaboutschedules of thebells.That'sit. probablythegroupthat wouldhavemorelimitations time. >>Thrace.Whatisthemapof two-thirdsthatyoumentioned? >>Two-thirdsmathematics. That'sit.Thrace.Math. That'sjustwhenyoutakesomethingto togetatleastanidea verified,andthenyouinvite peopletoimproveit.That'sthe third. Andthenmyotherquestionis, I thinkwhatisnotbeing sayingisthattheplanis to beabletoannouncethenamesof schoolsforOctober.That it'strue. Yes.That'sthetimeline. currentoneweare working. >>Ithinkthat'swhatwe It worrieseveryone.Becausethat willplaceaheavyburdenon thecommunity.Wejustwant makesurethatweare doingitcorrectly.Andin Thispointseemstobeaquestion of time.Idon'tknowhowthecommittee coulddispelourfears ormakeusfeelthatthisis moresolidthanitseems,or thatpeoplegathermore. >>Yes. >>CanIsaysomething?So which?Isimplywantedtogive Thankyouforthisdialogue. focusedonthehumanbeing.Believe thatwearerealizing thatthis,ultimately, It'sgoingtoaffectpeople.AND Wearetryingtofind thewaytobethemost consideredpossible.Ito Throughthisconversation,Me It appearsthattheintegrityof
030processandanyproposal thatmayariseinthephaseof accelerationisconsidereda It'sanall-or-nothingquestion.For It hastobeme combinationofboth:the personal,myselfandtheCommittee of ComprehensivePlanning.AND I'llgobacktowhatshesaid Dr.Zieglerformerly aboutwhathetrulyappreciated fromthelastmeeting:the evidencethatwhen Wepresentscenarios,wehave thatdemonstratehowitfitsthe aforementionedcriterionthat Wehopeyouovercomethis Night,right?Weare demonstratingthatthereisevidence withineachofthese actioncommitteesthatarenot Hedidithastily,becausein At thatmoment,Iwon'tletthemknow. nothingifIfeelthatitdoesn'thave integrityandconsistencybehindit. Yes,wehaveatimelineand goalswestrivefor tofulfill.Butitwon'tbe costofnotdoingitwellorof notdoingitcorrectly.AND Weneedtoestablishpoints ofcontrolthroughoutthe pathandmaintain conversationsabouthow Arewemakingprogressornot?This It is,therefore,thefirstofmany conversationsabouthow Theseteamswouldwork action.ButIthinkit It isessentialthatwebelievewehave a reallysolidplanabout howtodesignit.Whoshould participate.Wearegoingtorequest Membershiphere,immediately,and Thenwe'llbegin.Buttothe throughoutthesummerwewillmaintain conversationsaboutthings thatgowell,theobstacles thatwefoundandhow We willhavetoanalyzethem together.SoIdon'twantthat noneofyounoranyone mayfeelthispressurefromus supremethat,yes,Octoberisgoingto It'sOctober,butifwe'renot preparedtodoitwell, We'regoingtohavetotakea jointdecisionnotto sacrificeourcommunity inordertodosomethingtoo fast.AndIknowthat'snotthe intentionofthecommittee comprehensiveplanning.So I justwanttoassureeveryone thatintegritywillbethedrivingforce mainthroughout thisprocessandwhatwillbedone aninclusiveway,that'swhy Wearerequestingour employeesandmembersof ourcommunitythatcollaborates inthisinitiative.Andalso I wouldliketomentionanother neighboringschooldistrict sideoftheFrontRange Range:theSchoolDistrictof BoulderValley.We'vebeenin thesametimeline.In reality,unlesssomethinghas changed,theyplantodo theannouncementofwhatisgoingto happeninAugust.So,in In reality,we'regoingalittle slowerwhenitcomestodevising scenariosandgivethemnames.AND althoughweallhavecontexts different,districts differentones,therearealsomany similarities.However, I wanttoassureyouthatwearenotgoing tocompromiseintegrity justtogofast. Yes.I justwanttoclarifyonething. a coupleofthings.Actually,it I seeitalittledifferently: TheCPCisthegroupthatleads doingthisworkfrom morethan18monthsago.Andthat'sit. whatthesesubcommittees,thatI I haveseenhowsubcommitteesof CPC,theyarereporting.So, Ifyourecall,twoweeksago atourlastmeeting,The TheconceptwasthattheCPCwitha smallestsubcommitteeofonly a fewpeople,Iwasgoingto dotheheavyliftingof Explorethings,thenreturn. tothemainCPCgroupand Askthem:Whatdoyouthink? you?Giveusyouropinionand Fromtherewewillcontinue forward.Ibelievethatthese committees,theseninecommittees, Theyaregivingeachofthose areasthatdeserveattention, becauseIbelieveit'satask impossibleforalittleone,already Youknow,between5and7peoplefrom CPCshavetodoit.Butif alltheseothercommittees Theytakecareoftheheavywork,I I seeitasadelegation,more
031efficiency.Sothatthereis integrity,sothattheyreceivewhat thatcorrespondstothem.Andthen ThatgetsreturnedtotheCPC,which thenitconsolidates.That'sus It leadstothat.Therefore, I believethatthis,inreality, strengthenstheprocessandhelpsto meetdeadlines established. >> Sitdownalittlelonger.I, I havethingstosay,but I wanttoreturntoMr.'spoint. Aldaonstayinginthe goodpath,becauseIbelievethat I havealottosayabout This,but,butIthinkthat Weprobablyshould Adjustherealittle.Already We'llgetthere. Yes.Excellent. >>Ithinkwe'reready forthatpurpose.Next, ourpolicies. >>Okay. >>So,withregardto tothepolicies,thisisthe secondreadingofthe policiesF,C,BandFCBR. Werequestthattheboardvote aboutpoliticstonight.AND Aswediscussedlasttime, TheCPCdevelopedthispolicy afterexaminingother districtpolicies,therewere lotsofstudying,participation communityandreviewin multiplegroups.Webelievethat tonight'spolitics reflectsthevalues PSG'skeyplayersinthe community,andwillbecodedfor currentandfuturework asthedistrict expandandcontract. Ourpoliciesreflect boththequalityofeducationand thevaluesofresponsibility fiscalthatexistinour community.AndIjustwant spendaminuteonthatpoint whichwetalkaboutalot lasttimeandthatwehavehad, Youknow,feedback fromthecommunityaboutsomethinglikethis like:itwouldbegreatif wehadsomemeasures quantitative.Andgiventhat weareanalyzingaspectsthat Theygobeyondmanagement prosecutor,that'sonepart important.Andalsous It isofgreatinteresttopreservethe qualityeducation.HE willincorporateelementsof qualitativeinformationand quantitativetocarryout a processwithintegrity.He Thegroupfeltitneeded both.Andthat'sall,by That,maybeitwouldbegreatif Theschoolswillbenamedand wecouldmoveforwardwith thistypeoftension.Webelieve thatintegrityandtheprocess Theyconsistofanalyzingboth things.Andso,thecriteria reflectboththe taxadministrationsuchas qualityeducation.Andalso reflectareviewprocess continuousandannualreportsto theboardandthecommunityabout theuseofthe facilities,registrationand theareasoffurtherstudy Theyarearecurringthemeinform regular.Therefore,the Reviewsarebasedonthe commentsreceivedbythe boardofdirectorsatthemeeting previousonefromMay12.So Well,thereviewsthatare TheymadepoliticsF,c,B, We removedthephrase"perform a comprehensivestudy"andthe wereplacedwith"checkthe relevantdata."Weremoved theclausethatconformedto followingminimumscheduleand We replaceditwithanotherone. Givesufficientnotice advancenoticeonany possibleclosurethatis considering.Weremovedthe theprocessbeganattheendof January.Aftertheperiodof studyandparticipation, We eliminatedthefundingandthe we turnthemintoresources.Inthe policiesf,candb,weeliminated certainoptionsbasedon theresultsofthestudy. So,doestheboardapprovethe policiesf,c,bandFCBR?Andif No,whatwouldyoulike? whatthecommitteewoulddoandhowthey I wouldliketoproceedwiththe Whatistheproposedtimeline? >>So,withthese policies,Iwouldlikethat we wouldanalyzeeachoneofthem andwetalkedabouthowweare thinkingaboutyourreviews. Whatareouropinions?
032current.Thatleadsusto talkaboutthetopicaboutwhich Wemustvotetonight. So,Kevin,ifyoudon't It'simportanttolaunchourselves. >> Thankyou.Ihadsomething prepared.Thisisgoingtogetmixedup withoneofthepointsof discussion,butIwilldoeverything possiblebytryingtoseparate thosetwoideas.Well,inthe discussionfromthelastmeeting, It occurredtomethatwhatIdidn't I diditproperly,atleast. It is,andIbelieveitisvital importance,itistogivethe thankstosomepeoplewho Theydeservemygratitudeandthe Fromthisforum,tobeginwith, I wanttothankthe volunteersoftheCommittee ComprehensivePlanning.Already thosewhoaretakinga snapshotofour discussion,Maybenot understandalltheworkthat hasnotbeendone,norhasallofit time,effort,and energythatthisgroupof volunteershasdedicatedto thatwe'vegottenthisfar. Thesearepeoplewho Theyvolunteered, eventhosethat Theyofferedinitially,butnot Theyfulfilledtheirentiremandate. Evenso,atfirsttheygavea I stepforward.SoIwant thankthem.Butthis Thegroupwouldbeinthisroom 7:30inthemorning,andthis It was,onceagain,apositionof volunteeringforthem.TO Atyourrequest,Ithinkit Theyweredelayeduntil7a.m. tomorrowforthemeetings later.Accordingtotheir requests,donateyourtime, creativity,andapassionfor improvethisdistrictandby participateintheprocessthat It startedalmostayearagoand half.I wanttoexpressmygratitude especiallytoDr.Brett HansonandDr.TracyGil, particularlyforhisleadership. I knowwe'vebeenin disagreementthroughoutthis process,butIwanttodoit toknowpubliclyhowmuch I respectyouandyour leadershipthroughoutthe process,andithasbeenveryevident. SoI wanttothankyou That'swhypersonally.Also I wanttothankour directorsfortheirvaluable contributionsthroughoutthis processandforhiscourageto behonestwiththeboard directive.Thiswholeprocesshas changedandevolved considerablymywayof think.Iappreciateyourcourageand yourservice.Iwanttogivethe ThankstothePersonnelOffice. I alsowanttosaythankyou Brian,PresidentZamoraand to therestoftheboardofdirectors. Theprojectthatwehavebeen carryingoutduringthe Lastyearandahalf,atleast sincethelastonestopped process,hasbeenvery significant.Itdemonstratedour willingnesstolearn,tobe transparent,totry doitright.AndIalsowant thankyoutoourcommunity fortheirpresenceandtheir stake.Aswellas thatIcallthemajority silentthatmaynotbe presentatthesessionsof commitment,butwhenIfollow Goahead,Ialsoreceive newsaboutthem.Heretheyare I presentmyreflectionson thelanguageofpoliticsandthe generalprocess.Thisisnotthe firsttimethisdistrict hashadtodealwiththese particularchallenges.Inmy In myopinion,thisisthefirsttimethat Thisdistricthashadthis amountofcontributions,The thought,theprocess,the participationanddeliberation, andhowwechoosetoresolvethese challenges.Thisworkandwhat We havetriedtoachieve,thisis perhapstheopportunityandthe moreimportantchallengethan willfacethisdistrictinthe recenthistory.Andthat'swhy thatIpersonallyperceivea deepanxietyinour community.AndI'msureofit. thantheothermembersof boardofdirectors Theybelieveittoo.In conversationswithfriends,
033colleagues,staffandparents,and evenstudents,people Hekeepsaskingme:Whatis What'shappening,andwhendoesitend?Believe Thesearequestions. important,andIthinktheyare fairquestions,andIhavethe hopethattonight wecanclarifysomeof theseissues.Especially withregardtotheprocessand to theschedule.Ialsobelievethat It isimportantthatweunderstandthe momentwhenwe wefoundasdirectorsand asagovernmentteam.And let'srisetotheoccasion circumstancesandthatthis Theprocesswillnotbeperfect.Idon'tknow They'remistaken,thisprocesswillbe farfromperfect.Idon'tthinkso thatperfectionbea realisticgoal.That'snotit. It meansweshouldn'tmakeaneffort. for achievingit.That'snotit. It meansthatweshouldn'tgetfrustrated. whenwedon'tseeit.Means thatwedustourselvesoff, Welearnfromourmistakes andwemoveon.Andthatit whatisrequiredisour maximumeffort.So,in thatreview,uponobservingthe languageofpoliticsandthe adjustmentsthatweremade Linguistically,youresolved alltheproblemsIhad. AndIwanttosayitagain, Energetically,Ibelievethat thepoliciesthathave tax,inadditiontotheguide administrativeequity, Theyareanexceptionalwork. I mean,Itakeoffthe hat.Ithinkit's It'simportanttounderstandthatweare tryingtobuildanairplane whileweflewit.Thisisa impeccablestartingpoint,to lesstoengageinthese conversations.Thatmeans thatit'snotgoingtobeperfect.AND Weneedtotalkaboutthe implementationandhowwearegoingto incorporatethesecriteria. Butwhatactuallyencouragesmeisthat thecriterionisnotanareaofthe 80%.Sowecan simplylookat.Now wecansimplylookatthe mapofinscriptionsandsay: You'refinished.Ithinkweshould beflexible.Personally, I believethatthesepoliciesandtheir implementationinparticular relatetowhatyou mentions,Dr.Gayle.It whichisbothquantitativeand qualitative.Thatis preciselywhatour Thecommunityhasaskedus.IfIhave I'vebeenlisteningtothese participationsessions.AND, Again,ithastobefairand equitable,whicharetwo differentconcepts.AND So,whilewe'retalkingabout timelineandwherewe'refrom wefoundregardingthe policies,Ithinkwecan adjustthem,youknow,in rearpanels,etc.But willgivethemthetables,The futureboardsofdirectors Theyhavethegiftof flexibilitysothat,inthe unlikelycasethatwithin Thechallengesofthenextfiveyearswillbe different,thentheycan modifywhatwehavealreadydone startedandadaptitto,to Whataretheneedsof districtatthattime.But withregardtolanguage andFCB'spolicies,me I feelverycomfortablewithit.AND Personally,Ibelievethatthe Thebiggestchallengeiswhat'scoming after.SoIthinkthat,as memberoftheboardofdirectors, Myjobsometimesconsistsof notsayingnotoeverything.HE Trytosayyes tosomethingsowecanmoveforward as adistrict.Andthelastthingthat I'llsaythat'spreciselyit. whatI'veheard,whichis differentfromthelasttime. Understandthat,whenwetalk oftheschedule,thisfeels compressed.Itseemedtomethat wascompressedinthe Personally,Iwasaskingif Wecoulddothis,takea decisioninspringby variousreasons.The commentsthatIhavebeen receiving,especiallyfrom peopleIhavetrusted throughouttheentireprocessinthe Lately,itwasthatif We keepdraggingthisout, We'realsogoingtolose ourcommunityintheprocess. Therehastobeoneelement, Oncewehaveit,so Well,asbestaspossible,that Let'sbedecisive,let'stake a decisionasateam
034government,Weremainloyal tothatandthenweaddthe supportweneed.That'sit. myplatform,atleastinwhat withregardtopoliticallanguage. I thinkweneed todelvedeeperintowhat withregardtochronology, BecauseIthinkthat'sa morespecificconversation, Butfornow,I'llsaygoodbye. Thankyou. >>Wouldyoumind? >> Kevin.Thankyouforthat.That That'sverywellsaid.Also I wanttothanktheCPCand tothevolunteers.Manyof theseindividualseven Theycamefromthesteeringcommittee fromacoupleofyearsago.Andfor Therefore,theyhavealot experience.AndI'mvery gladthattheywere willingtodoit,dedicate theirtimeandbewillingto continuetodedicateyourtimetoit, becausethiswillbeaprocess continuous.I'vesaiditmanytimes. sometimes,butthecanstops here,asifitwereus We whoare,wearetheboard directivetheonethathasto makethesedecisions difficult.Andwehavedone somedifficultthings.I'm immenselyproudthat, insteadofbeatingaroundthebush Regardingtheproblems,let'sbe drivingthesolution.Anditisa slowprocess.Thatis.That'sit. myonlyfrustration.Idirect a verysmallcompany,so thatIcanmakedecisions fastandimplementeddaily following.Youcan'tdothat withsuchalargeorganization howareyoudoing.Butwehavemanaged tremendousprogress,youknow. foryears.Thetopicofthe letterCinthebuildingshas stateemerginginthe discussion.Wetookaction.AND thankstothehardworkof peoplefromthisdistrictandfrom communityatthismeeting, Wehavefourinthepast,and Nowwefinallyhaveaplan aboutwhattodowithaCthat It hadneverbeendonebefore. Thisboardwarmsupthedays. That'sashort-termsolution term.Thatisleadership. Brian.Thedifferentgroupsof Theemployeesresolveditinonego collaborativewayreally excellent.Weareaddressingor workingonaplanto addressingdyslexiainour, Inourschooldistrictthat It hadn'tbeendonebefore.Thereis manythingsthatwearegiving tothepeople:answers, progressandhope.Andso It involvesmakingdecisions difficultanddothejob veryheavy.Butweare thecanstoppers.That'swhy I'mproudofthis politics,proudofthework whataretheydoing.Kevinhas reason.It'snotperfect.Iam Pleaseproceedwithcautionin thistopic,butwithoutceasingto goahead.Thankyou. >>Wouldyoumind? >> Wouldyoulikethat? >>Approve. >>Forthetimebeing?OK, Andrew. >> Inresponsetothequestion on theblackboard,Ithinkitwas tryingtocaptureallmy writedownyourthoughtsandsee if Icouldexpresstheminone reasonablemannerIthinkthat entry,WhatIneedfrom committeeisprobablya listofwhatyoucould needusduring thesummertosupporttheCPCand to theninesubcommittees. So,whetherthat meanstalkingaboutitagain mycyclicalnotionofpointsof control,feedbackand thingslikethat,how Thatcouldbeseen,forexample, Again,probablynothing. thatisformulatedifnot It'saboutestablishingthingsin thoseyoubelievein,aspartofthe process,weshouldorganize informationsessionswiththe communitythroughtheboard directive.Ijustwanttosay I thinkthat'soneofthe thingsIwouldlikeeveryonetoknow We wouldappreciateyouropinion. aboutwhattheythinkisbest wouldsupporthisworkduring summer,sowecan keepingourselveswithinthis timelineandthisvolumeof job.Thesecondpoint, probablymorefortheboard
035asapointofaction,andnot I knowwherethatfitsin.Ithinkthat Youhaveitsomewhere.Is simplysothatwecan talkaboutwhatwearegoingto tododuringthesummer.So thatthereisprobablysome sequencingtypeandthings similar.So, It'ssimplyanoteto margin.Thenumberthreeofmy Thelistneedsyoutoask specifichonestyabout thingslikethebarriersthat Youareseeing,theloadof workyouarefacing. Ifyoustarttofeelthat He'sputtingsomethingoff.I'min thesamesituationasScott. We needtostopprocrastinating theproblem.Wearehere becausetheyhavebeenpostponed manythingsandthathasto end.Don'tletus Let'sgooutwithourotherone time.AndIsupposethattoo couldbeappliedtothewhole community.You'regoingtohave needsthatwillcome weasyougo Movingforward,wehavetomaintain thatopencommunicationof verytimelymanner.Andthat'swhy I thinkthat'swayupthere. my listofthingsI'mgoingto askthecommitteeto makesuretheyarenot givingintermsofthattype ofthings,sothatwecan tosupport,onceagain, project.Andthen,inrelation withtheproposedtimeline, I believemypersonalstanceis thatwehavecommittedto I trytoachieveit,andIacknowledge theconcernsthathave raised,butIthink Wemustkeeptrying tosay:thisiswhatweare doing.Let'stry Let'sfocusonthat.Anduntil Let'snotlistentocommentsthat justsayno wecandoitina reasonableandofgoodquality, integrity,etc.Need keepaimingforthatbecause I alsoknowthatevenifI we postponeuntilJanuaryor evenafewweeksof December,thatstartsto increasetheworkload fortherestoftheyear.AndIknowthat Therewerelongdiscussionsabout WhytheendofOctoberand earlyNovembertheyhad moresenseandcouldbe properlymanagedby communitystaff, administration,teachers, directors,allthoseeffects chainreactionsthatoccur.AND Themorewedelayit,themore It becomesdifficult.Thisus bringsusbacktothattopicofthe honesty.Whatifitturnsoutthat Can'twejustdoit? But,asKevinhinted,the Thecommunitywantsustotake thatmeasure.Andthat'swhyI'mgoingto trytoagreeon that,fornow,barringchanges massiveamountsofinformation,The Theproposedtimelineseemstome logicalasaplanofaction. >>Andrés. >> We'lltalkmoreaboutthe schedule.Thisisspecific ofthepolicies.Doyouhaveany additionalcommentonthe Policies? >> Notatthemoment,because I'mhappywiththose. I simplymadesure answerwhatIunderstood whichwerethequestionsinthe board. >> Ijustwantedtomakesure. >> Thankyou. >> I,Ijustwantedtomakesure becauseIdidn'thearmuch conversationaboutpoliciesand I feltthatprobably Itwasgood,butalso I wantedtomakesure I'llregisterjustincase. >> Okay.Everything'sfine. >> Excellent.Thankyou.Connor. Yes.Ithinkthereviews Whatdidyoudo?Calmmyproblem ofnon-compliance,thewayin thatwaswrittenbeforewasnot enough.However, Westillhaveonedateleftin October,right?It'sinthe policy.So,ifwe'regoingto eliminateeverythingelsethatisthere There,I'mhaving difficulties.Andthisisthe partoftheproposedschedule. Andfocusingsolelyonthe
036politics,Idon'tunderstandwhy allotherswouldbeeliminated dates.Andthenonly Octoberwouldbeleft. >>CanIaskaquestion? additional?Connor,doyouthinkthat Wouldyouapproveofthisifnot? DidOctoberappearinthem? >>Iwouldbemoreinclinedto doit.I'mnotsurethat That'swhat'sbeingproposedthis evening.Ifso,Iwouldassumethat If itisremoved,Iwouldassumethat We wouldhave,Isuppose,one thirdreadingorsomethinglikethat, butIwouldbemoreinclinedto it.Yesthat'showitis.IfIwere above. >>Adam,canIaskifyou It'saboutasubstantialchange. whichwouldrequireathird reading?Orisitsomethingthat Wecouldchangetonightif Didtherestoftheboardwantit? >>Theboardcouldpresent a motiontoamendthe policy.Andifwehavethe languageavailablenow, Wecouldwriteithere.AND thentheboardcouldvote ontheamendmentandthenvote ontheamendedpolicy tonight.Orwecouldalso resubmititfora thirdreading.Ifitturnsout toodifficulttowrite correctlyanychange proposedtonight.So eitheroption It wouldwork. >>Thankyou.Please. >>So,ifI'mreading This,Connor,thementionof October,asitnowreads withtheredlines,itis towardstheend.Andthiscontinues beingFCB,The superintendentwillpresent formalrecommendationstothe boardofdirectorsnolaterthan Octoberforthechangesthatwill Theywillimplementitnextyear. school.So,personally, I havenoproblemwiththe Octoberwritingbecause laysatleastafoundationfor makeadecisioninlightofthe nextschoolyear. So,ifweeliminateOctober, I don'tthinkIhaveany protectionfor,let'ssaya superintendentwithinten yearswantstomakeachange forthe2020-728schoolyearin August2027,whichIbelieve,Al Exceptforme,thereisasolution provisionalthatrequirestaking a decisionpreviously. Doesitmakesense? >>Yes,itdoes.My interpretationthatitis It'sdifferentifthe Thesuperintendentdoesnotoffera recommendationfortheendof October,ifyoudeliveritin November,thenitwillbewithout effectaccordingtothepolicybecause Thedeadlinewillhavepassed. >>Yes. >>Isupposepersonally I'mfinewiththatreading. providedthateveryone Understandthatthat'sthepoint. Firstofall,becauseIbelievethat,to basedonthepreviousiteration, theywantedtimeto implementit.Wedidn'twantto delaythedecisionsothat therunway wouldbeready.Ithinkit's that.Thatwastheintention.Tea I understandperfectly.Butin Actually,Ifeelbetterwith thatunderstandingbecause Thismeansthatifyoudon'ttakethe A decisionismade. recommendationinOctober, thentheyhavealreadylostthe opportunitytomoveitto nextcalendaryear,to unlesstheymakeanamendment fromemergencytopolitics toadjustit.ButI I prefertomakeadecisionand havemoretimeto implementit.Imean, That'swhereIfeelcomfortable withthelanguage.ButIunderstandyour spot. >> Thankyou.Ionlyhave curiosity,Iappreciateit. >>Carla,doyouhaveany comment? >> Ihaveacoupleofthingsthat I,Mr.Reiling,say whospokeearlier,mentionedthat I expectedustobeobjective. In thisdecision-makingprocess.AND I don'tknowifobjectivityfits. reallyhere.Ithinkhe Weaskourcommunityfora statementofvalues,and Theysaidthatwhatwasimportantfor Theyarebringingours. Communitywithresources
037limitedinthismatrixof decisionswitheachchildas ours.Wemaintainour positionthattheyhavesomuch influencelikeanyother child.AndIthinkthat'swhat hasinfluencedthispolicy.AND Therefore,forme,Ibelievethatthe CPChasdoneajob Incredible,Iagreewith Which,Kevin,Iagreewith Kevin'sthanks.Believe which,again,Iwouldsay wehavehadtheprivilegeof tobepresentwhentherehas largelydonethis work,andthatseparatesusfrom restofthecommunity.Andonly That'swhatImean.Ibelievethat theprocessthatwascarriedout Thatroomwasinclusive, structuredandgaveas resultsandconclusions thoroughandpractical.So thatIamtotally in favorofpolitics,ifthat'swhatitis whatyouneedtohearfromme.In Regardingthechronology,Ithink whichisimportantthat Let'srememberwhyIdeviatedfromthe topic,Ithink.Iamalso listeningwithalotofexasperation onbehalfofour educators.Ithinkwe we aremovingawayfromthefactof thatoureducatorsand AceandPaceemployeesare exasperatedbecausetheyarenot. Theyarenotreceivingthe resourcestheyneed.Andfor That'swhywe'rehere.That'swhy Wearedoingthis.Ithinkthat We forgotaboutit.Andthen Wethenaskourselves:why Whycan'twetakeanymore? time?AndIdo.I'dlike to havemoretime,butit'snot realistic.Believe.That.Thereexists consensusamongthemembersof ourcommunitywhowork inthedistrictwherethismust to happen,anditmusthappen quickly.Sointheend there. >>Karen,son.Areyoureadyor WouldyoupreferthatIstart? >>Okay. >>Regardingmyopinionon thepolicies,really I appreciatethechangeswehavemade implemented.Ithinkwe Theyprovidetheflexibility enoughtoreflectwithout stopofferinganaddress cleartothecommunity cancling.Ithinkthe criteriaactuallyus allowyoutohavealot responsibilitybeforethe community,becauseitdoesshow thethingsweareseeing, eveniftheyhavenovalues numericorrangesnexttoit,yes thatshowthevaluesthat ourcommunityhasshared withus,andalsous Theyprovidetheflexibility enoughsothatwecan reflectcarefullyon anysolutionthatcomestous provide.Rather simplyasolution numerical.Let'ssee.Ithinkthat theonlythingIwant talkaboutthetimeline It's...It'ssomethingwehear. a lotwhenwemadeour listeningsessions.Andthem gavepeopletime enoughtogrieve. That'swhyIhesitatetopostponea timelinebecauseweneed timetoimplementsomething. Butwealsohavetogive timeforpeopleto mournifyourschool Itcloses,andtheyalsofind hopeandexcitementforwhat isyettocome.Therefore, shortenthatprocesstoo reducestheopportunitythatthey weprovidepeoplewith toreallygetinvolvedinit thatishappening.Andthat change,changedoesbring time,andIunderstandthatOctober It goesbyinaflash,andsome Committeesfeelthiswaytoo. Butalso,whenexamining someofthesesubcommittees,me I realizethattheyarevery process-oriented.Are thingsthatmakeus schoolsorwhatdoesour staff.Sometimes,simply We dothemonalargerscale. So,havingaprocessfor to beabletodothatforawhole schoolinsteadfora subsetofstudents,No I thinkallthesethingsare reallynewforour community,ourdistrict school,beingabletodoit.As wecanexpanditsowecan todoiteffectivelyandwith thegreatestpossiblefluidity?That That'smyhumbleopinion.Let'ssee
038If thereisanythingelseIwant share.Okay,IthinkI've I haveansweredyourquestionandthat I havegivensomeindications aboutpolicies.Have anyotherquestionsor Anycommentsatthistime?Yeah, please. >> Ithinkthereissome I'mcuriousaboutthe rewritingof,youknow,these editions.AndIunderstandthat It cameupintheconversationofthe lasttime.Didtheyspeakagain? withthecommitteemembers? Didyoufeelyouneededtheir approvalforthat? >> No,wedidn'tgobacktothecommittee to discussthosesmallthings modifications.Brett,like representativeofthecommittee, He reviewedthosecorrectionsofthe finalversionwithmeandwith Autumn.Theonlymodification whichgeneratedgreaterconcern in thecommitteeitwasnecessary toincludesomekindof schedule.Theyfeelthe needtoplacesomekind of themarkerinthatplace.Andfor YousawthedatesinJanuaryand October.Andso,basedon theboard'scomments, We eliminatedthatinJanuary.But WeleftinOctoberbecausethe Lasttimewedidn'treceive substantialcommentson respectonthepartoftheboard directive.Andthatwassomethingthat thecommitteeassessed:the timemarkers. >> I'llalsoaddthat,accordingto politics,thisdecision Itultimatelydependson theboardandthelanguage,isn'tit So? So,youknow, Wepresentour recommendationandyou,ifyouwant Youmakemodifications. AndI'lladdthecontextaboutthe Octoberdateinour initialdraft,Ithink WehadNovemberscheduled For that.Anditwas,ifIremembercorrectly,thatitwas bad, asrepresentativesoftheir teacherswhowantedthat previousscheduleforsomeof thesamereasonsthathave exposed.Soitwasa initiativethattheypromoted, Andthat'swhywedecidedonthe Octoberdate.Simply toprovidethefullcontext necessarytothecommitteeortothe BoardofDirectors.Yeah. >>Doyouwanttosubmita motiontochangeit?No I wanttointerruptyou.Speaks aboutit.Idon'tknowwhatyoursis. comfortlevel.Wealreadyhave donebefore.Wehavepresented a motiontoamendthe draftingthepolicyon themarch.Andifitisapproved, SoIthinkwe'llhaveto doathirdreading.Believe whichisabsolutelytrue. >>No.Ifyoufilea motiontoamendandthenthe Theboardapprovesit,then Theywouldvoteatthesamemeeting onthenewpolicy,with thecorrespondingamendments. Yes.Givemeasecond. writesomething.Youcan discussitamongstyourselves. >> Insurance.Yeah. >>Please. >> Didyouhaveit? >> Isupposethat,withouttheir Amendments,it'sabitdifficult toknowwhatitcouldbe potentialresult.I, I supposeI'mworriedthatif WeeliminatedOctober,Iguess. Therearesomebenefitsbecause, AsKevinmentioned,weare buildingthiswhile We flewtheplane.Thatgivesus someflexibility.Ifso Weremoved.AgainIhaveto waitandseewhatithasas alternative,me. >>Forgetit.Let'svote aboutthat.Us.But Let'shaveadiscussionabout theadvantagesanddisadvantagesof Keepitbecause,Kevin,your period.Yourpreviouscomment abouthowitforcesustoperform accountsregardingadecision isrelevant.I,Idon't I wasthinkingthatway. I wasthinkingofitmoreasa eliminationdeadline where,youknow,like,if
039Something'shappening.Okay,we'vegotitnow. Youknow,somecommitteesarereturning Andtheysay,Imean,our lastcommittee,Thefirsttime whoappearedbefore Wesaid,"This Theproblemissoimmensethatitcannot Wecanfixit.Okay? Sowemayneed moretimeandflexibilityin thataspect.Andifwegotoofar oftheOctoberdeadline, It willbeNovember1st,orthe2nd November.So, We'restartingalloveragain. foranotherwholeyear.AndIthink thatwecouldtakea decisionbytheendofthis year orinJanuary.IknowthatIbelieve problems,butIunderstandhow Italsocausesaccumulation ofrain.So,thereare advantagesanddisadvantagesin haveitthere. Anotheraspecttoconsideris if itsimplyindicatesthat We willpresentrecommendations formal.Itisnotnecessarythat theboardvotesonthemin October.SoIkeepthinking thatthereisacertainflexibilitythat Someofyou,manyofyou youwerelooking information,tryingtothink inhowwecanextendthe electiontimefor tohavealittlemore time.IknowthatDr.Gale He talkedaboutit,butatleast haveaformalrecommendation presentedtotheboardin October,Ifeelcalm knowingthatthisfeelsa precedentforfuturemeetings directorsandsuperintendents, butalsothatitcan modifyifnecessary.But Theobjectiveandintentionwas, Again,trytoadjusttothe suggestedtimelineinthe presentation.Buttheir Theargumentsarevalid. >> Onemorepointonthat,andmy Theideaisnottohaveakindof arbitraryanchor.AndIwant In otherwords,whatreally Whatweneedissomekindof continuityforour community,sothattheycan makedecisionsabouttheir lives.AndthenIthink, I mean,theyconvincedme. Wehadmanyconversations. aboutwhyOctoberbecauseof theelectiondeadline.Yeah, We canputpressureon,but impactthebudgetbased onthesite,Imean,for tobebrutallytransparent, whichis,Ibelieve,whatwearefor Theypayuphere.I'vebeen talkingtoverypeople recentlyaboutputtingtheir livesonpauseuntil Let'smakeadecision,no moving,notbeingabletobuyone home,notknowingifschoolisgoing to continueexisting.Andthat'sit. unacceptabletomeduetotimeconstraints indefinite.Andthat'swhyI'mnothere. sayingthatweshould rushtodosomething,but toallthepointsyouhave As mentioned,Ithinkweshould respectourcommunityand theanxietythatthisprocess generates.Ifwekeepprolongingit, Yes,wemaygetcloser increasinglytowardsabetterprocess ingeneral.Butatwhatprice? Good.Andthat'swhyIfeel I'mquitefirminmyposition. It'snotthatIfeellikeI'min October,butIthinkso usorfutureboards wecannotmakeadecisionor getarecommendationfor Octoberofacertainyear, So,notreally. we shouldbeabletoremovethe carpettothepeoplewho Theyareenteringthroughawindow ofchoice,orthattheytry moveorstartanew lifesomewhereinour community.That'swhatIthink. >> ToPerryaboutwhatyou'resaying saying.Idon'tfeelcomfortable withwhicha recommendationandthennotthe Let'scomply.Ifeellikewelost theconfidenceofallthe communitythelasttimeit carriedoutthisprocess.AND I thinkweneedtoinspire communitytrust showingtheteamsthathave theworkdone,which We havefaithinthem,thatthey We trustintheworkandwebelieve inthem.Andinthelasthour, We'renotgoingtojustleaveand to sayno,thatitisnot
040enough.Youknow,it'sjust I don'tthinkwecandothat. I don'twanttobeapartofthat. I wouldlikeustobevery consistentinourdecision-making decisionsandthatwedemonstrated thatwesupporttheworkthatis isperforming. >> Ireallyappreciatethatyouhave Havingsaidthatinthisconversation. I hopeIhaven'tgiventheimpression mistakenlythatthatwas myhopeorwhatwasa option.Ithinkthatonce thestagesarepublic, It willbenecessarythattherebeacertain communityparticipation, especiallyofthe mostaffectedcommunities, beforeanythingcanmoveforward formally.So wewouldneedtoreflect aboutwhatthatwouldbelike,butwith sometimeandspace.So It'snotlikeyou'relearning onthestagesby firsttime,butit'sabout ofdecisionsmadethatsame evening.Andthenextdayeverything Theworldreadsitinthenewspaper. Sowesimplyneed reflectonhowtobe consideredwhen tocarryoutataskof effectiveoutreachaimedat thosewhowouldlookmore affected. >> Thankyou. >> Thatgetstotheheartofmymatter concernbecauseI,Me I likeitalotandmaybewe'llcomeback toabandonpolitics.Me I reallyliketheideaofthe teams.Ithinkit'sgood. I thinkit'swellthoughtout. I thinkit'sholdingfirm. Manypeoplewithverygood fundamentalknowledgein thosespecificareas.No I wantapolicythat... compelaccountability.Without weasdirectorsofthe meeting,havingtogotothe publicandreceiveitfrom firehosethatwe Theylaunch,becausethenarrativegoes tochange.Insecondplace, Welistedaschoolina scenery.Therefore,the clarifyingquestionto Thatistherecommendation formalofthesuperintendent. Forus,thestageor theexecutionofascenario thatitispublishedoptimally twomonthsbeforewevote in thisregard.Good.Becausethe politics,asitis Draftednow,itsaysitwill submitarecommendation formal.Well,isitexpectedthat thatformalrecommendationbethe firsttimethepublicsees the scenarios?Orarewegoingto implementthemaboutsix weeksbefore? Yes.So,whatBret AndIhavetalked,what Whatweanticipateisthatprobably A spacewillbeneededfor speakwiththecommunitiesthat wouldprobablybementioned inarecommendation, approximatelyonemonthof timetotalktothose communities,beingabletointeract