001Good evening. >> Really fast meeting. >> Yeah, we'll see. >> Welcome everybody and after join us with the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Do I have a motion to approve the regular board meeting? >> So move. >> I second. >> John Christensen. >> Yay. >> Chris Luca. >> Yay. >> Kathy Howland. >> Hi. >> AJ Wilson. >> Yay. Motion carried. >> We'd like to start off with some gifts tonight. Um, first up is Mr. Watson. >> Evening. Um, the Ry High School Music Program received a donation of $1,000 from San Isabel Electric. Um, this $1,000 helps the program uh recover some funds that we from
002some expenditures we had with purchasing a new xylophone and uh helps us to pay for our travel expenses as well as for our festival fees. Cool. >> Thank you. [Applause] >> Do I have a motion to accept the gifts? >> So move second. >> John Christensen. >> Yay. >> Chris Duga. Yay. >> Kathy Howland. >> Hi. >> AJ Wilson. >> Yay. >> Motion carried. >> All right. Next up, we have information from the board and superintendent. Um, let's start with you guys, Mr. Petri. >> Down there. Let's report. Glad school started. It's good to see all the kids back in the schools. I made a goal to visit all the schools last week in the first week of school and I just squee my last visit in last Thursday. So, I got to talk to
003a lot of kids and staff members and visit with our principles. So, just excited that the year started. >> Cool. >> Same thing. We've been to a lot of schools uh visiting with kids and teachers and principles and it's just nice to see kids back in the building. >> Nice. >> Chris pass. >> I don't have anything this evening. >> Uh it's nice to kind of get back into the swing of things, but I have been a lot more tired after waking up so early. Man, I miss getting to sleep in. But that's all right. At least my kids like going to school sometimes. So, >> for the board meetings or getting kids to school? >> Getting kids to school, man. That's it. >> All right. So, next up, we'll start with discussion. First up,
004we have a presentation for the PBLO County High Dance Team Trip. Miss Deck. >> All right. Um, hi, my name is Urseline Deck. I'm the varsity dance team coach for Publo County High School. Um, I brought some of my Hornet dancers with me tonight so you kind of put a face to the team. Um, for the past two years, we've attended the National Championship in Orlando, Florida. So, we're here to um present um a request to attend again. It is January 28th through February 2nd. And the girls are competing in three categories this year. Last year, they did really well. They placed fourth in the nation in Palm and 11th in the nation in Game Day um from out of like 30 plus teams in each category. So, they did really well and we hope
005to do it again. So, any questions? You guys have any questions? >> Good luck. >> I don't have any. Good luck. Yeah, good luck. >> Thank you. >> All right. Next up, Mr. Bean for High School. Good evening, board. Um, I'm here for my yearly trip to see you guys about our national convention trip to Indianapolis. Um, this year our trip is going to be October 27th through November 1st. So that last week of October, we'll be headed out to Indianapolis like we always do for the National FFA Convention. But this year, once again, Ry High School is very fortunate and so is District 70 and the state of Colorado. We will be representing the state of Colorado in a sales this year. Um, last year we represented in meat judging. This year we are
006in a sales. Um, with that being said, the team from last year that competed at state convent or state CDs will be representing us. That does include um, three graduates from last year. They'll be traveling with us. Um, they're still technically your IFFA members until they are 21 years of age if they so choose. And then one of them is a senior this year. Um, pretty cool. And a big shout out to their coach, that's Jay Nielsen. Um, he has coached those kids. amazingly. He's a rep for the Kamasu um tractors for all this area and he is a heck of a salesman and he trained that team really well. So, big thank you to him. He will be traveling with us as well um to be out there with them. And when we are
007out there, we'll also take up to eight others, one of which will be the chapter president that is scholarshiped through our program and the others will be paying $800 a person. and we will do a bunch of industry tours while we're out there. We will go to leadership conferences. We will be going to see keynote speakers. Um it's great opportunity for these kids. There's about 80,000 FFA members from around the country that attend. So it is Indianapolis turns blue with all the Corduroy jackets. So I appreciate you guys and we'll let you know how the team does. >> Perfect. Any questions? >> Are you guys flying then? >> Yeah. >> Don't you drive a lot of times too? >> Well, yeah. So, the only time we fly is if we have a team qualify. >>
008Okay. >> Um, and this is our third team that we've ever had qualify, which is, like I say, there are lot of really good programs that never get to go to national convention with a national team. And we've been fortunate enough to have three. So, we fly when we compete just so those kids have enough time to get there, get comfortable, and prepped. >> Perfect. >> Thank you guys. >> Thank you. Next up, we have a presentation for mechanical services certified HVAC job. Mrs. Russell. >> Good evening, Mr. Vice President, members of the board. I have a new brand new job description for your consideration tonight. This is a mechanical services certified position. Um, it will be on our special businesses services salary schedule under the master tradesman. Um, a quick summary of the job.
009The position is responsible for monitoring ma maintaining and supervising the operation of the conventional heating, ventilation and air conditioning control systems in the school district. Um it does require two years journey level with refrigerant experience working with boiler chiller and maintenance and it also requires the EPA section 68 certification. Any specific questions? >> Any questions? >> All right. Thank you. Thank you. >> Next up, we have Dr. Martinez for a presentation on the calendars. Gentlemen of the board, tonight I come to you with uh two requested changes to our calendar. The first one I'm going to I would like to request that uh September 25th, 2025 and May 14th, 2026 be designated as early release days for literacy planning at our district's elementaryaries and middle schools. Um this will give our schools time to meet
010the state and the district requirements around things like writing read plans uh which uh schools will share with parents at the elementary level uh at the parent teacher conference that comes early in October. So, a shift for some literacy support. And the second request I have is I'd like to request a change the graduation date for district 70 ALA. Um, they are having a change change of venue. Last year they use CSU PBLO. This year they are moving to PBLO Memorial Hall. So, they'd like to change their graduation date to Friday, May 22nd at 6:00 p. p.m. again at Memorial at Memorial Hall. It >> was a little crowded last year. It was very crowded last year without a >> doubt. And we felt like we wanted to make sure that those same opport sounds
011good. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> All right. Let's see. Next up, we have Mr. Bumgardner for uh athletic supplier RFP. >> Yes. Good evening board. Hi to Kathy being at home, the directors and our guests here. I'm here in front of you um to talk about the athletic supplier RFP. Um, this actually kind of started some leg work a few years ago and as far as conversation and most recently towards the end of the school year last year, we decided that we need to look and see how we can um provide a better bang for our buck and stretch our district dollar as well as our fundraising dollars, all of our schools across the district. So, essentially, we put out an RFP uh late May. Um it it stayed open for
012its duration and we had eight applicants um eight businesses apply and with a group of administrators uh made up throughout the district. We went through an evaluation process. Um through that evaluation process there were many conversations and questions and those types of things that happened. In the end, we were able to bring that vendor who we selected, who is in front of you, which is game one um also with an Under Armour contract with that um and and have some Q&A. So, um that's that's where we're at. This agreement um is set and as you noticed, it was it was a five-year agreement. Um, as we get going, we'll have some evaluation and some checkpoints along the way through year one, two, three, and and so on just to to re-evaluate it and and potentially
013>> make some changes uh to benefit our kids and our programs. Any questions? >> So, sounds like there's some flexibility going forward even to better incentivize the kids and stuff. >> Correct. Correct. >> Cool. >> After we get incentiviz, >> not incentivize them, but pro provide for them. >> Correct. As as we get to track some of our of our spending with with this vendor and and the supplies, we can then re-evaluate and and see what's even potentially better for us. >> Awesome. >> It's also to question Nice. >> And I will share this. Sometimes we think of just that high school venue, right? This is actually going to impact our elementary and our high schools across the entire district. It's not just >> certain a select few schools that get this opportunity. It's our
014entire district. >> Nice. >> Very cool. Thank you. Any questions? >> Sounds good. >> All right. Next. >> Thank you. >> Next up, we have open forum. Do we have anybody signed up? >> We do. We have two this evening. Um just a reminder to our speakers, it's three minutes. Um the timer will be on the TVs and Miss Kimberly will start it when you start speaking. And first up is Mr. John Zondlo. >> Thank you for this opportunity. I'm just I'm going to ask just FYI for the board but administration. Um what I think is a significant public safety issue. I'm delighted to have uh two grandchildren at D70 schools at the high school and at Vinland. And uh I get the honor of picking them up after school. And uh my granddaughter sent
015me the nice notice that the high school put out about picking students up and do not park on Highway 50. That worked for about two days. And the problem is, I mean, both it's unsafe. Uh you would think the students would get in on the school side of 50, but I've seen them with multiple students open those doors on the 50 side. Those cars are going fast. The real problem is when you're trying to get out of the loop, if those cars are parked there, you cannot see traffic coming up on Highway 50. Maybe in the far lane, but certainly not in the close lane. And last year I was taking rights, but now I have to pick up student at Vinland. Taking a left, it is you're just you're it's very risky. So I
016would just ask that that guidance be enforced. 15 minutes that loop clo uh clears very quickly just 15 minutes to not and and you now you might say well the it's the sheriff right it's Highway 50 well yesterday in trying to get out of there I saw a cruiser coming down up on 50 and I thought this is going to be great they pulled into the loop I don't know he or she had some business whatever but totally disregard to the traffic lined up on 50 so someone's going to get hurt it's only a matter of time And so I would just ask that it be enforced that no parking on 50 during that time of picking up students. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Um next up we have Colton Seabold. My name is
017Colton Seabold. I go to Poas High School. I am currently a sophomore. Today I come to inform you guys about an issue that is currently happening at my school. So a couple weeks ago I had to take a pretest and at the beginning of the year they told us that our student peer center was going to be taken away due to some schedule changes. And as much as I understood that I guess it didn't really come to me how it would affect me and also my peers and also my teachers. But before I continue, I'd like to make a point that my teachers are great. PubS is awesome and and the staff is very helpful. But back to my point, as I was trying to take a test, I had to walk down to my
018ESS teacher's room, interrupt her class, wait an additional seven minutes, and then on top of that, as I had to get it read to me because I'm in an IEP and that's one of my accommodations is having my things read to me. I was late to my history class, so I was also behind on work, but also I was stressed out because now I have to make up a pretest on top of notes that we were doing in class. One thing that I want to ask you guys is for guidance within our schools and just asking how we could get the student center back. And I think it's a great way to allow freshmen to make relationships with underassmen and vice versa. Not only is it cost effective because it's it's completely free. All you
019need is one teacher in there and it's completely student-based to where if I have a senior teach me math, it it works out perfectly because the teacher only needs to be in there just to supervise. So, I'm bet you guys are wondering why I haven't gone to my principal about this. He has been there for eight days and I don't want to throw another thing on his plate that he has to do. So, thank you. And do you guys have any questions? >> So, it was in the library and it was every hour on the hour. Usually an ESS teacher would be in there and you would have your students. I think it was a lot of the STEM students, but it was definitely students that were educated enough to regurgitate the information to you
020or just tutor you in a manner that maybe a teacher couldn't get through to you on. So it was very helpful in in that aspect of maybe you didn't understand it. So just something you'd be like, can you repeat that? Can you repeat that? So it's it's it's just very helpful. I think so. So maybe that's not probably >> Thank you. >> That concludes our open forum. >> All right, >> Mr. Chair. >> I'm not used to this. Uh, next up we have our consent agenda. Do we have a motion for the consent agenda? >> I move that we approve the consent agenda as presented. >> Second. >> John Christensen. >> Yay. >> Christa Luca. >> Yay. >> Kathy Helen. >> AJ Wilson. >> Yay. >> Motion carried. >> Awesome. Our next board meeting is
021scheduled for Tuesday, September 9th, 2025 at the Educational Services Center. are beginning at 6 p.m. Our meeting is now adjourned.