001Heat. All right. Aha. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Woo! Hey! Heat. Heat. I Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Good afternoon and welcome to the work session for the board of education for Gley Evans School District 6. This meeting will now come to order. Miss Lemon, will you please call the role? >> Director Ozari, >> present. >> Director Bentley. >> Director Campus Fitzy, >> present. Director Edmonds >> present. >> Director Limos Garcia >> present. Director Mash >> present. Director Roi >> present. Six board members present. >> Thank you. The first item on the agenda is a review of our calendar. Um as usual, just remind you to please RSVP on your board calendar whenever as soon as you can. Some things they save seats for us or require an RSVP.
002We have a board or a school visit to the Gley Evans alternative program as well as um the discover district 6 academy will be at Jefferson and the CTE center. So if you are able to attend that there's usually a tour as well. Then we get to celebrate with Prairie Heights Middle School Dream Team Honor Scholarship Awards. That does require an RSVP and also let Miss Lemon know what meal you would like. Anyone have any other comments? Anything to add? Point out. >> Uh just Gy West Friday Saturday, right? Um play 9 to5. >> Oh y tickets on sale 7 o'clock Friday and Saturday. >> Excellent. Okay, we will move along to board member comments and let's start with you, Mr. Edmonds. >> Awesome. Um, yes, so a lot of fun things since the last
003time we got together for board meeting. The Gley Evans Elementary Coral Festival was uh so beautiful in the same I felt I had the same feelings of warmth as I did with the Gley Central Culture Assembly. Just to see all these kids up there from so many different elementary schools singing and singing songs in their original language and just the joy on all their faces. Um to so I mean well the joy on most of the faces. It was also fun to see kids who were clearly mid yawn as they're singing. Um but it was just it was a wonderful um wonderful event. I think a wonderful show of support from the parents. So, I really loved seeing not just the parents, but like the family there. Um, leaving was a bit chaotic. Um, which
004I know when you got that many people in the room and you're trying to let all the kids go, but it was from what I understand it was the biggest year yet. So, they had to open up the third level from what I understand. So, just it's wonderful. Dr. Brenda, great job. Um, especially working on the flies, you're like seeing them ready. you're like, "Okay, well, I have you had several stopping points and so you were great to be at that one stopping point." Um, and then negotiations. I really enjoyed that process. I thought it was a beautiful process to be a part of as a board to be able to be there and be in the room with um the GA to be in the room with with the administration hear teachers perspectives administrators
005perspectives and just to know as a board that we're doing something special here since I know not all boards are in the room for these type of conversations. So I just appreciated those few days to get to know more people in the district and to celebrate our successes and just see the places we can grow. um the Gley Central School visit. It was great to see that the tiles haven't changed and the lockers are still the same. And um to get to see my old stomping grounds and where I graduated high school, to hear from the students perspectives um to hear their honesty. I know they gave their honest feedback at our last board meeting and they reemphasized it. But it was just great to see the investment of the students in their school that
006it wasn't just like this is a place I have to be for the next four years and then I'm gone. to really see just the investment to hear from the AVID students and those who are in so many different programs. Um just really appreciate that and I'm excited that next year will be hundred years and and to see what is in store for that. Um and then success foundation breakfast. This is maybe the third time I've been to the breakfast and always just a wonderful time to hear of a foundation that helps really I mean it's in their name to help our students be successful in our district to be successful and so great to see a range of ages represented up there from elementary to high school and to even hear that one student
007who got to play her what was it the cello like the bass cello to but to hear her story of of how >> claret bass clarinet I played saxophone phone. That's the only instrument that exists in my world. Um, but to just be a for her to be able to go out there, but to share that like that's the impact of that >> of that funding is is really cool. So, yeah, great great last couple weeks in the district. >> Awesome. >> To be fair, Mr. Edmonds, she did start out on the cello. >> Yeah, she talked about a lot of different instruments. >> I bet if we put a cello and a bass clarinet next to each other, you could tell it. >> You would make that up pretty quick. >> Okay, good. Okay.
008Um, let's go over to Director Roi. >> Um, well, some of this will be repetitive uh to what Director um Edmonds had to say, but uh I did attend uh Wednesday of the negotiations. And it was um just I was very impressed with the process and just the the people that led it and um seeing the people in our district that were there. um working for uh the best of our district. So that was a really great experience and and enjoyed that a lot. Um visited uh on the third Tuesday I visited Gley Central with the group and that was really a fun uh visit. enjoyed your son a lot, Director Mash, and just um yeah, it was a it was a good day and I I it was fun to see, you know, the
009the work on the building, how they really work to keep some of the um historic touches to the building and so I really enjoyed that. So, uh, Success Foundation breakfast is always a really fun time and, um, it's wonderful see to see the work that they do and just feel so, um, encouraged in our community, the people that were there and the people that are working to support our kids and um, all their endeavors. And then um, Saturday evening, I attended the Evans Chamber Dinner and that was uh, that was a we enjoyed that. that was a lot of fun and um so that you know we we came away from that and you know just with a good time and a good feel about the school uh the city of Evans. So >> director
010Lenos Garcia. >> Okay. So a lot of repetitive as well. Um attended the Gley Evans Corell Festival. Um I when I was in school I did a lot of choir and theater and uh I did play the cello as well for a very short time. Um and so music to me is just so valuable and important and just to be able to listen and hear some of the children singing and their reactions. Some of them really got down and danced and some of them their facial remarks. It was just such an amazing event and so I was very felt very fortunate to be able to attend. Um and then I did also attend negotiations. Um felt like it was a great experience. Um just learning a lot and hearing and listening and getting to know
011everybody who was there that day was very important. Um so I thought that was a great experience. Um attended the Titon had a career day, career night. Uh and so I went to Twiton and attended the career um event over there. So that was night neat to see the school. I hadn't seen the school before. Um, and then just visit with some of the students that were there. Just really exploring what opportunities they had for them. So, that was a great evening. Um, success foundation breakfast. I attended that as well. Um, that was that's always a great event to attend. I did attend the District 6 art walk um Friday. I think it was this last Friday. Um, it was chilly. However, it was just so amazing. Students and parents and families looking at all
012the art that was out there. Um, I thought it was well attended even despite the weather. So, that was really a nice event. Um, and then the Evans Chamber Dinner I also attended um as well. I attended this weekend um a community event that doesn't have to deal um participate with District 6, but it's called Her Story. It's a very nice event that the community hosts. And I'll tell you, there was this um person and it was the daughter of director Nash who sang so eloquently. It was just a part of heaven. I think it was so amazing. Um, but to hear a lot of the women and females just be represented in that space was so important and felt a part of community. So, while it wasn't connected to district 6, it was connected
013to people who live in our community, which I also think is important. So, I attended that as well. >> Dr. Ozari. >> Well, not a whole lot to add. I agree with everything that's been said so far this evening. Just give a shout out to all those staff members uh who were involved in that coral uh festival. I I've been backstage with hundreds and hundreds of elementary school students. And what you see on stage is impressive, but I think what you see that goes on backstage at those kind of events probably is even more impressive. Uh just getting those students uh put together and taken on stage. and I was impressed with the student behavior. Very, very good, high quality event. I'd also like to thank all the staff members that have been involved in
014the negotiations process. Uh, and Diane Groves again for her work in West Huttle, for his facilitation. Uh, that's a successful uh, situation and it's not easy to come by and I really appreciate everybody's work. Gley Central, just like what director Edmund said, I'm proud to go back to Central. He was a student. I was a staff member. So, I think we >> at the same time. >> Yeah. Well, there you go. Yeah. So, that's pretty darn cool. And uh a lot of quality of work has been done on that building. And I really do appreciate the work of the facilities people that keep an old building like that up and operational. >> It's really really great. And if we can make improvements to it, that would be awesome. Uh I know that that is front
015and center on a lot of our minds. It's just it's difficult to go about doing that. That's all. And then finally, just like director Lemos Garcia and director Roi, I had the opportunity to attend the Evans Chamber of Commerce event. Uh sometimes uh Evans gets overshadowed when we say Greley Evans School District 6. Uh but that event highlights how much support we have uh in both communities and I really appreciated that night. It was a lot of fun and I and all the folks that represented Gley Central Gley Central, pardon me, District 6, all the folks that represented District 6 that night. Uh, it was just great for us to be in the same room. So, thanks a lot. That's all I have. President Mash, >> thank you. >> Dr. Kemp Spitzy. >> So, um,
016I don't want to repeat too much, but yes, the coral festival was magical. Um, it's rare to see the UTC C with almost every single seat occupied and um, and the kids just they sound better and better every year. This is the third year I've gotten to go and um, the teachers do amazing work with the students. Um, on March 2nd, I got to participate in uh, Maplewood's celebration of ReadAcross America. So March 2nd is Dr. Seuss's birthday. Um, and so it's ReadAcross America Day across the country. And so I got to go into a first grade class with Sarah Mireles and then a second grade class with Mr. Hunts and read to the students. Um, and the theme, the whole school had a Dr. Seuss theme. So the teachers were dressed up with like
017Thing One and Thing Two and um, the Cat in the Hat and the kids were dressed up. A lot of their parents dressed them up as as Dr. Seuss characters. So it was very cute to be in the building. And then um, Sarah M um, Mrs. Sarah Mles in her classroom. She did a Starbucks theme, but she called it Starbucks and it was so creative. Um, her practicum student works for Starbucks, so has access to like the aprons and all. So, the whole room was decorated like a little cafe. Um, and they did book tastings at different tables and then the kids got to write their favorite titles and rate, you know, give them one to five stars and it was just very creative, a beautiful way to celebrate literacy and um, kudos to Maplewood
018for that. Um, negotiations, yes, a huge success. Um, I was actually hanging out with a a friend who's a high school teacher last night and he said totally unprompted, I wasn't like questioning him on anything. He said, "You know, when when I'm in a room as a teacher and people start someone starts talking negatively about the school board, he said somebody will always chime in and correct them." And it's not necessarily him. He says somebody will especially the union members will speak up and say well um this is actually what's going on and you know maybe that's your perception but like this is kind of the truth and and what what goes on and the difficult decisions we we sometimes have to make because of a budget but um it was really nice to hear
019that to hear that um most educators feel that we're doing a good job and I think a lot of that comes out of the transparency in negotiations and um the members of the teachers and really understanding um why certain decisions are made and and all that. So that was cool. Um the 10th annual D6 and Friends Arts Walk was very chilly. I'm like the one day that it's cold. Um but it was still a lot of fun. I I do think it was very well attended. Um we tried to go eat dinner at the ramen place and the wait was like 45 minutes so ended up going to Sherpa Grill. Um, but like many businesses were full even though it was chilly. Um, and then it was fun to see all the parents posting pictures
020of their kids next to their artwork and putting that on social media and that was cool. Um, so, oh, I wanted to to piggy back off of director Mash um talking about the newborn. She she talks to No, I'm just kidding. The siblings of the newborn that you talk to. Um, so this last week I had a couple of sports physicals for Brentwood Middle School students. And I always asked them what their favorite classes and both of them, two girls, um, one is from like the Rahenia culture and one is was Latina. And they both said math was their favorite class. And I was very proud of their answer. And then with the my Rahenia patient, I asked her, "And have you thought about what you want to be when you grow up?" And she
021very confidently looked at me and she said, "Yes, a CFO." And I was like, "Yes, girl." Oh my gosh. And an eighth grader at Brentwood. And then the other girl um who came in with her mom, she's the youngest of many siblings, but anyway, she said she wanted to be either a doctor or a NICU nurse. And so I thought that was fun. Um, so anyway, good job, Brentwood. I love that you're getting girls excited about math. Um, and that's about it for my comments. Awesome. Thank you. I'm very pleased to hear repetition because it means that we're all attending lots of great stuff and being involved and so that's awesome and everybody has a different uh perspective. But yeah, negotiations was very positive experience. Again, thank you to Is it Zery who helped out
022with um just making sure we were well fed and caffeinated as well? And I know she there's probably lots of of logistics that she takes care of. So, please extend our thanks to her as well as Miss Lemon. Um and yeah, I think we those of us who have been to a number of negotiations just felt like felt like there were maybe some more tangible measurable um progress able to be to be seen. So, that was really great. the central visit. I attended I attended the first track meet of the season that was held at University High School and just gley teams. So that's a fun one and got to sit with a whole bunch of my friends whose kids are at different schools but all happen to be at that track meet. So that
023was fun. Um I also got to attend the Drowsy Chaperon which is a musical I'd never heard of at Gley Central and it was just delightful. It's just like ridiculousness and silliness and great musical numbers. fantastic comedy comedic timing with those kids and the pit and it was great. Um the success foundation breakfast as well. So appreciate our community coming together and all of the students that spoke were so articulate highlighted a different aspect of how the success foundation helps students and everyone talked about like those kids were amazing. They're so astute. I can't believe how they just present it. So, I'm so glad that we always have student le um event and then yeah, I also attended her story and just appreciate it's a fun way to do to showcase art and people's stories
024and many different musical performances as well. Okie dokie. We will move on to our update um student learning and achievement goal one internships and Zello update Dr. Pilch Mr. Aspen. Hello. Welcome. Thanks for being here. >> So, a couple board meetings ago, we brought um some information to you around the personalized learning plans and we spoke about the Zello platform and it seemed like there was enough interest in the room to learn a little bit more about that Zello platform and how we're using it for internships and how we're using it with our business partnerships. And so we've invited Lisa Hudson and Anthony's here tonight to lead us through that conversation and um they'll they'll talk to you about the work they're doing with that. So thank you. >> And I don't know if you
025all know Lisa Hudson, but she is um in her first year as our as our business and community partnership administrator. And so if you know anything about Lisa, um especially like Saturday night, for those of you that were at the Evans Chamber D, she'll meet you and then she'll give you a card and say, "We need to partner. we we need an intern at your business. And so she's already really great at what she does. Um we will go through some slides tonight and and let you know give you an update on our internship program, where we are with that and how we're using Zello to both inform students and recruit businesses. So just like all of our work, this is found in our strategic plan and it's found under student learning and achievement. Um
026specifically in our goal number one where we provide personalized learning so that all students can graduate on time and are career and college ready. And this lives in our objective number two uh where we increase student participation in career pathways and respond to industry, business and community needs and u preparing our students to just walk away from our high schools ready to go to college, ready to tackle the workforce or both sometimes. And so, um, Lisa's done a great job of increasing the number of businesses that we have. And that feeds right into our measure because, uh, what we measure each year is that we are just increasing the number of internship opportunities for our kids. And so far, um, we've been able to do that. So, um, every year we just have more and
027more and more. And Lisa's, um, buying into that. She's doing a great job um, and diversifying our businesses. We've got business businesses this year that we've never had before. And so, um, we're excited to hear more about that with this presentation and how we're using Zello, um, this year now that we have that tool. But with that, I'll turn it over to you. >> Thank you, Anthony. So, something that's really exciting about Zello and the direction that we're taking with this is we're giving students real life experience of what it's like to be in the job market. So, they are logging into Zello, they're seeing the companies that are partnering with our district, they're reading through job descriptions, and they are requesting those jobs, which we call them applying. Um, but what we've done so
028far is we've created 180 placements in the internship program and we have 20 placements in our state registered apprenticeship. So we have 200 opportunities right now. And um, this went live on Sunday, March 1st and when I created these slides, we had 300 requests from 170 students. I checked this afternoon and we are at 480 requests. So it's increasing by the minute. Um, by the end of the month, I think that we'll have about a thousand requests from our students. >> Um, part of going into Zello is we'll be able to partnership with a broader base across all of Northern Colorado, which will also expand the opportunities we have for our students. So, on the screen, you can see a snapshot of what it looks like when students log in and they're exploring our opportunities.
029So they can search by company, they can s search by career pathway, and once they find one of those opportunities that they like the looks of, they hit request. Um, and that puts them in the candidate pool for that employer. So come April, our uh employers will be reviewing their candidate pool and we'll start interviewing. I would say the increase I'll just add the increase in the um in the number of students is because Zello reaches out to them where in the past our counselors would track down some students that might be interested in these roles and this allows every single junior to see the opportunity and and potentially participate. >> Cool. >> And I think they are having more buy in to these opportunities because they get to see what they'll be doing and
030it might open their eyes to something that they weren't necessarily thinking of. Um, so I think it's been a good experience for them all and feeling empowered. I mean, upwards of almost 500 requests in a week. That's great. >> Uh, the other great thing is if our companies have opportunities that they have um an application portal that students need to complete like with D6 um we can link that within Zello and it takes them right to that application portal. It also gives students an opportunity to create their own opportunities. So if they have a connection to a company within um Gley or Evans, they can submit it for review by our team, which is mostly me, but we call it a team. >> Our powerful team, >> and then we can review it, talk with
031the employer, make sure everything's aligned, and then they can um get approved for that opportunity. One thing we're encouraging our students because this is such a competitive program is to stand out from the crowd. So students not only can attach their resume to their requests, but they can uh include a cover letter if there's a certain department that they're really interested in working for like the Gley Fire Department. They can also request um a letter of recommendation through Zello from a counselor, from a teacher, from a coach, and include that in their application. >> And what you heard from Mr. Jordan Carlberg at our last meeting is that if you don't have a resume, then Zela helps you write a resume. Uh students will also be able to track where they're at in the process.
032So have they requested an opportunity? Have they moved to the interview stage? Have they been hired or selected? And then tracking hours within that um opportunity. So when they have opportunities, we have e-verification. So students enter their hours, then an email sent to the employer, they say, "Yep, those are the hours." And then it syncs to their account in Zello. One thing that I really like about this program is it not only will give these students these opportunities, but help them through the process of reflecting on what they've learned during this activity. And so, um, they can include this, it will sync to their portfolio within Zello, um, and showcase what did you like about it, what did you find challenging, and what did you learn? During the time that they have their internship over
033the summer, we're setting goals with these students to see what kind of skills they want to improve upon. We'll have a midway check-in to see if they've improved upon those goals and then give themselves star ratings. So that way it'll sync to their portfolio. It can update their resume and then ultimately give them a place to download it um for future employment opportunities. >> Any questions? So that a little bit update on our internship process and how we're using Zello and we'd love to answer any questions that you might have. >> Thank you very much. So this is it's always great to get to see how it actually works and >> um so how does it does it work both directions? So students can reach out can see all the businesses and the opportunities. Can
034businesses look for a student a certain student? And I don't know if that's appropriate or not, but we did have when I was at the chamber >> um for the community council on education, somebody was saying are is district six up with Zello because other >> other chambers are and and we want in. So yeah, just curious how that works with the business industry. >> I don't believe that businesses can seek out a certain student. they can see the students who have requested opportunities with them >> and then for example in April when they start reviewing that pool I'm going to be helping the businesses reach those students to start scheduling the interviews so it's it's not an open line of communication to the student population >> that appropriate yes >> try to you know
035protect that piece of it >> and share a little bit of the the um northern Colorado relationship that we're moving towards >> so we've used this year as a pilot year to launch Zello within district 6 but our plan is to join the NOCO collaborative which um works with other districts and chambers. Um that way we'll be part of that collaborative working with businesses all across northern Colorado creating more opportunities for our students regionally. >> So it allows the opportunity for students to have an internship here or Windsor or Fort Collins or somewhere else um in Northern Colorado. >> Okay. And vice versa. >> And vice versa. Right. Absolutely. And so it's it just it allows us to partner with with many of the districts that are on Zello in Northern Colorado. >> Sounds good.
036>> So other districts have been doing this for a while or I mean what what's the time frame as far as where we are in the process >> using Zello? You mean in this process? I think last year was the first year that they that people started. I would say that last year was their pilot year with Zello. Um or maybe it's been two years and then probably two years. So, two years and then last year we came on with Zello, but we decided this year to be let it be our pilot year. We just need to figure out what this looks like inside of our district and then we'll get into the Northern Colorado collaborative. And so maybe they're just using this ahead of us a little bit, but we've obviously been having we've
037had the internship program for >> So, so the businesses out there um they're ahead of the game too a little bit. I mean, would you say I mean that there are businesses in the northern Colorado area that are already up on all of this on the platform and >> there are um which is our hope of how we'll be able to expand um during the process of trying to get our businesses that we've traditionally worked with onto the platform. We found a few hiccups with trying to get them linked with our account in Zello. As a business owner, you can have your email associated with one Zello account. So I think by going into the no code collaborative we'll eliminate that barrier because we'll all be part of the same. So it's making it a
038lot easier for businesses to participate in career exploration for youth. >> Yeah, I can see that >> that's the challenge especially right now is finding businesses to partner with. >> I think it's always you know trying to expand upon that. um our program, we've always had it as a paid program for students, which is not necessarily like other districts. And so, um you know, I think that's why we're really grateful for the success foundation and the work that they've done to be able to help us raise funds to offset costs for small businesses and nonprofits who aren't able to take that cost on. Um and it's really been a driver for how we've expanded our program. know it's been a partnership with well trust who's been a great partner with the success foundation as well
039as our mily override dollars because we um we allocate part of those dollars as well to pay our interns and without that without that we don't have a program like this. >> So do you feel com confident that the infrastructure we have in place is set up to accommodate the amount of students that you're estimating are going to want to be a part of all of this? I mean, it's it's a lot of kids if you're shooting at, you know, that number. >> Well, I'll I'll just say and then I'll let you follow up. Every year about this time, I say, "Woo, we have so many students. We have way more students that want an internship than we have businesses." And so, business is out there. Hear me say like we're we're we need you
040to partner with us. Um, this is no different. It just means that we have to try to get even more faster because of the way we can communicate with students now. But there will be students turned away. >> Oh, every year there is. We just can't. That's that's been our that's been our big hiccup is every year we have more students than we have businesses. And we have to find the right connection and the right match and then we'll continue to add businesses each year. >> Ideally though, what we're headed toward the ideal would be for all the students. >> All the students be able to be engaged in all. >> Absolutely. >> Y and so far of the numbers you've gotten which is the most requested um like fields or industries? What are the
041industries that are most requested? >> This is interesting. Um I was looking at this today. The library internship has the most requests. >> Wow. >> Nice. >> Yeah. Um they're sitting at 23 requests for the library entered and they have two placements open. Um but it's only been open a week. >> Um and uh not even half of our students have submitted applications yet. We have 365 students who are interested in the internship program. And as I mentioned earlier, we have between apprenticeships and internships 200 placements. >> So, highly competitive. >> And then when you talk to business partners or potential business partners, um like what's what's the pitch? Like what's the minimum they can participate? What does that sound like? >> For the internship, it's 150 hours and I always pitch first. It's a
042paid program, hopefully by the host. M >> um you know and we've worked together as I mentioned to support um offset cost things like that but really it's about creating a pipeline for your workforce that's been a huge driver. We see a lot of hosts who will keep these interns on after the 150 hours as regular employees because they're impressed with the work they do. >> So it's a pipeline. It's um a great way to give junior staff the opportunity to manage someone. So it can be a leadership training program that's been, you know, a successful pitch and then supporting career exploration for our students in our community, you know, um it's a great way to give back, get engaged, and showcase the amazing careers that we have here. >> So I think people have
043been really receptive to those three things. And have you tried to target businesses that are in higher demand from from students or? >> Yeah, I definitely have been trying to target um industries that our career pathways align with. Um and then I also took a look at what opportunities we had last year and what industries were we lacking. Um so we have some catering opportunities this year. We didn't have that last year. Um restaurant industry which sometimes can be challenging but um we've we've been able to overcome it and diversify as an Okay. >> And it's our goal um when we bring a business on you, we would say yes, we would love for you to pay, but if you can't, we can get you started for maybe a year, maybe two, but our goal
044would be that they put that put us in their budget as they go on. >> So, the internship program, I apologize for asking questions that might be um out there already. Um, but on behalf of the public, uh, the internship programs that only takes place in the summer months, is this something that potentially could be viewed as year round now that we have the platform in play or we're working towards it? I'm wondering, >> go ahead and um, one thing that we're looking to pilot um, this next year is a workbased learning credit to have some internship opportunities during the school year. And this could be for more of our seniors. Um I know that our um grounds department would be really interested with how much work they have during the school year to offer
045this and this has been a highly soughtafter internship during the summer. So if we could have this work during the school year with scheduling, we already have the curriculum with the workbased learning credit. Um I could foresee in the future that we would have year-round internships available. It's in our policy right now that the students can earn credit for work-based learning. And so it's so rather than a senior, for example, that might just take five classes and take two offlocks or one off lock, can we get you can we get you connected with someone that you have an interest in and we can give you elective credit for that. >> In addition to that, I'd add the apprenticeship program isn't just during the summer. So that is our apprenticeship program is competency based meaning it's
046they don't have to achieve certain amount of hours but to get those competencies it takes time. So um this last cohort they'll complete in June so that'll be a full year. So they are going throughout the entire year. >> Um, one comment I would um just want to pay attention once it does get open to the Northern Colorado collaborative. Is that what um to just make sure that that our kids are benefiting from that and that it actually isn't taking away opportunities from them. >> Yeah, that's we are watching this year. That's why we want to just stay right here. But we feel confident that when we open that up, it actually will expand interest for our students rather than um allow for more competition for everyone else to piggy back on the good work
047that we've been doing. >> But we are watching that. >> Yeah. Like give you some ease in that scenario. Um you can create an opportunity only for your district as well. So you can close things off >> specifically for ones that we are, you know, utilizing the well trust funds to pay for. Um, so we won't open that one maybe all the way up. Cool. >> It's a very big task that you are managing. So, thank you for that. And >> internship season. So, be placing and then she'll spend the rest of this spring and all summer just monitoring the internships. And so she'll visit all the intern interns in their location, get the feedback, talk to the employer, talk to the student, make sure that it's going well. Um, so that we can always
048adjust and and course correct as needed for the next year. >> And the employers seem happy to be able to have some control back on their side to select the student that comes in. Um, so it's a good fit on both ends. >> Yeah. Well, and I know we have industry that has students every year or they've added, but I took two last year. I can take four this year. So that's that also is um encouraging that our students are representing district six well and yeah paving the way for their for their co- classmates >> and I love that even if they don't get the opportunity that you're teaching them skills like a cover letter helps a letter of recommendation helps and so >> um those are just skills even if they don't get the
049job that that they'll learn. So that's awesome. >> Yeah. Very good. Thanks. >> All right. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> And now we will hear from Mr. Fall with our legislative update. Take one and pass it down, please. Sure. Thank you, President Mesh. Members of the board, Dr. Pilch, my name is Nate Fall. I'm legal counsel for the school district. In front of you is an outline of ever growing list of bills that have been introduced. You also have access to the vast democracy bill tracker that our lobby has put together. So just this is of course a small number of the total amount of bills that have been introduced. Um some that we have been tracking, some that we haven't. I think just in the interest of time today, I would
050just like to talk about some of the new bills that have come forward and then certainly um if you want to stop me and talk about any of the other bills and where they might be at um I'm happy to do that. I do want to mention on the second page of this outline, you can see I've added a new section of bills that have been lost. So, unfortunately, the Kora bill was postponed indefinitely. Uh it just sounds like um they weren't able to make the changes that ultimately would overcome a veto by Governor Polus and so they just decided to scrap it all together. So, we'll just maintain the current version of Kora that we've been using um since I've been working here. So, that's fine. the um there was uh an attempt to
051kind of put together like a superintendent advisory group through CDE to help with policy adoption that has also been postponed indefinitely. And then we had talked about the school board election uh the director districts that has also been postponed indefinitely. So um that was one that we were planning to oppose or we had actually registered in a position of oppose. So it's good to see that we don't have to worry about that effort anymore. So moving to today's discussion, I want to mention this House Bill 1078. This is off-campus courses and concurrent enrollment programs. And I did send you kind of a memo with a little bit more information. Um you can pull up. I decided to not print it out because it's getting longer and longer. Um I can certainly provide those if you
052ever need a copy. Um and so what this bill is going to allow for if passed is that uh basically four-year universities can offer concurrent enrollment programming. Um and so we we could partner with um these institutions for concurrent enrollment. Right now the only exception is for TR the teacher um program. I'm sorry I have some of my CT folks in here, but um this would expand beyond the teacher or teacher recruitment education and preparation program to allow for concurrent enrollment to include um off-campus courses from any higher education institution. Um as long as they meet kind of the concurrent enrollment program requirements that the state does. So right now all of our concurrent enrollment is offered mainly through AS um and some of the other community colleges. So, this would just kind of expand
053that opportunity. Of course, we'd have to reach agreements with our universities on allowing something like this to occur. Um, something I would always recommend we can either support or just monitor to determine kind of what the actual impact is. The state fiscal note that they pro provided was somewhere around $80,000 how much this would cost um to implement and they didn't expect a whole lot of direct district impacts um if we do want to participate. Um Dr. Dr. Campo Spitzy, I imagine this might impact your world with UNCC. Um, and certainly that would be a place we would be looking if we were to expand our concurrent enrollment programming with. >> And is TREP suns setting? >> I don't believe so. Um, TREP is just an it's a specific exclusion. >> Okay. >> That allows
054for concurrent enrollment program. And that's I think really the idea is so we can get more teachers. >> But I could I can double check and see if it is. >> I think it might be. >> Is it? And this is a one that I love when I have my K through 12 hat on. Like I love the idea of this off campus and and when I put on my UNCC hat, it it loses us money and that's just the truth. And so um because we we have to offer the credits at a discounted rate. And so um but I see it as a way to get our kids on the UNCC campus and then hopefully capture them as full-time students one day. And so I I see the benefits of it, but um if
055you talk to our president, he would be very against this. >> Well, I think that's a valid point, right, for us to be mindful of that this does impact institutions of higher education as well when they kind of >> enact legislation because it's great for us, but you know, it does have a fiscal impact on others. So, uh but I can find out about the >> Yeah. Thanks. >> Um the next one is House Bill 1090 teacher licensing requirements. So it does two main things. It would modify our criminal history disclosure obligation for teacher license applicants. So right now applicants must disclose all misdemeanor convictions regardless of when they occurred. And this would kind of narrow that required disclosure to any felony any misdemeanor where the victim was an atrisisk person or child regardless of
056date. And then any other misdemeanor occurring within the last seven years excluding traffic offenses. Um so that's one piece of this. And then the bill would wave the program uh requirement for applicants who have at least two years of private school teaching experience. Um which would give them an expedited pathway to lensure um for experienced private school educators. Uh I only say support or monitor. Um you know I think it's always beneficial to find ways to get quality educators in our system. Um, I think the issue with these kind of workaround methods for folks to get lenture can always create concerns that we're not getting the highest quality candidates that we probably deserve. Um, I think in terms of the background checks pieces, I think it's it's reasonable um kind of what they're suggesting here,
057but of course, you know, we always want to make sure that any individual comes here is fit to teach. And so, you know, that's just something to be mindful of. But I didn't see anything that would be of concern. Right? We do look at background checks all the time and see some interesting things come up from 30 or 40 years ago. >> Um we have to kind of make judgments about somebody's character now for something that they did in 1986 for a misdemeanor, right? That's difficult. So um I would certainly lean on Chief Corus and his uh thoughts on kind of those changes, but for now I think monitor is a perfectly appropriate position to take. Uh the next bill is 1141 discriminatory practices in public schools. This is a bill we previously talked about.
058It has made it through to the House or I mean to the appropriations committee. I'm sorry. It made it through the education committee. They did amend it pretty heavily to align with Senate Bill 296, which is a state law for discriminatory practices in public schools that was passed a few years ago. It is much more in alignment with state law. So I think this bill is at least more workable for what we're already doing. And at the last meeting I had talked about this kind of opportunity to cure that's new, right? It gives us 60 days if we receive a complaint to cure it before it kind of goes on through this investigation process. That I think is beneficial because we always want to try to resolve things at the lowest level informal place possible
059rather than going through agencies and reviews and investigations which can be super timeconuming. Um, the next bill, this one's new, is um, and I don't believe I have it on your checklist here. I'm sorry. Oh, it is on here. Uh, 1282, elimination of duplicative regulation of school district childc care centers. So, right now we have conflicting regulations under CDE and the Colorado Department of Early Childhood for some before and after school programs and preschool programs. So we have to kind of abide by both regulations that at times can be conflicting. So this is in many ways just kind of a cleanup of those rules. Um and so we don't have to kind of track both. It can be a little bit of a an auditing challenge to make sure that we're kind of complying with
060both especially if they are conflicting. Um again I would recommend we take a position to support or monitor. Uh there was some language in here about our participation in the CH Colorado child care assistant program or Head Start um that may face complications if we remove these CDEC rules. Um and a lot of that has to do with kind of the language I want to say around um nutrition. And so there's just a little bit more to be learned with this bill, but I think by and large it seems like something that we would probably support. Um, House Bill 1264. So, I sent this to you late. This is a safety program for students and others at public schools. Um, and really this kind of just makes adjustments to safe to tell and our threat
061assessment program um, and our policies around threat assessments. I did reach out to safety and security. They provided me with some great um, guidance on this bill that they don't have significant concerns. A lot of the provisions of this bill align with practices that we already have implemented in the school district. Um, we would have to incorporate some new information into staff training, make sure our parent handbook and website are updated. But by and large, these are things that we're doing and working towards doing. The one issue that they did raise that I thought was really important to consider is if legislation like this passes, we really need to consider some of our grant-f funed positions that we have right now. Jasmine Overshiner is our threat assessment coordinator. She plays a critical role in the
062district right now for uh threat assessments as well as coordinating safe to tell response protocols. Right now this is just our best practice. We are doing a great job here but if it become state law you know is there going to be a funding mechanism to ensure we can have somebody like Miss Overshiner here to continue this work. Um and I thought that was a really um good point and something I'm not sure necessarily if lawmakers have considered. So um we obviously love Miss Overshiner. does an incredible job. Um, and we want her to continue doing this work and hopefully it's not mandated. Uh, we we'd like to do it regardless of it, but um, I think that's something to be considerate of. Did I get that right? Okay, thanks. Uh, okay. So, I want
063to spend there's a couple bills I really want to spend some time on. So, this one is 1292 schools receiving funding from scholarship granting organizations. This is the SGO bill. We know that the US Department of Treasury is adopting rules that may place restrictions on states even being allowed to do something like this. Uh and so what this bill does is it would establish requirements for SGOs who are educating students to comply with non-discrimination laws to ensure access for students uh with identified disabilities including those under section 504, the ADA and IDA. Um it would provide for injunctive relief for uh injured parties um which could uh affect eligibility for SGOs and it would still allow non-public schools to retain their ability to maintain their religious mission and offer religious instruction. So the board passed
064the resolution um kind of encouraging Governor Pulus to not opt in. I think that this is a bill that we should continue we should support. I don't think it's perfect. I think that there's probably amendments that are going to come with this, but based on kind of the the board adopting that resolution, this bill is essentially an attempt to put some guard rails up for SGOs's. Again, whether or not it's lawful or not, this is the time to do it. The time is of the essence with SGOs. They're coming whether we like them or not, especially if Governor Polus opts in. So, we're going to need to make sure that we have some legislation around the operation of these SEOs. Um, it could again become unlawful. It could be legally challenged, but um I think
065it's worthwhile to kind of back a bill like this um because we don't know essentially what's going to happen with these SEOs that are going to start flooding the education market in this state. So, I don't know if anybody had any specific questions about this or kind of what this bill attempts to do. Whether or not it's actually going to work or it's going to be legal, I can't answer. Um, again, the US Treasury once they adopt their final rules might say states, you can't do this. And then it kind of is what it is. But, uh, I think right now we really need to kind of put our efforts into supporting or making amendments to a bill like this. >> Does that make sense? So when you say we should support it, that means
066that we would direct our lobbyists to to act on our behalf in supporting it. I just like to educate all of us about what that means exactly. >> Yes. So we could uh we would work with um Anne Barkcus who's our lobbyist to kind of use some of our political capital so to speak and kind of make a more bigger effort towards amending or passing a bill like this. you know, really showing that we are in support of this bill, inviting some of us to meetings with lawmakers to kind of talk about why this is important. Um, actually participating in committee hearings, things of that nature, providing written information to lawmakers. And so really, anything that Anne Barkus would recommend we do, we would do um in order to kind of get what we need
067out of this bill. So definitely once we're kind of in a position like support or oppose especially then we can kind of put our weight behind it a lot further. So um but again I I just believe that this board kind of has already made that effort and this is something that we've been waiting for uh in many ways. >> So I I guess I'm still confused. So that the SC the scholarship granting organizations. So this is a bill that gives them standards that they have to meet before they can donate to schools. >> It would make standards for SGOs's operating in Colorado that you know they wouldn't be able to discriminate on the basis of religion or something. >> So it's really mostly about discrimination and violating civil rights. Um, >> so they you
068can't have an organization that wants to grant money but just just for this group of people. >> Well, so here's an example. There are some private schools that do not allow certain students in their schools or certain families in their schools. In public education, that would be a violation of ci their civil rights. >> Civil rights, right? in the private school setting, it it is not a violation because they're not receiving public dollars. If you're receiving public dollars, you have to honor civil rights laws. >> So, this this bill would say if you're going to be receiving the funds from a scholarship granting organization, you do have to act like it's public dollars since it is public dollars. >> Okay? need to follow the same needed. >> Correct. That's how I understand, >> but it
069is protecting the the parochial schools religious views and and teachings and things like that. It's just that it has to be accessible to all students, >> right? >> I mean, that's >> that may be an overreach. Um that may be an overreach. >> Well, that would they still that I think that's a fairly accurate description. So my understanding is this would would not allow if if a private school denies families based on a certain characteristic that is a violation of a civil right. They cannot receive scholarship granting opportunity dollars, >> right? Isn't that kind of what we're or are we saying something different? >> I I think that's I think that's the same thing, but I I guess I said it just slightly differently. Yeah, I think I think we're in agreement. >> They can
070still teach their religion, but they have to allow everyone to come in if they're receiving those dollars. >> They can't limit who comes to their school. They still receive >> Well, and they cannot discriminate against them in their day-to-day practices. >> It gets that's where it gets real tricky. Yeah. because and yeah because you >> so I that's why I'm really curious as to why private education would want to try to get these dollars because then >> well because right now these laws don't exist >> right right now and then rulemaking has not been done yet by the feds either so we have no we have no guidelines from the feds about how and >> well we have limited guidelines about how the dollars can be used and >> um >> because one thing I
071see in here is it says says, um, they must also comply, you know, with federal and state disability laws, uh, including like IDA and and so I'm totally in agreement, but then I'm like, would that also be a basis for them to say, well, then we also should get IDA funding because the SGO funding isn't necessarily IDA funding. So, I don't know. I just uh feels >> No, that's a really interesting point. if we're complying now with IDA, why can't I have some of that money, too? >> I think that's one of the concerns of public educators that we would have those federal public dollars eventually flowing to private institutions of education. >> And to me, that it's the same amount of money that comes into our title our title one programs and our idea
072funding, right? Like I feel like it's the same money. We currently do share title one funding with private schools. >> They are entitled to private school or is it title one dollars? >> But they do they qualify? >> No. >> They get >> Okay. Based on the numbers of students they serve. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> And title one is just remind me what is title one >> is like low income based on income. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> One other point of clarification. And I think you still said if Governor Polus opts in, but at this point he would have to opt out. >> I'm not sure. Has he I think he indicated he opt in opted in. I don't know if we like know that >> contracts have been signed or whatever. Yeah.
073Okay. >> So find out. >> Okay. >> Just prevent prevent it in the first place. So >> I think what Mr. Paul is looking for is um is your opinions about taking a support position on this and encouraging our lobbyists to continue to lobby in favor of this. >> I think we do need those guard rails put in place if this goes forward. There's a big if there though, Nate. I'm not sure if it will actually even materialize for real. Uh, so it kind of feels like putting the cart in front of the horse, but I think it's an important cart to put in front of the horse right now. >> So, yeah, I'd support it. >> Yeah. Well, like you said, this is the time to do it. This is our legislative window. >>
074Yeah, >> I would also say to support it. >> I would also >> Okay, thank you all. So, I'm going to skip down to um it might be on the back page here. This is on Senate Bill 125, disability rights protections in public schools. So, we knew that legislation like this was coming forward. It's very similar to 1141, the discriminatory practices in public schools. So, this bill would just codify into state law disability non uh disability protections found in section 504 of the rehabilitation act and title two of the ADA because right now CDE can review IDA claims. Um but 504 and ADA claims typically go through OCR. That's accurate. And so this would just allow for a mechanism of enforcement through CDE to review disability related discrimination claims. It mirrors 1141 in many ways
075in that it aligns with laws that we already have that we're already obligated to do in many ways. Um these are this is just legislation that I typically am a little bit hesitant to say we support or oppose or do anything with. Of course, we don't want to come out and look like we're uh in opposition to a bill to protect the disability rights of um others, but I, you know, of course, if there's another avenue for folks to bring complaints through, then we have to address those complaints. These things take take time, effort. Um they can be somewhat distracting for staff, of course. Again, not that disability discrimination isn't distracting for the individual affected by it, but um we just want to make sure that we have a process that is clear and something
076that wouldn't totally not align with the practices that we already have. I think this is also interesting because it also contains this opportunity to cure language if a complaint is brought forward. So that there's kind of this informal resolution process that we can have in place with somebody who has a complaint of disability discrimination. Um I will say that this bill much like 1141 both carry a very significant fiscal note. Uh, I think this year they're around five or 600,000 or even 700,000 to implement and then next year it'll be 500,000 or so plus to continue to keep this going just because it's going to require the hiring of several full-time investigators uh and staff in order to take on all these new complaints. So, millions of dollars over the course of the next few
077years in order to implement these two pieces of legislation. Of course, millions of dollars isn't a lot when we're talking about the grand scheme of the total budget, the general fund budget, but um nonetheless, it's fairly significant in a time with pretty significant budget shortfalls that we're going to be looking at. Um I don't believe that this bill will change our practices too much. Um there is a training requirement. So we would have to add another training uh to staff trainings which I know that nobody likes but it just kind of creates a parallel state enforcement mechanism that OCR already has. So um whether or not folks can bring complaints through OCR and CDE I think is up in the air and we would still probably have to respond to both. Um especially if CDE
078kind of deni or OCR denies it then they could still bring it to CDE for kind of a second chance at review. So, >> yeah, I think there was a headline, I'm trying to see if it was from yesterday's newspaper of Colorado lawmakers aim to assert state authority amid federal gaps on things like vaccine, worker safety, other issues. Um, and it does mention um disability rights being one of those issues. Um, so I I feel like I understand the good intention behind it to try to cover us in case at the federal level these things aren't being, you know, given the attention that they need. Um, but I I think I've said it now in multiple of these legislative updates that it does feel a little premature like it feels like I don't know the
079federal gaps we think are going to happen but maybe they won't. Um and then you were saying at even at the state level it already feels like there is a pro an exist a process that already exists that is um that's sufficient >> right I think what what CDE offers plus OCR I mean it's more than effici like more than sufficient and you know we've still been seeing complaints go through OCR especially for disability related discrimination uh if anything that's one of the few areas that they are continuing to monitor um and do investigations for. So I would agree with that. Okay. Well, the last one to talk about, it's a big one. And so this is the very end here. It's uh Senate Bill 26135, state public K12 education funding. This is a bill
080that refers a ballot measure to Colorado voters in November 2026. And that would ask whether the state may retain revenues above the TABER spending cap uh in an amount equal to total state K12 public education funding and use those retained revenues to pay each school district a new and they're calling it a positive factor on top of their existing fund formula funding for a 10-year period. So it doesn't raise new taxes. It essentially just increases the cap for Taber. Uh and I can provide a little bit more information on this. So, Taber is the taxpayer bill of rights. It caps how much revenue the state government can collect and spend each year. The cap grows annually based on inflation plus plus population growth. If the state collects more than the cap allows, the excess must
081be refunded to taxpayers and those are called Taber refunds. So what this bill what this bill would do is it would create a ballot measure that would go in front of voters because Taber also requires that voters approve any increases or decreases in taxes. So it place a ballot measure before voters asking them to raise the Taber cap by the amount the state currently spends on K12 education through the general fund and that's about $4.5 billion and that would be 2% of that. So which is around $90 million. So they're basically they're saying that they would add 2% annually on top of what districts are already receiving through this kind of reserve fund that they would be creating through this uh increase in tabers cap. So this would of course have to go through the
082would have to go through a ballot measure and it would have to be approved by voters. We're at the very early stages of this. Um I can say that it sounds like Casby is going coming out to support this bill. Um, it's a little bit confusing and hard for me to explain in this short amount of time, but I can do my best to kind of explain some concerns that we're seeing just kind of in the immediate in reading this bill and what it's going to do. Um, the first one is that it's been publicly messaged that this is guaranteeing a 2% increase in K12 funding. That's not what this is doing. It's up to 2% and we also don't know if we're going to have a Taber surplus every single year. So, it could
083be zero. Um, and that could have a net a net net negative effect as I'll explain here in a little bit. Um, the second issue is that this bill, this ballot measure would tie its 2% cashion to the 2026 2027 general fund budget as the base year. It's not going to increase every single year. Um and so without a funding increment that's int indexed to inflation every year um the real value of the commitment is actually it doesn't go with inflation. Sorry now I'm now I'm botching this. >> I understand we >> um the the next piece is that it was basically originally shared that this money could be used for kind of any purpose that a district may need. Now, it's tied to four very specific limitations, which we do need. We do think
084that these are important limitations, but it's teacher salaries. Um, I'm sorry, I wrote it down here for you all. Uh, increasing teacher pay, improving teacher retention, lowering class sizes, and increasing access to career and technical education courses. So again, those are all things that I certainly think we could use. Um, but I would turn to Megan and see what we actually need and then I would just say, okay, right. Um, and so I think any of us can just agree that those seem like worthwhile uses and certainly something that this district could rely on, but um, it is something to be considerate of. Um the other piece is that raising the TABER cap is going to all go directly to K12 education isn't exactly accurate because it's a limit, right? It's up to 2%. So
085anything that's above that could either then be reappropriated as needed or go back into refunds. Um and so like we're talking billions of dollars in deficit just from the budget stabiliz the budget stabilization factor over the last 10 or 15 years. um that that doesn't mean that we're just going to all of a sudden just get all the money that we need to support um home education. Uh and it could go into other needs like we know Medicaid is a huge problem right now. Um, and so what I learned from Miss Sponsor is that a similar situation happened with marijuana revenue and marijuana taxes that it was kind of being lobbied as this thing that's going to support K12 education. And eventually kind of the way that the pie was cut up, a very very
086small amount went to K12 education even though it was kind of originally brought as this kind of savior. Um, and a lot of that money is now being kind of directed or some of that money is now being directed for best grants and nothing else and maybe rural education funding. And so I just think that's something else important to keep in mind. So, uh, again, this is great. It's a great concept. It's good to consider kind of this excess revenue bucket that schools can continue to use um, or that the state can continue to use to finance education. Oh, the last thing I should mention that's actually really significant also is that doesn't nothing's preventing the lawmakers from later being like, "Well, you're receiving this 2% right kind of on the side. What's stopping us
087from kind of lowering the total program funding year to year?" >> Um, which I certainly don't think that that's outside of the bounds of what the legislature may do, especially given what we know about the budget stabilization. Well, and I would just have a quick comment on that with um just as average Joe taxpayer here. I feel like >> we we get these things that come forward. This is going to help education. This is going to help K through 12 and then vote for it and then it like the marijuana thing it it gets, you know, and this feels like a little bit like you're telling taxpayers, you are voting for this. This is going to help education. Well, then it doesn't really because of the caps and all of those kinds of things. And
088it's it's a little bit deceptive to taxpayers, I think, because they feel, you know, they their sense is is that we voted for that, they should be doing okay, right? >> And then it doesn't end up playing out that way. >> I think that's a really good point and and like and I think the thing I'd add to it is like nobody wants this to be deceptive, right? They want this to be a good thing. >> Um but I think that ultimately it could kind of become that, right? And I don't think that maybe maybe somebody behind it is thinking that, but you know, I want to assume positive or good intentions here. Um that like kind of how it's being messaged right now and what we're excited about and then and then that's going
089to have a negative impact on the perception of public education in 10 years, right? That the public will say, "Well, I thought we voted on all this extra money and public education is what it is or whatever, >> and I'm not going to vote for it again because they keep taking it away." >> Right. Exactly. So, I think that's a great point. So, is there a place for an to like I just I just feel like it's poorly written if it's allowing for basically like a loophole that we get 2% but then there's this like free pot of money for you know it it it does feel a little disguine that they're putting this K through 12 face on it and that it might very well benefit K through2 especially if they don't then take
090away from what we were getting from the actual budget. Um, but it does feel like it's worded in a way where it could be abused, that it that a lot of that money could go not to K through 12. Um, yeah, I >> I I have trouble with the way it it is written. and Governor Jared Pulis that has been his hesitation at least what I've read is that because it we won't always have a positive you know we won't be over we won't be able to have that extra every year he's afraid that K through 12 will become reliant on that and then in the years of you know in the years of feast but then there's the years of famine and that then somehow there won't be enough dollars for K through2 because
091we were so dependent on that extra so I want to be all for it because I really want K through2 to have more funding, but is there a way for them to amend it so that it's only about K through 12 and that there's no other way for other people to get their hands on that money? >> So, that's what superintendents are asking for right now. So, when this was first shared with with several different superintendent groups, it was shared with us that it was K12 and that it was just K12 and it was a guaranteed amount. And between those presentations and then an actual bill getting dropped, the language has changed. And so, uh, superintendent, I was on a, uh, Zoom last week and then one again today where we're all kind of just
092scratching our heads about what the heck happened here. And we suppose that what happened is that um there was worry that it might not pass at the ballot box without having money for other things or or by promising K12 too much and then you have an excess above that and and that money would that would go to K12, you know. So so so I think that's what they're trying to sift through right now. Um, unfortunately that makes sense. >> So it it I mean it's still >> I feel like it makes it weaker. I don't know. Like I the the because it sounds like maybe they changed it to include more >> more than K through 12 to make it stronger and more appealing to the voters. >> I I don't know. I think it
093makes it sound like this pot of money that is a free-for-all and that, you know, people who already are afraid that their tax dollars are going to be misused by the govern our state government are going to have that hesitancy at the ballot box. I think if you just keep it to K through 12 and really make it just K through 12 benefits that there would be more success getting it passed. That's my >> So, I don't know if Ann can convince them of that. And I know that we definitely will be working very closely with case and CASBY and other school districts to seek and what um position that they're taking. I don't know. Did I miss anything you think? >> Um if you want to just mention the fiscal note hasn't been put
094out there yet. >> Thank you. Yes, the fiscal note has not been introduced. That's coming on March 19th. >> The forecast revenue forecast, but the fiscal note related to this isn't published yet. Yeah, >> it's a very good point. So, which is always a very good place to look not only for the actual dollars, but for a summary and a better explanation that I just fumbled through. Um, but yes, so we're waiting on both a fiscal note that's going to be attached to this as well as kind of the March revenue forecast. So, to see if how this actually might play out. And then it is weird that they're capping it at up to 2% and not like matching inflation. Like that should be amended. >> And that was what was originally proposed was inflation
095and 2%. >> Yeah. It's really strange. Yeah. To keep it at these this year or next year, I guess at that funding level is very strange. >> Um because it'll still be presented as a 2% increase, right? If if we get to the full 2%, that's how it'll be presented. that in the year 2032 that's actually not technically a 2% increase. So semantics but semantics that mean actually hundreds of millions of dollars I think is really important to pay attention to. So >> I'm sorry if I missed it. Did did is there any um energy around amending it just so why did they have to designate that we can only spend on these four buckets where a local control state? Why? >> I'm actually not sure what brought that about. I think originally it was
096being lobbyed to kind of promote public education. I don't know, Dr. Pilch, if you have any information about that. >> I think it's just all the negotiations that occur to get a bill written and a bill sponsored. >> I mean, we can figure it out if there's extra money, but that's just >> Okay. >> Um, unless you had any other questions about anything else. There's just one other uh that because I'm sure you probably saw the CASBY Legislative Resolutions Advocacy Committee. Um Matt sent out a email saying uh that House Bill 261291 will be going through uh the House Education Committee this Thursday and we're in support of that one. Correct. >> That's the one >> that's the educator performance evaluations. I just didn't know what that meant for our school district. which >> if
097you know any if it raises any sort of alert to you or anything along those lines. >> Can you say the >> I don't I >> it's 261291 House Bill. >> I failed to mention this one to you all. Um and I didn't include it in my summary. So I'm sorry. I should have um >> I didn't know if if it was something of concern or not. >> This the teacher evaluation bill. >> Yeah, it is for pro non-probationary teachers. >> Supportive of I'm I'm supportive of this going forward. What it would allow us to do is provide some significant administrative relief as well as lower stress levels on teachers quite frankly. So it would allow us to undo part of Senate Bill 191 that required every teacher to be evaluated every year and this
098would this would mean that uh non-pbationary teachers could be evaluated every three years. >> Yeah, >> is my understanding. >> That's right. And then but unless they get a rating of ineffective or partially effective then you would have to do it the next year or you would have the opportunity to do an evaluation. >> Thank you Director Rosari. Um >> so that is something that would just reduce some administrative burden and would cause a little less scrutiny for successful non-probationary teachers who might not need that evaluation every year. Although I I think some teachers might like it, some probably don't. I don't know. I can't speak for teachers on that. Um certainly maybe we could check with GA to get their perspective on that bill too. >> I think CA is supporting >> I I'll
099get you some information about that. But there is yeah committee testimony on Thursday. >> Right. >> And also for the uh Senate Bill 135, the 135 bill that's there's uh they're going to be hearing on that one as well in the education committee. I believe it's the education committee. Not sure. Anyway, yes. Thank you. >> All right. Any final comments or questions for Mr. Paul? Thank you very much. >> All right. We will now debrief the work session. and director Campos Spitzy, would you like to go first? >> Sure. Thank you, Nate. I was trying to count up how many of these there's like that you have to not just understand, but digest it and give it to us in terms that we understand and follow how it's changing day by day. So, that's quite
100the task and um I appreciate your work on that, keeping us informed. Um, yes, and the Zello presentation was awesome. I I'm just excited for these opportunities for our kids. And um I think as as board directors, part of our job is is to be ambassadors for our school district. So, I know you're a team of one, but I hope you know that you have eight other team members here who can also reach out to businesses and um so I really liked you giving us the pitch so we can use that pitch, too. >> Director, sorry. >> Yeah, likewise. I agree. Um, a lot of exciting works being done in our uh, internship, I'd say school to career and I really appreciate it. It's uh, good work and and it seems to be in high
101demand and I just hope that we're prepared uh, down the road as a school district. Uh, I always think this way when we have some sort of a program that just is going to take off and we just got to make sure we're prepared to support that down the road. And again, always thank you to to Nate for his work uh on the legislative front. I really appreciate it. >> Director, >> same um sentiment. So, uh Nate, thank you so much for sending some information and the links. I like to read some of that stuff myself just so I have an understanding. So, I appreciate all that you've shared with us and the information that we can look up ourselves. Um and then Lisa and Anthony about Zello. Um, I am excited from an HR
102lens, um, helping our students be able to learn those skills prior to going into the workplace because it's so important how they show up each day or each time they go in for an interview or even the resume or the cover letter. Sometimes people forget that and it's so important, valuable still. Um, and then just the partnership with the community. I think that's just so important too. So, thank you for sharing. >> Excited, >> Dr. Yeah, thank you for the input. Um, and I appreciate uh patience with me getting to understand some of the the things that are presented a little bit bit better. I'm a verbal processor, so it's really helpful for me to have some interaction on some of these topics. I'm excited about the internship uh program with for our students. I
103just think, you know, what a tremendous opportunity for them to have support in knowing how to apply for a job, how to put together a resume. Um, and then just I think um, you know, excited to see more and more opportunities for those internships. That's that's really a a forwardlooking thing. And then again, uh, Nate, thanks as from me as well for um, all that you bring to us. Director Edmonds, >> it's a great work session. Um I'm grateful for the insights and the expertise of our um veteran um school board members and thank you Director Roi for being invested and being involved in asking questions. So, I think that's a highlight for everyone to just I mean, you don't know, ask the questions cuz you could also have schoolboard members that don't ask the
104questions. And so, it's really good to see that. Um, sounds like there's a lot of different things that are chipping away at at our ability to make sure our students are loved and served well. So, thank you to everyone in this room if you're not, you know, that aren't named the work you do and your tasks to make sure that the resources are there for our students and unfortunately sometimes having to make the difficult decisions that that uh do impact our education. But, um I'm still hopeful I'm still hopeful for good things in our state and in our district. So, thank you and I'm love to welcome a conversation about potential internships in the nonprofit world. So, love to touch base sometime about that. Yeah, excellent work session. I I don't think that anyone's asking
105any questions that don't help benefit the whole under all of our understanding. So, keep them coming. Um, plus we just want to make sure that Nate really knows these all front and backwards, you know. >> And yes, I'm very excited for the internship program. Both of my my children were able to go through that and um, you know, now seeing their benefits as as for what they want to do next. So, thank you for managing that enormous task. All right, this meeting is now adjourned. Heat. Heat. N. Heat. Heat.