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Agenda approval — Motion to approve the agenda as stated. Outcome: approved by voice/roll call. Vote: unanimous (board recorded “Aye” votes).

Recess to executive session — Motion to recess for an executive session to discuss possible purchase/acquisition/lease of ERP software and to receive legal advice regarding the New America School Thornton charter renewal under Colorado statutory provisions (as cited on the agenda). Outcome: approved by board motion and second; recorded as adopted.

New America School Thornton charter renewal — Motion to adopt the resolution for a two-year renewal as presented. Outcome: approved 4–1. Vote record: Director Assad Lucas — Aye; Director Battistelli — Aye; Director Goldstein — Aye; Director Marsh Holshin — Aye; Director Potter — No.

Instructional materials — Motion to adopt the instructional materials presented at the Jan. 15, 2025 board meeting. Outcome: approved by roll call. Vote: unanimous (“Aye” recorded by each director present).

Proclamation — Motion to adopt the proclamation declaring Feb. 24–28, 2025 as Public Schools Week in Adams 12 Five Star Schools. Outcome: approved by roll call. Vote: unanimous.

Minutes approval — Motion to approve the regular board meeting minutes and work-study session minutes of Jan. 15, 2025 as presented. Outcome: approved by roll call. Vote: unanimous.

Personnel actions — Motion to approve personnel actions (resignations, transfers, reassignments, employment, leaves of absence) as listed. Outcome: approved by roll call. Vote: unanimous.

Several routine items were approved without amendment; the New America School renewal was the only substantive item that drew extended debate and a split vote.

Details and official motions are available in the board meeting packet and the official minutes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Adams 12 Board of Education Meeting 2/5/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved the meeting agenda, authorized an executive session, renewed the New America School Thornton charter for two years, adopted instructional materials, declared Public Schools Week and approved minutes and personnel actions. Vote totals and outcomes are listed.","taxTitle","Adams 12 Five Star Schools, School Districts , Colorado","taxId",14322,"location","Colorado","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6349640,"Rocky Mountain Partnership outlines targets with Adams 12 to boost third-grade reading, middle-school math and CTE credentials",2533,4978000,7511000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2238003-d6d68df752d49b3f6b8834a3bd57151e&start=4978&end=7511","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2238003-d6d68df752d49b3f6b8834a3bd57151e/thumbnail_4978000.jpg","/articles/6349640/Colorado/Rocky-Mountain-Partnership-outlines-targets-with-Adams-12-to-boost-third-grade-reading-middle-school-math-and-CTE-credentials","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6349640-827f11fe75869cfffc5f784506ecb537/orig.mp4?Expires=1775878150&Signature=EI0cm3CvvyML8eSwWr7Qop2QVamV~civEfz5rtzrza7G3gId04ulhsJ-Rht2AugNkBsHiy5u0he99zRMJEfKMOBnP3YHDZKvoj4CBcTJLihvTS6dij7A0v4uoELHfoeDqpe9xvAulKP1GEyNOJ1CvrUJew1~LL4rG8UI3Amv77hZyVZmdlAIzlWbQLTDxaILYzlXzfM-u11w7M4MlWDQbvY4cRwTaiVrF2hiwOu7XB9HJKf9XeL570NtazjAXem7El3nHt3JUghh-GbJNKpxHnXkl2Jzm2gI0QW3W~ynYbqcKf342hO5Xj8Sf5zVNcqbZTvMhfESRnVoUcDxCKOePw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representatives from Rocky Mountain Partnership presented to the Adams 12 board on Feb. 5, describing a countywide effort to increase cradle-to-career milestones and listing district-specific targets and pilot projects.

Jody Nowicki and Emily Sanders of Rocky Mountain Partnership described a regional goal to move 71,000 additional young people onto cradle-to-career milestones by 2030 as part of a national Strive Together Cradle to Career network target. They said the regional partnership’s near-term plan focuses on restoring pre-pandemic outcomes with phase-one targets and an equity lens.

Adams 12 officials said the district is a target champion and presented district-level contributions to the county goal. The district described its numeric targets for the 2030 rollup: adding about 408 more third-grade readers, 360 more students demonstrating eighth-grade math proficiency, and increasing career-and-technical-education (CTE) skill attainment and enrollment with a 1,493 figure on the district page for CTE-related targets.

Adams 12 staff described classroom and program changes intended to reach those outcomes, including investments in early literacy (Benchmark Advance and reading interventionists), middle-school math instructional strategies, embedding mathematics credit into popular CTE courses (diesel and welding) so students can earn math credit while completing career pathways, and new concurrent-enrollment partnerships such as aerospace and engineering with MSU Denver and an FAA remote-pilot credential in an unmanned aircraft-systems pathway.

Rocky Mountain Partnership outlined three “high-impact projects” to launch in 2025: expanding navigator capacity and family-engagement pilots for chronically absent students, reengagement pilots using technology to help learners complete credentials, and a later workforce-development pilot focused on municipal navigators and high-demand certificates. Partnership leaders said collaborative grant opportunities — including an invitation to apply to the Wallace Foundation — could help scale successful pilots.

Adams 12 leaders said they would continue to partner with the network on data, equity analyses and community-based funding efforts tied to these targets.","Rocky Mountain Partnership presented its cradle-to-career targets and three initial high-impact projects; Adams 12 described measurable goals including adding third-grade readers, improving eighth-grade math proficiency and expanding CTE enrollment and credential attainment.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6349644,"Superintendent reports ICE activity in Thornton area; board hears attendance drops, hiring and steep budget pressures",677,2616000,3293000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2238003-d6d68df752d49b3f6b8834a3bd57151e&start=2616&end=3293","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2238003-d6d68df752d49b3f6b8834a3bd57151e/thumbnail_2616000.jpg","/articles/6349644/Colorado/Superintendent-reports-ICE-activity-in-Thornton-area-board-hears-attendance-drops-hiring-and-steep-budget-pressures","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6349644-5ac0aed68b48f5a955325f08fddf217b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775878150&Signature=hR6Y~BPBuibHUR76a9Nv-cw58IkfimDHzDaFRhjo0Ruaw4iMu3iH9OfNrHZahDsIpTXyeURuzeMfFTQHHu6x5TXfLaG7oAxycFhN3xTL9EcwYZ7FOUq8dBRs0esx52SZuT~C1tsYxyUz0Wr8MuWvUQYBk~aDwkJ9lFVn8JMPLC~RSx6zi-p6ZS~I6bHjNmL~V0v~ThhcYIJOpqwpUkEYq0hmdfHN5mtsNVA3QKvY~vcTM4UuIihVbfJ1QcJulC6~-EGGShlQEQWxeuMGoHiA~70IHiWLPrgdU2eZG1SGarOxFN4813rLN116txH6YeyiybFq5yFTMRwRjEOu6Rnb9w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent provided an update Feb. 5 to the Adams 12 Five Star Schools board saying ice-related immigration enforcement activity occurred in parts of the district and that the district was responding with communications, school-level coordination and supports for affected families.

He said Hillcrest Elementary, STEM Launch and Federal Heights Elementary were the three schools most affected by the events described that day. The superintendent said district staff believe a parent of a second-grade student at Hillcrest may have been taken into custody and that, to the district’s knowledge, the child was in the care of a neighbor or a trusted adult. He emphasized the district’s understanding that families are fearful and that student attendance has fallen in some schools by about 4 to 5 percent.

The superintendent said Adams County Sheriff’s Office leaders told district officials they are not planning to join ICE immigration enforcement and will be present on campuses only to address law-enforcement matters such as drugs, weapons or other criminal activity. The sheriff’s office, the superintendent said, had been asked to support street and traffic control at a prior enforcement action but not to enter the building.

On staffing, the superintendent said the district is actively recruiting for senior roles including chief human resources officer and filling other key positions tied to elementary and high-school leadership. He announced an internal promotion to elementary executive director and said bond-related construction, maintenance and business services hiring is ongoing.

On the budget, the superintendent described a complex picture: the district faces uncertainty over potential state changes to enrollment funding (including the possibility of eliminating multi-year enrollment averaging), compensation gaps compared with peer districts, and the end of federal ESSER COVID-era funding. He said one-year budget choices and prior fund-balance spending — including roughly $9.9 million used to continue intervention and mental-health supports this year — have left the district considering combinations of expenditures and revenue solutions that could amount to a roughly $30 million “puzzle” to address through cuts, compensation changes, or new revenue.

He told the board the district may ask the community to contact legislators depending on how state funding decisions unfold in coming weeks.

Board members thanked staff for on-the-ground work and emphasized counselors’ roles in the current climate; several directors asked the district to continue outreach encouraging families to send children to school and to provide alternative education supports when attendance is not possible.","Superintendent reported ICE activity near several schools, described a 4–5% attendance drop at some sites, and outlined hiring needs and a potential $30 million budget shortfall driven by declining enrollment, compensation pressures and the end of federal COVID relief funds.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6349649,"Adams 12 board votes 4-1 to renew New America School Thornton charter for two years amid special-education concerns",1102,6721000,7823000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2238003-d6d68df752d49b3f6b8834a3bd57151e&start=6721&end=7823","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2238003-d6d68df752d49b3f6b8834a3bd57151e/thumbnail_6721000.jpg","/articles/6349649/Colorado/Adams-12-board-votes-4-1-to-renew-New-America-School-Thornton-charter-for-two-years-amid-special-education-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6349649-c2602412830b04e6a6dc886595226e82/orig.mp4?Expires=1775878150&Signature=OQer2g-cMJh7XsD6ANV4FVL7KWAnRegPk5IB1quThb4hyawONTp8KOh7rt1fBVF8yYM4czyHjhOU-rHTapqLYi7cEZHL7gXdFt9xMGAQ~eCh-PXMbjPt4pekA5IGV~1ykQWyUgzdDL6y87hoWbeogOcxe4hSFj6wGDHn5QGYAq8zLCz3hXKazzuWao-Qh4xZTfo94SUCk2F6XSYJOBbHi~vSoX-v3LSXDul-f3AjSs-ClZbp810g-gqFhKml~-2H-CYPitcCm-svoJheopJ5uktModwDzW9LG2CPXJcze4O45KQ1WcFiPu-U24ecimGPKwi-mSGilEeFWTnnlf1VRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Adams 12 Five Star Schools Board of Education voted 4-1 on Feb. 5 to adopt a two-year renewal of the New America School Thornton charter, approving the resolution after extended discussion about special-education services, staffing and the charter’s leadership support.

Board members said the school provides important services for a high-need student population, but several directors pressed New America and the district about gaps in special-education staffing and consistency of IEP service delivery.

Directors repeatedly raised the need for a stable learning specialist on site and for clearer assurances that required minutes in students’ individualized education programs (IEPs) will be met without unacceptable gaps. Some board members said the school’s percentage of students receiving special-education services appears lower than district averages and warrants closer monitoring to ensure students who should be served are identified and supported.

Board members also questioned whether New America’s larger organizational leadership was sufficiently engaged in Thornton to help recruit and retain special-education staff and to provide financial or programmatic support. Several directors said charter schools in the district share resources and that one charter using a disproportionate share of a pooled district resource is unfair to the others.

After the discussion the board adopted the two-year renewal resolution. The vote was recorded as: Director Assad Lucas — Aye; Director Battistelli — Aye; Director Goldstein — Aye; Director Marsh Holshin — Aye; Director Potter — No.

Board members said they intend to monitor the school’s progress closely and expect follow-up reporting on special-education staffing, identification rates (including gifted-and-talented identification), and student attendance.

The board did not adopt the alternative resolution to deny renewal.

The board’s action preserves the school’s authorization for two years; directors emphasized that the renewal carries an expectation of rapid corrective action on the special-education points raised during the meeting.","The Adams 12 Five Star Schools Board of Education voted 4-1 to approve a two-year renewal of the New America School Thornton charter after a lengthy discussion focused on special-education services, staffing stability and the school's relationship with its authorizing organization.","actionData","errors"]

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