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The board president said the letter had been forwarded to legal counsel, Deb Mickens, who was reviewing it. \"The initial feedback that she suggested was that the letter that was sent, does not have the force and effect of law. It does not bind the public, or create new legal sad standards, but that is designed to provide clarity to the public regarding the requirements of various civil, like, civil rights law,\" the board president said, relaying counsel's preliminary view.

Nut graf: Counsel's review is ongoing; the board asked for clarification on whether policy changes would be required promptly or could wait to be considered in the normal policy process. The board president noted counsel is on medical leave and that the district will follow up when counsel provides written guidance.

Board members discussed that if legal guidance required rapid action, staff would put items on the agenda sooner. One director referenced policy BG and noted the policy rules for repealing or suspending a policy require at least two readings, giving the board procedural time to act if necessary.

Ending: The board said it will update members if counsel determines action is required within a short legal timeframe; otherwise policy changes will be considered through the usual readings and retreat discussions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BOE Special Meeting / Work Session 2-19-2025","oneSentenceSummary","Board members discussed a recently issued federal letter about civil‑rights compliance that may affect district policies; legal counsel Deb Mickens is reviewing the guidance and has preliminarily characterized the letter as clarifying civil‑rights requirements rather than creating new law.","taxTitle","Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the cou, School Districts , Colorado","taxId",12901,"location","Colorado","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6665452,"District 11 says Jenkins geotechnical core samples complete; board schedules March retreat after discussion",214,1222000,1436000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2352429-9bf13d53ebf5741d72b0e600438bb6de&start=1222&end=1436","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2352429-9bf13d53ebf5741d72b0e600438bb6de/thumbnail_1222000.jpg","/articles/6665452/Colorado/District-11-says-Jenkins-geotechnical-core-samples-complete-board-schedules-March-retreat-after-discussion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6665452-e1d816cc2af3f920cf95462f20d845d0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197369&Signature=AiNy136V9SmjJ4G6Cgh3377wD7c-4dWHOy3bQFVmpa74h5MksdepuWD6hEv4Gfk99~Urnw3PR-J58ThLPnV4XmzZGZNzkmaXzq30WqWUAXsHQ8ZTMEWm9y2tQdwZhNCaRu~meFPMn2E3vMBlEVImfCCMWHKGMavPyzuODAXTwGehbCTMQ~OV59lWur8anpnNkjcYl24fxGJBalsraWVOBFw97nmArKDX2xUpqO-FefC52r-9hAGTI9b8XC4ntYarJlA2wlM0NVh7NqaKqQQRQ9RSJiHcquNlyHMV~4yoKUnfow75TTAGgzg4g~vyLWZ57i~LvhEWOFQFuFyJKRpoPw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent (name not specified in transcript) told the Board of Education on Feb. 19 that geotechnical core samples at Jenkins School have been completed and that preliminary results were expected in about a week.

\"All the core samples from the geotechnical engineering company have been taken,\" the superintendent said, noting engineers sampled around the campus, including the parking lot, to identify areas of concern beyond the seventh and eighth grade wing. \"So we're just awaiting those results. Hopefully, by next week, we'll have preliminary results on that, to be able to share with the community.\"

Nut graf: The sampling focuses on structural concerns in a wing of the campus; the update was informational only and no formal action was taken during the special meeting.

Board members also discussed calendar items: the board scheduled a retreat for March 12 at an off‑site location and confirmed March 5 as the regular first meeting of the month; there will be no board meeting on Feb. 26. The board president and other directors said the retreat location was chosen following feedback that an off‑site setting was preferable.

Director Nelson expressed frustration at the timing and said the board had not been able to meet earlier to set near‑term priorities. \"I am very disappointed that it is not going to happen until March,\" Nelson said, adding concern about the board not having a shared focus for the second half of the school year.

The board president said the agenda‑setting meeting had considered director feedback and that a work session on board priorities had been suggested if a retreat could not occur sooner.

The 2025 legislative agenda was described as a nonaction item at that meeting; directors said revisions suggested in a prior work session were incorporated and that the agenda would move to consent at a future meeting.

Ending: Officials said the district would provide further updates on Jenkins once preliminary geotechnical results are available and that retreat planning would continue.","Superintendent reported all geotechnical core samples at Jenkins were taken and preliminary results were expected next week; the board scheduled an off‑site retreat for March 12 and moved the 2025 legislative agenda to consent for a later meeting.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6665456,"District 11 details site‑based budgeting rollout to give schools more authority and accountability",1225,1898000,3123000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2352429-9bf13d53ebf5741d72b0e600438bb6de&start=1898&end=3123","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2352429-9bf13d53ebf5741d72b0e600438bb6de/thumbnail_1898000.jpg","/articles/6665456/Colorado/District-11-details-sitebased-budgeting-rollout-to-give-schools-more-authority-and-accountability","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6665456-799094cb2d4c2357415bd0aac8464bd4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197369&Signature=DUhNMrnzZ1OOCt3fORVXuIrKJgOLSZCbhVoX3tnuWArnY1BiImL6lCrmIuy2~3NyGz4mgxx~V8OLXBgwJGOT8OZ0g5~qlRVL~JhLTVicL45qHwFcvwhjJweB2qrmr~EuyBYNcwyWcvmYvqVBAFRjCBIaNOq4m2eZ5g2DNEtSftVtTSxQr0008EvhknoYTf6ShWOxPROT0itf9OOpgdMVGI-rjIsHmM~cBF61ujSQsphF2irUnrwXM9II6EfD48ZqLfPGFGfC84qkJRJlfoqbj65wMefZY-NvNV~Oob7bMl3jLfyg1F25S~ZAFxhVp0Z9Jh2qJlYtZIT1ryq6OtIeDQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District staff presented a detailed update Feb. 19 on the district’s multi‑year rollout of site‑based (student‑based) budgeting, saying the district has shifted more authority and accountability to individual schools while keeping a mix of centrally managed positions to protect districtwide programs.

Brandon (staff member) led the briefing and said the district treated the current year as a baseline to avoid abrupt negative impacts on schools during the transition. \"The truest form of student based budgeting is really money follows kids,\" Brandon said. He added the district is not yet at a precise per‑student dollar‑for‑student allocation but will move closer over time with a fall adjustment process.

Nut graf: The change moves staffing and discretionary dollars to building leaders while retaining centrally managed FTE for special education, CLDE/ELL, GT, counselors and other essential districtwide services. Officials said the approach aims to give principals flexibility while preventing sudden cuts to mandated programs.

Details from the presentation and school examples included:
- Every school in the district currently has more FTE than the prior board‑formula baseline in the briefing’s example; one school showed 4.7 FTE above the board formula for the year in question.
- North Middle School was shown as having about $4,600,000 in discretionary funding for staffing and programming in the example presented to that school.
- Holmes Middle School had roughly $1,600,000 identified as \"special programs position locked\" in the AlloView tool; the school’s total staffing and program budget was shown at approximately $5,300,000 in the demonstration.
- The AlloView (Allaview/PowerSchool) tool was demonstrated: adding a 1.0 FTE teacher in the tool displayed a total cost with benefits (an example figure shown was about $97,000 per FTE with benefits). Brandon said average salary plus benefits raised the effective cost of personnel in principals’ budgeting decisions.

Staff described training and safeguards: principals have attended monthly level meetings and one‑on‑one budget builds with central‑office staff present (HR, CLDE, GT, special education and other central teams). The district will use a fall adjustment after the October count to provide money to schools that come in over projection; the presenter noted the district intends to set aside one‑time funds to soften transitions for schools that might otherwise owe the district money because of underprojection.

Speakers on the record said the vendor list and procurement discounts remain available in the budgeting tool, and schools must tie program expenditures to district priorities and strategies within the system so the district can later pull data on spending and outcomes.

Brandon said about implementation: \"Student based budgeting isn't the reason you have to change anything. It can be the reason you change everything, but you won't have to change anything because of it.\" He also explained the accounting for benefits: \"When you think about that, average cost of a teacher is $70,000 but really it's over a hundred thousand dollars because of the benefits.\" A board member clarified that PERA contributions (employee and employer shares) make up a large portion of benefit costs.

Ending: Staff said most principals have reacted positively, that the district will continue refining parameters and rule sets, and that the budget office will finalize allocations and adjustments as schools complete builds for next year.","District 11 staff presented a multi‑year transition to site‑based (student‑based) budgeting, showing tools, examples and protections intended to preserve services during transition; a fall adjustment process and central checks were described.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6665461,"District 11 board adopts special‑meeting agenda and personnel consent items",261,934000,1195000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2352429-9bf13d53ebf5741d72b0e600438bb6de&start=934&end=1195","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2352429-9bf13d53ebf5741d72b0e600438bb6de/thumbnail_934000.jpg","/articles/6665461/Colorado/District-11-board-adopts-specialmeeting-agenda-and-personnel-consent-items","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6665461-9c620f1226e3e69bb6792fca266a997c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771197369&Signature=HW3wC6aqmxfUpjhhgaso-q4hZ98rlUeef~j5HH-gF4H-fBu2g2GRqMpNsFNVvYdkqwoS0v2HB~nO94R8-rWdzxeL0uuPbTeOg7o47rog3C-5LRnmXvVHafgz-vT-c94WfeHUn9j7Nhft4rQi7U3lOpHOY8rsx8P0TPFM1OW22KPobYqcDGYfgz741zjzbYs6RgYGh2uVRyqajN9DqSghmBbcZ3IaI5iq8m6YyrtzAfggX-N9GI9P3UpU232Itephaead-o4pIu2dxBU1-sBB8J6N5T5IIWRpol-iHhBmveNvxtFn23iyRO9uDPSKneVDLkuJTv0yPZdlEXUNqXU29Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Education of Colorado Springs School District 11 on Feb. 19 unanimously adopted the special meeting agenda and approved personnel recommendations listed as consent item B2 during a meeting called to order at 4:02 p.m.

Board President (name not specified in transcript) noted the consent vote was held under a special‑meeting timetable required by retirement notification deadlines in employee agreements. \"This agenda item is being brought to a special meeting due to the retirement notification deadlines outlined in the employee agreements, including the master agreement, the executive, professional and education support professionals meet and confer handbook,\" the board president said.

Director Carey moved that the board adopt the consent items, including the personnel recommendations; the motion was seconded and approved by roll call. Board clerical roll call recorded all members present and voting \"aye.\" The board president later announced, \"The ayes have it. The agenda item, pertaining to the personnel recommendation was adopted by the board.\"

Nut graf: The action puts personnel recommendations — including retirements and transition approvals tied to contract notification deadlines — on the record so district HR can complete required notifications; the meeting included no other action items.

The board president said there were no other action items on the agenda and that one nonaction item, the 2025 legislative agenda, had been reviewed and incorporated with suggested revisions and would move to consent at a later meeting. The meeting adjourned at 4:12 p.m.

Ending: The board scheduled no further votes at that special meeting; officials said routine administrative items would be handled in future regular meetings or on consent as appropriate.","At a special meeting Feb. 19 the Board of Education, Colorado Springs School District 11, unanimously adopted the meeting agenda and approved personnel recommendations listed as consent item B2 (personnel recommendations for 02/19/2025).","actionData","errors"]

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