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- Motion to approve the meeting agenda: approved by roll call. Votes recorded: Director Assad Lucas — Aye; Director Battistelli — Aye; Director Goldstein — Aye; Director Marsh Holshin — Aye; Director Potter — Aye.

- Motion to recess into executive session: approved. The board recessed to an executive session to discuss \"real estate matters regarding the potential sale of 13 and a half acres south of the ESC at East Lake Station\" pursuant to board policies 2 (General operating limitations) and 2.5 (Asset protection) and Colorado Revised Statute 24-6-402(4)(a). Votes recorded: Assad Lucas — Aye; Battistelli — Aye; Goldstein — Aye; Marsh Holshin — Aye; Potter — Aye.

- Motion to adopt the proclamation declaring Friday, June 6, 2025, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Adams 12 Five Star Schools: adopted by roll call. Votes recorded: Director Assad Lucas — Aye; Director Battistelli — Aye; Director Goldstein — Aye; Director Marsh Holshin — Aye; Director Potter — Aye.

- Motion to approve minutes of the work-study session and regular board meeting of April 16, 2025: approved by roll call. Votes recorded: Assad Lucas — Aye; Battistelli — Aye; Goldstein — Aye; Marsh Holshin — Aye; Potter — Aye.

- Motion to approve personal actions (resignations and terminations, transfers and reassignments, employment and leaves of absence): approved by roll call. Votes recorded: Assad Lucas — Aye; Battistelli — Aye; Goldstein — Aye; Marsh Holshin — Aye; Potter — Aye.

Notes: For motions where the transcript records only \"So moved\" and \"Second,\" no mover or seconder name was recorded in the public transcript. The executive-session motion identified the legal authority cited on the record: Colorado Revised Statute 24-6-402(4)(a) and the board policies cited above.

Ending: The meeting proceeded to additional agenda items after the roll-call votes. The board reconvened after the executive session and continued with superintendent and committee reports.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Adams 12 Board of Education Meeting 5/7/2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the May 7 regular meeting the Adams 12 board approved the agenda, recessed for an executive session on real-estate matters, adopted a National Gun Violence Awareness Day proclamation, and approved minutes and personnel actions. Roll-call votes were recorded for the formal motions that were passed.","taxTitle","Adams 12 Five Star Schools, School Districts , Colorado","taxId",14322,"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},6565136,"Risk manager recommends moving workers' compensation coverage into joint school pool to save about $200,000 annually",142,11831000,11973000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3226124-699901003d7ec0ad3e75d2ca1764ebaa&start=11831&end=11973","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3226124-699901003d7ec0ad3e75d2ca1764ebaa/thumbnail_11831000.jpg","/articles/6565136/Colorado/Risk-manager-recommends-moving-workers-compensation-coverage-into-joint-school-pool-to-save-about-200000-annually","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6565136-2103355741ea783f2573d2fd6627fa02/orig.mp4?Expires=1770839867&Signature=YvZbax2EFXxaiL2mMki9rBulpRR3Z2U6NJSdYLpaZPwBzB0ZyBvxJHSkLBB7NeDCd-7HoJAA8OzgwNm~TY20eX9yrz2e4q5aeptpsFnVxqecuwS~25~Nhb9-7U7Vk0-GQCDCEEWza03noYGkI-pmhg~K43NR0hEESrgoVLUk9Ex17WGHrpoKfgYI9Vsa0aoPDYMI8787t82LkPj0GqGkvVGY2Oxpxgealm-Coyd969PvNmSgPYRgMJBqmWiyLMSHR3Gzx2JBaGNTUB5NpnPxx0JahO2SnmI7Hy-KtT~RZXkjrVCmuQH0DIuamMxTxzUC-aPk8dYAx2vIakV9AaCjgg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Adams 12’s director of risk management recommended the district switch its workers’ compensation insurance from its current carrier to a joint school district pool (JSD), telling the board on May 7 the move could save roughly $200,000 a year.

Radu, the district’s director of risk management, said the district currently retains a high deductible (about $500,000) and pays roughly $1.6 million per year for claims, adjusting and excess coverage. Under the JSD proposal the retention would be comparable ($550,000) and the pool would spread losses across member school districts; Radu said the pool’s actuarial estimate would lower Adams 12’s net cost and produce the estimated $200,000 annual savings.

Nut graf: Switching to a member-run pool would give the district a seat at the governance table and more direct input into claims-handling practices, negotiators said — advantages that matter because workers’ comp costs come out of the general fund and influence school budgets.

Radu told the board the pool’s members include several large metro districts and that the pool uses a third-party administrator (CCMSI) that specializes in public-entity claims. He said the proposed transition would keep existing claims with the current carrier until they close and that the JSD board and state approval are required before any change.

Board members asked for confirmation about legal-cost exposure and noted the district’s historical record of few claims involving outside counsel. The risk manager said he expects similar volume and control of claims but more membership oversight of trends and costs.

Ending: The board received the recommendation; staff said they will seek necessary approvals and return with details and implementation steps.","Director of risk management proposed Adams 12 join a joint school district pool (JSD) for workers' compensation, citing similar retention levels, a comparable third-party adjuster and an estimated $200,000 annual savings; the recommendation is pending board and state approvals.",{"_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},6565141,"New state school-finance bill changes timing and fixes charter funding method, Adams 12 officials say",92,12489000,12581000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3226124-699901003d7ec0ad3e75d2ca1764ebaa&start=12489&end=12581","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3226124-699901003d7ec0ad3e75d2ca1764ebaa/thumbnail_12489000.jpg","/articles/6565141/Colorado/New-state-school-finance-bill-changes-timing-and-fixes-charter-funding-method-Adams-12-officials-say","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6565141-50aad40d15f6da6bf3064e2019e727d7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770839867&Signature=Am1TpJIQo3bw~DIlYztnCoTrx3tsbFCwjYK53L-tK4dwY1A5XR5uYVOHIAjrk9q0SFnMGaKSoTi27dwWuHgnQkX-xvIa9kTWAXNZ~xIjmGPbHUPlCjoOzJYuZ22UM4JLzDk8o3TFLMnkHFyNbhiP5t-bhRA7NVbzEpmqGcMK1zKyYk~-V4nd4xHr8hzUMM2df6LPKJDPEixMSSOec01zuWElvjI87RROjNEpq-3e3tNKZM30PSxPPC9AFEil07pqT8pGzirKWNybkdwA7TTNJCKlJrpG~cP3~2lImxBt~MwiE6gqR75y10HnPhX983-1dz4WJPPx2BWO~ZVdfxxu4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Adams 12 Five Star Schools finance staff told the board on May 7 that a recently passed state school-finance bill (SB1320) changes the phase-in timeline for a new funding formula and that an amendment preserves the district’s existing approach for funding charter schools for the coming year.

Gina Lanier, chief financial officer, said the major technical changes in SB1320 move full implementation of the new formula back one year and adopt a phased-in approach that begins with 15 percent of the formula in 2026–27. If the state lacks sufficient revenue in any year, Lanier said the law contains fallback smoothing provisions that would use a longer averaging method and a work group to recommend adjustments.

Nut graf: The update matters because the new formula and its implementation schedule determine how much state revenue Adams 12 can expect over the next several budget years and directly affect planning for staff, programs and charter-school allocations.

Lanier said the board and district staff identified a statutory mismatch affecting charter funding calculations; an amendment requires the state to calculate both the prior method and the new formula for 2026–27 and allocate the 15 percent of new monies on a per-pupil basis to charter and CSI (Colorado School of Innovation) schools for that year. The district said a stakeholder work group will recommend how to handle future years beyond the one-year fix.

The bill also created a state education subaccount the transcript calls the \"kids matter\" account. Lanier said the technical deposit would be a very small tax-rate addition (0.000...9 in ordinary math) but the estimated deposit for fiscal year 2026–27 would be about $233.7 million if the legislature appropriates it. \"This is coming off the top of the general fund,\" Lanier said; the dollars would be available only if the General Assembly specifically appropriates them for total program and authorized categorical funding.

Board members asked for follow-up modeling and budget implications for the district. Lanier said the most recent modeling produced several million dollars of improved outlook compared with earlier assumptions, but she cautioned the numbers had shifted repeatedly during the legislative process and vowed to return with a formal budget update at the next meeting.

Ending: The board acknowledged the complexity and asked staff to continue refining district revenue projections and to return with specific budget scenarios for 2026–27.","CFO Gina Lanier briefed the board on SB1320, explaining a one-year extension of phase-in, a 15% implementation step and a temporary workaround to preserve historical charter funding methods for 2025–26. The state created a new \"kids matter\" subaccount that could deposit an estimated $233.7 million if appropriated.",{"_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},6565146,"Adams 12 and teachers reach tentative agreement covering pay, leave rules and special-education planning time",174,10415000,10589000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3226124-699901003d7ec0ad3e75d2ca1764ebaa&start=10415&end=10589","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3226124-699901003d7ec0ad3e75d2ca1764ebaa/thumbnail_10415000.jpg","/articles/6565146/Colorado/Adams-12-and-teachers-reach-tentative-agreement-covering-pay-leave-rules-and-special-education-planning-time","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6565146-a40bccaf0f7b2df79f78cea6a0f5d88f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770839867&Signature=jqvDmP5C1QW3Yvrd5-~FYYX0cSaGO-FunzDnD8vN9p8dZLxatAFLuG7IAqOsrZwMXYiIC6eSqElO3ptEG4VvQCBDgWLUt1-8RjtkDDqvzYD07zP4xIHckviu75GP-Y0s-OEIYrhdMu6~owy0gcjeM9q-n-Aa8wtbor8~K~13~8QBYuQFXTru6HqUz94tbWLEBOrtKfqeEC7NaT5sEZCk9501IAucFyO-f8qEBKQfuTP5CI7QbbQIYC~SeRpOYzipwg9TRWkINYOBE9LGLtsfYnNK~ORvJzoyHMZYl20ERbdEg7esuobND6dsfR2xR1TPHAgrzaJavVF8uqLFOgkzKA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Adams 12 Five Star Schools and the District 12 Educators Association presented a tentative negotiated agreement May 7 that negotiators described as a package of contract clarifications, staffing and compensation changes.

\"Employees are encouraged to fully to participate in the Adams 12 5 Star community as their true authentic selves in alignment with district expectations,\" said Myla Shepherd, chief human-resources officer, quoting new language added to the agreement’s employee-protection article. Negotiators said the change was intended to strengthen protections and make school workplaces more welcoming.

Nut graf: The deal affects staffing practices, special-education workload, leave-bank rules and pay. It must be ratified by association members before it becomes binding; the district said ballots go out next Tuesday and will close the following Tuesday.

Negotiators said they rewrote a comprehensive article governing absences and planning to remove decades of ambiguous text and reduce recurring conflicts between supervisors and educators. The district and association also made the sick-leave bank co-pay consistent: educators who access the bank will now make a 10-day buy-in, negotiators said, replacing a variable past practice.

The agreement includes a multi-part compensation package the negotiators described as equivalent to about 3% of certified payroll. It contains a step increase averaging roughly 1.29% of payroll, an ongoing 0.5% cost-of-living adjustment and an additional one-time payment (about 1.2% of payroll) slated for a December payment. Health-insurance premiums are increasing 7.09%; the district will continue to cover 95 percent of employee-only premiums, negotiators said.

The district said it completed a multi-year review of special-education schedules and is now incorporating defined additional protected planning time for special-education teachers across grade levels. Negotiators called the change \"one of the only districts\" efforts to explicitly define protected planning time for IDEA compliance tasks.

A separate committee’s work on elementary specials staffing led to a temporary memorandum of agreement and a reduction in force affecting 12 specials teaching positions, negotiators said; the MOA outlines a split-assignment approach for small schools and conditions for temporary staffing changes.

The board was also told the agreement contains a new approach to late changes after school-year start: an MOA offering financial incentives for volunteers to accept disruptive last-minute reassignments to address hot-and-cool enrollment spots, intended to protect less-experienced teachers from being the default option.

President of the District 12 Educators Association Dave Lockley and association coordinator Steve Lesh participated in the presentation. Lockley said the interest-based bargaining process the district uses is collaborative and year-round. The negotiated package will go to association members for ratification next week; the board was briefed but did not take a ratification vote on May 7.

Ending: Board members praised the years-long collaborative process and thanked negotiators. The district will return to the board with final ratification results after association voting.","The district and the District 12 Educators Association reported a tentative agreement that updates employee-protection language, rewrites planning/absence rules, defines special-education protected planning time, adjusts sick-leave bank rules, and includes a compensation package averaging about 3% of certified payroll.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6565151,"Adams 12 presents expanded suicide-prevention and threat-assessment response as district reports more screenings",252,3599000,3851000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3226124-699901003d7ec0ad3e75d2ca1764ebaa&start=3599&end=3851","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3226124-699901003d7ec0ad3e75d2ca1764ebaa/thumbnail_3599000.jpg","/articles/6565151/Colorado/Adams-12-presents-expanded-suicide-prevention-and-threat-assessment-response-as-district-reports-more-screenings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6565151-09dddc746e1b1ebd5977b93f27de17a0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770839867&Signature=NhkL7X8cLP6gJbnAftSCBBvx8Aa2vFWPl28ChBiQEJ~FmLWACTMHl7xW8mIfHui9yjt1GBjIF0NxJ0Y9qD9EEeYDoV3ZadUuxFXByEZo6Y4lQ~IwvK8W0861GKRGSEikT6dWusEVlvBk3fLZhxavEKYqA29OXBndDwnxUznm7fim2SvAftFS0lCW56rpQZC7e6CZHEO2HHyagCbMn46uUprb6L6oK0WdbaTws8gMq3w-E-6LmUVezCTG~wPPmp6ez6zH2Y1CT2NZZeHRpWxLvf728H9ER3M~74NPlvL6Egxjeib7mQXwoExS1pmAxK~SWT50lw7X7qBUqRrDPf57EA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Adams 12 Five Star Schools administrators told the school board on May 7 that the district is seeing more suicide risk assessments and threat reports and outlined new steps to expand prevention, intervention and postvention services.

The district reported 1,007 suicide risk assessments (SRAs) handled by school-based mental-health staff during the most recent reporting period and described year-over-year increases in threat-assessment activity. \"When individuals are connected to help, their chances of recovery increase significantly,\" said Sarah Hunter, prevention and crisis recovery coordinator, as she walked the board through district data and the suicide-prevention framework.

The update emphasized that screening has risen partly because staff received districtwide gatekeeper training and because a new reporting platform, Raptor Student Safe, has made it easier for schools to log concerns. Olivia, the district’s behavioral threat-assessment coordinator, said the district treats a \"concerning behavior as an opportunity for connection and support,\" and that screens are a triage step that may lead to fuller assessments when warranted.

Nut graf: The briefing matters because board members must weigh ongoing investments in mental-health staffing, training and community partnerships while the district manages limited state and local funds. Officials said the increase in recorded assessments does not necessarily reflect a rise in violent behavior but may indicate improved reporting and earlier intervention.

District staff described how needs differ by grade level. Middle schools show the highest number of referrals for assessment, officials said, while elementary schools show the most screenings (often for younger children learning emotional regulation). High schools show the highest number of full assessments and the most cases requiring intensive intervention, the presentation said.

The board heard about programs used across grade levels: Sources of Strength (a peer-led prevention program), the fifth-grade \"Riding the Waves\" curriculum, social-emotional instruction tied to districtwide Panorama and Healthy Kids surveys, and Safe2Tell follow-up procedures. Erin Fobart, deputy superintendent, and others described a combination of upstream prevention, in-school intervention and postvention supports.

Staff described several new or expanded steps for 2025–26: forming a student mental-health advisory with high-school representatives; a Regis University grant to place 10 therapists doing play therapy in elementary schools next year; increased threat-assessment training for school teams; expanded collaboration with county behavioral-health partners; and an effort to align protocols for charter schools. Olivia said the district is moving to a more consistent, multidisciplinary threat-assessment model and has prioritized relationship-building with schools to increase reporting and earlier intervention.

Security and safety leaders also discussed operational changes. Anthony Muck, director of safety and security, described quarterly tabletop exercises with cabinet and school teams, plans to update school emergency operations plans, additional reunification training for building teams and expanded training for campus security officers (including crisis intervention and de-escalation). Officials said the superintendent’s crisis-response group now runs after-action reviews to identify lessons and needed changes.

Board members pressed for more comparative data and asked staff to return with loss and attempt figures to compare to state trends. Superintendent Godowsky and staff said some suicides show no prior warnings; they cautioned that static counts can mask the effect of earlier intervention that likely prevented additional harm. \"There is always room to get better,\" staff said, and they listed implementation priorities for next year: tiered training, supporting students with chronic suicidality, student advisory input, and deepening community partnerships.

Ending: Board members thanked staff for the briefing and for the work of the district’s crisis and prevention teams. Administrators said they will return with additional trend data and a progress update on the actions described for the 2025–26 school year.","District staff told the Adams 12 school board that suicide risk assessments and threat-reporting have risen since the pandemic, outlined prevention programs and partnerships, and proposed expanded training, a student mental-health advisory and additional community therapy supports.","actionData","errors"]

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