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Montoya credited the voter-approved mill-levy override passed in November 2024 for enabling extensive summer work and said the district completed many projects this summer, including playground renovations, building-automation upgrades, roofing and fire-alarm system replacements, flooring projects and the installation of air conditioning at O'Day and Beatty elementary schools. Montoya said Beatty's rooftop units were in the final balancing and start-up phases at the time of the meeting.

The district purchased 500 portable cooling units this summer and distributed them to non-air-conditioned classrooms; Montoya noted portable coolers mitigate heat but are not a substitute for permanent mechanical cooling. He said testing of low-cost window-film and other mitigation strategies produced mixed results and that the district will continue experiments across sites.

Montoya emphasized lessons learned from compressed summer schedules: design work must begin earlier, scope must be clear and some large projects (particularly middle or high schools) are not feasible to complete in a single 8-to-11-week summer window. He said the district plans to solicit a design-build contract for Weber and Lesher middle schools as a next-phase priority, and that mechanical-cooling work there will likely be phased and may take multiple summers.

The presentation included the facilities team's intent to continue preventative maintenance, move smaller projects through a new work-order system and coordinate with school leaders and contractors to improve scheduling and reduce disruption to instruction.

Board members asked about project costs, utility impacts of new cooling equipment and the district's capacity to accelerate installations; Montoya and other administrators discussed budget limits, contractor availability and the need to balance deferred-maintenance needs with air-conditioning priorities.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education Meeting: August 26, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","District staff reported completed summer projects (including air-conditioning installations at Beatty and O'Day), lessons learned from an 11-week construction window, purchase of 500 portable coolers, and plans to solicit design-build teams for two prioritized middle schools.","taxTitle","Poudre School District R-1, School Districts , Colorado","taxId",14270,"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},6479701,"PSD shifts to unweighted cumulative GPA and decile class ranks for Class of 2029",592,6873000,7465000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5692070-502807d5c097c039bf886bdb58e4103d&start=6873&end=7465","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5692070-502807d5c097c039bf886bdb58e4103d/thumbnail_6873000.jpg","/articles/6479701/Colorado/PSD-shifts-to-unweighted-cumulative-GPA-and-decile-class-ranks-for-Class-of-2029","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6479701-5a2443825c0edea38e96b2a3c7edbca0/orig.mp4?Expires=1773605260&Signature=SJhil0Sz0ImxqciUfT0BdhmoW-twpXoqX0EvDGWlpjSR-a1boK34qZkgv1wGMHQVZ1sxiPpSwZu5tPPdLeuSVezbNX09UJ1mw1cTWnFSCCucrhrrY-zBTKnc-HViytCbWqvk7VlkD-oqFCqghuly24Y-DGyGBVkZhkG2QzfNwbK02uSiIsikEbM9im2Rpje2o1AYjab4HdY1YX7znj-f-31-n7a1Ccou0DymHo-hCQQC~lSGyahAGHNOb1Ose4Y1zf0-Olrp1PofhyDNgtXWmglYjparAGf387Qdtplj-3Xn17NHDwkF~QJLRfei1uQoKxzDpsy-GCSKcI1VEQunvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The board received an informational presentation on Aug. 26 about changes to grade-point-average reporting and class rank that will affect students who are now in ninth grade (the graduating class of 2029).

Dr. Julie Chaplin, assistant superintendent, said PSD will record an unweighted cumulative GPA on transcripts for the class of 2029 while also reporting a separate weighted GPA on a 5.0 scale for courses that carry postsecondary credit (AP, IB, concurrent enrollment). \"We have removed what was unique to PSD ... the adjusted cumulative p g or GPA that was only used in our district,\" Chaplin said.

Class rank will move from an exact numeric rank (valedictorian/salutatorian) to a decile system, in which students are reported in top 10%, 20%, 30% brackets (the district does not anticipate reporting beyond the 50% mark). Chaplin and district counselors said the change aims to improve transparency and equity: counselors reported student support for reduced pressure and that outside vendors were being used by some families to chase marginal GPA bumps under the old system.

Chaplin said the district will continue work with counselors and information-technology staff to finalize transcript reporting and to determine whether additional recognitions (for example summa/magna/ cum laude-style distinctions) should be adopted for graduation ceremonies. The presentation emphasized that the changes will be introduced to students and families through counseling conversations and planning guides in the academic year leading up to course selection.

District staff said the changes apply to the current ninth-grade cohort (Class of 2029); students in grades 10-12 were notified that the change does not apply to their records.","The board heard an informational report explaining that the district will report cumulative unweighted GPAs and weighted 5.0-scale GPAs for advanced-credit courses and will replace single-number class ranks with decile rankings starting with the class of 2029.",{"_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},6479706,"Board rejects change to meeting public-participation policy, approves CASB platform after amendment; consent agenda passes",908,4522000,5430000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5692070-502807d5c097c039bf886bdb58e4103d&start=4522&end=5430","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5692070-502807d5c097c039bf886bdb58e4103d/thumbnail_4522000.jpg","/articles/6479706/Colorado/Board-rejects-change-to-meeting-public-participation-policy-approves-CASB-platform-after-amendment-consent-agenda-passes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6479706-358a4f36ced45d9f07469a68375db9ad/orig.mp4?Expires=1773605260&Signature=SyYSl4XXtr1L7qBy3JntwJCwI1fBfa3TbGTU-z3NlY2fZPvdlYSgqNvLcXgHVAX~U7-42hAwH3VKmhorU90uuS598oKjMA43G-3wJqt2Vpfw2iJ2ba11tJYFHnoSuWpxqBqRrz~deQAXPy6w692Fa27Cg2aHcSmwnMCIECoT5p~C5dMyNcfxZir2Tl~kehtlZXOFqgROY9CyqQn4GoY6BmHZir0Vx98SAPPJ56LXW7RTsVX5Cr4S0H9P5ufEhgursVLGAUgxdbtYuGpT1TtNhAnPX5H2GoGle8dhZVZVoHbPKPozXPAcBBzBgAXUIx939D0JMLYyNdMn5ZHMNeMn6A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Poudre School District Board of Education voted on multiple agenda items Aug. 26, including the consent agenda, a second reading of revisions to board policy GP 3.13 on public participation and the board's endorsement of legislative priorities recommended by the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB).

Consent agenda: Director Connor Duffy moved that the board \"approve and adopt the recommended actions for the items on the consent agenda.\" The motion was seconded by Jessica Zamora. The board approved the consent agenda on a roll-call vote, recorded as \"Motion passes 7-0.\" (Roll-call recorded at the meeting.)

Public-participation policy (GP 3.13), second reading: The board considered revisions to GP 3.13, a second-reading action. Director Connor Duffy moved to approve the revisions. After discussion and public input, the motion failed on a roll call of 2-5. The meeting roll call shows two votes in favor (Jim Brokish and Kristen Draper) and five votes against (Connor Duffy, Kevin Havelda, Scott Schoenbauer, Andrew Spain and Jessica Zamora). A yes vote on the version presented would have removed one of the two monthly community-comment sessions; the motion to do so was not adopted.

Legislative priorities and proposed CASB resolutions: The board discussed a packet of CASB resolutions and priorities and debated an item that would allow an at-large, out-of-district candidate to serve on a local board if an immediate family member is enrolled (resolution 8 in the CASB packet). Directors voted to amend the district's endorsement by removing resolution 8; that amendment passed unanimously (7-0). The board then approved the remainder of the legislative priorities (the original motion as amended) by a 6-1 vote. The meeting transcript records Director Scott Schoenbauer voting \"No\" on the final motion while the other six directors voted in favor.

All formal motions recorded during the meeting were reflected in the meeting minutes and roll-call votes; no ordinance or binding charter action was adopted on these items.","At the Aug. 26 meeting the board approved the consent agenda (7-0), declined proposed revisions to board policy GP 3.13 on public participation (2-5), and approved CASB legislative priorities as amended (motion to remove resolution 8 passed 7-0; final motion passed 6-1).",{"_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},6479711,"Parents and students press PSD on community comment access, special-education outcomes and staff arrests",992,2400000,3392000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5692070-502807d5c097c039bf886bdb58e4103d&start=2400&end=3392","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5692070-502807d5c097c039bf886bdb58e4103d/thumbnail_2400000.jpg","/articles/6479711/Colorado/Parents-and-students-press-PSD-on-community-comment-access-special-education-outcomes-and-staff-arrests","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6479711-4d7632aac3152c79731fbce5a90cd47b/orig.mp4?Expires=1773605260&Signature=WwNt1tgNZZl8~lqSBm952UU~BvTjxZJcITVtbyuCMWYgT~o7CTpCLdMDcKf3cThA~V6BQI8HzUMxB3U06HCLM5RJpcnoXcS-VW8HnQ7FbKz52OmrvQH4oweHPmBl8B4JvdnCXXnBwqtHDMEueb2p8LXWmrvX0xv9tZ7oZgUNaNbjbQGNQEyOOnKsDFnuwUJ2t-H4oy~94CRXLCUi8hWFLVSGr9tLfrsHehrXPGweOueFR68wxVIgEnfT~x5NHkGjQDwG0BCE-2~y5nzmk4fiCppMQHPBiqxmnoiivKQ6DOFr8HUFxD-VBv2ckf63jfJL1hfjUpEde9pr~GH-ybu53Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Speakers at the Poudre School District R-1 Board of Education meeting on Aug. 26 urged the board to preserve public comment access, pushed for stronger special-education oversight and criticized the district's handling of suspected staff misconduct.

Tori Pappas, identified as a parent of two and a Beatty Elementary second-grade student, told the board: \"Reducing community comment just doesn't feel like the right move to me.\" Pappas asked the board to add remote comment or otherwise maintain broad access for families who cannot attend in person.

Multiple speakers raised special-education outcomes and district responsiveness. Anna Labeda, a parent of a child with an IEP, noted long-term gaps in graduation rates for students served on IEPs and asked the board whether it would pursue a third-party disabilities audit to identify causes for the decline.

Danny Lawrence said the district previously entered an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights and warned the board against retaliatory responses to parents who comment publicly: \"The ADA, the Rehab Act, and IDEA all protect parents of disabled students who make public comments in this place,\" he said.

Several speakers also pressed the district on how it prevents and investigates staff misconduct. Sabrina Herrick described allegations that staff had raised concerns for years but said reporting produced no action in some cases; she thanked the board for acknowledging the recent arrest of a former employee but asked for clearer explanations of policy reviews. Board members later told the public they are reviewing hiring and reporting practices and urged staff to use the district's Safe2Tell and other channels.

Student speakers raised additional themes. Sawyer Green, a senior at Rocky Mountain High School, criticized limits on school-of-choice opportunities for programs such as Future Farmers of America and urged the board to consider access and scholarship implications for students with specialized programs.

Several teachers and staff who spoke thanked the district for implementing the heat protocol and early releases. Linton Elementary teacher Kim Carlson said early-release decisions reduced student dysregulation in very hot classrooms.

The board did not respond to most comments during the time allotted for community comment, noting that the board usually does not engage in back-and-forth with speakers during that period but said it will continue engagement sessions in the district's listening-session schedule.","Multiple speakers used the community-comment period to urge the board to keep or expand public comment access, press for actions on special-education disparities and raise concerns about staff misconduct and retaliation against parents.",{"_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},6479716,"PSD superintendent outlines heat actions, AC installation plan and calendar review",480,1815000,2295000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5692070-502807d5c097c039bf886bdb58e4103d&start=1815&end=2295","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5692070-502807d5c097c039bf886bdb58e4103d/thumbnail_1815000.jpg","/articles/6479716/Colorado/PSD-superintendent-outlines-heat-actions-AC-installation-plan-and-calendar-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6479716-2a55a758b5448d3ececae95c18519e80/orig.mp4?Expires=1773605260&Signature=S9HE4es0XYy1kTnYEKd7PODrU~nWWKTsDQ8m5ml9JggVJDPSikUNhE7m8AbvoCJY2OhOJkmmJYQaa2GiWzSTgGeaZfTOaaQGhLdjQ~~ewVUP-d3QurjpFCd0w2NzHnbF561e-9mwGJtqDUTpnrBtUoV2K7IwmIOZJEJI0JYNYOPgMmVOUienWbPUbdI3IU89L0bjPM4ySXUtVmawqNANQSBuI0funRhwAmMGOPRtOcz-y-v1SzBMkIQ9qVZQPFG03xNmgp~cjtVE-bcqlwXHeGA1U0tNtzYFjllPzX4KltHW9R1D7pFP1lRqmQRIFZAZzaw87yhMzR4Rh5RygcbnaQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Kingsley told the Poudre School District R-1 Board of Education on Aug. 26 that the district is responding to repeated extreme heat days with protocols, temporary mitigation and a multi-year plan to install permanent air conditioning in schools that lack it.

Kingsley said the district has 32 schools that do not yet have air conditioning and that short-term steps (\"swamp coolers and other temporary heat mitigation measures\") cannot match prolonged high temperatures. \"Guided by our district's heat protocols, we determined early release was necessary to protect the health and the safety of our students and our staff,\" Kingsley said.

The superintendent said the district will use funding from a voter-approved mill levy override to pay for installations and that work has already started: \"Thanks to the voter approved $20.24 mill levy override, funding is now in place to do this work and it's already begun with the installation of air conditioning at Beatty and O'Day Elementary School this summer.\" He explained installation must be phased because many older buildings require significant upgrades and most construction can only be done during short summer windows.

Kingsley also discussed why the district calendar starts in August and will not change immediately, citing state instructional-minute reporting and the need to align concurrent enrollment, Advanced Placement and IB exam schedules. He said an internal action team is studying instructional-minute compliance and will report to the board on Oct. 7.

On safety, Kingsley told the board and community that recent events — \"the arrest of a former employee on very serious charges, as well as an incident at one of our middle schools that resulted in a student injury\" — are being treated as high priorities for district staff and that the district will \"act quickly to protect our students, communicate openly when serious incidents occur, and provide support for those who need it.\" He said the district will continue to review policies, reporting avenues and hiring/vetting practices.

Kingsley closed by highlighting recent assessment results, saying PSD students again outperformed statewide averages on CMAS and college-readiness benchmarks and that updated graduation-rate data will be shared in coming weeks.

Kingsley encouraged patience while the district implements fixes: \"It is going to take time, but it really is happening.\"","Superintendent Kingsley told the Board of Education that 32 district schools lack air conditioning, the district has used heat protocols and early releases, and mill-levy funds will fund multi-year AC installations. He also flagged recent staff arrests and a student injury as safety concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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