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Representatives from Decker said their K–12 studio has completed more than 300 school projects and emphasized experience delivering occupied campus replacements in rural settings. Juan Dorado, Decker’s principal in charge, told the board the firm will lead programming, schematic and construction document phases and coordinate required approvals from the Public School Facilities Authority (PSFA). The Decker team described a target design that would be sized within the district’s allowable square footage and noted the firm’s intent to incorporate local context, community input and CTE spaces such as culinary and welding labs into the design. Decker presented a notional schedule that anticipates design activities in the coming 12 months and an 18‑month construction window that would put final completion in early 2028 if the schedule and approvals proceed as planned.

Capital AE and the district’s feasibility committee presented the study that followed the district’s 2024 facilities master plan. The committee, which included parents, staff and community members, recommended consolidating two older elementary schools—Sixth Street and Jose Barrios—into a right‑sized set of elementary campuses and implementing grade banding rather than preserving the current neighborhood K‑5 model. The committee’s online poll results and meeting votes favored grade banding (about 81 percent in committee polling) and moving the sixth grade to La Plata Middle School (about 96 percent of committee respondents favored relocating sixth graders to the middle school).

Under the committee’s recommended scenario, the district would make these changes in a phased timeline: a board decision in August; administrative planning through the next school year (fall–spring); closure of Sixth Street and Jose Barrios in May following the next school year; summer construction work to ready receiving schools (Harrison/Schmidt and Stout in the committee plan); and a start of school in August 2026 with the new grade configuration (Harrison/Schmidt as K–2; Stout as 3–5; La Plata as 6–8; high school unchanged). The committee estimated the consolidation would reduce excess capacity across the elementary portfolio and improve utilization rates — one scenario showed utilization rising to the mid‑80s/90s percent range at receiving campuses while leaving space for modest future growth.

Committee consultants also recommended the district plan for a longer‑term 6–12 replacement to address aging middle‑ and high‑school facilities; that follow‑on project would be a multi‑year effort and could require a future waiver or funding request to PSFA. Capital AE stressed the need for robust community communication, transportation planning, playground and site work (the committee estimated roughly $400,000 for kindergarten‑specific play area work at one campus), and explicit plans for staffing, curriculum alignment and professional development for a grade‑banding model.

Board members thanked the consultants and committee and said they would review the feasibility report during the summer ahead of an anticipated August action. Decker said its design committee would be on site in the coming week and planned weekly design check‑ins for the initial programming phase; Capital AE said it would provide a written report reflecting the committee’s full dataset and recommendations.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","SCS Board of Education Work Session and Regular Meeting for June 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Architect Decker presented a timeline and design approach for the CLIF replacement; Capital AE presented a feasibility study recommending consolidation of two small elementary schools (Sixth Street and Jose Barrios), a grade‑banding model for remaining elementaries, and moving sixth grade to La Plata Middle School with an implementation timeline.","taxTitle","SILVER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS, School Districts, New Mexico","taxId",38846,"location","New Mexico","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},5994769,"Board hears cuts to federal title grants; district staff outline program and carryover losses",8736,858000,9594000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5863881-9f802312a1bb0a12a56aeca95e1d2b20&start=858&end=9594","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5863881-9f802312a1bb0a12a56aeca95e1d2b20/thumbnail_858000.jpg","/articles/5994769/New-Mexico/Board-hears-cuts-to-federal-title-grants-district-staff-outline-program-and-carryover-losses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5994769-b7989670b7e27e822a2b7f2359113bbc/orig.mp4?Expires=1775095451&Signature=HiTWfiFwPYY9HzZ8~m1yqpKUefAMs1oNdMTKKvGbrtksa95VmvWUBiJ71cC1p36myostajlVbe61iT2oMuexVzbwuDQVTbP84xKe1gmFtTDT3V4LqCltI9mHUjCB9I7WabTA-4iV0iMsOpFBH9BEzcZtCQHudqBjaMJbTgrUSdobxBC0N5rx-v9DdjZ-dNaEMCC2f8mKruZhglZMbHn8wuDEivsBauVL~JL0CBOvSHhNtgKIe1BSxPc4KmGRQ80FEJYubRrbPuLCuKr7wbELSSz~ECdNPs-bD5ZBeYU-~FgDxjKwEL0QxTLiXBSFy~c5jbcPYrDXg3ejY7BH3rizJA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a June 16 board meeting, Silver Consolidated Schools administrators told the Board of Education that federal and state adjustments reduced several federal education grants the district relies on for summer programs, professional development and other services.

Associate Superintendent Cindy Barris presented the district’s title allocations and said the district saw reductions across Title I, Title II and Title IV, and an elimination of a federal program labeled \"FII\" (federal income index) that previously funded a local program. Barris said the district’s Title I application numbers reflect an actual reduction of $117,115.41 from the prior year’s application; she also said the state issued a “take back” in May of roughly $290,000 that affected the district’s available funding.

Barris told the board that last year’s Title I carryover was $425,512.20 while projected carryover for the current year is $137,617, and she described a total Title I reduction of $404,954.61 when comparing the year‑to‑year package of application and carryover numbers. She warned that, because many salaries are paid in part from federal grant funds, salary increases can act like a reduction in program funding when grant dollars fall.

Barris listed how the district budgets federal money: Title I funds support summer school, site allocations and staff positions (including instructional assistants); Title II supports professional development, recruitment and retention; Title IV pays for behavior supports, history field trips and other activities. She said the district decided not to pursue Title III because the district’s bilingual student population is too small to make the application cost‑effective.

Superintendent Tim Hawkins and board members asked whether the state provided reasons for the takebacks. Barris said the district receives limited explanation and only sees notices of reduced allocations; Hawkins added context suggesting part of the statewide reductions may reflect conservatism in preliminary federal budgeting for FY2026 and a broader potential cut to title programs. Board members and staff discussed the risk that reimbursement‑based grant funding can be subject to retroactive adjustments.

Barris also reported several other federal changes: the district’s Fine Arts Education Act funding and Carl Perkins/CTE grants remain in place while the formerly available FII funding and a school‑based mental health grant were not available this cycle. She summarized net reductions across all federal programs she reviewed as $456,432.81 and said the state had taken back $328,501 in the same review period; she also noted the district does not qualify for CSI (targeted state intervention) funds, which she framed as a positive indicator for the schools’ academic status.

The board discussed the budget implications and the finance subcommittee followed with a review of cash, carryover and the district’s audit RFP process. Finance committee members noted that combined recent takebacks exceeded the district’s projected carryover for the upcoming year and flagged the need for close monitoring of cash flow and program priorities.

No board action was required on the presentation itself; the board later approved the title budgets in the consent agenda after formal motions on the consent items.","Associate Superintendent Cindy Barris told the Silver Consolidated Schools Board the district faces reductions across Title I, II, IV and other federal programs, including a May clawback of roughly $290,000 and lower projected carryover, and described program impacts and carryover budgeting choices.",{"_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},5994773,"Silver Consolidated Board approves IDEA-B application and updates special education procedures manual",9444,119000,9563000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5863881-9f802312a1bb0a12a56aeca95e1d2b20&start=119&end=9563","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5863881-9f802312a1bb0a12a56aeca95e1d2b20/thumbnail_119000.jpg","/articles/5994773/New-Mexico/Silver-Consolidated-Board-approves-IDEA-B-application-and-updates-special-education-procedures-manual","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5994773-c47b950b408fa200a0f79fbed4e4a17b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775095451&Signature=TNc23KvYGVOpFNlwTQGFGnmw4vONvm4ZBAIu6cK~1wo-EAxe5wHiI9XOVZl-Kk4Ctc73ZvSsNEbvevFu8pXMf7HcytCeAvcmftVBvXmZyM~py9x21M7bgknB5HyFphqjDr04Z77wYVVuPRjtbE2uzytgR5eJswpsn7ARJYW5OKWKtIGq~nWz4tb~XwSoJCZWcoLG-ht4q8dppxp0wHp3EtxaUNq2txwRzznHs5FGz0PX6qKJ9RCSZXWmugIHoJrBrxB8xGXISaA3eaQ2dipaCWmr2as-eVWke2yZQx1ShzjWIyoTyBvwTAtwulfEJJCbs-Z2RSsisJ7j22F9NRHI-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Silver Consolidated Schools Board of Education on June 16 approved the district’s IDEA‑B application and adopted updates to its special education procedures manual after a presentation by Special Education Director Shane Coker.

The approvals formalize the district’s plan to spend federal IDEA‑B funds for the coming year and incorporate edits from Walsh Gallegos, the district’s special‑education legal reviewer, to align district procedures with recent state and federal guidance.

Coker told the board the district’s IDEA‑B entitlement for the coming year is $969,400, with a preschool allocation of $25,041 and a carryover balance of $231,504. He summarized the district’s annual operating plan, saying the program focuses on two recurring objectives: \"we want to improve our graduation rates, and then, obviously, we want to decrease our dropout rates.\" He described five program objectives funded through IDEA‑B, including direct instruction and an extended‑school‑year program intended to prevent regression during long breaks.

Board members asked for clarifications about cohort graduation rates and carryover. Coker said the figures he displayed were the most recent he had on hand and that Silver’s four‑year graduation rate for students with disabilities in the 2023–24 cohort was 80.2 percent; he also reported five‑ and six‑year cohort rates of 86.9 percent and 88 percent, respectively, which he compared favorably with New Mexico averages he cited from the same cohort data. Superintendent Tim Hawkins supplemented the discussion, noting that cohort measures vary with students’ Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).

On the procedures manual, Coker said Walsh Gallegos provided a table of changes; most edits were housekeeping and alignment with federal language. He called attention to one change that moved gifted education language out of the special‑education chapter because state law now treats gifted services under a separate statute (cited in the district materials as Chapter 6‑31‑3). He told the board that the district submitted a separate gifted education plan under the new state requirements.

Formal motions to approve the IDEA‑B application and to adopt the procedures manual passed on voice votes. The motions were made and seconded on the floor: the IDEA‑B application motion was made by Mr. Khan and seconded by Mr. McMillan; the procedures manual motion was made by Mrs. Clement and seconded by Mr. McMillan. The board chair called for ayes and declared both motions carried.

Administration said the IDEA‑B application file is “substantially approvable” and that staff would upload meeting documentation to the district document center to finish the submission process.

Board members and staff emphasized that the approved spending plan relies on both the new entitlement and existing carryover and that staff would report back with any material changes if the state or federal allocations change.

The board’s vote and the updated procedures manual complete the district’s annual IDEA‑B submission and the legally required annual review of the district’s special‑education procedures.","The Silver Consolidated Schools Board of Education voted to approve the district’s IDEA-B (federal special education) application and an updated special education procedures manual after a work‑session presentation from Special Education Director Shane Coker.","actionData","errors"]

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Design team outlines CLIF replacement and feasibility committee recommends elementary consolidation and grade‑banding

Board hears cuts to federal title grants; district staff outline program and carryover losses

Silver Consolidated Board approves IDEA-B application and updates special education procedures manual