Board approves teacher and substitute appreciation proclamations and renews six charter contracts

The St. Vrain Valley School District Board of Education approved proclamations designating May 2025 as Teacher Appreciation Week and Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week and renewed six charter school contracts during the April 23 meeting in a sequence of motions and roll-call votes.

The nut graf: The actions were handled as consent or routine action items and received affirmative roll-call votes from present board members; two directors were recorded as absent for the votes.

Proclamations: The board voted to adopt a resolution proclaiming the week of May 2025 as Teacher Appreciation Week and a second resolution proclaiming the week of May 2025 as Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week. The motions were moved and seconded; the roll call recorded Director Babs, Director Berthold, Director Hranick, President Ragland and Director Weiss as voting yes, with Directors Gilligan and Lechuga absent. The proclamations were proclaimed by the board and superintendent on April 23, 2025.

Contract renewals and routine approvals (Votes at a glance): The board approved renewals for the following charter contracts (each motion carried by roll-call vote with the same yes/absent pattern recorded unless otherwise noted): - Aspen Ridge Preparatory School — approved - Carbon Valley Academy — approved - Firestone Charter Academy — approved - Flagstaff Academy Charter School — approved - St. Vrain Community Montessori School — approved - Twin Peaks Classical Academy — approved

Consent items: Earlier in the meeting the board moved to approve all consent items as listed in the agenda and recorded the same pattern of aye votes and two absences.

Vote record (summary): For the proclamations and the contract renewals the board recorded votes as follows: Director Babs — yes; Director Berthold — yes; Director Gilligan — absent; Director Hranick — yes; Director Lechuga — absent; President Ragland — yes (aye); Director Weiss — yes. Tally for present votes: 5 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain, 2 absent.

Why it matters: Contract renewals for charter schools determine whether authorizing districts continue formal relationships with those charter operators; proclamations are ceremonial but signal district recognition of educator contributions. Board members made brief supportive remarks for charter schools when the items were considered; one board member referenced a child's positive experience at Aspen Ridge Preparatory School.

What’s next: Contract renewals take effect under their terms; the board did not identify additional substantive debate or amendments during the meeting.