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Superintendent highlights awards, robotics and innovation; board approves consent items
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Mike Haddad and CFO Tony Whiteley reported district achievements including a meritorious budget award, robotics championships and a student drone program; trustees approved the consent agenda in a recorded vote.
Superintendent Dr. Mike Haddad and district finance staff presented a range of district accomplishments and operational updates at the St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J Board of Education meeting Wednesday, and trustees approved the consent agenda by a recorded vote.
Haddad highlighted recent recognitions and partnerships: the district earned the Association of School Business Officials meritorious budget award for a second consecutive year, the career and technical education mock trial team won a state professionalism award, and multiple robotics teams qualified for the world championships after winning state-level awards. "For the second year in a row, they earned the meritorious budget award from the Association of School Business Officials," Haddad said, praising the finance team.
CFO Tony Whiteley presented the financial statements for the month ending February 2025 and said the district dashboard showed "all greens" for that month. Whiteley discussed accelerated state equalization payments that increased cash and investments, reported approximately 4.5% returns from the local government investment pool, and said tax-collection timing had provided some community relief. He also credited members of his finance team by name for earning state and national awards for financial reporting.
Haddad and Whiteley reviewed district innovation work: an expansion of an "agile" telecommunications program that allows students across buildings — and in other districts — to access specialized courses remotely; leadership on quantum computing education with the district’s assistant superintendent representing K–12 on the governor's task force; and selection of district students to present a student drone show at the Space Foundation conference and to appear in a national documentary and an Apple-hosted briefing in Cupertino.
Board action: The board moved and seconded approval of the consent agenda; the motion passed with recorded votes. The transcript records the motion as "Move" (mover identified as "Miocia" in the record) and a second recorded as "Jocelyn." The roll-call responses recorded in the meeting were: "Mister Merkel? Yes." "Missus Baps? Yes." "Missus Gilligan? Yes." "Missus Hranick? Yes." "Mr. Lechuga? Yes." "Mrs. Ragland?" (response transcribed as "Hi"). "Mrs. Weiss" was recorded absent. The board adjourned after approving consent items and scheduling April meetings.
Why it matters: Trustees framed the financial awards and innovation work as evidence of fiscal stewardship and educational programming that provide students with advanced learning opportunities and community partnerships.
