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Board approves administrator renewals, counseling curriculum and 2025–26 calendar; policy on sick leave adopted
Summary
At the March meeting the School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan Board of Education approved 2025–26 administrator contract renewals, adopted counseling curriculum (DESSA and Character Strong), approved the 2025–26 school calendar and meeting schedule, and passed a third‑reading policy revision (GCCBA‑R) on administrative sick leave.
The School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan Board of Education approved several consent and action items at its March meeting, including contract renewals for administrators, a counseling curriculum adoption, the 2025–26 school calendar, the upcoming board meeting schedule and a district policy revision on administrative sick leave.
On a series of motions presented under action items, trustees recorded unanimous aye votes on each item during roll calls. The board approved renewal of administrator contracts for the 2025–26 school year; approved the curriculum adoption for counseling (district staff said the purchase includes DESSA universal screening and Character Strong tier‑1/tier‑2 materials and noted a discount of about $20,000); approved the 2025–26 school year calendar; approved the Board of Education meeting schedule for 2025–26; and adopted the third reading of district policy GCCBA‑R concerning administrative staff sick leave.
District staff explained the counseling curriculum decision during the meeting. The superintendent’s team said Riverside Insights recently acquired the DESSA product line and that DESSA’s K–8 teacher‑report screening is in use districtwide; for middle and high school the vendor’s student self‑report options raise guardian‑consent questions the district will address. Staff said they will reallocate roughly $17,000 previously earmarked for an ICAP (individual career and academic planning) tool and pair that with Title IV funds to help cover the counseling curriculum purchase; the transcript did not specify the curriculum’s total contract price conclusively.
Board action (votes at a glance):
- Renewal of 2025–26 administrator contracts — Motion approved by roll call; unanimous (all trustees present recorded “Aye”).
- Curriculum adoption: counseling (DESSA and Character Strong) — Motion approved by roll call; unanimous. District staff said both vendors granted discounts and that some federal Title IV and reallocated ICAP funds will be used; total contract amount was not specified in the public transcript.
- 2025–26 school year calendar — Motion approved by roll call; unanimous.
- Board of Education meeting schedule for 2025–26 — Motion approved by roll call; unanimous.
- Third reading, district policy GCCBA‑R (Administrative staff sick leave) — Motion approved by roll call; unanimous.
What happened next: the board confirmed the next regular board meetings for April 7 and April 21 and noted the district office will be closed Friday, April 18. The meeting adjourned at 7:51 p.m.
