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Woodland Park board members clash over whether to put DAC membership issue on agenda
Summary
Board members disputed whether to add a discussion about the District Accountability Committee(DAC) composition after legal counsel advised state agencies monitor DAC function, not membership. The exchange included a roll call with mixed votes and a president's declaration that the item would not be added that night.
The Woodland Park School District RE-2 board debated on whether to add a discussion item about the District Accountability Committee(DAC) membership after one board member asked for an update on actions taken following a vote the previous month.
The board president said legal counsel, after conferring with the Colorado attorney general's office, had informed the board that "the state and the CDE care only if the DAC is performing its functions and have no interest in its composition," and that the district should "use the best efforts to find the right people" while avoiding disruption mid-cycle. The president said the DAC was functioning and recommended not revisiting membership changes until next year.
Board members pressed for the item to be placed on the agenda. A motion to add the discussion item was made and seconded; a roll-call exchange followed. The roll call recorded the following votes: Barkley: aye; Bates: nay; Kimbrell: no; Patterson: no; and other board members recorded as aye during the roll call. The transcript does not record a clear, unanimous outcome of that motion; the president then said she would not place the item on the agenda that night and that the matter would be addressed later.
Several board members and public speakers referenced a prior meeting; some members said there was a board vote last month on the subject, while others and the president said no formal vote was recorded. The president also said she had contacted counsel and the attorney general's office, and acknowledged the district had "made a mistake" that would be corrected next year but said she did not want to interrupt the DAC's work during the current year.
The exchange included repeated requests from board members for the president to present the information publicly and for the issue to be scheduled for a future discussion. One board member said the matter had been voted on at an earlier meeting and insisted the board should follow through; the president countered that the record did not show a formal motion or vote.
What happens next: the president said the board will continue the discussion at a later meeting. The transcript records no formal change to DAC membership or any formal directive to staff at this meeting.
