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Northglenn council unanimously backs Adams 12 school district’s proposed mill‑levy override
Summary
After a detailed presentation from Adams 12 officials, Northglenn’s council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution supporting the school district’s proposed $39.42 million mill‑levy override, which the district said would target staff compensation, career and technical education expansion, and school safety and mental‑health services.
The Northglenn City Council voted unanimously Sept. 20 to adopt a resolution supporting Adams 12 Five Star Schools’ proposed mill‑levy override, after a 40‑minute presentation by district Superintendent Chris Godelski and board members.
Godelski and board representatives described the ballot question as a proposed $39,420,000 annual operating increase for the district. They said the funding would be split roughly into three priorities: about $25 million for staff compensation to make teacher and support‑staff pay more competitive; roughly $9 million to expand programming, particularly career and technical education (CTE) and middle‑school applied learning; and about $1.4 million for school safety and mental‑health staffing. The district noted it would share a proportional per‑pupil portion of the proceeds with the four charter schools operating inside the district.
Presenters said the ask would move Adams 12 closer to peer districts on supplemental operating revenue but not to the top of the regional funding list. They said the local cost would be about $5 per $100,000 of home value (roughly $22 per month on a $440,000 house as an example discussed during council questions). The district framed the measure as needed to retain and recruit teachers and specialized staff, to relieve large caseloads for counselors and psychologists, and to expand CTE pathways and transition supports that presenters said improve graduation and post‑secondary outcomes.
Council members and a number of council‑affiliated educators and parents spoke in favor during the discussion that followed. Council member Roper and others said they had seen direct effects of staffing losses in classrooms and CTE programs. The council then voted to approve resolution CR 93 supporting the district’s ballot measure; the vote was recorded as unanimous.
Ending: Council adopted the resolution in support of the Adams 12 proposed mill‑levy override; the school district and local advocates will continue outreach ahead of the ballot measure.
