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Board approves several ceremonial resolutions and votes to enter closed negotiations session; volunteers, military, mental health resolutions pass unanimously
Summary
At its April 22 meeting the Poudre School District Board of Education approved multiple ceremonial resolutions — including National Volunteer Appreciation Week, Military Appreciation Month and Mental Health Awareness Month — and voted to enter an executive session on collective bargaining. All recorded formal votes were unanimous 7–0.
The Poudre School District Board of Education on April 22 unanimously approved a set of ceremonial resolutions recognizing volunteers, mental health awareness and Military Appreciation Month and voted to enter an executive session to develop the district’s negotiating strategy on collective bargaining.
The nut graf: the board approved the resolutions by recorded roll-call votes and later moved into an executive session for negotiations; each formal vote recorded in the meeting passed 7–0.
Key votes at a glance
- Agenda amendment to add an executive session on negotiations at the conclusion of the meeting: motion passed 7–0 (roll call). The board approved adding the item to the agenda before action items were considered.
- Resolution in support of National Volunteer Appreciation Week (April 20–26, 2025): motion moved from the dais and seconded; board vote 7–0. Don Feit, the district’s volunteer and partnership coordinator, told trustees the district has "over 15,000 registered volunteers" contributing nearly "85,000 volunteer hours." Volunteer Becky Johnson Sammons described more than 600 hours since August and local projects at Putnam Elementary.
- Resolution in support of Mental Health Awareness Month (May 2025): motion approved 7–0 after a staff presentation and remarks from community partners; see separate article for details on a new online referral portal.
- Resolution in support of Military Appreciation Month (2025): approved 7–0. Capt. Roby and Sergeant First Class Kruszewski introduced cadets from the district JROTC program, and Cadet Major Garrison Ware spoke to the board about service and the program's role for students.
- Motion to enter executive session to develop district negotiation strategy regarding the 2025–26 collective bargaining agreement and employment contracts, authorized by Colorado statute (CRS 24-6-402(4)(e)(III) as cited in the motion): motion approved 7–0; invited participants included the superintendent, chief of staff, lead assistant superintendent, chief finance officer and general counsel.
Other formal actions included routine consent agenda approvals and a monitoring report determination (EL 2.6 asset protection) on which the board found the superintendent's interpretation reasonable; those items also passed by recorded roll call 7–0.
Ending: Board members thanked volunteers, community partners and visiting students and moved into the authorized executive session to begin negotiations work.
