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District 49 board approves new course, curriculum, school name change and routine policy items
Summary
The El Paso County Colorado School District 49 Board of Education on Feb. 13 approved a bundle of instructional and administrative items, including a new course proposal, the ACE curriculum adoption, a high school name change and several procedural items. All six items on the action calendar passed by voice or roll-call vote.
The El Paso County Colorado School District 49 Board of Education on Feb. 13 approved six action items on the board agenda, including a new course proposal, adoption of an instructional curriculum, a high school name change and routine governance matters.
The board unanimously approved the following items as presented: - Action 7.1 — Approve the new course proposal for “Pathways to Success.” Motion moved and seconded; the board called the vote and the motion passed. (Vote recorded as: DiVala — Aye; Heil — Aye; LaVere Wright — Aye; Schmidt — Aye; Thompson — Aye.)
- Action 7.2 — Approve the ACE curriculum as presented. Motion moved and seconded; the board approved the curriculum. (Vote recorded as: DiVala — Aye; Heil — Aye; LaVere Wright — Aye; Schmidt — Aye; Thompson — Aye.)
- Action 7.3 — Approve the name change of Patriot High School to Patriot Applied Learning Campus. Board members discussed timing of an associated middle‑school change and confirmed the middle school would not start next year; the board approved the name change. (Vote recorded as: DiVala — Aye; Heil — Aye; LaVere Wright — Aye; Schmidt — Aye; Thompson — Aye.)
- Action 7.4 — Approve the superintendent evaluation. The board approved the evaluation in the listed form. (Vote recorded as: DiVala — Aye; Heil — Aye; LaVere Wright — Aye; Schmidt — Aye; Thompson — Aye.)
- Action 7.5 — Approve the policy and procedure review as presented. The student board was invited to comment; the board then voted to adopt the recommended revisions. (Vote recorded as: DiVala — Aye; Heil — Aye; LaVere Wright — Aye; Schmidt — Aye; Thompson — Aye.)
- Action 7.6 — Approve the proposed preliminary Board of Education meeting dates for 2025–26 and 2026–27. The board discussed moving a date to avoid conflict with Valentine’s Day and approved the schedule. (Vote recorded as: DiVala — Aye; Heil — Aye; LaVere Wright — Aye; Schmidt — Aye; Thompson — Aye.)
Board President Laurie Thompson called each vote and announced the results after roll-call. No votes to defeat or table any of the listed items were recorded during the meeting.
Board members did not attach amendments to any of the six motions beyond clarifying implementation timing for the Patriot High School name change and confirming staff involvement on curriculum rollout. The board noted these items were largely routine and aligned with administration recommendations.
Provenance: The motions, discussion and roll-call votes are recorded in the meeting transcript at the action-item sequence beginning with the motion for action item 7.1 through the vote on action item 7.6. Each item’s motion text and vote call appear in the transcript between timestamps 6881.00 and 7056.04 (evidence excerpts below).
