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Board approves two charter renewals, Roosevelt site sale and mid‑year budget changes; postpones CSST budget transfer
Summary
The District 11 Board unanimously approved renewals for Eastlake and Community Prep high schools, authorized the sale of Roosevelt Charter Academy’s site to RCA for $8,150,000, and adopted mid‑year budget modifications; the board also amended the agenda to remove and postpone a CSST budget transfer (D3).
The Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education took several formal actions during the meeting, recorded by roll call.
Key votes and outcomes
- Eastlake High School renewal (Action D1): The board adopted Resolution 2025‑15 to renew Eastlake High School’s district review charter. Motion moved by Director Jorgensen and seconded; roll call was unanimous in favor.
- Community Prep High School renewal (Action D2): The board adopted Resolution 2025‑14 renewing Community Prep High School’s charter. Motion moved by Director Nelson and seconded; roll call was unanimous in favor.
- Amendment to agenda to remove/postpone Action D3 (CSST budget transfer): Director Haefeli moved to remove action item D3 (budget transfer for Colorado Springs School of Technology renovations at UCCS) and postpone it to a future meeting. The motion was seconded and approved by roll call (recorded as unanimous 'ayes'). The board later read the main motion as amended and adopted the agenda as amended by roll call.
- Executive session motion: The board voted to convene an executive session under Colorado Revised Statutes CRS 24‑6‑402(4)(a) (property transactions; Roosevelt Charter Academy) and CRS 24‑6‑402(4)(b) (legal advice regarding Colorado Springs Fire Department correspondence). The motion to enter executive session was moved, seconded and adopted by roll call.
- Real estate contract — sale of Roosevelt Charter Academy site (Action D4): The board approved sale of the Roosevelt Charter Academy elementary school site at 205 Byron Drive to Roosevelt Charter Academy for $8,150,000 and authorized the chief operations officer to execute the necessary documents. The contract requires payoff of an existing COP lien at closing and places proceeds into the capital reserve in accordance with statute. The contract also includes a five‑year right of first refusal in favor of the district to repurchase at the original sale price plus improvements; after five years the district’s repurchase right would be at fair market value. The motion was moved by Director Bankers and seconded; roll call approved the sale.
- Mid‑year budget modifications (Action D5): The board adopted Resolution 2025‑16 approving mid‑year modifications to the 2024‑25 adopted budget. The board discussed why Jenkins repairs did not appear in the mid‑year packet and was told that out‑of‑cycle capital requests will be brought forward as standalone agenda items when scope and costs are known. The motion was moved, seconded and adopted by roll call.
Roll call records: The meeting transcript records roll call votes for the agenda amendment, agenda adoption as amended, executive session, the two charter renewals, the Roosevelt site sale and the mid‑year budget modifications. Several roll calls were recorded as unanimous 'ayes' by the board members present.
What’s next: The postponed CSST budget transfer (Action D3) will return to the board only after staff provide detailed lease terms, renovation cost estimates and documentation of governance and oversight. Jenkins‑specific capital requests will come back to the board as standalone items once the district receives the third‑party engineering assessment and scopes work.
