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Board approves agenda change, three resolutions and EL 2.4 monitoring report; consent agenda passes
Summary
The Poudre School District R-1 Board of Education voted 7-0 on a series of procedural and recognition items at its Feb. 11 meeting, approving an agenda change, two ceremonial resolutions (Classified Employee Week and Black History Month), the superintendent monitoring report on EL 2.4 (financial planning and budgeting) and the consent agenda.
The Poudre School District R-1 Board of Education on Feb. 11 approved several routine and recognition items with unanimous votes.
Board members voted 7-0 to swap agenda items 11.2 and 11.3 so the dyslexia update would be heard earlier in the meeting. The board then approved a resolution designating Feb. 13–17, 2025, as Classified Employee Appreciation Week; a separate resolution endorsing Black History Month; the superintendent's internal monitoring report on EL 2.4 (financial planning and budgeting); and the consent agenda. All motions passed by the recorded vote of seven in favor, zero opposed.
Nut graf: The votes were procedural or ceremonial in nature, aligning with the board's published agenda. The EL 2.4 vote affirmed the superintendent's recent interpretation of the district's financial planning and budgeting policy, while the resolutions publicly recognized classified staff and Black History Month.
Details:
- Agenda change: Director Carolyn Reed moved to switch items 11.2 and 11.3 to accommodate attendees; Director Jessica Zamora seconded. The board clerk called the roll; the motion passed 7-0.
- Classified Employee Week resolution: Director Kevin Havelda moved the board approve the resolution supporting Classified Employee Appreciation Week (Feb. 13–17, 2025). Joni Baker, president of the Association of Classified Employees, addressed the board before the vote. The motion passed 7-0.
- Black History Month resolution: Director Jesse (Jess) [last name recorded in the minutes as Director Jess] moved adoption of a resolution supporting Black History Month. Delia Mahaney, district diversity, equity and inclusion coordinator, introduced student and community remarks before the vote. Motion passed 7-0.
- EL 2.4 monitoring report: Director [identified in the record as a board member] moved that the board determine the superintendent had met the board policy EL 2.4 (financial planning and budgeting) as of the internal monitoring report dated Feb. 11, 2025. The motion passed 7-0.
- Consent agenda: The board voted 7-0 to approve the items listed on the consent agenda as presented.
The board did not take public action on any new binding policy changes in these votes; the EL 2.4 motion was an affirmation of the superintendent's recently submitted monitoring report. The board will continue deliberations on substantive policy and budget matters at subsequent meetings.
Ending: The meeting proceeded to informational reports and presentations after the votes, including a district update on dyslexia supports and a presentation on the district's debt-free mill levy spending plan.
