D20 honors Rampart Regiment and Da Vinci students; board approves assistant HR director

The Academy School District 20 Board opened its November meeting by spotlighting student achievement in music and arts before taking routine personnel action. Rampart High School staff and students celebrated the Rampart Regiment’s 4A state marching band championship and described the program’s community support and recent score of 88.25. Later, Da Vinci Academy students demonstrated arts-integration projects showing how movement, music and drama reinforce core academic standards.

Superintendent Jolyn Haber and principal Sheehan Freeman Todd framed the presentations as examples of curriculum that connects standards to creative practice. Bree Brubaker and Justin Abbott described Rampart’s Early College Academy partnership with the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, which they said gives students the opportunity to earn more than 30 general-education college credits while remaining on the high-school campus.

On the consent agenda the board approved the appointment of Chelsea Cott as assistant director for human resources. Human-resources presenter Mister Smart introduced Cott’s academic and professional background; she told the board she was “thrilled to be here.” The consent agenda, which included that appointment, passed by unanimous roll call.

The board took a ten-minute recess after presentations so students and staff could take photographs; livestream viewership was noted at 16 during the break. The meeting then moved into routine written reports and substantive district business.