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What the District 51 board approved March 24: fee schedule, calendar, contract, hires and an expulsion upheld
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Summary
The board approved the consent agenda (personnel and gifts), adopted a fee schedule and school calendars, approved a WAN contract, announced principal hires, and upheld an expulsion after executive session; votes were recorded by roll call.
At its March 24 meeting, the Mesa County Valley School District No. 51 Board of Education approved several business items, announced personnel changes and upheld a student expulsion following an executive session.
Key board actions and outcomes:
- Consent agenda: The board approved personnel items and accepted gifts from the public totaling $41,620.14. (Motion and unanimous roll-call approval.)
- Principal hires: Following the consent vote, the board announced new principal assignments approved through personnel action: Audrey Morales will serve as principal at Redlands Middle School and Ari Goldberg as principal at Grand River Academy, each succeeding retiring principals.
- Fee schedule and school calendars: The board approved a revised fee schedule (streamlined categories for building and facility use) and adopted calendars for dual-immersion academy, Independence Academy, Juniper Ridge, Mesa Valley Community School and New Emerson. Vote: unanimous roll-call approval.
- Wide area network (WAN) technology contract: The board approved a WAN technology contract after a motion and second; roll-call vote passed unanimously.
- Executive session and expulsion appeal: The board moved into executive session under Colorado Revised Statute section 24‑6‑402(4)(h) to consider an individual student expulsion appeal. After returning to open session, the board voted to uphold the expulsion. Officials said a formal statement of reasoning will be issued after consultation with legal counsel.
All formal motions taken at the meeting passed by unanimous roll-call votes among members present. The board did not take formal action on facility plans for the Gateway school during this session; staff follow-up was requested in response to public comment.
