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District seeks volunteers for May ‘Serve Day’ as facilities budget faces cuts
Summary
Facilities director outlined a three-part plan — a large community Serve Day, a fundraiser dinner to raise roughly $30,000 for Coline restroom dividers, and skilled trades projects — after his department absorbed about a $1 million cut; trustees discussed May 16 (with June 6 rain date), volunteer coordination and safety protocols.
Woodland Park School District facilities staff told the board they are seeking substantial community help to address urgent maintenance and safety work after a significant budget reduction.
"My budget in my department took a million dollar cut," facilities lead Jason said, explaining why the district wants a community "Serve Day" to handle grounds prep, window cleaning, vehicle detailing, parking-lot striping, pothole cold patching, playground mulch refresh, and tree trimming across four campuses.
Jason proposed a three-part approach: one big community Serve Day (target May 16 with a June 6 rain date) placing volunteers across Coline, Summit, Merit Academy and the junior–senior high; a fundraiser dinner to raise approximately $30,000 for bathroom dividers at Coline; and a series of skilled-volunteer projects, including modular repairs and possible roofing work with contractors.
He estimated needing 155 to 290 volunteers to cover all campuses and outlined operational details: half‑day shifts, site coordinators at each campus, PPE and first-aid availability, liability waivers, and sign-up platforms (SignupGenius or VolunteerLocal). He also said some skilled work — notably tree removal for beetle-infested trees — would be handled by certified sawyers from community firms (No Flowco was discussed) and could be scheduled to protect students and limit liability.
Trustees and community volunteers discussed logistics, including liability waivers, food options after the event, volunteer recruitment via school communication channels, student service-hour credit for high-school volunteers, and contingency planning if turnout falls short. Board members offered to help recruit a volunteer coordinator and recommended engaging DAC/SAC and PTO leaders to publicize sign-ups.
The board expressed broad support for the plan and asked staff to finalize the date, confirm liability/waiver processes with counsel, secure donated roll-offs for debris and to return with a detailed volunteer-coordination plan.
(Outcome: board endorsed planning; staff to lock date, recruit volunteer coordinator and develop sign-up and safety processes.)
