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Board approves personnel report, renews Chartwells contract and adopts cell-phone and dress-code policies
Summary
The Westminster Public Schools board approved personnel items, renewed the Chartwells food-service contract for 2026-27 (with optional renewals), adopted a new student cell-phone policy to comply with Colorado House Bill 1135, and approved revisions to the student dress code; all motions passed by recorded vote.
At the 05/12/2026 regular meeting the Board of Education approved several business items by motion and recorded roll-call votes.
Personnel matters (Item 8.1): Kirk Laday presented a personnel report containing listed personnel items and an addendum. A motion to approve personnel matters was made and seconded; the board voted to approve the personnel report.
Chartwells food-service contract renewal (Item 8.2): Administration noted that Westminster Public Schools has contracted with Chartwells to operate nutrition services since 2010 and completed an RFP evaluation aligned with Colorado Department of Education and USDA criteria. Administration recommended approving a contract for the 2026-27 school year with the option for additional annual renewals through 2027-28 based on performance. The board moved, seconded and approved the contract renewal.
Student cell-phone policy (Item 8.3): The board received for second reading and adopted a new student personal device policy (JICJ) and a staff personal communication-device procedure (GBEER2) to satisfy the requirement established by Colorado House Bill 1135 (deadline to adopt by July 1, 2026). The motion to adopt the policy was seconded and passed on recorded vote.
Student dress-code policy (Item 8.4): After stakeholder conversations and board discussion, revisions to policy JICA (student dress code) and its procedure were received for second reading and adopted; the motion was seconded and the board recorded affirmative votes.
Meeting dates calendar (Item 8.5): Veronica Gleaton presented the proposed calendar of regular board meetings for the 2026-27 school year (second and fourth Wednesdays, with one meeting converted to a study session tied to the district showcase). The board approved the calendar by motion and recorded vote.
Outcomes at a glance: all of the above motions were approved during the meeting; no recorded no votes or abstentions were reported in the transcript.
