Board approves capital and grant requests, delegates class-fee publication and denies staff grievance

At its regular meeting the Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1 board took multiple formal actions on capital purchases, supplemental budgets and administrative direction.

Key votes and actions

• Class fees: The board debated the high school class fee schedule, heard legal guidance on fee statute exceptions for students eligible for free and reduced lunch, and amended a motion to delegate authority to Assistant Superintendent Ramirez (working with Dr. Boniface and a staff member named Danielle in the transcript) to finalize and publish the fee schedule. The main motion, as amended, passed unanimously.

• Capital reserve — Chevrolet Suburban: Trustees approved a request to use capital reserve funds to purchase a 2024 four‑wheel‑drive Chevrolet Suburban for fleet use. The transcript records the amount as $61,800 and the motion passed unanimously.

• Capital reserve — enclosed band trailer: The board debated buying an enclosed band trailer, with questions about booster‑club ownership and insurance for trailer contents. The transcript records a contentious vote and a line indicating the motion failed (recorded as a 3–4 split in the transcript); the result and the vote count are unclear in places and should be confirmed against the official minutes.

• Capital reserve — middle school concrete: The board approved a capital request to replace failing concrete around the middle school play structure. The transcript contains inconsistent dollar amounts for this item (both $8,865 and $886,000 appear in different lines); the motion was recorded as passing unanimously. The inconsistent figures are flagged for verification.

• Supplemental budgets/grants: The board approved a supplemental budget for a capacity‑building grant for UPK providers (Beach Street Preschool was named as a recipient), a child care operation stabilization grant, and a 'stronger connections' grant for Battle Rock Charter School; each motion passed unanimously according to the transcript. Some grant dollar amounts are transcribed inconsistently in the record and are flagged for verification.

• Executive session/grievance: The board moved into executive session to hear a personnel grievance regarding Amanda Robinson under cited CRS provisions. After returning, trustees voted to deny the grievance, finding no violation of policies GBEA and GBAA; the motion passed.

Ending: The board completed votes on the consent calendar and action items, directed staff to finalize and publish the class fee schedule as delegated, and closed the meeting. Several numeric and vote‑count inconsistencies in the transcript are noted and should be checked against official minutes and supporting documents before publication.