Poudre School District R-1 public meetings in 2023
12 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Business Meeting
The Poudre School District Board of Education will hold a regular business meeting on December 12, 2023, preceded by a dinner session. The board will vote on a consent agenda covering personnel, financial reports, charter school renewals for Fort Collins Montessori and Liberty Common, a farm lease, and playground replacement projects. Action items include the Audit Committee annual report and a policy review on financial condition. The board will also discuss the mill levy certification, budget process, and may enter executive session for legal advice, negotiations, and the SE Innovation Center.
- Consent agenda includes charter renewal applications for Fort Collins Montessori School and Liberty Common School
- Playground replacement projects at CLP, Dunn, and O'Dea Elementary Schools
- Quarterly financials for June and September 2023 (FY23 4th quarter and FY24 1st quarter)
- Cherry Heights farm lease agreement for 2024
- Annual mill levy certification discussion with sample resolution and tax impact
Special Meeting
The Poudre School District R-1 Board is holding a special meeting to discuss board norms, board-superintendent communications, and district priorities and professional development. The agenda contains only discussion items and no formal decisions or public hearings.
- Board Norming discussion
- Board/Superintendent Communications discussion
- District Priorities/Professional Development discussion
Special Meeting
The Poudre School District Board of Education will hold a special meeting to certify the November 2023 election results, adopt the 2024-2025 school year calendar, and elect board officers. The board will also take oaths of office for new members and appoint a treasurer, secretary, and assistant secretary. A dinner session precedes the meeting for board discussion and agenda planning, with no substantive action taken.
- Adoption of the 2024-2025 school year calendar
- Resolution for acceptance of votes cast (2023 Canvass Board Certification)
- Election of Board President and Vice President
- Appointment of Board Treasurer, Secretary, and Assistant Secretary
- Oath of office for board members
Work Session Meeting
The Poudre School District Board of Education will hold a business meeting and work session. The board will consider an action item regarding a resolution in support of National American Indian Heritage Month.
- Resolution in Support of National American Indian Heritage Month
Business Meeting
The Poudre School District R-1 Board will hold a regular business meeting on November 14, 2023, preceded by a dinner session. Action items include a resolution supporting National Homeless Youth Awareness Month and a second reading of revisions to the bullying prevention policy. The consent agenda includes personnel actions, meeting minutes, renaming of two schools, a water service agreement, sewer infrastructure conveyance, a grant application, and fee schedules. Informational items include the 2024-2025 school year calendar and a facility condition assessment.
- Approval of purchase and sale agreement and intergovernmental agreement for non-potable water service with Serratoga Falls Metropolitan District No. 1 and Kitchel Lake F3 Development Corp.
- Renaming of Eyestone Elementary School and Wellington Middle School
- Revisions to Policy JICDE - Bullying Prevention and Education (second reading)
- Boxelder Sanitation District conveyance and acceptance of sanitary sewer infrastructure
- 2024-2025 school year calendar (first reading) with multiple draft options
Work Session Meeting
The Poudre School District Board of Education will hold a work session and regular business meeting on October 24, 2023. The board will consider consent agenda items including personnel actions and agreements with The Family Center and CSU for mental health services. Informational reports will cover Integrated Services and Graduate with Options updates. The board may also enter executive session for legal advice.
- Early Childhood Agreement with The Family Center
- First Amendment Academic Affiliation Agreement with CSU Mental Health Grant
- Personnel Action
- Integrated Services Update
- Graduate with Options Update
Business Meeting
The Poudre School District Board will hold a regular business meeting with a dinner session beforehand. The board will vote on a resolution regarding facility and program changes, consider first reading of a bullying prevention policy revision, and approve several proclamations and routine consent items.
- Resolution regarding facility and program changes
- First reading of policy JICDE on bullying prevention and education
- Resolution in support of Blindness Awareness Month
- Resolution in support of LGBTQIA+ History Month
- Resolution in support of National Bullying Prevention Month
Special Meeting
The Poudre School District Board of Education is holding a special retreat meeting. The board will receive an overview and update on the 2023-24 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work map, followed by an executive session to discuss litigation, legal performance feedback, and superintendent performance feedback. The meeting is primarily informational and includes closed-door discussions.
- DEI 2023-24 work map overview and update
- Executive session on litigation update
- Executive session on legal performance feedback
- Executive session on superintendent performance feedback
Work Session Meeting
The Poudre School District Board will hold a work session and regular business meeting, including a dinner session for discussion and agenda planning. The business meeting includes consent agenda items such as personnel actions, a FAFSA grant application, and contractor selection for the CLP MS tennis court construction project, plus action items on internal monitoring reports and the Early Childhood Head Start annual report. Informational items include an air conditioning feasibility study, and the board may enter executive session for an intergovernmental agreement.
- Contractor selection for CLP MS tennis court construction project (IFB 24-115-001)
- FAFSA grant application
- Internal monitoring reports EL 2.7 (compensation/benefits) and EL 2.9 (community dealings)
- Early Childhood Head Start annual report and update
- Air conditioning feasibility study
Business Meeting
The Poudre School District Board of Education will hold a regular business meeting on September 12, 2023, preceded by a dinner session. The board will vote on action items including resolutions supporting Hispanic Heritage Month and National Suicide Prevention Month, and will consider a consent agenda with personnel actions, policy revisions, a grant opportunity, a charter bus resolution, and a classified substitute staffing contract. An informational report on school resource officers will also be presented, followed by executive sessions for negotiations and legal advice.
- Resolution in Support of Hispanic Heritage Month
- Resolution in Support of National Suicide Prevention Month
- Revisions to Policy IC/ICA - School Year/School Calendar/Instructional Time
- Expelled and At-Risk Student Services Grant Opportunity
- ESS Classified Substitute Staffing Solution (RFP 23-690-002)
Work Session Meeting
The Poudre School District Board will hold a work session and business meeting, including a dinner session with an executive session on a PEA grievance. The board will take action on the arbitrator's recommendation regarding the grievance, approve the consent agenda (including personnel actions, an easement for the Montava Development, and self-insurance expenditures), and consider CASB resolutions. Informational items include proposed policy revisions and the district's Unified Improvement Plan.
- Approval of temporary construction and permanent water pipeline easements for Montava Development
- Employee self-insurance expenditures exceeding $250,000
- Board determination on arbitrator's recommendation regarding Poudre Education Association grievance
- Proposed revisions to Policy IC/ICA (school year/calendar/instructional time) and Policy EL 2.9
- Approval of Poudre School District Unified Improvement Plan 2023-2024
Legislative Subcommittee Meeting
The Legislative Subcommittee of the Poudre School District R-1 is meeting on August 14, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. via Zoom. The agenda contains only procedural items: call to order, information and discussion, and adjournment, with no specific topics listed.
- Meeting held via Zoom webinar
- No specific agenda items listed