STEM School Highlands Ranch
Minutes
Board of Directors Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday September 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Location
8920 Barrons Blvd
P-TECH Mechatronics Room
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
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Directors Present
A. Campbell, C. Gustafson, C. Wroblewski (remote), D. Lomelino, E. Quigley, G. Wing, I. Kalra, K. Leung, R. Lukez
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
A. Cardinal, L. Kovalesky, Laurie Veldhuizen, M. Cartier, M. Pritchard, Michelle Gasser, Ryan Alsup (remote), S. Milner
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Pledge of Allegiance
D.
Reciting of the Mission Statement
II. Approve Meeting Minutes
A.
Board Meeting August 5th
IK, DL, RL abstain
III. STEM School Highlands Ranch Updates
A.
Student Government Spotlight
B.
Approve updated 2025/26 Calendar
C.
Approve Preliminary 2026/27 Academic Calendar
D.
STEM School HR Update
Launched internal fundraising plan
STEM Blast off 9/17
Booster-Thon Event
PTO will be transitioning into Parent Teacher Committee under Accelerator Fund
1470 total students current enrolled, might get more admin transfers before October count
Total projected ~1485
K-12 enrollment up from total 1396
Enrollment Discussion
- Need to be better at projections (more conservative in future), more accurate data points to help right size staff
- Need to be mindful of future funding cuts at district, state, federal level
IV. KOSON Schools
A.
CIO Update
Budget adjustments
Discuss spending cut strategies for future budget to make sure we have balanced budget
Have better tools to do finer projections
Update on master improvement plan
Community engagement with staff, students, parents
Survey 1150 responses, data being currently compiled
B.
Policy Update
Reviewed recommended changes to Enrollment Policy. Vote will be next meeting.
C.
CIO Annual Goals
Update from Erin about CIO Goals for 2025- 2026
Reviewed timeline for goal setting, check - in and evaluation
V. Public Comment
A.
Public Comment Sign up link
None
VI. Consent Agenda
A.
Vote for Consent Agenda Items
VII. Board Committee Updates
A.
Academic Excellence Committee Updates
Meeting next week to update one-pager, UIP/SPF data, expand membership to include wider community
B.
CIO Support & Evaluation Committee Updates
Suggestion to move contract renewal earlier in the year (update on one-pager)
C.
Finance Committee Update
Deep dive into enrollment update and will be looking at audit (vote to approve DL to initiate audit), Sean working on ERP (will have policy update eventually after process streamlined). Will update one pager
D.
Governance Committee Update
One pager updated. Will create board book. Update on enrollment policy
E.
Growth Task Force Update
Will meet soon and update at next meeting
VIII. Lighthouse Building Corp
A.
Roles/Responsibilities and support/relationship to Koson Board
Every charter school has a building corp (TABOR limitations of debt liability)
Review of the purpose of Lighthouse Corp.
IX. Board of Director's Updates
A.
Preview of Next Meeting
Complete training on BoT
UIP data
Approve CIO goal
Approve minor policy rewording
Approve one pagers
BoT assessment
X. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- STEM Student Government 2025-26 Board Meeting Slides.pdf
- Updated_-_2025-2026_STEM_Academic_Calendar.pdf
- Proposed_-_2026-2027_STEM_Academic_Calendar.pdf
- September Board Presentation 25_26.pdf
- CIO Board Presentation 20250902.pptx.pdf
- Presentation - Enrollment Policy Updates 09-2025.pdf
- Proposed_Policy_Enrollment_2025 Update.pdf
- Koson CIO Goals_2025-2026.pdf
- Core Values Update 09-2025.pdf
- Stem_Core_Values_1_Page.pdf
- Presentation to Koson Board - Lighthouse Bldg Corp 09-2025.pdf
Prom updates
Welcome to High School Party was great success
$800 rollover to fund Homecoming
STEM Blastoff, Trunk or Treat, Powderpuff, and Nerds Night Out - upcoming fall events.