STEM School Highlands Ranch
Minutes
Board of Directors Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday October 7, 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, D. Lomelino (remote), E. Quigley, G. Wing, I. Kalra, K. Leung, R. Lukez
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
A. Cardinal, Chris Damour, L. Kovalesky, Laurie Veldhuizen, M. Cartier, M. Pritchard, Michelle Gasser (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 September 2nd
III. STEM School Highlands Ranch Updates
A.
STEM School HR Update
IV. KOSON Schools
A.
CIO Update
Sean Milner: Budget Updates
Working on first internal audit and will provide revised budget
Final audit is 10/31
Matt: Master Improvement Plan
Discuss survey results and next steps
B.
Policy Update
C.
CIO Annual Goals
D.
Financial Audit Update
V. Consent Agenda
A.
Vote for Consent Agenda Items
VI. Board Committee Updates
A.
Academic Excellence Committee Updates
Discussion around KPIs, workflow, and policy recommendations
B.
CIO Support & Evaluation Committee Updates
No Updates
C.
Finance Committee Update
Reiterate that deep dive into budget to provide revisions and working on monthly flags
D.
Governance Committee Update
Fundraising Policy in draft, discussions in finance and fundraising committee for feedback
E.
Growth Task Force Update
Still in progress
VII. Board of Director's Updates
A.
Preview of Next Meeting
Board Training needs to be completed
October Count Day Update
Finance - Audit presentation, Budget Updates
Governance - Approve remaining committee one pagers, BOT survey results
VIII. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- October Board Presentation 25_26.pdf
- _CIO Board Presentation 20251007.pdf
- Policy_Enrollment_2025 Update.pdf
- Koson_CIO_Goals_2025-2026.pdf
- Governance Committee One Pager 2025-26.pdf
- Finance Committee One Pager 2025-26.pdf
- CIO Support and Evaluation Committee One Pager FY25-26.pdf
LynAnn Kovalesky School updates:
Blast Off raised ~$10k to go directly to top tier clubs
Parent Teacher Conferences this week
Booster-Thon Event Goal to raise money for athletic vans, playground equipment, accelerator fund; fun prizes and incentives built in
STEM Trunk or Treat on 10/24
Enrollment update 1464, potential 1470. Open enrollment window starting and outreach beginning; will be using FinalSite enrollment tool.
Michelle Gasser: UIP Data
Discuss CMAS data
Next steps: trend analysis and allocate resources to meet goals; discuss during PD
IEP/504 populations are increasing
Discuss PSAT/SAT scores
Next steps: targeted instruction for students who are not meeting the benchmarks; discuss during PD; look into male/female disparities at junior/senior years.