* Only student and parent survey data was presented

Student Advisory Group

• Great response rate (over 500 responses secondary only) due to completing in Access
• Proposed action items in slides
• This year's survey would be broken down into 7 surveys (1/month, focusing on a single topic); will do more ranking and multiple choice questions
• Suggestions to report back decisions being made based on survey results

Michelle Gasser shared Parent survey data from Fall/Spring

• Saw increase in positive responses from Fall to spring

LynAnn shared enrollment update - 1399 total students

ED Updates

• Teacher of the Year Finalist Tera Johnson-Swartz
• 5 NMSQT students
• Increase of 4.3% to 88.1% on SPF

Michelle Gasser

• Three calendar options or 2025-2026 academic year, based on DCSD and parent feedback
• Cannot pre-plan remote days 
• Delaying start time would have to adjust soccer field time, traffic management plan
• Calendar 3 is staff's 1st choice (52.7%), Calendar 1 is staff's 2nd choice (129 responses)
• Calendar 3 is parents' 1st choice (52.4%), Calendar 2 is parents' 2nd choice (353 responses)
• Board needs to make a decision by October 1st, due to DCSD by October 15th

Student Government Officers introduced themselves and shared their goals for the semester

Matt Cartier

• Must celebrate improvements on facilities, enrollment, retention, community surveys, etc.
• Proposed growth goals are moderate increases year over year
• Many growth opportunities, even if 5A passes
• Wants to propose applying for an additional location in 2025, take 3 years to build out
• Wants to look at Golden and St. Vrain for other opportunities due to CU Boulder and School of Mines for higher education opportunities
• Parallel build of sustainable infrastructure system and processes concurrently while planning for future
• LD expresses concern that board has not had a lot of information on the items that have been historically neglected
• KR requests specific steps and more concrete information to show narrow focus on advancement to share with the board and to share changes that 
• CG asks board to discuss and approve general strategic plan, and to discuss details and updates as we approach them
• The work to build STEM brand and KOSON shared services has helped to inform strategic goals
• MC believes that we have the right people and right resources to grow 
• Discussion about subcommittee structure and goals
  • Strategic Plan in Advancement Committee meeting open to public 9/24
  • Will have a refined strategic plan for board vote for Oct 1st meeting

Created one-pager

Meeting on 9/17 with SAC-UIP to discuss SPF/UIP

Discussion around draft CIO goals for 2024-2025 year

• general consensus on themes and goals, need some specifics on systems and implementation
• what evidence will be shared periodically?
• ask for feedback 

Will include a 360 from shared services team

Will have a mid-year review and provide evidence 

GS provided update

• Met on 8/27 to go through and update one-pager.  Discussed annual fund campaign and events at school, golf tournament and gala for 2025-2026 academic year
• Established recurring meeting and is available on All School calendar
• Developing fundraising strategy will be this year's goal

Finance committee met with financial advisor

• discussed and decided to not to exercise bond call until rates improve
• working on finance work flow and systems

Highlighted changes to financial policies to vote on.

• Clarifying language
• Check in excess of $10k, clarifying oversight/transparency/fraud prevention workflow
• No $ values changed.
• Consultants will help further refine and update policies later in the year
• KR highlighted need to make sure that auditor selection process is clarified

KR moved to approve Financial Policy, RL second, approved unanimously

EQ motions to approve resolution to support 2024 5A , IK seconds.

Passed unanimously

RL motioned to approve, and DL seconded.  

Passed unanimously

Requesting feedback on committee one-pagers

IT policies up for review

Complete CDE nondiscrimination policy certificates

Next Board Meeting on Oct 1, have executive session on Oct 8th

No public comment

GS left early (8:32pm)

RL motioned to adjourn, KR seconded.  Approved unanimously.