• Enrollment Update- Enrollment is still holding at for the current year with 87 new students for next year. We are working to nail down these exact numbers in order to hire the right amount of staff. 
• Request to change the Parent Handbook change to clarify that STEM Leadership has flexibility in calling Virtual School Day when DCSD calls for Delayed Start days, especially when there is a delay due to Cold.

Board recommends explicit communication since change is hard for any community.

Updates from Growth Task Force: If the group decides to move forward, then group will prepare a presentation for the board to review, discuss, and vote on prior to entering into any binding agreements.

LOI- DCSD Replication: It is not looking like we will be able to lease a school from the district at this point. Our realators are looking at land oportunities to build. There is a classical Charter (John Adams) to be placed in Sterling Ranch who has been released to CSI.

Our goal is to replicate by August 2028. Research and due diligence is being done on two potential opportunities.

Present any updates to proposed KOSON Core Values presented at February meeting. Vote to confirm Board approval of final proposed KOSON Core Values.

Mission: Never Stop Innovating 

Vision: We envision a world of exponential possibilities where every child develops the innate knowledge, skills, creativity and character to thrive, lead and succeed in an ever-changing future

Our Why: thrive, lead and succeed

Core Values Development Process: 
July - Leadership Team Brainstorm 
August / September - Faculty / Staff Input 
September - December - Task Force Consolidation and Wordsmith 
January - Presentation to Faculty and Staff 
February - Presentation to Board 
March - Proposed Approval from Board 
March - June - Incorporate in Hiring Procedures and Replication Application 
August - Incorporate in Training Procedures 25-26 School Year - Incorporate in Evaluations

This Friday, 3/7 we will be meeting to make these values one pagers. If you would like to vote on the one pagers, I will be happy to bring this in for a vote. 

Core Values:

Student Centric: Prioritizing the Best Interest of Students

Community: Stronger Together

Integrity: Do Right, Always

Stability: Rooted in Resilience

Growth: Embrace Challenges

Innovation: Never Stop Innovating

Stewardship: Dedicated to Making a Difference

Excellence: Mastery In Motion

Fun: It Makes the Team Work

STEM School Highlands Ranch is the premier K-12 STEM school in the Mountain West dedicated to cultivating future leaders who do good in the world.

Sean Milner recommends getting quotes for a new auditor every 3 years. Hinkle is recommended to be our auditor next year.

• Presentation on proposed new Elementary Math Curriculum

Math scores are not going up across the state, so we are looking at curriculum and materials to improve this in our school. We have a team that has been looking at and piloting different options. It is the recommendation of the team that enVision Mathematics be adopted as the new mathematics curriculum, as it best meets the needs of our teachers, students, and caregivers and best supports our Mission, Vision, and Strategic Plan. The next steps will be to share this with the parents, students and staff, then get survey data to share with the BOD next month for a vote. 

• Status updates and presentation on MSU Aerospace Program

Possible pathway connected to engineering for potential college classes. The pathways occur when they choose a college level. We have roughly 32 students who would take this pathway. We asked MSU if this would lead to an Engineering degree, but they confirmed it is not an Engineering program. The courses could be part of a new degree they are establishing - "Aerospace Systems & Mission Design". There were a lot of students who were asking about a pilot program. We have noted the interest for potential future pathways. 

Go back to the Academic Excellence Committee to see what you want to present to the board for approval next month.

• Policy review - Board review these policies for confirmation in April Meeting 
  • Use of DCSD Policies
  • Policy Adoption Process
  • Board Training
  • Conflict of Interest
• Board Members - Focus on recruiting for Parent and Community Board members

1. Confirm the following policies - no updates needed:

• Equal Access to Facilities
• Rights of Students to Organize

2. Clarify Fundraising Committee will proceed as a typical Board committee with 2 Board members, Greg Shick as chair and Carla Gustafson as participant. Public posting will no longer be required.

No one signed up for public comment. 

The Board may vote to recess into executive session pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-6-402(4)(b) to obtain advice from the School’s attorney related to specific legal questions regarding a lawsuit against the School, as well as pursuant to C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(e) to determine positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations and to instruct negotiators regarding the lawsuit against the School.

Public session resumed at 7:44pm

Discussion of next board meeting upcoming items