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Superintendent Brian Kingsley opened his superintendent's remarks by noting the district's ribbon-cutting at the Career Tech Center and praising the new advanced manufacturing lab, calling it a \u001cgame changer\u001d that \u001cblurs the lines between industry, the workforce, and our classrooms.\u001d He credited regional collaboration and named the Bohemian Foundation and Larimer County as contributors; he said financial investments also benefit students in neighboring Thompson School District.

\u001cThis space will not only equip students, but also is an opportunity for businesses to continue to play a key role in partnering to offer industry-specific work-facing opportunities,\u001d Kingsley said.

Later in the meeting, Elisa Dubinsky, a career and technical education teacher at Rocky Mountain High School who teaches metals, machining and related courses, described steep resource shortfalls. Dubinsky said removal of Code 29 budget allocations left CTE classrooms with $10,000 to $15,000 less than prior years and that consumable-material costs for shops (lumber, steel, welding supplies) have risen.

\u001cWe're expected to do more for more students with significantly less,\u001d Dubinsky said. She told the board the district's elimination of student fees was intended to increase access, but promised replacement funding has not appeared. \u001cIf fees are not returning, restore the $15,000 in lost funding. Otherwise, we risk losing more experienced, highly qualified teachers, and more importantly, we risk failing our students,\u001d she said.

Dubinsky described additional strains: teachers handle shop-equipment maintenance without dedicated technician support and are asked to pursue grants and fundraising to keep programs running. She told trustees that Rocky Mountain's CTE program offers nine college credits in Front Range welding and industry certifications, and argued the district should fund programs aligned to its strategic priority that students \u001cgraduate with options.\u001d

Trustees and staff acknowledged both messages. Board members who spoke praised the new lab and community partnerships, and several noted the value of maintaining sustainable funding for hands-on CTE instruction. No formal vote on CTE funding was taken at the meeting; Dubinsky's remarks were made during the public comment period.

The district plans further conversations in coming months on instructional minutes, bell times and calendar matters that administrators said could affect program scheduling and funding.

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The report, presented by Director of Early Childhood Rebecca Benedict, summarized enrollment, funding sources, health and safety metrics, family engagement and a recent transportation-related deficiency identified by the Office of Head Start. Benedict told the board the district served 874 pre-K children during the 2024\u001325 school year, including 292 Head Start-funded slots and 153 Early Head Start slots; overall early childhood programming totaled about 925 seats across roughly 20 elementary schools and other sites.

Benedict said the program's federal Head Start funds are roughly $6 million, state and local UPK funds about $4.7 million and total early childhood revenue approaches $11.5 million. She told trustees that Head Start funds make up the majority of the budget while representing about a third of funded seats.

Benedict also reviewed family services and outcomes. She said family mentors and specialists logged thousands of home visits and more than 2,800 community referrals last year, with housing and mental-health referrals among the most common. She reported strong health-screening performance: vision and hearing screenings are at about 98\u0013100 percent, dental exam rates are 100 percent for Early Head Start and about 96 percent for Head Start, and developmental screening at time of application is likewise in the high 90s.

Benedict told the board that Head Start class-observation scores improved across the three CLASS domains (emotional support, classroom organization and instructional support) and exceed national averages. She said the program is using class-level data and PowerBI reports to help receiving kindergarten schools plan and prepare for incoming students, noting about two-thirds of preschool attendees move to kindergarten each year.

The presentation also addressed a transportation incident flagged as a programmatic deficiency by the Office of Head Start. Benedict said a preschooler was briefly left unsupervised for about a minute after being unbuckled on a route; the child was not harmed. The Office of Head Start issued a deficiency requiring corrective action within 30 days; Benedict said the district requested an extension because many staff were out of contract over the summer and that the district expected to provide corrective documentation by Oct. 1. She described changes the district made: retraining bus drivers and paras, adding a parent-facing bus video and communications, more frequent participation in monthly bus-operator meetings, and classroom- and parent-level education such as a Buster the Bus safety presentation.

Board members commended Benedict and early childhood staff for improved screening and family engagement metrics. Trustees voted 7-0 to approve the annual report.

Looking ahead, Benedict told the board enrollment remains strong; she said the district reached last December's enrollment numbers by August and continues to enroll year-round. She and trustees discussed constraints to expansion, including classroom and bathroom infrastructure, licensing requirements, and funding limits. Benedict said federal Head Start cost-of-living adjustments have been limited and that most program costs are personnel-related, which constrains immediate growth without new revenue sources such as community measures or additional state/federal funds.

Several trustees asked follow-up questions after the presentation about capacity, the impact of recent extreme-heat days on session scheduling, and how transportation retraining would prevent future incidents. Benedict outlined steps already taken and said staff would continue monitoring and report back as required.

The board approved the report by unanimous vote and moved on to other agenda items.","The Poudre School District Board received the 2024–25 Head Start and Early Head Start annual report, heard enrollment, budget and safety details, and approved the report 7-0.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6461347,"Board votes: consent items and four action motions approved 7-0",177,4589000,4766000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5824433-85bcb9f878690eaa41b12be75f767d9c&start=4589&end=4766","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5824433-85bcb9f878690eaa41b12be75f767d9c/thumbnail_4589000.jpg","/articles/6461347/Colorado/Board-votes-consent-items-and-four-action-motions-approved-7-0","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6461347-0a11a87412c692522246191e33c150f6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770524101&Signature=Y~xSmxM2T2G3sY22W~jTpjfDmpWSMcRJyzUj7KQfqru-YdAuAFXsPQRWHMFD2Ji4W9s8NcnICORjssfQSDCrACp4qEFyLa1zT5JLLSe7qGCtpPE6SdIpXe3qafFCmljQYRXk3tIYnGncMR3ou057Ez8eGaC~ChaTlAGdG4cOLkf8NFQYhJ3nOxmIZMYhZJd56qz-u6KqfhBAjtgxcggz3nQqnQbIN8PhbNOn0uni4acsWtdcRH7OBh~Zg~Ej~fAbXLcXCOAeBINLD6LXw3MGv8mIx-K3dEfZkWG9r9r-1-b~qcUaeGUY~4T8MoawEDWl0iYvt4ev~gvddZi0ILV3ZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its Sept. 23 meeting, the Poudre School District Board of Education approved the consent agenda and four action motions. All roll-call votes recorded in the transcript were unanimous (7-0).

Votes at a glance

- Consent agenda (motion to approve remaining items on consent): Moved by Connor Duffy; seconded by Jessica Zamora. Vote: 7-0 (Jim Brokish, Kristen Draper, Connor Duffy, Kevin Havela, Scott Schoenbauer, Andrew Spain, Jessica Zamora).

- Item 7.1: Monitoring policy review EL 2.9, \u001cWorking with the Poudre School District community.\u001d Motion language on the record: \u001cI move that the board determine that the superintendent has reasonably interpreted Board of Education Policy EL 2.9 in his internal monitoring report dated 09/23/25, and that the evidence presented supports the superintendent's conclusion stated in the internal monitoring report.\u001d (Motion recorded; no specific mover name given in the transcript at the moment of the motion.) Second: Jim Brokesh. Vote: 7-0.

- Item 7.2: Approval of the 2024\u001325 Head Start and Early Head Start annual report. Moved by Connor Duffy; seconded by Jessica Zamora. Vote: 7-0.

- Item 7.3 (pulled from consent): Building automation controls contract for Fossil Ridge High School. Motion: \u001cI moved to approve expenditures in excess of $250,000 authorizing staff to execute a contract with Long Building Technology to provide the construction services.\u001d Moved by Kevin Havela; seconded by Jim Brokesh. The staff presentation indicated an estimated total cost of approximately $4,500,000 and described replacement of control panels, sensors, actuators and server graphics over a multiyear project. Vote: 7-0.

- Executive session authorization: The board moved to enter executive session under CRS 24-6-402(4)(e)(I believe recorded as 4(E)3 in the transcript) to develop strategy for negotiations related to the 2025\u001326 collective bargaining agreement or employment contracts. The motion listed invited participants (superintendent Brian Kingsley, chief of staff Lauren Hooten, lead assistant superintendent Tracy Guile, CFO Dave Montoya, CTO Bud Hunt and general counsel Autumn Aspen). Mover: Director Harris (recorded); second: Andrew Spain. Vote: 7-0.

All motions passed unanimously; the meeting then recessed to executive session and adjourned at the conclusion of that session.

","The Poudre School District Board approved the consent agenda and four action items — EL 2.9 monitoring determination, Head Start annual report, a $4.5 million Fossil Ridge building automation contract, and an executive-session authorization on bargaining strategy — all by unanimous vote.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6461352,"Parent asks board to form dyslexia task force to speed district response",191,3355000,3546000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5824433-85bcb9f878690eaa41b12be75f767d9c&start=3355&end=3546","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5824433-85bcb9f878690eaa41b12be75f767d9c/thumbnail_3355000.jpg","/articles/6461352/Colorado/Parent-asks-board-to-form-dyslexia-task-force-to-speed-district-response","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6461352-ad9c3063bd1eef657594523d161c320d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770524101&Signature=DoMoCOAYqE~b1rQmRTIjp66Nm11ccq~VnTZ2pIJJxMQDB~tWzkbqK3EpTGrzA60mEOKICbjBJtrJCvZCQOVA8SAhlAVloT1aw1kerxop8agpWYgPBXI988YFE9FlCEiDthYpR~JeIE2Z3I-DoBRUWnAlNwDIYNIvJdNy5eTtwH78ahBYONzzD23oK3Gre6WNlIepuZbBr~dN2e5GFRRwL~WQqP2hPoxciOGDUrAiX1qglDYqBMjoFUvkkOQKiL4MnVBJib8yKiyX3f2jQcuw27zC2ILryIFCfI~cgMl27tBgUxc086C6P04LQ7W4eMxvRUPi4d4PHZEpitPH~mFXsg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Poudre School District parent asked trustees on Sept. 23 to form a dyslexia-specific task force to accelerate services and family-facing supports for students with dyslexia.

Anna Labetta told the board that the district's current approach to structured literacy and dyslexia professional development has been drawn out across years and that families and secondary educators still find gaps in implementation. She recommended a stakeholder task force composed of district staff, community experts, families of dyslexic learners and students with dyslexia to plan next steps and identify near-term relief such as literacy camps, structured foreign language options (for example, allowing American Sign Language to fulfill a foreign language credit for students needing structured literacy) and other targeted supports.

Labetta said the district's multi-year rollout leaves families waiting for practical resources and that a task force could translate professional development into programmatic steps and family-facing services more quickly. She spoke during the community comment period; the board did not take immediate action at the meeting but will continue policy and operational discussions in the coming months.

","A parent asked the board to create a dyslexia-specific task force to coordinate district planning, services and family resources after concerns about slow rollout of supports.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6461357,"Educators and parents urge inclusion in decision-making; union calls out exclusion of educator input",280,2770000,3050000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5824433-85bcb9f878690eaa41b12be75f767d9c&start=2770&end=3050","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5824433-85bcb9f878690eaa41b12be75f767d9c/thumbnail_2770000.jpg","/articles/6461357/Colorado/Educators-and-parents-urge-inclusion-in-decision-making-union-calls-out-exclusion-of-educator-input","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6461357-04a494f85116d462badeaaa7b28182d2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770524101&Signature=Va2DHnGdXlPsibh1m8rHIxD1tjI1-iUNej5y3VruhxTq05coo0BaCF-D-IOZQd7TQMcWYG6MXD~vJuiqw3pkocAX-wKUsr-IfXp7jo6DE0xqVLxy1QNrjNV6WHSHrfaVIF1w~6dCbYe1XB1fqis5OmwBfgI4GolKjMlP2QbpyD0djmyl6cFSWem-UN0mNOxX0R2D85XryWQ8o9xiU~~gUnndvrijB6dMMPpV2Ql98Cr10KCY0mVT1iVJR5TAcZ1WlqRXM9NUfq8TrXSyBWGzCl2zSXRaIORpUEV1gQqqpksxrZB0jSs0Oo2I8pSSpQl~FAqjfP87wGUBEqLzy0b~3A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several members of the public used the community comment period at the Sept. 23 Poudre School District board meeting to urge greater educator inclusion in decision-making and to press the board to protect LGBTQ students under state and local law.

Nicole Alvarado, speaking on behalf of the Poudre Education Association executive board, said the union represents more than 1,200 licensed employees and accused district cabinet and some board members of \u001ccutting out the voice of our union and our members.\u001d She said educators were not asked to participate in a recently formed instructional-minutes action team and raised concerns that other committees have convened without licensed educators present.

\u001cIf there is a committee being formed, a licensed educator should be there,\u001d Alvarado told trustees. \u001cNo decisions about us without us.\u001d

Jamie Ridgeway, a parent of two PSD students, asked trustees to protect queer and transgender students and cited Colorado statutes and local code that she said provide protections. Ridgeway named Colorado Revised Statutes (Title 22, Article 1, sections 143, 145 and 147), the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act and Fort Collins city code, chapter 13 section 16 while urging the board to prioritize student safety and compliance with state and local law.

Ridgeway told the board: \u001cYour job is to focus on the students in your charge, and they, these students, include queer and transgender students in all grades pre-K through 12.\u001d

Board members acknowledged the comments during the meeting but did not take immediate action in response. The board will continue several policy and operational conversations in coming weeks, including instructional minutes, committee composition and other governance topics that commenters identified.","Public commenters including a Poudre Education Association leader and parents urged the board to keep educators and families included in committees and to protect LGBTQ students under state and local law.","actionData","errors"]

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