DAC Board Presentation_ Budget Input (January 27, 2026).pdf (6,042 KB)

January 27, 2026

District Accountability Committee Budget Input

Budget Input: The Why To fulfill the DAC responsibility: C.R.S. 22-11-302(1)(a) To recommend to its local school board priorities for spending school district moneys. Whenever the school district accountability committee recommends spending priorities, it shall make reasonable efforts to consult in a substantive manner with the school accountability committees of the school district. The local school board shall consider the school district accountability committee's recommendations in adopting the school district budget for each fiscal year pursuant to article 44 of this title.

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Budget Input Process Part 1: Knowledge-Building “When we better understand not only what’s working, but also how things work, we can be more effective advocates for our school and district improvement priorities.” — BVSD Accountability Committee Budget Memo (January 2026)

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The BVSD All Together for All Students Strategic Plan drives everything we do in our schools and is the foundation for the BVSD Budget.

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The Strategic Plan Dashboard tells us how students are progressing in each of the four strategic plan priorities, district-wide and at every school…

…and the Unified Improvement Plan Scorecard tracks our progress toward targeted two-year goals in areas of focused need.

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This data can help us assess whether the BVSD budget allocates resources optimally to advance our priorities and help us reach our improvement goals, district-wide and at each of our schools.

To be actionable, we need to pair the data with hypotheses on which investments have fueled growth…

… and areas where we may need to shift our strategy and resources to help accelerate progress.

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Parents can feel more confident engaging in budget discussions that yield actionable input when we understand how our district is funded…

(Click images to access these resources.) 7

…and how our revenue and expenses break down and compare to similar districts…

(Access the BVSD Financial Transparency Report.) 8

…and how federal, state, and local policies shape our school’s budget and site-based spending decisions/flexibility.

BVSD School Budgets ●

Staffing/FTE Allocation

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Differentiated School Support Fund Allocation

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School Resource Allocation

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Grants

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Fundraising

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Budget Input Process Part 2: SAC Engagement Using a flexible protocol co-designed by DAC and BVSD leadership, we encouraged SACs to review basic information on school finance and analyze alignment between school spending and school UIP goals. Key Questions: 1)

What’s fueling progress toward school UIP goals?

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What would help to accelerate improvement?

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What are the most important investments that your school makes using private funding?

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We received input from 33 of 56 (or 59 percent) of all schools.

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School teams that did not complete the survey form had the opportunity to review and provide input on the findings and recommendations.

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Key Findings ●

Input reflected the strategic priorities and UIPs!

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Differentiated funding celebrated across contexts.

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Many staffing concerns across strategic priorities.

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Some schools noted alignment between UIPs and private fundraising; others identified a need for greater alignment.

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There is interest in revisiting Policies KH (Private Gifts) and KHB (Sponsorships).

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What’s Fueling Progress? ✔

New, Higher Quality Curricula.

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Data-Driven Instruction (DDI).

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Interventionists.

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Educator Collaboration.

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Student Support and School-Family Partnership.

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What’s Needed to Accelerate Improvement? ✔

School Counselors and Mental Health Support.*

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DDI Support.

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Interventionists.

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Master Schedule.

*This is the largest gap that SACs identified between the strategic plan priorities and school-level resources at all levels.

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Private Spending ✔

Paraprofessionals.

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Learning Experiences, PD, and Classroom Supplies.

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Mental Health Support.

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School Culture.

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School Facilities.

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DAC Recommendations 1)

Continue Planned Community Engagement re: Declining Enrollment.

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Continue Prioritizing DDI Investments Across Schools.

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Consider Creative Strategies that May Be Budget-Neutral: PD, Hybrid Roles, Master Schedule Bootcamp, Connect Schools At Various Stages of Implementation, Review Tutoring Programs for Alignment with Research-Backed Design Principles.

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Collect/Use Data on Private Funding Sources to Inform Policy Changes.

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Continue Partnering w/DAC to on Authentic School-Family Partnership. 17

Questions & Discussion

Go, Team! Alexandra (Allie) Broin, At Large/Community Member Megan Arthur, Birch Elementary School

Deep gratitude to the BVSD team for their guidance and partnership:

Shannon Jeffries & Nancy Koons, Broomfield High School

Dr. Rob Anderson

Sheridan Budin, Centaurus High School

Dr. Lora de la Cruz

Kara Roden, Eldorado K-8 School

Dr. Jessica Alzen

Megan Yeretsian, Fireside Elementary School

Bill Sutter

Barbara Subercaseaux, Louisville Elementary School

Robbyn Fernandez,

Natasha Rigg, Manhattan Middle School Holly Richardson, Superior Elementary School Lisa Moller, University Hill Elementary School 2025-26 BVSD DAC & SAC Members

THANK YOU!

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