BVSD Board of Education · Regular meeting
Regular Meeting
November 18, 2025
Agenda and votes
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER, ROLL CALL
- 1.1Call Meeting to Order and Roll Call
2. BOARD PROCEDURES
- 2.1Board Procedures
- 2.2Approve Board Agendapassed 7-0The Board is asked to approve the agenda with the Executive Session moved to just before Consent Grouping.Moved by Nicole Rajpal, seconded by Beth NiznikChávez: yesMedler: yesNiznik: yesAweida: yesRajpal: yesSargent: yesUnger: yes
3. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
- 3.1Superintendent's Report
4. PUBLIC HEARING AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
- 4.1Public Hearing and Public Participation
5. BOARD COMMUNICATION
- 5.1Board Communication
6. INFORMATION
- 6.1Legislative Update
7. EXECUTIVE SESSION
- 7.1Executive Session - Meeting Noticepassed 7-0The Board of Education is proposed to convene into executive session pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-6-402(4)(b) to receive legal advice on litigation related to the Marshall Fire and to Board Policies related to negotiations.Moved by Lalenia Quinlan Aweida, seconded by Jason UngerChávez: yesMedler: yesNiznik: yesAweida: yesRajpal: yesSargent: yesUnger: yes
8. ACTION ITEMS – CONSENT GROUPING
- 8.1Personnel Itemspassed 7-0The Board is asked to approve consent grouping.Moved by Lalenia Quinlan Aweida, seconded by Kitty SargentCovers items 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10, 8.11, 8.12, 8.13, 8.14, 8.15, 8.16, 8.17, 8.18Chávez: yesMedler: yesNiznik: yesAweida: yesRajpal: yesSargent: yesUnger: yes
- 8.2Approval of Minutes - October 28, 2025
- 8.3Acceptance of Donation - Louisville Elementary
- 8.4Acceptance of Donation - Southern Hills Middle School
- 8.5Amendment to the contract for Aspen Creek PK8
- 8.6Amendment to the contract for BCSIS High Peaks Elementary School
- 8.7Amendment to the contract for Centennial Middle School
- 8.8Amendment to the contract for Crest View Elementary School
- 8.9Amendment to the contract for Fairview High School
- 8.10Amendment to the contract for Manhattan Middle School
- 8.11Amendment to the contract for Platt Middle School
- 8.12Amendment to the contract for Southern Hills Middle School
- 8.13Marshall Fire Litigation settlement
- 8.14Purchase Approval for IT Network Refresh
- 8.15Purchase of School Buses
- 8.16GRANT: Asst Supt-Schools - EASI - CDE
- 8.17GRANT: Sustainability - Large Building Decarbonization - CO Energy Office
- 8.18SUMMARY OF CONSENT GROUPING
9. ACTION ITEMS
- 9.1Items Pulled from Consent Grouping
10. POLICY ACTION - CONSENT GROUPING
- 10.1Board Policy H, Negotiationspassed 7-0The Board is asked to approve policy consent grouping.Moved by Beth Niznik, seconded by Alex MedlerCovers items 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13, 10.14Chávez: yesMedler: yesNiznik: yesAweida: yesRajpal: yesSargent: yesUnger: yes
- 10.2Board Policy HA, Negotiations Goals (Principles Guiding Negotiating Procedures)
- 10.3Board Policy HC, Scope of Negotiations
- 10.4Board Policy HD, School Board Negotiating Powers and Duties
- 10.5Board Policy HE, Board Negotiating Agents
- 10.6Board Policy HG, Method of Determining Staff Negotiating Organizations
- 10.7Board Policy HJ, Negotiations Meetings Procedures
- 10.8Board Policy HL/HM, Preliminary Disposition/Announcement of Final Negotiated Agreement
- 10.9Board Policy HN, Impasse Procedures
- 10.10Board Policy IJ - Instructional Materials Selection and Adoption
- 10.11Board Policy IKA, Assessment and Grading Systems and IKA-R
- 10.12Board Policy IKB, Homework, and IKB-R
- 10.13Board Policy KEC and KEC-R, Complaints About Curriculum, Activities or Materials
- 10.14Board Policy KHB, Sponsorships
- 10.15SUMMARY OF POLICY CONSENT GROUPINGpassed 7-0The Board is asked to approve Policy Consent Grouping.Moved by Beth Niznik, seconded by Alex MedlerChávez: yesMedler: yesNiznik: yesAweida: yesRajpal: yesSargent: yesUnger: yes
11. POLICY ACTION
- 11.1Policies Pulled from Consent Grouping
- 11.2Board Policy IC/ICA and IC/ICA-R, School Year/School Calendarpassed 6-1The Board is asked to adopt this revised policy (IC/ICA) after striking the green inserted line that says "honor the public engagement in the development process. The Board shall"Moved by Alex Medler, seconded by Beth NiznikChávez: yesMedler: yesNiznik: yesAweida: yesRajpal: yesUnger: yesSargent: no
- 11.3Board Policy IGAC, Religion in Schoolspassed 7-0The Board is asked to adopt this policy (IGAC) with the addition of the following sentence to be placed under A. Neutrality after the first sentence. The sentence shall read: "The school district shall not conduct or sanction any service that is religious in nature and shall not include religious invocations or formal prayer at school-sponsored events."Moved by Lalenia Quinlan Aweida, seconded by Kitty SargentChávez: yesMedler: yesNiznik: yesAweida: yesRajpal: yesSargent: yesUnger: yes
12. POLICY STUDY
- 12.1Educational Goals Policies
13. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
- 13.1Agenda Setting
14. ADJOURNMENT
- 14.1Adjournment