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Central Consolidated Schools work session, Sep 10, 2026

1 h 47 min · 0 public speakers

Chronic absenteeism ▶ 17:29Reading and test scores ▶ 30:21

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What happened at this meeting

Board approves Kirtland Elementary playground dedication and Denver band trip 1:21:49

  • The board heard reports on attendance, spring 2026 assessment results and current impact aid funds. 17:01
  • A district staff member reported an average attendance rate of 92.4% and said 21.4% of students were flagged for chronic absence. 17:29
  • A staff member said the state cut $694,000 from the district's transportation budget and the district would supplement it through impact aid this year. 1:10:18
  • The board approved the certification of the fixed asset report. 1:26:54

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Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and roll call 16:16
    • Gary J. Montoya called the meeting to order, verified a quorum through roll call and noted the time as 5:32. 16:16
  2. Attendance report and customer service 17:01
    • A district staff member reported a districtwide average attendance rate of 92.4%, with Wednesday the best day at 93.5% and Fridays dropping to 90.3%. 17:29
    • The staff member said 21.4% of students were flagged for chronic absence, with Eagle Peak Career Academy highest at 43.2%. 18:24
    • Christina J. Aspaas said two letters described front desk staff at schools as unfriendly, and a staff member said principals had been contacted about the importance of customer service. 28:34
  3. Spring 2026 assessment results 30:00
    • A staff member said district ELA proficiency across all 3 years showed a 9% overall growth, narrowing the district-to-state gap by 5 points. 32:15
    • Another staff member said consistency of leadership was the biggest indicator in school performance, and one board member said the data shows what can happen with consistency. 37:20
    • The staff member said the district cut its math achievement gap with the state from 13% to 6%. 38:56
  4. Monthly financial reports 52:47
    • A staff member reported year-to-date general fund expenditures of $7,222,285.45. 53:05
    • A speaker asked about monthly interest earned on investments, and the staff member said those statements had not arrived and could be provided. 58:17
    • The staff member said energy and waste management costs had increased and that spending was on target this year. 59:12
  5. Impact aid funds and transportation cut 1:00:23
    • A staff member said $30,999,527.12 was invested with Morton Investments, on target for $1.4 million in interest, and suggested a minimum reserve of $10 million. 1:01:14
    • Gary J. Montoya said the request for the update was to see whether impact aid funding could be used for tutoring in the schools. 1:04:39
    • The staff member said the state cut $694,000 from transportation funding, which is based on ridership on the 80 and 120 day counts and miles traveled. 1:10:18
  6. Kirtland Elementary playground dedication 1:14:36
    • A staff member proposed dedicating the Kirtland Elementary School playground and said the existing field name would keep top billing. 1:14:59
    • One board member said the field was already named and asked whether lighting one or two trees could be considered. 1:17:43
    • Rebecca Montoya made the motion to approve the proposal. 1:22:15
  7. Band trip to Denver 1:22:58
    • A staff member sought approval for a Music in the Parks trip to Denver, Colorado, from April 29th, 2027 through May 2nd, 2027, at an approximate cost of about $546. 1:23:15
    • One board member expressed strong support, citing past membership in the band, and moved to approve. 1:24:02
    • Gary J. Montoya announced a count of 5 and said the item was approved. 1:26:54
  8. Fixed asset report certification 1:26:54
    • A staff member said the auditor requires yearly certification and reported total district fixed assets of $392,833,125.76. 1:27:13
    • One board member asked whether records were set up for review and said the board should not rubber stamp the report. 1:28:36
    • Gary J. Montoya announced that the item was passed and approved. 1:29:47
  9. Budget adjustments and journal entries 1:29:47
    • A staff member said the entries were almost all grants moving funds among line items at the beginning of the year. 1:29:55
    • Matthew Tso said a document labeled as an intergovernmental agreement was a budget adjustment request. 1:30:44
    • Gary J. Montoya announced a count of 5 on the item before moving on to the permanent cash transfer. 1:33:29
  10. Permanent cash transfers 1:33:29
    • A staff member said the transfers clean up accounts from the prior year audit, including eliminating deficit cash balances. 1:33:41
    • Matthew Tso asked about about $2,000 returned to the state, and the staff member said it was unspent grads funding at Eagle Peak. 1:35:18
  11. Future agenda items and adjournment 1:38:38
    • Gary J. Montoya said the executive session would not be conducted. 1:38:38
    • Christina J. Aspaas raised conference hotel room availability and increasing board travel pay from 45 to the max of 90. 1:39:13
    • Rebecca Montoya requested the number of students on IEPs and the number of EAs supporting them at each school. 1:43:22
    • The meeting adjourned at 7:01. 1:45:15

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