Central Consolidated Schools board meeting, Sep 29, 2026
2 h 14 min · 3 public speakers
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Central Consolidated board approves addendum adding specialized clinical staffing pool 1:45:06
- Speakers at public comment raised concerns about a water shutdown at the school last week, saying students were told to use buckets to flush and that no parents were notified. 17:52
- The superintendent said the district tried to notify families and kept the school open hoping the water would return and so students would be fed, and said the district would give a full accounting. 43:56
- The board also heard reports on special education enrollment, investment income and a $750,000 family stabilization award. 48:12
- The board approved an addendum with ESS to provide an additional pool for specialized positions such as speech pathologists, OT and social workers, with 5 votes announced. 1:45:06
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Item by item (12)
- Opening, agenda and consent agenda 6:54
- Recognitions 11:46
- A district staff member said the Eagle Peak Career Academy grand opening was held last month with a ribbon cutting and a school blessing, and that the school is officially open. 12:17
- Two board members said they looked forward to outcomes and results from the school. 13:27
- Gary J. Montoya said a second recognition could not take place because of scheduling and would be sought for the October meeting. 15:02
- Public comment on water outage 15:26
- A speaker at public comment said students were told to use buckets to flush, hand sanitizer to clean hands and water bottles to drink during the outage. 17:52
- A speaker said the community had 14 water breaks, submitted a letter to the board and asked for the district's emergency response plan and a report back. 22:11
- A speaker asked whether the outage was documented as an emergency, whether emergency procedures were activated and why parents were not notified. 26:57
- Board member reports 34:47
- Suzette Jean Haskie-Oberly thanked students who went to Washington to advocate for federal funding. 35:07
- Rebecca Montoya asked how the district could confirm whether parents were notified during the outage and said impact aid is not a permanent line item in the federal budget. 40:10
- One board member said 2 reports on the school district's test scores and data were provided to some chapters, and another board member said, in response to audience comments about the situation, that the board would endeavor to do better. 41:01
- Superintendent report 43:56
- The superintendent said a similar situation occurred at Kirtland Elementary and that the district would change policies if needed. 43:56
- The superintendent said the district tried to notify families and sent information to parents, and said the district would probably do things differently in the future. 44:43
- Special education enrollment and staffing report 47:39
- A district staff member reported 789 special education enrollees district-wide and a total of 72 EA support, and said the numbers change from day to day. 48:12
- One board member asked how the district determines how many EAs are placed outside of high-needs classrooms and said burnout is real for EAs. 54:36
- Matthew Tso asked what percentage of students with IEPs meet their annual goals and what the retention and vacancy rates are for special education staff. 59:36
- Accounts payable and investment income 1:03:31
- A district staff member reported August investment income of $92,176 and $1,019,059 for the year, and said the Wells Fargo sweep account contract pays 3.5% interest. 1:03:45
- Matthew Tso asked for a percentage breakdown of fund spending and whether more money could be moved into the sweep accounts. 1:06:43
- The staff member said regulations restrict how public and federal funds can be invested. 1:07:24
- Indian Education student needs assessment 1:08:23
- A presenter said the state Indian Education Department requires the needs assessment every 3 years and that the report is due October 15th. 1:10:08
- A presenter said more than 2,000 survey responses were collected and the original 5 priorities were reduced to 3. 1:20:40
- Suzette Jean Haskie-Oberly said the assessment can affect state grant funding, and Matthew Tso asked for data on the Navajo language programs. 1:25:18
- The roll call on Rebecca Montoya's motion to accept the report ended with 5 votes counted. 1:35:18
- Family stabilization pilot project award 1:35:58
- ESS clinical services addendum 1:38:54
- Christina J. Aspaas asked whether a nepotism policy would apply, and a presenter said the only issue would be a supervisory relationship. 1:42:32
- A district staff member said the addendum to the existing ESS contract would add a pool for specialized positions such as speech pathologists, OT and social workers. 1:45:06
- A staff member recommended making sure the language of the original contract requires following school board policies, and adding it if the contract does not include it. 1:51:22
- The item was approved with 5 votes announced. 1:54:53
- Future agenda requests 1:54:59
- Matthew Tso asked to see the Navajo language pre-assessment and a follow-up report on the letter from the chapter. 1:55:11
- Christina J. Aspaas asked to revisit the new school in the Newcomb area, and Suzette Jean Haskie-Oberly asked to follow up with chapters involved in the water outage. 1:55:38
- Gary J. Montoya said October's meeting will be a combined meeting because of board travel. 1:57:35
- Adjournment 1:57:35
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Video: posted by the district as “Regular School Board Meeting: September 29, 2026”