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Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 board meeting, Sep 23, 2026

1 h 21 min · 2 public speakers

Reading and test scores ▶ 5:46

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What happened at this meeting

School board passes student library card partnership resolution 47:54

  • A staff member presented the district's academic outcomes data, saying the district saw strong math outcomes and that literacy was its clearest opportunity. 7:43
  • Board members asked about a K-8 literacy curriculum adoption that a staff member said should be fully implemented in '27-'28. 12:52
  • The board approved a Board of Education resolution celebrating Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month. 59:00
  • The board then moved into executive session at 6:17 PM. 1:15:54

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Item by item (10)
  1. Call to order and agenda 1:28
    • Jonathan Delk called the meeting to order at 5:02 PM and said a quorum was present. 1:28
    • Jonathan Delk announced that the motion to approve the agenda passed. 2:20
  2. Superintendent opening updates 2:20
    • The superintendent said it was the 24th day of school and that beginning-of-year assessments had been administered. 2:34
    • The superintendent said the district was in the midst of a K-8 literacy curriculum adoption process, with materials from 3 finalist vendors displayed in the room. 3:29
  3. Student academic outcomes presentation 5:46
    • A staff member said CMAS math proficiency increased by 5 percentage points and 12 of the district's 13 schools earned the state's highest performance rating, while CMAS literacy results showed slight declines. 8:04
    • Tamara Nimmo asked how a new literacy curriculum would differ from the current one, and a staff member said that comparison would come with the curriculum recommendation. 18:19
    • One board member said the year-over-year decreases were really concerning and asked staff to set timelines for when curriculum adoption should show results. 30:40
  4. Public comment 36:05
    • Jonathan Delk said 4 speakers had signed up and that no written comments were received. 36:05
    • A speaker at public comment also questioned district finances and use of funds. 38:07
    • Speakers at public comment raised concerns about the 3Rs curriculum and its content for young students, and one speaker asked that it be removed. 38:46
  5. Consent agenda 44:39
    • Jonathan Delk said the consent agenda included routine personnel, minutes from the previous meeting and policies DBG, DFA, DFAA and DG. 45:31
  6. Policy discussion 46:24
    • The board discussed policies DH, DJB, DJG, DGA, DF, EA, JRA, JRC, DEB, DC and regulation DJB-R. 46:43
    • Lindsay DeFrates and Jasmin Ramirez said they had no comments beyond what the Policy Committee had covered. 47:06
  7. Student library card partnership resolution 47:54
    • A staff member said the library cards would be live in November, with information for families during October. 51:35
    • Tamara Nimmo asked how easy it would be for students to replace lost IDs, and a staff member said libraries would be able to look students up by their ID number. 52:35
    • Jasmin Ramirez read the resolution, which supports a program targeted for rollout in November 2026 allowing student ID cards to serve as public library cards. 54:59
    • Jonathan Delk announced that the resolution passed. 59:00
  8. Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month resolution 59:00
    • Kathryn Kuhlenberg said the board had done the resolution 4 years in a row. 59:59
    • One board member said the board should consider a proclamation instead of a resolution in the future. 1:01:03
    • Jasmin Ramirez read the names of district alumni who are Latino leaders in the community. 1:01:39
    • Jonathan Delk announced that the motion passed. 1:06:26
  9. Board updates and appreciations 1:06:26
    • Lindsay DeFrates said the Calendar Committee had started a parent survey. 1:07:39
    • Kathryn Kuhlenberg said they had attended a BOCES board meeting for the first time. 1:11:51
  10. Executive session 1:13:45
    • Jonathan Delk said the executive session concerned negotiations related to a school's request to consider changing to an institute charter school. 1:14:51
    • Jonathan Delk said the board entered executive session at 6:17 PM. 1:15:54

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