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School District No. Re-2 Brush board meeting, Aug 17, 2026

1 h 41 min · 1 public speaker

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What happened at this meeting

Brush school board approves contingency-fee legal engagement to pursue recovery from UHP 1:35:18

  • The superintendent reviewed capital projects, agreements and policies up for first, second and third readings. 51:29
  • Board members discussed the public participation policy, including a proposal to move the deadline to sign up for public comment to 5:30 PM and to let the board suspend the rules when it deems appropriate. 1:07:40
  • The board considered motions on an MOU with the Brush Police Department and a separate legal services engagement with FRM on a contingency fee basis of 20% of any monies recovered. 1:33:18

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening, agenda and consent agenda 0:00
    • Paul Chard said the board had a quorum and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:09
    • The board voted on motions to adopt the agenda and approve the consent agenda. 0:41
    • Paul Chard announced that the motion to approve the consent agenda carried. 1:12
  2. Celebrations and DAC report 1:26
    • A district staff member said the first day of school went well and thanked those who worked to get Thompson ready. 1:30
    • April Hess said the DAC met on the first day of school and discussed the attendance policy, with multiple points of view from parents, teachers and administrators. 2:24
    • April Hess said capital projects were reviewed and proposals for DAC goals included more family involvement and more recognition of academic successes. 2:24
  3. Financial report 3:00
    • A district staff member said work on SDS was going smoothly and the district was working on its second payroll in the system. 3:14
    • The staff member said several audits had been completed, the main audit was coming up and Fund 64 for health insurance was going well. 3:14
    • The staff member said there were discrepancies between what was previously reported in audit books and the district's fixed assets, defined as assets over $5,000 with a useful life of over 10 years. 4:46
  4. Board member reports 8:46
    • Jason Holdren said Meet and Confer would move its meeting to the Wednesday before the DAC meeting and reviewed policies coming to the board for reading. 8:54
    • Shawn Tadolini said the Ag Advisory reported $88,756.26 and 106 high school students across 9 classes and 83 8th graders. 9:39
    • Paul Chard said legal counsel had been contacted in preparation for work on the superintendent's contract later this year. 14:36
  5. Executive session 14:36
    • Jason Holdren moved that the board convene in executive session under CRS Section 24⁠-⁠6⁠-⁠402 to receive legal advice from its attorney. ~15:00
    • Paul Chard said the board returned to open session at 6:52 PM. 49:58
    • Paul Chard announced that the motion to enter executive session carried with 2/3 in favor. 15:50
  6. Superintendent's report 51:16
    • The superintendent said the Thompson roof was 99% complete and that the H Building work was starting this week. 51:29
    • The superintendent said a proposed change to the licensed personnel evaluation policy would align with state law shifting the weighting to 70 to 30. 51:29
    • The superintendent described a $38,144 BEST grant for BDA radios and a $712,000 SAFER grant for radios. 52:57
  7. Public participation policy discussion 51:29
    • Paul Chard said the biggest change from the previous version was a list of speaker eligibility. 1:04:02
    • One board member said a 12 o'clock sign-up deadline seemed too soon and asked for a mechanism allowing the board to suspend the rule when appropriate. 1:05:18
    • One board member said being in favor of pulling the policy for more time, and a district staff member said the policy would be revised to a 5:30 PM deadline with board authority to suspend the rules. 1:12:33
  8. Staff conduct policy discussion 1:18:22
    • A district staff member said Meet and Confer recommended striking the last line of number 7 because staff did not want to get in trouble for professional use of phones. 1:18:22
    • One board member asked whether the policy could read that all staff are expected to support consistent enforcement of the student cell phone policy. 1:20:24
    • The staff member proposed keeping the policy in second reading and taking it back to Meet and Confer, and said it would be taken out of the exhibit. 1:22:11
  9. Other policies on second and third reading 1:23:05
    • A district staff member reviewed policies on second reading, including online courses and public concerns and complaints. 1:23:05
    • The staff member listed policies for third reading, including school board meetings, staff use of internet and graduation requirements. 1:27:29
  10. Public comment 1:28:15
    • A speaker at public comment raised concerns about new preschool policies, including cutbacks to sensory learning, learning games and field trips. 1:29:23
    • A district staff member invited the speaker to call the district office to schedule a meeting. 1:31:31
  11. Personnel reports 1:31:44
    • The board voted on the first personnel report and then on a second personnel report. 1:31:52
    • Two board members said they would abstain from the vote on the second personnel report. 1:32:23
    • Paul Chard announced that the motion to approve the second personnel report carried. 1:32:18
  12. Agreements with outside organizations 1:33:10
    • The board voted on agreements with the Brush Police Department and the American Red Cross. 1:33:18
    • The board voted on agreements with Healthy Young Minds and the University of Kansas. 1:34:19
  13. Legal counsel, tolling agreement and bank signers 1:35:11
    • Bryson Miller moved to approve a separate legal services engagement with FRM on a contingency fee basis of 20% of any monies recovered, with no cap, to pursue potential recovery from UHP and associated vendors. 1:35:18
    • The board voted on a motion authorizing the superintendent to extend a tolling agreement with Selective Insurance Company, not to exceed three months, for the district's hail damage claims. 1:35:59
    • The board voted on signer changes for the district activity accounts to reflect the 2026⁠-⁠2027 administration team. 1:36:37
    • Paul Chard announced that each motion carried. 1:35:55
  14. Antenna purchase and kitchen equipment disposal 1:37:06
    • Jason Holdren moved to approve the purchase of a bidirectional antenna and equipment from Complete Wireless Technologies for $38,144, with expenditures not to exceed $38,500. 1:37:15
    • The board voted on declaring replaced kitchen equipment surplus property and authorizing its disposal. 1:38:05
    • Paul Chard announced that the motion to declare the replaced kitchen equipment surplus property and authorize its disposal carried. 1:38:05
  15. Policy actions 1:38:32
    • A motion to adopt the policy changes outlined in Exhibit A, Policy Action Summary, August 17th, 2026, was made and seconded. 1:38:40
    • Bryson Miller asked which policies had been pulled, and a district staff member named the staff conduct policy. ~1:38:57
    • Paul Chard said the next regular board meeting is Monday, September 21st at 6 PM, with a special board meeting Wednesday at 5 PM. 1:39:43
    • Paul Chard announced that the policy motion carried. 1:39:43

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