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Thompson School District R-2J Board of Education

14 meetings on our record, 12 of them from the past year · typical meeting 2 h 55 min · 14,907 students · 7 members on our roster

Latest · Oct 21, 2026
Thompson board approves strategic plan, student outcome goals and nondiscrimination policyPlay 1:30:38
Next · Wednesday, November 4, 2026
5:00 PM · Ponderosa Elementary School, 4550 Florence Dr, Loveland, CO 80538 · District posting ↗
Newest meeting we have
Oct 21, 2026 · District's own meeting list ↗ (it may list later ones)
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Watch the board’s yearA decision it made, its hours, its busiest night at the mic and where its time went, each with its source
Recent meetings

What the board took up lately

Board meeting · 2 h 30 minWednesday, October 21, 2026Thompson board approves strategic plan, student outcome goals and nondiscrimination policyPhones in schoolReading and test scoresSpeakers: Mike Scholl, Nancy Rumfelt, Denise Chapman, Alexandra Lessem and 2 more
Play 1:30:38
Work session · 4 h 02 minWednesday, October 7, 2026Thompson board reviews strategic plan and student outcome goals ahead of votesReading and test scoresSpeakers: Mike Scholl, Nancy Rumfelt, Denise Chapman, Alexandra Lessem and 2 more
Play 22:45
Board meeting · 45 minWednesday, August 19, 2026Thompson school board approves first amendment to superintendent contractSpeakers: Dawn Kirk, Nancy Rumfelt, Denise Chapman, Lori Goebel and 1 more
Play 30:40
Board meeting · 3 h 07 minWednesday, April 15, 2026Budget cuts and layoffsReading and test scoresSpeakers: Dawn Kirk, Mike Scholl, Nancy Rumfelt, Denise Chapman and 2 more
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Who does the talking

Mike Scholl or Nancy Rumfelt spoke the most of the 5 members we rank on the Thompson School District R-2J board; the ranges can't say which

Minutes speaking per full board meeting · 12 board meetings, Nov 5, 2025 – Oct 21, 2026 · talk time only, never tone or stance

A ranking, with its marginEarly readLess of this board's speech is named so far, so its ranks are wider. Each rank is a 90% range across 12 resampled meetings, so "2nd–4th" means the data can't place them more exactly. The ranges may widen as we name more of the speech.
Coverage: about 65% of members’ speaking time named (45%–72%)

Minutes = time we heard them speak per meeting, from the speech we have named so far, so each is a floor: at least that much.

Runs the meeting
—Stu BoydBoard President · District G · runs the meeting, not rankedShare12.4min, at least10 of 12meetings heard, of those while seated—runs the meeting, counted apart7.1questions asked per meeting, at least
Members · ranked by minutes per meeting
1st–2ndMike SchollDirector · District BShare8.7min, at least8 of 12meetings heard, of those while seated35%of the members’ talking · 15%–57%5.6questions asked per meeting, at least
1st–5thNancy RumfeltDirector · District CShare6.3min, at least10 of 12meetings heard, of those while seated26%of the members’ talking · 13%–41%3.8questions asked per meeting, at least
2nd–5thLori GoebelDirector · District FShare3.5min, at least10 of 12meetings heard, of those while seated14%of the members’ talking · 7%–32%3.0questions asked per meeting, at least
2nd–5thAlexandra LessemBoard Vice President · District EShare3.0min, at least10 of 12meetings heard, of those while seated12%of the members’ talking · 6%–30%3.4questions asked per meeting, at least
2nd–5thDawn KirkBoard Secretary · District AShare2.8min, at least7 of 12meetings heard, of those while seated11%of the members’ talking · 5%–30%1.0questions asked per meeting, at least
Members · not ranked
—Denise ChapmanBoard Treasurer · District D · We could name only 15% of the speech they may have given; we rank at 30%Share1.1min, at least11 of 12meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked1.6questions asked per meeting, at least

Minutes speaking per full board meeting held while seated; a meeting they missed or stayed silent in counts as zero · bar = minutes named so far · line = our margin: members whose lines overlap may sit in either order · talk time only, never tone or stance · Hamlet

Meetings on our record
Next meetingWednesday, November 4, 20265:00 PM · Ponderosa Elementary School, 4550 Florence Dr, Loveland, CO 80538Board of Education Study Session - Nov 04 2026The district’s posting ↗Add to calendarPosting checked Oct 29
All 14 meetings on our record
Clips

What board members said

I would like to request information before the end of this school year on the READ Act. I requested this last year. I have requested this this year.Nancy RumfeltDirector · Thompson School District R-2J Board of Education · Apr 15, 2026Watch the full meeting from 3:02:16
  • You only have a week, so we don't— we can't overload you. …Nancy RumfeltDirector · Thompson School District R-2J Board of Education · Apr 8, 2026Watch the full meeting from 1:50:10
  • When, like, between negotiations sessions, is there an expectation that the people in negotiations go back to their buildings and solicit information? …Alexandra LessemBoard Vice President · Thompson School District R-2J Board of Education · Apr 15, 2026Watch the full meeting from 2:51:08
  • It's really with our healthcare system, which is wildly dysfunctional and overpriced. And it frustrates me. …Mike SchollDirector · Thompson School District R-2J Board of Education · Mar 4, 2026Watch the full meeting from 38:15
  • I did print off, because I also have been contacted by a number of people who were concerned about what Lori said at the last meeting. …Stu BoydBoard President · Thompson School District R-2J Board of Education · Jan 7, 2026Watch the full meeting from 2:44:26
  • I also think too, I, I don't want to throw rural districts, but if you choose not to invest in your school district and you have to go to 4 days because you choose not to, you— that is a decision of the community.Mike SchollDirector · Thompson School District R-2J Board of Education · Dec 3, 2025Watch the full meeting from 2:36:10
On the map · Phones in school

January 7, 2026

The board discussed phones in school.

Its first meeting on phones in the year we read; phones came up at 2 of its meetings.

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Meeting time

Where the board's meeting time went

Budget and finance8%4%–14%
Public comment5%1%–12%
Ceremony and recognition3%0%–7%
Safety and discipline0%0%–18%

    The two readers didn’t agree on 15% of the time; it counts toward no topic, so every share above is a floor.

    Not shown: facilities, closures and enrollment, curriculum and instruction, student services and special education, labor and personnel, governance and policy, routine business, other subjects, whose checks haven’t passed

    Public comment

    Of the 14 meetings on our record, we counted public speakers at 12; 4 had at least one. The busiest, on Apr 15, 2026, heard from 21.

    21 on Apr 15, 202621 speakers11 speakers3.2 a meeting on average
    Attendance

    The roll call at 12 of the 14 meetings on our record: the ones where we could read it

    Roll-call attendance, member by meeting
    MemberOct 21Oct 7Aug 19Apr 15Apr 8Mar 4Feb 4Jan 7Dec 15Dec 3Nov 19Nov 5
    Dawn KirkNot recordedNot recordedPresentPresentNot recordedNot recordedPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Mike SchollPresentPresentNot recordedPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentNot recordedNot recorded
    Lori GoebelPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentNot recordedNot recorded
    Stu BoydPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent
    Alexandra LessemPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentNot recordedPresentPresentPresent
    Nancy RumfeltPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentNot recordedPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentNot recorded
    Denise ChapmanNot recordedPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentNot recordedNot recordedPresentPresentPresentPresent

    PresentNot shownNot recorded

    Federal district ID 0805400 · student count from the federal 2023-24 count · meeting videos posted by the district