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Thompson School District R-2J work session, Oct 7, 2026

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What happened at this meeting

Thompson board reviews strategic plan and student outcome goals ahead of votes 22:45

  • The board approved the agenda 6 to nothing. 1:19
  • The board discussed the district's draft strategic plan, and a staff member said the hope was to bring it back at the regular meeting in 2 weeks for approval. 22:45
  • On student outcome goals, a staff member summarized the board's feedback as bringing 4 goals, using option 2 for math and adding high school graduation. 1:30:57
  • On a revised public records policy, one board member said the board member would not vote for it if it did not change, and a staff member said the team would make adjustments and bring it back in the future. 3:19:10

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 0:03
    • The meeting was called to order, the roll was called and Lori Goebel led the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:03
    • Stu Boyd asked for a motion and a second to approve the agenda. 0:47
    • The motion to approve the agenda passed 6 to nothing. 1:19
  2. Student presentation on peer leadership program 1:19
    • Staff from Mountain View High School said the Sources of Strength program was a club last year and has become a class. 1:34
    • Denise Chapman asked students what made them choose the class, and a staff member said it is a graded class. 7:05
    • A staff member said the district pays a licensing fee for the program and that the school's club had over 40 kids last year. 19:19
  3. District strategic plan 22:45
    • One board member shared an analysis of forum comments, said the 3 destinations were confusing to teachers and parents, and asked that annual plans include implementation costs. 40:45
    • One board member said the board member was comfortable supporting the plan and asked for a dashboard or updates tracking progress. 52:02
    • A staff member said 571 people responded to the strategic plan survey. 1:04:43
  4. Board student outcome goals 1:06:12
    • A staff member said staff recommended goals on early literacy, math and student group performance. 1:07:20
    • One board member raised post-secondary workforce readiness as a goal, and a staff member said the state has not yet set how it will be measured. 1:12:58
    • One board member suggested combining the literacy and math goals and making graduation rate a goal, and a staff member suggested adding graduation rates as a 4th goal instead. 1:21:26
  5. District Unified Improvement Plan 1:31:10
    • A staff member said the plan focuses on students with disabilities and multilingual learners in math and English language arts, along with all students' growth. 1:32:21
    • Denise Chapman asked what barriers the district faces in implementation, and Alexandra Lessem asked what had changed from the last plan. 1:33:39
    • One board member said the district needs to be prepared to ask the community for money to invest in schools. 1:44:07
  6. Peak View school improvement plan 1:45:28
    • The principal said the school is entering year 4 of turnaround status and its school performance framework score dropped 2 points to 30.2. 1:46:10
    • The principal said referrals are down 70% from this time last year and only 47% of students were making typical growth. 1:52:53
    • Mike Scholl asked how behavior academies affect class time, and the principal said the sessions last 25 minutes. 2:09:31
  7. District Accountability Committee membership 2:18:11
    • A staff member said the membership list goes to the board for approval at the next meeting. 2:18:38
    • Alexandra Lessem said the board member was concerned about the low number of parents on the committee. 2:20:25
    • One board member suggested a meal budget to encourage participation, and another board member said no one from Berthoud is on the committee. 2:22:08
  8. Surplus property resolution 2:27:07
    • A staff member said the resolution would declare the Community Connections building surplus and delegate authority to go through the process of sale. 2:27:54
    • Lori Goebel asked about bond money spent on the building in 2018. 2:29:37
    • A staff member said the property is in the range of $500,000 to $600,000. 2:32:27
  9. Nondiscrimination policy revisions 2:33:26
    • A staff member said the revisions would add protected classes that the policy was missing under state law, with further language on how appeals are handled to come back later. 2:43:50
    • Two board members each said there needs to be an appeals process. 2:45:13
    • Stu Boyd said the board would see the 3 items again on October 21st to vote on them. 2:54:34
  10. Organizational chart policy 2:54:50
    • A staff member said the updated chart removes 2 positions that were eliminated last spring. 2:55:16
  11. Public records policy and regulation 2:57:01
    • The chief communications officer said the changes would allow the district to standardize its process and policy with the state of Colorado and other school districts across the state. 2:57:49
    • One board member said the board member would not vote for it if it did not change, and another board member said the board member was not ready to go forward in 2 weeks. 3:19:10
    • A staff member said the team would make adjustments and bring the policy back in the future. 3:40:27
  12. Contract funds and approval process 3:44:15
    • One board member asked whether funds for an amount going from $31,500 to $128,900 were already encumbered and said the process should be that the board votes to approve the spending before POs are issued and funds encumbered. 3:46:44
    • Mike Scholl asked whether the district budgets contingencies for such issues. 3:50:05
  13. Board updates 3:53:03
    • Stu Boyd said there was no legislative update and that state lawmakers are working on how to address reduced money. 3:53:03
  14. District performance update 3:54:14
    • Lori Goebel asked whether the term approaching means results moved in the right direction. 3:57:13
    • A staff member said a lack of focus on high-leverage essential standards led to a decrease in math data and that a secondary math materials pilot is under way. 4:00:21
  15. Future topics and adjournment 4:01:40
    • The board took up future topic items, and the meeting was adjourned. 4:01:40

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Study Session: 10.7.2026”