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Weld County School District No. Re-5J board meeting, Sep 16, 2026

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Weld Re-5J board approves consent agenda after questions on out-of-state trip requests 51:23

  • The meeting opened with staff and student celebrations led by the superintendent, including recognition of a teacher named Educator of the Year for Junior Achievement. 11:37
  • The board approved the consent agenda after Nate Sassano asked whether the board was approving only the out-of-state trips, with any financial requests to come back later. 51:28
  • The board was polled on a motion to approve proposed board policy updates and on a motion by Amy Musgrave to approve District Accountability Committee membership; no result was announced for either. 54:47

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Item by item (8)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 10:18
    • The meeting was called to order at 6:02 with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by roll call. 10:18
    • A staff member said there were no changes to the agenda, and a motion to approve the agenda as presented was made and seconded. ~11:13
  2. Staff and student celebrations 11:37
    • The superintendent recognized the district foundation's golf tournament and said a little over $550 from Fall Fest will be donated to the cottage. 11:49
    • The superintendent recognized a teacher named Educator of the Year for Junior Achievement, and a staff member said FBLA has 100 students so far this year. 14:28
    • A student said the band placed second 4A at the Cardinal State Fair. 30:14
  3. Board reports 31:27
    • A speaker asked whether all schools now have cooling, and a staff member said they think so. 33:25
    • A speaker said they attended the Northern Colorado Workforce Symposium, where it was noted that districts in Weld and Larimer are developing CTE programs. 39:30
  4. Superintendent's report 42:32
    • The superintendent said officials from multiple CU campuses will visit Roosevelt on the 23rd to discuss building pathways between the district and college. 44:01
    • The superintendent said the district has been invited to be part of the Johnstown-Loveland Chamber of Commerce and that Phillips 66 extended an opportunity to apply for a grant, with a verbal proposal around robotics. 45:56
  5. Consent agenda 48:37
    • Nate Sassano asked about the 3 out-of-state trip requests and whether the board was approving the trips with financial requests to come back later; a staff member said that was correct. 51:23
    • One board member said the goal was to make sure the board was not approving a blank check, then moved to approve the consent agenda as presented. 51:52
    • A speaker noted 22 personnel items, about half of them students. 52:28
    • The consent agenda passed. 53:21
  6. Second reading of board policy updates 53:21
    • A staff member said the policies had been posted on the web for a month and asked the board to adopt them. 53:49
    • A speaker said there had been no public feedback, and a motion to approve the proposed policy updates was made and seconded. 54:06
  7. District Accountability Committee membership 55:11
    • A staff member said the committee still needs a parent from the high schools and that another elementary teacher was added, for 2 elementary and 2 secondary teachers. 55:43
    • A staff member described possible committee charges, including student outcomes, school and district scoreboards, and engagement. 56:30
    • Amy Musgrave moved to approve the membership of the District Accountability Committee as presented. 59:24
  8. Public comment and adjournment 1:00:01
    • The chair called for citizen comments on general topics and future agenda requests, then adjourned the meeting at 6:52. 1:00:01

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Video: posted by the district as “September 16, 2026 Board of Education Business Meeting”