Patricia Bayne

This document outlines the strategic mission, purpose, and operational focus for Cripple Creek-Victor Schools. It details the district's mission to provide relevant and challenging educational opportunities, support staff, and engage families. The Board of Education's purpose is defined as change agents united in serving the children and community. Key operational focus areas for 2024-2025 include aligning all board activities with the vision, systematically monitoring policies, utilizing student achievement data for decision-making, modeling collaboration, and participating in professional development. These efforts are guided by core values of relationships, resilience, responsibility, and engagement.

The document primarily establishes the identity and purpose of the board, detailing the District Mission focusing on developing lifelong learners in a safe environment and the Board's Purpose as change agents serving children and community. It also includes a planning calendar outlining key operational deadlines for the fiscal year, such as EAV reporting, auditor engagement, CASB conventions, budget adoption deadlines, contract renewals, and policy amendment procedures.

The meeting included swearing in new board members and restructuring the board, including the election of a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and director. The board discussed tabling the reading of the J policies until the next meeting to allow new members time to review them. The superintendent and principals provided reports, including updates on the CTE program, vocational program, and the library. The board also discussed a 1% sales tax check from the city to support the CTE program. Additionally, the board approved contracts for services and discussed financial reports and payables.

This document outlines the mission of Cripple Creek-Victor Schools, which is to provide challenging educational opportunities, support families and staff, and build the community's future. It details the Board of Education's purpose as change agents serving children and the community, emphasizing their roles in legislative oversight, accreditation, and ensuring effective educational programs. The 2025-2026 focus areas for the board include aligning all actions with their vision, systematically monitoring policies, utilizing student achievement data for decision-making, modeling collaborative behavior, and participating in professional development.

The board meeting included discussions on various topics, such as community engagement, school culture, and teacher recruitment, development, and retention. The board also discussed student attendance, with a goal to reduce chronic absenteeism. Reports were given, and the board discussed the need for press coverage of the Pioneers in Public Service program. A tabletop exercise was conducted to review emergency response scenarios, and the board discussed ways to improve communication and coordination during emergencies.