Regular Board of Education Meeting Summary
Meeting Overview
Meeting: Regular Board of Education Meeting - Special Meeting at 5:30 pm
Date: August 10, 2026
Location: Sky Vista Middle School, 4500 S. Himalaya Street, Aurora, CO 80015
The Board of Education meeting included a 5:00 p.m. Board of Education/Superintendent Study Session, a 5:30 p.m. Special Meeting focused on Policy KEC: Book Review, and the regular 7:00 p.m. Board of Education meeting agenda.
The study session agenda included:
- Dissemination of enrollment, out-of-district, and expulsion information
- Discussion and questions regarding first-read board policies
- Proposed legislation discussion with 5280 Strategies
The special meeting included discussion of Policy KEC: Book Review, audience comments limited to the subject of the special meeting, discussion, an action item regarding the book review, and adjournment.
Key Topics Discussed
Safety and Security Update
The Board received a special report on safety and security. The supporting presentation outlined the district’s security mission, including providing oversight of district security resources and capabilities, fostering confidence among students, staff, and parents, and creating the safest possible educational environment.
The presentation highlighted several areas of security work, including:
- Training and recognition for security teams
- Training for office managers, SSAs, assistant principals, transportation staff, and new teachers
- District security coordinator responsibilities
- Dispatch operations
- Security-related bond projects
- Security improvement projects
Security improvement projects discussed in the presentation included:
- Cameras
- Access control
- Alarms
- Visitor management
- Security film
- Radio systems
The presentation also addressed emergency operations planning, including five actions, five minutes, and five responsibilities. The listed responsibilities included alerting and warning others, responding, managing, recovering, and communicating.
Consent Agenda Items
The agenda included a consent agenda recommendation for approval of multiple resolutions.
Truancy Proceedings Authorization
The agenda included Resolution #26.8.1 regarding authorization of employees to represent the district in truancy proceedings.
The item stated that the district may seek court assistance with students who are habitually truant after previous interventions have failed. The recommendation was to authorize the District’s Truancy Coordinator, Caitlin Holzfaster, to represent the district in truancy proceedings.
State Treasurer Interest-Free Loan Program
Resolution #26.8.2 addressed participation in the State Treasurer’s Interest-Free Loan Program for Colorado school districts.
The agenda identified a financial impact of up to $200,000,000 and listed the State Treasurer's Interest-Free Loan Program for Colorado School Districts as the budget source.
The agenda materials stated that the district anticipated cash flow challenges because revenues and expenditures do not occur evenly throughout the fiscal year. The materials noted that forecasted cash flows projected a deficit beginning in October 2026, growing to $177.6 million by May 2027, and that actual borrowing would be limited to the amount necessary to cover actual cash flow deficits.
Construction and Capital Projects
The Board agenda included construction-related items:
- Ground Engineering bid: A recommendation to approve Ground Engineering for material testing and inspections related to Cherry Creek High School Academics, Athletics, and Site Improvements projects. The listed financial impact was $655,090 from the 2024 Bond Fund.
- OS Schools bid: A recommendation regarding furniture for Cherry Creek Innovation Campus. The listed financial impact was $1,933,181.55 from the 2024 Bond Fund.
- Change orders: A recommendation regarding construction project change orders totaling $83,852,935.33 from the 2024 Bond Fund. The agenda stated the change orders represented changes from initial contract value to total contract value and did not represent changes in project scope.
Technology and Student Support Services
The agenda included a purchase request for Identity Automation LP.
The recommendation identified a purchase amount of $284,423.70 from Capital, Construction, Technology, & Maintenance (CCTM) Funds for RapidIdentity and RapidIdentity Security Manager software.
The materials described the software as providing identity lifecycle management, automated account provisioning, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, password management, identity governance capabilities, and security-related controls.
The Board also reviewed a recommendation for professional services from The Learning Source for a comprehensive Family Literacy Program.
The listed financial impact was $452,000, funded through Federal Title I, III, and III Set-aside Grant Dollars.
The program description included family learning programs such as adult English instruction, children’s English education, training, shared parent/child learning time, tutoring support, district and community resources for parents, and early childhood education support for identified district elementary schools.
Personnel Updates
The consent agenda included personnel action items covering appointments, separations, and terminations.
The agenda stated that administrative, pro tech, and licensed personnel items had been reviewed for compliance with district staffing requirements and personnel policies.
Future Consideration Items
The agenda included information for future consideration, including:
- Policy ACD: Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination of Students
- Policy CI: Temporary Administrative Arrangements - Cherry Creek Schools
- Policy KDD: Media Relations
Upcoming Meeting
The agenda stated that the next Regular Board of Education meeting would be held on Monday, September 14, 2026, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Liberty Middle School, 2150 E Dry Creek Road, Aurora, CO 80016.
This meeting agenda covered district operations, safety and security planning, financial planning, construction and facility projects, technology systems, family literacy services, personnel actions, and future policy considerations. The packet materials provide agenda descriptions and supporting information for these items; this summary does not add outcomes or decisions beyond the information contained in the packet.
