Beginning in August 2024 the new day for Dolores School District Board Meetings will be the 2nd Monday of each month. The first regularly scheduled Monday board meeting will be Monday August 12, 2024. The start time will continue to be 6pm.
You will still be able to view the board meetings live via our web site: https://doloresschools.org/school-board/. Click on the “Attend Meeting Remotely” link.
School Board
Board Pages
Dolores School District RE-4A School Board Policies
Click the a link below to view the policies in each section
- Section A (Foundations & Basic Commitments: 16 files)
- Section B (School Board Governance: 29 files)
- Section C (General School Administration: 16 files)
- Section D (Fiscal Management: 43 files)
- Section E (Support Services: 46 files)
- Section F (Facilities Planning: 8 files)
- Section G (Personnel: 103 files)
- Section I (Instruction: 58 files)
- Section J (Students: 131 files)
- Section K (School, Community, Home Relations: 31 files)
- Section L (Education Agency Relations: 6 files)
Agendas and Minutes Current Year
Agenda 2024 – 2025 School Year
- November 16, 2024 (5:30pm-8pm – Special, Holiday Party)
- November 11, 2024 (6pm Regular)
October 28, 2024(6pm Work Session – Cancelled Due to lack of Quorum)- October 21, 2024 (6pm Regular – Rescheduled)
October 14, 2024(6pm Regular – Cancelled Due to lack of Quorum)- September 23, 2024 (6pm Special)
- September 23, 2024 (6pm Work Session)
- September 9, 2024 (6pm Regular)
- August 26, 2024 (6pm Special)
- August 26, 2024 (6pm Work Session)
- August 14, 2024 (8am Special)
- August 12, 2024 (6pm Regular)
Minutes 2024 – 2025 School Year
- October 21, 2024 (Regular)
- September 23, 2024 (Special)
- September 23, 2024 (Work Session)
- September 9, 2024 (6pm Regular)
- August 26, 2024 (6pm Special)
- August 12, 2024 (6pm Regular)
- June 13, 2024 (6pm Regular)
Archive
Attend a Meeting
To attend upcoming School Board meetings virtually, via Zoom, please click the link below. Next meeting: Monday November 11, 2024 (6pm Regular)
Attend Board MeetingWhat does the School Board do?
While supporting the mission and vision of the district, the board does the
following:
- Makes and reviews policies for the school district, while observing state laws
and regulations pertaining to public education. - Collaborates with the superintendent to develop the vision and mission for the
district. - Adopts the budget that provides the financial basis for buildings, staff,
materials and equipment which enable the district to carry out the educational
program. This includes oversight of all district funds. - Acquires reliable information to enable it to make the best possible decisions
about the scope and nature of the educational programming. - Provides policy for effective management of complaints.
- Provides adequate and direct means to communicate with the public about
district plans and needs. - Supports decisions made by the majority of the Board.
What does the School Board not do?
- They do not evaluate staff other than their employee, the Superintendent.
- They do not manage day-to-day operations, they see to it that the system is
well run by the professionals hired to do so. - They do not represent special interests or partisan politics.
- They do not make decisions on items brought up during “Citizens Comments
to the Board”; items that require action must be on the agenda prior to the
meeting.
School Board Basics
- Terms are 4 years and they are not paid positions. Board members spend on
average anywhere from 3 – 6 hours/week reviewing documents and attending
meetings. - Most board members have full-time jobs in addition to their volunteer work as
a school board member. - Usually, board members are not educational professionals and they bring a
variety of backgrounds and strengths to their work for the district. - The “learning curve” for members is steep and they dedicate much time in
training to learn about school finance and district management. - Board members are an invaluable contributor to our students and to district
success!
Work Sessions and Meetings
Board work sessions, meetings and public comment take place monthly on
the 2nd Tuesday of the month and community members and families are
encouraged to attend. See the calendar and agendas for upcoming meeting
locations and topics. The agenda is posted at least one week in advance
(pending any unforeseeable change which must be made 24 hours in
advance) on the district website, at every district building and at the district
offices.
Resolutions
Colorado Executive Session Laws
- Summary can be found here
Master Plan Approved
Dolores School Board has approved the Master Plan for in 2023.
The details in the master plan have been used to create the Dolores School District’s Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) Grant with the Colorado Department of Education. This grant was submitted in January of 2023 and updated in March of 2023. The result of the application will be given in May of 2023.
