School Board

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Maegan Crowley

President
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Casey McClellan

Vice President
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Lori Raney

Director
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Lenetta Shull

Treasurer
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Clay Tallmadge

Secretary
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Dolores School District RE-4A School Board Policies

Click the a link below to view the policies in each section

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Agendas (2022-2023 School year)

Minutes (2022-2023 School Year)

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Attend a Meeting

To attend upcoming School Board meetings virtually, via Zoom, please click the link below. Next meeting: January 26, 2023 5pm (Special)

What 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 met on August 15, 2019, in their regular board meeting and approved the Master Plan for the new campus design created by RATIO/HPA with support from Goff Engineering and Surveying, and Jaynes Corporation of Colorado.
This decision now launches the leadership into forward momentum on applying for the Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) Grant with the Colorado Department of Education. This grant is due in January of 2020. Once the result of the application is given, next steps for the district will be determined.

strategic plan

Latest News and Updates

  • Community Input from November 6, 2019 Meeting (posted 11/11/2019)
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  • Presentation Given at Community Conversation (posted 11/11/2019)
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