2018-2019 Annual Report & REFLECTION This year has been one for the history books when we consider how far we have come in changing the narrative about the importance and value of public education in .

This shift in acknowledging the significance of adequately, equitably and sustainably funding our schools can be attributed, in large part, to the hard work of our members and many in the education community who dedicated countless hours to engaging the public as Amendment 73 made its way to the ballot. While the ballot measure did not pass, Year at a Glance our work was not in vain. The 2019 Legislative Session invested in public education at an unprecedented level. 2018 2019 More than $325 million in new revenue came into the system to fund full-day Kindergarten, special needs, a buydown of the Budget Stabilization Factor of $100 million and an additional $20 million for rural schools. This legislative session provided much-needed investment for our public schools. While we still have work to do on this front, we will continue to make progress, thanks to our members.

It has been an honor to serve CASB as the executive director over the past 20 years. I know the future is bright and that Colorado will advance excellence in public education through harnessing the power of our membership. Colorado school boards are the caretakers of public education

911,536 1,900 974 students served public schools school board members in public schools in Colorado’s 178 districts elected by local voters District Characteristics Districts 82% 18%

Students 85% 15% 60% of Colorado school districts Rural (fewer than 6,500 students) Suburban/Urban are small rural with fewer than 1,000 students Student Characteristics White 53.4% Free & Reduced Lunch 41% Hispanic 33.6% Learning English 14% Black 4.5% Special Education 11% Two or more Gifted & Talented 7% races 4.4% Asian 3.2% American Indian 0.7% Hawaiian/ 81% Pacific Islander 0.3% High School Graduation Rate

Source: Colorado Education Facts and Figures, Colorado Department of Education YOUR CASB MEMBERSHIP ADVANCES EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC EDUCATION

Leadership Local Governance

Strong, effective schools are the result of strong, effective and well-informed local Strong, effective schools are reflective of the school boards. CASB strengthened leadership effectiveness by building CASB communities they serve. Local leadership, leadership development and board development programs that align with the life management and control are essential to running cycle of board service. our schools effectively and efficiently. CASB pursued the restoration of Colorado’s constitutional balance CASB Connections podcasts enabled learning opportunities on the go for board of authority and responsibility between state members. officials and locally elected school boards. Fall Regionals and Conference, Delegate Assembly, Annual Convention and CASB’s successful legal challenge restored the Legislative Wrap-Up meetings held across Colorado provided hundreds of CASB longstanding statute requiring that a school members opportunities to connect, learn district consent to another school district and develop leadership skills. furnishing transportation to its students. Workshops and other conversations Policy team assisted local school boards in The CASB Board annually held regionally provided members with exercising their local control by working with adopts goals and a strategic plan opportunities to focus on habits of boards and district staff to update local board to help guide the organization excellence for school board members. policy. in its work and priorities. Policy support provided on 2018 The current goals set forth fall Policy manual audits provided spot checks of legislation such as parent notification, into 4 categories: board policy manuals for legally required policies staff administration of medical marijuana and for feedback on organization and format. • Leadership and consumer data privacy, as well as other pertinent board policy issues. Online District Policy Maintenance Service • Advocacy provided dozens of school boards the convenience Legal support on issues such as board • Fiscal Solutions of online policies for their district and community. conflicts of interest, board vacancies and • Local Governance appointments, and boards conducting their work in the digital age. THROUGH EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP BY LOCALLY ELECTED BOARDS OF EDUCATION

Fiscal Solutions Advocacy

Strong, effective schools require adequate, Advocating for strong, effective schools begins with locally elected boards of equitable and sustainable resources. CASB education. As a leading education advocacy organization for public schools, participated in efforts to develop and CASB mobilized its members through its robust and engaging advocacy implement a solution to the state’s fiscal program. crisis. Led by the Legislative Resolutions Committee, the Delegate Assembly District-specific advocacy resources on passed 34 resolutions addressing local governance, finance and Amendment 73 were prepared for local student academic growth and achievement that guided CASB’s school boards resulting in 120 local work during the legislative session. resolutions of support. Successfully passed legislation to allow boards of education to Active engagement with the Governor, discuss negotiation strategy in executive session, regulate online state legislators and their staff to schools, remove unconstitutional language in foster care bill collaborate on potential policy on inter-district transport of students and strengthen the approaches. Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) program.

Special Delegate Assembly was held in Delegation of 19 CASB members advocated for special conjunction with the Winter Legislative needs funding in Congress as part of the Federal Conference on the uniform statewide Relations Network. school mill levy concept. CASB School Bus Tour included 30 board CASB serves as a contributing member members and legislators who visited several on several coalitions focused on school districts to learn and make addressing Colorado’s fiscal policy issues. connections in order to create a strong advocacy network. Celebrating Colorado’s most precious resource... OUR STUDENTS

Colorado has over 900,000 public school 1. Student Achievement: The students and their experience in school will Manufacturing Industry Learning Lab determine the future of this amazing state. (MILL), Widefield School District 3 and CASB highlights students throughout its Peyton School District 23 Annual Convention and includes a student 2. Student Achievement: Tiger Open 1. 2. leadership strand. Pathways, Cañon City High School, Cañon City School District 3. Elementary Student Art: Evan Lay, Moffat County RE-1 4. Middle School Student Art: Alma Alejandre, Holyoke School District 5. High School Student Art: Alexis Garcia-Moreno, Weld 6 School District (accepted by Principal Insoon Olson)

3. 4. 5. 6. 6. National Anthem Performer: Divine Windy-Boy, Ignacio School District 11 JT 7. Fountain-Fort Carson Army Junior ROTC Guard, Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8. Preston Middle School Symphonic Orchestra, 9. Harrison High School Panther Jazz Band, Harrison School District 2 10. Student videographers, Pueblo City 7. 8. 9. 10. School District Colorado’s 2018 McGuffey Award Winners public school The CASB McGuffey Award honors unique board members who bring committed and passionate service to their board work. Every district was invited to honor one & champions member with the McGuffey Award. Honorees were recognized at the CASB Fall Regional Meetings.

Region 1 Region 4 (cont’d) Region 7 CHRISTI HERRICK CAROL MCDERMOTT JEANNIE JENKINS Liberty J-4 Weld Re-8 North Park R-1

DR. JULIA RICHARD Region 2 Weld County 6 Region 9 1. 2. TODD NATALE MARK WHITE ROD RUYBALID Big Sandy 100J Weld RE-9 South Conejos RE-10

Region 3 Region 5 Region 11 DARREN GARCIA JACKIE KUUSINEN PHOEBE BENZIGER Rocky Ford R2 School District 27J Montrose County RE-1J

TEALE HEMPHILL DAVID RAY PETE BLAIR 3. 4. McClave RE-2 Douglas County RE-1 Delta County 50J

CHRIS TUMA HARVEST THOMAS STAN GALLEY 1. 2018 All State School Board Award: Westminster Public Crowley County RE-1J Adams 14 West End Public Schools Schools — Ken Ciancio, board secretary; Joe Davidek, board RE-2 vice president; Max Math, board treasurer; Ryan McCoy, CARRIE WARREN GULLY president; Larry Dean Valente, board director Region 4 Littleton Public Schools PAUL REICH TEMPY BOWMAN Telluride R-1 2. 2018 Legislative Excellence Awards: Senator Bob Rankin Weld RE-4 and Representative Millie Hamner Region 6 Region 12 KIM CHACON LLOYD HARWOOD 3. 2018 State Leadership Award: Glenn Gustafson, Deputy KELLY MCCAW Weld County RE-1 Cañon City Schools Superintendent and CFO, Colorado Springs D-11 Ignacio 11-JT SUSAN GUTOWSKY 4. 2018 State Leadership Award: Amendment 73 Team — Poudre School District SHERI NOYES Tracie Rainey (Colorado School Finance Project), Lisa Weil Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 (Great Education Colorado) and Susan Meek (CASB) CASB Staff CASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS

KEN DELAY JENNIFER MUELLER Executive Committee Executive Director General Counsel [email protected] [email protected]

JERI HODGSON FLEUTER KATHY SHANNON Deputy Executive Director Legal & Policy Counsel [email protected] [email protected]

KATHY GEBHARDT MONICA PELOSO PAUL REICH RANDY BLACK HOLLY BURG President President-elect Immediate Past Director of Member Relations Receptionist/Administrative Boulder Valley Cheyenne President [email protected] Assistant School District Mountain 12 Telluride R-1 [email protected] Region 5 Region 6 Region 11 LESLIE BOGAR Director of Professional Learning BRITTANY CROSSMAN [email protected] Executive Assistant [email protected] SUSIE GRIFFIN BUTLER Business Operations Manager SHARON EDWARDS sgriffi[email protected] Executive Assistant [email protected] RICHARD “DICK” KATHY PLOMER NANCY SARCHET MATT COOK MARTYR, Ph.D. Adams 12 Five Star Weld County RE-1 St. Vrain Valley RE-1J Schools Region 4 Director of Public Policy & ANA NAVRATIL Large District Large District Advocacy Excutive Assistant [email protected] [email protected]

LYNNE HUNT CORINA SEPULVEDA Policy Specialist Executive Assistant [email protected] [email protected]

SUSAN MEEK CONNIE SUMMERS Director of Strategic Executive Assistant CARRIE WARREN JOHN WITTLER KEN DELAY Engagement & Communications [email protected] GULLY Vilas RE-5 Executive Director [email protected] Littleton Public Region 3 CASB Schools Region 5 (resigned) CASB BOARD OF DIRECTORS Directors

CHRISTI HERRICK WENDY POTTORFF CATHY KIPP LAURA CASE DOUG LIDIAK RYAN MCCOY Liberty J-4 Limon Public Poudre School Dist. Estes Park R-3 Weld County 6 Westminster Public Region 1 Schools Region 4 Region 4 Region 4 Schools Region 2 (resigned) Region 5

TRACEY JOHNSON JAYE SUDAR JO ANN BAXTER, TESSA KIRCHNER ARLAN VAN RY ANNE GUETTLER Academy District 20 Huerfano Re-1 Ph.D. Eagle County Alamosa Re-11J Garfield Re-2 Region 6 Region 6 Moffat County RE-1 Schools Region 9 Region 10 Region 7 Region 8

CASB’s Board of Directors represents the geographic diversity of elected school boards across Colorado. The job of the CASEY MCCLELLAN KAREN FISHER AMANDA STEVENS Dolores RE-4A Cherry Creek Jeffco Public Schools Board is to direct the work of CASB and to Region 12 Schools Large District Large District represent and lead the membership. Your 2017-18 Audited Fund Balance

20172018 July 1, 2017 Balance $238,022 ASSOCIATION FINANCIALS Revenues $2,554,949 Expenses $2,655,252 June 30, 2018 Balance $137,719 The Colorado Association of School Boards is the only statewide organization 55% Membership Dues $1,396,632 that advocates for school board 23% Conference/Convention $587,288 leadership in Colorado. We are dedicated 8% Policy $212,160 to strengthening public education INCOME 3% Member Projects $69,456 through our work, tools and services 3% Affiliates/BOCES Dues $66,674 provided to our members. High-quality 9% Other Income $222,739 education for all Colorado children TOTAL $2,554,949 begins with effective school board leadership.

In order to achieve its mission, CASB uses 34% Operating- General $913,423 its expertise and collective state presence 23% Conference/Convention $614,175 to provide cost-effective services and 18% Policy $480,917 information to enable locally elected 2% Member Projects $43,785 boards of education to operate efficiently 4% Communications $108,138

EXPENSES 6% Member Relations $164,996 and effectively in an increasingly complex and resource-challenged environment. 6% Legal $142,574 7% Advocacy $187,244 CASB is your association and your TOTAL $2,655,252 involvement drives our collective success. TOGETHER we are stronger The Colorado Association of School Boards was founded 79 years ago for the purpose of promoting the interests and welfare of Colorado public schools through investigation, discussion and cooperative effort. Virtually all of Colorado’s 178 school boards are CASB members.

Working with and through our local school boards, CASB continues to lead the effort to advance excellence in public education through effective leadership by locally elected boards of education. By empowering our members with tools, knowledge and skills to govern with excellence and advocate for public schools, we will deliver on the promise of public education.

Building on a foundation that values the diversity of our state’s 178 unique school districts, CASB advocates for public schools in Colorado. By harnessing the collective wisdom of school boards, we keep Colorado strong and support the more than 900,000 students our school boards are charged with serving.

Our people are the resource that supports, connects and advocates for Colorado’s local school boards and the students they serve.

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