September 10, 2024 at 5:30 PM - Los Alamos Public Schools Board Meeting

1. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Call to Order
Description:  President Colgan will call the meeting to order and review the meeting protocols.

Thank you for joining us for our work session school board meeting on September 10, 2024.  The meeting is both, in person and on Zoom.  Agenda Item 6.D will be for public comments for items NOT on the  agenda.  If on Zoom and wishing to make a public comment, please raise your digital hand and keep yourself on mute until called on.  If in the room, please raise your hand until called on.  Comments will be limited to 2 minutes, and are not intended to be a conversation. You may ask the question publicly, but to receive an answer, please also submit the question in an email to the school board or superintendent.  

3. Roll Call

4. Routine Business/Approval of Agenda
Action Item

5. Recognition by the Board

Imagine Math Winner, Daniel Adams

Congratulations to Pinon Elementary 3rd grader Daniel Adams who completed 24 lessons in the Imagine Math Summer program. Students who passed 10 lessons wee placed into a national drawing for a prize. Daniel was selected as a winner and was the only student from New Mexico to receive the special award. He received a bag o school supplies, an Imagine Math t-shirt and a solar backpack.

6. a.  Student Liaison
b.  Student Council Report
c.  Superintendent’s Report
d.  Public Comment for items not on the agenda

7. Routine Business/Consent Agenda items
Policy 6130, Organizational Plan Final Read
Adjusting Entries
Fund and Function Report
Budget Adjustment Report
Disposals
August 22 Board Work Session minutes
Action Item

8. Chartwells Food Service 
Presented by Traci Berg and Mike Johnson
Discussion Only

9. Review and Approval of 2025 Legislative Resolutions 
Presented by Melanie Colgan
Action Item

10. NM Excel- update on new state principal evaluation system
Presented by Jennifer Guy
Discussion Only
 

11. 4077 Policy Background Investigations - First read
Presented by Carter Payne
Action Item

12. Board Committees Update

13. Old Business

14. Future Business
JJAB Anniversary Party, September 14, 10-2pm Ashley Pond
LAPS Schools Foundation Taste of Knowledge, September 15, 5pm,          Fuller Lodge
LAPS Board Work Session, September 26, 5:30pm Aspen Elementary
LAPS Board Meeting, October 8, 5:30pm Boardroom

15. Close Executive Session

School Board President Colgan will ask for a Motion to go into a closed executive Session (Section 10-15-1(B) to discuss limited personnel matters, specifically the Superintendent Evaluation, as allowed in the Open Meetings Act NMSA 1978.

16. Open Session 
After the closed executive session, School Board President Colgan will reconvene the School Board Meeting.  In reference to the Executive session held during the School Board Meeting,  School Board President Colgan will state that the purpose of the discussion in closed session was Limited to the item stated on the agenda.  No action was taken.

17. Adjournment