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Board Meeting May 1 2025

Horizons K8 School
Board Meeting Minutes
Date: 5/1/25

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87148402994?pwd=RC9kYjRXbllCdGJhdmY1cVB4MFh3Zz09

Call to Order: 6:05 PM
Facilitators: Travis Lockart, Jasmine GBC
Notetaker: Michelle Bargo
Timekeeper:  Adam Brink
Process Observer:  Fran Cohen

Present: Jim Freund, Mike Ashmore, Fran Cohen, Jasmine GBC, Kristin Hauger, John Bogosian, Travis Lockhart, Michelle Bargo
Present online: Adam Brink, Emmy Kurtz, Elizabeth Parady
Absent: Rob Horansky

Other Community Members Present: Joel Gratz

Quorum established 

Public Comment

  • None

Consent Agenda: Travis Lockhart

  • Approve current agenda
  • Prior Minutes

Motion to approve - Travis Lockhart

Second - Jim Freund

Concorded

Head of School Updates - Jasmine GBC

  • Job Openings & Hiring Updates:  The job posting for the 5/6 teacher position is closing soon.  Specials job postings also close very soon and interviews have already begun for PE.  There are many excellent candidates for the 5/6 para position.  Horizons is partnering with Friends School to fill para positions with teachers-in-training.
  • Specials Decisions:  Various improvements to the positions will be made: brief breaks between classes, creating more of a team experience, and hiring teachers who are trained as teachers in each of these subject areas.

Committee Updates: 

  • Development Committee - Kristin Hauger
    • The “Prom Rewind” Gala was a smashing success!!  The preliminary numbers are: the paddle raise earned approximately $27K, the silent auction earned about $16K, donations raised about $3K, the raffle earned about $1500, and tickets and sponsors raised approximately $14K.  The preliminary gross earnings were approximately 64K.  The #BigKidsPlayToo campaign unveiled the playground design.  The project is on BVSD property and BVSD will participate in the maintenance.
    • The Impact Report - The Development Committee is finalizing the Annual Report.
  • FRC - Mike Ashmore, Jasmine GBC
    • The financial impact of the gala was on-par with last year’s gala.  
    • At today’s meeting we discussed the initial draft of the 25/26 budget.  This morning Colorado released the PPR Funding and it has risen 3.1% which translates to approximately $400.  ($11,564)  
    • The expected shortfall for 24/25 is approximately $60K, and anticipated shortfall for 25/26 is approximately $120K.  BVSD is increasing the special services cost by 12% for next school year but is not improving the quality of services.
    • This summer GBC will begin working on our contract renewal terms and which services will be contracted through BVSD.  Peak to Peak has not received a favorable deal from BVSD with regard to their “purchased services” such as special education and IT.  
      • Concern: We are paying an egregious amount for BVSD’s purchased services and we are not receiving the same benefits as other district schools, despite being a public school.

New Business:

  • Please remember our Annual Meeting of the Members next week on 5/8/25.  We will be electing new board members and there is a brief board meeting immediately following.  At that meeting, we are looking to vote on $25,000 to complete the #BigKidsPlayToo funding.
  • Large item for next year’s budget: new computers for 5th to 8th.

Process Observer: 

  • We did well on time-keeping overall.  This was a good conversation and an informative meeting.

Adjourn: 7:04 PM

Followed immediately by Executive Session regarding Administration Salaries