RESOLUTION NUMBER 19-004 BOARD OF EDUCATION ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRII CT '14 COMMIERCE CITY, COLORADO RESOLUTION 1 REGARDING SELECTION OF MAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS LEAD MANAGEMENT PARTNER W1 HIEIREAS, on February 12, 2019 followin9 reasonable public notice and the thorough engagement of community stak~eholders, the Board of Education of Adams County School District 14 adopted Resolution N'o. 19-002, selecting !Mapleton Public Schools, legally known as Adams County School District No. 1, to serve as lead partner with the Board in the management of the District because it has demonstrated it can best meet the requirements of the RFQ/P and the State Board's Order., as recommended by the District community; WHEREAS, on March 14, 2019, the State Board of Education reviewed Adams 14's selection and several members of the State Board expressed concerns abou·t Mapleton's ability to meet all the requirements or the November 27, 201.8 Order without an additional, partner; WHEREAS, the State Board passed a motion "to continue [it]s considerat1 ion of this matter to a future meeting" and "request[ed] that Adams County School, District 14 work with Mapleton PubHc Schools and/or others to strengthen i1ts app:lil cation by identifyi,ng additional partners with whom they will work"; WHEREAS, on March 19, 201'9, Board President Connie Qu intana sent a l'etter to the President ot' the Mapleton Board of Educatton, asking whether Mapleton is willling to follow the State Board's request and strengthen its appUcation by identifying additiornall partners; and WHEREAS., to date, Mapleton has not responded. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Education of .Adams County School District 14 that it is wil'ling to work wirth Map!leton Pubilic Schools to strengthen its application by identifying MGT of America Consulting., LLC, in association with the University of Virginia Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education, which was widely re9arded as the community's second recommendation, as addirUonal partners with whom it will! work with the Board 1in the management of the District; AND, BE IT F'UIRTHIER RESOLVED that the Board of Education of Adams County School District 14 that it re frterates its willingness to del•egate the authmi1ty required by the State Board of Education's Order dated November 27, 2018.; ANID, BE IT FURTHER RESOL VEO that the Board of Educatllon of Adams County School District 14 requests a response from Mapleton Public Schools by 12 p.m. on April3, 2019, on whether it wlill strengthen its application by identifying additional partners Wirth whom it will work wah the Board in the management of Ule Distriict, and whether it will accept tM delegation of authority required in the State Board or Education's November 27, 2018 Order; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if no resolution 1 is reached with Mapleton Public Schools on the identification of MGT of America Consulting, LLC, in association with the University of Virginia Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education, as additional partners with whom it will work with the Board in the management of the District, then the Board will have to move forward with choosing another lead partner. ' ADOPTED AND APP'ROVED this 25th day of March 2019. ~· .J) J:.: c -1. . (District Seal) Connie Quintana President, Board of Education ATTEST: Harvest Thomas Vice President/Secretary, Board of Education DATE: March 25, 2019