{"id":101772,"date":"2018-01-18T14:31:20","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T21:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/re-1-school-board-renews-kiva-charter-gets-demolition-update\/"},"modified":"2018-01-18T14:31:20","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T21:31:20","slug":"re-1-school-board-renews-kiva-charter-gets-demolition-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/re-1-school-board-renews-kiva-charter-gets-demolition-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-1 school board renews Kiva charter, gets demolition update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Superintendent
Superintendent Lori Haukeness hands out gifts to board members in honor of school board appreciation month on Tuesday.<\/span>Emily Rice\/The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School board on Tuesday learned that the first phase of the retired high school\u2019s demolition and asbestos abatement was complete, and it approved the renewal of the charter for the Kiva Montessori School.<\/p>\n

Owner\u2019s representative Jim Ketter, reporting on the demolition process, stated that the only asbestos left in the old high school on W. Seventh Street was on the coating of some walls.<\/p>\n

\u201cWork is proceeding as quickly as possible in a manner that is safe and cost-effective to the taxpayers,\u201d Ketter said.<\/p>\n

Ketter also reported that the job now requires a second crew to work alongside the first.<\/p>\n

The board was concerned about cost, but Ketter assured them there would be no additional cost because of the additional crew.<\/p>\n

\u201cFortunately, Colorado Hazard has repeatedly committed to honoring their original quote at cost per square foot number,\u201d Ketter said.<\/p>\n

The board also approved the renewal of the Charter for the Kiva Montessori school.<\/p>\n

A group of parents and administrators from the school attended the meeting and thanked the district for work on the charter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would just like to thank everyone at the district for all the time and effort you have put into our charter renewal,\u201d Nate Seeley said. \u201cWe really appreciate that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The board also passed a motion on second reading to allow parents to administer medical marijuana to their child on school grounds, in accordance to state policy. The state policy does not allow for medical marijuana to be smoked on school grounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are obligated to allow parents to come onto campus and administer medical marijuana to their student,\u201d Susan Ciccia, registered nurse at Montezuma-Cortez schools, said at the December board meeting. \u201cThe reason I am making this policy proposal to you is so that when we do have parents that come to us, we are ready for that. We are ready to protect that student, the parent\u2019s rights and the rest of our students while that is happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

After more discussion the board passed the motion unanimously.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not where I want to be, but it is where we have to be,\u201d Wright said.<\/p>\n

Tuesday\u2019s monthly meeting opened with a celebration, as part of Colorado\u2019s school board appreciation month. District Superintendent Lori Haukeness presented gifts to board members, and board President Sherri Wright offered words of appreciation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to say that we have the very best board. Everybody on this board is so on fire and wants to improve student learning,\u201d Wright said. \u201cI am so amazed at how hard and how well we work together.\u201d<\/p>\n

In other action, the board voted unanimously to renew Haukeness\u2019 contract as superintendent. Superintendent evaluations were to be turned in by board members to be discussed in executive session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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