A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE RETENTION OF EXCLUSIVE CHARTERING AUTHORITY
PRIMERO RE-2 SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION
WHEREAS the Primero Reorganized School District RE-2 in Weston, Colorado, is a public school district with less than three thousand (3,000) students (as defined by CRS 22-54-103(10)); and
WHEREAS the Primero Reorganized School District RE-2 has always had fewer than three thousand (3000) pupils and anticipates its enrollment for 2006-07 to be about two hundred twenty (220) students and future years to be far less than three thousand (3000) students; and
WHEREAS the Primero Reorganized School District RE-2 currently does not have any district or state authorized charter schools within its boundaries; and
WHEREAS the Primero Reorganized School District RE-2 wishes to retain exclusive chartering authority for any potential charter schools within its boundaries pursuant to CRS 22-30.5-504(5)(b)(i);
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Education for Primero Reorganized School District RE-2 the following:
1. The total enrollment of students in the District elementary, middle and high schools as of the October 1, 2005 pupil count was 211.5 students. The District counted 208.0 FTE students for the October 1, 2006 pupil count.
2. Since the District's pupil enrollment is less than three thousand (3000) students, it wishes to retain exclusive chartering authority.
3. If the District does not retain exclusive chartering authority the Board believes a state-authorized charter school could harm the District's students by creating a significant funding gap.
4. The Primero Reorganized School District RE-2 satisfies the statutory criteria for retention of exclusive chartering authority and wishes to retain such authority indefinitely, so long as the District's student enrollment remains under three thousand (3000) pupils.
5. The officers and employees of the District are hereby authorized and directed to take all action necessary or appropriate to effectuate the provisions of this Resolution in accordance with Colorado law.
6. All actions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Resolution, heretofore taken by the directors, officers and employees of the District, directed toward holding the election for the purposes stated herein are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed.
7. All prior acts, orders or resolutions, or parts thereof, by the District in conflict with this Resolution are hereby repealed, except that this repealer shall not be construed to revive any act, order or resolution, or part thereof, heretofore repealed.
8. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Resolution shall be adjudged to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, clauses or provisions of this Resolution, it being the intention that the various parts hereof are severable.
9. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its approval by the State Board of Education.
Resolved this tenth day of October, 2006, by affirmative vote of the members of the Board of Education.