2025-2026 Record of Motions

May 19, 2026

25-05-19: Motion to approve the 2026-2027 Lease Appropriation Resolution as presented and discussed.

26-05-19: The Election Committee moves to certify the board elections to show that Melissa Veronesi (117 votes) and Troy Schrock (100 votes) are elected to the office of Lincoln Academy Board member for the term commencing June 1st, 2026 for a term of three years ending May 31st, 2029. A total of 133 verified ballots were received.

27-05-19: Move to elect Katie Lehr to President for the 2026-2027 school year.

28-05-19: Move to elect Matt Tien to Vice President for the 2026-2027 school year.

29-05-19: Move to elect Troy Schrock to Treasurer for the 2026-2027 school year.

30-05-19: Move to elect Lori Pantano for Secretary for the 2026-2027 school year.

31-05-19: Move to appoint Ashley Reynolds as chair of the School Accountability Committee for the 2026-2027 school year.

32-05-19: Move to appoint Melissa Veronesi as the chair of the Facilities Committee for the 2026-2027 school year.

33-05-19: Move to approve the 2026-27 regular board meeting schedules presented and discussed.

April 28, 2026

23-04-28: Motion to approve 2025-2026 budget as presented including contingency reserve appropriation of $5,232,060 to be compliant with C.R.S. 22-44-106

24-04-28: Motion to approve the 2026-2027 budget as presented and discussed

March 31, 2026

16-03-31: Move to approve the 2026-2027 Lincoln Academy school calendar aspresented to the Board of Directors and on the Lincoln Academy website.

17-03-31: Move to approve that board elections are held April 29th -May 4th. The election will be for a minimum of two and a maximum of three open positions for parents/guardians. The election will also allow for up to two open positions for community members (Non-parents/Guardians). The membership of the election committee shall consist of Katie Neely and Rob McCready. Applications must be received by 5 p.m. five days before the April board meeting.

18-03-31: Move to approve the authorization of a one-time Bonus capped at $2,500 per staff based on their FTE and who have been employed at Lincoln for at least one semester and remained until the end of the school year.

19-03-31: Move to enter executive session pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes CRS 24-6-402(4)(f) Personnel Matters for the purpose of providing a formal performance evaluation to Executive Director Lori Woods.

20-03-31: Move to enter executive session pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes CRS 24-6-402(4)(f) Personnel Matters for the purpose of providing a formal performance evaluation to Executive Director Paul Hurst.

21-03-31: Move to renew the employment contract for the Executive Director of Academics, Paul Hurst, for the 2026–2027 school year, subject to the development of a plan.

22-03-31: Move to renew the employment contract for the Executive Director of Operations, Lori Woods, for the 2026–2027 school year.

Special Meeting March 20, 2026

15-03-26: Motion to ratify the Board’s prior motion to enter executive session on March 9, 2026, which was properly made and seconded pursuant to C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(f), but for which a formal vote was inadvertently not taken. The Board affirms that the session was entered and conducted by unanimous consent.

Special Meeting March 9, 202614-03-26: Motion to enter executive session for the purpose of preparing for a formal Executive Director evaluation for Mr. Hurst later in the month (CRS 24-6-402(4)(f) Personnel Matters)

February 24, 2026

14-02-24: Motion to designate the LA Board of Directors website (www.lincolnacademy.net/board-of-directors) as the official location for posting meeting notices in compliance with C.R.S. 24-6-402.

January 27, 202613-01-26: Motion to approve 2025/2026 Family Survey questions and to open thesurvey to parent response.

December 16, 202511-12-16: Motion to enter executive session under Colorado Revised Statutes CRS 24-6-402(4)(f)Personnel Matters to provide a mid-year evaluation to Executive Director Paul Hurst.

12-12-16: Motion to enter executive session under Colorado Revised Statutes CRS 24-6-402(4)(f) Personnel Matters to provide a mid-year evaluation to Executive Director Lori Woods.

November 18, 202508-11-18: Motion to approve modifications to the 2025-2026 mid-year anonymous staff survey approach as presented and discussed.

09-11-18: Motion to approve the amended budget for Fiscal Year 2025–2026 as presented by the Finance Council, to reflect updated revenue and expenditure projections in accordance with C.R.S. 22-44-110(5).

10-11-18: Move to accept the Independent Auditor’s Report and Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2024–2025, as submitted by the Finance Council, in accordance with C.R.S. 29-1606 and C.R.S. 22-30.5-110(3).

September 23, 2025

07-09-23: Motion to approve the 2025-2028 Lincoln Academy Strategic Plan as presented and discussed.

August 12, 202505-08-12: Motion to approve the consulting agreement between Lincoln Academy Board of Directors and Pamela Yoder for consulting expertise and services at an hourly rate of $62.00, with a not to exceed of $5,000 for the 2025-2026 school year.

06-08-12: Move that the board approve the administration signing the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the district to include Lincoln Academy in the Workday ERP implementation project.

June 10, 202501-06-10: Motion to modify the LA enrollment policy, bullet three of the waitlist priority to read, “Currently enrolled PreK students entering kindergarten in the fall and any who were offered PreK enrollment at Lincoln this year”.
02-06-10: Motion to modify bylaws sec:on 6.1 to read, “SECTION 6.1 REGULAR MEETINGS Regular meetings of the Board will be held monthly, except for July, with :me and place to be set by the Board no later than the previous regular meeting. An exception may be made for the month of December, during which the Board may choose to forgo the regular meeting, and instead conduct only the Executive Director(s) mid-year check-in(s) via special meeting(s). Final determination regarding the December meeting will occur no later than the previous regular meeting.”
03-06-10: Motion to modify the 2025-2026 BoD Regular Meeting schedule to remove the December regular meeting and only conduct Executive Director mid-year check-ins via special meeting(s).
04-06-10: Move to approve the 2024-2025 budget as presented including a Contingency Reserve Appropriation of $4,333,531 to be compliant with C.R.S. 22-44-106