The MSSD14 School Board
The five member elected Board of Education meets in the SILC building on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. The first meeting of the month is a work session and no formal actions are taken. The second meeting of the month is a formal meeting and includes extensive administrative reports and action items. The primary work of the Board is to develop District policies and to insure policy implementation.
School Board Goals
2008-2013
Adopted July 21, 2008
1. Support the development and implementation of the strategic plan for the district, centered on Relationships, Rigor and Opportunity.
2. Ensure effective and efficient use of district resources to pursue the district strategic plan while maintaining and enhancing the value of district facilities and grounds.
3. Support community values, local traditions and good citizenship among our students, staff, and leadership team.
4. Retain district students and attract choice students by promoting excellence and by gaining regional, state and nations recognition from District 14 students, staff and programs.
Board members are elected to four year terms of office and are “term limited” to eight years on the Board.
Jennifer Farmer
Jennifer Farmer (President) was elected to the Board of Education in November, 2003. She has been a resident of Manitou Springs for thirteen years. Her children attend Manitou Springs Middle School and Manitou Springs Elementary School. Since Jennifer’s background is in mechanical, automotive and industrial engineering, she is “keenly aware of the ever increasing pace of change.” She believes that “our children need to survive in an age where change is the norm” and our children must “become lifelong learners passionate about education.”
Email Jennifer Farmer
Phone: 719.685.4634
Anna Hotson Lord
Anna Hotson Lord was elected to the Board of Education in November, 2003 and elected to the Colorado Association of School Boards Board of Directors in December of 2005. Residing in Green Mountain Falls, she has lived in District 14 at various times as a child, a young adult, and for the past seven years as a parent of three children who are enrolled in Manitou Springs High School, Manitou Springs Middle School and Ute Pass Elementary School. She has a degree in finance from UCCS and has worked for N.A.S.A. and the Department of Defense. She has devoted a great deal of energy to providing her children with “the best educational experience they could have” and came to realize that as a Board member she could have a positive effect on the education of many children, not just her own. She is optimistic that her efforts “can positively impact every child in our District.”
Email Anna Hotson Lord
Phone: 719.687.0123
Glenn Noufer
Glenn Noufer was elected to the Board of Education in November 2007. Glenn’s daughters attended UPE, MSMS and MSHS. Glenn’s background in product development with small local to large global firms, has impressed upon him the value of diversity in all it’s aspects and holds this to be one of Manitou’s strengths. He believes that for students to master the rigor required to be successful in an increasingly interconnected and yet diverse world, they must also learn about themselves through the development of strong relationships – one of the three principles upon which Manitou bases it’s learning systems.
Phone: 719.684.7728
Molly Stevens
Molly Stevens (Treasurer) was elected to the Board of Education in November, 2009. She has been a resident of Green Mountain Falls for thirteen years. Her children attend Ute Pass Elementary School. Molly has a business degree from Indiana University and has worked as an elementary education teacher and in human resources in the education sector. She came into public education through Teach For America, and has long held the belief that “all children should have access to an excellent education”. She has seen that the teachers and staff in the Manitou Springs School District 14 work very hard to ensure that all children are achieving and growing, and receiving that “excellent education”.
Gino Mendoza (Secretary) was elected to the Board of Education in November, 2009. Gino has been a resident of Manitou Springs since 2001. He also is a member of Manitou Springs Volunteer Fire Department since 2004 and is involved in Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Manitou Springs Golf Committee and coaches golf for the boy’s and girl’s middle school golf programs since 2002. Gino has two children attending Manitou Schools since Kindergarten, one is a seventh grader and other is a Senior and about to graduate. Gino received his Bachelors of Science Degree in International Trade from Texas Tech University. He is currently a self employed roofing contractor.
Board Policy Manual
SECTION A
Foundations and Basic Commitments
SECTION B
School Board Governance and Operation
SECTION C
General School Administration
SECTION D
Fiscal Management
SECTION E
Support Services
SECTION F
Facilities Planning and Development
SECTION G
Personnel Part 1
Personnel Part 2
SECTION H
Negotiations
SECTION I
Instruction
SECTION J
Students Part 1
Students Part 2
Students Part 3
Students Part 4
SECTION K
School – Community – Home Relations
SECTION L
Education Agency Relations
Strategic Plan
Action Plan 2009 (PDF)
Action Plan 2010 (PDF)
Meeting Schedule 2008-2009 (PDF)
Board Goals 2008-2013 (PDF)
Relationships, Rigor, Opportunities (R2O) (PDF)
R2O Systems Thinking Graphic
Agenda, April 27, 2009
Minutes 2008/2009 School Year
July 2008
August 2008
September 2008
October 2008
November 2008
December 2008
January 2009
February 2009
March 2009
April 2009
May 2009
June 2009
Minutes 2009/2010 School Year
July 2009
August 2009
September 2009 – Special Meeting
Minutes 2007/2008 School Year
July 2007
August 2007
September 2007
October 2007
November 2007
December 2007
January 2008
February 2008
March 2008
April 2008
May 2008
June 2008
Minutes 2006/2007 School Year
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
March 2007
February 2007
January 2007
December 2006
October 23, 2006
September 25, 2006
August 28, 2006
August 14, 2006
July 24, 2006
Minutes 2005/2006 School Year
May 22, 2006
April 24, 2006
March 20, 2006
February 27, 2006
January 23, 2006
December 12, 2005
November 28, 2005
October 24, 2005
September 26, 2005
August 22, 2005
July 18, 2005
June 27, 2005
May 23, 2005
