The Nov. 10, 2026 agenda lists a discussion of a request by Renaissance Secondary Charter School to the county commissioners for a dedicated school site in Macanta.
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At the Sept. 15 meeting the superintendent said Central Elementary is fully off the state accountability clock and Adams City High School is out of turnaround. The state also agreed to replace TNTP with Knowledge Matters as the district's improvement partner.
For its September 15, 2026 meeting the district posted draft updates to its policy on physical restraint of students, including the incident report form and complaint steps, plus child-abuse reporting and staff conduct policies.
The superintendent reported 1,075 students enrolled, fewer than last year, with losses between 8th and 9th grade to other high schools, online schools and homeschooling. This is the smallest graduating class in recent history. The board president said enrollment has declined each year since 2019.
On September 8 the superintendent told the board that 196 students were registered for preK-12. In May, district leaders noted the student count had dropped from 243 to 228.
The board approved a five-year renewal of The Vanguard School charter contract on June 4, 2026. The school did not sign it and on June 24 asked for changes. The board considered those changes on Aug 6 and met in closed session on Aug 20 for legal advice about the contract.
On August 11, 2026 a district court ruled in Lewis v. Pueblo County School District 70 Board of Education that 2025 meetings about an agreement with a regional education center violated the Open Meetings Law, and that the board president improperly appointed Susie Carnes to the vacant District II seat because it was not done at an open meeting. The court order took effect September 11 after a stay was denied, which left the seat vacant. The board is interviewing applicants.
In February, the district's outside finance firm (Rural School Finance) ended its services, and the board began looking for a business manager. By July 15 the finance report said there would be "no financials until all accounts are caught up." The June 12 agenda also proposed naming a finance director, and the September 9 agenda proposed a contract with Abacus to support the accounting software. A state grant is paying for a financial assessment by Bellwether Consulting.
At the June 9, 2026 meeting the superintendent said he took responsibility for letting seniors stay in the school overnight unsupervised for a prank and would not make that decision again. Some doors were left unlocked. The board president asked to review policies so students are never in the building unsupervised.
At meetings on April 6 and June 8, 2026 the board went into closed session to get advice from special counsel about claims in Thompson et al. v. Steamboat Springs School District, a case in the U.S. District Court for Colorado (Civil Action 1:25-cv-00315). The minutes say no action was taken. The collected records do not say what the suit is about.