Thursday, August 27, 2026

Los Alamos Public Schools Board Meeting 
Thursday, August 27, 2026 5:30 PM 
LAPS Board Room, 2101 Trinity Drive, Suite V, Los Alamos, NM 87544 
 
1. Pledge of Allegiance  
2. Call to Order   
3. Roll Call  
4. Routine Business/Approval of Agenda 
  
 
5. Recognition by the Board  
6. a.  Student Liaison Representatives 
b.  Superintendent’s Report 
c.  Public Comment for items not on the agenda  
 
7.  Routine Business/Consent Agenda items 
Budget Adjustment Report 
Disposals 
Draft Minutes, August 11, 2026

FY26/27 For Board Approval
August 27, 2026
Account # Acct Description Debit Credit
REVENUE 24189.0000.44504.0000.041000.0000.000.0000 Federal Flowthrough Prior Year 3175.03
EXPENDITURE 24189.1000.56113.1010.041000.0000.000.0000 SOFTWARE $ 3,175.03
Reason:
Carryover from FY26-Title IV Student Support and Academic Achievement
Requester: Brenda Halder, Business Mgr./Maria Elena, Budget Mgr. $ 3,175.03 $ 3.175.03
EXPENDITURE 24176.1000.56119.3000.041000.0000.000.0000
EXPENDITURE 24176.1000.56118.3000.041000.0000.000.0000
SUPPLY ASSSETS
GENERAL SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS
$ 2,190.00
$ 2,190.00
Reason:
Requester:
Maintenance BAR to transfer funds from supply assets to
Brenda Halder, Business Mgr./Maria Elena, Budget Mgr.
general supplies and materials to support CTE purchases.
$ 2,190.00 $ 2,190.00
REVENUE 26219.0000.41922.0000.041000.0000.000.0000 INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT-CATEGORICAL $ 16,000.00
EXPENDITURE 26219.1000.53711.1010.041000.0000.000.0000 PLTW ENGINEERING $ 16.000.00
Reason:
PLTW Grant Agreement- to offset costs associated with implementation of PLTW Engineering
Requester: Brenda Halder, Business Mgr./Maria Elena, Budget Mgr. $ 16,000.00 $ 16,000.00
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Draft
 
Minutes
 
 
August
 
11,
 
2026
 
at
 
5:30
 
PM
 
-
 
Los
 
Alamos
 
Public
 
Schools
 
Board
 
Meeting
 
 
1.
 
Pledge
 
of
 
Allegiance
 
2.
 
Call
 
to
 
Order
 
 
3.
 
Roll
 
Call
 
 
President
 
Wyman,
 
Here
 
Vice
 
President
 
Coupland,
 
Here
 
Secretary
 
Colgan,
 
Here
 
Member
 
Jaurigue,
 
Here
 
Member
 
Baker,
 
Here
 
 
Superintendent
 
Guy
 
Recording
 
Secretary
 
Brugh
 
 
4.
 
Routine
 
Business/Approval
 
of
 
Agenda
 
 
Vice
 
President
 
Coupland:
 
I
 
MOVE
 
the
 
School
 
Board
 
approve
 
the
 
Agenda
 
for
 
August
 
11,
 
2026,
 
as
 
presented.
 
All
 
in
 
favor,
 
AYE
 
Motion
 
Carries
 
 
5.
 
Recognition
 
by
 
The
 
Board
 
 
Los
 
Alamos
 
Middle
 
School
 
Athletic
 
Director
 
Doug
 
Weiss
 
has
 
been
 
selected
 
as
 
the
 
2026
 
Northeast
 
Region
 
Athletic
 
Director
 
of
 
the
 
Year.
 
He
 
was
 
presented
 
the
 
award
 
at
 
the
 
New
 
Mexico
 
Athletic
 
Directors
 
Association
 
during
 
their
 
summer
 
conference
 
held
 
in
 
Albuquerque.
 
 
Each
 
year,
 
the
 
membership
 
nominates
 
members
 
from
 
their
 
region
 
for
 
awards.
 
An
 
awards
 
committee
 
votes
 
for
 
recipients
 
from
 
each
 
region.
 
Weiss
 
was
 
nominated
 
by
 
his
 
peers
 
and
 
selected
 
by
 
the
 
NMADA
 
Awards
 
Committee
 
as
 
the
 
Northeast
 
Region
 
AD
 
of
 
the
 
Year
 
for
 
his
 
service
 
to
 
students,
 
the
 
school
 
and
 
the
 
NMADA.He
 
also
 
serves
 
as
 
part
 
of
 
the
 
statewide
 
Leadership
 
Training
 
Institute
 
faculty.
 
He
 
also
 
serves
 
as
 
the
 
LAPS
 
Assistant
 
Athletic
 
director
 
to
 
Director
 
Guy.
 
 
 
Andrew
 
Bacrania
 
was
 
awarded
 
the
 
2026
 
Rensselaer
 
Polytechnic
 
Medal
 
of
 
Honor.
 
He
 
was
 
nominated
 
for
 
this
 
honor
 
by
 
LAHS
 
Mathematics
 
and
 
Science
 
departments.
 
Principal
 
Eric
 
Ziegler
 
presented
 
Drew
 
with
 
his
 
award
 
during
 
a
 
ceremony
 
attended
 
by
 
his
 
family
 
and
 
members
 
of
 
the
 
science
 
and
 
math
 
departments.
 
 
Drew
 
is
 
an
 
incredibly
 
strong
 
candidate
 
for
 
the
 
RPI
 
award,
 
said
 
LAHS
 
physics
 
teacher
 
Debbie
 
Grothus.
 
Not
 
only
 
does
 
he
 
excel
 
academically,
 
but
 
he
 
is
 
also
 
integral
 
to
 
our
 
astronomy
 
club
 
and

DRAFT
 
science
 
both
 
teams.
 
The
 
best
 
thing
 
about
 
Drew,
 
however,
 
is
 
that
 
he
 
is
 
so
 
much
 
fun
 
to
 
have
 
around.
 
Drew
 
serves
 
as
 
a
 
great
 
representative
 
of
 
Los
 
Alamos
 
High
 
School
 
because
 
of
 
his
 
academic
 
excellence
 
and
 
his
 
character,
 
added
 
his
 
AP
 
Calculus
 
teacher,
 
Stephanie
 
Abney.
 
He
 
is
 
always
 
eager
 
to
 
learn,
 
help
 
his
 
peers,
 
crack
 
a
 
joke,
 
and
 
create
 
a
 
welcoming
 
environment.
 
His
 
enthusiasm
 
for
 
learning
 
and
 
his
 
approachability
 
make
 
him
 
stand
 
above
 
his
 
peers.
 
For
 
more
 
than
 
100
 
years,
 
Rensselaer,
 
in
 
conjunction
 
with
 
high
 
schools
 
around
 
the
 
world,
 
has
 
awarded
 
the
 
Rensselaer
 
Medal
 
to
 
promising
 
secondary
 
school
 
students
 
who
 
have
 
distinguished
 
themselves
 
in
 
mathematics
 
and
 
science.
 
 
 
Zachary
 
Sestrick
 
has
 
been
 
awarded
 
a
 
$1,000
 
scholarship
 
from
 
the
 
New
 
Mexico
 
School
 
Boards
 
Association.He's
 
one
 
of
 
24
 
outstanding
 
high
 
school
 
graduating
 
seniors
 
to
 
receive
 
this
 
award.
 
Nominations
 
for
 
this
 
scholarship
 
were
 
submitted
 
by
 
New
 
Mexico
 
Boards
 
of
 
Education
 
representing
 
eight
 
regions
 
across
 
the
 
state.
 
Selections
 
were
 
based
 
on
 
criteria,
 
including
 
demonstrated
 
leadership,
 
academic
 
performance,
 
community
 
involvement,
 
and
 
extracurricular
 
activities.
 
 
 
Zach
 
has
 
served
 
as
 
a
 
school
 
board
 
student
 
liaison
 
for
 
two
 
years,
 
attended
 
school
 
board
 
meetings
 
and
 
offered
 
input
 
on
 
topics
 
and
 
agenda
 
items.
 
Zach
 
was
 
also
 
a
 
member
 
of
 
the
 
National
 
Honor
 
Society,
 
International
 
Thespian
 
Society,
 
and
 
an
 
NMAA
 
Scholar
 
athlete.
 
He
 
was
 
a
 
Spotlight
 
Award
 
finalist
 
in
 
the
 
New
 
Mexico
 
High
 
School
 
Musical
 
Theater
 
Awards
 
and
 
a
 
national
 
qualifier
 
for
 
Lighting
 
Design
 
in
 
the
 
International
 
Thespian
 
Excellence
 
Awards.
 
He
 
was
 
also
 
a
 
member
 
of
 
the
 
LAHS
 
Olions,
 
Astronomy
 
Club,
 
Key
 
Club,
 
and
 
the
 
Varsity
 
Swim
 
Team.
 
In
 
addition,
 
he
 
works
 
at
 
Duane
 
Smith
 
Auditorium,
 
specializing
 
in
 
production
 
and
 
lighting.
 
 
Summer
 
interns
 
and
 
seasonal
 
employees
 
Ace
 
Banuelos,
 
Justin
 
Chavez,
 
Alicia
 
Cisneros,
 
Norma
 
Cisneros,
 
Angel
 
Fresquez,
 
Isabel
 
Trejo
 
Galan,
 
Maclain
 
Griffin,
 
Anna
 
Lopez-Valdez,
 
Gerardo
 
Bojorquez
 
Marquez,
 
Graciela
 
Marquez,
 
Xaedyn
 
Martinez,
 
Zachariah
 
Martinez,
 
Jeff
 
Mason,
 
Alfredo
 
Morales,
 
Gavin
 
Oaxaca,
 
Alex
 
Pittman,
 
Anthony
 
Prospere,
 
John
 
Pulsifer,
 
Nicholas
 
Quintana,
 
Xander
 
Rigg,
 
Crystal
 
Rodriquez,
 
Wrenne
 
Sapp,
 
Jason
 
Thornton,
 
and
 
Jonathan
 
Vigil.
 
Director
 
of
 
Facilities
 
Tommy
 
Castillo
 
thanked
 
the
 
board
 
for
 
supporting
 
the
 
program.
 
Superintendent
 
Guy
 
thanked
 
Mr.
 
 
Mr.
 
Castillo
 
and
 
his
 
advocacy
 
and
 
his
 
dedication
 
to
 
the
 
program,
 
and
 
noted
 
that
 
we
 
are
 
now
 
able
 
to
 
give
 
those
 
students
 
credit,
 
and
 
we
 
now
 
have
 
a
 
clear
 
pathway
 
so
 
that
 
if
 
they
 
want
 
to,
 
after
 
graduation,
 
they
 
can
 
continue
 
working
 
for
 
the
 
district,
 
and
 
can
 
come
 
in
 
at
 
a
 
higher
 
level
 
of
 
pay
 
and
 
continue
 
working
 
for
 
us.
 
 
 
6.
 
a.
 
Student
 
Council
 
Representatives
 
-
 
None
 
b.
 
Student
 
Liaison
 
Representative
 
-
 
None
 
c.
 
Superintendent’s
 
Report
 
-
 
None
 
D.
 
Public
 
Comment
 
for
 
items
 
not
 
on
 
the
 
agenda
 
New
 
LAHS
 
French
 
teacher
 
Katie
 
Leonard
 
asked
 
for
 
the
 
board’s
 
support
 
to
 
invite
 
some
 
French
 
guests
 
into
 
our
 
high
 
school
 
and
 
classrooms
 
through
 
a
 
company
 
in
 
Oregon,
 
Ondago,
 
which
 
she
 
worked
 
for
 
previously.
 
 
 
7.
 
Routine
 
Business/Consent
 
Agenda
 
Items
 
Fund
 
&
 
Functions
 
Report

DRAFT
 
Adjusting
 
Entries
 
Report
 
Budget
 
Adjustment
 
Report
 
Disposals
 
Draft
 
Minutes
 
July
 
14,
 
2026
 
 
Secretary
 
Colgan:
 
I
 
MOVE
 
the
 
School
 
Board
 
approve
 
the
 
Consent
 
Agenda.
 
All
 
in
 
Favor,
 
AYE
 
Motion
 
Carries
 
 
8.
 
Update
 
on
 
Early
 
Literacy
 
Assessments
 
Superintendent
 
Guy
 
updated
 
the
 
board
 
on
 
her
 
concerns
 
about
 
Amira,
 
and
 
the
 
letter
 
that
 
was
 
sent
 
to
 
the
 
Public
 
Education
 
Department
 
about
 
these
 
concerns
 
and
 
the
 
request
 
that
 
LAPS
  
take
 
a
 
pause,
 
gather
 
more
 
information,
 
make
 
sure
 
the
 
district’s
 
questions
 
are
 
resolved,
 
and
 
ensure
 
that
 
we
 
can
 
thoroughly
 
answer
 
parents’
 
questions
 
and
 
provide
 
teachers
 
with
 
the
 
most
 
accurate
 
data
 
possible.
 
She
 
reported
 
that
 
the
 
Public
 
Education
 
Department
 
responded
 
and
 
granted
 
the
 
district
 
permission
 
to
 
pause
 
the
 
program
 
if
 
we
 
choose
 
to
 
do
 
so.
 
We
 
also
 
formally
 
requested
 
that
 
all
 
recordings
 
associated
 
with
 
any
 
student
 
who
 
has
 
ever
 
been
 
enrolled
 
in
 
Los
 
Alamos
 
Public
 
Schools
 
or
 
whose
 
information
 
has
 
been
 
in
 
the
 
system
 
be
 
deleted.
 
We
 
received
 
written
 
verification
 
that
 
those
 
recordings
 
have
 
been
 
deleted.
 
I
 
will
 
be
 
emailing
 
that
 
verification
 
to
 
all
 
parents
 
of
 
elementary
 
K–2
 
students
 
who
 
used
 
the
 
program
 
so
 
they
 
have
 
documentation
 
of
 
that
 
deletion.
 
The
 
district
 
will
 
be
 
using
 
mCLASS
 
assessments
 
for
 
all
 
grades
 
aligns
 
better
 
with
 
our
 
literacy
 
program,
 
Amplify
 
CKLA,
 
and
 
our
 
teachers
 
had
 
requested
 
it
 
because
 
they
 
felt
 
it
 
was
 
more
 
appropriate
 
for
 
that
 
grade
 
level.
 
We
 
had
 
great
 
success
 
using
 
mCLASS
 
assessments
 
in
 
grades
 
3–5
 
this
 
past
 
school
 
year.
 
We
 
would
 
like
 
to
 
use
 
the
 
mCLASS
 
platform
 
with
 
our
 
youngest
 
learners
 
as
 
well.
 
There
 
are
 
also
 
other
 
districts
 
that
 
have
 
received
 
approval
 
to
 
use
 
mCLASS
 
DIBELS
 
8th
 
Edition,
 
so
 
we
 
would
 
not
 
be
 
the
 
only
 
district
 
doing
 
this.
 
Santa
 
Fe
 
and
 
Farmington,
 
for
 
example,
 
are
 
also
 
moving
 
in
 
this
 
direction,
 
and
 
I
 
expect
 
there
 
will
 
ultimately
 
be
 
a
 
good
 
number
 
of
 
districts
 
that
 
follow
 
suit.
 
Superintendent
 
Guy
 
said
 
that
 
the
 
state
 
is
 
also
 
expected
 
to
 
issue
 
another
 
RFP
 
for
 
early
 
literacy
 
assessments
 
this
 
fall,
 
so
 
we
 
do
 
not
 
yet
 
know
 
what
 
the
 
state
 
will
 
ultimately
 
award
 
or
 
what
 
the
 
assessment
 
landscape
 
will
 
look
 
like
 
moving
 
forward.
 
We
 
would
 
like
 
to
 
use
 
this
 
pause
 
to
 
actively
 
participate
 
in
 
those
 
conversations.
 
Amira
 
has
 
reached
 
out
 
and
 
would
 
like
 
to
 
meet
 
with
 
us,
 
and
 
we
 
are
 
happy
 
to
 
do
 
that.
 
We
 
want
 
to
 
fully
 
understand
 
the
 
program
 
and
 
address
 
our
 
concerns.
 
 
K-2
 
teachers
 
will
 
be
 
able
 
to
 
use
 
the
 
Friday
 
afternoon
 
professional
 
development
 
time
 
for
 
training
 
on
 
mCLASS.
 
She
 
noted
 
that
 
for
 
our
 
first-grade
 
teachers,
 
there
 
is
 
an
 
additional
 
benefit.
 
They
 
have
 
also
 
been
 
administering
 
the
 
Teach
 
Me
 
to
 
Read
 
dyslexia
 
screener.
 
The
 
mCLASS
 
DIBELS
 
assessment
 
incorporates
 
that
 
screening,
 
so
 
we
 
are
 
actually
 
taking
 
one
 
assessment
 
off
 
their
 
plate
 
while
 
accomplishing
 
the
 
same
 
purpose.
 
We
 
will
 
get
 
the
 
same
 
data
 
using
 
one
 
instrument
 
rather
 
than
 
having
 
teachers
 
administer
 
two
 
separate
 
assessments.
 
9.
 
Technology
 
Infrastructure
 
Update
 
Mark
 
Vigil
 
and
 
Bart
 
Goodman
 
of
 
Advanced
 
Network
 
Management
 
(ANM)
 
presented
 
a
 
network
 
infrastructure
 
assessment.
 
ANM
 
conducted
 
a
 
comprehensive
 
assessment
 
of
 
the
 
Los
 
Alamos
 
Public

DRAFT
 
Schools
 
network
 
beginning
 
in
 
May
 
after
 
years
 
of
 
widespread
 
connectivity
 
problems.
 
The
 
assessment
 
was
 
more
 
extensive
 
and
 
time-consuming
 
than
 
expected,
 
but
 
it
 
produced
 
a
 
roadmap
 
for
 
addressing
 
the
 
district’s
 
network
 
issues.
 
The
 
assessment
 
found
 
that
 
bandwidth
 
is
 
not
 
currently
 
the
 
primary
 
problem
.
 
Instead,
 
five
 
major
 
issues
 
are
 
contributing
 
to
 
poor
 
performance:
 
●
 
Network
 
instability:
 
Switches
 
are
 
repeatedly
 
resetting,
 
in
 
part
 
because
 
of
 
uncontrolled
 
broadcast
 
traffic,
 
causing
 
dropped
 
connections
 
and
 
degraded
 
performance.
 
●
 
No
 
traffic
 
prioritization:
 
Critical
 
applications
 
such
 
as
 
testing,
 
Google
 
Classroom,
 
and
 
other
 
instructional
 
systems
 
compete
 
with
 
non-critical
 
traffic
 
such
 
as
 
YouTube.
 
●
 
Undersized/aging
 
wireless
 
infrastructure:
 
The
 
wireless
 
network
 
has
 
too
 
many
 
SSIDs,
 
reported
 
dead
 
zones,
 
and
 
access
 
points
 
that
 
are
 
outdated
 
or
 
no
 
longer
 
adequate
 
for
 
current
 
device
 
density.
 
●
 
Power-over-Ethernet
 
(PoE)
 
overload:
 
Some
 
switches
 
are
 
being
 
overloaded
 
by
 
connected
 
devices
 
such
 
as
 
cameras
 
and
 
PA
 
systems,
 
causing
 
switches
 
to
 
reset
 
and
 
devices
 
to
 
go
 
offline.
 
●
 
Obsolete
 
hardware:
 
About
 
36%
 
of
 
the
 
district’s
 
roughly
 
430
 
network
 
devices
 
are
 
obsolete
,
 
although
 
many
 
of
 
those
 
devices
 
only
 
recently
 
reached
 
end-of-life
 
and
 
replacements
 
have
 
already
 
been
 
ordered
 
through
 
E-rate
 
funding.
 
A&M
 
also
 
identified
 
additional
 
concerns,
 
including
 
unencrypted
 
wireless
 
networks,
 
inadequate
 
centralized
 
logging,
 
time
 
synchronization
 
problems,
 
and
 
single
 
points
 
of
 
failure
 
involving
 
the
 
ISP
 
connection,
 
firewall,
 
and
 
router.
 
Their
 
recommendations
 
moving
 
forward
 
are:
 
●
 
Within
 
30
 
days:
 
Stabilize
 
the
 
network,
 
correct
 
PoE
 
overloads,
 
conduct
 
wireless
 
site
 
surveys,
 
address
 
obsolete
 
equipment,
 
improve
 
wireless
 
security,
 
reduce
 
routing-log
 
problems,
 
and
 
synchronize
 
network
 
time
 
services.
 
●
 
Within
 
90
 
days:
 
Implement
 
traffic
 
prioritization,
 
improve
 
network
 
security
 
configurations,
 
consolidate
 
wireless
 
networks,
 
and
 
begin
 
planning
 
for
 
greater
 
internet
 
and
 
firewall
 
redundancy.
 
●
 
Within
 
6–12
 
months:
 
Refresh
 
hardware
 
at
 
Los
 
Alamos
 
Middle
 
School
 
and
 
APB,
 
verify
 
the
 
ReadyNet
 
connection,
 
develop
 
centralized
 
authentication,
 
and
 
address
 
broader
 
cybersecurity,
 
disaster
 
recovery,
 
and
 
business-continuity
 
needs.
 
Overall,
 
A&M
 
concluded
 
that
 
the
 
district
 
has
 
enough
 
bandwidth
 
for
 
current
 
needs
,
 
but
 
the
 
network’s
 
instability,
 
configuration
 
problems,
 
wireless
 
limitations,
 
power
 
issues,
 
and
 
aging
 
equipment
 
are
 
creating
 
the
 
performance
 
problems
 
staff
 
and
 
students
 
have
 
experienced.
 
The
 
proposed
 
remediation
 
plan
 
is
 
intended
 
to
 
stabilize
 
the
 
network
 
first
 
and
 
then
 
address
 
longer-term
 
infrastructure
 
and
 
security
 
needs.
 
Superintendent
 
Guy
 
requested
 
that
 
leased
 
funds
 
be
 
used
 
for
 
this
 
scope
 
of
 
work
 
with
 
the
 
hope
 
that
 
some
 
referendum
 
monies
 
could
 
then
 
reimburse
 
the
 
leased
 
funds.
 
This
 
would
 
enable
 
work
 
to
 
begin
 
immediately.

DRAFT
 
Member
 
Jaurigue:I
 
move
 
the
 
School
 
Board
 
approve
 
to
 
contract
 
Advanced
 
Network
 
Management
 
for
 
network
 
optimization,
 
hardware
 
refresh,
 
and
 
wireless
 
surveys
 
not
 
to
 
exceed
 
$475,000.
 
 
All
 
in
 
Favor,
 
AYE
 
Motion
 
Carries
 
10.
 
NMSBA
 
Legislative
 
Resolutions
 
The
 
board
 
discussed
 
potential
 
NMSBA
 
legislative
 
resolutions
 
and
 
identified
 
several
 
priorities
 
for
 
the
 
upcoming
 
legislative
 
session:
 
●
 
Modernize
 
New
 
Mexico’s
 
IPRA
 
laws:
 
Consider
 
measures
 
to
 
prevent
 
abusive
 
or
 
automated
 
requests,
 
define
 
reasonable
 
requests,
 
address
 
requests
 
made
 
primarily
 
for
 
commercial
 
gain,
 
and
 
clarify
 
how
 
AI-generated
 
or
 
AI-assisted
 
records
 
are
 
treated.
 
●
 
Address
 
the
 
cost
 
of
 
IPRA
 
requests:
 
Explore
 
charging
 
requesters
 
for
 
extensive
 
staff,
 
IT,
 
and
 
legal
 
work,
 
while
 
ensuring
 
fees
 
do
 
not
 
prevent
 
parents
 
or
 
members
 
of
 
the
 
public
 
from
 
accessing
 
information
 
needed
 
for
 
accountability.
 
●
 
Fund
 
school
 
technology
 
and
 
cybersecurity
 
through
 
SEG:
 
Consider
 
dedicated
 
SEG
 
funding
 
for
 
technology,
 
security
 
systems,
 
cybersecurity,
 
and
 
other
 
technology
 
infrastructure
 
that
 
districts
 
must
 
continually
 
maintain.
 
●
 
Modernize
 
the
 
school
 
funding
 
formula:
 
Establish
 
a
 
predictable
 
base
 
funding
 
rate
 
and
 
distinguish
 
between
 
expenses
 
that
 
vary
 
with
 
enrollment
 
and
 
fixed
 
costs—such
 
as
 
facilities,
 
utilities,
 
and
 
maintenance—that
 
districts
 
must
 
cover
 
regardless
 
of
 
student
 
numbers.
 
●
 
Review
 
the
 
sunscreen
 
policy:
 
Investigate
 
whether
 
New
 
Mexico
 
law
 
prevents
 
students
 
from
 
bringing
 
or
 
applying
 
sunscreen
 
without
 
a
 
doctor’s
 
note
 
and
 
determine
 
whether
 
a
 
legislative
 
change
 
is
 
warranted.
 
●
 
Revisit
 
the
 
nepotism
 
resolution:
 
The
 
board
 
noted
 
that
 
a
 
previous
 
resolution
 
received
 
support,
 
particularly
 
from
 
smaller
 
districts,
 
and
 
may
 
be
 
worth
 
updating.
 
The
 
board
 
also
 
learned
 
that
 
a
 
state
 
IPRA
 
task
 
force
 
is
 
currently
 
examining
 
potential
 
legislative
 
changes.
 
Members
 
suggested
 
reviewing
 
its
 
work
 
and
 
inviting
 
participants
 
to
 
provide
 
an
 
update
 
before
 
developing
 
the
 
district’s
 
own
 
resolution.
 
Next
 
steps:
 
Board
 
members
 
were
 
asked
 
to
 
submit
 
additional
 
resolution
 
ideas
 
to
 
Ms.
 
Guy
 
by
 
August
 
17,
 
so
 
the
 
committee
 
could
 
develop
 
drafts
 
for
 
the
 
upcoming
 
work
 
session.
 
Staff
 
will
 
also
 
compile
 
previous
 
resolutions
 
for
 
the
 
board
 
to
 
review
 
and
 
update.
 
11.
 
NMSBA
 
Fall
 
Region
 
II
 
Meeting
 
The
 
board
 
discussed
 
plans
 
for
 
the
 
New
 
Mexico
 
School
 
Boards
 
Association
 
(NMSBA)
 
Region
 
2
 
Fall
 
Regional
 
Meeting,
 
scheduled
 
for
 
Monday,
 
September
 
14
 
and
 
expected
 
to
 
draw
 
approximately
 
75
 
attendees.
 
The
 
meeting
 
will
 
likely
 
be
 
hosted
 
at
 
Pinon
 
Elementary,
 
using
 
the
 
gym
 
and
 
adjacent
 
cafeteria.
 
Additional
 
plans
 
including
 
food,
 
entertainment,
 
etc.
 
will
 
be
 
finalized
 
by
 
district
 
staff.
 
12.
 
Board
 
Committee
 
Updates
 
Policy
 
Committee:
 
The
 
committee
 
is
 
preparing
 
a
 
resolution
 
for
 
a
 
potential
 
first
 
reading.
 
The
 
committee
 
is
 
also
 
developing
 
an
 
AI
 
policy
 
addressing
 
student
 
and
 
teacher
 
use
 
of
 
AI
 
as
 
well
 
as
 
potential
 
district/business
 
applications
 
and
 
related
 
legal
 
issues.
 
A
 
grading
 
policy
 
is
 
also
 
being
 
developed.

DRAFT
 
Finance
 
Committee:
 
The
 
annual
 
audit
 
has
 
begun
 
with
 
a
 
new
 
auditing
 
firm.
 
The
 
auditors
 
have
 
started
 
requesting
 
feedback
 
from
 
district
 
staff.
 
Native
 
American
 
Parent
 
Advisory
 
Committee
 
(NAPAC):
 
Chairman
 
Harvey
 
is
 
stepping
 
down
 
because
 
he
 
is
 
taking
 
on
 
a
 
soccer
 
coaching
 
position.
 
The
 
district
 
will
 
work
 
with
 
the
 
committee
 
and
 
board
 
to
 
identify
 
a
 
new
 
chair.
 
Meeting
 
times
 
and
 
locations
 
may
 
change
 
because
 
NAPAC
 
is
 
parent-driven.
 
LAPS
 
Foundation:
 
The
 
5th
 
Annual
 
Hilltopper
 
Run
 
is
 
Sunday,
 
August
 
16
 
at
 
Smith's
 
Marketplace,
 
Los
 
Alamos.The
 
Los
 
Alamos
 
Schools
 
Foundation
 
20th
 
anniversary
 
event
 
is
 
scheduled
 
for
 
September
 
13,
 
4–7
 
p.m.
 
at
 
the
 
Blue
 
Window.
 
Ticket
 
information
 
will
 
be
 
shared
 
and
 
promoted.
 
13.
 
Future
 
Business
 
Sunday,
 
August
 
16,
 
5th
 
Annual
 
Hilltopper
 
Run,
 
Smith's
 
Marketplace,
 
Los
 
Alamos
 
Thursday,
 
August
 
27:
 
LAPS
 
Board
 
Work
 
Session
 
at
 
Pinon
 
Elementary
 
Tuesday,
 
September
 
8:
 
LAPS
 
Board
 
Meeting
 
in
 
LAPS
 
Board
 
Room
 
Monday,
 
September
 
14:
 
Region
 
II
 
Fall
 
NMSBA
 
RMeeting,
 
hosted
 
by
 
LAPS
 
Thursday,
 
September
 
24:
 
LAPS
 
Board
 
Meeting
 
at
 
Chamisa
 
Elementary
 
14.
 
Closed
 
Executive
 
Session
 
Member
 
Jaurigue:
 
I
 
move
 
the
 
School
 
Board
 
go
 
into
 
a
 
Closed
 
Executive
 
Session
 
pursuant
 
to
 
section
 
10-14-1(H)(7)NMSA
 
1978
 
to
 
discuss
 
pending
 
legal
 
matters,
 
and,
 
pursuant
 
to
 
Section
 
10-15-1(H)(8)NMSA
 
1978
 
for
 
the
 
discussion
 
of
 
the
 
purchase,
 
acquisition,
 
or
 
disposal
 
of
 
real
 
property
 
or
 
water
 
rights
 
by
 
the
 
public
 
body.
 
15.
 
Open
 
Session
 
School
 
Board
 
President
 
Wyman
 
stated
 
that
 
the
 
purpose
 
of
 
the
 
discussion
 
in
 
Closed
 
Session
 
was
 
limited
 
to
 
the
 
items
 
on
 
the
 
agenda.
 
No
 
action
 
was
 
taken.
 
16.
 
Adjournment
 
Member
 
Baker:
 
I
 
MOVE
 
we
 
adjourn
 
this
 
meeting.
 
All
 
in
 
Favor,
 
AYE
 
Motion
 
Carries,
 
8:52
 
pm

8. Mutual Termination of Lease Agreement 
Presented by Tyra Thornton

Mutual Termination of Lease 
Page 1 of 4 
 
 
MUTUAL TERMINATION OF LEASE AGREEMENT  
 
WHEREAS, by a Lease Agreement dated January 1, 202 5 (“Lease Agreement ”), LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS (“Lessor”) leased real property located at 2101 Trinity Drive, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544, 
commonly known as The Suites, and consisting of approximately 1339 square feet of office space (the 
"Property"), more specifically described in the Lease Agreement, to WIN DGATE HEALING ARTS, LLC  
(“Lessee”); and 
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Lease Agreement, the original term of the lease for the Property 
was for a period of two (2) years commencing on the Effective Date, with three (3) additional two -year 
Options to extend the term of the Lease (“Termination Date”); and 
WHEREAS, the Lessor and the Lessee have mutually reached an agreement for the early termination of 
the Lease Agreement and have agreed that the lease term for the Property shall terminate upon 
satisfaction of the following condition s: ( 1) execution of this Mutual Termination of Lease Agreement  
(“Early Termination Date”) subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; (2) Lessee shall remove 
all moveable trade fixtures and equipment installed in the Leased Premises by Lessee, whether or not 
such fixtures and equipment are fastened to the Leased Premises and regardless of the manner in which 
they are so fastened, provided, however, that Lessee shall fully repair damage of any kind or character 
occasioned by removal of any such fixtures or equipment per article 20 of the Lease Agreement; and 
WHEREAS, the Lessor and the Lessee enter into this Mutual Termination of Lease Agreement 
(“Agreement”) for the purpose of establishing their respective rights and obligations in relation to the 
early termination of the Lease Agreement. 
NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants and promises, the Lessor and the Lessee 
(individually, each a “Party” and collectively, the “Parties”) covenant and agree as follows: 
ARTICLE 1. Repossession of Property by Lessor  
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lessee shall unconditionally return the 
Property to the Lessor and allow the Lessor to take possession of the Property on or before the Early 
Termination Date of October 31, 2026. The repossession of the Property by the Lessor shall be conditional 
on: a) the Property being returned to the Lessor in substantially the same condition as it was at the 
commencement of the Lease Agreement fair wear and tear excepted; b) the Property shall be cleared of 
all the Lessee’s property, possessions and removable items; c) unless otherwise agreed in this Agreement, 
any alterations and improvements made by the Lessee to the Property being removed and the Property 
being reinstated substantially to the condition the Property was in at the commencement of the Lease 
Agreement; and d) the Lessee shall remove any hazardous substances and/or material on the Property 
and shall resolve any issues that may fall within the jurisdiction of the Environment Protection Agency.

Mutual Termination of Lease 
Page 2 of 4 
 
ARTICLE 2. Termination of the Lease 
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lessor and the Lessee mutually agree that all 
their respective rights, obligations and duties pursuant to the Lease Agreement  shall be deemed to be 
terminated with effect from the Early Termination Date provided always that the following obligations 
and duties of the Parties shall not be deemed terminated: a) the Lessee’s obligations and duties pursuant 
to Article 1; b) any liability of the Lessee that is incurred on or before the Early Termination Date arising 
out of the Lessee’s possession of the Property pursuant to the Lease Agreement; c) the Lessee’s obligation 
to make any repairs necessary as a result of the removal of the Lessee’s fixtures from the Property and 
any other damage caused during the removal; and d) th e termination of the Lease Agreement shall not 
absolve the Lessee of any obligation to pay any taxes, rent or other expenses in relation to the Property, 
the liability for which arises on or prior to the Early Termination Date. 
ARTICLE 3. Mutual Release 
3.1   Where the Lessor has fulfilled all obligations arising pursuant to this Agreement, the Lessee agrees 
to release, discharge and waive any claims against the Lessor arising out of or in any way connected with 
the Lease Agreement or this Agreement through to the Early Termination Date.  
ARTICLE 4. Warranties 
The Lessee makes the following warranties and undertakings to the Lessor: 
4.1   The Lessee warrants that it has not assigned any part of its rights, obligations and duties pursuant to 
the Lease Agreement to any other party, either voluntary or by operation of law. 
4.2   The Lessee undertakes to the Lessor that the Lessee shall not take any actions which may pre vent 
the Lessor from enjoying quiet possession of the Property at any time after the Early Termination Date. 
ARTICLE 5. Indemnity and Limitation of Liability   
5.1   The Lessee hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Lessor from and against any claim, 
damage, liability, loss, cost or expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees) from any party arising, 
directly or indirectly out of: a) a failure on the part of the Lessee to perform any of the obligations 
referenced in this Agreement; and b) an ina ccuracy, misrepresentation or breach of any warranties or 
undertakings made by the Lessee and shall extend to legal actions of whatever nature arising out of such 
actions. 
5.2   Lessor shall not be liable for indirect or consequential damages arising from any breach of contract.

Mutual Termination of Lease 
Page 3 of 4 
 
ARTICLE 6. Entire Agreement   
This Agreement sets out the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties relating to the 
subject matter of this Agreement. There are no other conditions, promises, representations or 
undertakings between the Parties whether oral or written.    
ARTICLE 7. Severability  
The Parties agree that if any provision of this Agreement becomes invalid or unenforceable for any reason: 
a) the offending provision shall be removed; and b) the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be 
unaffected and continue to be valid and enforceable for all purposes. 
ARTICLE 8. Amendment 
Any amendment to this Agreement must be mutually consented to by the Parties in writing. 
ARTICLE 9. Waivers 
A waiver of a breach of any term of this Agreement or of a default by any Party shall not constitute or be 
deemed to be a waiver of any other breach or default that may already have occurred, or which may 
occur. Unless consideration has been received, any such waiver shall not prevent the Party making the 
waiver from subsequently requiring compliance with the waived obligation or default. 
ARTICLE 10. Delays, Indulgences and Omissions   
A delay or indulgence or omission in exercising any right, power or remedy shall not be construed as a 
waiver. 
ARTICLE 11. Notices   
Any notice pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and may be sent by: (a) regular mail to the other 
Party at the address stated in this Agreement and shall be effective two (2) days from the date of dispatch; 
or (b) if permitted in the jurisdiction, by email or other means of written/printed/displayed digital means 
of communication and such notice shall be deemed to be effective twenty-four (24) hours after dispatch. 
ARTICLE 12. Successors   
The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding on the respective success ors and assigns and legal 
representatives of the Parties.  
ARTICLE 13. Force Majeure 
The Parties shall not be liable to each other for any loss or damage that may arise out of a delay in the 
performance or non -performance of the obligations of either Party  pursuant to the terms of this 
Agreement where the cause of the delay or non-performance is due to causes beyond the control of the

Mutual Termination of Lease 
Page 4 of 4 
 
Parties, including pandemic, epidemic, tempest, storm, flood, fire, sabotage, riots, civil unrest, acts and 
policies of any Federal or State government and/or their Agencies, power grid failure and Acts of God. 
ARTICLE 14. Independent Parties   
Except for the relationship of Lessor and Lessee, the Parties are independent to each other for all purposes 
representing and pursuing their own independent interests. Nothing in this Agreement shall be 
interpreted as giving rise to anything that would suggest a relationship between the Parties other than 
that of Lessor and Lessee.  
ARTICLE 15. Costs 
The Parties agree that they shall each bear their own respective costs for the preparation and negotiation 
of this Agreement. 
ARTICLE 16. Applicable Law    
This Agreement or any part of it shall be governed by, construed, and interpreted in accordance with the 
laws of the State of New Mexico and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state 
courts located in Los Alamos County, New Mexico. 
This Mutual Termination Agreement may be executed in two (2) counterparts, all of which are considered 
one and the same agreement an d become effective when all counterparts have been signed by each of 
the parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. 
 
The undersigned have executed this Lease on the last date set forth below: 
 
LESSEE:      LESSOR: 
 
WINDGATE HEALING ARTS   LOS ALAMOS PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD 
 
 
By: __________________________  By: __________________________ 
       Bethany Bundy                        Sondra Wyman, President 
 
 
Date: ___________________, 2026  Date: ___________________, 2026

Windgate Healing Arts, LLC
Mutual Termination Agreement
August 27, 2026

Windgate Healing Arts, LLC Mutual Termination Agreement 
Current Lease Details
❖ Current lease effective date for lease between LAPS & Windgate: January 1, 2025 with a term of two years 
and three one year extension options.
❖ Current lease is for Suite Q2: 1,339 square feet of office space
❖ Windgate desires to exit their lease by October 31, 2026, two months before the term date.
Mutual Termination Procedure 
❖ School Board Approval of the Mutual Termination Agreement between LAPS and Windgate Healing Arts 
Mutual Termination Details
❖ The termination of the current lease is contingent upon agreement of the terms and conditions of the 
Mutual Termination of Lease agreement in the Board Packet

Windgate Healing Arts, LLC Mutual Termination Agreement 
An assumption of the space by an existing tenant has been negotiated and will 
be presented to the board for approval at the next board meeting

Location: 2101 Trinity Drive, Suite Q2
Suite Q2

9. Request for Los Alamos Public Schools 
to Authorize Bank Signatures 
Presented by Assistant Superintendent Mike 
Johnson 
 
10. First Read of Draft Policy on Grading  
Presented by Assistant Superintendent Payne 
Discussion Only

GRADING  6XXX 
 Page  1  of 2 
 PURPOSE 
 The Board of Education establishes this policy to define the District’s philosophy and guiding 
 principles for grading and reporting student achievement. Consistent with the District vision and 
 strategic plan, grades shall serve students, families, and educators as an honest and 
 meaningful communication of learning. 
 PHILOSOPHY OF GRADING 
 The Board believes that a grade should communicate, as accurately as possible, what a student 
 knows and is able to do relative to grade-level standards and course expectations. A student’s 
 academic grade shall reflect demonstrated content knowledge and skills. Schools should 
 support continued learning by preserving meaningful opportunities for students to demonstrate 
 growth and mastery over time.   The Board affirms the professional judgment of teachers, who 
 know their content, their standards, and their students best, and asks that this judgment be 
 exercised in service of accuracy, fairness, and student growth. The teacher of each course shall 
 determine the student's grade. The grade assigned by the teacher shall not be changed by the 
 Board or the Superintendent except as provided by law, Board policy and administrative 
 regulation. 
 GUIDING PRINCIPLES 
 Grading and reporting practices throughout the District shall be guided by the following 
 principles: 
 1.  Accuracy and meaning.  A grade should be a valid reflection of a student’s learning. 
 Practices that distort the academic meaning of a grade—inflating it or deflating it for 
 reasons unrelated to demonstrated learning—should be avoided. 
 2.  Transparency.  Students and families should understand how grades are determined 
 and should receive timely, clear information about academic progress so that they can 
 act on it. Expectations should be communicated at the start of a course or grading 
 period. 
 3.  Consistency within a course or standard.  Students enrolled in the same course 
 should be assessed against the same standards and expectations, regardless of section 
 or teacher. Collaboration among educators helps a given grade carry comparable 
 meaning from one classroom to the next. 
 4.  Equity and fairness.  A grade should reflect a student’s academic performance and 
 demonstrated learning, rather than circumstances unrelated to learning. Students shall 
 not receive grade penalties or rewards, such as extra credit, for non-academic 
 compliance like bringing supplies. Every student shall have a fair and meaningful 
 opportunity to demonstrate learning. 
 Application Across PK-12 
 These principles apply uniformly across the District and are implemented in developmentally 
 appropriate ways at each level. The form that grading and reporting take—for example, 
 standards-based reporting in the elementary grades and letter or percentage grades in the 
 secondary grades—may differ, but the underlying commitments to accuracy, transparency, 
 consistency, equity, and support for learning remain constant from Pre-Kindergarten through 
 Grade 12. 
 Los Alamos Public Schools

GRADING  6XXX 
 Page  2  of 2 
 Delegation to the Superintendent 
 The Board directs the Superintendent, or designee, to develop, maintain, and communicate 
 administrative regulations and school-level procedures that put this policy into practice, 
 including the development of specific grading scales. 
 Legal Reference: 
 NMSA 22-2-8.13 
 6.29.1.9.J.7 NMAC 
 Policy Adopted: TBD 
 Los Alamos Public Schools

11. Discussion on Potential New Mexico 
School Board Association Legislative 
Resolutions 
Presented by Superintendent Guy 
Discussion Only 
 
12. Board Committees Update  
13. Future Business 
Tues, Sept 8, LAPS Board Meeting, LAPS Board Room 
5:30 pm 
Mon, Sept 14, Region II Fall NMSBA Meeting, 
Hosted by LAPS 
Fri, Sept 18, Homecoming Parade, 2:30 pm 
Fri, Sept 18, Homecoming Game, LAPS is hosting 
Cibola High School, 7:00 pm 
Sat, Sept 19, Homecoming Dance, 7:00 pm 
Thurs, Sept 24, LAPS Board Meeting, Chamisa 
Elementary 
Tues, Oct 13, LAPS Board Meeting, LAPS Board 
Room, 5:30 pm 
Thurs, Oct 22, LAPS Board Meeting, Los Alamos 
Middle School, 5:30 pm 
  
 
14. Adjournment