Comité de Supervisión de Bonos 2020
Objetivo: El Comité de Supervisión de Bonos de las Escuelas Públicas de Denver es un grupo de miembros de la comunidad designados por el superintendente para monitorear y asesorar al distrito escolar sobre el uso efectivo, eficiente y apropiado de los fondos de bonos de obligación general aprobados por los votantes de Denver el 3 de noviembre de 2020.
Acerca del Comité
Responsabilidades:
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Supervisar y revisar los proyectos de construcción de bonos para garantizar que se alineen con lo aprobado por los votantes y la junta escolar.
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Los presidentes de los comités trabajarán con el personal del distrito para proporcionar informes a los miembros del comité sobre el gasto y el progreso del bono.
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Representar el trabajo del comité dentro de la comunidad.
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Revisar y asesorar sobre las recomendaciones del DPS para el uso de dólares de primas de bonos.
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Revisar las recomendaciones del DPS para cambios en el proyecto.
Comentario público:
Cada reunión del comité reservará hasta 10 minutos al inicio para comentarios públicos. Los oradores tienen un límite de dos minutos cada uno y deben enviar un correo electrónico.Melissa Rosales 24 horas de anticipación para ser agregado a la lista de oradores. Si más de cinco oradores han solicitado tiempo, se programará a los oradores posteriores para la siguiente reunión de supervisión.
Reuniones:
El Comité de Supervisión de Bonos se reúne el segundo miércoles de cada mes, de 7:30 a. m. a 9:30 a. m. en el campus Emily Griffith, 1860 Lincoln St., piso 14, Denver.
Miembros del comité:
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Dr. John Henry Adams III - Copresidente
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Verónica Booz
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Kacey Bennet
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Mateo Carroll
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Arianne Cde Baca
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Al Habercorn
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Vernon Jones Jr.
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Mia Martínez-López
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Ryan Nichols - Copresidente
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Rebeca Norris
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Alicia Sierra
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Taylor Téllez
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Elaine Walsh
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Russell Welch
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christopher guiño
Bond Premium
In August 2020, the Board of Education approved a $795 million bond package of specific projects and use of funds.
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Projects included allocations to project contingencies as well as contributions to the bond program’s overall reserves
Upon voter approval in November 2020, bonds were sold in a favorable interest rate environment, generating an additional $176 million over the $795 million par amount.
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$131 million of these additional funds have been used to ensure the completion of the 2020 General Obligation Bonds (GOB), primarily to address large inflationary overages that the district experienced over the last few years;
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$45 million of these funds were used for critical infrastructure that went above and beyond the 2020 bond.
Our Bond Oversight Committee is responsible for making recommendations regarding additional investments for the use of any residual unallocated bond premium funds, in addition to oversight of the implementation of the voter-approved 2020 bond projects
*Bond funds are one-time and can only be used for capital investments such as critical maintenance, technology, and facility improvements. They cannot be used for ongoing operating expenses.
The Bond Oversight Committee released funds from the premium in a four-step process.
Round 1
January 2022
In January 2022, the BOC committed to adding additional funds to 2020 projects that were under-scoped due to inflationary pressures.
The Board of Education approved the premium of $85.5 million in February 2022. To learn more about the committee’s recommendation, please view the Bond Premium presentation to the Board of Education.
Round 3
November 2023
In November 2023, the BOC committed to adding additional funds to 2020 projects that were under-scoped due to inflationary pressures and funding critical maintenance projects not originally planned for in the 2020 bond.
Through this process, the BOC engaged in public comment with school leaders, teachers, parents, students, and other community members. Learn more about the process and the list of projects.
The Board of Education approved $43.8 million in February 2024. To learn more about the committee’s recommendation, please view the Bond Premium presentation to the Board of Education.
Round 2
December 2022
In December 2022, the BOC committed to adding additional funds to 2020 projects that were under-scoped due to inflationary pressures.
The Board of Education approved $64.8 million ($19 million from reserves and $45.8 million from premium). To learn more about the committee’s recommendation, please view the Bond Premium presentation to the Board of Education.
Round 4
June 2024
In June 2024, the BOC committed to funding critical maintenance projects not originally planned for in the 2020 bond and approved a list of projects to be completed if additional funds are available.
The presentation to the Board of Education will happen in August 2024—more information to come.