Trinidad School District Posts Regular Board Meeting Agenda for Jan. 28, 2026

Trinidad School District #1 posted a public notice on Jan. 27, 2026 announcing the Regular Board Meeting agenda for Thursday, Jan. 28, 2026, a routine step that opens the door for public oversight of district decisions that affect schools, staff and students. The item appears in the district news feed under the header "TSD#1 Regular Board Meeting Agenda - January 28, 2026" and was marked "Public Relations / January 27, 2026."

The notice directs residents to view the agenda on the district site; the original posting is truncated in places, and the Jan. 27 entry does not specify a physical meeting location or time. The district’s "Find Us" information on the same page lists Trinidad School District at 607 Miner Drive, Trinidad, CO 81082, a mailing address of 816 West St, Trinidad, CO 81082, and a phone number of (719) 846-3324. Residents seeking clarity about whether the meeting will be in person, virtual or hybrid should use that phone number or visit the district news feed for updates.

Archival materials in the district’s files-backend provide a sense of what board business typically looks like. An archived agenda for September 28, 2022 shows a meeting schedule and itemization exactly as listed in those records: SPECIAL BOARD MEETING 5:00 p.m.; REGULAR BOARD MEETING 6:00 p.m.; Location: Trinidad Middle School Board Room; Date: September 28, 2022. The Special Board Meeting agenda lists 1.0 CALL TO ORDER; 2.0 ROLL CALL; 3.0 APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Special Board Meeting, September 28, 2022; 4.0 DISCUSSION ITEM; 4.1 Strategic Planning; 5.0 ADJOURNMENT. The Regular Board Meeting agenda lists 1.0 CALL TO ORDER; 2.0 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE; 3.0 ROLL CALL; 4.0 APPROVAL OF AGENDA - Regular Board Meeting, September 28, 2022; 5.0 APPROVAL OF MINUTES; 5.1 Special Board Meeting - August 24, 2022; 5.2 Regular Board Meeting - August 24, 2022; 6.0 DISTRICT UPDATES; 6.1 McGuffey award to James Sanchez; 6.2 Retirement Recognition - (Fred Vasquez and Kim Ruscetti); 6.3 Safety Committee Report - Jim Casias; 6.4 THS BEST report - Jeff Roybal; 6.5 Achievement Reports - Shonie Pachelli, Deana Pachelli, Paul Nameth; 6.6 Back to School Report - Counselors and Principals; 7.0 Chief Financial Officer Report; 8.0 Superintendent Report. Later sections in that archived agenda reference procurement and personnel: Bank Authorization for Shelley Cusimano; 10.6 Approval of SmartLab Quote (Trinidad High School); 10.7 Approval of ACTS Electric, LLC Invoice; 10.8 Approval to purchase (2) new C-2 buses; 10.9 Approval of Innerface Quote; 10.10 Approval of Bus Replacement Schedule; 10.11 Approval of Imagine Learning Quote (Trinidad High School). The consent agenda includes personnel items such as approval to hire Megan Arrazola (Kitchen Helper), Stefany Kent (Head Cook), Ryan Dornan (Educational Technology Specialist), and approvals of resignations and voluntary terminations for Vanessa Maxfield, Adam Ortivez and Ashleigh Sanchez.

The files-backend also contains district vision language and truncated technical artifacts; among the visible mission statements is the fragment: "studies, sciences, and the arts. Our students respect diversity, appreciate the freedoms allowed by our democracy and possess a high sense of responsibility while holding themselves accountable for their own actions. We as a school district and community hold ourselves accountable to the students we serve in assisting them in the pursuit of achieving this vision." The backend also includes corrupted code fragments such as "## Stay Connected [...] .61202C11.657%206.12502%2010.896%206.18602%2010.436%206.67402L22.899%2019.137L27.122%2014.912Z'%20fill='url(%23paint3_linear)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cfilter%20id='filter0_ii'%20x='9.97302'%20y='6.27594'%20width='23.0898'%20height='25.7208'%20filterUnits='userSpaceOnUse'%20color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3e%3cfeFlood%20flood-opacity='0'%20result='BackgroundImageFix'/%3e..."

Separate but relevant, Trinidad Union School posts that "Trinidad Union School District holds board meetings on the second Thursday of the month at 6 PM in the Library (Room 8). All agendas and board packets are posted via the GAMUT e-Board Website as well in public. All approved minutes will be posted following board meetings. Please contact our front office if you have any questions about our board meetings."

For Las Animas County residents, school board agendas are where decisions about staffing, transportation purchases, safety plans and curriculum resources appear before formal votes. With the Jan. 28 agenda posted, parents, staff and community members should review the district news feed and, if needed, call the district at (719) 846-3324 or visit 607 Miner Drive to confirm meeting location and participation options. The next step is to monitor the district site for the full agenda packet and any updates that clarify time, place and specific items up for action.