Tag: board of education
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Colorado Springs District 11 Board of Education appoints interim member
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs District 11 Board of Education on Wednesday swore in Amanda Huber to replace board member Lauren Nelson, who resigned last month to focus on her role as El Paso County commissioner. Huber is a longtime member of D-11’s District Accountability Committee and…
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Protesters oppose changes to Academy D-20 policy procedure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A group of parents, students, former educators and community members gathered outside the Academy D-20 administrative building to protest a new resolution moments before the Board of Education passed it at a special meeting on Tuesday. Resolution 248-25 updates the board’s procedure for adopting administrative…
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Widefield D-3 board approves ballot measures for bond and mill levy override
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Voters in Widefield school District 3 will be asked to pass the first new bond in nearly a decade later this year. Following years of assessment and public polling, the D-3 Board of Education unanimously approved to authorize ballot measures for a mill levy override…
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Academy School District 20 explores online access to library books for parents
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After months of concerns by parents both in favor and against removing certain books from school libraries, Academy School District 20’s board of education Thursday night explored expanding access to the district’s entire catalog to them. During the board’s regular meeting, D-20’s library and media…
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Widefield School District 3 interviews superintendent finalists
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two finalists were interviewed by the Widefield School District 3 Board of Education to become its next superintendent during a special meeting Wednesday evening. The district’s current assistant superintendent, Kirk Vsetecka, and current executive director of secondary student learning Aaron Hoffman were each given 30…
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Colorado Springs parent group asks DA Michael Allen to initiate criminal investigation into newly-elected board member
A group of Academy District 20 parents is calling for 4th Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen to initiate a criminal investigation into a newly-elected member of the district’s Board of Education. The group, which calls itself Parents of Academy School District 20, submitted a petition asking Allen’s office to determine whether board member Derrick Wilburn…
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{PRINT] District 20 parent group to ask DA Michael Allen to initiate criminal investigation into newly-elected board member
A group of District 20 parents is calling for 4th Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen to initiate a criminal investigation into a newly elected member of the district’s Board of Education. The group, which calls itself Parents of Academy School District 20, submitted a petition asking Allen’s office to determine whether board member Derrick Wilburn…
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District 20 proposes library review board; ‘parent choice is an important value for us’
Academy School District 20 has unveiled a plan to implement a library review committee to read, discuss and review several books to determine if they are appropriate for middle school libraries. District Superintendent Jinger Haberer laid out a proposal for the committee at the Jan. 18 school board meeting. “I know parent choice is an…
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[PRINT] District 20 proposes library review board; ‘parent choice is an important value for us’ (copy)
Academy School District 20 has unveiled a plan to implement a library review committee to read, discuss and review several books to determine if they are appropriate for middle school libraries. District Superintendent Jinger Haberer laid out a proposal for the committee at the Jan. 18 school board meeting. “I know parent choice is an…
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Woodland Park Board of Education appoints new director
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Woodland Park School District Board of Education has appointed a new board director, according to a Tuesday news release. Misty Leafers was appointed to the board by president Nancy Lecky during a July 22 meeting, the release stated. Leafers will take over as director…