Author: Sue Mcmillin
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D-11 releases 2011 schedule; Thanksgiving break still less than a week
The calendar for the 2010-11 school year was approved last week by the Colorado Springs School District 11 board, but not before the perennial Thanksgiving break question was raised.Board members Charlie Bobbitt and Bob Null questioned why the district wasn’t giving a full week off at Thanksgiving. Deputy Superintendent Mary Thurman said the calendar committee…
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Computer-savvy kids show off latest D-20 classroom technology
Wikis, vodcasts and podcasts, twiducate, turnitin, Google Docs, Blender, Movie Maker and netTrekker were on display this week at the annual Share Fair in Academy School District 20. Lost already? Just find a teen — or even a kindergartner — to translate. “Students are better teachers of this,” said Marshall Smith, a social studies teacher…
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Three fourth-graders disciplined after boy is forced into a hole
Three fourth-graders have been disciplined after a classmate was forced into a hole and dirt was thrown on him, Academy School District 20 officials said Thursday. A staff member at Academy Endeavor Elementary School also was disciplined after Wednesday’s incident, D-20 spokeswoman Nanette Anderson said. She said the boys apparently dug the hole on the…
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D-11 names Mitchell principal, shuffles other execs
A new principal for Mitchell High School was approved Wednesday by the Colorado Springs School District 11 board as it approved the moves of 15 principals and assistant principals. Rusty Moomey, principal at the Galileo School of Math and Science, will replace retiring Principal Larry Cutter at Mitchell High School. Moomey was instrumental in the…
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Public Montessori school has waiting list for fall
Multi-age classrooms with children learning at their own pace and in their own style would seem at odds with public schools ruled by grade-level standards and high-stakes testing. But with a little tweaking and plenty of staff collaboration the concepts are being successfully meshed at Buena Vista Elementary School, said Principal David Brilliant. Buena Vista,…
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D-11 could have big changes in store for Wasson, Trailblazer
If they change it, will students come? And perhaps more importantly, will they achieve more and stay through graduation? Wasson High School Principal Sean Dorsey is betting that a proposed transformation of the school he leads will do just that. “We have a pretty good understanding at Wasson that innovation is necessary,” he said recently.…
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Fire alarm used as ruse in department store theft
Colorado Springs police used store video to piece together what happened shortly before a fire alarm went off at the Target store at 335 N. Academy Blvd. late Friday. It seems that a couple of thieves used the alarm to cover their theft and getaway. The 10:30 p.m. incident started with one man going into…
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Mom, son among four killed in fatal crashes early today
A Peyton woman and her 12-year-old son were killed early Saturday in a one-car crash on U.S. Highway 24 just west of Calhan, the Colorado State Patrol said. It was one of three fatal crashes that left four people dead along the Front Range within about two hours of midnight, said State Patrol Sgt. John…
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Burglary victim arrested for allegedly shooting at getaway car
A man who reported someone had shot at him late Friday was later arrested for allegedly shooting his own weapon at a fleeing burglar’s car. William Calo, 26, was arrested on suspicion of illegal discharge of a firearm after allegedly shooting at a car as it passed his driveway. He told police he heard a…
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D-11 schools fear cash crisis if tax amendment passes
Here’s a radical idea: A school year that runs from say, mid-February to just before Thanksgiving, with a long winter break. Ski resorts might like that. But it could be a tough sell for students, families and teachers who are accustomed to the traditional summer break between school years. The idea was floated last week,…