Tag: board of education meeting
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D-49 board member resigns
A School District 49 board member has resigned, the district announced Tuesday. Board director Deb Schmidt submitted her resignation to the board on Feb. 23. The reason given for the resignation was “to honor commitments to her family,” the district said in an announcement. “The BoE (board of education) is grateful for her dedicated service…
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Woodland Park RE-2 announces superintendent finalists
Woodland Park RE-2 has narrowed its superintendent search down to three candidates. Joining interim Superintendent Ginger Slocum, who was appointed by the district’s board of education last August, are Eric Owen and Chris Selle. The board announced the three finalists during a special meeting Tuesday night. Owen is currently the superintendent of Hayden RE-1, and…
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Woodland Park RE-2 announces superintendent finalists
Woodland Park RE-2 has narrowed its superintendent search down to three candidates. Joining interim Superintendent Ginger Slocum, who was appointed by the district’s board of education last August, are Eric Owen and Chris Selle. The board announced the three finalists during a special meeting last week. Owen is currently the superintendent of Hayden RE-1, and…
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Widefield D-3 selects next superintendent
A longtime educator in Widefield D-3 schools has been chosen to be its next leader. The D-3 Board of Education voted to appoint current Assistant Superintendent Steffanie Howell to the upcoming vacancy during its regular meeting Thursday night. Last month, Superintendent Aaron Hoffman announced his retirement at the end of the 2025-26 school year. Howell…
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Woodland Park RE-2 school board presented with audit update
Woodland Park RE-2’s board of education was presented updates on both their annual audit and the forensic audit for its charter school during its regular meeting Wednesday night. For the district overall, its chief financial officer, David Kuritar, told board members that the books for the current fiscal year were in worse shape than the…
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Lewis-Palmer D-38 discusses financial adjustments
As Colorado’s new funding formula for public education rolls out over the coming years, local school districts are beginning to prepare how this might impact their fiscal budgets. Lewis-Palmer D-38’s board of education was presented with a planning process for the 2026-27 fiscal year and the following years during a Feb. 10 work session. The…
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Woodland Park School Board appoints new member, following delay
CORRECTION: The initial version of this story reported that Davidson worked for the Air Force Academy. Davidson worked for Air Force Space Command. What was intended to be a shorter-than-usual meeting became a multi-day affair for Woodland Park’s board of education to fill out its directors. In light of board member Mick Bates’ resignation last…
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Woodland Park School Board appoints new member, following delay
CORRECTION: The initial version of this story reported that Davidson worked for the Air Force Academy. Davidson worked for Air Force Space Command. What was intended to be a shorter-than-usual meeting became a multi-day affair for Woodland Park’s board of education to fill out its directors. In light of board member Mick Bates’ resignation last…
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Widefield D-3 interviews three superintendent finalists
Widefield District 3’s board of education has interviewed three finalists as it looks to select the district’s next superintendent. D-3’s current assistant superintendent, Steffanie Howell, its executive director for student assessment and information systems, Megan Houtchens, and the chief academic officer for Pendergast Elementary School District in Arizona, Shelmon Brown, were each asked five questions…
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D-49 board repeals policy separating facilities based on biological sex
Less than six months after passing a policy segregating the use of district facilities based on biological sex, School District 49’s board of education voted to repeal it during a contentious special meeting Tuesday night. Policy JBAA was adopted by the board in September 2025 to establish guidelines separating the district’s toilet, locker room and…