Tag: Jill Haffley
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House District 16: Conservative educators compete in GOP primary
Two conservative educators are competing in the June 30 Republican primary race for House District 16 in central Colorado Springs. Retired history teacher and School District 11 Board Member Jill Haffley is running against Jamie Koch, the practical government school coordinator for Charis Bible College, to replace state Rep. Rebecca Keltie, who isn’t seeking reelection. …
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Colorado Springs D-11 board member running for state House seat
A Colorado Springs District 11 board member has thrown their hat into the ring for a seat in the state House of Representatives. A candidate affidavit and committee registration form for Jill Haffley, vice president of D-11’s Board of Education, in House District 16 were filed with the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office on Nov.…
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D-11 approves improvement plan for 7 schools
The Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education unanimously approved improvement plans for seven schools and the district ahead of the Oct. 15 deadline during their meeting on Wednesday. In the 2023-24 school year, the district had improved from nine schools on turnaround and priority improvement status to three, according to board documents. Those…
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How does the future of D-11 look without collective bargaining?
Following the Colorado Springs D-11 Board of Education’s decision to end their 56-year-old collective bargaining agreement with its teachers’ union, the question on many people’s minds is: What exactly is going to change? “Unfortunately, we don’t know ultimately what that all is going to look like,” Colorado Springs Education Association President Kevin Coughlin said. The…