Tag: school district 49
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D-49 mulls future with ERBOCES
A local education service provider is facing scrutiny and losing confidence following a tumultuous year that saw the opening and closing of one of its schools surrounded by contention. The School District 49 Board of Education discussed its future with the Education reEnvisioned Board of Cooperative Education Services (ERBOCES) during its regular meeting Thursday night.…
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Local schools to offer free meals to students over summer
The summer season is here, but that doesn’t mean the free meals students enjoyed during the school year are ending. Starting Wednesday, Coloradans 18 years or younger will have access to participating sites serving breakfast and/or lunch at no cost, Monday through Friday, during the summer months. The Summer Food Service Program is federally funded…
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El Paso County to see more co-location schools next year
El Paso County will see multiple campuses with multiple public schools operating out of them next year. Schools, charter and non-charter alike, in both Colorado Springs Districts 11 and 49 are on the move under a variety of circumstances that leadership believes will better serve them and their communities. Earlier this year, school officials announced…
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Banning Lewis Academy cutting ties with management company
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to include a statement from Accel Schools. Banning Lewis Academy is moving on from its charter school management organization and toward a more in-house operation. The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letter on April 30 from Accel Schools to…
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School District 49 selects new board member
Colorado Springs School District 49’s board of education has filled its vacancy. Jack Ryan was appointed to the board by a unanimous vote during a special meeting on Monday night. The decision came after a public forum where board members interviewed Ryan and four other candidates. According to an affidavit submitted to the board, Ryan…
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School District 49 Board of Education interviews applicants for board vacancy
The School District 49 board of education has narrowed its search to five candidates to fill its vacancy. Carter Bullion, Candice Lehmann, Bob Felice, Jack Ryan and Holly Bombria all gathered at the campus that’s home to D-49’s Springs Studio for Academic Excellence and Pikes Peak Early College schools on Thursday to answer questions prepared…
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Pueblo citizens call for D-70 board upheaval, attorney’s resignation
A growing number of Puebloans are calling for the removal of three board members for Pueblo County School District 70 over alleged governance concerns in recent months. A newly formed coalition known as WeAreD70 is calling for Ann Bennett, A.J. Wilson and recently appointed Susie Carnes, along with the board’s attorney, Brad Miller, to resign.…
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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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D-49 board approves staff, program cuts to balance budget
One month after declaring a fiscal exigency, the School District 49 Board of Education on Thursday night approved staff and program cuts across the board as part of ongoing efforts to fill a multimillion-dollar budget gap during their regular meeting. Thirty-nine staff positions were eliminated as part of the board’s consent agenda and 12…
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District 49 suspends restroom, locker room policy based on ‘biological sex’ months after approval
School District 49 voted 3-2 to suspend its policy not to allow transgender students to use restrooms and locker rooms aligning with their gender identity during its board meeting on Friday. The policy was approved by a 3-2 vote in September, and the issue returned to the board after Holly Withers unseated incumbent Jamilynn D’Avola,…