Tag: school district 49
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EDITORIAL: El Paso County’s schools stay the course
A blue wave that saw conservatives nationwide lose governors’ races, ballot initiatives and even school board elections appeared to have affected Colorado, as well. It was a setback in our state for candidates running on student academic growth against the union machine. But there was a bright spot — El Paso County — where reform-minded…
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Colorado Department of Education challenges funding eligibility for ‘first public Christian school’
EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story reported that Riverstone Academy was a charter school. Because it is authorized by the Education ReEnvisioned BOCES, it is considered a contract school rather than a charter school. A new school, touted as the first public Christian school in Colorado, is facing pushback from the state education…
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School District 49 begins exploring eastward expansions
As School District 49 continues to expand eastward, leadership has begun discussing how it might build on its existing schools and programs to meet their projected needs. Consolidating the existing Falcon Elementary School of Technology and Bennett Ranch Elementary Schools to a single building and selling existing properties along Woodmen Road to go toward developing…
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District 49 staff members on leave after allegedly expressing approval of Charlie Kirk assassination
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two staff members at School District 49 are on administrative leave following reports that they approved of the Charlie Kirk assassination. Kirk, a conservative activist, was shot and killed Wednesday during a speaking event at Utah Valley University in Orem. The suspect, identified as Tyler…
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D-49’s board of education discusses new facility-use policy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save School District 49’s board of education discussed a new district policy that would maintain segregation of district facilities based on biological sex during their regular meeting Thursday night. The proposed policy JBAA would establish clear guidelines to separate toilet, locker room and shower facilities between…
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Pikes Peak region schools: Start dates for the 2025-26 school year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save School District 49, based in Falcon and the east side of Colorado Springs, was the first district in the Pikes Peak region to begin the classes for the 2025-26 school year. Kindergarten along with sixth- and ninth-grade students started classes Friday with the rest of…
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D-49 violated constitutional rights of board meeting attendees, federal court finds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The public conflict that escalated into a legal challenge between current and former board members of School District 49 reached a verdict on Thursday, which found that its board president had violated constitutional rights during a public meeting. Deb Schmidt and Kelly Kohls filed a…
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School District 49 to host ‘Become a Teacher’ event
UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, this event and all District 49 afternoon and evening activities for Jan. 30 have been canceled. The event will be rescheduled for a later date. As shortages in the education workforce linger on across Colorado, School District 49 will be hosting state leaders, neighboring school districts, local universities and anyone interested in…
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D-49 becomes largest school district in El Paso County, D-11 sees big drop: State enrollment data
School District 49 has reached a milestone. The district, which encompasses the parts of northeast Colorado Springs and areas of unincorporated El Paso County around Falcon, is now the largest school district in the county, according to student population data released by the Colorado Department of Education Wednesday. After trailing Academy District 20 for five…
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‘Profoundly troubling’: El Paso County school districts victims of nationwide data breach
School District 49, Colorado Springs D-11 and Manitou Springs D-14 were among the school districts impacted by a nationwide cybersecurity incident that exposed personal information of students and staff. The districts utilize PowerSchool as its student information system which was subject to a data breach on or around Dec. 22, according to emails sent out…