Tag: woodland park school board
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A Letter to our community from WPSD | Guest column
The first few months of 2026 have been incredibly active for the Woodland Park School District RE-2 Board of Education, and we want our community to know what we’ve been doing on your behalf. Since January, we’ve held three regular board meetings, nine special meetings, three work sessions, and visited schools as part of a…
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Board approves revised budget
The Woodland Park School District Board of Education began the year with a heads-up from the chief financial officer. In a special meeting on Jan. 22, the board approved a revised budget that acknowledged a $1.8 million deficit. During the meeting, CFO David Kuritar outlined the risks for the district’s financials. The audit and the…
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Bates explains departure from school board
After the first meeting and a workshop with the school board, three of whose members were recently elected, Mick Bates announced his resignation. “I’m very proud of what we did as a conservative school board,” he said. In a time when cellphones are diverting students’ attention from their work, Bates and the board required…
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Mick Bates resigns from WP school board
In just over two months following the November elections that ushered in three new members to the Woodland Park RE-2 Board of Education, its longest-tenured member has stepped down. Former board President Mick Bates resigned on Jan. 7, which the board formally approved during its regular meeting last week. He did not attend the meeting.…
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Woodland Park School Board candidate column | Norm Michaels
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In recent weeks, letters to the editor have attacked not only my ideas but my character. I appreciate that we live in a community where free speech allows for disagreement, but personal smears do nothing to improve our schools. What matters are results, vision, and trust. When I decided to run for the Woodland Park…
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Woodland Park School Board candidate column | Kassidi Gilgenast
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Let’s choose vision over division for Woodland Park School District. Our community stands at a crossroads. Over the past four years, we have witnessed unprecedented challenges that have tested our small-town community and divided families who share the same fundamental desire: the best possible future for our children. On Nov. 4, families and taxpayers in…
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Task force hosts community meeting for school board candidates
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After releasing a 50-page report in June with recommendations for the Woodland Park school board, the WPSDForward task force hosts the Vision Forward Rally Oct. 1 at the Ute Pass Cultural Center. The rally is nearly a month before the election to give the six candidates the opportunity to meet with the community in a…