Tag: woodland park school district
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WPHS sophomore performs with fourth honor band this year
Alexis Grace Bateman plays the clarinet. She plays it very well. How well? The Woodland Park High School sophomore has participated with four honor bands in the past year. Having already played with Tri-Peaks Honor Band, Pueblo Festival of the Winds and Top of the Nation Honor Band, she most recently performed with the Colorado…
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Woodland Park school board part of pilot program
A training session for the Woodland Park School District Board of Education March 31 is part of a pilot program by the Colorado Association of Charter Schools Authorizers. The district is one of three to be selected for the program. At issue is the relationship between the district and Merit Academy, a district charter school…
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Loss of grants leaves lingering effects
A recent report from the director of academic services for the Woodland Park School District highlighted the lingering effects of the loss of mental health-related state grant funding for students as well as staff. “The teachers are tired and seeing more behavioral events in classes,” said Karen Hamlow, speaking Dec. 17 during an informal school…
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Woodland Park School Board candidate column | Norm Michaels
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
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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Woodland Park elementary schools closed Wednesday due to Highland Lakes blaze
Two Woodland Park School District elementary schools remained closed on Wednesday as firefighting crews continued to battle the Highland Lakes fire near Divide, according to the school district’s website. The campuses of Summit and Columbine elementary schools were closed to students and staff, the website stated. A date for return to normal school operations had…
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Colorado Supreme Court takes up 2 cases implicating open meetings law
The Colorado Supreme Court announced this month it will hear two appeals affecting the ability of individuals and organizations to hold government bodies accountable for decisions made in violation of the state’s open meetings law, including a review of the judicially created notion that public entities can fix their violation at a subsequent meeting. At least…