Tag: Douglas County School Board
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Douglas County School Board puts bond issue on ballot
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Douglas County School Board of Education started out the first official meeting of the 2022-23 school year in an unusual way – they agreed with one another. “Gosh I’m just excited that we all agree!” said Board Member Christy Williams. As expected, in a…
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Douglas County School Board has rare kumbaya moment over upcoming request for funding
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If the Douglas County School Board of Education votes Tuesday to place a $450 million bond issue and $60 million Mill Levy Override before voters on the November ballot it will have 42 days to convince a highly skeptical audience that, after a tumultuous year…
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Bill to protect Colorado educators from doxxing on its way to governor
Colorado lawmakers passed a bill Friday seeking to protect educators from doxxing, sending the legislation to Gov. Jared Polis for final consideration. If signed into law, Senate Bill 171 would add educators to the list of people who can request to have their personal information removed from government websites after they or their family receive…
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Former Douglas County superintendent files discrimination complaint against school district
Corey Wise, the Douglas County school superintendent who was fired by the school board in February, has filed a civil rights complaint claiming he was illegally terminated for standing up for students and staff of color, the LGBTQ community and students with disabilities. “I feel that I and we as a district were doing great…
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Douglas County school board hears spirited public comment on choosing new superintendent
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Parents, teachers and Douglas County residents sounded off in person and online about teacher turnover, student education, trust and transparency during the public comment portion of the Douglas County school board meeting Tuesday night. Some said they were excited about the future of the district…
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Behind tumultuous scenes: The battles of the Douglas County Board of Education
After a tumultuous two weeks for the Douglas County School Board, an exodus of teachers has begun in the state’s third-largest school district. Thirty Douglas County teachers have resigned from the school district in the two weeks since superintendent Corey Wise was fired by the Douglas County Board of Education, 16 of whom quit the…
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Fired Douglas County superintendent Corey Wise hires two teams of attorneys
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Douglas County Schools superintendent who was fired two weeks ago wants records of the private conversations which led to that decision preserved. Corey Wise, through law firms representing him, sent a letter for a Colorado Open Records Act request to Douglas County counsel Friday…
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Douglas County school board members say former superintendent divided the community
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Douglas County school board members who voted to fire former Superintendent Corey Wise appeared on Fox News earlier this week to defend their positions. School board President Mike Peterson and board member Kaylee Winegar told the national TV audience that Wise divided the community…
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Douglas County students walk out of class in support of ousted superintendent
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two teenagers threaded through lines of sign-waving students, dodged honking cars, pulled out their old-school boombox and pressed play. Out poured the first cords of Green Day’s “American Idiot.” “We picked a song to go along with the rebellion thing that’s going on right now,”…
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Thousands sign petition to recall Douglas County school board members
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 18,000 people have signed an online petition to recall Douglas County School District school board members who voted to remove the district’s superintendent on Friday night. The petition on Change.org had received more than 18,000 signatures as of 10 p.m. Saturday. It was launched…