Tag: Douglas County School District
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Outgoing Douglas County School Board to vote on last-minute 10-year charter school extensions
Lame duck elected leaders do not get held accountable for their actions. They have already been voted out or have reached the end of their term limits. Four conservative Douglas County school board members, voted out in last week’s election, will meet Tuesday for one last meeting and decide a last-minute agenda item to extend…
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Douglas County targets teen addiction, recovery in new campaign
A new campaign focused on youth in Douglas County aims to raise awareness against drug abuse, while also allocating dollars on treatment programs. The county said it plans to earmark millions of dollars in state opioid settlement dollars to address drug abuse, particularly around rehabilitation resources. “We launched a campaign not just against substance use…
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Douglas County school board members ran on progressive values
The winners of Tuesday’s election of Douglas County School District board members campaigned on progressive values. Douglas County voters chose Clark Callahan, Kelly Denzler, Kyrzia Parker and Tony Ryan to make up four of the seven-member board. All four candidates were endorsed by the county’s Democratic Party. Their Republican opponents mostly ran on partisan issues.…
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Douglas County voters elect new leaders to school board
Douglas County voters are poised to elect a new set of leaders among eight candidates chasing four of the seven Douglas County School District Board of Education seats in Tuesday’s election, according to early unofficial results. Here are the election results: District E: Deborah (Dede) Kramer (46.86%), Clark Callahan (53.14%) Kramer raised $41,446 in her…
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School safety, staff compensation, girls’ sports top issues for Douglas County school board race
School safety, board transparency and girls’ sports emerged as some of the common themes for Douglas County School District candidates vying for four seats in Tuesday’s election. Eight candidates are running on similar issues, notably safety amid violence at schools in Colorado and elsewhere in the country, what’s in the curricula and how to deal…
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Douglas County School District candidates rake in tens of thousands
Eight Douglas County School District Board of Education candidates vying to grab four seats raked in tens of thousands of dollars, according to their pre-election campaign finance reports. Douglas County’s school district servers more than 61,000 students among 92 schools. Four of its seven board seats are up for grabs in Tuesday’s election. Clark Callahan…
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Douglas County School District hosts safety forum following Evergreen shooting
On the heels of last week’s school shooting in Evergreen, Douglas County School District officials met with parents Tuesday night to discuss safety in schools and, most notably, school resource officers. The most popular topics of conversation included preventative measures to stop violent incidents. That included a demand for even more school resource officers in…
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Douglas County School District explores own AI platform for classrooms, superintendent says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save School is back in session in Douglas County. So is the school district’s efforts to expand the use of artificial intelligence in its classrooms. For roughly three years, the Douglas County School District — comprising 61,000 students among 92 schools in the large county south…
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Littleton teacher faces charges for sexual assault on child
David Feil, 49, is under investigation and placed under administrative leave at Roxborough Intermediate School.
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Douglas County school board approves closure of 3 Highlands Ranch schools
To consolidate growth and decline, school district expects to close Saddle Ranch, Heritage and Acres Green elementary after next year.