Tag: School Board
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Douglas County School Board approves $957 million budget
The Douglas County School District approved a $957 million budget Tuesday that district leaders said boosts employee compensation and maintains school funding stability despite declining enrollment and limited increases in state funding. The 2026-27 budget increases expenditures and transfers by nearly $2 million compared with the district’s revised budget for the current fiscal year. Still,…
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Cherry Creek interim superintendent pushes for restructuring during board session
The newly-appointed interim superintendent of the Cherry Creek School District is pushing for an organizational restructuring to limit conflicts of interest, including some that previously took place under her watch as deputy superintendent. Jennifer Perry, who was formally introduced as the interim superintendent of the district at a Board of Education study session on Friday…
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Jeffco school board candidates discuss school safety, budget deficits
The seven candidates running for Jeffco Public Schools board of education seats met in front of a packed church on Monday evening to discuss both their ideals and what they plan to do if elected. Jeffco PTA, Engage Jeffco and Jeffco League of Women Voters held the candidate forum Monday evening at the Jefferson Unitarian…
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Jeffco Public Schools talks about navigating federal executive orders on DEI, gender
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jeffco Public Schools does not expect to make any significant policy changes in response to a flurry of federal executive orders dealing with issues of gender, history as well as diversity, equity and inclusion. The Trump administration has campaigned to root out DEI programs across…
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Colorado lawmakers sharply divided over drug abuse bills, bail for first-degree murder defendants; meet Heather Graham, Pueblo’s new mayor | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Feb. 23, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Debate over proposals tackling drug use, treatment illustrates ideological divide in Colorado Colorado lawmakers on Tuesday tackled two proposals that offer convergent — and divergent — approaches to combatting drug abuse during a discussion that starkly illuminated on ideological disagreements at the state…
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Kelly Brough, Mike Johnston agree: Mayor should not take over Denver Public Schools board
Should the mayor of Denver take over the Denver Public Schools board? Mayoral runoff candidates Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston agreed it was a bad idea at a forum Tuesday at Manual High School hosted by Chalkbeat. Brough cited jobs the mayor already has such as managing the city’s multibillion-dollar budget and the third busiest…
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Justices to hear Adams County school district’s challenge to state order, vehicle insurance appeal
The Colorado Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear two cases involving the ability of an Adams County school district to challenge a reorganization order from the state, and the parameters of auto insurance policies covering antique or classic cars. At least three of the court’s seven members must consent to take up an appeal.…
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Gun violence is rising. Two leaders say Denver schools and police need a new relationship
Nearly a year ago, two former Denver Public Schools administrators pitched an idea for how police and students could form healthy relationships instead of punitive ones. The proposal hasn’t been put into place. Nor have any others that address how Denver schools and city police should work together after a 2020 decision to remove police…