School board controversies are nothing new in Colorado, and I believe that by studying what has happened elsewhere in the state, we can gain some insight into where our school board may be heading, and what things to watch out for. That’s where this article in the Boulder Weekly from back in 2015 is helpful. It talks a lot about what happened in Thompson School District, but also Jefferson County and Douglas County. Our school district has one special aspect though…the board is united and has put in place a Superintendent who will join them (or even lead them?) in their reformist goals.

Note the one common element in all of these is Brad Miller (and to a lesser extent, his associate Bryce Carlson). If you didn’t already know, the first thing our board did when elected in 2021 was to hire Brad Miller, and he’s been an active participant ever since.