We obtained Jack Bay’s resignation letter via CORA, and you can view it here (also screenshots below). It sounds like Ken Witt and Brad Miller wanted to fire Jack and this letter of resignation was an attempt by Jack to avoid that label (the official district position is that Jack Bay did not resign). It does not paint a picture of a well-run district administrative office. We’ll be watching for the district’s audit to finally be released, it’s due this Saturday (after a 60-day extension).
The Chief Financial Officer of the Woodland Park School District (WPSD) confirmed to News5 that he resigned from his position on Monday.
— Read on www.koaa.com/advocates-of-accountability/woodland-park-school-district-cfo-resigns-amid-back-and-forth-over-sales-tax-reporting
During a council meeting last week, council members were visibly frustrated after they received a one-page summary from WPSD showing the six months of spending. The original summary showed money spent on replacing security cameras, software programs, and salaries for teachers at Summit Elementary School, Woodland Park Middle School, and Gateway Elementary, which closed at the beginning of the 2024-2025 academic year.
— Read on www.koaa.com/advocates-of-accountability/woodland-park-city-council-threatens-to-cut-sales-tax-funds-to-school-district-citing-transparency-concerns
The bill would require Colorado districts to have book challenge policies and only allow parents with children in a school to challenge a book at that school.
— Read on www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/02/11/school-library-bill-clears-first-legislative-hurdle/
Instead of the detailed accounting concerning the 1% sales tax earmarked for the Woodland Park School District that had been negotiated in the intergovernmental agreement between the two entities, the district sent a one-page summary to meet the required Jan. 31 deadline.
The council was livid.
— Read on gazette.com/pikespeakcourier/city-council-livid-about-school-district-report/article_f6a06d86-e566-11ef-b2cb-0b82fce353cd.html