In the email, the middle school principal tells parents an after-school academic program has to be canceled because the funds used to pay the teachers have run out.
When asked about the email, Witt told News5 to cut the cameras. We did not agree to the request and kept rolling.
— Read on www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/school-superintendent-tries-to-cut-interview-short-after-questioned-about-program-funding
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Woodland Park School District merging Junior High and Highschool for 2024-2025 school year | KRDO
This decision was made in the face of overwhelming parental disapproval. In a survey conducted in January of 2023, 88% of parents said they didn’t want a merger like this to occur.
— Read on krdo.com/news/2024/01/25/woodland-park-school-district-merging-junior-high-and-highschool-for-2024-2025-school-year/
Woodland Park Superintendent says school merge will go forward despite concerns
She said a survey was sent to parents in November of 2022 that included a question about whether the middle school and high school should remain separate.
The results showed that 88% of responding parents wanted to keep the two schools separate.— Read on www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/woodland-park-building-plan-raises-concerns-among-community
Woodland Park School District planning to relocate middle school students
According to an email sent from the Woodland Park School District administrators to parents of the students, the district announced plans to relocate middle school students into another building with high school students.
— Read on www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/woodland-park-building-plan-raises-concerns-among-community
Petition For New WPSD RE-2 Superintendent
We, the parents/guardians and community members/stakeholders in Woodland Park School District RE-2, do not approve of Ken Witt as the superintendent of our school district and request that Witt’s contract not be extended beyond June 2024. We would like to see a fair process and consideration of other candidates for long term superintendent before one is instated.
— Read on form.jotform.com/240105235031134
Once Public Schools are Largely Dead, Here’s What Happens Next…
Public schools were the great social and economic leveler for the last century of American history; Republicans want to end that and instead advantage wealthy children over their lower-income peers, particularly those whose skin is darker than Trump’s spray tan.
Public schools (and free college) made it possible for America to produce an explosion of invention and innovation throughout the mid-20th century; now other countries are surpassing us, as the dumbing-down of our kids has become institutionalized in Red state after Red state.
2023 Review: the Colorado Times Recorder’s School Board Coverage
Through the year, the Colorado Times Recorder dedicated significant time to covering school board elections around the state. Here’s a look back at some of that coverage.
Is the Elizabeth School District the next Woodland Park?
the Elizabeth School District, which shares many similarities to Woodland Park, where the school board’s policy changes earned national news coverage and sparked multiple lawsuits, is primed to become the state’s latest example of far-right ideology taking over public education.
— Read on coloradotimesrecorder.com/2023/12/is-the-elizabeth-school-district-the-next-woodland-park/58495/
Garfield Re-2 Board President steps down over ‘political climate’ | PostIndependent.com
There has been a whirlwind of responses after ABS was proposed for Garfield Re-2, including a local effort to recall May from the board. The recall effort comes amid emails obtained through open records requests revealing Fletchall and May requested ABS guidance from the Woodland Park District. Woodland Park, northwest of Colorado Springs, voted to incorporate ABS and has since then seen 40% of its teachers resign in protest.
New Castle resident Steve Beaulieu said during public comment that Woodland Park’s ABS incorporation has turned into a “dumpster fire” that has become a “flaming disaster.”
— Read on www.postindependent.com/news/re-2-board-president-steps-down-over-political-climate/
Rob Reiner drops trailer for documentary on Christian nationalism – al.com
Director Rob Reiner dropped a trailer this week for his upcoming documentary, “God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism,” which critiques the mixing of right-wing politics and Christianity.
“Christian Nationalism is not only a danger to our Country, it’s a danger to Christianity itself,” Reiner tweeted on X, as he released a trailer for the documentary that he said will open in theaters in February.
— Read on www.al.com/life/2023/12/rob-reiner-drops-trailer-for-documentary-on-christian-nationalism.html