Author: Eric Young eric.young@gazette.com
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Woodland Park RE-2 school board presented with audit update
Woodland Park RE-2’s board of education was presented updates on both their annual audit and the forensic audit for its charter school during its regular meeting Wednesday night. For the district overall, its chief financial officer, David Kuritar, told board members that the books for the current fiscal year were in worse shape than the…
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D-49 board approves staff, program cuts to balance budget
One month after declaring a fiscal exigency, the School District 49 Board of Education on Thursday night approved staff and program cuts across the board as part of ongoing efforts to fill a multimillion-dollar budget gap during their regular meeting. Thirty-nine staff positions were eliminated as part of the board’s consent agenda and 12…
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Lewis-Palmer D-38 discusses financial adjustments
As Colorado’s new funding formula for public education rolls out over the coming years, local school districts are beginning to prepare how this might impact their fiscal budgets. Lewis-Palmer D-38’s board of education was presented with a planning process for the 2026-27 fiscal year and the following years during a Feb. 10 work session. The…
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Woodland Park School Board appoints new member, following delay
CORRECTION: The initial version of this story reported that Davidson worked for the Air Force Academy. Davidson worked for Air Force Space Command. What was intended to be a shorter-than-usual meeting became a multi-day affair for Woodland Park’s board of education to fill out its directors. In light of board member Mick Bates’ resignation last…
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Woodland Park School Board appoints new member, following delay
CORRECTION: The initial version of this story reported that Davidson worked for the Air Force Academy. Davidson worked for Air Force Space Command. What was intended to be a shorter-than-usual meeting became a multi-day affair for Woodland Park’s board of education to fill out its directors. In light of board member Mick Bates’ resignation last…
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Widefield D-3 interviews three superintendent finalists
Widefield District 3’s board of education has interviewed three finalists as it looks to select the district’s next superintendent. D-3’s current assistant superintendent, Steffanie Howell, its executive director for student assessment and information systems, Megan Houtchens, and the chief academic officer for Pendergast Elementary School District in Arizona, Shelmon Brown, were each asked five questions…
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‘An important inflection point:’ UCCS announces 5-year plan to close $27 million budget gap
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs will roll out a series of spending cuts in the coming years in an effort to balance its budget. In a message sent to the campus community on Thursday, UCCS leadership announced a five-year plan to close its current $27.7 million budget gap. The plan includes $11.7 million in…
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Lewis-Palmer D-38 breaks ground on new home-school center
Lewis-Palmer D-38 administrators, staff members, students and family members gathered Thursday afternoon to break ground on the newest addition to the school district. The future Home School Enrichment Academy (HSEA), which will house the school district’s specialized programming for home-schooling families in grades K-12, is on track to begin and complete construction just in time…
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Lewis-Palmer D-38 breaks ground on new home-school center
Lewis-Palmer D-38 administrators, staff members, students and family members gathered last week to break ground on the newest addition to the school district. The future Home School Enrichment Academy (HSEA), which will house the school district’s specialized programming for home-schooling families in grades K-12, is on track to begin and complete construction just in time…
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D-49 board repeals policy separating facilities based on biological sex
Less than six months after passing a policy segregating the use of district facilities based on biological sex, School District 49’s board of education voted to repeal it during a contentious special meeting Tuesday night. Policy JBAA was adopted by the board in September 2025 to establish guidelines separating the district’s toilet, locker room and…