Tag: ken witt
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Homeschool enrichment programs in limbo following state funding changes
New adjustments to how Colorado funds education include sweeping changes to its homeschool enrichment programs, halting some from starting and forcing some to close. A prominent local authorizer of these programs may also have to end, following a series of developments that led to the changes. Among the changes to this year’s School Finance Act…
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Woodland Park’s interim superintendent picked for permanent position
Following a monthslong search, Woodland Park District RE-2 has its next superintendent. During a special meeting on March 16, the Board of Education unanimously selected Ginger Slocum, who had been acting as their interim superintendent since August. Over the past seven years, Slocum has worked in RE-2 as a principal and chief academic officer. “This…
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Woodland Park’s interim superintendent picked for permanent position
Following a months-long search, Woodland Park District RE-2 has its next superintendent. During a special meeting on March 16, the district’s board of education unanimously selected Ginger Slocum, who had been acting as their interim superintendent since August. Over the past seven years, Slocum has worked in RE-2 as a principal and chief academic officer.…
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Woodland Park’s interim superintendent picked for permanent position
Following a months-long search, Woodland Park District RE-2 has its next superintendent. During a special meeting on March 16, the district’s board of education unanimously selected Ginger Slocum, who had been acting as their interim superintendent since August. Over the past seven years, Slocum has worked in RE-2 as a principal and chief academic officer.…
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Colorado’s ‘first public Christian school’ sues state, alleges discrimination
Riverstone Academy, a public elementary school that opened last fall in Pueblo as a tuition-free option with Christian-based instruction, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Colorado over alleged religious discrimination. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, claims that Colorado law violates the free exercise clause of the…
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Conservative Woodland Park school board member resigns
In just over two months following the November elections that ushered in three new members to the Woodland Park RE-2 Board of Education, its longest-tenured member has stepped down. Former board President Mick Bates resigned on Jan. 7, which the board formally approved during its regular meeting on Wednesday night. He did not attend the…
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Conservative Woodland Park school board member resigns
In just over two months following the November elections that ushered in three new members to the Woodland Park RE-2 Board of Education, its longest-tenured member has stepped down. Former board President Mick Bates resigned on Jan. 7, which the board formally approved during its regular meeting on Wednesday night. He did not attend the…
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Education ReEnvisioned BOCES responds to ‘public Christian school’ concerns
Less than two weeks after a letter from the Colorado Department of Education raised concerns over funding going to a “public Christian School,” the school’s contractor is standing pat. In an email sent to the CDE on Tuesday, Education ReEnvisioned BOCES Executive Director Ken Witt said he is “alarmed at the threat to funding a…
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Colorado Department of Education challenges funding eligibility for ‘first public Christian school’
EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story reported that Riverstone Academy was a charter school. Because it is authorized by the Education ReEnvisioned BOCES, it is considered a contract school rather than a charter school. A new school, touted as the first public Christian school in Colorado, is facing pushback from the state education…
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Woodland Park School District appoints new interim superintendent
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Woodland Park school district has a new leader for the upcoming school year. Following weeks of interviews and deliberation, Woodland Park RE-2’s board of education unanimously approved Ginger Slocum to serve as the district’s…