Tag: school district 49
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Pueblo citizens call for D-70 board upheaval, attorney’s resignation
A growing number of Puebloans are calling for the removal of three board members for Pueblo County School District 70 over alleged governance concerns in recent months. A newly formed coalition known as WeAreD70 is calling for Ann Bennett, A.J. Wilson and recently appointed Susie Carnes, along with the board’s attorney, Brad Miller, to resign.…
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D-49 board member resigns
A School District 49 board member has resigned, the district announced Tuesday. Board director Deb Schmidt submitted her resignation to the board on Feb. 23. The reason given for the resignation was “to honor commitments to her family,” the district said in an announcement. “The BoE (board of education) is grateful for her dedicated service…
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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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District 49 suspends restroom, locker room policy based on ‘biological sex’ months after approval
School District 49 voted 3-2 to suspend its policy not to allow transgender students to use restrooms and locker rooms aligning with their gender identity during its board meeting on Friday. The policy was approved by a 3-2 vote in September, and the issue returned to the board after Holly Withers unseated incumbent Jamilynn D’Avola,…
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EDITORIAL: El Paso County’s schools stay the course
A blue wave that saw conservatives nationwide lose governors’ races, ballot initiatives and even school board elections appeared to have affected Colorado, as well. It was a setback in our state for candidates running on student academic growth against the union machine. But there was a bright spot — El Paso County — where reform-minded…
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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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School District 49 begins exploring eastward expansions
As School District 49 continues to expand eastward, leadership has begun discussing how it might build on its existing schools and programs to meet their projected needs. Consolidating the existing Falcon Elementary School of Technology and Bennett Ranch Elementary Schools to a single building and selling existing properties along Woodmen Road to go toward developing…
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District 49 staff members on leave after allegedly expressing approval of Charlie Kirk assassination
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two staff members at School District 49 are on administrative leave following reports that they approved of the Charlie Kirk assassination. Kirk, a conservative activist, was shot and killed Wednesday during a speaking event at Utah Valley University in Orem. The suspect, identified as Tyler…
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D-49’s board of education discusses new facility-use policy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save School District 49’s board of education discussed a new district policy that would maintain segregation of district facilities based on biological sex during their regular meeting Thursday night. The proposed policy JBAA would establish clear guidelines to separate toilet, locker room and shower facilities between…
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Pikes Peak region schools: Start dates for the 2025-26 school year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save School District 49, based in Falcon and the east side of Colorado Springs, was the first district in the Pikes Peak region to begin the classes for the 2025-26 school year. Kindergarten along with sixth- and ninth-grade students started classes Friday with the rest of…