Tag: susan payne
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Academy D-20 board selects Classical Academy board member to fill vacancy
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to indicate Kelli Hawkins’ resignation from the Classical Academy’s board of directors. Academy District 20’s Board of Education unanimously selected Kelli Hawkins to succeed outgoing member Amy Shandy, who announced her resignation last month, during its regular meeting Thursday night. Other board finalists were Jason Knese and Douglas…
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Academy D-20 board president to resign
Amy Shandy, the president of Academy District 20’s Board of Education, announced Thursday that she will step down because she and her husband Ty will move out of state for a job he recently accepted. Fighting back tears, she called serving on the board “an honor.” The board’s Sept. 3 meeting will be her last.…
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D-20 to require permission for name changes, removes book with transgender narrative
Academy District 20 will require parental consent for name changes, a move that advocates say will harm the district’s transgender students. The action, unanimously approved Thursday by the D-20 school board, came as board members also decided to remove a book featuring a transgender narrative from the district’s libraries, citing allegedly dangerous resources and narratives…
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Academy D-20 appoints Susan Field as interim superintendent
Academy School District 20’s assistant superintendent for learning services, Susan Field, was selected by the Board of Education as its interim superintendent during a special meeting on Tuesday. The board convened virtually to unanimously approve naming an interim replacement for Jinger Haberer, who was ousted in a board vote Thursday after members lost confidence in…
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ENDORSEMENTS: Cole, Johnson, Ruehl in D-11; Payne, Waldrep, Tripp in D-20; Thompson, D’Avola in D-49
For all the challenges facing public education in our state, the encouraging news for parents and taxpayers in the Pikes Peak Region is some of the area’s signature school districts have made great strides. It is critical as this fall’s election approaches to elect school board members who will help reinforce the most pressing priorities…
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ENDORSEMENTS: Cole, Johnson, Ruehl in D-11; Payne, Waldrep, Tripp in D-20; Thompson, D’Avola in D-49
For all the challenges facing public education in our state, the encouraging news for parents and taxpayers in the Pikes Peak region is some of the area’s signature school districts have made great strides. It is critical as this fall’s election approaches to elect school board members who will help reinforce the most pressing priorities…