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(D) Phil Weiser
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(D) Jena Griswold
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(D) Manny Rutinel
(D) Yadira Caraveo
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REPUBLICANS
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February 17, 2014 04:34 PM UTC
5 Comments
I'm pleased that the support is so high for increasing salaries, with about 3/4 of the respondents being parents and/or community members. Not that that has a chance in hell with the current Board makeup.
I really don't know where Jeffco schools can go from here without a grassroots revolt and recall of the new board members, particularly the charter school advocate who is the new Board lawyer. . It's a pity, because it's a good school system.
Ken Witt took to the airwaves this week to explain his position. He did a good job explaining his goals, but did not talk much about how he wanted to achieve those goals. I was encouraged hearing him say "Jeffco is not Douglas County" and explain that Jefferson County is both physically and politically between Boulder and Colorado Springs. Here are the links to his show appearances:
The Jimmy Sengenberger Show: http://www.velocityradio.fm/jefferson-county-school-district-controversy/
The Michael Brown Show: http://www.khow.com/media/podcast-michaels-podcasts-michaelbrown/21114-4pm-jefferson-county-schools-24322788/
The Mandy Connell Show: http://www.khow.com/media/podcast-mandy-connell-mandyconnell/feb-12-2014-7am-president-of-24325560/
I'm curious about the spot the new board members are in. They now need to make a choice between doing what their donors and voters want and doing what their community wants (I think they should pick the latter).
I hope they do feel contrained by the reasonableness of the Jefferson County families they serve. Unfortunately, I doubt his words will prove true. We can never let this happen again here.
“…Jefferson County is both physically and politically between Boulder and Colorado Springs…”
Strictly “politically,” probably so. As far as education politics, however, the 18 or so separate school districts in El Paso county are all over the place. So I don’t know what Witt means, and I’m not sure he knows what is is taking about with that statement.
This was a response to ScottP.