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Laments siphoning to charter schoolsRecent revelations that District 6 will be letting nearly 20 percent of their new teachers has caused the Greeley Tribune to blame part of the problem on charter schools by categorizing students as “resources” that the district is losing. At Monday’s board of education meeting, District 6 Superintendent Ranelle Lang [...]
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Questions on the tax increase for a new John Evans The proposed site at 65th Ave and 37th St would require a minimum of $ 4-6 million for infrastructure (taps, curb, gutter sidewalks ect.) in addition to the cost of the building. The current site already has [...]
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by Jack Minor – New K-12 science standards have been introduced with an eye more on depth than breadth and that has caused some to be concerned. Organizers are hopeful that most, if not all, states will adopt these standards. But they admit from the start that the issues of global-warming and evolution will [...]
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Hundreds of Millions of taxpayer dollars flowing East!by Craig Masters In a video of the 7th Annual Immigration Law Update held May 15, 2007, ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr8YEIdvatw) a panel of speakers is recorded detailing how to technically comply with immigration laws to win special work visas known as H1-B’s. The moderator at the podium is identified [...]
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by Craig Masters On the last Sunday in January, Catholic priests around the country told their congregations the “news” about the latest assault on Christianity in America. In Pittsburgh, Bishop David Zubik wrote that President Obama had told Catholics, “To Hell with your religious beliefs.” Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria asked his flock to join [...]
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by Jack Minor – The Greeley/Evans school district would not have any problem meeting the requirements of a proposed bill that would be the strictest in the nation by banning all trans-fat from school lunchrooms and buildings. Sen. Lucia Guzman and Rep. Tom Massey have sponsored a bill that would prohibit all public and charter [...]
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Do Greeley schools have cause to celebrate? By Craig Masters February 9, President Obama signed an executive order granting waivers for 10 states from complying with the federal law entitled the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. New Mexico, on the forefront of the immigration crisis, was the only state of the 11 being considered [...]
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Guest Column By Sam Hill www.greeleyreport.com It’s so interesting to observe failing systems propping up other failing systems. That’s why it came as no surprise when the ailing, failing Lib Trib came out with yet another whack and attack piece against District 6 School Board member Brett Reese, as though he is solely responsible for the [...]
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Story and photo by Jack Minor An unusually large crowd turned out this week to share concerns, opinions and express frustration with the school system. The District 6 board of education held a community engagement survey at the Chappelow K-8 School on Monday evening. The district is currently facing an additional $9 million in [...]
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By Mike Bauman There is a movement among state education chiefs and the National Governors Association called the Common Core Standards Initiative. The movement is funded in large part by public monies (including 31.6 million in extra stimulus funds) provided by the US Department of Education. According to the website http://www.corestandards.org/, the mission of the program [...]
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Lone board member Reese warns of veiled, back-room politicsBy Mike Bauman Treachery lurks in honeyed words. -Danish Proverb Monday night the District 6 Board of Education voted to deny Union Colony Preparatory School’s application to add a K-5 track to their existing successful program. The West Ridge Academy application was approved, with 10 substantial conditions. [...]
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By Mike Bauman The School Board’s District Advisory Committee recently said in a report to the Board of Education, they could find little evidence that School District 6 needed additional choices at the middle school level. A review of the facts reported this past year shows another picture. The most recent CSAP scores shows District [...]
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Story and photo By Jack Minor Residents at a public forum regarding the approval of two new charter schools overwhelmingly showed their support for the proposal on Monday, Nov. 8. The hearing was held regarding two new applications for charter schools received by the district. Union Colony Preparatory had requested to expand to include K- [...]
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By Mike Bauman At a recent School Board meeting, the Board of Education and its “Accountability Committee” indicated a desire to “require” new charter schools to address how they will ensure their enrollment will mirror the demographic of the community. Board Member Robert Stack took it a step further, appointing himself the “new sheriff in town” [...]
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By Jack Minor Harsh words were exchanged as the Greeley-Evans District 6 School Board voted to pass the 2010-2011 Budget on Monday. The meeting began cordially as the board dealt with several items on the agenda; however when time came to vote on the budget things began to heat up. Prior to major issues being [...]
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By Jack Minor At the Greeley/Evans District 6 School Board meeting last Monday night, board members discussed the ramifications of the Education Accountability Act passed by the state legislature that now allows the State to accredit school districts. Under a new system of ratings, to be finalized later this year, individual schools will be accredited [...]
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By Jack Minor Tensions were high at this week’s school board meeting, as they discussed the executive summary of a study relating money to performance. The meeting began on a positive note, as students from area schools participating in the Adventure Journal Backpack Project, told the board a little bit about their adventure. The project [...]
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Today’s school board and district are paying the price of decisions made, ten to twelve years ago. Those decisions most costly, include no real workable plan to prepare all children to enter school with basic skills needed to succeed. Due to the economic disparity in our community, hundreds of children were thrust on our school system without [...]
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