Your Voice: Mama bear takes a stand against DCSD BOE
My Facebook friends must be sick of me. Well, perhaps not “me,” but of the continual posts I share regarding the upcoming school board elections here in Douglas County. Those who know me recognize...
View ArticleYour Voice: Who will fight for public education?
I began my teaching career in Douglas County 20 years ago, and ended it this past spring when I decided I could no longer work for our current upper administration or Board of Education. The path they...
View ArticleYour Voice: Why I walk for Douglas County School District
After my two children graduated from the Douglas County School District, I thought my volunteer responsibilities ended. During their K-12 years, I was a parent volunteer. A few months ago, I began...
View ArticleYour Voice: Future of DougCo Public Schools decided behind closed doors
Public school boards are required to discuss the public business of schools before the public. Executive sessions or closed-door sessions are the exception to this requirement and are few and far...
View ArticleYour Voice: More questions than answers from superintendent Fagen
With the myriad of issues facing Douglas County Schools, on September 30 I joined another parent in a meeting with district superintendent Dr. Fagen to discuss some of our concerns. These are the three...
View ArticleYour Voice: What the DougCo Educational Foundation does not want you to know
When I spoke with Cinamon Watson, interim director of the Douglas County Educational Foundation (DCEF) on September 30, she answered a few questions and dodged most, and then shared a closing comment...
View ArticleYour Voice: Open letter to the good people of Douglas County
I was taught to try to understand and appreciate all perspectives before I make decisions. And I had no idea. Douglas County residents and neighbors I talked to had no idea. All seemed to assume that...
View ArticleYour Voice: Douglas County school board election has me feeling mad and hopeful
I’m the type of person that usually keeps my opinions to myself when it comes to politics. But the current school board election has me riled up. I am passionate about my children’s education and I...
View ArticleYour Voice: What value does Douglas County get from a superintendent in the...
Google Elizabeth Celania Fagen and the first listing you see is not the Douglas County School District (DCSD) website, where she is superintendent. No – the first listing for Fagen is the Friedman...
View ArticleYour Voice: Guilty! But, never again!
I want to apologize to Douglas County citizens for being one of many uninformed voters. IN. THE. PAST. It sickens and saddens me to know that my ignorance likely contributed to the election of the...
View ArticleYour Voice: An in-depth look at Doug Benevento’s guest commentary in the...
On 6/30/2013, BoE member Doug Benevento provided a guest commentary to the Denver Post titled ‘Dougco schools lead the way’. [1] For the record, I am not a teacher, have not been employed by Douglas...
View ArticleYour Voice: Douglas County Schools — putting student achievement first
Douglas County schools are the best in Colorado. So why are some trying to convince folks otherwise during this election? I suspect it’s because they want to put the brakes on pay for performance and...
View ArticleYour Voice: Former Douglas County School District leader ensures taxpayer...
Marie Unger, former director of elementary education for the Douglas County School District (DCSD), became vice president of education for Castle Rock-based Emergenetics International after she left...
View ArticleYour Voice: Douglas County School District superintendent asked to submit...
In Douglas County School District, the community has been severely divided by a politically driven education reform agenda. Since 2010 all surveys, polls, and public forums have demonstrated the...
View ArticleYour Voice: Douglas County school board — time to fix our mistakes
Over the past 4 years, Douglas County Schools have been under attack—not by budget cuts, not by teachers’ unions, but by the Douglas County School Board. Politics, not education, is the main goal of...
View ArticleYour Voice: Teachers out, Gessler in = bad new math for Douglas County students
Three new developments spurred me to write an article on the Douglas County School Board race – I know there is not a lot of time: The negative, big money ad campaign currently running on TV and...
View ArticleYour Voice: Please help bring excellence back to Douglas County Schools
I am very fortunate to have graduated from Douglas County School District in 2010. The education that I received helped pave the path for the success I have experienced in college at the University of...
View ArticleYour Voice: A student’s view of Douglas County School District reforms
I’m a senior at ThunderRidge High School. At 17, I’m on the brink of voting, and many of my friends have already done so. Students hear a lot about what’s best for us, but very few people actually ask...
View ArticleYour Voice: Denver Post misled in endorsement of “reform candidates” in...
When a Douglas County parent responded in an editorial to the Denver Post’s endorsement of the “reform candidates” for the November 2013 school board election, she pointed out that the Post’s...
View ArticleYour Voice: An open letter to the Douglas County Schools Board of Education...
Leverage this opportunity to begin building a “Team of Rivals” Much like Abraham Lincoln during his presidency, you’re grappling with the difficult question of how, in a system of representative...
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