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Meeting with Interim Superintendent, Erin Kane

October 29, 2016 By douglascountyparents

DCP leadership met with Interim Superintendent Erin Kane today. We were pleased with her candor. It was refreshing to hear acknowledgement of the problems in DCSD. She admitted, first and foremost, that we have lost many exceptional teachers, and she is well aware of why teachers are leaving. We also agreed there are still many […]

Filed Under: Kane, Loss of Educational Opportunities, Staff morale, Staff turnover Tagged With: culture, Erin Kane, Interim Superintendent, quality of education, teacher morale

Your Voice: Is technology replacing teachers in the Douglas County School District?

April 5, 2016 By douglascountyparents

By Pat Crowley, Parent of 2 former DCSD students & Community member Published online April 5, 2016 in Denver Post Your Hub As recently demonstrated by the protest of the students of Ponderosa High School, today’s students care deeply about their teachers and understand the important role that the teacher/student relationship plays in their education. […]

Filed Under: 2016, Education practices, Fagen, Letter to the Editor, Loss of Educational Opportunities, Parent Voice, Staff morale, Staff turnover, Teachers Focus, Wasteful Spending Tagged With: Fagen, fleeing teachers, misuse of tax dollars, parent voice, quality of education, teacher morale, technology

Fagen: “Move the teacher to the side…”

April 3, 2016 By douglascountyparents

Fagen: “Move the teacher to the side…”

Please read this statement by Superintendent Liz Fagen to Jess Stainbrook, Chief Community Relations Officer, in reference to a graphic in a promotional presentation: The one thing that bothers me is that we have a teacher in front of the class with a book…that’s the anthesis [sic] of us and what we aspire to offer […]

Filed Under: Education practices, Fagen, Loss of Educational Opportunities, News, Staff morale, Staff turnover Tagged With: devaluing staff, Fagen, fleeing teachers, quality of education, teacher morale, teachers

Student Perspective: The Effect of Board Policies

January 24, 2014 By douglascountyparents

By Andrew Bunker October 2013 The Douglas County School Board’s policy changes have affected me directly in a way that I did not find appropriate and in a way that I did not appreciate. Many overly-qualified teachers have been devalued by the Pay Per Performance initiative, and educators still present may not be able to […]

Filed Under: Student Voice Tagged With: pay for performance, quality of education, quality of teachers, student voice

Student Perspective: Limited Opportunities

January 24, 2014 By douglascountyparents

By Sydny Boyd October 2013 The current state of the school board can be simply described as a joke. As an IB student, an active member of my community and a student looking for the best possible opportunities I was constantly limited. The school board claims to ‘care about the students’, but my question is […]

Filed Under: Student Voice Tagged With: limited opportunities, quality of education

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