Posted in Board of Education on Aug. 24, 2010
I have been forgetting to write about the very cool gardening and scratch cooking movement that’s quietly happening in DPS. It’s something I wholeheartedly support, since I believe that we’ve substituted whole foods for high-fructose corn syrup and fats…all for the sake of convenience.
High-fructose corn syrup is particularly dangerous to Hispanics because of the way [...]
Posted in Board of Education on Aug. 22, 2010
Monday morning, too early for even the saints, I think, the Board of Education will be going to Balarat, the Denver Public Schools mountain property used for experiential learning experiences for mostly 5th graders. The objective supposedly will be “Board Procedures, Policy and Governance,” per Nate Easley.
Right now, the board uses a version of the [...]
Posted in Board of Education on Aug. 13, 2010
I’m studying the raw CSAP data that just came out, and I’m balancing it against some pupil data from the Colorado Department of Education.
Here’s a very interesting piece of information I came across. It appears that nearly 10 percent of all kids that should be going to DPS, aren’t. In raw dollars, that amounts to [...]
Posted in Board of Education on Aug. 09, 2010
In light of the fact that Rep. Mark Ferrandino is now calling for a legislative audit of the DPS pension-related issues, you should know that I worked for Mark Ferrandino last session as his legislative aide. He has been concerned about the DPS pension-related issues since the merger legislation went through in 2008, however, [...]
Posted in Board of Education on Jul. 26, 2010
I would like to set the record straight about the issue of the non-disclosure of my position as a paid field organizer for the Romanoff campaign. I neglected to tell the Denver Post that I hold such a position, though not intentionally. In my naivete, I believed it was not an issue, because campaigns are [...]
Posted in Board of Education, DPS Finances on Jul. 03, 2010
crossposted from Colorado Pols and Square State…
While DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg continues to bask in the favor of the Denver Post’s editorial board, who calls dissent “not entirely necessary,” there is one simple issue that is omitted here. If the Board minority is perpetuating a canard, then show us.
After much study of the data [...]
Posted in Board of Education on Jul. 02, 2010
This is probably the most concise description of what’s happening with the Denver Public Schools pensions.
Posted in Board of Education, Community, DPS Finances on Jun. 18, 2010
A great sex-ed resolution, an abeyance of new school seats in Northwest Denver, and a hold on the budget that doesn’t include information about properly funding our pensions. A great night to be had by all.
Posted in Board of Education on Apr. 23, 2010
As my colleague, Arturo Jimenez, entreated, we should err on the side of transparency. My Board minority colleagues and I brought subject-matter experts on the impact of the interest-rate swaps on our pension obligations, and instead of hearing what was going to be said, the Board President, Nate Easley, shut it down.
As of right [...]
Posted in Board of Education on Apr. 22, 2010
My colleague and I released the following statement about SB 10-191, the teacher evaluation bill sponsored by State Senator Mike Johnston. This is our reaction. How this relates to tonight’s Board meeting after the signatures…
One of the most difficult aspects of our job as school board members is to achieve the best educational outcomes for [...]
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