More on the board spending

Posted by on Jan 27, 2012 in DPS Finances | 0 comments

By the time my first term is over, the district will have saved at least $15,400. I do this because I respect the sacrifice the taxpayers of my district have made.

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Pension deal put to bed…for now

Posted by on Mar 17, 2011 in DPS Finances | 0 comments

Well, we did it.  Tonight, we approved a deal that would place 50 percent of the interest-rate swaps into fixed-rate instruments, and the...

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Sewing up the pension bonds

Posted by on Mar 9, 2011 in Board of Education, DPS Finances | 1 comment

The deadline to fix our pension bond situation is right around the corner, and we've been working hard to come to a resolution that makes the least amount of impact to our classrooms and moves us to a more stable footing that isn't subject to the fluctuations in the market. It's time to fix this situation so that educating kids isn't dependent upon whether the stock market performs well or not.

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Pensions and apples and oranges

Posted by on Sep 29, 2010 in Board of Education, DPS Finances | 0 comments

For those of you that have been paying attention the the issues around the DPS pensions, the latest update is that the state...

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The Board’s last discussion about financials

Posted by on Jul 26, 2010 in DPS Finances | 0 comments

This video is about an hour and a half long, but it shows the tenor of the discussion about the pension payment shortfall.  Let’s dis

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The point of dissent is fiscal responsibility

Posted by on Jul 3, 2010 in Board of Education, DPS Finances | 1 comment

crossposted from Colorado Pols and Square State… While DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg continues to bask in the favor of the Denver...

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