Following backlash from administrators, the Summit School District Board of Education reversed course at its meeting Thursday, May 27, approving new administrator contracts without the proposed at-will language. The change, which would have aligned the.
Breckenridge will not bring back Walkable Main, the pedestrian-only Main Street concept that sprung up last summer. The Breckenridge Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday, April 27, to not reinstate the walkway.
Community Development Director Mark Truckey explained in a memo to council that there have been numerous inquiries on whether the town would bring back Walkable Main. The town recently surveyed residents and businesses, asking for feedback about the concept. Results favored reintroducing the pedestrian walkway with 86% of residents and 83% of businesses that responded supporting the return of Walkable Main.
Mayor Eric Mamula countered the results of the survey by stating that there were a lot of conditions listed along with people’s support of the concept. Council members also brought up several concerns associated with the walkway, including traffic, safety and economic equity.
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At Monday’s meeting, the board voted 4-2 to work with a search firm to hire an interim superintendent for the 2021-22 school year. Board members Chris Alleman, Tracey Carisch, Kate Hudnut and Gloria Quintero voted in favor of the motion while Consuelo Redhorse and Isabel Rodriguez voted against. At an April 15 school board meeting, Alleman, Carisch and Hudnut voted not to enter negotiations with Smith to extend his contract following the conclusion of his one-year term at the end of June. Quintero, Rodriguez and Redhorse voted in support of keeping the superintendent.
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I have had the privilege of being an elementary school volunteer in Summit County for several years. During that time, I have observed a curriculum that imparts respect for others, teaches students how to be a friend, lifts up the joy and responsibility of being a good citizen, and provides a curriculum that values tolerance.
I have no idea what Kim McGahey is talking about because over these past five years, long before Superintendent Marion Smith Jr. and the current school board arrived on the scene, I observed exactly what public schools should be doing: teaching children to be good citizens and to care for one another. You can find a statement of values and attitudes of the Summit School District on the website. Likewise, the nondiscriminatory policies adopted by the school board over the years attempt to right the hundreds of wrongs perpetrated against people of color through the decades.
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