Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series highlighting voters throughout Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. Through the month of May, the Glenwood Springs Post Independent, The Aspen Times, Steamboat Pilot & Today, Craig Press and Vail Daily will be running stories highlighting Democrat and Republican voters in our communities.
Described as a former political RINO (Republican in name only), Steve Martinson, a retired Moffat County School District art teacher and avid outdoorsman, is very concerned with the leadership in place representing Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in Rep. Lauren Boebert.
Previously, Martinson was a registered Republican, serving as that political RINO in Moffat County in hopes of having his voice heard in local elections. After years of trying to make some sort of impact in a heavily conservative community, Martinson made the switch to the Democrat Party full-time a few years ago.
The Moffat County School District is considering a $40 million bond ask of voters in 2021.
During Thursday’s Board of Education work session, David Flaherty of Magellan Strategies presented the survey’s findings to board members and interested parties, stating that roughly 50% of the 369 registered voters in Moffat County survey said they would support a bond measure, while 40% said no, and the final 10% remained undecided on the matter.
The survey, which was conducted April 14-18 through a text messaging system and district email invite, was weighted to be representative of the voter demographics for an odd-year election in the school district, Flaherty said in his presentation.
Moffat County School District is asking for parent feedback from Craig Middle School students as it searches to find a new principal ahead of the 2021-22 school year.
The district previously made the decision to not renew the contract of current CMS Principal David Grabowski. Grabowski remains a tenured employee within the district, but it is unclear if he is leaving the district, or taking a new position elsewhere within MCSD. Attempts to reach Grabowski were unsuccessful.
Craig Middle School Principal David Grabowski. (Courtesy Photo / Moffat County School District)
Superintendent Scott Pankow stated that the district is currently receiving applications for the position, which posted to the Chalkbeat jobs board on April 1.
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New Sandrock Principal Jonathan Herring sits in the lobby of the administrative building for Moffat County School District March 31. (Joshua Carney / Craig Press)
For nearly 40 years, Jonathan Herring has pursued his passion of education as a teacher, administrator, and principal in bigger cities such as Kansas City and Las Vegas.
On Aug. 1, he’ll take over in rural Northwest Colorado at Sandrock Elementary, hoping to make a lasting impact on the elementary school in Moffat County School District.
Herring, who was born and raised in Colorado Springs, left Colorado to pursue a teaching opportunity in Missouri, where he stayed for eight years before landing in the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, where he stayed for the last 30 years.