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Education

  • Stevenson to retire as superintendent of Jeffco Schools

    After more than a decade as head of Jeffco Public Schools, Superintendent Cindy Stevenson announced her plans to retire at last Thursday night’s school board meeting, two days after a slate of conservatives won election to the board.

    “Working with Jeffco as superintendent has been the best 12 years of my life,” Stevenson said at the board meeting. “I’m taking this opportunity to thank the people here tonight and our community that have given me incredible support.”

    Stevenson’s last day will be June 30, 2014.

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  • Conservatives take control of Jeffco school board

    Three conservative candidates were victorious over a slate of three progressives in the race for open seats on the Jeffco school board, dramatically changing the board’s political orientation.

    Fallout from the results in the Nov. 5 mail-in election was swift: The existing school board voted to scrap plans for the controversial inBloom data-storage system. Meanwhile, district Superintendent Cindy Stevenson announced her retirement effective in June 2014.

    In final, unofficial results, with about 174,373 ballots counted:

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  • Spooky science: EHS classes put Halloween fun into experiments

    “Don’t try this at home — we’re professionals,” Evergreen High chemistry teacher Cheryl Manning quipped to her advanced chemistry students as she prepared her version of Halloween fun last week.

    Manning was attempting to replicate the admonition from the “Mythbusters” television program as she demonstrated two spooky experiments on Oct. 31.

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  • King-Murphy kids help the hungry

    The lesson for King-Murphy Elementary’s sixth-graders was simple: It’s important to help others in the community.

    The students learned that lesson through a school-wide food drive. The school donated 750 items to Evergreen Christian Outreach for families in need.

    While the students learned organizational skills, more importantly they learned how good it feels to help others.

    Last Tuesday, the students loaded boxes of canned goods, juices, boxed macaroni and cheese, detergent and other items into a vehicle sent to the school by EChO.

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  • A spooky spectacle: Bandana Day celebrates the season at Wilmot

    Evergreen’s glorious weather on Saturday allowed the annual Bandana Day fall carnival at Wilmot Elementary to have some activities outside.

    The carnival has games for all ages, plus haunted houses for children older than 6 and for the tiny ones. Some children wore Halloween costumes, while others wore bandanas in honor of the festival’s name.

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  • EHS students celebrate, learn about diversity

    Evergreen High School students learned about the world around them as they experienced diversity in its broadest terms during the third annual Diversity Day recently.

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  • Bailey P.E. instructor named Colorado Teacher of the Year

    The gym at Fitzsimmons Middle School in Bailey was alive Monday to honor physical education teacher Elizabeth Miner. The Colorado Department of Education named Miner the 2014 Colorado Teacher of the Year.

     

    “I first want to thank you, the students,” Miner said as she smiled and clutched her award. “You make me a great teacher.

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  • PTA president appointed to school board

    Jefferson County PTA president Michele Patterson has been appointed to the vacant seat on the Jeffco school board.

    Board president Lesley Dahlkemper made the appointment after the school board deadlocked in trying to name a replacement for Robin Johnson, who resigned from the District 1 seat in August after moving out of the county.

    Patterson's stay on the board will be short — the District 1 seat is up for election next month, along with two other seats on the five-member board. 

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  • Unique Tea celebrates diversity at King-Murphy Elementary

    Kindergartners celebrated the things that make them unique during King-Murphy Elementary School’s annual Unique Tea on Sept. 25.

    The students in Paulyne Fischer’s and Beth Schwecke’s classes wore uniquely decorated hats made out of paper bags to the event and stood one by one in front of the group while an adult friend — usually a parent or grandparent — told three things that made each child special.

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  • RMAE seeks parents’ help with budget shortfall

    Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen has asked its parents to donate more money to the school to help meets its budget shortfall, which comes as a result of the way charter schools are funded by the state and Jeffco Public Schools.

    At a meeting Sept. 17, the K-8 school’s board of directors asked parents to donate $600 per child, which equates to $75 per month for the eight months kids are in school, to the school’s foundation.

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