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Monday, 27 August 2007 |
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We have posted the video for the August 14th BVSD board meeting at this link. | | No comments for this item. Click on article title above to leave a comment. |
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Sunday, 19 August 2007 |
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 One topic we at BVSDWatch.org have not brought up yet has been the way BVSD deals with public participation at their board meetings (which are twice a month). In a nutshell (and we may expand on this issue in the near future) we feel part of the community's frustration when dealing with BVSD and its' board is the fact that the public participation portion of the meeting is one-way, no dialogue can occur between the public speaker and board members or administrators. The Boulder city council can allow such an interaction (though officially it's "discouraged"), and we hope to talk to the BVSD board about this situation in the future to see if we can find a way to have a reasonable community dialogue at future board meetings. Now, on that note, at the last BVSD board meeting August 14th, the BVSD board members elected to remove the public participation portion of the meeting for the August 28th and September 25th meetings (maybe more, we'll check the minutes when they become available) to allow for work sessions to "... discuss the topics of Organization and Achievement." In such an opinionated and vocal community as Boulder Valley, we doubt this will go over very well. When BVSD speaks about respecting and desiring of community input from one side of their mouth, and at the same time shutting down a large part of that capability with the other side, this will just turn into another case of BVSD being its own worst enemy. (Sigh) Update: From Briggs Gamblin, the communications director at BVSD: "At request of Board President Helayne Jones and Superintendent Chris, please let BVSDWatch.org site visitors know the following: 1) There will be a public participation period at the beginning of tomorrow night’s (8/28/2007) meeting under the same rules as any regular meeting, and
2) Please remind people that because of the time required for the work session, tomorrow night’s meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. instead of 6:30 p.m."
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Sunday, 19 August 2007 |
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We have not had many items to place in our Commentaries section of our site lately, but we have just placed two new commentaries for the community to read and comment on. We hope you will check them out to hear what others in our community are talking about. On our site, commentaries are from other local people or groups who want a venue to talk about their thoughts on a BVSD related matter. This would of course include BVSD administrators, board members, and employees. The opinions of the commentaries do not necessarily reflect the opinion of BVSDWatch.org. If we decide to comment on the subject of a commentary we will post something on our front page stating our position. If you would like to be considered for a BVSDWatch.org commentary, please let us know by clicking the "Contact Us" link to the left. | | No comments for this item. Click on article title above to leave a comment. |
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Sunday, 19 August 2007 |
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From the Daily Camera's Local Briefs, Wednesday August 15th 2007: Neighbors of north Boulder's closed Washington Elementary School attended Tuesday's Boulder Valley school board meeting, asking for the board's help in opposing the site's development plan. Jim Leach, president of Washington Village, wants to build a co-housing community, with 34 condos, six single-family homes and 7,100 square feet of commercial space, which would be built around a central courtyard where residents could gather. Board members responded that, because of an agreement with the city, the school district is not involved in the development phase. But board President Helayne Jones did direct Superintendent Chris King to meet with the neighbors to hear their concerns. Board members also reassured neighbors that there's been no talk on Boulder Valley's side about demolishing the century-old school. BVSDWatch.org's Take:
The closing and disposition of BVSD schools has been a contentious issue with in the BVSD community for years, with many community members feeling ignored, discounted, or otherwise shut out of the process. Here is an excellent opportunity for BVSD to create an open dialog and work with the community to find solutions that will benefit all and address community concerns. Even though BVSD may not have direct authority over what will be done, BVSD is still a powerful voice in the community with City officials, and has both an opportunity and obligation to assist in reconciling the interests of the community, the City, and prospective developers regarding final disposition of BVSD properties. If you have an opinion on this matter, please leave a comment on our website and share it with other community members. | | This item includes 1 comment. Click on article title above to leave a comment. |
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Wednesday, 15 August 2007 |
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Starting this summer, BVSD board meetings (and other BVSD related content) will be available to Comcast subscribers on channel 22 from Nederland through east Boulder. | | This item includes 4 comments. Click on article title above to leave a comment. |
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Saturday, 11 August 2007 |
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From the Daily Camera July 31st, 2007: "Boulder Valley students continue to outperform their counterparts at the majority of the state’s schools, according to results of the 2007 Colorado Student Assessment Program tests released today." Read the full article here. (Login required) BVSDWatch.org does not have a position on the controversial CSAP test at this time, but we like seeing BVSD improve. (If you wish to read more about the growing local CSAP controversy, check out Angela Engle's website.) | | This item includes 1 comment. Click on article title above to leave a comment. |
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Thursday, 09 August 2007 |
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It's starting, the list of people running for the Boulder Valley School District board seats are starting to put their names in the ring. From the Daily Camera August 9th, 20087: "Five people have filed paperwork so far to run for the four Boulder Valley school board seats up for election in November. Boulder's Laurie Albright filed for the seat that will be vacated by term-limited Angelika Schroeder. Jim Reed and Ed Gazvoda filed for the seat that will be vacated by term-limited Teresa Steele. Two incumbents, Helayne Jones and Ken Roberge, also filed paperwork for their seats. So far, none has returned the required petitions with 50 signatures, due Aug. 31." Our previous article on this site lists more of the details of which district seats are open. | | This item includes 1 comment. Click on article title above to leave a comment. |
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