Posts Tagged ‘Adams 12 Five Star Schools’

Residents of the north Denver metro area watched with great interest as KDVR FOX 31 conducted an ‘investigation’ into Adams 12 Five Star Schools’ finances and superintendent Chris Gdowski.  On the surface it appears to be damning but it seems more likely this was gotcha journalism fed by union hate and disinformation. Investigative reporter Josh [...]

Unions, teachers and school districts are a big part of the national news cycle due to the strike in Chicago.  Here at home in Adams County however we have a situation not entirely dissimilar with a school district doing a poor job managing tax payer money and Chicago-style union bullying taking place. Much could – [...]

Recently CBS4 Denver uncovered the theft of tens of thousands of dollars of fundraising money at an Adams 12 Five Star School District middle school.  While the district was well aware of the theft and had dealt with it internally, they failed to inform parents until the story broke months later. Johnny and Pam Trujillo [...]

The City of Thornton has offered to help Adams 12 Five Star Schools with its budget mess by taking over some of the expenses associated with middle school sports.  The city’s generosity however gives rise to bigger questions as to whether or not it is the city’s responsibility to provide the district a bailout. Middle [...]

Two years ago the Colorado State Legislature and then-Governor Bill Ritter used so-called “fees” to bolster the state’s coffers while evading the requirements of TABOR.  Faced with budget cuts, Adams 12 Five Star Schools seeks to use the same underhanded tactic by forcing parents and students to pay “fees” for basic items required for education. [...]

It has been two years since Adams 12 Five Star School District’s disastrous attempt to purchase the Auto-Trol building.  Now that deal and the money wasted is getting the scrutiny of channel 7’s investigative reporters.  I wrote back in November of 2008, “they [Adams 12] need to be responsible citizens in the community and exercise [...]

Adams 12 Five Star Schools announced yesterday the first round of major budget cuts.  $24 million in cuts will be made and over 180 people will lose their job.  It is not a pleasant sight but a reality that had to be faced in these tough economic times.  Schools districts, just like private industry and [...]

As teachers, you are some of the most prized and valuable assets of our communities.  We entrust you with our children and you shape and educate them into the people they will become as adults.  Like many jobs, yours is one intertwined with politics but did you know that you actually pay to support political [...]

Certainly I am the first one to take Adams 12 Five Star Schools to task when they do something wrong.  Conversely, it is very important to applaud the district when they do something right and yesterday they did something that I find extraordinary.  The district announced that the new aquatics center on 136th & Holly [...]

Update, 3:30pm:  Adams 12 Five Star Schools Superintendent Mike Paskewicz is leaving it up to individual principals / administrators to decide whether or not to show President Obama’s speech.  We know of at least one elementary school that has opted NOT to show the speech and will instead focus on the established curriculum (as they [...]