Posts Tagged ‘Adams 12 Five Star Schools’

Lots to talk about in the wake of the election for sure and I will be making postings on my take of the outcome in the coming days.  However, with the apparent failure of Adams County School District 12 measures 3A and 3B to pass – the mill levy and bond issue - I received two [...]

Colorado, Adams County and Thornton voters are faced with one of the longest ballots in our history.  Voters should not be dissuaded by this and need to take their time and understand the issues at hand before casting their vote.  Here is my take on the issues.   Amendment 46 – Discrimination by government This [...]

No one likes to say no to our public schools.  A quality education is one of the most important things we have to offer our children and I do not question the quality of education Adams 12 provides.  I am a product of the school district and my children currently attend the district’s schools.  However, [...]

About a month ago I said that Adams County “Five Star” School District 12 was readying another run at taxpayers.  This of course did indeed come to pass when on August 20th the board of education voted to send two measures to the voters.  Gee, why aren’t I surprised?  The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel reported that amazingly [...]

A great letter to the editor about a proposal on the Colorado ballot to require school districts to spend at least 65% of their money on the classroom. 

A letter to the editor of the Northglenn / Thornton Sentinel about two issues on our ballot for the local school district.  Serious questions.

Our local school district has decided to have a non-Veterans Day Veterans Day holiday.

The following is a letter I wrote to the local school district about their non-Veterans Day Veterans Day.  After some back and forth, the end result was no change (which I never expected anyway) and them basically telling me they are one of two districts that does anything for Veterans Day and I should be [...]