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Durango board discusses CASB resolutions; signals opposition to vouchers and support for nonpartisan state board elections
Summary
The board reviewed proposed Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB) resolutions. Directors signaled they would oppose state vouchers unless fully funded, back a CASB proposal to make State Board of Education elections nonpartisan, and expressed mixed views on several other proposed resolutions.
The Durango Board of Education reviewed proposed resolutions from the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB) at its Aug. 19 meeting and provided direction for the district’s CASB delegate ahead of the association’s process.
What the board discussed - Vouchers: board members discussed a CASB resolution that would oppose voucher legislation unless it included full and permanent funding for public schools. Several directors said they preferred a stronger stance and asked the district’s CASB delegate to support language that simply opposes establishment or expansion of voucher programs; the board signaled support for opposing vouchers absent full, guaranteed funding. - Federal funding rescissions: board members reviewed a resolution drafted to oppose federal funding rescissions for districts; several directors said the draft read like background material rather than a discrete resolution and suggested it needed rewriting or should be opposed as written. - Nonpartisan State Board elections: several directors supported a CASB resolution to make Colorado State Board of Education elections nonpartisan, arguing it would return focus to education expertise and reduce partisan influence on state education policy. - Alternative education campuses: the board supported a CASB resolution that would treat alternative education campus (AEC) results differently in state reporting to avoid penalizing districts that operate alternative campuses with different timelines and student needs.
Why it matters: CASB resolutions shape the association’s legislative platform and advocacy priorities for the state legislature and for state-level education rulemaking. Board direction helps the district’s CASB delegate vote at the association’s delegate assembly.
Formal actions: earlier in the meeting the board voted to find the superintendent in compliance with policy OEO2 (emergency superintendent succession); that compliance finding was approved by voice vote. On CASB resolutions the board provided direction to its appointed delegate, Director Erica Brown, rather than taking a formal vote on specific CASB items.
Next steps: the district’s CASB delegate will carry board direction into the association’s resolution process and report back to the board.
