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Colorado Sports Leadership Academy urges board to reverse reassignment of staff member
Summary
A representative from the Colorado Sports Leadership Academy told the board the reassignment of Kata Willie to another school appeared retaliatory and urged the board to reconsider, delivering a letter signed by 26 members.
Melissa Duran, speaking for the Colorado Sports Leadership Academy, addressed the board during audience comments to voice concern about the reassignment of a colleague identified in the presentation as "Kata Willie." Duran said the group was not seeking to contest teacher-placement decisions generally but was asking the board to consider the broader implications of the reassignment and to ensure accountability, transparency and collaboration.
Duran told the board the reassignment "appears to be retaliatory in nature and sends a troubling message that when educators raise legitimate concerns about student safety, equitable resource allocation, and evidence-based practices, they risk being silenced." She said the group had pursued change through established channels but felt it necessary to bring the matter to the board's attention and handed the board a letter that stated, "We do not support the decision to move Cottawilly to Sunset Ridge P K 8," signed by 26 school members.
The board accepted the public comment; no formal Personnel action or vote on the reassignment was taken during the meeting.
