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Residents demand accountability, call for superintendent search and question Merit sale that led to $3 million funding loss
Summary
More than two dozen residents used public comment to demand a full superintendent search, call for board resignations and question the district’s handling of a proposed sale that critics say cost the district $3 million in annual sales-tax revenue. Several speakers pressed the board to restore staff benefits and transparency.
A large public-comment turnout pressed the Woodland Park School District RE-2 Board of Education to start a thorough superintendent search, reverse recent administrative changes and publicly account for a contract and facility sale process that speakers blamed for a $3 million loss of sales-tax funding.
Speakers included long-time residents, teachers, former employees and parents. Many asked the board to form a search committee that includes parents, business owners, students and staff. Bill Brown, who opened a series of public comments on the topic, asked the board to “please take the time to go through a proper superintendent search” and to create a committee…
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