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Nederland officials urge BVSD to reconsider principal consolidation and fund permanent dean
Summary
Town trustees and the mayor of Nederland urged the school board to reconsider combining two schools under a single principal and asked the district to permanently fund an additional dean position to support students in transition.
Town officials from Nederland told the Boulder Valley School District Board of Education on April 8 that the district’s recent decision to place one principal over multiple schools has stirred concern in their small community and that added leadership capacity must be funded to make the model viable.
Why it matters: Nederland officials said the town’s future depends on strong local schools and that consolidating two principals into one role for multiple schools increases the workload and risk of gaps in leadership unless additional, permanent roles are funded.
Billy Giblin, mayor of Nederland and a parent with children in BVSD,…
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