Tuesday churn: Weighing in on vouchers
What’s churning:
Parents and community members in Douglas County get their first chance tonight to weigh in on a voucher proposal being mulled by school board members.
Board members spent much of Friday and Saturday hearing reports from seven subcommittees of a School Choice Task Force, but vouchers – also known as option certificates – dominated the conversation.
Tonight’s board meeting begins at 5 p.m. and the community hearing is set to start at 7:15 p.m. An hour has been allotted but Susan Meek, the district’s communications director, said speakers may be allowed to run over that time or asked to complete their remarks at the end of the meeting.
The meeting is at district headquarters, 620 Wilcox in Castle Rock. The full agenda is here.
In case you missed it, here is an evening update from yesterday’s churn:
Denver Public Schools contract attorney Martin Semple countered an opinion from attorney Mark Grueskin saying that three school board members facing censure did, in fact, attend a meeting closed in violation of the
