Archive for: Cindy Stevenson
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State’s largest school system to seek tax increase
Todd Engdahl / EdNews Colorado
The Jefferson County school board voted 4-1 Thursday evening to ask district residents for a $39 million revenue increase and a $99 million bond issue to bolster the district’s finances.
The board also gave final 4-1 approval to a 2012-13 district budget that cuts spending by about $20 million…
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Major metro school districts angling for fall tax hikes
Nancy Mitchell / EdNews Colorado
Jefferson County school board members directed Superintendent Cindy Stevenson on Thursday to craft language for a $99 million school bond issue and a $39 million increase in operating dollars for possible placement on the November ballot.
Stevenson is to present the language to the board at its June 7 meeting…
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A budget reprieve—and looming tax hike—at state’s largest school district
Nancy Mitchell / EdNews Colorado
Hundreds of Jefferson County parents, students and teachers have filled school board meeting rooms in recent months to protest proposed cuts in elementary music teachers, librarians, instructional coaches and guidance counselors.
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Budget blues persists at state’s largest school district
Nancy Mitchell / EdNews Colorado
December’s improved state revenue forecast was good news for the state’s school districts but as Jefferson County school board members heard Thursday night, the financial strains are far from over.
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Going a-courting for the guv’s veto
“How much is one vote worth? If it’s the governor’s, it’s either 46 cents or tens…of thousands of dollars.”
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