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At Monday’s meeting, the board voted 4-2 to work with a search firm to hire an interim superintendent for the 2021-22 school year. Board members Chris Alleman, Tracey Carisch, Kate Hudnut and Gloria Quintero voted in favor of the motion while Consuelo Redhorse and Isabel Rodriguez voted against. At an April 15 school board meeting, Alleman, Carisch and Hudnut voted not to enter negotiations with Smith to extend his contract following the conclusion of his one-year term at the end of June. Quintero, Rodriguez and Redhorse voted in support of keeping the superintendent.
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I have had the privilege of being an elementary school volunteer in Summit County for several years. During that time, I have observed a curriculum that imparts respect for others, teaches students how to be a friend, lifts up the joy and responsibility of being a good citizen, and provides a curriculum that values tolerance.
I have no idea what Kim McGahey is talking about because over these past five years, long before Superintendent Marion Smith Jr. and the current school board arrived on the scene, I observed exactly what public schools should be doing: teaching children to be good citizens and to care for one another. You can find a statement of values and attitudes of the Summit School District on the website. Likewise, the nondiscriminatory policies adopted by the school board over the years attempt to right the hundreds of wrongs perpetrated against people of color through the decades.
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At its March 25 meeting, the Summit School District Board of Education unanimously approved on first reading the addition of an at-will clause to district administrator contracts.
Prior to the decision, the board, superintendent and school administrators engaged in a thorough conversation about the change, which aligns with Colorado employment law.
The approved clause stipulates an administrator is an at-will employee of the district unless the administrator falls within the statutory definition of a teacher under state law. The change to at-will employment contracts for administrators means either party to a contract the district or the employee can terminate the contract at any time without cause or notice.
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Following a split 3-3 Summit School District Board of Education vote last week on whether to renew Superintendent Marion Smith Jr.’s contract, the district leader said his proficient evaluation speaks for itself.
, the board rated Smith across 11 categories for an average score of 3.32 out of 5, with 1 being not proficient and 5 being exemplary.
“I’m a very data-informed person, and so the data speaks for itself in the final evaluation,” Smith said Thursday. “… It’s a proficient evaluation. And the board makes the decision how they choose to move forward, and that’s the decision they made based on my proficient evaluation.”