Sophia Sopuch
No one becomes a teacher for the money. We become teachers because we hope to better our community and help others.
In Eagle County, all of us who teach in classrooms have our bachelors degrees and many of us have our masters degrees too. Unfortunately, we can’t pay rent with our degrees in fact, we can barely afford rent at all.
To make matters worse, the county and our school district continue to insult us with our paychecks. It’s impossible for us to make ends meet, let alone build a life.
When I saw my first paycheck this year, I was concerned. I did not receive a pay raise, as is customary in every district, in every state, including this one. Thinking the dollar amount was incorrect, I reached out to human resources. The response I received was this: “Hello Sophia I have attached the 2020-2021 salary schedule and the negotiated agreement. Unfortunately the district was not able to fund steps this year and therefore folks remained in their 2019-2020 s
Eagle County Schools, Special to the Daily
On May 12, Eagle County Board of Education unanimously voted to approve the latest agreement between the district and its teachers’ union. This is the second and final phase of negotiations between the two parties as the school year comes to a close.
The first attempt at an agreement was struck down in March because the board felt it didn’t equally invest funds in both staffing and compensation. This agreement, however, according to both Superintendent Philip Qualman and Eagle County Education Association President Karen Kolibaba, strikes that balance well.
“We appreciate how the board has been focused on providing both a competitive salary to recruit and retain the highest quality educators for Eagle County students as well as a commitment to providing adequate staffing to meet the needs of their students through quality instruction in both content area courses and electives/specials classes,” Kolibaba said.
5 years ago
Week of May 5, 2016
The Denver Broncos announced their Mile High Salute to the Fans Tour a victory lap following the team’s win in Super Bowl 50 would stop in Eagle on May 13.
Mike Gibbs was named president and general manager of the Frost Creek development south of Eagle.
The Vail Valley Mountain Bike Association launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to assist the U.S. Forest Service with trail maintenance costs.
10 years ago
Week of May 5, 2011
The Western Eagle County Metropolitan Recreation District and the town of Gypsum agreed to team up on operations of the Gypsum Creek Golf Course clubhouse pool.
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School Views
Eagle County School District is excited to have made it all the way to our last break, our Spring Break, having been in school for in-person learning most of this school year. It hasn’t been easy, and we’ve relied on the collaboration, support, and patience of parents thank you.
We’ve also relied on the collaboration, support, and courage of our staff. Our dedicated educators have worked tirelessly to meet the needs of students to the best of our ability this school year. From the outset to today, providing in-person learning required a wholesale change in the way we provided educational services. From the outside looking in, we hope it seemed fairly easy and straightforward. But from the inside, there were many challenges.