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School Choices Equip Holloman Children for Success
Pam Holloman and her husband, Andy, are parents to a Scorpion, Wolf and Yeti. As assistant principal at Inspiration View Elementary, Holloman knows firsthand the importance of educational choices.
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Raise Your Voice: 2021 VoW Annual Survey
It's that time of the year ... time for the VoW (Voice of the Workforce) Annual Survey! Survey links will arrive in employee mailboxes Friday, Sept. 3.
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Winning Experience in Tokyo for D49 Team Member
A champion for high performance athletes in D49 helped bring home the gold in Tokyo. Vladislav Izboinikov, or “Izzy” as he’s known, participated in the recent Olympic games as a coach.
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Staff Resource: Teacher/Educator Well-Being Support Line
This past year has been challenging. While the road ahead looks promising, we know that sometimes it's nice to have a helping hand.
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The Paraeducator at Work: Jamie Denton
Across District 49 all staff work together to enrich the lives of our students. It takes employees in a variety of roles who contribute in countless ways to prepare our learners for success.
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Employee Earns Statewide Recognition
Patty Mize, training supervisor for D49 transportation, was honored this past summer as the Colorado State Pupil Transportation Association Operations Person of the Year.
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Editing Your Teacher Page
Teachers pages can be used as just a biographical page, or you can add classroom information or assignments.
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Summer Break: Time to Rejuvenate
We are almost there, D49 Family! We have made it through the strangest year in education in history. We’ve experienced triumphs and tragedies, and all the while we kept pushing forward. It’s finally almost time for a break.
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Teachers Big "Pizza" Our Students' Success
No matter how you slice it, District 49 teachers are the best! We received 120 nominations from the community on social media in our #D49TeachersShine campaign.
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The ABCs of Safety for End-of-the-Year
As you start to pack up classrooms and schools for summer, make sure you prepare for the break with safety top of mind. Simple choices can make a difference.
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Stress Awareness Good for Your Health
April is International Stress Awareness Month, which is a great time to recognize what causes you stress and what to do about it. Stress is inevitable and unavoidable; everyone experiences stress.
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Engines Roar to Support Annual Holiday Philanthropy
Santa’s sleigh could almost be heard amidst the sound of rumbling motorcycle engines the weekend of April 3. The D49 Transportation Department welcomed riders and car enthusiasts.
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Springtime Support for Mental Wellness
The birds are chirping and the weather is going from winter gloom to spring blooms. This time of year brings an uplift in mood for many of us. For others battling depression and mental health issues, spring is a difficult time of year.
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Boyd Shines Bright as Conference Award Recipient
During closing ceremonies of the Rocky Mountain Restorative Practices Conference March 12 at Great Wolf Lodge, Dr. Kim Boyd, director of community care, received glowing accolades for her contributions to support restorative practices in District 49.
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Let's Laugh: It's the Healthy Thing to Do
Who doesn’t love a good laugh? The kind of laugh that leaves your stomach aching and your cheeks sore. Yet, when was the last time you REALLY laughed?
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Leadership Update - Sept. 2021
Since its inception in 2016, the Voice of the Workforce (VoW) Annual Survey has proven time and again to provide immeasurable value as an essential part of our culture and strategy of continuous improvement. VoW is all about listening and learning from YOU—our valued workforce members.
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Leadership Update - Aug. 2021
If you’ve been following conversations at recent board of education meetings, you know we’ve been taking a close look at competitive revenue and compensation in District 49, as compared to our neighboring school districts. Your guidance through VoW Annual Survey results, both in 2020 and 2019, led me to research and build analyses that helped identify and quantify our compensation issue in D49.
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Leadership Update - May 2021
Every time I drive through the gap construction on my way to Denver, I am irritated in advance, impatient in the middle, and relieved on the other side. That’s exactly how I feel about the 20-21 school year. We knew going in it would be a difficult year, but we didn’t know how many delays, detours, accidents and disruptions we might encounter.
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Leadership Update - April 2021
Last summer District 49 created a new department as part of a reorganization: data and performance. The change brought central registration, student information systems (PowerSchool), and academic systems, which oversees tools used for student learning and assessment, into one department.
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Leadership Update - March 2021
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced,” said James Baldwin, American writer and activist. I cited those words when I welcomed the newly installed Equity Leadership Advisory Council’s executive board at our first meeting.
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Leadership Update - Feb. 2021
District 49 is blessed by a long tradition of leadership from teachers and other committed educators. We are not the largest or wealthiest district, so D49 has been a place that attracts and holds employees because they are committed to students and the community.
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Leadership Update - Jan. 2021
As many staff know, finding and keeping reliable and effective guest teachers has remained a top workforce challenge the past few years, and the problem has magnified during the COVID-19 pandemic.
