cori dobson caring for the community

Our mission is to educate all students in a safe, nurturing, challenging and disciplined environment so their performance is a credit to themselves and society. 

Your children: 

• Need to be protected and feel safe in the school so they can focus on their education. 
• Deserve the best education, best teachers and to have the best opportunity to have a successful future.
• Need to be properly prepared for the next steps they are taking in education and life.
• Need to learn how to critically think.
• Are the most important part of the schools.
• Are the future of this community and country.    

  It is important that the children are getting quality education, succeeding and becoming viable contributing members to our society. 

Communication is key!

Parents need to: 

• Know what is happening in the schools & classrooms.
• Know their children are receiving education.
• Work with schools, teachers & their children.

Teachers need to: 

• Know what is happening at home that could be effecting a child's performance.  
• Be able to teach the curricula without unnecessary interruptions.
• Receive training, support & have the proper resources to do their job.
• Feel safe in their work environment.
• Have parent communication & involvement.

 We need to turn our schools into schools of excellence & not settle for average. 

• The school board decided to re-hire the architects that built the current buildings.
• The new math curriculum in place called enVision.
• School board has agreed to hire a Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) to teach teachers how to teach this new math curriculum. 
• Superintendent  proposed Colorado Education Initiative ($35k) to set up a strategic plan for the schools. The board asked Dr. Nichols to look into other options.  
• Professional Development Program for teachers is going to start Fall 2023.
• Bullying, sexual activity, along with other things are still issues in our schools.  A father came to a meeting on 5/8/23 upset about how his son has been treated. Hear his story here.
• A teacher quit his job due to the children's disrespect and attempts to poison him. 
• A mother/teacher attended the 5/8 and 5/22 meeting and was concerned about our schools not having a drug program and our cell phone rules.  Cell phone usage has been a big concern when speaking with teachers and parents in our community.  The mental health issues it creates is huge.  
• The district is considering purchasing real estate for teacher housing.  Some board members seem hesitant to use education tax dollars to purchase housing. 
• The GWSD Elementary and Middle Schools approved a no cell phone policy. 

Did you know the school has a program called Safe To Tell? It is a confidential program to share issues students and teachers are facing such as harassment, bullying, etc.

Did you know that the school board has a say in every part of what happens in the school?  (i.e., curriculum, safety, budget, hiring and firing, all school policies, etc.) 

Here is what the GWSD Board Policy States About The Board's Powers & Responsibilitiies:   

 1.  Legislative or policymaking. the development of policy and for the employment of a superintendent who will carry out its policy through the development and implementation of regulations.

2. Educational planning & appraisal.  acquiring reliable information from responsible sources which will enable it to make the best possible decisions about the scope & nature of the educational program.  The Board is responsible for requiring appraisal of the results of the educational program.

3.  Staffing & appraisal.  for employing the staff necessary for carrying out the instructional program & establishing salaries and salary schedules and other terms and conditions of employment, as well as for personnel policies district-wide in application.  The Board is responsible for appraising the effectiveness of its staff by providing for regular evaluation.

4.  Financial resources. for adopting a budget that will provide the financial basis for buildings, staff, materials & equipment which will enable the district to carry out the educational program.  The Board is responsible for exercising control over the finances of the district to insure proper use of, and accounting for, all district funds.

5.  School facilities. for determining school housing needs, for communicating these needs to the community, for purchasing sites, & for approving building plans that will support and enhance the educational program.

6.  Communication with the public.  for providing adequate and direct means for keeping the local citizenry informed about the schools and for keeping itself informed about the wishes of the public.

7.  Judicial.  for acting as a court of appeal for school staff members, students and the public when issues involve Board policies & their fair implementation.