{"id":800498,"date":"2019-10-18T13:45:50","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T19:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=373191"},"modified":"2019-10-18T13:45:50","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T19:45:50","slug":"emily-lutke-listening-to-differing-voices-a-key-skill-for-school-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/emily-lutke-listening-to-differing-voices-a-key-skill-for-school-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily Lutke: Listening to differing voices a key skill for school board"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"825\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/col-lutke-sdn-102119-1024x825.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/col-lutke-sdn-102119-1024x825.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/col-lutke-sdn-102119-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/col-lutke-sdn-102119-768x619.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong>Emily Lutke<\/strong><br \/><em>Courtesy photo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Occupation: product sales and service manager at Breckenridge Ski Resort<\/li>\n<li>Hometown: Hudsonville, Michigan<\/li>\n<li>Years in Summit County: 13<\/li>\n<li>Family: husband, Tom Lutke; daughter, Rowan<\/li>\n<li>Civic involvement: Breckenridge Ski Resort Epic Promise Foundation co-chair, Carriage House Early Learning Center former board member and Wellington Neighborhood board member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I\u2019ve been close to the Summit School District for a while,<br \/>\nmarried to an educator and supported many athletic events. I\u2019ve taken a step<br \/>\neven closer in the past year, enrolling my 7-year old in kindergarten. This<br \/>\nexperience has enlightened me to the incredible influence this school district<br \/>\nhas on our kids and thus our community\u2019s future. I have the capabilities and<br \/>\nconfidence to steward that future forward. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n<p>My philosophy and how I set a positive example for my<br \/>\ndaughter? Get involved. As an involved community member, I\u2019ve served on the<br \/>\nWellington Neighborhood board and Carriage House early education center\u2019s<br \/>\nboard. I\u2019m currently a co-chair for Vail Resorts Epic Promise Foundation in<br \/>\nBreckenridge, which support staff and dependents in times of need through<br \/>\nrelief grants and educational grants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Through my more than 13 years in management at Breckenridge<br \/>\nSki Resort, I\u2019ve learned the skills necessary to treat others with integrity,<br \/>\nprovide support and, above all else, listen to differing voices. My staff knows<br \/>\nmy dedication for full connection from the community because they see it every<br \/>\nday in how I prioritize communication, transparency and involvement.<\/p>\n<p>Who I am is all well and good, but what the Summit County<br \/>\nvoters should care about is what I will do as a board member. I\u2019m a real<br \/>\ncommunity member with just a few priorities that I\u2019d like to share with you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Priority 1: Ensure each and every student is provided the opportunity to learn and grow&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We need to continue to challenge ourselves to look at our<br \/>\nofferings for all different types of students, not just the ones who have<br \/>\nlearning come easy. This means properly supporting those with learning<br \/>\ndisabilities, challenging our gifted learners, partnering with concurrent<br \/>\nenrollment, supporting and expanding our career and technical offerings (to<br \/>\nappeal to those who are career bound versus college bound) and continuing to<br \/>\nsupport a comprehensive dual language program \u2014 starting in elementary school<br \/>\nand continuing through to high school. There\u2019s a lot out there for our kids; we<br \/>\njust need to continue to provide more opportunities for them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Priority 2: Get these kids consistently healthy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Student wellness is incredibly important for the health of<br \/>\nschool districts. If kids are missing school, that means our school is missing<br \/>\nthem. Our community and thus our school district needs to mitigate the risk<br \/>\nthat vaping and mental health pose to our kids. We need to build an accurate<br \/>\nand effective support system to ensure each kid\u2019s health is strengthened.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Priority 3: Those that teach need us <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To be a leader in education, we need to support our<br \/>\neducators. We need to be the positive example in Colorado for our current<br \/>\neducators and our potential educators. We need to attract the next generation<br \/>\nof talent to our schools to ensure the next generation of our kids has a strong<br \/>\nfuture. How we ensure consistent training, tools and compensation is just as<br \/>\ncritical for these pillars of our community as it is for our kids.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a lot for a voter to take in. Maybe you just are concerned<br \/>\nwith who I am \u2014 as you\u2019ve learned, I\u2019m a mom of a 7-year-old, wife of a high<br \/>\nschool teacher, manager of ticket sales for a ski resort and deeply passionate<br \/>\nabout our community\u2019s future through education. Does that make me qualified for<br \/>\na position on the school board? Potentially. Would I be great at it? Yes. I\u2019m<br \/>\norganized, dedicated, strong at communication, and have my priorities straight.<br \/>\nI will make sure our kids succeed, and really that\u2019s all that matters.<\/p>\n<p>Please vote for me in the upcoming election Nov. 5. Questions? Reach out to me on my Facebook page, Emily Lutke for Summit School Board. I look forward to serving our community.<\/p>\n<p><em>Find more election coverage at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/election\/\">SummitDaily.com\/election<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/emily-lutke-listening-to-differing-voices-a-key-skill-for-school-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emily LutkeCourtesy photo Occupation: product sales and service manager at Breckenridge Ski Resort Hometown: Hudsonville, Michigan Years in Summit County: 13 Family: husband, Tom Lutke; daughter, Rowan Civic involvement: Breckenridge Ski Resort Epic Promise Foundation co-chair, Carriage House Early Learning Center former board member and Wellington Neighborhood board member I\u2019ve been close to the Summit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-800498","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-27 06:50:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800498\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=800498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=800498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}