{"id":2450603,"date":"2019-10-31T18:24:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T00:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-school-district-leadership-change-welcome\/"},"modified":"2019-11-01T07:07:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T13:07:39","slug":"aspen-school-district-leadership-change-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspen-school-district-leadership-change-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen School District leadership change welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aspen School District leadership change welcome<\/p>\n

Six great candidates for the School Board! It\u2019s been awhile (ever?) since we\u2019ve had such a choice. As a veteran educator (almost three decades in the Aspen School District) and having lived in Aspen for almost 45 years, I am thrilled there is so much active interest in education. And although I am retired from the Aspen School District, I continue to be a full-time professional in the field and care deeply about the quality of education in our community.<\/p>\n

And at this point in my life and my profession, I know these things:<\/p>\n

1. ALL students deserve a safe, invigorating, challenging learning environment every day in every classroom.<\/p>\n

2. Teachers are a school district\u2019s greatest resource and as such, must be valued, supported, and challenged to ensure excellence in every classroom.<\/p>\n

3. To do that, district leadership must place the greatest value not on \u2018stuff\u2019, not on \u2018programs\u2019, not on \u2018structures\u2019, but on creating the conditions for ALL teachers to thrive.<\/p>\n

I believe a school board\u2019s primary responsibility (after safety) is to ensure that their employee, the superintendent, leads with an unrelenting focus on student and teacher success.<\/p>\n

That said, my perspective is quite opposite of Dr. Maloy\u2019s. I worked alongside Jonathan Nickell for two years on the DAC (District Accountability Committee). I have worked on school-related issues with Bettina Slusar. Both are candidates who do their homework, who walk the talk of caring about students and teachers, and most importantly, who are committed to student-centered decision-making.<\/p>\n

As a community we now have the opportunity to make much needed changes in district leadership. And it\u2019s time.<\/p>\n

Barb Pitchford<\/p>\n

Aspen<\/p>\n

via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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