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The district hopes to have a “significant amount of the project completed by March 2025.”

Vicky Johnson says her granddaughter was “traumatized” by her experience at Columbia High School, and is worried that special ed students get “lost between the cracks.”

Bing said revamping math is a “major change” and noted “the resources and curriculum we were using were fine 10 years ago but are not fine for students now.”

New Asst. Supt. of Special Services and first female Athletics Director, CHS Assistant Principal and Assistant Business Admin are among those hired for 2024-25

“Part of that will be how do we monitor progress in the school district? Because I think that’s one of the major areas that where I think our board can see improvement.” — BOE President Dr. Qawi Telesford

The wide-ranging interview covered topics such as the Fergus recommendations, the code of conduct, Board of Education functionality, communications, data, equity, hiring and retention, and more.

In addition to having been a teacher, Stephan has worked at the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, and he worked on education issues at the Government Accountability Office.

“We understand that some of these items are not specifically your fault, but we ask you to recognize that they stem from problems you have created or refuse to fix,” says Class of ’24 Salutatorian Ben Gevirtz.

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BOE President Telesford: “The Board recognizes that the 100-person limit on Zoom during Monday’s forum fell short of expectations. While HYA reports that no one was denied access during the actual forum, we acknowledge that the limit itself could have prevented participation for some. The Board sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience or frustration this caused.”