An edition of the Littleton Independent
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
VOLUME 22 | ISSUE 42
Candidates discuss test scores, live streaming and SROs
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BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The race for three seats on the Cherry Creek School District Board of Education is underway, and all five candidates met during a candidate forum at Smoky Hill High School. The school district has more than 53,000 students across 67 schools. Its board of education is made up of five directors. The three board of education director positions up for election are a District A seat, District B seat and District C seat. The election will be Nov. 7, and the elected directors will serve four-year terms. Competing for District A are incumbent Anne Egan and challenger Steve McKenna. The District B seat only has one candidate — Ruthie Knowles, who is positioned to take over the seat currently held by District B Director Janice McDonald. For District C, the two candidates are incumbent Angela Garland and Scott Graves. McKenna and Graves are running together, sharing the platform, “Inspiring Excellence CCSD School Board.” Deputy Superintendent Jennifer Perry moderated the candidate fo-
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Incumbent candidate Angela Garland and challenger Scott Graves on Sept. 12, 2023, at Smoky Hill High School. The two are running for the District C seat on the Cherry PHOTO BY TAYLER SHAW Creek school board this November.
rum, where a variety of issues were discussed such as state test scores, live-streaming board meetings and whether to have more school resource officers, or SROs. Since Knowles is running unopposed, she introduced herself and answered a quick round of yes-orno questions before being asked to join the audience to listen to the other candidates. At the Sept. 12, 2023, candidate forum, the Cherry Creek school board candidates answered a quick round of yes-or-no questions by raising their hand.
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Test scores
One of the issues raised during the Sept. 12 forum was the school district’s state assessment scores. McKenna said he is “concerned that our district is leaving too many of the students behind.” “This is not the fault of our teachers, students, staff or parents who have been true heroes over the trials of the last three years, but rather the district’s leadership — which fails to educate half its students to grade level proficiency in English SEE SCHOOLS, P10
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