PUEBLO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 70
Kimberly Rein, District Election Officer for Pueblo School District 70 (D70), recommended to the directors of the D70 Board of Education (BOE) on Tuesday, September 5, that the election for BOE be canceled. Rein reported that only one person had filled out an application for each of the two chairs that would be up for election. She recommended saving the expense of the election, and that the board adopt the resolution to cancel the D70 School Board Election.
For the 2023 School Director Election, two at-large seats were up for election in Pueblo School District 70 for the November 7, 2023, election. Two directors would have been elected representing Pueblo School District 70 for a term of office of four years. The chairs are currently filled by Dr. A. J. Wilson, District 1, and Anne Och, District 2.
To be qualified to run for the BOE, a candidate must have been a registered elector of the school district for at least 12 consecutive months before the election and a resident of the director district that will be represented. A person is ineligible to run for school director if he or she has been convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child.
Rye High School (RHS) had two gifts approved by the Board of Education directors. Becker Pit, LLC donated $800 to RHS for use in the football program, and William Miller donated $500 to the Rye Girls Golf Team.
The BOE approved a new Work Based Learning Guide and the ImBlaze app that tracks student locations and time worked in the apprenticeship and internship programs. Drew Hirshon, Assistant Director of Curriculum and Instruction, gave a presentation explaining the app and how the new guide clarifies communication and expectations between workplace, student, parent, and D70 admin.
Ted Ortiviz, Bond Manager, reports ongoing delays at RHS in getting utilities moved to work on the new shop structure there. He assured the board that once that is resolved, the metal building will go up quickly.
Stephanie Russell, D70 Director of Personnel, presented a request for a raise to substitute teacher rates which was voted on and approved. A substitute position with a one-year authorization, which requires a high school diploma, was raised from $125 to $140 per day. A three-year authorization that requires a bachelor's degree was raised from $140 to $160 per day, and a fiveyear authorization for a person who had previously held a teacher’s license with the Colorado Department of Education was raised from $170 to $200 per day. Retired D70 teachers would be offered $180 to $200 per day. Long-term substitute rates, for teachers in a substitute position twenty days or more would pay a three-year authorization $175 per day and a five-year authorization $225 to $245 per day.