Tag: Education

Montrose school board places superintendent on paid leave following contentious meeting

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The Montrose County School District Board of Education voted 4-3 Tuesday night to place Superintendent Carrie Stephenson on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an ongoing third-party investigation involving employee complaints connected to Olathe Elementary School and the departure of its principal, Jennifer Hesse, who was put on paid leave and later resigned. Board […]

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Montrose County school board delays elementary school closure decision until February; Superintendent Stephenson to remain on the job

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The Montrose County School District will not close any elementary schools at this time, opting instead to form an advisory committee to study the issue and make a recommendation by February 2027. The decision came during a special school board meeting Tuesday night, where board members acknowledged uncertainty in the data, a compressed timeline and […]

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