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Posted: 9:59 AM Jan 16, 2009
D-49 Superintendent on Voluntary Leave
11 News has learned that Falcon School District 49 Superintendent Grant Schmidt has gone on voluntary leave.
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11 News has learned that Falcon School District 49 Superintendent Grant Schmidt has gone on voluntary leave.
Amanda Mountain, spokesperson for D49, tells 11 News Schmidt and the D49 Board of Education decided mutually Tuesday evening on the voluntary leave The board is investigating several issues, including questions about the district's amended budget. The budget needs to be approved by the end of January.
No formal action has been taken at this time against Schmidt. Assistant Superintendent Eric Paugh will serve as acting superintendent until the investigation is complete.
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Posted by: Here's the Truth
Location: Colorado
on Jan 18, 2009 at 10:14 PM
"Qualified and genuine..."? What all the misinformed supporters need to know is that he is accused of doing these exact same things in previous school districts where he was employed. So why did they hire him in the first place?
Posted by: RU Kidding?
Location: D-49
on Jan 17, 2009 at 02:30 AM
Mary, Feel free to get rid of the Board and the Administration, but don't think for a second that these people from the top to bottom in this district "just want a paycheck". From the top to the bottom the problem exists that many may care to much. Many very talented people in the District are moving forward with plans that will have D-49 on top of the region before long but unfortunately Schmidt would rather throw great people under the bus than admit that he made a mistake. To have this District on the cusp of greatness in spite of the failed leadership of Schmidt is an accomplishment in itself. I have to admit the most disturbing part of your post was the fact that you think Unionizing will strengthen this District rather than be the final straw. Developing a system that not only hinders accountability, but discourages it. That has worked well for D-11. The biggest problem with this Board is that they care more than their experience may justify.
Posted by: Grandparent
Location: Stetson Hills
on Jan 17, 2009 at 12:25 AM
Our current d49 school board is one of the best we have had in the last 10 years. We have not had 6 Superintendents in 6 years. Hull was fired in 2006. He was there 2 years. We have fired 2 Superintendents in 6 years. Nancy Wright was called in out of retirement to replace Hull and was hired to be short term while they looked for a new Superintendent. Nancy left on good terms, both with the board, teachers and administrators. Don't make it sound worse than it is. I have heard that Smidt was fired from a northern Colorado school district for ignoring that school boards direct instruction to him when he was a principal.
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