Category Archive For "Schools"
Park City School Board is likely violating First Amendment rights with its public comment policy
Tuesday, Park City parent Kris Choi spoke to the Park City School Board during the open comment portion of the board meeting. Her concern was regarding the superintendent’s new contract. When Ms. Choi stated the responsibilities of the superintendent and then asked why her contract was renewed given the sexual abuse scandal, school board member …
If the Park City School District settles its child abuse cases, it’s an admission of failure for our children.
Three cases of child abuse in Park City have allegedly gone unreported by the Park City School District. This led Margaret Olson, the Summit County Attorney, to file charges against our school district. Reportedly, the number of unreported cases has grown due to the investigation. Recently we heard from Mark Moffat, Park City’s Criminal Defense …
Want to talk about Park City Schools? Let’s meet at the Jeremy Ranch Elementary School Playground this Saturday between 4:30 and 6:00 PM.
Hi I’m Josh Mann, and I am running for Park City School Board. I’d love to better understand your concerns with Park City Schools and wanted to provide a way we could speak face to face. If you’d like to talk, I’ll be on the playground behind JRES from about 4:30 PM until 6:00 PM …
Park City school class sizes may be a problem next year. It’s time to reach out to the Superintendent and the School Board.
Two weeks ago, I made the plea for parents to register their children for next year at Jeremy Ranch Elementary. Since that time I have heard from teachers and administrators across the district who are sounding warning bells. There are genuine concerns from educators that some elementary classes in Park City schools could have 35 …
Is this the type of behavior we want from a member of the Park City school board?
On Tuesday KPCW published an article titled “Candidates decry opponent’s appointment to Park City school board.” One of those candidates was me, Josh Mann. I, along with Meredith Reed and Mandy Pomeroy, are running for Park City School Board. Ms. Reed and I felt appointing one of the three of us to the board, didn’t …
Register your kids for Jeremy Ranch now to help decrease class sizes
Each year, it’s important to register your children for Park City Schools to help the district plan for the next year. However, this year, if your child attends Jeremy Ranch Elementary it is more important than ever to REGISTER NOW. Word on the street is that the older grades may not have enough sections to …
Where is the emergency school board meeting?
As you are probably aware, seven Park City School District employees allegedly failed to report child abuse as required by law. This included one case where a boy’s penis was touched and two cases of rape. The Summit County District Attorney charged the school district with failure to report child abuse and stated that they …
A dark time for Park City’s children
Imagine you wake up this morning to the charges that seven Park City School District employees failed to report child abuse, which is required by law. These include one incident of a teacher allegedly touching a boy’s penis and two other alleged cases of rape. You may ask yourself, “Could this happen to my child, …
Survey highlights problems with the Park City School District
A group of Park City parents, teachers, and others created a survey on how our schools are doing. They sent the survey to teachers and other staff members on Valentine’s day. Approximately 80 employees responded to the survey and gave feedback on our school district. You can view the survey results here. There appears to …
What’s on tap for Tuesday’s Park City School Board Meeting
On Tuesday, March 15th, the Park City School District Board of Education will meet at 3:30 PM. While usually we are warned to “Beware the Ides of March,” there is nothing particularly scary scheduled for this meeting. However, there are a number of topics being discussed that may interest you. The items below are from …
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