Outgoing School Board Directors: A Job Well Done

The Sentinel caught the Custer County School Board at their November 9th Workshop in order to say goodbyes.
Due to a close election tally, the newly elected board members will not be sworn in at this month’s meeting.
We appreciate the work and diligence of Doreen Newcomb, Dr. Terre Davis, and Patricia Vasquez as well as the two current sitting members, Jake Shy and Newell Woodbury.
Terre put together a list of accomplishments of the board during her eight years on the board. It’s interesting to see how much has changed in eight years for Custer County Schools. We’ll print that next week with the school board meeting article.
Of special interest to this district, Dr. Davis also put together a summary of the changes to the Southern Colorado BOCES, which pools and distributes funds and services between the schools for special education needs.
Terre served as President on SC BOCES board for years. Her skills and knowledge of proper and legal procedure, along with the sharp financials eye of Doreen Newcomb, and the diligence of our current Superintendent, Mike McFalls, has provided a keen (and concerning) window into the changes within BOCES that we should pay attention to with diligence. The summary is on page 23 of this issue.