Dougco School Board Calls for $510M in Bonds After Months of Chaos

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There are millions of reasons why this could be a tough sell.

Passage of the $60 million mill levy override would result in a pay bump of about 9 percent for most Dougco teachers. Starting pay for a teacher with a Bachelor's degree would rise from $46,354 to $51,915,for example, with the salary for an educator who's earned a master's degree going from $59,311 to $66,427.

Teacher pay is linked to the amount of revenue the district receives per student — and as the chart below demonstrates, the Douglas County School District trails Boulder Valley, Denver, Jefferson County, Littleton and Cherry Creek by that metric as well.

 

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Serious question. Given the conservative makeup of the board do you think the plan for these new funds might include funneling some to private (religious) schools as is being tried elsewhere in the country. Seems I'd want to know that answer if I lived in Douglas Co.

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