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Two candidates, one ballot issue
By Norma Engelberg
With less than a week to go, the Woodland Park RE-2 school district could see a change on its school board.
Incumbent from Director District B, Rick Wetzel, serves as board of education president.
Wetzel said that during his five years on the board, the district has seen academic achievement improvements through ongoing efforts by and collaboration among district staff. He said the work on career “Pathways” is helping students see the relevance of the education they’re receiving.
“Teachers have been encouraged to work with technologies in ways that make our district leaders in the state and in the nation,” he said. “We have made great strides to communicate and involve our community more than ever before. I would like a chance to see these projects and many others through to the next level. “
Wetzel said that his experience on the board will help when the district chooses a superintendent after the election.
Wetzel’s challenger, Mark Rodholm, is a district parent with sons at the middle school and Gateway Elementary School. He has a degree in telecommunications and works at Sirius Computer Solutions. Besides his connection with the district and to children as a parent, Rodholm also serves as a youth coach for Woodland Park Parks & Recreation. He is a member of Woodland Park Christian Church and the Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce.
In director districts A and C, which aren’t having elections, and in districts D and E where candidates Amy Nieman and Bill Blackburn are running unopposed, voters still will have an opportunity to decide Ballot Issue 3A.
This issue seeks to change the way directors are chosen. The school district has five director districts with boundaries based on population areas that might have little to do with any particular school building or community. The ballot issue asks voters to change the geographic boundaries to fit the boundaries of the areas served by each school. If approved, there would be one director from the area served by Summit Elementary School, another from the area served by Gateway and a third from the area served by Columbine. Because the middle school and high school serve the entire district, the other two directors would be chosen at large.
Ballots must be in the hands of Teller County election officials by 7 p.m. on Nov. 3. Postmarks do not count.
Incumbent from Director District B, Rick Wetzel, serves as board of education president.
Wetzel said that during his five years on the board, the district has seen academic achievement improvements through ongoing efforts by and collaboration among district staff. He said the work on career “Pathways” is helping students see the relevance of the education they’re receiving.
“Teachers have been encouraged to work with technologies in ways that make our district leaders in the state and in the nation,” he said. “We have made great strides to communicate and involve our community more than ever before. I would like a chance to see these projects and many others through to the next level. “
Wetzel said that his experience on the board will help when the district chooses a superintendent after the election.
Wetzel’s challenger, Mark Rodholm, is a district parent with sons at the middle school and Gateway Elementary School. He has a degree in telecommunications and works at Sirius Computer Solutions. Besides his connection with the district and to children as a parent, Rodholm also serves as a youth coach for Woodland Park Parks & Recreation. He is a member of Woodland Park Christian Church and the Woodland Park Chamber of Commerce.
In director districts A and C, which aren’t having elections, and in districts D and E where candidates Amy Nieman and Bill Blackburn are running unopposed, voters still will have an opportunity to decide Ballot Issue 3A.
This issue seeks to change the way directors are chosen. The school district has five director districts with boundaries based on population areas that might have little to do with any particular school building or community. The ballot issue asks voters to change the geographic boundaries to fit the boundaries of the areas served by each school. If approved, there would be one director from the area served by Summit Elementary School, another from the area served by Gateway and a third from the area served by Columbine. Because the middle school and high school serve the entire district, the other two directors would be chosen at large.
Ballots must be in the hands of Teller County election officials by 7 p.m. on Nov. 3. Postmarks do not count.
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