Category: General News
D20 Removed Its General Counsel. Then It Paid a Lobbyist for Work Counsel Already Did.
Academy District 20 records show monthly payments to Amy Attwood firm after D20 removed General Counsel Tonya Thompson, hired outside counsel, and shifted legislative updates to a contracted lobbyist. Taxpayers deserve the contract, scope, invoices, and records showing who directed the work.
A Parent’s Guide to D20’s FY2026-27 Budget Numbers
Academy District 20’s proposed FY2026-27 budget is not just one large number. Parents should understand the difference between proposed and adopted budgets, revenue and spending, funded pupil count, security services, capital reserve, and charter-related transfers.
D20 Superintendent Search: What Parents Should Know About CLAS and Dan Snowberger
The D20 superintendent search should include clear answers about CLAS, Dan Snowberger, Elizabeth book-ban litigation, Brad Miller-linked legal context, candidate disclosure, and overlapping leadership timelines.
Bill Sawvel Wants a Culture War. D20 Parents Need Records.
William Sawvel’s Gazette letter tries to turn Jinger Haberer’s removal into another fight over progressives, books, chosen names, and parental rights. But the public record raises a harder question: how did D20 move from a contract-through-2028 action to suspension and replacement through vague notices and closed doors?
D20’s Superintendent Fight Is Also a Taxpayer Story
The May 14 superintendent action in Academy District 20 is not just a personnel story. It is a governance story, a public-money story, and a warning about how fast culture-war board politics can become legal bills.
The Question Is Not Waldrep’s Resume. It’s His Judgment.
Eddie Waldrep is no longer just a candidate, podcast guest, or professional advocate. He is a sitting Academy District 20 board member. That makes his use of professional authority a public-governance issue.
When Governance Boundaries Blur: A Board Member’s Book Challenge and What It Signals for Academy District 20
A book challenge by a parent is routine. A book challenge by a sitting board member is structurally different. Under Colorado law and D20’s Carver governance model, instructional decisions are delegated to administration—not individual board members. When those roles blur, the district faces heightened legal scrutiny, conflict-of-interest risks, and institutional instability. This is not a…
Brad Miller’s Open Meetings Advice Cost Woodland Park School District Nearly $150,000
Brad Miller’s Open Meetings Law advice to Woodland Park School District preceded a transparency violation that resulted in a $148,822 court-ordered judgment on February 13, 2026. Court findings detail ambiguous agenda language, references to “advice of counsel,” and training where board members were told they could “connive” and “secretly whisper” privately in pairs.
Is Academy District 20 Still the Best School District in Colorado Springs? A Parent Warning for 2026
Moving to Colorado Springs or considering D20? What parents should know about Academy District 20 schools, governance risks, and recent public records.
Academy District 20’s Silent Exit: What the Records Reveal About Tonya Thompson’s Half-Million-Dollar Departure
In the universe of public education, sudden administrative departures are rarely benign. When the General Counsel of Academy District 20 disappears from the organizational chart and the district simultaneously authorizes a half-million-dollar financial settlement, the community is not simply entitled to an explanation. It is owed one as a matter of public trust and good…
