Dear Editor:
I tried to negotiate a contract with the Meeker School District which would alleviate disagreements between myself and the high school principal and which would also help the district overcome its “fiscal emergency,” but after six weeks of talks, Superintendent Matt Meyer finally rejected my proposal.
As your readers are aware, I have contested the qualifications of district leadership and the heavy-handed policies and procedures they have imposed on teaching staff. Ms. Ibach…
Thank you Dr. Dorsett for the mention as well as the years of service.
River Watch started October 1995 when Bill Turner and I attended the training provided by then DOW and the Colorado Watershed Assembly folks. The first water sampling was November 1995. The data collected is used for water quality reports, water decisions, and monitoring Colorado’s water.
In addition to Dr. Dorsett’s contributions, my 26 years teaching in Meeker brought seven additional science and five math classes, with the math classes being dual enrollment. Grants-not as much as Dr. Dorsett’s but closer to $15000.00 adding safety equipment as well as science equipment to the once thriving Science Department.. Since I began teaching here, we have lost 2.5 full time teaching positions in math and science, the high school is reduced to 1.2 full time science teachers, 1.8 full time math teachers–however, with Dr. Dorsett gone, that could change to 2 math teachers and 1 science. Who knows?
I fortunately was recruited by folks at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and their financial package, teaching assignment, and the opportunity to pursue my Ph.D. was too enticing for me to stay in the classroom here. As much as I love teaching, I love learning!