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January 21, 2016 VOLUME 150 | ISSUE 7 | 50¢

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CLEAR CREEK HISTORY PARK SHINES

Data delay to affect preparation With PARCC testing approaching, districts struggle to use last year’s standardized testing results By Crystal Anderson canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com School officials are dismayed by the release of 2015 PARCC results just four months before students will take the standardized test again in April, saying teachers have no time to interpret the data to help prepare students. “The delay in getting information — on how to administer the test, training on the test — it was a lack of communication about it and that doesn’t help school districts,” said Oliver Grenham, chief education officer for Adams County School District 50. “Once the results came back, well, it’s a post-mortem piece of data from an instructional point of view.” Testing continues on Page 11

If you haven’t visited Clear Creek History Park this holiday season, you have just a few more days to enjoy the holiday lights. They will go dark Jan. 25. This was the first year the Golden History Museums lit the park for the holiday season, thanks in part to a grant that allowed the organization to have electricity throughout the park. Clear Creek History Park is located near 11th and Arapahoe streets. It is free to visit the park to see the lights. To learn more about the park, visit www.goldenhistory.org. Photo by Christy Steadman

Proposed fee structure creates concern Council decides Jan. 21 on new special events regulations

By Christy Steadman csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com For Katherine Leith Porter, president of the popular Buffalo Bill Days, the possible changes in fee struture and security requirements for special events raise concerns. The 60-year-old Buffalo Bill Days, a family-friendly event that features many free entertainment acts, is a nonprofit that gives back to the community, she notes. Local beneficiaries include the Christian Action Guild, the Golden Backpack Program, the Golden Civic Foundation and a Golden High School graduating senior, who receives a schol-

arship. “The fee structure is greater than it has been in the past,” Porter said. “The fees would definitely cut into our potential to give back to the community.” Golden City Council will decide on that issue, along with other proposed regulations for special events, at its Jan. 21 meeting. A public hearing, which requires residents to sign up to speak, starts at 6:30 p.m. at City Council chambers, 911 10th St. The special events policy also was discussed at a Jan. 14 study session. All city documents, including the results of a special events participant survey conducted in the spring and summer, are available on the city’s website: www. cityofgolden.net. Last March, the council placed a moratorium on the acceptance of new

special events because the number of applications was surging and causing concern about increased traffic, street closures, noise and other issue related to events. By definition, a special event is an organized assembly of 50 or more people that is open to the public and takes place on city or public property. Golden hosts about 50 special events throughout the year, including block parties. Most special events that take place in Golden are sponsored by outside organizations, which must go through an application process for approval. If council decides to create a special events committee, its main responsibility would be to review and evaluate applications, and determine if an event Special events continues on Page 6

WHAT’S INSIDE So many apps...: Teens find new ways to hide social media from parents . See page 12

A closet full of ACT and Pre ACT prep booklets, sheets, sample questions, score sheets and more will now be cleaned out to make room for the SAT and PSAT materials, which aren’t yet available because of the test’s newness. Photo by Crystal Anderson

Last-minute changes to ACT 10th-graders will have time to prepare for SAT in spring 2017 By Crystal Anderson canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com An outcry from students, parents, teachers and administrators persuaded state education officials to postpone a switch from the ACT to SAT college entrance exams to spring 2017. State superintendents also urged the CDE in a letter not to rush the transition to this spring. ACT continues on Page 9

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