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State, district differ on waiver
TAPPING INTO FALL
Board of Ed says DCSD must comply with READ Act By Jane Reuter
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Glasses are raised for the ceremonial tapping of the keg at Oktoberfest on Oct. 4 at Festival Park in Castle Rock.
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Fall was in full swing when Castle Rock celebrated Oktoberfest Oct. 4 at Festival Park. Mayor Paul Donahue kicked off the day with the ceremonial tapping of the keg. Authentic German music was played by The Rhinelanders and a number of local beers were available for sale. For children, there was face painting, games and an inflatable bouncy house and slide. Pumpkins and other fall decorations were also available at a number of the craft booths and stores.
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169 years for man in chase
PHOTOS BY MIKE DIFERDINANDO
CJ Galley handed sentence for endangering public, police
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By Chris Michlewicz Fall decorations made their first appearance of the season in Festival Park.
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cmichlewicz @coloradocommunitymedia.com A Douglas County judge ordered CJ Galley to spend 169 years in prison for leading a high-speed chase that prosecutors said endangered the public and pursuing officers. Galley, 24, was convicted on 18 criminal counts stemming from a February 2013 chase that seriously injured an officer and wreaked havoc on roads in Parker and Castle Rock. The Northglenn man was found guilty in June of Galley attempted first-degree murder of a police officer, among several other felony charges. Before handing down the sentence in a packed courtroom Oct. 2, Douglas County District Court Judge Richard Caschette said Galley “taunted law enforcement” in the months prior to the chase, which happened when the North Metro Drug Task Force attempted to execute a felony warrant on Galley for assaulting an officer. Caschette said he showed a long pattern of disregard and disrespect for laws,
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The Douglas County School District and the Colorado Department of Education have a legal “difference of opinion” over the district’s ability to use state legislation to opt out of a K-3 reading assessment. A department of education official said the district can’t use the Innovation School Act to waive its participation in a state test. The DCSD board adopted a resolution Sept. 2 to submit an innovation waiver to the Colorado Board of Education, noting specific concerns with a time-consuming series of state-mandated reading ability tests in the Reading to Ensure Academic Development Act. The resolution said several elementary schools instead will meet the goals of the READ Act “using locally developed and locally approved programs.” The board’s resolution authorized Superintendent Elizabeth Fagen to assist interested elementary schools in filing a waiver application. But the CDE, which must approve all such plans, said the act can’t be used that
The Rhinelanders perform German music to kick off this year’s Oktoberfest in Castle Rock.
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