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A Message from Superintendent Kane

Erin Kane

November 7, 2024

Dear DCSD Families,

I am beyond thrilled to let you know that ballot initiative 5A (a $490 million bond) passed - with 60 percent of the vote! We are incredibly thankful to the voters of Douglas County for understanding our need to care for our buildings and provide our students and staff with comfortable learning environments.

Please take a couple of minutes to watch this brief thank you video from myself and DCSD Board President Christy Williams.

Thank You Voters!

Funding from the bond will help us:

  • Update and equip aging schools and facilities.

  • Create additional Career and Technical Education pathways, including for our students with special education needs.

  • Construct two new elementary schools in rapidly growing neighborhoods (one in RidgeGate and one in Sterling Ranch).

  • Build an expansion at Sierra Middle School.

  • Begin Phase 2 of the Legacy Campus

  • Provide safety and security updates at all schools.

Click here to view the full bond plan. Click here to see how your school will benefit.

Our Board of Education has established a citizen’s committee, the Mill Bond Oversight Committee, to oversee the expenditure of every dollar of the bond, in order to ensure that the district is spending the money as promised. There will be regular updates, including financial progress, posted on the funding page of our website.

It’s truly incredible to see our community investing in our school district via last year’s Mill Levy Override and this year’s Bond initiative. This partnership, trust and support is incredible!

I am so grateful to our Board of Education for their leadership and their unwavering support for our district! They really paved the way for an amazing effort to fund our schools through their unanimous support. Thank you to the school and district leaders, teachers and staff for the countless hours spent volunteering to spread the word about 5A. We have especially loved seeing the many videos from our principals. Finally, we are very grateful to the Invest in DCSD campaign, made up of a diverse group of people coming together to advocate for one goal - creating the brightest futures possible for the children in our community!

Our staff and our community have people from all types of backgrounds who have differing viewpoints and opinions, which makes Douglas County such an incredible place to work and live. I am so inspired by our community’s ability to come together for our students. It is such a privilege to lead this amazing school district - today and every day.

Our community, including our teachers, students, staff and families are the reason we continue to be the best school district in Colorado and one of the best in the country! Thank you, once again, for investing in our children and in the future of this incredible community.

Erin Kane
Superintendent
Douglas County School District