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• Teachers jobs on the line in District 49

  November 3, 2011 5:46 PM

  We just spoke with D-49 School Board member Tammy Herald. She tells us between the defeat of Proposition 103 and failed mill levy and bond ballot issues, the district will be cutting around $4,000,000 for the upcoming year. She says while the board will look at all options, the chances... more »

• Sick kid in Falcon School District? Keep them home!

  October 6, 2011 7:20 PM

  A D49 Spokesperson tells News 5 160 students from Falcon Middle School were sick today with a stomach virus. According to the County Health Dept the symptoms can last for 24 hours, but they are advising parents to keep their children out for 48 hours if they are showing... more »

• 40-minute wait times at some D-49 school pick-ups and drop-offs

  August 4, 2011 7:16 PM

  It's back to school for some districts and with a new year comes change. For D-49, its biggest change involved fee-based bussing. The decision came earlier this year when the school board decided to cut bus funding. The decision leaves families with few options -- carpool or drive... more »

• Update: District 49 to cut nearly 150 jobs

  April 28, 2011 1:14 AM

  Wednesday proved to be a tough night for everyone involved in Falcon School District 49. The school board voted to eliminate nearly 150 jobs district wide. As part of financial shortfalls, the district had to cut about $11,000,000 from its 2011-2012 operating budget. The biggest cuts come in the form... more »

• D-49 to cut nearly 150 positions

  April 27, 2011 9:23 PM

  The D-49 Falcon school board has voted to cut nearly 150 positions for the upcoming school year. News First 5's John Romero is in the meeting and will bring you a full report tonight at 10. more »

• D-49 may cut jobs, salaries tonight

  April 27, 2011 7:04 PM

  The Falcon School District 49 is set to potenitally slash jobs and salaries at a special meeting tonight a6 6pm at Falcon High School. These potential cuts come after D-29 declared a financial emergency earlier this month. News FIrst 5 will be at the meeting with a live report tonight... more »

• D-49 discussions moving from busing to communication

  January 28, 2011 12:39 AM

  Thursday night Falcon School District 49 held a special meeting; making up for a canceled meeting from Wednesday night when three board members couldn't attend. Controversy has not stopped since the board voted to do away with busing for next school year about two weeks before. The board says they're... more »

• D-49 discussions continue

  January 27, 2011 7:51 PM

  Falcon School District 49 is preparing for a special board meeting Thursday night at 6:30. D-49 board meetings have seen heated discussion between parents and the district in recent weeks as board members have tried to cover a $4 million dollar budget gap. January 13th the board decided to... more »

• Three D-49 admin positions eliminated

  January 19, 2011 11:00 PM

  Another shake-up in District 49 in Falcon. News First 5 has learned three administrators have had their positions eliminated. D-49 will no longer have a Chief Information Officer, a Chief Financial Officer or a Director of Human Resources. The school district's spokesperson would not say if the the... more »

• School bus service options: Privatize? Make riders pay?

  January 18, 2011 7:24 PM

  The Falcon School District 49 transportation department must quickly come up with a solution for preserving bus service in the district following last week's decision by the D-49 school board to eliminate funding for the department. They don't have to look far for ideas. Some of the options being... more »

• D-49 officials: preserving school bus service still possible

  January 14, 2011 8:14 PM

  Falcon School District 49 officials say there is still time to preserve school bus service in D-49, but money to fund it may need to come out of the pockets of district residents and parents of kids who ride the buses. In a packed, highly-contentious school board meeting Thursday... more »

• D-49 meeting underway

  January 13, 2011 9:19 PM

  News First 5's Carolyn Carver is inside D-49's school board meeting right now. The room is packed. The school board will be voting tonight on whether or not the district should eliminate transportation for students. The board is looking at the option to make up for a $4 million budget... more »

• D-49 cutting 92 jobs

  March 25, 2010 6:44 PM

  Staff cuts weren't an easy decision for school board president Danielle Lindorf, but a unanimous one for the D-49 school board. "There is always a concern, that we're not meeting the needs of our students and it's always a reassessment whether or not we are," Lindorf says, talking about... more »