2021
2021 School Board Election
- Some predicted conservatives would sweep Colorado school board races this year. The election results are more complicated | CPR
- “D11 has been a fight for 20 years between reformers and the unions, and the fact that reform-minded parents won a sweeping victory there — have a five-two majority — that’s enormous,” said Tyler Sandberg, vice-president of the conservative education group Ready Colorado.“
- Baby We Were Born for War: To Dominionist Christian Groups, No Election is Too Small — and Colorado is Just the Beginning | Religion Dispatches
- In Colorado Springs District 11, three candidates whose views conform to the Truth and Liberty voter guide won seats on the seven-member board. One of the winners was Rev. Al Loma, senior pastor at Victory Outreach Church, who defeated the incumbent board president by 1,000 votes. Holt asked for a show of hands of people who live in each of the three school districts, District 11, Academy District 20, and District 49. Towards the end of the service he pointed people to stacks of 30,000 cards for parishioners to use to organize people to visit their online voter guide. “So if there is someone who you really don’t think really shares your values—then don’t give them the card,” Holt declared with a twinkle in his eye. “No, I’m only kidding,” he concluded.
2022
Feb. 2022
- D11 Board of Education responds to national article on former superintendent, equity department
- Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education, members of the district community, and more responded to a Washington Post article detailing what led up to three conservative board members being elected, the former superintendent leaving, and the dissolving of the district’s equity department.
2023
Mar 2023
- Some D11 board members use public funds to hire PR firm ahead of elections
- It’s coming up on a month since Sept. 27’s contentious Colorado Springs School District 11 school board meeting, where board member Al Loma called a district parent names and told him he “should run for dog catcher.” The conflict arose over some members of the D11 board hiring an untested, politically connected public relations firm to boost positive opinions on board performance through election season.
- Next Level Corruption in Colorado Springs School District
- Kathryn Eastburn of the Colorado Springs Business Journal published a detailed story this week about some completely indefensible corruption involving the elected school board in Colorado Springs School District 11. It appears that at least $40,000 in taxpayer money was spent to hire a very shady public relations firm in order to make the school board look better ahead of next month’s election:
2023 School Board Election
Colorado Springs Conservatives Host Town Halls For D11 Board Members Running For Reelection | CPR
2024
Feb 2024
- D11 Master Agreement meeting to decide consequential contract for teachers Wednesday
- Another education group, D11 Momentum opposes the union and the Master Agreement. They claim that CSEA is a partisan group, they’re not financially transparent, and that the Master Agreement is bad for the teachers and students.
- Colorado Springs D11 ends bargaining agreement with teachers
- D11 board members cited a variety of reasons for ending the contract, including alleging that the master agreement got in the way of swiftly hiring teachers and extending learning time during COVID. Board members also called out discomfort with the union’s right to issue grievances, and allegations that a union is a private corporation holding sway over a public institution.
2025
March 2025
Nov. 20252025 School Board Election
- D11 Board of Directors election recount finalized
- An automatic recount was triggered in November after the vote counts for several candidates were within the half of one percent margin that triggers a mandatory recount.
- D11 moves to terminate strike supporter | Pikes Peak Bulletin
- Parents, teachers, and union members gathered outside of the D11 Administrative building last night to rally in support of Givler-Viers. “This is absolutely not about academics, not about teaching styles, not about anything except bald-faced tyranny,” said Kevin Vick, president of the Colorado Education Association.
- District 11 superintendent wants to fire popular teacher for ‘misconduct’; supporters say it’s retaliation
- The superintendent of a Colorado Springs district has recommended firing a popular elementary school teacher for alleged insubordination, a move that her supporters say is retaliation for expressing opinions on her private social media page about the district’s curriculum policies.
2026
- Jan. 2026April 2026
- Parents question District 11 decision to share Trailblazer Elementary with charter school | KOAA
- Demonstrators showed up outside Trailblazer Elementary on the Westside of Colorado Springs to bring attention to a decision made by School District 11 allowing the charter school Orton Academy to share the building.
- Educators, parents to picket D11 after 300+ days since master contract was severed | KRDO
- The agreement had been in place for over 50 years in the school district, and the decision to end the agreement last year was met with outcry from the teachers’ union, who went on strike in October of 2025.
- Parents question District 11 decision to share Trailblazer Elementary with charter school | KOAA
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