ANSWERING THE CALL:

By Caitlin Switzer MONTROSE-On Tuesday. Oct. 23, Northside Elementary School Principal Dan Rosentreter presented a draft of the school’s Unified Improvement Plan (UIP) to the Montrose County RE-1J Board of Education during the regular October Work Session. Board member Stephen Bush was not in attendance. Following Rosentreter’s discussion, Directors Phoebe Benziger and Gayle Johnson presented an update on Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funds. The Board of Education also considered whether to hold a community meeting for feedback. NORTHSIDE UIP REVIEW “Every year we do an improvement plan to present to parents and the Board,” said Rosentreter, who was hired to head Northside earlier this year after serving as Assistant Principal at Olathe Middle School. He said that the Northside UIP encompasses two major areas of focus. The first of these involves developing a positive learning culture at Northside. “We are Northside Elementary School has a new principal, new culture of learning, and bright, newly-painted steps.