🌱 Why is Cherry Creek paying $190,000 for an assistant superintendent’s exit?

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In today's newsletter:

• Why is Cherry Creek paying $190,000 for an assistant superintendent’s exit?
• How will a 19% insurance hike hit Cherry Creek school staff?
• How could new AI memory tools change work for Cherry Creek consultants?

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Snow and flurries at times, with a high of 38 and low of 23 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 55, low: 29.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 39 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Cherry Creek School District to pay assistant superintendent $190K to retire amid leadership shakeups (denvergazette.com) — Cherry Creek School District will pay Assistant Superintendent Anthony Poole over $190,000 to retire at the end of this school year, following recent leadership turmoil. His exit comes after the superintendent’s abrupt resignation, paid leaves for top HR leadership, and ongoing concerns about workplace culture, nepotism, and oversight in one of Colorado’s largest districts.
   

• Some Colorado school staff set to face increased health care insurances for next school year (9news.com) — Cherry Creek Schools employees are being told to brace for a 19.1% jump in health insurance premiums next school year, adding more than $600 a month for some staff. The report compares Cherry Creek’s increase with Denver’s even steeper hike and highlights growing pressure on educators and support workers as districts explore options like self-funding and possible tax measures.
   

• The AI Memory Problem Nobody's Solving (thecherrycreeknews.com subscription) — Consultants working in Cherry Creek are among Denver professionals running into “AI amnesia,” where tools like ChatGPT forget past project details and waste time each session. A new standard called the Model Context Protocol could let multiple AI tools tap into one shared memory system, potentially turning them into more reliable long-term partners for local knowledge workers.
   

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📸 Around Cherry Creek

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cherry Creek

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Tuesday April 21

• City Council Meeting
  Cherry Hills Village, CO Calendar Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113

Thursday April 23

• NHS Induction Ceremony
  Cherry Creek High School , 9300 E. Union Ave. , Greenwood Village
  4:00 pm

Friday April 24

• STUCO - Middle School Spring Dance (5-8)
  Cherry Creek Academy Charter , 6260 South Dayton Street , Englewood
  5:30 pm

Saturday April 25

• Drug Take Back Event
  Cherry Hills Village, CO Calendar Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113
  10:00 am
• PTO Skate City Night
  Cherry Creek Academy Charter , 6260 South Dayton Street , Englewood
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Donuts with Grown Ups - Front lawn
  Copper Mesa Elementary School Littleton, CO 80124
  7:30 am
• Principal's Coffee, PTO & SAC
  Redstone Elementary School Littleton, CO 80124
  8:45 am
• Family Place Play & Learn (Ages 1-3) (Event 3 of 4)
  Koelbel Library (Arapahoe Libraries) , 5955 S Holly St , Centennial
  10:00 am
• Family Place Play & Learn (Ages 1-3)
  Koelbel Library (Arapahoe Libraries) , 5955 S Holly St , Centennial
  10:00 am
• CLOUD CITY 2026
  Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre , 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd , Greenwood Village
  12:00 pm
• Ganja White Night
  Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre , 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd , Greenwood Village
  2:30 pm
• Friday Access
  Eagle Academy Littleton, CO 80124
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Centennial

• Author to host events for book on ‘Centennial' miniseries in Greeley, northern Colorado (dailycamera.com)
• what's happening – 4-16-26 (villagerpublishing.com)
• Black Family Grieves 5-Year-Old Boy Fatally Stabbed by His 11-Year-Old Brother (blacknews.com)

Greenwood Village

• $600k in 90 Days? A Tax-Record Treasure Hunt (coloradotimesrecorder.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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