Ouray School District Superintendent Scott Pankow hugs a high school graduate during last year's graduation ceremony. The Ouray School Board voted unanimously on Monday to fire Pankow after a decade on the job, months after placing him on an improvement plan that cited a need for a "culture change" at the school and an improved relationship between administration and staff. Erin McIntyre â Ouray County Plaindealer
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Ouray superintendent fired
By Erin McIntyre and Carolina Brown
Citing concerns about leadership, communication and accountability, the Ouray School Board fired Superintenden Scott Pankow on Monday night.
The board voted unanimously to dismiss him after five hours of meeting in two separate executive sessions to discuss his performance. The firing came after the previous school board placed Pankow on an improvement plan last year, citing need for a “culture change” at the school and an improved relationship between adm...