Jeffco Public Schools
Some families travel hours each day so their children can attend the Bright MINDS program in Lakewood.
The charter school didn’t enroll as many students as expected so wasn’t sure it would have enough funding to open.
Jefferson Academy, a local charter school, fell short of its enrollment goal to open.
The new charter school, which will be part of the Jefferson Academy network, will operate a preschool through eighth grade program with before- and after-school care.
Figures provided to Chalkbeat break down the amount spent per school.
Dos puestos de los cinco miembros del consejo estaban vacantes. El consejo escolar tiene que resolver retos financieros y tomar decisiones sobre las escuelas chárter.
Two of five seats on the Jeffco school board were up for grabs. The outcome reinforces the current board majority.
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The district will now consider whether to let a new charter operate in the building that’s currently home to one of the schools.
Jeffco, Colorado’s second largest school districts, faces declining enrollment, budget challenges, and persistent academic gaps.
The proposed closure of Coal Creek K-8, however, will come with a search for a charter provider that may reopen the school in the community.
After closing 16 elementary schools due to declining enrollment, the Jeffco school board is turning its attention to secondary schools.
The Jeffco district expects to make recommendations for middle school and K-8 closures in August.
Middle school recommendations are expected in August, and will also consider schools at the end of the accountability clock.
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Comidas gratis para todos los estudiantes de Colorado. Esa fue la promesa de la Propuesta FF. Averigüa si tu distrito escolar tiene planes de participar en el nuevo programa de comidas.
School board members were initially shocked at the price and will consider downsizing some projects in January or February.
Separate enrollment systems for preschool and K-12 students has puzzled some parents. “I’m so confused with enrolling my daughter into preschool,” one mother wrote on social media.
The elementary schools will close at the end of the school year.