Shrinking Schools
News about small schools and school closures in Colorado related to declining student enrollment.
Los estudiantes que califican para obtener comidas escolares subsidiadas, un indicador de pobreza, también tienen mayor probabilidad de asistir a escuelas con menos estudiantes inscritos.
The policy says the superintendent should recommend schools identified for closure or consolidation by October, and the board should vote “no later than November.”
The board is expected to vote on the policy later this month.
That’s according to a new report released as the Denver school board debates a new school closure policy.
“At some point, all of us as board members are highly conscious of the fact that we’re going to have to close schools, we’re going to have to consolidate schools,” one board member said.
Outdated zone lines aren't equitable and are limiting the school’s enrollment and course offerings, students say.
Not everything has been smooth, but staff and parents say the good outweighs the hard.
Jefferson Academy, a local charter school, fell short of its enrollment goal to open.
Denver Public Schools, however, saw a slight increase in its official student count from October.
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.
The district will now consider whether to let a new charter operate in the building that’s currently home to one of the schools.
The increase will bring more state funding for the district, but it may be temporary.
One proposal would spell out rules and a timeline for closing schools due to declining enrollment. Another would cap elementary school enrollment at 600 students.
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.
Declining enrollment is a persistent issue in Denver Public Schools — and more school closures could be coming.
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A combined Rocky Mountain Prep charter school network will serve nearly 5,000 students. The transition has been marked by upheaval and leadership questions.
After closing 16 elementary schools due to declining enrollment, the Jeffco school board is turning its attention to secondary schools.
Sheridan union says higher salaries will help stem the turnover that’s driving families away.