Author: Sue Mcmillin
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D-11 approves sale of building to developer
A developer who wants to restore the part of the original Bristol School on Walnut Street that’s still standing cleared his first hurdle Wednesday when the Colorado Springs School District 11 board approved the sale of the site. The board voted unanimously to sell the property at 730 N. Walnut St. to Eddie Bishop for…
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Developer hopes to buy former school site in D-11 for retail, brownstones
The former site of an alternative high school could house a coffee shop/deli, rental offices and a community room if the Colorado Springs School District 11 board approves the proposed sale. The district wants to sell the former Bijou School site at 730 N. Walnut St. to real estate developer Eddie Bishop for $281,500. The…
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Woodland Park schools brace for budget cuts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Faced with declining enrollment and state budget cuts, Woodland Park School District RE-2 staff soon will start looking at what can trim. During a grim budget briefing at a board meeting last week, Superintendent Guy…
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New military families in D-20 boost school enrollment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Academy School District 20 gained about 550 students this year, according to preliminary enrollment figures. Officials attribute the growth to increased enrollment at the Academy Online High School and the home-school supplemental program. The online…
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New military families in D-20 boost school enrollment
Academy School District 20 gained about 550 students this year, according to preliminary enrollment figures. Officials attribute the growth to increased enrollment at the Academy Online High School and the home-school supplemental program. The online school has 118 students, double last year’s enrollment, D-20 spokeswoman Nanette Anderson said. But the biggest factor, Superintendent Mark Hatchell…
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Woodland Park schools brace for budget cuts
Faced with declining enrollment and state budget cuts, Woodland Park School District RE-2 staff soon will start looking at what can trim. During a grim budget briefing at a board meeting last week, Superintendent Guy Arseneau said recent estimates from the state predict a $1.2 million hit for next year’s budget. That’s about 6 percent…
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Springs native mines box tops in TV-land to help mom’s school
All the work that goes into producing this year’s television special on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is going to benefit one of the poorest schools in Colorado Springs School District 11. Really. Here’s how: The production team will eat a lot of snacks and use a lot of office products, and Colorado Springs native…
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Three plans, one goal: More vocational schooling in D-11
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some teens drop out of school because the required courses seem irrelevant to their lives. What they’d rather have are classes that provide the skills to get a decent-paying job when they graduate from high…
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Three plans, one goal: More vocational schooling in D-11
Some teens drop out of school because the required courses seem irrelevant to their lives. What they’d rather have are classes that provide the skills to get a decent-paying job when they graduate from high school. In the education world, there’s a lot of talk these days about ensuring that high schools grads are “workforce…
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D-11 school closures save $3 million a year
Colorado Springs School District 11 will save nearly $3 million a year because of school closures and consolidations carried out in recent months, the board was told Wednesday. The figure is about $900,000 below initial projections, mostly because the district continues to pay utility costs on buildings that it hasn’t decided what to do with…