Tag: charter school
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School District 49 begins exploring eastward expansions
As School District 49 continues to expand eastward, leadership has begun discussing how it might build on its existing schools and programs to meet their projected needs. Consolidating the existing Falcon Elementary School of Technology and Bennett Ranch Elementary Schools to a single building and selling existing properties along Woodmen Road to go toward developing…
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Woodland Park school board approves 30-year extension with charter school
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The roiling tension in Woodland Park over its charter school culminated Wednesday night when District RE-2’s board of education approved a contract renewal with Merit Academy at its regular board meeting. The new contract is…
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Woodland Park school board approves 30-year extension with charter school
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The roiling tension in Woodland Park over its charter school culminated Wednesday night when District RE-2’s board of education approved a contract renewal with Merit Academy at its regular board meeting. The new contract is set to expire in 2055 and is intended to assist…
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Colorado justices agree school district co-ops cannot locate facilities outside borders without consent
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that cooperative associations of school boards lack the power to open facilities outside their boundaries in school districts that do not consent to the placement. Under Colorado law, boards of cooperative services, or BOCES, allow for school districts to band together and contract for additional services among their…
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10th Circuit reinstates dress code discrimination lawsuit against Colorado Springs charter school
The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed on Tuesday that a boy could pursue his claims of sex-based discrimination against a Colorado Springs charter school after he was disciplined for wearing earrings under a boys-only prohibition on the accessory. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit determined a…
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Colorado justices skeptical of education co-ops’ ability to locate schools outside boundaries
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court gave a chilly reception on Tuesday to the idea that school boards, when organized into regional cooperatives to provide educational services, may locate facilities outside their boundaries over the objection of a local district. Under Colorado law, boards of cooperative services, or BOCES, allow for school districts to band…
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Colorado Military Academy cadet receives Civil Air Patrol’s highest honor
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Alexander Wilson, a senior at the Colorado Military Academy, is currently working on obtaining his driver’s license and his pilot’s license, which makes him uniquely qualified to answer the question: Which is more difficult — landing a plane, or parking a car? “I’ve always naturally liked the air,” Wilson said. “So landing a plane would…
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[PRINT] Colorado Military Academy cadet receives Civil Air Patrol’s highest honor (copy)
Alexander Wilson, a senior at the Colorado Military Academy, is working on obtaining his driver’s license and his pilot’s license, which makes him uniquely qualified to answer the question: Which is more difficult — landing a plane, or parking a car? “I’ve always naturally liked the air,” Wilson said. “So landing a plane would probably…
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Colorado Military Academy cadet receives Civil Air Patrol’s highest honor
Alexander Wilson, a senior at the Colorado Military Academy, is currently working on obtaining his driver’s license and his pilot’s license, which makes him uniquely qualified to answer the question: Which is more difficult — landing a plane, or parking a car? “I’ve always naturally liked the air,” Wilson said. “So landing a plane would…