Tag: colorado springs district 11
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Local schools to offer free meals to students over summer
The summer season is here, but that doesn’t mean the free meals students enjoyed during the school year are ending. Starting Wednesday, Coloradans 18 years or younger will have access to participating sites serving breakfast and/or lunch at no cost, Monday through Friday, during the summer months. The Summer Food Service Program is federally funded…
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Colorado Springs District 11 alternative school graduates its final class
With its graduating class of 2026, The Bijou School in Colorado Springs District 11 saw its last class of Bijou Dragons receive their diplomas Thursday morning at Colorado College’s Ed Robson Arena. Starting next year, the school will join the Tesla Educational Opportunity School under the latter’s name as a single, unified campus. Students enrolled…
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El Paso County to see more co-location schools next year
El Paso County will see multiple campuses with multiple public schools operating out of them next year. Schools, charter and non-charter alike, in both Colorado Springs Districts 11 and 49 are on the move under a variety of circumstances that leadership believes will better serve them and their communities. Earlier this year, school officials announced…
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Non-credible threat temporarily locks down Twain Elementary
A potential threat called into Twain Elementary on Wednesday morning prompted Colorado Springs District 11 officials to place the school on lockdown in coordination with police, according to a spokesperson with the district. The school had downgraded its lockdown to secure status and later resumed normal operations within 40 minutes of the call. Police told…
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Colorado Springs City Council might redo vote on road closure for Palmer High School expansion
The Colorado Springs City Council is expected to reconsider its vote on Tuesday that blocked Palmer High School from moving forward with a planned expansion across Boulder Street. Councilmember Brandy Williams asked on March 13 to reconsider her vote against closing Boulder between Nevada Avenue and Weber Street, according to city records. Williams was on…
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D-11 board discusses health care innovation school
Colorado Springs District 11’s board of education discussed a proposal to potentially expand its school portfolio and fill an ongoing workforce gap. The board was presented with a possible innovation school in partnership with Pikes Peak State College to expand early college and career learning in health care during a March 18 work session. If…
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‘It’s not a secret anymore’: Mitchell High School unveils upgrades to 1960s-era planetarium
The historical relevance of Mitchell High School’s planetarium wasn’t lost on those in attendance during a Monday afternoon ribbon-cutting ceremony. When it first opened in 1967, the U.S. was in the midst of the space race against the former Soviet Union and man had yet to set foot on the moon. Now, in 2026, the…
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Colorado Springs middle school to close after cracking, separation of walls and floors
Jenkins Middle School will close its doors Friday for the rest of the school year after it was found to be structurally unsafe. Colorado Springs District 11 announced in an email sent Tuesday to families attending the school that it will close by the end of the day Friday after assessments by the Colorado Springs…
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Even without pandemic, 2020 was a hectic year in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As government leaders, health officials, and frontline and essential workers navigated what a “new normal” would look like for Coloradans amid the pandemic, 2020 was nevertheless a hectic year of growth in Colorado. Despite new public health restrictions that limited or halted some operations completely,…
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Even without pandemic, 2020 was a hectic year in Colorado
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As government leaders, health officials, and frontline and essential workers navigated what a “new normal” would look like for Coloradans amid the pandemic, 2020 was nevertheless a hectic year of growth in Colorado. Despite new public health restrictions that limited or halted some operations completely, this year Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region saw…