Author: Yesenia Robles, Chalkbeat Colorado
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State board forces Aurora school district to reopen shuttered learning center
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Following a second appeal to state officials, HOPE Online, a multi-district online school, will get to reopen a learning center in Aurora this fall. Aurora Superintendent Rico Munn terminated an agreement with the school in April, effectively closing three learning centers that HOPE operated within Aurora’s boundaries. District officials cited HOPE’s low performance in their…
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Taking a hit: Colorado school districts grapple with insuring against hail
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The 2017 hailstorm that hit the western suburbs of Denver, breaking records as the state’s most costly storm for insurers, is still wreaking havoc – now with school districts trying to secure insurance coverage. Premiums are rising, deductibles are skyrocketing, and districts are having a harder time finding anyone willing to take on the risk…
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State Board, despite misgivings, approves troubled school district’s selected external manager
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Putting aside some of its concerns and noting its limited options, the State Board of Education cleared the way Thursday for Adams 14 to work with a for-profit consulting company to turn around the troubled school district. In a 6 to 1 vote, the State Board approved Florida-based MGT Consulting as the district’s external manager.…
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Effort to reduce Colorado dropout rate may get $1.5M boost
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When Kenneth Rufino started high school, he had recently arrived from Guatemala with no English skills. He got the educational boost he needed as a freshman at Aurora’s Gateway High School, and now he’s a junior with an eye on being a high school graduate. State lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Jared Polis want more Colorado…
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School board member banned from classrooms during district investigation
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The Adams 14 school district has banned one of its school board members from classrooms while the district investigates an allegation that he grabbed a student by the arm during a school visit. “No director on the board is above the board’s policies, and to preserve the public trust, it is the desire of the…
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Colo. school district allowed to retain some local control as state pushes for external management
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In its much-anticipated decision on the troubled Adams 14 school district, Colorado’s State Board of Education on Tuesday stopped short of handing over all power to an outside manager. The external manager – yet to be chosen – will oversee district operations for at least four years and be able to place, transfer and evaluate teachers.…