Author: Eric Young eric.young@gazette.com
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Rural school leaders share lessons learned from past wildfires
Public educators throughout Colorado held a virtual meeting to discuss strategies school districts can adopt before, during and after natural disasters, as wildfires continue to burn across the state. The meeting, hosted by the Colorado Rural Schools Alliance on July 15, shared stories, resources and advice from school leaders who underwent emergency responses to natural…
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Longtime charter school in Colorado Springs weighs closure
Eastlake High School, an alternative charter high school east of downtown Colorado Springs, is weighing its future after operating for more than 20 years. During a special meeting Tuesday night, the school’s board of directors discussed possible next steps for the school after accepting Principal CJ Berry’s resignation. Berry resigned on July 10. The options…
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Schools step in to assist in Aspen Acres fire response
As crews battle the Aspen Acres fire, schools are using their resources and summer break to offer support. Officials set up camping and places for the firefighters to rest at the Colorado State University Pueblo campus and Pueblo D-60’s Heaton Middle School. In Custer County, District C-1 will house hundreds of firefighters at the school…
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Homeschool enrichment programs in limbo following state funding changes
New adjustments to how Colorado funds education include sweeping changes to its homeschool enrichment programs, halting some from starting and forcing some to close. A prominent local authorizer of these programs may also have to end, following a series of developments that led to the changes. Among the changes to this year’s School Finance Act…
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Former Academy District 20 superintendent to head The Colorado Springs School
Former Academy District 20 Superintendent Tom Gregory will lead The Colorado Springs School, the college preparatory academy announced Tuesday. The private school selected the veteran educator following a national search after its former head, Ryan Kelly, left in February to take the same role at a private school in Houston. Gabriel Ortega, a former CSS…
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Lewis-Palmer D-38 approves new aerospace homeschool programming
Lewis Palmer District 38 is set to expand its homeschool programming with a new local partner specializing in workforce training. D-38’s Board of Education unanimously approved a contract with Falcon Aerolab, a lab-based enrichment program focusing on aerospace, aviation and other science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects, for the district’s Homeschool Enrichment Academy. Formed…
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Lewis-Palmer D-38 approves new aerospace homeschool programming
Lewis Palmer District 38 is set to expand its homeschool programming with a new local partner specializing in workforce training. D-38’s Board of Education unanimously approved a contract with Falcon Aerolab, a lab-based enrichment program focusing on aerospace, aviation and other science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects, for the district’s Homeschool Enrichment Academy. Formed…
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Police look for two suspects in armed robbery in southeast Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police were searching for two people who robbed a business at gunpoint around 2 a.m. Sunday in the 2800 block of East Fountain Boulevard, according to an online blotter entry. Investigators did not release a description of the suspects, who brandished a gun and demanded money before fleeing on foot, the entry states.
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‘We cannot do it alone’: Local experts, philanthropist, say boost youth mental health services
Skyway Elementary School recently found itself in a scenario one hopes never happens, but everyone now prepares for. In late March, the school experienced its first shelter-in-place as police responded to a report of a student brandishing a gun outside. Second-grade teacher Anne Laye-Cross recalled watching her students’ body language and emotions shift as they…
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D-49 mulls future with ERBOCES
A local education service provider is facing scrutiny and losing confidence following a tumultuous year that saw the opening and closing of one of its schools surrounded by contention. The School District 49 Board of Education discussed its future with the Education reEnvisioned Board of Cooperative Education Services (ERBOCES) during its regular meeting Thursday night.…