Tag: back to school guide
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New education facilities, programs and business partnerships coming to Pikes Peak region
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the landscape of public education and career-readiness continues to evolve, many Pikes Peak region school districts are investing heavily in developing new programming and partnerships to meet the needs of both students and the workforce. Heading into the 2025-26 school year, Lewis-Palmer District 38…
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2025 Election preview: A look at open school board seats in El Paso and Teller County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save November will see a number of local board of education seats up for this year’s coordinated election in the Pikes Peak region. School board elections in Colorado are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November on odd-numbered years. Board members are…
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Jenkins Middle School on the road to recovery following mid-year closure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Following a tumultuous year that saw its students and staff relocate to neighboring schools, Colorado Springs District 11 is making critical repairs to Jenkins Middle School, which was deemed structurally unsafe by the Colorado Springs Fire Department and forced to close last December. Opting for…
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New Lewis-Palmer D-38 superintendent looks to bring stability, strengthen community
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Lewis-Palmer D-38’s new superintendent Amber Whetstine is no stranger to the school district or its community. Prior to her appointment in May to lead the district, she had been its assistant superintendent since 2021, when she worked alongside former superintendents K.C. Somers and Stacie Datteri.…
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Jenkins Middle School on the road to recovery following mid-year closure
Following a tumultuous year that saw its students and staff relocate to neighboring schools, Colorado Springs District 11 is making critical repairs to Jenkins Middle School, which was deemed structurally unsafe by the Colorado Springs Fire Department and forced to close last December. Opting for a partial rebuild that will include new wings and features,…
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District 38 leads charge in career pathways education
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the landscape of public education and career-readiness continues to evolve, many Pikes Peak region school districts are investing heavily in developing new programming and partnerships to meet the needs of both students and the workforce. Heading into the 2025-26 school year, Lewis-Palmer District 38…
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New Lewis-Palmer D-38 superintendent looks to bring stability, strengthen community
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Lewis-Palmer D-38’s new superintendent Amber Whetstine is no stranger to the school district or its community. Prior to her appointment in May to lead the district, she had been its assistant superintendent since 2021, when…
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Back to School Guide: Finding the right school
The prospect of finding the right primary or secondary school can be overwhelming, but Colorado’s open enrollment laws give families the option to choose what school their child enrolls in. Parents can choose to send their student to their neighborhood school, to another school in their district or to a school in an outside district…
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Back to School Guide: Charter schools getting per-student boost
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Independent charter schools will receive an additional $300 per student this upcoming school year, with a boost from the state legislature. Terry Croy Lewis, excutive director of the Colorado Charter School Institute, said that House bill 1375 makes funding for independent charters “not quite equal…
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Back to School Guide: Charter schools getting per-student boost
Independent charter schools will receive an additional $300 per student this upcoming school year, with a boost from the state legislature. Terry Croy Lewis, excutive director of the Colorado Charter School Institute, said that House bill 1375 makes funding for independent charters “not quite equal yet, but we’re working towards it.” Lewis described the charter…