Tag: colorado department of education
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School District 49 absorbs new funding for current fiscal year
School District 49, under new direction from the Colorado Department of Education, will oversee nearly $53 million in funding, following the dissolution of a partnering service provider last month. After the D-49 Board of Education voted to dissolve the Education ReEnvisioned Board of Cooperative Education Services (ERBOCES), which provided specialized education services including charter schools,…
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Preliminary results show Woodland Park schools’ performances slipping
New data shows Colorado schools are performing at a rate consistent with the previous year statewide, while Woodland Park’s schools took a step back. Preliminary performance frameworks for the 2025-26 school year show all Woodland Park District RE-2 schools recording lower percentages than the previous year. The frameworks, released by the Colorado Department of Education,…
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Preliminary results show Colorado Springs’ watchlist schools, districts improving
New data shows Colorado schools are performing at a rate consistent with the previous year statewide, with some promising signs in Colorado Springs. Preliminary school and district performance frameworks for the 2025-26 school year show all Harrison District 2 schools and all Colorado Springs District 11 high schools receiving the highest-performing ranks. The frameworks, released…
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Teller County schools record lower CMAS scores
Teller County’s public school students predominantly decreased in reading, writing and math proficiency, according to spring test results. The Colorado Department of Education on Aug. 19 released student growth results and achievement data from the spring Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS), PSAT and SAT assessments. Colorado’s overall percentage of students meeting or exceeding math…
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D-38 reports gains, remains near top in CMAS scores
Colorado continues to see solid improvements with its standardized math testing, but the same can’t be said for reading and writing. The Colorado Department of Education on Aug. 19 released student growth results and achievement data from the spring Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS), PSAT and SAT assessments. Colorado’s overall percentage of students meeting…
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‘We still have significant work ahead of us:’ Colorado reports minimal gains in improving attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism
Colorado schools made minimal progress improving their student attendance rates and reducing their absenteeism last year, new state data shows. After trending in the wrong direction last year, statewide attendance rates improved during the 2025-26 school year while chronic absenteeism declined, both by rates below 1%, according to data released by Colorado Department of Education…
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Online schools safe, homeschool programs uncertain following ERBOCES dissolution
Some alternatives to brick-and-mortar public schools will continue operating for the 2026-27 school year, while the future of others remains up in the air. Following the dissolution of the Education reEnvisioned Board of Cooperative Educational Services (ERBOCES) last week and new state requirements, funding for homeschool programs has yet to be secured. ERBOCES, which was…
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District 49 dissolves longtime provider of special services
A longtime education service provider that has been subject to recent public and government scrutiny is shutting down. School District 49’s Board of Education approved the dissolution of the Education ReEnvisioned Board of Cooperative Education Services (ERBOCES) during a special meeting Monday night. The meeting was called at D-49 Superintendent Peter Hilts’ recommendation during the…
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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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El Paso County educators report low participation in biennial statewide survey
Colorado educators are feeling better about their working conditions than they did two years ago, according to a survey released by the state Department of Education on Tuesday. It’s unclear if the same can be said in much of El Paso County. The 2026 Teaching and Learning Conditions Colorado (TLCC) survey found that those surveyed…