Tag: Public Schools On Military Installations
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Academy D-20 breaks ground on school rebuild, expansion
Academy District 20’s oldest elementary school is set to begin a new era. District leaders broke ground Monday on the site of a new Douglass Valley Elementary School that will update, expand and replace the existing building. Students, families, community and military leaders gathered on the school’s artificial field to witness the ceremonial dig and…
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Department of Defense awards $42.7 million for Douglass Valley Elementary rebuild
Academy District 20 will receive $42.7 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to help rebuild and expand Douglass Valley Elementary School, the military announced on Thursday. The cost of the project is expected to total $54.1 million, and once construction is finished, the school, located on the U.S. Air Force Academy base, will offer…
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Fountain-Fort Carson D-8 completes school rebuild years in the making
You would have never known that Fountain-Fort Carson D-8 called a snow day on Dec. 4 at Abrams Elementary. That day, the school’s students, parents and staff members, along with distinguished guests including school board members, Fort Carson garrison commanders and Colorado Governor Jared Polis, crowded into a state-of-the-art building that will soon be called…
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Academy D-20 loses $70 million in federal funding for Air Academy High rebuild
Major changes are coming to Air Academy High School — just not how school administration originally intended. After securing $49 million in funding through a bond vote last November, Academy D-20 will now rethink its rebuild for its oldest high school after losing over $70 million in federal funding for the project. Because of its location…
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What’s on the line for Academy D-20’s bond vote?
Major changes could be coming to Academy School District 20, depending on the will of local voters this November. Their general election ballot this year will include a question asking them to approve or deny an $83.14 million bond to address various facility needs for all of its non-charter and charter schools. The bulk of…
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Academy D-20 board weighs bond vote for November ballot
Editor’s note: this story has been updated to correct and clarify facts and figures detailing the potential bond vote. Academy District 20’s board of education voted to move forward with a possible bond vote Thursday evening. Specifically, the board unanimously approved to authorize a Notice of Intent form to be submitted to El Paso County…