Phase II Recommendation
Since the spring of 2021, Jeffco has taken action to close 19 schools, including closing 16 small elementary schools as part of Phase I of Regional Opportunities for Thriving Schools.
On May 11, 2023, the Board approved the Regional Opportunities for Thriving Schools Phase II Resolution.
In the 2023-24 school year, Coal Creek Canyon K-8 School (Coal Creek K-8) was the lowest enrolled district-managed Jeffco school and will serve fewer than 85 students, which is a 45% decline in enrollment since 2019.
Arvada K-8 School used 60% of its intended capacity and served fewer than 560 students as the district’s second lowest enrolled K-8 school. Enrollment was not projected to increase and both schools were urgently unsustainable.
On August 24, 2023, district staff recommended the Jeffco Board of Education (Board) close Coal Creek K-8 and Arvada K-8 because of unsustainable enrollment. On October 12, the Board voted to approve the Phase II recommendation.
After-Action Review Part Two
The second after-action review focuses on experiences and perceptions around hiring, enrollment and efforts to prepare for student, family and staff transitions.
The Opportunity
All Jeffco students will have equal access to a thriving educational experience – resourced classrooms and programming, opportunities to collaborate with peers – because we are stewarding our resources to serve the number of students who live in Jefferson County today. Regional Opportunities for Thriving Schools Phase I focused on thriving elementary schools. Phase II focused on thriving K-8 and middle schools and concluded this focused work to address declining enrollment in our district. The FCB Dashboard will be used to regularly monitor the enrollment health of our schools.
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The Board voted in June 2023 to meet the community’s desire to sustain the Pomona articulation area by consolidating Moore Middle School with Pomona High School. Beginning in the 2024-25 school year Pomona Jr/Sr High School will serve students in grades 6-12 at Pomona. Moore Middle School will close at the end of the 2023-24 school year.
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The district can address long-term sustainability issues in two communities with the smallest K-8 enrollment, Coal Creek K-8 and Arvada K-8.
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Boundary students from closing schools can be accommodated in their current articulation areas.
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These recommendations impacted approximately 524 students and 97 staff across two school communities.
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