The resolution also lays out unsustainable enrollment as a factor for middle school closures, as well as one new factor: the accountability clock.īeing on the state’s accountability clock - the name for when schools have recorded low state ratings for many years in a row - could lead to a school closure. Jeffco is planning to take a more comprehensive look over the next year at enrollment patterns, school boundaries, and feeder zones, as it considers which schools to close and where to consolidate. The resolution would put a moratorium on any high school closures while the district works on other plans around the future of high school. Recommendations for middle school closures could come as soon as August under a resolution the school board is expected to approve this week. Jeffco Public Schools is laying out a roadmap for the next phase of school closures and consolidation in anticipation of fewer students enrolling next year and for several years to come. Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to keep up with education news from Denver and around the state. (Joe Mahoney / The Colorado Sun)Ĭhalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization covering public education in communities across America.

Recommendations on possible middle school closures are expected in August.

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