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Choice Enrollment Deadline Extended for Elementary and Middle Schools

Ralston Elementary — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:12:02 +0000

The deadline for Jeffco’s choice enrollment for elementary and middle schools is being extended because of the ongoing facilities usage process. Parents who wish to enroll their child in an elementary or middle school other than their home school have from January 6 – March 1, 2010 to submit an application for first round choice enrollment. Second round choice enrollment will be held March 16 – August 30, 2010. High school choice first round enrollment dates were January 6 – January 25, 2010. Second round high school choice enrollment is February 16 -August 30, 2010.
For more information about the choice enrollment process please visit the Jeffco Public Schools Web site at www.jeffcopublicschools.org.

Jeffco School Board Makes Decisions on School Closures

Ralston Elementary — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:10:38 +0000

The Jefferson County Board of Education voted to close Russell Elementary in Arvada after listening to hours of comment from the community. Three other schools that were proposed as closures – Pleasant View Elementary, O’Connell and Wheat Ridge middle schools – will remain open. Students from Russell Elementary will be going to a newly created K-8 school located in Arvada Middle School.

Along with voting to close Russell Elementary, the board also approved a motion to close, sell (when appropriate) or demolish all temporary buildings at school sites that are at 92 percent enrollment capacity or less. In addition, board members approved moving the Arvada West preschool to Fitzmorris Elementary and moving Swanson preschool to Secrest Elementary.

Those changes help eliminate cottages and temporary buildings. By implementing all of the changes, the district is saving approximately $1.27 million a year. The cost to implement all of the options will be up to $2.1 million in one-time capital investment costs. The district plans to sell Russell Elementary, which carries a substantial real estate value that has yet to be determined. Board members say this isn’t the end of the facilities usage work.

Community Meetings on Facilities Usage

Ralston Elementary — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:52:35 +0000

Jefferson County Public Schools is looking at how its schools currently utilize building space and what may be most cost-effective in the future. This will likely impact schools across the county. The Facilities Usage Committee is hosting community dialogue meetings in November:

Wednesday, November 11; 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Alameda High School
Saturday, November 14; 9:00-10:30 a.m. at Manning School
Monday, November 16; 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Summit Ridge Middle School
Wednesday, November 18; 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Pomona High School

Be sure to attend to hear the options the district is thinking about.