Public to have opportunity to provide feedback before Board decision on Sept. 22
BOULDER - This afternoon, the Boulder Valley School District Board of Education had an opportunity to hear district leadership’s proposal for making BVSD schools more resilient during this time of declining enrollment, guided by last Spring’s community feedback.
The proposal includes school consolidations, closures, grade reconfigurations and relocations.
Quick Overview - By the numbers
Schools impacted: 16
Closed buildings: 4
Closed schools: 6
The Proposal
If approved by the Board of Education on September 22, the changes listed below would take effect beginning with the 2027-28 school year.
BOULDER
School Consolidation: Close Mesa Elementary and merge the school communities in the Bear Creek building
School Closure: Close Douglass Elementary School and divide its attendance area among Coal Creek, Eisenhower and Heatherwood.
School Relocation: Move High Peaks Elementary to the former Douglass Elementary campus
School Relocation: Close the Community Montessori building. Move Community Montessori to the former High Peaks Elementary space on the Aurora 7 campus, co-locating with the Boulder Community School of Integrated Studies (BCSIS).
School Closure: Close Flatirons Elementary and divide its attendance area between Whittier and Foothill elementary schools.
BROOMFIELD
School Consolidation: Close Birch Elementary and merge the school communities in the Kohl building
LOUISVILLE/SUPERIOR
Grade Reconfiguration: Eldorado PK-8 becomes an elementary school and Monarch PK-8 becomes a middle school. Divide the Monarch PK-5 attendance area among Fireside, Superior and Eldorado elementary schools. Combine the Eldorado 6-8 and Monarch 6-8 attendance areas.
DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOLS
Additionally, during the process of reviewing our schools, the team identified opportunities to improve our dual language programs in both Boulder and Lafayette. The team also recognized that we need more information before proceeding with a recommendation.
Therefore, the team’s proposed next steps are to take this next year to engage in a thorough review process of BVSD’s PK-5 and 6-8 dual language models in both Boulder and Lafayette. The review will include an internal analysis of programming, a systematic review of national research, and opportunities for teachers, families, and students to provide feedback.
The team will update the Board and provide recommendations at a time yet to be determined; these recommendations could include program and/or facility changes. Dual language programming remains a district priority.
VIDEO
You can watch the archived livestream of the meeting on the BVSD Board of Education YouTube Account.
It is also available in Spanish
Let us know if you need access to a video clip.
NEXT STEPS
The Board of Education will be carefully considering the recommendations and hearing from the community during its meetings on Sept. 8 and 22. BVSD families, staff and residents may sign up for Public Comment on the Board of Education’s website.
The superintendent has sent the following message to all district families and staff: https://www.bvsd.org/about/news/news-article/~board/district-news/post/resilient-schools-proposal
Additionally, families and staff named in the recommendations will receive additional communication shortly explaining the rationale for each one, as well as the measures we will take to support students, staff, and families.
This information and updates will be available on our website at www.bvsd.org/resilient-schools