Opportunity for public to provide feedback on options to address declining enrollment
BOULDER - Starting next week, the Boulder Valley School District will be hosting six community engagement sessions aimed at giving students, parents, staff and community members a chance to provide feedback on how the district can best create resilient schools during a time of declining enrollment.
Resilient Schools: Responding to declining enrollment
Community Engagement Sessions
- Monday, April 13, New Vista High School- 700 20th St., Boulder 6:30 - 9 p.m. p.m.
- Wednesday, April 15 - BVSD Education Center- 6500 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder 10:30 - 1 p.m.
- Thursday, April 16 - Boulder High School- 1604 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder 6:30 - 9 p.m.
- Saturday, April 18 - BVSD Education Center- 6500 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder 9:30 - Noon
- Monday, April 20 - Broomfield High School- 1 Eagle Way., Broomfield 6:30 - 9 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 22 - Monarch High School- 3296 Campus Dr., Louisville 6:30 - 9 p.m.
The community engagement sessions are open to all. The media is also welcome, just let Randy Barber know if you are planning to attend at randy.barber@bvsd.org or 303-507-6694.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn about declining enrollment in BVSD, the impact it is already having on our classrooms, ask questions, and share their priorities and values.
The input gathered during these sessions will inform the decisions of BVSD’s Board of Education this fall, along with information shared by elementary-level principals and staff and the results of a district-wide survey that will be conducted in late April and early May.
BVSD has identified six options:
- Introduce or expand focus programs
- Grade reconfiguration, e.g. K-2 & 3-5 or convert K-8s to elementary and middle
- Relocate focus programs
- Consolidate two or more schools into one building (existing or new)
- Close one or more schools and distribute students to multiple schools
No decisions have been made at this time.