State says the district is off the accountability clock, but La Junta Intermediate stays under state-directed action

What happened

A Colorado Department of Education presentation for the November 9 meeting says the district has "fully exited the Accountability Clock" after consecutive years at Improvement or higher. La Junta Intermediate is shown as "Year 6 On Watch" and is under a State Directed Action. Its score rose 8.2% from 2025 to 2026.

Why it matters to families

Schools that stay low for years can face state steps such as new management, a charter conversion or closure. The state is tracking this school every quarter with outside partners.

The evidence

The slides state the district exited the clock, that Intermediate raised its percent of points earned by 8.2% from 2025 and 19.8% from 2024, and that La Junta Primary and Tiger Trades have insufficient state data. They list quarterly progress monitoring with TNTP and the University of Virginia partnership, and an EASI grant. The slides also list the possible actions after Year 5.

The source