Jefferson County School District No. R-1 (Jeffco Public Schools)
Preliminary October counts presented November 12, 2026 show 72,489 students in all Jeffco public schools, down 1,704 (2.3%).
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Jefferson County School District No. R-1 (Jeffco Public Schools)
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Upper Rio Grande School District C-7
The October 29, 2026 agenda includes Resolution 02-2026, which would rescind the board's July 15 approval of the rodeo and fairgrounds lease with the Del Norte Chamber of Commerce. The lease had been revised several times since March.
Summit School District No. Re 1
The board decided to merge Breckenridge Elementary and Upper Blue Elementary into one school that opens in August 2027. The district says it will not ask voters for a bond this fall and will not build an addition at Upper Blue.
At the Oct 22, 2026 meeting the superintendent said the district confirmed a data center is trying to locate near Harrison High School. She said it could affect Harrison High, the BOCES building and Fox Meadow Middle School, and the district is gathering facts.
Moffat County School District RE-1
On October 20, 2026 the board held a special workshop where an architecture firm presented a school consolidation study of building capacity and use, with several scenarios for combining or closing buildings to save money, such as fewer teachers and staff per building and lower upkeep costs. The board agreed it would not pursue the first scenario for 2027-28. Staff said community meetings on two other scenarios would follow the October 26 board meeting. Gyms would stay open for community use, and no building sales are assumed.
Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1
The board met in closed session on March 3 and September 10, 2026 about replacing HVAC systems at Lewis-Arriola, Kemper and Mesa elementary schools and about HVAC litigation. On October 20 the interim superintendent recommended taking more time to review options from Performance Services.
Weld RE-4 School District (Windsor)
The October 19, 2026 agenda listed an action item on a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) change order request for the Windsor Middle School modernization. In August the bond director reported the project was underway, with the school unveiling a new logo in July.
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 (Jeffco Public Schools)
On October 15, 2026 the board voted 3-2 to conditionally approve the MESA K-8 charter application. The State Board had ordered the district to reconsider after finding the earlier denial was against the best interests of students and the community. The board changed the superintendent's condition to require 80% accepted enrollment by January 29, 2027, up from 75%, plus a budget based on that enrollment.
Las Animas School District RE-1
The October 14 agenda asks the board to spend up to $20,890 from the general fund on a district-wide facility condition assessment and preventive maintenance, delivered by Schneider Electric through the Santa Fe Trail BOCES.
Monte Vista School District No. C-8
A new policy (LBDA) would give district charter schools a role in facilities planning and a path to share in future bond or mill levy ballot questions. It had its second reading October 13, 2026.
Weld County School District 6 (Greeley-Evans)
On Oct. 12 the superintendent said the district broke ground on a new leadership and welcome center. It will house district operations and a family center and is the first building on a new downtown civic campus with the city, the downtown development authority and the county.
Holly School District No. Re-3
The October 12, 2026 agenda lists review of duplex construction bids, with a proposal to approve the bid, plus a $25,800 quote from Weber to update the HVAC system. Earlier minutes show the board hearing from the Southeast Colorado Regional Housing Authority about planned housing (December 2025), discussing housing opportunities (January 2026) and deferring housing remodel bids (March 2026). In June the superintendent said work was needed to fix the administrator house after an insurance claim.
Genoa-Hugo School District C-113
After tabling a Crawford Global Technical Services roof repair in August and approving it in September, the board discussed on October 12, 2026 a full metal roof replacement quoted at about $657,000 by RAZZ Roofing. The district expects to pay about $25,000, with insurance covering the rest.
At its Oct. 8, 2026 meeting the board saw a facilities report that lists $533.6 million of delayed repairs and updates across district buildings as of July 2026. That includes $73.7 million at Air Academy High School and $27.3 million at Douglass Valley Elementary. Staff said capital funding has stayed fairly flat while costs rose, and that the district ranks 177th of 178 in state funding for 2026-27. A long-range facilities plan is due in summer 2027.
On October 7, 2026 the board approved closing North Mor, Rocky Mountain, Centennial, Cherry Drive and The Studio School elementary schools and Shadow Ridge Middle School after the 2026-27 school year. About 1,586 students and 341 staff are affected. Hulstrom K-8 moves to the Shadow Ridge campus, and a new arts K-8 magnet opens at the Hulstrom site if 420 students sign up by December 15. The plan is expected to save about $5 million a year after the first year.
Fowler School District No. R-4J
The superintendent reported on October 5, 2026 that the October 1 count was 313 students: 108 in high school, 49 in junior high and 156 in elementary. The three-year average is 325.7. In August, the principal had reported 322 students (158 in grades K-6, 52 in grades 7-8 and 112 in grades 9-12).
Fowler School District No. R-4J
On October 5, 2026 the board approved hiring NorthStar Engineering and Surveying to produce surveys and 50% site, civil and construction drawings for possible improvements on the district's north campus. The superintendent has been searching for grants to pay for the remaining Master Plan projects; earlier BEST state grant money was moved into the building fund in 2025.
The superintendent said groundbreaking for the new school funded by a state BEST grant is set for Oct. 2, and a special board meeting on Nov. 16 would approve an updated construction contract. In June the board approved Nunn Construction as the construction manager. Architects RTA gave a new-school proposal in May, and in March the board raised staff purchasing authority for the project to $3 million.
Lake County School District R-1
At a September 28 work session the board heard a framework for deciding what to do with district-owned buildings and land. No decisions were requested. Staff expect options and community input in early 2027 and a five-year facilities plan in June 2027.
On Sept 14 the board approved an addendum and easement agreements with the McClave Water Association. On Sept 28 it approved the water association agreement. A work session on Oct 7 covered the same items.
Voters approved a bond and mill levy override on November 4, 2025. The Bond Oversight Committee told the board on September 24, 2026 that active bond project allocations had risen to about $28 million, up about $7 million in a month. Upcoming bids: a Grand Mountain School gym and two classrooms ($8-9 million, October), Watson Junior High classrooms and lockers (about $3 million, mid-October) and a Widefield High math wing with an elevator (about $21.4 million, November). Sproul Junior High's West Wing remodel is planned for summer 2027. The board approved the SA Wilson and Haven school HVAC contract the same night.
Boulder Valley School District Re-2
On September 22, 2026 the board voted 5-2 to adopt the Resilient Schools Proposal, effective July 1, 2027. Birch closes and merges into Kohl; Mesa closes and merges into Bear Creek; Douglass and Flatirons close and their areas are split among nearby schools. Monarch PK-8 becomes a grades 6-8 middle school and Eldorado PK-8 becomes PK-5. High Peaks moves into the Douglass building and Community Montessori moves to the Aurora 7 building.
Voters approved a bond on November 4, 2025 to build a new school, and the state BEST grant is paying most of the cost. At the September 16, 2026 meeting the project manager said about $5.1 million had been spent, including about $700,000 of local money, site work was well underway, and pricing was under budget. In May 2026 the finish date moved to August 2028.
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