Tag: Boulder Valley School District
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Colorado graduation and dropout rates improve as student enrollment continues to slide
Colorado’s graduation and dropout rates continue to go up while its overall enrollment continues to go down, according to new data released Tuesday morning. The Colorado Department of Education released student graduation data from the 2024-25 school year, with the state’s four-year graduation rate increasing by 1.4 percentage points to 85.6% – the highest in…
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Board: Cellphones banned at Boulder high schools starting next year
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An almost unanimous Boulder Valley School District Board decision will prohibit students from having cellphones at high schools starting in January. The policy, which got some backlash at Tuesday’s meeting, states that personal technology devices, or PTDs, can be “useful tools … under certain conditions,” but are also “associated with poorer mental heath outcomes” and…
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Boulder school district buys five diesel school buses to meet mountain challenges
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The Boulder Valley School District faces a conundrum in school bus transportation. Despite its commitment to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, the district board approved spending $715,000 to buy five new diesel-powered school buses Tuesday. Materials provided to the Board of Education showed diesel school buses are “essential for mountain routes due to their robust…
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Boulder’s third gun-related incident in past week leaves one hospitalized
Boulder police Tuesday continued searching for a suspect in a Monday night shooting that left one person critically injured within a mile of two other shooting-related events in the past week. Boulder police responded to a shooting at 13th Street and Canyon Boulevard at 10 p.m. Monday, according to a news release. Responding officers found…
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Boulder County releases list of mental health resources for Marshall fire victims
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It’s been nine months since the Marshall fire swept through parts of Boulder County claiming more than 1,100 homes in Louisville, Superior and the surrounding area. Boulder County officials say that research has found it can take up to 60 months for a community to move through disaster response phases. With the one-year anniversary of…
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Broomfield High School student killed in crash identified
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The Boulder County Coroner’s Office on Wednesday identified the Broomfield High School student killed in a car crash last week in Lafayette as Michael “Dominic” DePalma, 17. Four other Broomfield High students were injured in the crash, which occurred at 7:13 p.m. Thursday at U.S. Highway 287 and Dillion Road when a vehicle and a tractor-trailer collided, Lafayette police…
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Broomfield high student killed, four others injured in crash in Lafayette
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One Broomfield High School student was killed and four others were injured in a crash in Lafayette on Thursday. Three of the students, all males, remained hospitalized as of Saturday afternoon, said Lafayette police Administrative Sgt. Jeremy Molander. None of the victims have been identified. …
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Denver Public Schools will lose bus routes during the 2023-24 school year
Nearly 50 bus routes will be eliminated at the start of the 2023-24 academic year because of Denver Public Schools’ new start times. Four schools — Denison Montessori School, Denver Language School, Polaris Elementary School and STRIVE Prep – Sunnyside — will lose full transportation service. Denver School of the Arts will lose transportation…
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Boulder law enforcement makes arrest in connection with school threat
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Boulder police arrested a teenager in connection with threats made against a Boulder Valley School District middle school Tuesday. Police presence was increased at Casey Middle School on Wednesday after an unnamed 14-year-old allegedly made threats towards the school. An investigation into those threats began immediately, police said. Detectives executed a search warrant at the…
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Graduation ceremonies moved indoors due to storm
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A spring snowstorm on Friday forced Denver area schools to move their graduation ceremonies indoors. Commencements for Broomfield, Monarch, Centaurus and Peak to Peak high schools were moved to the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, according to the Boulder Valley School District. Boulder High School’s ceremony…