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Phase I Recommendation

Regional Opportunities for Thriving Schools Phase I 

On August 25, 2022 the Jeffco Public Schools staff made a recommendation to the Board of Education (Board) for school closures and consolidations effective for the 2023-24 school year.* 

The Board voted on this recommendation on November 10, 2022. View their statement and the official resolution.

Criteria Used For Phase I Elementary School Consolidation Recommendation

The criteria used to develop the list of schools recommended for consolidation were that on August 15, 2022 the school had:

  • An enrollment of less than 220 K-2, K-5, K-6 students OR
  • Is utilizing 45% or less of the capacity of its facility AND
  • There is an elementary school or schools less than 3.5 miles away that can serve the students from the closing school in the current articulation area*

* Source: EnrollJeffco


  • Emory Elementary School → Lasley Elementary School
    • (Emory Center Program → Rose Stein Elementary School)
  • Peck Elementary School → Secrest Elementary School
  • Thomson Elementary School → Swanson Elementary School
  • Campbell Elementary School → Fremont Elementary School or Vanderhoof Elementary School or Early Childhood Education Center 2023-24*
    • (Campbell Center Program → Vanderhoof Elementary School)
    • Campbell Elementary School will become an Early Childhood Learning Center in 2023-24, home to 10 Preschool Classrooms
  • Peiffer Elementary School → Kendallvue Elementary School
  • Colorow Elementary School → Powderhorn Elementary School
  • Green Mountain Elementary School → Foothills Elementary School
    • (Green Mountain Center Program → Belmar Elementary School)
  • 2024-25 Bergen Meadow Elementary and Preschool K-2 will combine with the Bergen Valley Elementary School to become PK-5
  • Molholm Elementary School → Lumberg Elementary School
  • Glennon Heights Elementary School → Belmar School of Integrated Arts
    • (Glennon Center Program → Hutchinson Elementary School)
  • Parr Elementary School → Little Elementary School
  • Sheridan Green Elementary School → Ryan Elementary School
  • Witt Elementary School → Lukas Elementary School
  • New Classical Academy at Vivian Elementary School → Stober Elementary School
    • (Vivian Center Program → Maple Grove Elementary School)
  • Wilmore-Davis Elementary School → Stevens Elementary School
  • Kullerstrand Elementary School → Prospect Valley Elementary School

NOTE: Center programs are listed only if they are different from the receiving school for all students.

*Please note that the recommended joining together of Bergen Meadow Elementary (K-2) and Bergen Valley Elementary (3-5) schools to become a united Bergen Elementary (PK-5), would be effective during the 2024-25 school year.

*There is existing demand for ECE in the area and no current programs at Fremont or Vanderhoof Elementary Schools.

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