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A Parent’s Guide to Open Enrollment

December 20, 2011 Like 2 Andra Coberly

Application deadlines are nearing, tours are commencing, the pressure is boiling! What’s a parent to do?

The Nitty Gritty

December 20, 2011 Like 1 Andra Coberly

What Is Open Enrollment? For those of you who are new, open enrollment is a policy that allows parents to transfer their students from one public school to another. How does it work? Parents and students who want to attend…

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Open Enrollment Terminology

December 20, 2011 Like 1 Andra Coberly

When parents begin to examine the options in education, they usually find the process is a total education in and of itself.

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The Shift to Open Enrollment

December 20, 2011 Like 0 Andra Coberly

A majority of Colorado’s open enrollment students transfer from school districts with high test scores to districts with even higher scores, according to a recent study printed in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

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Open-Enrollment Fine Tuning

December 20, 2011 Like 0 Andra Coberly

(Common Misconceptions) For this guide, YS asked local educators and administrators about open enrollment and parents’ common misconceptions. We’ve compiled answers to those misconceptions to set the record straight: Myth: “There is a perfect school.” Reality: All schools have ups…

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Month in Review: Dec. ’11

December 20, 2011 Like 0 editor

A dozen camping tickets later, Boulder Occupiers linked their movement with that of homeless activists. NedFest founder Michael “Michigan Mike” Torpie died, a ranger shot Boulder Creek Path’s cyclist-chasing coyote, and St. Vrain Valley School District fired a 24-year-old janitor…

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The Nutritional Value of Tomato Paste

December 20, 2011 Like 0 Andra Coberly

“Eat less, move more.” If you’ve never heard this little adage, you’ve obviously never needed to lose weight. The phrase is a simple, accessible way to explain the entire concept of weight loss without explaining caloric intake, metabolism, muscle mass…

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For the Love of Education

November 28, 2011 Like 0 James Burrus

God bless Rollie Heath. Despite having his thoughtful ballot question, Proposition 103, shot down by a 2 to 1 margin, he exhibited something sorely lacking in modern government: leadership and vision.

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Final Frontier

August 19, 2011 Like 1 Andra Coberly

Both Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley school districts use what they call “a body of evidence” to determine if a child is gifted. It begins with a nomination, usually from a parent or teacher.

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10 Extraordinary Adventures

March 17, 2011 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Actually, it IS Rocket Science… No need to rocket to Houston or Cape Canaveral to get a far-out space camp experience: We’ve got a great one right here in Colorado.