Colorado Springs School District 11

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Colorado Springs School District 11
Colorado Springs School District 11 logo.png
Address
1115 North El Paso Street
Colorado Springs
, Colorado, 80903
United States
Coordinates38°50′58.2″N 104°48′43.7″W / 38.849500°N 104.812139°W / 38.849500; -104.812139Coordinates: 38°50′58.2″N 104°48′43.7″W / 38.849500°N 104.812139°W / 38.849500; -104.812139
District information
TypeSchool district
MottoInspire every mind.
EstablishedAugust 1872 (1872-08)
SuperintendentMichael Thomas
Other information
Websitewww.d11.org

The Colorado Springs School District 11 (District 11 or D-11) is the central school district of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its headquarters are in that city.[1]

History[]

The first school in Colorado Springs was organized by Mary Mellen "Queen" Palmer, wife of city founder William Jackson Palmer, in late 1871. Classes were first held in a home on the northeast corner of Cascade Avenue and Bijou Street, rented by Mrs. Palmer for the school.[2] School District 11 was established in August 1872.[2]:26​ The district enrollment passed 1000 by 1883[2]:37​ and stood at 1776 on opening day of the Colorado Springs High School building in 1893.[2]:59​ (That building was razed in 1938 to make way for construction of Palmer High School.)

In 1919, the school districts of Colorado City (annexed by Colorado Springs in 1917) and Colorado Springs were consolidated.[2]:78​ The district saw modest growth between 1920 and 1940, then a large boom following World War II.[2]:80​

List of schools[]

Elementary schools[]

Middle schools[]

  • Galileo School of Math and Science (converted from the former East Middle School)
  • Holmes Middle School
  • Jenkins Middle School [4]
  • Mann Middle School
  • North Middle School
  • Russell Middle School
  • Sabin Middle School
  • Swigert Aerospace Academy (formerly Emerson-Edison Charter Academy)
  • West Middle School

High schools[]

Charter schools[]

  • Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning
  • CIVA Charter High School
  • Community Prep
  • GLOBE Charter School
  • Roosevelt Charter Academy

Alternative schools[]

  • Achieve Online School
  • Adult and Family Education
  • Bijou School
  • Career Pathways
  • Digital High School
  • Odyssey Early College and Career Options
  • Roy J. Wason Academic Center (formerly Wasson High School)
  • Tesla Educational Oppritunity School

Closed[]

  • Bates Elementary School[5]
  • Franklin Elementary School
  • Hunt Elementary School
  • Irving Middle School
  • Ivywild Elementary School
  • Jefferson Elementary School
  • Lincoln Elementary School
  • Longfellow Elementary School
  • Pike Elementary School
  • Wasson High School
  • South Middle School (demolished)
  • Washington Elementary School
  • Whittier Elementary School

Board of Education Members[]

  • President Shawn Gullixson

- Appointed 2016 - 2017

- Elected 2017 - 2021

- Vice President 2017 - 2019

- President 2019 - 2021

  • Vice President Julie Ott

- Elected 2017 - 2021

- Secretary 2017 - 2019

- Vice President 2019 - 2021

  • Secretary Jim Mason

- Elected 2013 - 2021

- President 2017 - 2019

- Secretary 2019 - 2021

  • Treasurer Dr. Parth Melpakam

- Elected 2019 - 2023

- Treasurer 2019 - 2021

  • Director Darleen Daniels

- Elected 2019 - 2023

  • Director Jason Jorgenson

- Elected 2019 - 2023

  • Director Chris Wallis

- Appointed 2020 - 2021

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Contact Us Archived 2012-10-20 at the Wayback Machine." Colorado Springs School District 11. Retrieved on October 19, 2012. "Colorado Springs School District 11 1115 N. El Paso Street Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903"
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Seibel, Harriet (1975). A History of the Colorado Springs Schools District 11. Colorado Springs: Century One Press. OCLC 1622539.
  3. ^ The Second Midland School is on the National Register of Historic Places.
  4. ^ Jenkins Middle School[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-08-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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