21st Century Charter School at Colorado Springs
525 E. Costilla Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
tel: 719-570-7575
http://www.21ccharter.org/Colorado/index.html

Learning is based on individualized learning plans for each student. All students in all subjects use technology as a framework to advance at their own pace. Teachers serve as mentors and guides. Learning is personalized according to student interests and talents. The school is a unique learning environment where students must master each skill and subject at one level before moving to the next.

Grades: K-12
Enrollment: 221
Charter School Institute

The Academy
11800 Lowell Blvd.
Westminster, CO  80031
tel: 303-289-8088
fax: 303-289-8087
www.theacademyk12.org/

The Academy of Charter Schools, is an Adams 12 Five Star School.  The Academy offers classes that stress academics through and the use of Hirsch’s Core Knowledge Curriculum (K-8), Saxon Math, and phonics.  Academic growth is gauged by annual ITBS tests at all grade levels.

The Academy  Mission Statement: Pursuing Truth, Wisdom, Excellence

The Academy’s mission is to assist families in developing exemplary citizens by equipping students with core foundational knowledge enabling them to be culturally literate, prepared for college, virtuous in character.  We accomplish this through a rigorous curriculum of traditional content taught in a safe environment.

Grade levels: K-12
Enrollment: 1157
Adams 12 Five Star District

Academy Charter School
1551 Prairie Hawk Drive
Castle Rock, CO 80109
tel: 303-660-4881
fax: 303-660-6385
www.academycharter.org

The Academy Charter School emphasizes high academic standards based on the Core Knowledge Curriculum. The school also offers a home school support program for middle school students. The school’s governing board members are elected by parents.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 674
Douglas County School District

Academy of Urban Learning (AUL) was founded by the the Jared Polis Foundation and Urban Peak Denver in the fall 2005. Both organizations recognized the need for a small public charter high school in Denver that would focus on providing essential wraparound services to youth who are homeless, experiencing unstable living conditions or have other at-risk factors. The Jared Polis Foundation and Urban Peak Denver understood the importance of staff and students knowing each other well and creating a caring, academic environment that pushes each student to succeed.

Grade levels: 9-12
Anticipated enrollment: 69
Denver Public School District 1

Alta Vista sought a charter to avoid closure of a school that historically produced students achieving at a higher level than students in the area. It offers a curriculum supplemented by Core Knowledge principles and achievement criteria allowing students to master subjects and progress at a pace consistent with their achievement.

Grade levels: K-6
Enrollment: 84
Lamar-Prowers School District RE-2

The mission of American Academy is to achieve academic excellence through a challenging, sequenced curriculum that emphasizes math, science, and technology, to provide our children with the tools to become the leaders of tomorrow. Together, our students, faculty, parents, and community will cultivate character, civic responsibility, and intellectual development.

Grade levels: K-8
Anticipated Enrollment for 2007-2008: 518
Douglas County School District

Animas High School (Opening in 2009)
P.O. Box 4414
Durango, CO  81302   
www.animashighschool.com

Animas High School prepares students for post secondary success by creating critical thinkers and engaged, service-oriented citizens able to meet the challenges of the 21st century. This is accomplished through:

• A rigorous academic program that inspires a love of learning and teaches habits of success;
• Engaging students through project-based learning and community partnerships that make education uniquely relevant to students;
  
• A commitment to a collaborative environment within the school;
  
• A culture of excellence that challenges yet supports each student;
  
• The utilization of applied technology; and
  
• A small school environment where strong faculty-student relationships develop.
  

Grade Levels: 9-12
Enrollment:
Colorado Charter School Institute

Schooling is personalized and classes are small with all faculty teaming and focusing on the whole student. Student responsibility, democracy, and caring are coupled with an academic environment where the student constructs knowledge and meaning.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 121
Aspen 1

Aurora Academy uses the Core Knowledge curriculum which stresses progressive and integrated learning in language, mathematics, history, civics, and the sciences. This progression continually reinforces each lesson, teaching both the facts and how to learn the facts. An appreciation of the arts is also encouraged.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 493
Adams-Arapahoe District 28J

AXL Academy
PO Box 460296
Aurora, CO 80046
tel: 303-579-1858
www.axlacademy.org

AXL is a new, college preparatory, preK-8 charter school in Aurora, CO (metro Denver).  Our urban school community is diverse ethnically, linguistically, and socio-economically.  We will open in August 2008 serving students in grades K-5.  AXL offers a standards-based, Expeditionary Learning curriculum on a year-round, extended day calendar.  AXL’s innovative program delivers high academic achievement, character growth, and equity for all learners through a rigorous and active pedagogy and a strong school culture.  Students participate in single-gender crews and are proficient in both English and Spanish by graduation. 

Grade levels: Pre-K-5 (We will add grades each year until we offer preschool through grade 8.)
Anticipated Enrollment: 240
Aurora Public Schools

A very small school in an isolated setting, the school was chartered in order to sustain its existence and continue its development as an innovative small school.

Grade levels: K-6
Enrollment: 33
Montezuma-Cortez School District

Belle Creek is part of the Brighton Charter Schools and the mission is “to enable students to transition directly from charter schools into skilled careers or college by offering a Core Knowledge curriculum and enhanced learning through business and college partnerships.”

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 650
Brighton School District 27J

Year round education specifically designed for at-risk youth who are disconnected from the traditional school system due to juvenile delinquency, drugs and alcohol, alienation, or other factors. The program provides instruction through a college prep block system and allows students to complete high school requirements within two to three years.

Grade levels: 9-12
Enrollment: 156
Boulder Valley School District

Brighton Collegiate High School
3551 Southern St.
Brighton, CO 80601
tel 303-655-0773
fax 303-655-9155
www.brightoncollegiate.org

Brighton Collegiate High School’s mission is to produce a seamless transition from high school to college, increase the number of high school graduates, and prepare students for highly skilled careers.  Our College Connect program goes beyond what has previously been available in Brighton by simultaneously allowing students to earn college credits while still in high school and by providing the necessary mentoring and support required to ensure that every student will thrive.  We believe that offering an opportunity for students to earn college credit toward a baccalaureate degree while still in high school will ultimately prepare students to tackle academic challenges in all classes and help them become accustomed to the rigors of a college atmosphere.  Student success is our ultimate goal.

Grade levels: 9-12
Enrollment: 306
Brighton School District 27J

Bromley East Charter School utilizes Core Knowledge curriculum to teach the Colorado State Standards.  The school offers Montessori classrooms in grades 1-4, in combination with traditionally trained teachers. The school has small class sizes, with most classes being 25 or few students.  Bromley East is a charter school also labeled as a neighborhood school by the chartering district. The school’s contract with the district specifies that the school must give first priority to the approximately 240 students living in the Bromley Park residential neighborhood.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 696
Brighton School District 27J

Caprock Academy
640 24 1/2 Road
Grand Junction, CO 81505
tel: (970) 243-1771
fax: (970) 243-3612
caprockacademy.org

Caprock Academy is a public, tuition-free charter school in the Colorado Charter School Institute. We offer classes from Kindergarten through Seventh Grade. We implement the Core Knowledge curriculum using a Classical Education methodology. We believe that all students benefit from a rigorous, content-rich, educational program that develops academic potential and personal character.

Grade levels: K-7
Enrollment: 288
Colorado Charter School Institute

Carbon Valley Academy
4040 Coriolis Way
Frederick, CO 80504
tel: 303-774-9555
www.carbonvalleyacademy.org

The Carbon Valley Academy ("CVA") is a preschool through eighth grade public charter school with high academic standards, a structured learning environment, a passionate teaching staff, effective school leadership, and a positive school culture that strives to improve and achieve.

CVA uses a Core Knowledge based curriculum in all grades, including preschool. Spanish is taught in grades K-8. We also offer music, art, PE and extra-curricular activities.

Grade levels:Pre K-8
Enrollment: 472
St. Vrain Valley School District

Schooling is personalized and classes are small with team teachers, multi-aged learning centers, portfolio assessment, and an integrated curriculum. Student responsibility, democracy, and caring are coupled with an environment where students construct knowledge and meaning.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 131
Roaring Fork RE-1 District

Cardinal Community Academy is the first rural Weld County charter school. A K-6 program focusing on Core Knowledge Foundation this school will have a four-day school week, limit class size to 20 students, and require parent volunteers.

Grade levels: K-6
Enrollment: 166
Keenesburg RE 3J

In the spirit of Cesar Chavez, the school will focus on exceptional Scholarship, Leadership and Community Involvement. While preparing children to meet and exceed Colorado’s high academic content standards, the school will also place a unique emphasis on the history and culture, and native language of Latinos. Children will also take Spanish everyday. The Core Knowledge curriculum serves as a basis for subject area studies. The Insights curriculum and Investigations Math, developed by the National Science Foundation and the Educational Development Corporation, supplements the Core Knowledge curriculum.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 1104
Pueblo School District 60

Challenge To Excellence is a no-tuition public charter school in Douglas County, Colorado. We have an Elementary school with full-day Kindergarten, precare and aftercare options and a Middle school, grades sixth through eighth. We offer school-wide athletics, art, music, Spanish, science, and applied technology. C2E combines the best practice curriculi and regular standards testing for excellence in education.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 440
Douglas County School District

Challenges, Choices and Images (CCI) is committed to creating an educational environment that addresses the unique learning needs of experiential learners who have traditionally experienced limited academic success in traditional public educational institutions. CCI will provide educational experiences that utilize rigorous academic curriculum, taught in an environment that supports experiential learning styles, and the development of high moral character.

Grade levels: K-12
Enrollment: 637
Denver Public Schools District 1

Cherry Creek Academy
6260 South Dayton St.
Englewood, CO 80111
tel:303-779-8988
fax: 303-779-8817
www.cherrycreekacademy.org

Cherry Creek Academy operates a school in the Denver Tech Center.  The curriculum focuses on solid, fundamental mastery of the basics.  The program also emphasizes student and parental responsibility with a parental contract at its core.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 454
Cherry Creek School District

Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy
1832 South Wahsatch
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Grades 7-9
1605 S. Corona
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
tel: 719-471-1999
fax: 719-471-4949
www.cmca12.com

The school is based on the Core Knowledge Series, with particular emphasis on discipline, character development, parental involvement, and low student/teacher ratios.

Grade levels: K-12
Enrollment: 891
El Paso County District 12

CIVA Charter High School
4635 Northpark Dr.
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
tel: 719-633-1306
fax: 719-633-1691
www.civacharterschool.org

CIVA is a premier college preparatory charter high school.  Established on strong character education values and emphasizing the highest level of artistic achievement, CIVA prepares students to be thriving scholars, artisans and citizens.  CIVA's emphasis is on developing the character and creativity of our students.  We seek to assist students in discovering their talents/abilities, what we call one's unique potential.

Grade levels:  9 -12
Enrollment:  137  
Colorado Springs School District No. 11

The program includes a content-rich curriculum and rigorous standards, the Core Knowledge Sequence, and classical subjects and methodologies, where learning is enjoyable, virtuous character is taught and modeled, and parents are vital contributors. Average 15 students per classroom.

Grade levels: K-12
Enrollment: 1860
Academy School District 20

Formerly Sci-Tech Academy, the school’s program includes a liberal arts curriculum with a science-math-technology focus and multiple learning options.

Grade levels: K-12
Enrollment: 509
Jefferson County R-1

Colorado Distance and Electronic Learning Academy (CDELA)
4700 E. Bromley Lane, #205
Brighton, CO 80601
tel: 303-637-9234
fax: 303-637-9273
www.cdela.com

CDELA is a distance-education public charter school that operates statewide in Colorado. Our program combines direct parent involvement, certified teachers, and state-of-the-art computer technology for children in grades K-12. Education is not about bureaucrats, teachers unions, or Federal mandates; it’s about children, first, last, and always.

Grade Levels: K-11 (Growing to K-12 in 2007)
Enrollment: 317
Charter School Institute

Alternative high school program for students ages 16-21, who have not been successful in traditional high school programs. The environment is small and the academics are college-preparatory. The student to teacher ratio is 16.:1.

Grade levels: 10-12
Enrollment: 178
Denver Public Schools District 1

Grade levels: K-8
E nrollment: 311
Charter School Institute

Colorado Springs Early Colleges
4435 North Chestnut
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
www.csec914.org

The Colorado Springs Early Colleges - where you can earn a college degree while in high school.  Colorado Springs Early Colleges (CSEC) is a charter high school with a mission to prepare students for their future with Life Ready EducationT. Every student, regardless of background or skill level, will achieve mastery and will demonstrate that they can succeed in high school, in college, and in their chosen career. No Exceptions. No excuses. As a small high school, CSEC provides a world-class education in a personal, supportive atmosphere. As an early college high school, CSEC students take college-level course work leading to both a high school diploma and an associate's degree, or certificates in a vocational career.

Grade levels: 9-12
Anticipated Enrollment: 357
Colorado Charter School Institute

The Colorado Virtual Academy blends innovative new instructional technology with a traditional curriculum for students all across Colorado. The school uses a unique learning model developed by K12 Inc, including a rigorous and comprehensive curriculum based on the Core Knowledge sequence, the flexibility of learning anytime and anywhere, the support of qualified professional educators, and an individualized and self-paced learning program that adapts to each student’s needs.

Grade levels: K-12
Enrollment: 3341
Adams 12 Five Star District

Community Challenge School operates on four-quarter system with two-week intercessions and one month of planning and vacation time. The school blends educational services with direct human service through a partnership with the Adolescent Counseling Exchange (ACE), which is the fiscal and oversight agent of the school. Students are provided with non-traditional academic, vocational and career-oriented educational programs.

Grade levels: 7-9
Enrollment: 191
Denver Public Schools District 1

Community Leadership Academy
6880 Holly Street
Commerce City, CO 80022
tel: 303-288-2711
fax: 303-288-2714
www.clacharter.org

Opened in August, 2005, Commerce City, 400 students, serving grades K-8. CLA’s vision is to help expand the educational choices for students and their families in the Adams 14 School District, by creating a school that has a school culture that stresses the pursuit of excellence, uses proven teaching methods, invites parental involvement and emphasizes community involvement. To this end, CLA is a Core Knowledge school that provides a rigorous and creative educational atmosphere and promotes a life-long love of learning, academic excellence, character development, civic leadership and community service.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 435
Adams 14 School District

Community Prep School
332 East Willamette Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
tel: 719-227-8836
fax: 719-227-8897
www.communityprepschool.org

Community Prep School targets at-risk high school students ages 14-20 years of age. CPS uses standards based curriculum and a modified Paideia approach in the classrooms. CPS is self-paced; this means that students can master the skill sets and standards at their own rate. CPS provides students with a quality individualized learning opportunity that will prepare them for their future.

Grade levels: 9-12
Enrollment: 187
Colorado Springs District 11

This school offers authentic Montessori curriculum for ages 3 to 12. Multi-age classrooms, with children acting as students and teachers, foster a close-knit community where children learn to respect themselves, others, and the environment. The self-paced curriculum encourages independence, problem-solving, and a life-long love of learning.

Grade levels: Pre-K-6
Enrollment: 253
Jefferson County School District

This school is an extension of Compass Montessori School, which opened in 1998. Utilizing the authentic Montessori methods and philosophy, Compass meets each student’s unique personal, emotional, social, spiritual and intellectual needs in a small close-knit community school.

Grade levels: Pre-K-12
Enrollment: 328
Jefferson County School District

The Connect School is a middle school without walls. The school utilizes multiple community resources for learning, such as museums, parks, libraries, such as museums, parks, libraries, computer labs, and mountain experiences.

Grade levels: 6-8
Enrollment: 211
Pueblo County School District 70

Corridor Community Academy was founded with the belief that all children will succeed if they are challenged with high expectations and given the resources necessary for success. CCA will insist on a safe and disciplined environment, and will develop peer support for academic achievement through a consciously created climate of excellence and respect. Parents will be an integral component of the school community.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 128
Bennett School District 29J

A multi-aged school, with a student/teacher ratio of 7:1, CCS is in an isolated rural community in the San Luis Valley. The program is based on an individual, integrated, student-relevant academic program, including community and parental involvement, mentor/apprenticeship and field trips.

Grade levels: K-12
Enrollment:67
Saguache County, Moffat District 2

The Core Knowledge Sequence provides the framework for instruction with an emphasis on learning styles and a combination of delivery methods. Spanish is taught to all grades. Student/Teacher ratio is 25:2. Westminster committed a substantial amount of money for the renovation of an unused school district building.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 282
Westminster School District 50

The Mission of the DCS Montessori Charter School is to provide students with an opportunity to acquire an education based on authentic and accredited curriculum founded on the educational philosophy of Maria Montessori.

Grade levels: Pre-K-6
Enrollment: 460
Douglas County School District

 The mission of Denver Arts and Technology Academy (DATA) is to combine the rigors of a classical education with the latest in technology and the best teaching and learning practices. The program uses the Paragon Humanities curriculum, which is based on the history of ideas in world culture

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 444
Denver Public Schools District 1

The The Denver School of Science and Technology is dedicated to providing a diverse student body with an outstanding liberal arts high school education with a science and technology focus. By creating a powerful learning community centered on core values and a shared commitment to academic excellence, DSST will increase the number of underrepresented students (women, minorities and economically disadvantaged) who attain college science and liberal arts degrees. DSST graduates will be responsible, engaged citizens who are prepared to be leaders of the future.

Grade levels: 6-12
Enrollment: 431
Denver Public School District

Denver Venture School
School Location:
2409 Arapahoe
Denver, CO 80205

Current Mailing address:
C/O Amy Slothhower
8300 Fairmount Dr., W-103
Denver, CO 80247
tel: 303.825.6246 x 312
www.denverventureschool.org

The DVS mission is to enable a diverse group of students to achieve academic, social, and career success. DVS offers a relevant, project-based, business-oriented curriculum in a small public school environment. DVS students are held to the highest standards of achievement and supported by a dedicated community of faculty and mentors.

Grade levels: 9-12
Anticipated Enrollment: 450
Denver Public School District

The mission of Dolores Huerta Preparatory High is to provide an advanced and accelerated educational program in which students may achieve high school diploma and a two-year college degree, in a challenging and supportive learning environment.

Grade levels: 9-12
Enrollment: 452
Pueblo School District

Eagle County Charter Academy
P.O. Box 169
Wolcott, CO 81655
tel: 970-926-0656
fax: 970-926-0786
www.ecca.org

The program used is a trimester, block scheduling system with small class size (16:1), emphasizing strong core academics and character development, high parental involvement, and an enriching, hands-on curricula.

Grade levels: 1-8
Enrollment: 288
Eagle County School District

Early College High School
Temporary Address:
355 S. Teller St, Suite 200
Lakewood, CO
tel: 303-275-7140
fax: 303-275-7141
email: cgerboth@secdenver.org
www.echswest.org/

After August 4, 2008:
4905 W. 60th Ave
Arvada, CO

As a small high school, ECHS provides a world-class education in a personal, supportive atmosphere.  As an early college high school, ECHS students take college-level coursework leading to both a high school diploma and an associate's degree.

Grade levels: 9 (growing to 9-12)
Enrollment:
Colorado Charter School Institute

Emerson Edison Junior Academy
4220 East Pikes Peak Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80908
tel: 719-570-7822
fax: 719-570-7822
www.edisonschools.com

Edison Schools offer a rich, challenging curriculum that meets the needs of a diverse population. Our safe environment and well maintained facilities offer a world class education to all children.

Grade levels: 6-8
Enrollment: 410
Colorado Springs School District 11

EXCEL offers an integrated and rigorous environment preparing students to be independent, critical thinkers. Excel fosters a learning laboratory for mastery of basic skills, with appreciation for individual learning styles and needs with a Student Learning Plan (SLP) for each student.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 783
Jefferson County School District

Flagstaff Academy
1841 Lefthand Circle
Longmont, CO 80501
tel: 303-651-7900
fax: 303-651-7922
www.flagstaffacademy.org

Flagstaff Academy is a K–8 public charter school with a mission to provide a science-focused, liberal arts curriculum that promotes excellence, teamwork, respect and a lifelong love of learning. Throughout the education continuum, Flagstaff Academy will provide an integrated and challenging curriculum based upon the Core Knowledge curricular sequence.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 444
St. Vrain School District

Free Horizon Montessori
581 Conference Place
Golden, CO 80401
tel: 303-231-9801
fax: 303-231-9983
www.freehorizonmontessori.org

Free Horizons Montessori serves 180 students including a private preschool starting at age 3. The school follows the traditional Montessori method of teaching including the use of Montessori materials.

Grade levels: Pre-K-6
Enrollment: 244
Jefferson County School District

Frontier Academy
2560 West 29th Street (K-4)
Greeley, CO 80631
2500 West 29th Street (5-6)
Greeley, CO 80631
6530 16th Street (7-11)
Greeley, CO 80634
tel: 970-330-1780/ 970-339-9153
fax: 970-339-5631
www.frontieracademy.net

Frontier Academy is a Core Knowledge program grades K – 8th.  Frontier Academy High school (9 -12th grade) offers Honors course opportunities, as well as, AP courses.  FA’s middle and high school offers a variety of extra-curricular activities such as sports, drama, and music.  Frontier Academy secondary is in session Monday – Thursday.

Grade levels: K-12
Enrollment: 1049
Greeley School District

Frontier Charter Academy strives to serve the educational needs of children and their families by providing a safe, healthy learning environment, where, in keeping with the Core Knowledge Curriculum, children can progress academically and learn to respect themselves, others and theri environment.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 79
Calhan School District R-J1

Georgetown Community School
504 4th St., PO Box 74
Georgetown, CO 80444
tel: 303-569-3277
www.georgetownschool.org/SchoolPage.htm

Georgetown Community School is one of the few school’s in the country that serves infants – 6th grade.  Our Early Learning Center at GCS has an infant room, toddler room and preschool room and focuses on maximizing learning opportunities for each age group.  From stimulating the five senses for the infants to pre-reading and math for the toddlers and preschoolers, this program aims to prepare the youngest children for lifelong learning.  The K-6  classes at GCS utilize the Core Knowledge curriculum with multi-aged classrooms of no more than 20 students.  Experiential learning opportunities abound in this small mountain town and are incorporated into lesson plans when appropriate.

Grade levels: Infant-6
Enrollment: 119
Clear Creek School District

A great education is the most important gift we can give our children.  Globe Charter School gives your child the world!   Exploring foreign cultures, developing strong communication skills and understanding diversity, Globe offers the Harvard researched ‘Voices’ literacy curriculum and balances academics with whole life studies such as art, music, P.E. and foreign language in grades K through 9. Give your child the world.

Grade levels: K-12
Enrollment: 154
El Paso County District 11

Global Village Academy (GVA) is a K-5 school that will add a middle school beginning with 6th grade in 2008-2009. As an international charter school, GVA will offer the Primary Years Programme and the Middle Years Programme developed by the International Baccalaureate Organization. GVA is also unique because it offers Spanish and Mandarin Chinese using partial immersion (40% of instruction in the world language). For 2008-2009, students will be able to choose from Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, or French.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 230
Aurora Public School District

Instruction is multi-age and project-based, with a strong focus on developing a sense of place and service learning within the community.

Grade levels: Pre-K-8
Enrollment: 27
Park County RE-2

Highline Academy is a Core Knowledge school with a content-rich, sequential curriculum; a safe, disciplined environment; teacher-directed instruction; differentiated instruction in core subjects; and a curriculum that includes a focus on character development and respect for diversity.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 438
Denver Public Schools

High Point Academy
6192 Genoa Street
Aurora, CO 80019
tel: 303-217-5152
fax: 303-217-5153
www.highpointacademy.net

Grade levels: Preschool (age 2 1/2) through 8th
Enrollment: 327 (Growing to 600)
Colorado Charter School Institute

The mission of Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op is to provide a comprehensive and quality K-12 education for high-risk students, based on proven methods of differentiated instruction in a flexible, non-threatening, and adult-supported environment.  Through instructional innovation and strong commitment to child-centered education, HOPE will advance academic achievement, character building, leadership and enhanced life skills in all its students.  

Grade levels: K-12
Enrollment: 3300
Vilas School District

Horizons K-8 Alternative School
Burke Campus
4545 Sioux Drive
Boulder, CO 80303
tel: 303-447-5580
horizonsk8school.org

Since its establishment in 1991, Horizons K-8 School has been repeatedly named as a John R. Irwin School of Excellence. Adults and children collaborate to strengthen skills and maximize personal potentials in a unique, respectful, and effective learning environment. Teachers guide students to become self-directed learners and global community contributors in multi-age homerooms of 16-18. School goals include maintaining high academic and behavioral expectations for every student, honoring individual student interests and choices, and offering challenging, developmentally appropriate curriculum. Horizons is a Green Star School, recycling and composting to invest in the ecology of our school and community. 

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 304
Boulder Valley School District

The Imagine Classical Academy at Indigo Ranch
Mailing address: 6050 Stetson Hills Boulevard, #310
Colorado Springs, CO 80923
tel: 719-306-2966
www.ticaindigoranch.com

The Imagine Classical Academy at Indigo Ranch is a K-8 charter school opening in 2008. This Falcon School District public school charter will use a standards-based curriculum incorporating the Colorado State Standards, the Core Knowledge scope and sequence and the Classical approach.  A strong character education program will compliment the academic program and stress character development and responsibility.  The third major component of the school is the partnership with parents and the community.  A high level of parent partnership and involvement is expected at the school from both staff and parents. 

Grade levels: K-8
Anticipated enrollment:
Falcon 49 School District

Imagine Charter School at Firestone
6160 Firestone Blvd, Unit 104, PMB 371
Firestone, CO  80504
www.imaginefirestone.com

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment:
St. Vrain

Independence Academy believes that children thrive in environments that are rich academically, socially welcoming, and artistically enriching. Every child is treated as an individual ensuring that each student has the ability to reach his or her potential. The student learns from experiential learning projects.

Grade levels: K-12
Enrollment: 167
Mesa County Valley School District 51

Indian Peaks Charter School
P.O. Box 1819
Granby, CO 80446
tel: 970-887-3805
fax: 970-887-3829

The Indian Peaks Charter School exists to assist parents in their mission to develop exemplary young citizens with superior academic preparation, passion for learning, and virtuous character. Indian Peaks Charter School follows the Core Knowledge Sequence.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 39
East Grand County School District

James Irwin Charter Elementary School’s vision is to provide a dynamic educational experience to all its students, teaching them to a high mastery level in all their academic areas. This will be achieved through a unique combination of the Core Knowledge Sequence and careful application of Direct Instruction curricula and methods, supported by school-wide positive behavior management procedures. Furthermore, all students will be taught at their current skill level in the three basic areas (reading, math, and spelling) in smaller groups using a flexible grouping system, thereby offering each student an individualized education.

Grade levels: K-5
Enrollment: 392
Harrison School District 2

This is a Core Knowledge school with single sex classrooms. Each student will have two periods of English and Math per day. The mission of James Irwin Charter Middle School is to help guide students and motivate them in the development of their character and academic potential through academically rigorous, content-rich programs.

Grade levels: 6-8
Enrollment: 346
Harrison School District 2

The mission of James Irwin Charter High School is to help guide students in the development of their character and academic potential through academically rigorous, content-rich educational programs. Most of our founding families have students at Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy.

Grade levels: 9-12
Enrollment: 352
Harrison School District 2

Operating in north Jefferson County, with a waiting list of over 1000 names. The program emphasizes fundamental academic education using the Core Knowledge curriculum. The school is an academically rigorous, content-rich program in a disciplined environment.

Grade levels: K-12
Enrollment: 419
Jefferson County R-1

Justice High School
1777 6^th St
Boulder, CO 80302
tel: 303-441-4862 / 303-440-0401

Grade levels: 7-12
Enrollment: 81
Boulder Valley School District

KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy’s mission is to help all students develop the knowledge, skills, and character needed to succeed in top quality high schools, colleges, and the competitive world beyond.

KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy (KSPA) is an academically rigorous, college preparatory public school for at-risk students in grades five through eight. KSPA requires students and parents to sign a written contract that specifies attendance from 7:25 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, four hours on Saturdays, and one month each summer. The contract obligates parents to reinforce students' commitments, ensure attendance, and help with two to three hours of homework each evening.

At KSPA, we make home visits to provide homework assistance and help teach parents methods of academic support. Provide transportation to and from school for those students who do not have transportation. Teachers are on call 24-hours, providing students with home phone, cellular, and respond to a toll-free 1-800 number for student homework questions and emergencies.

At KSPA, we believe that a quality education is based upon 1) MORE TIME for students in the classroom daily, weekly, and yearly; 2) CHOICE AND COMMITMENT to the school on the part of teachers, parents, and students alike; 3) POWER TO LEAD for the school leader who needs to have control over personnel and budget; 4) HIGH EXPECTATIONS for student academic achievement and conduct regardless of their backgrounds; and 5) FOCUS ON RESULTS as the manner to assess student, teacher, administrator, and overall school performance.

Grade levels: 5-8
Enrollment: 344
Denver Public Schools District 1

Knowledge Quest Academy (K.Q.A.) is the first school of choice provided within the Weld County RE-5J School District. A K-6 program which focuses on Core Knowledge will be the foundation for the school. Class size is a desired 16:1 ratio which may reach a maximum 20:1 ratio under special circumstances outlined within the charter contract with the school district.

Grade levels: K-6
Enrollment: 297
Johnstown-Milliken RE-5J

The Lake George school was an existing and very isolated school in Park County. The community converted it to a charter school to improve the local control and sense of community for the school, located far from the district’s offices.

Grade levels: Pre-K-8
Enrollment: 63
Park County RE-2

Landmark Academy at Reunion
10566 Memphis
Commerce City, Colorado 80022
www.landmarkacademy.org

Shea Homes and National Heritage Academies are partnering to open a new K-5 charter school eventually serving grades K-8.

A place where teachers meet students at their current level and challenge them to reach higher than they dreamed possible.

An educational community that affirms the moral foundation that’s important to your family.

A tuition-free alternative created by parents.

Imagine the possibilities!  We are building a school that believes in sharing the educational commitment between teachers and parents.

Grade levels: K-5
Enrollment:
Brighton School District

Legacy Academy operates in the eastern end of Elbert County. A Core Knowledge school in a small rural district, Legacy Academy emphasizes a traditional, back to basics educational philosophy and educational design. Class sizes are limited to 22 children and uniforms are required.

Grade levels: K-12
Enrollment: 428
Elizabeth School District

Liberty Common School
1725 Sharp Point Drive
Ft. Collins, CO 80525
tel: 970-482-9800
fax: 970-482-8007
www.libertycommon.org

The mission of Liberty is to provide excellence and fairness in education for school children through a common foundation by successfully teaching a contextual body of organized knowledge, the skills of learning including higher order thinking, and the values of a democratic society.

Grade levels: K-9
Enrollment: 582
Poudre School District RE-1

Life Skills Center of Colorado Springs
1810 Eastlake Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80910
tel: 719-471-0684
fax: 719-471-4392

The Life Skill Center is an Alternative Education Campus for high risk students.  We are a fully accredited Colorado High School requiring all state and district graduation requirements.  Our staff is Colorado State Licensed and NCLB HQ.

Grade Levels: 9-12
Enrollment: 286
Colorado Springs School District 11

This school’s primary goal is to educate and ultimately award Life Skills Center high school diplomas to current high school dropouts who have not found success in a traditional educational setting. This school will be year-round. Part of the mission of the Life Skills Center of Denver will be to provide its students with an individualized, self-paced, computer-based educational experience, complemented by a life skills and vocational training component.

Grade levels: 9-12
Enrollment: 214
Denver Public School District

Lincoln Academy
6980 Pierce Street
Arvada, CO 80003
tel: 303-467-5363
fax: 303-467-5367
www.lincolnacademy.net

Lincoln Academy is a K-8 Core Knowledge Public School.  There is a private preschool attached that also utilizes the Core Knowledge curriculum.  Lincoln has a back-to-basics approach.  Instruction is primarily whole group instruction, but differentiation is a regular part of every classroom.  With a solid language arts and math curriculum, the basics are well covered.  In addition, the richness of the literature, science, history and geography from the Core Knowledge sequence make it an excellent, well rounded school.

Grade levels: Pre-K-6
Enrollment: 476
Jefferson County School District

The Littleton Academy Mission Statement is:

To provide each child with

• A content-rich, academically rigorous education
• Using a well-defined, sequential curriculum
• In a safe, orderly, and caring environment.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 455
Littleton School District

Student academic achievement is the primary goal of Littleton Prep.   Students must first master the fundamentals to achieve mastery of higher-level skills.  We define mastery as the ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills repeatedly and accurately.  This requires repeated instruction in the subject matter, increasing degree of challenge and considerable practice.  Student mastery of the core academic subjects with advancement to more challenging materials is central to the concept of Littleton Prep.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 492
Littleton School District

Lotus School of Excellence
11001-A E. Alameda Ave.
Aurora, C0 80012
Phone: 303-360-0052
Fax: 303-360-0071
www.lotusschool.org

LSE is a college preparatory school with a rigorous and innovative educational program focusing on Mathematics, Science and Technology.  LSE will forge students, parents, and educators into a partnership that will provide all students with the support and tools necessary to achieve admittance into local and national universities. The school will offer individual learning plans, after school tutoring and clubs, early college program, and preparation to college entrance exams

Grade levels: 6-9
Enrollment: 168 (Growing to 500)
Aurora Public Schools
First Year: 2006

Marble Charter School
412 West Main Street
Marble, CO 81623
tel: 970-963-9550
fax: 970-963-8435

The school helps students to attain their highest social and academic potential in a rigorous academic environment within a nurturing learning community. The school is committed to encouraging the child’s natural curiosity, self-esteem, commitment to community, and recognition of quality.

Grade levels: K-10
Enrollment: 26
Gunnison Watershed RE 1-J

The school’s mission is to foster a student’s innate curiosity and love of learning, to develop their intellectual, physical, and social potential to the fullest extent. Individualized learning and low student-teacher ratio along with strong parental involvement are a part of the program.

Grade levels: Pre-K-6
Enrollment: 498
Jefferson County School District

Monument Academy
1890 Willow Park Way
Monument, CO 80132
tel: 719-481-1950
fax: 719-481-1948
www.monumentacademy.net

Monument Academy is a Kindergarten through eighth grade Core Knowledge Charter School with a rigorous, content-rich academic program. MA emphasizes academic excellence along with the Core Virtues of respect, responsibility, character development and exemplary citizenship. MA was chartered in 1996 in Lewis Palmer School District #38. MA consistently leads the District in CSAP scores and has been a John Irwin School of Excellence for the past 5 years.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 524
Lewis-Palmer School District 38

Mountain Phoenix Community School
11398 Ranch Elsie Rd.
Golden, CO 80403
tel: 303-642-7634
www.mountainphoenix.org

Mountain Phoenix Community School is a K-8 public charter school created to provide school choice for families in Coal Creek Canyon, Rollinsville, Nederland, and surrounding areas. Mountain Phoenix Community School uses an arts-based, developmentally appropriate curriculum to captivate the child and facilitate superior academics. Classes are taught in a non-graded multi-age setting where integrated curriculum and cooperative learning will be implemented.  Learning is experiential and individually based using all learning styles. Mountain Phoenix is open to all K-8 children in Colorado and we are very close to communities in Jefferson County, Boulder County and Gilpin County. Further, a deep connection to nature is supported through the use of high quality, natural materials as well as seasonal studies and outdoor activities set in our mountain community.  The school reaches out to the larger community through parent education programs, public performances and seasonal celebrations.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment:
Jefferson County School District

The mission of Mountain View Core Knowledge School is to stimulate wonder and curiosity, engage the mind, and promote vision and understanding of the world to all students. Goals include giving students the opportunity to maximize potential by exposure to a common foundation of an organized body of knowledge sequentially presented by grade level. Character values including integrity, respect, responsibility and compassion will be strongly encouraged. The school achieves these goals through emphasis on a structured educational philosophy, strong encouragement of parental involvement, and commitment to treating each child as a unique individual in a safe environment.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 232
Fremont County School District

New America School
www.newamericaschool.org

New America School is an English Language Acquisition school. The New America School seeks to extend the benefits of English literacy and a high school liberal arts education to families in the Denver Metro area and Colorado. The School’s goal is to instill a lifelong passion for learning that will assist students of all ages in their pursuit of the “American Dream.”

Grade Levels: 9-12
Enrollment: 977

New Vision Charter School
2366 E. First St.
Loveland , CO 80537
www.newvisioncharterschool.org

New Vision Charter School exists to produce high academic achievement and moral excellence in every student.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 383
Thompson School District (TSD)

The educational program at NRCCS is Project Based Learning. The school joins in the work being done with the Colorado Rural Charter Schools Network project assignments.

Grade levels: K-7
Enrollment: 50
Steamboat Springs School District

North Star Academy
16700 Keystone Blvd.
Parker, CO 80134
www.nstaracademy.org

North Star Academy will provide a Core Knowledge education with an integrated Spanish language program that challenges students to meet their highest potential through differentiated academic instruction and rich social and cultural experiences within a safe, orderly and nurturing environment.

Grade Levels: K-6
Enrollment: 414
Douglas County School District

This is a Core Knowledge Charter school with small class sizes, a character education program, and school uniforms. Northeast Academy’s mission is to serve the far northeast Denver communities of Montbello, Green Valley Ranch, Gateway, Parkfield and DIA with a rigorous Core Knowledge curriculum in a small, caring, nurturing environment to produce not only academic excellence in its students, but also to build a high moral character that will benefit the student, community, the State of Colorado and the country.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 367
Denver Public School District

Odyssey Charter School
8800 E. 28th Avenue
Denver, CO 80238
tel: 303-316-3944
fax: 303-316-4016
www.odysseydenver.org

The Odyssey School is based on the Expeditionary Learning/Outward Bound philosophy. Expeditionary Learning is one of seven "break the mold" school designs funded over a five-year period by New American Schools built upon high standards and yielding dramatic improvement in student achievement. Although some curricular skills are taught separately, for the most part, students acquire knowledge and skills through learning expeditions that cut across and make connections among disciplines.

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 224
Denver Public Schools District 1

Omar D. Blair School
4905 Cathay Street
Denver, CO 80249
tel: 303-371-9570
fax: 303-371-8348
www.edisonschools.com

Grade levels: K-8
Enrollment: 782
Denver Public Schools

P.S.1 Charter School
1062 Delaware Street
Denver, CO 80204
tel: 303-575-6690
fax: 303-575-6661
www.ps1charterschool.org

P.S.1 serves a diverse student body of 6th through 12th graders in an innovative school building in downtown Denver.  Guiding the school is its mission that states, “P.S.1 is a small, inclusive learning community where a diverse student body successfully prepares for post-secondary education, skilled employment and positive contributions to the world. At P.S.1, students build strong relationships, engage in relevant learning experiences and reach academic excellence.”

P.S.1 serves approximately 330 students who live in Denver and the surrounding area.  In this small school environment, each student has an “advisor” who supports the student’s academic, social and emotional growth.  Students’ classes focus on raising academic skills, planning for the future and contributing positively to their communities.  Student progress is demonstrated not only through assessments in class, but also through Personal Learning Plans, Portfolios, and Presentations of Learning.

Grade levels: 6-12
Enrollment: 280
Denver Public Schools District 1

Paradox Valley Charter School
P.O. Box 420
Paradox, CO 81429
tel: 970-859-7236
fax: 970-859-7236