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2010 Charter School Awards

Colorado Governor's Distinguished Improvement Awards and John Irwin Schools of Excellence Awards

Governor's Distinguished Improvement Awards | John Irwin Schools of Excellence Awards

Congratulations to the 2010 winners of the Colorado Governor's Distinguished Improvement Awards and the John Irwin Schools of Excellence Awards. Charter schools were very well represented with 29 charters winning the Governor's Award (out of 153 total schools - equaling 19%), and 25 winning the John Irwin Award (out of 151 total schools - equaling 17%). Congratulations to the following winners.

Governor's Distinguished Improvement Awards
The Colorado Governor's Distinguished Improvement Awards recognize the top 8 percent of public schools that demonstrate the highest rates of student longitudinal growth, as measured by the Colorado Growth Model. Click here to view the full list of schools that received this honor.

Academy Charter School, Castle Rock
American Academy, Castle Pines North
Aspen Community School, Woody Creek
Aurora Academy, Aurora
Carbon Valley Academy, Frederick
Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy, Colorado Springs
Compass Montessori, Golden
Crestone Charter School, Crestone
Crown Pointe Charter Academy, Westminster
Denver School of Science and Technology, Denver
Highline Academy, Denver
Indian Peaks Charter School, Granby
James Irwin Charter Elementary School, Colorado Springs
Jefferson Academy Senior High School, Broomfield
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy, Denver
Liberty Common School, Fort Collins
Littleton Academy, Littleton
Littleton Prep Charter School, Littleton
Lotus School for Excellence, Aurora
Montessori Peaks Academy, Littleton
North Star Academy, Parker
Odyssey Charter Elementary School, Denver
Parker Core Knowledge Charter School, Parker
Platte River Charter Academy, Highlands Ranch
The Pinnacle Charter School, Federal Heights
Ridgeview Classical Schools, Fort Collins
Twin Peaks Charter Academy, Longmont
West Denver Preparatory School, Denver
Wyatt-Edison Charter Elementary School, Denver

John Irwin Schools of Excellence Awards
The John Irwin Schools of Excellence Awards recognizes the top 8 percent of public schools that demonstrate the highest achievement on statewide assessments. Click here to view the full list of 2009-2010 award-winning schools.

American Academy, Castle Pines North
Cherry Creek Academy, Englewood
Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy, Colorado Springs
The Classical Academy Middle School, Colorado Springs
The Connect School, Pueblo
Crown Pointe Charter Academy, Westminster
Denver School of Science and Technology, Denver
Eagle County Charter Academy, Edwards
Frontier Charter Academy, Greeley
Horizons K-8 Alternative School, Boulder
James Irwin Charter High School, Colorado Springs
Liberty Common School, Fort Collins
Littleton Academy, Littleton
Marble Charter School, Marble
Monument Academy, Monument
North Star Academy, Parker
Parker Core Knowledge Charter School, Parker
Peak to Peak Charter School, Lafayette
Platte River Academy, Highlands Ranch
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy, Westminster
Ridgeview Classical Schools, Fort Collins
Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen, Evergreen
Stargate School, Thornton
Summit Middle Charter School, Boulder
Windsor Charter Academy, Windsor