FRIDAY FOLDER: 8/20/10: A roundup of regional school news
G.I. Jobs mag likes four Springs colleges
Four Colorado Springs colleges are among 23 in the state named as military friendly by G.I. Jobs magazine.
The four are the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs,Pikes Peak Community College, Regis University and Colorado Technical University.
Schools were evaluated on their certifications programs, policies and efforts to recruit and retain military and veterans, and success in recruiting them.
The magazine honored the top 15 percent of more than 7,000 colleges, universities and trade schools nationwide.
For a complete list of schools, go to http://militaryfriendlyschools.com/list-2011.aspx
Federal grant to help expand Colorado charters
Colorado will receive $40.8 million from the U.S. Department of Education to expand charter and public school options. The grant is $13.6 million a year for three years.
The money is to be used to help start and expand the schools, according to Colorado Department of Education officials.
“Ninety-five percent of the funds will go directly to new charter schools in their first three years of operation,” said Denise Mund, director of CDE’s Schools of Choice Office.
Most of he money is earmarked for curriculum, professional development, classroom supplies, office equipment and technology.
About 5 percent of the grant will be used for professional development of school leaders and boards.
Falcon school keeps ties with engineers
Falcon Elementary School has received another boost for its engineering program with the DiscoverE Grant through Northrop Grumman.
The grant helps retain the relationship between students and local Northrop Grumman engineers, and also awards the school $750 for additions to the school’s math and science programs.
Northrop Grumman engineers regularly work with Falcon Elementary students, leading lessons for the Engineering is Elementary Program, working with the fourth and fifth graders on end-of-the-year projects, assisting at the science fair and helping with engineering-related classroom activities.
CC makes list of greenest colleges
Sierra Magazine has named Colorado College one of the greenest colleges in the U.S. in its fourth annual “Cools Schools” issue.
CC placed 22nd out of 167 schools that participated in a survey of their sustainability practices.
First place went to Green Mountain College in Vermont, which had a score of 88.6 out of 100 points based on such factors as energy efficiency, food, academics, purchasing, transportation and waste. The University of Colorado at Boulder placed 13th with 81.9 points. CC had 79.3 points.
Sierra magazine is published by the Sierra Club, a national environmental group.
New junior high building to greet charter students
Colorado Springs Charter Academy celebrated the opening of its new junior high building Monday, just in time for the new school year.
The building is for 7th- and 8th-grade students, but its state-of the-art science lab will be used by all students at the charter school.
CSCA opened in fall 2005 as a K-5 school and has expanded to K-8, with 425 students. The school is at 2555 and 2577 N.Chelton Road, which is within Colorado Springs School District 11, but it’s chartered through the state Charter School Institute.
— Kristina Iodice and Carol McGraw, The Gazette
