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• Free breakfast bill clears State Senate

  April 19, 2013 8:43 PM

  DENVER - Certain public schools in Colorado could soon be required to serve free breakfast to students during the start of the school day. House Bill 1006 , the Breakfast after the Bell bill, passed the State Senate Friday after clearing the House last month. Beginning in the fall... more »

• District could raise lunch fees to pay for "free" breakfasts Play Video

  March 22, 2013 9:26 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - As the bell rang for the start of school Friday morning at Queen Palmer Elementary, students found a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, a carton of milk, string cheese and an apple laid out on their desks. The school began serving breakfast "after the bell" two... more »

• School District 11 explains more on possible closures Play Video

  December 3, 2012 8:22 PM

  School District 11 begins a series of public meetings this week on their Utilization Plan for the years to come; some of the plans include closing or condensing schools, including Mann Middle School and Wasson High School. On Monday D-11 Superintendent Nicholas Gledich held a press conference to talk... more »

• Kindergarten teacher uses songs to take on difficult subjects Play Video

  May 22, 2012 7:06 PM

  In Christina Watson's classroom at Audubon Elementary, you'll meet some of the brainiest kids in the city. Thanks to a couple of catchy jingles she wrote, the five and six year olds know the difference between their frontal, parietal and occipital lobes and the various fucntion they control. Watson... more »

• Layoffs likely as D11 board discusses budget cuts Play Video

  April 25, 2012 7:34 PM

  As many as 54 jobs are on the block as the District 11 Board of Education takes a preliminary vote tonight to cut some $8.6 million from the 2012-2013 school year budget. Of the job cuts identified, 25 would come from schools, around 17 from central administration and another 12... more »

• Firsthand history lesson Play Video

  April 11, 2012 6:47 PM

  Honors history students from Coronado High School are getting a personal lesson about our nation's wars from the men and women who fought them. Around 90 students spent the day Wednesday at the Inn at Garden Plaza Retirement Community recording interviews with veterans of World War II, the Korean War... more »

• Mitchell HS celebrates its cultural diversity Play Video

  April 3, 2012 7:51 PM

  Students at Mitchell High School celebrated their diverse cultural make up Tuesday with a lunch-hour pot luck and afternoon asseembly. Spanish teacher Dolores Borrero organized the Multicultural Celebration and says the school is unique in that so many first and second generation immigrants attend classes here. The students... more »

• Holmes Middle School nets three-peat in national award

  April 3, 2012 7:16 PM

  Holmes Middle School in Colorado Springs School District 11 has been designated as a Trailblazer School to Watch for a third consecutive time. The award was launched in 1999 as part of a recognition program developed by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform. It is awarded once every... more »

• School board to consider eliminating 48 positions

  March 20, 2012 8:54 PM

  Budget cuts could force Colorado Springs School District 11 to eliminate as many as four dozen full-time teaching positions next year. Under a budget proposal up for consideration by the D11 board of education, all 48 Literacy Resource Teacher positions would be eliminated as the district attempts to close an... more »

• Fight at bus stop hospitalizes three students Play Video

  February 29, 2012 1:13 PM

  Three female middle school students from the Galileo School of Math and Science were taken by ambulance to the hospital following a fight with an unidentified woman at a bus stop Wednesday morning. School District 11 spokesperson Devra Ashby said it is unclear who started the fight and that... more »

• Upgrades warm buses on cold days Play Video

  December 1, 2011 9:47 AM

  An effort to reduce air pollution in Colorado Springs has the positive side effect of making school buses warmer for students. Colorado Springs School District 11 received a regional air quality grant to install fluid heaters in about 90 percent of their buses. The upgrade cuts the amount... more »

• Education cuts hitting home Play Video

  November 14, 2011 6:27 PM

  Classroom in Colorado Springs School District 11 will be empty next week as employees take their two mandatory furlough days this year. Glen Gustafson, D11's chief financial office, says all of the furloughs are happening during Thanksgiving week to minimize the impact on the community. "We know that this... more »

• Bracing for the snow

  October 25, 2011 11:06 PM

  At the District 11 transportation facility there's a lot of work to be done before a snow storm. Facilities Director Kris Garnhart says his crews, understandably, prefer to rig their pick up trucks and dump trucks with plows and sanders the day before the snow hits. "We just don't... more »

• D 11 Schools and Admin temporarily locked down

  October 7, 2011 11:17 AM

  Two D 11 Schools and District Admin officers were temporarily locked down while police were searching for a suspect who was believed to be armed in the area. Police were called to a traffic accident at Cache La Poudre and prospect where one driver was seen fleeing from the scene.... more »

• Back to School: Preschool and Kindergarten

  August 7, 2011 10:54 PM

  All this week, News First 5 and KOAA.COM are helping parents to get their children ready to go back to school. This morning on News First Today, we are focusing on the youngest students: preschoolers and kindergarteners. I spoke with Kathy Howell, the Early Childhood Coordinator for Colorado Springs... more »

• Former D-11 Superintendant, Dr. Kenneth Burnley dies

  July 2, 2011 3:29 PM

  Dr. Kenneth Burnley, who was named National Superintendent of the Year when he was superintendent of School District 11 has died in Anchorage, Alaska. He was superintendent of Mat-Su Borough School District in Palmer, Alaska. Dr. Burnley died while recovering from knee replacement surgery earlier in the week. Dr... more »

• District 11 nears deal with teachers union

  May 17, 2011 8:38 PM

  Teachers in Colorado Springs School District 11 are voting to ratify their new master agreement with the district. The vote among the Colorado Springs Education Association members is being conducted online and will be finished at noon Wednesday. The D11 school board will vote on the agreement at their meeting... more »

• D11 looks to cut $12.5 million

  March 7, 2011 1:35 PM

  Colorado Springs School District 11 is bracing for an estimated $12.5 million in budget cuts for the upcoming school year. That dollar amount is based on combination of revenue shortfall from the state ($11.2 million) and increases in operating costs ($1.3 million). Board members were given a packet containing... more »

• Schools likely to eat funding cut to breakfast program

  January 25, 2011 3:25 PM

  Many schools districts in Southern Colorado are expecting to simply absorb the loss in state funding that they would normally be reimbursed for through the Smart Start free breakfast subsidy program. State lawmakers recently blocked a request to spend the remaining $124,229 of $750,000 appropriated to the program. Smart... more »

• Colorado Springs D-11 makes Top 10 list

  October 21, 2010 11:42 AM

  Colorado Springs School District 11 has been named one of the top ten school districts in the nation in digital technology by the Center for Digital Education. D-11 is the only district in the state to be honored. "With rising expectations and shrinking resources, these districts have utilized... more »

• Lessons from the Space Station

  May 7, 2010 4:09 PM

  Sixth grade students at the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in Colorado Springs are spending the remainder of the school year studying the International Space Station. Next week, the students will interview scientists and engineers familiar with the station as part of their project. Two engineers from Boeing and two... more »

• Layoffs loom as D-11 votes on budget cuts

  March 10, 2010 3:39 PM

  As many as 15 assistant principals, school support staff, special education teachers and transportation employees could be out of a job this summer as a result of $6.8 million in budget cuts being considered tonight by District 11 Board of Education. Teachers, custodians and bus drivers will be spared... more »

• Budget cuts could lead to dirty schools

  February 8, 2010 8:01 PM

  Your child's school is likely going to lose a substantial amount of money next year. Lawmakers are proposing hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts to K-12 education due to the state budget deficit. At school District 11 in Colorado Springs that loss will mean layoffs and cuts to... more »

• D-11 stretches $6 million extra from bond projects

  December 14, 2009 6:35 PM

  When the weather is at its worst, a good heater is a must and this winter the kids at Queen Palmer Elementary are staying warm thanks to a reliable boiler. The heater was recently upgraded with some left-over money that the district had saved on its other bond projects. ... more »

• School District 11 seeking volunteers

  November 9, 2009 12:38 PM

  Colorado Springs School District 11 has a GrandFriends program that places retiree and senior citizen volunteers in District 11 schools. These GrandFrieds give one-on-one attention to sudents who need extra help. An orientation and training program is being offered Thursday. You don't need prior teaching experience, only a love of... more »