Colorado Springs School District 11

School district in Colorado, United States

Colorado Springs School District 11


Address
1115 North El Paso Street Colorado Springs , Colorado, 80903 United States
Coordinates	38°50′58″N 104°48′44″W / 38.84944°N 104.81222°W / 38.84944; -104.81222
District information
Motto	Inspire every mind.
Established	August 1872 (151 years ago) (1872-08)
Superintendent	Michael Gaal
Other information
Website	www.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

Adams Elementary School
Audubon Elementary School
Bristol Elementary School
Buena Vista Montessori
Carver Elementary School
Chipeta Elementary School
Columbia Elementary School
Edison Elementary School
Freedom Elementary School
Fremont Elementary School
Grant Elementary School
Henry Elementary School
Howbert Elementary School
Jackson Elementary School
Keller Elementary School
King Elementary School
Madison Elementary School
Martinez Elementary School
McAuliffe Elementary School
Midland Elementary School^[3]
Monroe Elementary School
Penrose Elementary School
Queen Palmer Elementary School
Rogers Elementary School
Rudy Elementary School
Scott Elementary School
Steele Elementary School
Stratton Elementary School
Taylor Elementary School
Trailblazer Elementary School
Twain Elementary School
West Elementary School
Wilson Elementary School

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

Coronado High School
Doherty High School
Mitchell High School
Palmer High School

Charter schools

Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning (Academy ACL)
CIVA Charter High School
Community Prep
East Lake High School
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. Wasson Academic Center (formerly Wasson High School)
Tesla Educational Opportunity 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 – Dr. Parth Melpakam
- Elected 2019–2023
- Treasurer 2019–2021
- President 2021–2023
Vice president – Jason Jorgenson
- Elected 2019–2023
- Vice President 2021–2023
Secretary – Dr. Sandra Bankes
- Elected 2021–2025
- Secretary 2021–2023
Treasurer – Lauren Nelson
- Elected 2021–2025
- Treasurer 2021–2023
Director – Darleen Daniels
- Elected 2019–2023
Director – Reverend Al Loma
- Elected 2021–2023
Director – Julie Ott
- Elected 2017–2021
- Re-elected 2021–2025
- Vice president 2019–2021
- Treasurer 2017–2019

References

^ "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"
^ ^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.
^ The Second Midland School is on the National Register of Historic Places.
^ Jenkins Middle School^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Developer looking to demolish old school and build UCCS apartment complex - KOAA.com | Continuous News | Colorado Springs and Pueblo". Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.