District 49 is located in the North Eastern region of El Paso County, encompassing portions of Colorado Springs, Falcon, and Peyton, Colorado. District schools include 21 district-operated schools and 10 authorized charter schools, which combined serve approximately 26,000 students. District 49 is proud to offer a portfolio of schools and programs that include STEM, Core Knowledge, Arts, virtual, blended, alternative education, and early college options. District 49 continues to lead the way in …
offering innovative educational programs to meet the needs of every student. Our strategic plan includes a vision for our District to be the Best Choice, while our mission to Learn, Work, and Lead is carried out through six strategic priorities: 1. LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS - We launch successful students into careers, college, service, and leadership. Whether they join the workforce, head to college, serve our country, or start a family, we prepare D49 graduates to succeed as they serve and lead our community. 2. BUILD FIRM FOUNDATIONS - The district builds firm foundations for all learning and support. For our students, this means emphasizing foundational skills such as literacy, math, critical thinking, and creativity. For our workforce, firm foundations mean great onboarding, thorough training, and providing the right tools to do our jobs. 3. OFFER EXCEPTIONAL CHOICES - We promote educational choices in our zones, our family of schools, and all our programs so parents and students can select high-performing options to personalize learning and achievement. 4. VALUE ALL PEOPLE - We value all people by putting our values of care and respect into action through strategic initiatives that promote equity, respect diversity, and celebrate the contributions of all. 5. ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY - We engage our community in holding the district accountable for school performance, projects, and outreach to serve students and families across the region. 6. SUSTAIN ENDURING TRUST - We sustain enduring trust through transparent practices, clear communications, and decisions that preserve the good faith of our community. Additionally, in March 2024, our school board adopted the following Strategic Objectives: ?ACADEMIC FOCUS OBJECTIVE WRITING PERFORMANCE - Improve writing instruction across all content areas and provide more opportunities for students to write with feedback. ? ACADEMIC FOCUS OBJECTIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE: - Ensure fidelity and integrity of curriculum use to improve Tier 1 instruction. Provide purposeful interventions in all academic subjects.? WORKFORCE FOCUS OBJECTIVE COMPENSATION CALIBRATION - Design new salary schedules for ESP, Pro-Tech, and Admin workforce segments. Understand drivers of benefits satisfaction. OPERATIONS FOCUS OBJECTIVE CYBERSPACE PRESENCE: Formalize frameworks and policies for managing our cyber presence. - In collaboration with district specialists and board liaisons, we are converting these objectives into action plans and projects with timelines and measurable performance targets. Subsequently, administrators will enter these objectives, along with associated action plans and projects, into our performance-tracking system for transparent and accessible monitoring, reporting, and accountability.
Accredited with Distinction - This is assigned to the highest performing districts. These districts are meeting or exceeding expectations on the majority of performance tasks.
Accredited - Districts with an overall rating of Accredited are meeting expectations on the majority of performance metrics.
Accredited with Improvement Plan - These districts are identified as lower performing. They may be meeting expectations on some performance metrics, but they are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on many.
Accredited with Priority Improvement Plan - These districts are identified as low performing. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these districts until they improve.
Accredited with Turnaround Plan - These districts are identified as among the lowest performing districts in the state. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these districts until they improve.
Accredited with Insufficient State Data - These districts are assigned this accreditation rating when the state does not have enough data to report publicly. To better understand why a district received an Insufficient State Data rating, all publicly reportable data are reflected in the performance framework report. More information about these ratings is available here.
School Ratings
Performance Plan - Schools with a Performance Plan are meeting expectations on the majority of performance metrics.
Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as lower performing. They may be meeting expectations on some performance metrics, but they are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on many.
Priority Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as low performing. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Turnaround Plan - These schools are identified as among the lowest performing schools in the state. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Insufficient State Data - These schools are assigned this plan type when the state does not have enough data to report publicly. To better understand why a school received an Insufficient State Data rating, all publicly reportable data are reflected in the performance framework report. More information about these ratings is available here.