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Shaw Heights Middle School (7812)

8780 CIRCLE DRIVE
WESTMINSTER, CO 80030

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Historical Data

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442

Total Students Served

Narrative

A message from:

Brisa Montgomery

Director of Finance

Westminster Public Schools

July 01, 2023

Westminster Public Schools prides itself on offering a learning environment Where Education is Personal. That means that every child’s education is built around what works best for the individual student and incorporates our Competency Based System (CBS) where students advance to the next learning level only when they have shown mastery, or understanding, of a learning topic. CBS does away with social promotion by requiring students to fully engage in their ... Westminster Public Schools prides itself on offering a learning environment Where Education is Personal. That means that every child’s education is built around what works best for the individual student and incorporates our Competency Based System (CBS) where students advance to the next learning level only when they have shown mastery, or understanding, of a learning topic. CBS does away with social promotion by requiring students to fully engage in their learning. The WPS philosophy is that the most important day in a student’s academic career is the day AFTER graduation.

Spending

$17,779
Current Spending per Student

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$13,509

State Average

School Level Spending per Student

Federal

$886
State/Local

$11,148
Total

$12,034

School Share of Central Spending per Student

Federal

$550
State/Local

$5,195
Total

$5,745

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Current School Spending

Learning Environment

89%
Operations

11%

Learning Environment
$4,752,230

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Operations
$567,104

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$5,319,334

Total

Long-Term Spending

Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other

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These expenditures are those not associated with day-to-day operation of school activities and, therefore, are not included in the per-student spending calculation. They are comprised of major construction projects, debt payments, acquisition of land, and other programs.

$228,231

Total

Total School-Allocated Spending

$5,547,565

Totals may not sum due to rounding

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Current School Share of Central Spending

Learning Environment

46%
Operations

54%

Learning
Environment
$1,156,119

Operations
$1,382,985

$2,539,104

Total

$8,086,669

Grand Total of Spending at this school