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Board approves Colorado Military Academy transfer to District 11 after DAC review and discussion
Summary
After a review by the district’s DAC subcommittee, presentations from Colorado Military Academy leaders and public comment, the D11 Board approved CMA’s transfer from the Colorado Charter School Institute to District 11 authorization. The board said it will monitor CMA’s academic improvement plan and financial controls going forward.
The Board of Education voted to accept Colorado Military Academy’s transfer application, bringing the charter under District 11 authorization. The DAC (District Advisory Committee) provided a written review that noted both strengths — strong enrollment, a civil air patrol program aligned with local military families, and community demand — and concerns, chiefly that CMA was on the state’s priority improvement clock because of low participation rates in state testing and lagging achievement in some grades.
The board heard CMA leadership outline corrective steps: a task force and monthly data monitoring, expanded coaching and PLC structures, curricular alignment to state standards, a focused plan to raise participation rates for state assessments, recent improvements to fiscal controls, and the creation of a reserve fund for capital and facility needs. The board and staff emphasized that local authorization also brings closer oversight: D11 will monitor CMA through its annual charter-review process and the contract now places CMA under district accountability mechanisms.
DAC finding and next steps The DAC report recommended careful monitoring: reviewers praised the school’s unique program and community fit while flagging academic participation and achievement as areas that require sustained attention. The board adopted the transfer and said it expects CMA to report monthly on academic and fiscal milestones, and that the district will use its charter-authorizer tools to support and supervise improvement work.
Provenance - Topic intro evidence: transcript block s=12171 — DAC subcommittee presentation and recommendation (topicintro). - Topic finish evidence: transcript block s=14521 — roll call approving CMA transfer (topicfinish).
