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D11 proposes $1 million contingency for scaled Summer Bridge 2025; plan targets 1,200–1,400 students
Summary
District staff presented a redesigned Summer Bridge program that would run four weeks in June, serve roughly 1,200–1,400 students in K–8 (with an option to include high school credit recovery), and request a $1,000,000 contingency appropriation for spring board approval.
Colorado Springs School District 11 leaders told the board on Jan. 29 they plan a scaled Summer Bridge 2025 that would run approximately four weeks in June, prioritize literacy-rich learning with student-agency activities, and proceed with a contingency funding request of $1,000,000 to cover programming in the absence of ESSER grant funding.
Chief Hopper and area superintendent Sarah Scott, joined by program lead Jennifer Chappell, described a redesign driven by the end of ESSER funding; prior Summer Bridge efforts had been larger when federal ESSER dollars were available. Staff said the new model…
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