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Jeffco superintendent outlines three ballot funding options as district trims budget
Summary
Jeffco Superintendent Tracy Dorland told Lakewood City Council the district reports a record 94% graduation rate, recent school closures have saved about $20 million annually, and a partnership group is weighing three ballot options — a $75M general mill levy override, a $135M package adding a capital mill, or a mill-plus-bond package — with a board recommendation due in May.
Jefferson County Public Schools Superintendent Tracy Dorland presented results and funding options to the Lakewood City Council on April 27, highlighting student outcomes and the district's fiscal choices.
Dorland said Jeffco serves roughly 75,000 students across 145 schools and employs about 14,000 staff. She reported a 94% graduation rate this year — the highest in district history and 8 percentage points above the state average — and said graduation-rate increases extended across multiple student subgroups. Dorland also said concurrent-enrollment programs saved about $8.5 million in college tuition costs…
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