As quickly as COVID-19 trends change across Colorado, so too do school districts’ plans for how to host classes.
Infections and hospitalizations have surged since late October, leading public health experts to call on Gov. Jared Polis to take more aggressive steps to curb community spread. Those trends have also prompted swift changes in learning formats at schools across the Denver metro area.
The Denver Post will continuously update this list to keep readers informed on how their schools are operating.
How Denver-area school districts are hosting classes
27J Schools is moving all students to remote learning to complete the fall semester. Middle and high school students start distance learning on Dec. 1, followed by elementary students on Dec. 2.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools is sending all students to remote learning, starting Nov. 16 through the end of the fall semester. If COVID-19 conditions improve, the district hopes to offer in-person support to students with special needs, English language learners and those with advanced academic needs.
Adams County School District 14 students have been learning remotely since the start of the school year in August and will continue to do so through the end of the fall semester.
Aurora Public Schools is transitioning all students to online education for the remainder of the semester. Most are currently attending classes virtually; preschoolers, kindergarteners, special needs students, district newcomers and Pickens Technical College students will transition to a fully remote format on Nov. 30.
Boulder Valley School District is shifting its entire student body to virtual education, beginning Nov. 17 through at least Jan. 5. The district will reevaluate case data after Thanksgiving in hopes of being able to bring back students with intensive special needs.
Cherry Creek School District has begun moving all students to remote learning for the foreseeable future. Middle and high school students went virtual on Nov. 10. Elementary school students follow on Nov. 16. Superintendent Scott Siegfried is watching for seven- to 14-day sustained improvement in COVID-19 trends before reopening schools to in-person learning.
Denver Public Schoolsis transitioning kindergarten, first and second grade students to remote learning on Nov. 30, following Thanksgiving break.Third- through 12th-graders will continue taking classes virtually through the end of the fall semester.
Douglas County School District is moving all students to online education starting Nov. 30, after Thanksgiving break.
Jeffco Public Schoolsis moving all students except for those in preschool to remote learning. Students in grades six through 12 will start learning online on Nov. 16, followed by grades kindergarten through fifth on Nov. 30 after Thanksgiving break. Students with special needs in all grade levels are also eligible to continue in-person classes four days per week.
Littleton Public Schools , beginning Nov. 16. The move Is likely to last through Dec. 18, the end of the semester; however, Superintendent Brian Ewert hopes to be able to welcome students and staff back for in-person learning sooner if COVID-19 conditions improve.
Mapleton Public Schools is transitioning all students to remote learning, starting Nov. 18 through the end of the fall semester. It’s planning a return to in-person learning on Jan. 11.
St. Vrain Valley School Districtis switching all students to remote learning following Thanksgiving break, according to the . Students will continue in a virtual format through the end of the semester.
Westminster Public Schools students will do distancing learning until the end of the fall semester. The district had planned for a return to in-person learning on Nov. 16, but reversed course citing concerning COVID-19 trends.
