Reuse ideas sought for schools slated to close

Je co plans to close three Westminster elementary schools

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Je erson County Public Schools and the City of Westminster are evaluating how to repurpose three schools in the city, and the public is invited to submit their recommendations. e three schools in question are Sheridan Green Elementary, Witt STEM Elementary and Doral Academy, an arts-focused charter school operating on the site of the old Zerger Elementary. ose schools will close at the end of the current school year.

Lisa Relou, Chief of Strategy and Communications, presented the plan to Westminster City Council at their March 20 study session meeting.

Je co Public Schools voted to close 16 schools in November of 2022 due to too many seats for too few students. e decision for which schools to close was also based in part due to proximity to other schools.

Relou explained that the board

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