Faced with declining enrollment and school closures, the JeffCo Board of Education last week approved a move to offload two campuses with either a long-term lease or sale. The two campuses — Allendale and Zerger Elementary schools — were listed last week as available for lease or sale
Arvada elementary teachers and families told their school will close for good Allendale Elementary enrollment has fallen 45%
JeffCo Public Schools is considering closing Allendale Elementary School after a decade of declining enrollment.
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ARVADA, Colo. â After 57 years, Allendale Elementary in Arvada will likely close at the end of the 2020-2021 school year.
Teachers at Allendale say JeffCo Public Schools notified them on March 24, a week after the schoolâs principal announced his departure.
Digital teacher and librarian Brenda Von Kaenel said the announcement came as a complete surprise, and now staff members and teachers have little time to look for new jobs.