Joe Amon / The Denver Post
The Jeffco school district is planning to close Allendale, a small elementary school in Arvada, at the end of this school year.
It’s a decision, district leaders acknowledged, that comes at a bad time and with short notice.
But leaders said they rushed to consider closing the school only in the last few months when it became clear that existing challenges sustaining the small school were compounding.
In February, the district realized that Allendale may have fewer than than 100 students next year after some families said in a survey that they intend to continue remote learning in the fall. Then, the school’s principal announced he would be leaving for a new job.