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Even with a recent influx of positive COVID-19 cases and quarantines, Eagle County Schools is optimistic and planning for (almost) normal prom and graduation ceremoneies for the areas’ high schools.
This decision is aided in large part by the evolving state and county mandates. On Friday, Colorado’s coronavirus dial expires, leaving it up to local communities to decide what restrictions are right for them regarding Eagle County has said that it hopes to lift restrictions by May 27 one day before Eagle County starts hosting its graduations.
According to Katie Jarnot, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction at Eagle County Schools, the plans are beginning to come together for graduation. “The public health orders will allow us to have a pretty normal graduation and the capacity limits will be lifted in such a way that we will be able to allow anyone who wants to attend, to attend,” she said at Wednesday’s school board meeting.
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Colorado saw its best high school graduation rate in a decade in 2020, despite the onset of a pandemic in March that forced schools to close their doors, rapidly transition to a world of remote learning and cancel extracurricular activities and graduation ceremonies.
The graduation rate for Eagle County Schools held steady, exceeding the state average, with declines reported for some student categories, state data shows.
, an increase of 0.8% from the prior school year. Colorado’s high school graduation rate has improved by 9.5% since 2010, when the state changed how it reports the rate.
“We know how tough the spring was for our seniors, with many not able to attend their proms or graduation ceremonies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But we are so proud of the students, their parents and the teachers who helped them finish the year strong,” Colorado Education Commissioner Katy Anthes said in a news release accompanying the graduation data’s release.