Colorado High School Charter (1748)
1175 OSAGE STREET #100
DENVER, CO 80204
Charter School.
Alternative Education Campus (AEC).
223
Total Students Served
Grade 9 - Grade 12
School District:
Denver County 1 (0880)
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About Colorado High School Charter (1748)
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Colorado High School Charter
2024-2025
Mission: Colorado High School Charter is transforming the alternative education experience by igniting the potential within each of the diverse young people we serve. CHSC ensures students? personal and academic growth by creating tailored curricula, a supportive school environment, and community partnerships. We empower our students to succeed in life and positively contribute to their families and communities by offering them the freedom and resources to pursue a post-secondary path aligned wi…
th their individualized goals. Vision: Schools that empower people. CHSC Osage serves students who have not found success in traditional school settings. Our enrollment for 2022-2023 school year was 200 students and in 2023-2024 was 204. Over 90% of students in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 qualified for Free and Reduced Lunch. 15% of students have IEPs, 25% are multilingual students and over 95% are students of color. Our Executive Director is in their 11th year at CHSC. He has a deep passion to help all young people realize the value, freedom, and the responsibility that comes with He received his B.S. in Communications and Economics from University of Northern Colorado, an MBA from Fairfield University and an Ed. M in Urban Educational Administration from Columbia. Bringing many years of experience working in education, he had the drive to move CHSC from a Red school in 2013, to orange in 2014, to a Green school by 2017 and then again in 2018 and 2021, 2022 and 2023. Our Principal is in their 13th year at CHSC and 8th year as the Principal and has over 20 years in education. She earned her Master?s Degree in School Counseling from Northeastern University and completed her license in Administrative Leadership and Policies Studies at CU Denver in 2017. She got her undergraduate degree from Gettysburg College. She loves helping to direct policy at school that empowers youth to express themselves in authentic ways and grow academically and personally. They are proud of the move from red on the State SPF in 2017-2018 to Green in 2018-2019 and 2021-2023. The Assistant Principal of Curriculum and Instruction is in their 10th year at CHSC. He is fortunate to have had many dynamic teachers in his life and credits this as a main reason for working in education. He also loves to learn and hopes to empower his students to think critically about the world. He has has over ten years of teaching experience at both the collegiate and secondary level, and he joined CHSC in 2015. He has a BS in Geography and an MA in Education from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and originally hails from Wisconsin. The CHSC Osage campus has a dedicated staff consisting 23 positions, 11 full time teachers/specialists, 2 administrators, and student Success Team with an enrollment of 200 students for the 2023-2024 school year. Over 90% of staff were retained from the 2023-2024 school year and experience ranges to up to 10+ years in education for close to half the staff. CHSC Osage is a proud partner with various community organizations. Youth on Record provides young people with artistic outlets in music and production with a social justice lens. Denver Housing Authority?s Art Street and Osage Cafe provide hands on classes focusing on the culinary and art fields with a focus on career readiness, Girls Inc provides a female empowerment class. Emily Griffith Technical College allows students to earn a certificate or degree in a vocation or trade program while they are in high school and the Auraria Campus, specifically CCD and Metro State provide students with the opportunity to enroll in college courses to allow them to explore different post secondary majors and college curriculum. We partner with the Holistic Life Foundation out of Baltimore, Maryland to provide a Mindfulness program for students and staff with a dedicated instructor and space where community members can practice mindfulness skills and practices. CHSC?s model is grounded in post secondary readiness and whole child support. Curriculum is aligned with state core content standards with a focus on relevancy and mastery of standards. Our Student Advocate Program focuses on removing barriers for students in and out of school so they can be successful. Our community partnerships provide students with opportunities and choice in learning and post secondary exploration in and out of the classroom. We progress monitors student learning and achievement through the State SPF measures including the SAT, PSAT, CMAS, MAP, Attendance, Adequate yearly credits, graduation rates and student and family satisfaction. CHSC progress monitors multilingual learners through ACCESS testing. Teachers are responsible for aligning curriculum to prioritized standards and provide common assessments at the midterm and final mark of each quarter to assess student mastery of course standards. CHSC Osage is a small, supportive environment. With a 10:1 staff to student ratio school climate is a tight knit community. Our core values of Relationships, High Expectations, Growth, Inclusivity and Wellness guide the work we do and the environment we create. According to the district student satisfaction survey over 88% of students report overall positive responses. Our Student Advocate Program is a direct point of contact for both students and families to engage and participate in our school community. We hold a Community Family Night quarterly and SAC meetings quarterly. Our morning Advisory period is designed to build community and post secondary readiness with students. We have an on site dedicated Social Worker and School Psychologist. We offer a number of Academic Elective and enrichment opportunities to support SEL including art, wellness, yoga, weight lifting, outdoor excursions, music production, female empowerment, chess, etc. All of our teachers and staff members have received Trauma Informed Practices training through TCIS (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention for Schools). Colorado High School moved from Red to Orange on the School Performance Framework based on 2013-2014 data. In 2016 the school then went from Orange to Green based on the 2015-2016 data and continued Green status in 2017 based on 2016-2017 data. In 2018, based on 2017-2018 school data CHSC earned yellow status on the SPF. On the 2019 State SPF CHSC earned Green Status. Most recently on the 2023-2024 State SPF CHSC earned Green Status. The UIP is developed through analysis of school data through the SPF and internal CHSC data collection through Infinite Campus, Principal Portal, Student and Staff Surveys and Special Committees. Student Leadership, SAC, Inclusivity Committee and School Leadership work collaboratively to identify school priorities. Families provide valuable feedback and input regarding priorities through a variety of strategies: We do specified surveys throughout the school year to get family feedback that impacts decision-making. Our Student Advocates make regular calls and homevisits with families to provide support, resources, and develop a trusting relationship where families feel safe and empowered to provide any feedback or suggestions they have regarding school priorities and initiatives. We have Family Nights every Quarter where families meet with teachers and staff and where we provide resources that have been requested or are a need for our families. Our Surveys, Student Advocate Outreach and Family Nights are also the main forum for sharing regarding our ESSA identification and what that means.
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