Boulder Valley funding model gives extra to highest needs schools

Boulder Valley funding model gives extra to highest needs schools

Lafayette’s Alicia Sanchez Elementary is one of the Boulder Valley School District’s success stories. In 2018, the school received a turnaround rating from the state for low academic achievement and was placed on the state’s “accountability clock.” A state grant paid for the school to join the University of Virginia’s Partnership for Leaders in Education program, while the school district provided extra resources as part of a new model giving hi…