The Poudre School District Board of Education is expected to vote Tuesday on a proposal to close nine schools and consolidate two others. The fate of three mountain schools are drawing particular concern from families, who say longer bus rides could make public education less accessible for their children.
Livermore, Stove Prairie and Red Feather Lakes elementary schools are among those proposed for closure. The schools serve mountain communities roughly 30 minutes to an hour from Fort Collins, where some students could face lengthy bus rides if their local schools close.
The district is considering an alternative that would keep Livermore Elementary open and consolidate Red Feather Lakes Elementary into Livermore, addressing concerns about 60-minute bus rides to Cache La Poudre Elementary and preserving a school presence in the mountain communities…