Challenge To Excellence Charter School

About C2E

Our School

Challenge To Excellence Charter School was originally founded in 2002 and housed in modular buildings north of the current building. Our permanent facility was built in 2004. The first class was held in the facility on November 22nd, 2004. We are very proud of our facilty as it includes a science lab, language lab, a large gymnasium, a stage as well as large classrooms with cable and Internet connections.

Location

Challenge To Excellence is located at the South East corner of E-470 and Jordan Road in Parker, CO.
Entrance is made off of Jordan Rd. on Carlson Dr.
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Enrollment

As a charter school, enrollment to C2E classes is limited, and demand is often greater than positions for students. C2E holds an enrollment lottery of all students who have submitted letters of interest. The families are put on a waitlist for the year they applied for in the order they come out of the lottery. Open positions are filled from the waitlist. We recommend filing your letter of intent early, but realize that circumstances cause families to change the school they will enroll in, or that families may move. In the event that you are no longer interested in a position at C2E, please contact us so that we can fill an open enrollment positions from another interested family. Letters of Interest are accepted through the last day of school in December with the lottery taking place the middle of January.

To file a letter of intent, please fill out the following form and attach the required documentation.
Letter of Interest

School Tours

If you are interested in learning more about Challenge To Excellence we invite you to attend a school tour or evening information meeting. Following are the dates available.

February 11 at 6:00 p.m.
February 21 at 9:00 a.m.
February 29 at 9:00 a.m.
March 10 at 6:00 p.m.
March 25 at 9:00 a.m.

Please call the school office at 303-841-9816 to reserve a space for your visit. Please be aware that children are not allowed to attend the daytime tours.

We begin making offers for next school year around the 15th of January. It is important that you have already visited the school by then as you will not have time to schedule a tour once you receive an offer.

For information on applying for our school please refer to the enrollment section of our website.

About Charter Schools

What is a Charter School?

Charter schools are public schools

Charter schools in Colorado are funded in the Public School Finance Act, along with all other public schools.
Charter schools receive per pupil revenue (PPR) on the same basis as other public school students enrolled in the district that granted its charter except that districts may retain up to 5% of charter school students¹ PPR for actual administrative costs.
Charter schools are subject to all State and Federal provisions prohibiting discrimination and must enroll students in a non-discriminatory manner.
Although charter schools are public schools, they do not have the independent mill levy override and bonding authority that school districts use to finance their capital facilities. To the extent state funds are not available to support this cost, operating revenues are used to pay for these costs.

Charter schools are open to all students. They are:

Free.
Public, nonsectarian, nonreligious, non-home-based schools.
Non-selective in enrollment. There are no admission tests or admissions requirements.
Often designed to serve under-served populations.
Appealing to students whose needs are not being met by traditional schools.
Frequently over-enrolled; that is, more students apply than the school can accommodate. In that event, a lottery is held to determine admission.

Charter schools are pioneers and innovators.

Charters allow creative parents, teachers and educational leaders to design schools that better serve particular populations.
Charters can limit class and school size. Charter designers often heed to the research that states that small schools are generally safer and better able to nurture a community of learners than are large schools.
Charters select their own curriculum design. They can establish achievement-oriented cultures and choose staff to best support these structures from day one.
Charter schools are mission-driven schools created by educators who envision a school committed to a particular purpose and philosophy.
The tenor of relationships between charter schools and their districts vary widely. Ultimately accountable implementation of a charter schools¹ mission is what best serves students. However, accountability need not be sacrificed for the very spirit of educational innovation and flexibility that the Charter Schools Act was intended to foster.

For more information on charter schools, may we recommend one of the following links:
Colorado Department of Education's Charter School Pages
Colorado League of Charter Schools

Charter / Bylaws

A number of documents spell out the school's focus, mission, operations, and rules including: the school's charter, bylaws, parent student handbook, and dress code. Some of those documents can be found here. Click on the following to view or download the charter or bylaws.
Challenge To Excellence Charter | Challenge To Excellence Bylaws