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KCA Featured in PBS Article for Innovative School Model

PBS highlighted KCA in an article, titled:”Students carry Ute culture forward at Ute Mountain Ute School”

“Kwiyagat Community Academy follows state academic standards while emphasizing Ute language, traditional skills and Indigenous knowledge…Students take culture class every day. Younger children begin with simple words in Ute — such as family members, animals and body parts. As they move up, they learn to form sentences. By the time they graduate, they are expected to hold a conversation in Ute.”

VPA Receives Ranked #1 for State Assessment Performance

Victory Preparatory Academy High State Charter School has been recognized among the very best high schools in America in the 2025–2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings! Victory Prep achieved the rare distinction of being ranked #1 in Colorado and #1 in the nation (tie) for State Assessment Performance, a measure of how effectively schools help students significantly outperform expectations on state assessments, particularly for historically underserved populations.

New Legacy Receives School Improvement Award

In May, New Legacy Charter School won the Innovator in School Improvement Award at the A-GAME Convening in Atlanta.

This event is held by the National Charter Schools Institute, which gave them this award because of their work with CSI on their innovative Workforce Readiness Tool. At the ceremony, they stated: “This prestigious recognition celebrates your leadership, innovation, and commitment to redefining school quality through responsive goals, indicators of distress, and asset mapping. We are honored to recognize your contributions and impact!”