CPS News

Hello CPS Community, That "snow day" time of year is right around the corner. Forecasts call for possible snow on Monday, so I wanted to make sure you are aware of our winter weather policy. Generally, we follow D11's call for school closures ( d11.org/Weather ). However, we reserve the right to make different calls as well. For instance, there was one day last year that the district did not call a snow day, but we did.  When a school closure for weather is called, we will send out a message as soon as possible in the morning through our message service as well as post it on our website, facebook, and instagram pages ( communityprepschool.org , facebook.com/communityprepschool , instagram.com/commprep ). As a reminder, we are a charter school, which means that we have a relationship with District 11, but are not a regular district school. For instance, we also have a different calendar than the district ( communityprepschool.org/calendar ). Therefore, please make sure if ...

Hello CPS Community! We want to make you aware of a new policy on vapes at CPS due to problems with vapes being used inside the school. If vapes are seen inside the school building, they will be confiscated and only be given back to a parent or guardian who is at least 21 years old. Please let us know if you have any questions. Here is the specific policy: Vaping is not allowed inside the building. Vaping and smoking must take place at least 25 feet from any entrance. If a vape is seen inside the building, it will be confiscated and only released to a parent or guardian who is at least 21 years of age. Rationale Since July 1, 2019, the state of Colorado has expanded The Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act to specify that smoking or vaping is not allowed in any public building and must take place at least 25 feet away from any entrance to a public building [ Link ]. Furthermore, HB20-1001 raised the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 [ Link ]. El Paso County has declared tee...

Dear CPS Students and Guardians, We hope this email finds you well and excited about the positive start we've had to the new school year! We are delighted to see so many enthusiastic faces in our classrooms and feel the energy of a vibrant school community. Acknowledging Our Strong Start: We want to take a moment to recognize our students and their dedication to showing up, and getting a strong start to the new year. We have already seen some credits earned and some exciting activities and accomplishments. The staff has been excited to see everyone and to join with our students to continue to form a more successful school. If you don't already follow us on Facebook and Instagram, please do to see some of what we are up to.  https://www.facebook.com/communityprepschool https://www.instagram.com/commprep/ Our Shared Work this Year: Our goal as staff this year is to create trauma-informed, equitable, and consistent disciplinary policies and procedures. We all, as humans, have chal...

Hello CPS Students and Guardians, I hope you are having a great summer and enjoying the beauty all around us in Colorado Springs! If you haven't already seen our calendar for next year, which we posted on our social media pages, you can see it on our website here. We are back to school on Monday, July 17th. We are definitely back before many schools, but it is because of our 4-day school week. Colorado law requires us to have 160 school days in the year, and a few more to adjust for snow days, etc. Since we have fewer school days in our week, we have to compensate with a shorter summer break. It's important that students come back in July so that they meet the state requirements for attendance. Looking forward to seeing you on July 17th! Sincerely, Raj Solanki Principal

Dear CPS Students, Families, and Guardians, The holidays can certainly be a mixed bag, can't they? On one hand, there is the joy of spending time with loved ones, special events, decorations, and shared meals. On the other hand, holidays can be stressful with planning, gift shopping, and just an upset to our routines. Here at CPS, we have certainly had a challenging season. Due to enrollment, we had to lose 1/3 of our staff in October, we were affected by the violence in our Colorado Springs community, personal loss among staff, upsetting events at school, and just a general lack of regard some students display to staff who are devoting their all to them and their education.  The staff at CPS care deeply about this community and all the students here. But we are worn out.  For the mental support of staff, we will be having remote days this coming Monday and Tuesday before the break, December 19th, and 20th. Students have been encouraged to take work home to accomplish on Monda...

Dear CPS Community, As we enter the winter season, I want to share with you our inclement weather procedure.  We follow D11's policy for closing the school due to inclement weather. When district 11 calls a snow day, we will announce it on our Facebook and Instagram pages and will send out a message on this system notifying the community that the school will be closed that day. As a self-paced school with much of our curriculum online, we encourage students to continue to work on their credits when the school is closed for inclement weather.  Please make sure you notify us if your contact information changes so that you can always be notified of this and other important information. Respectfully, Raj Solanki, Principal