Chavez Huerta Prep Faces Uncertainty, Explores Options to Keep Doors Open After Charter Not Renewed

Chavez Huerta Prep faces uncertainty, explores options to keep doors open after charter not renewed

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – On Monday, Chavez Huerta Preparatory Academy (CHPA) leadership held an emergency meeting for parents and community members during which officials laid out all the different options and avenues that the academy will now explore. It comes months after the Colorado Board of Education (CDE) decided to uphold Pueblo School District 60's decision not to renew the academy's charter. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: D60 recommends to not renew …

Longtime Pueblo charter school with financial woes to close after losing state appeal

The board voted 7-1 to reject Chávez/Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy’s request to overturn the Pueblo 60 district’s January decision to end the charter contract because of what district officials described as ongoing fiscal mismanagement at the school.