Colorado League of Charter Schools

Congratulations again, Zach. Thank you for your vision, humility + unwavering commitment to expanding opportunities for students + families. 💙 Your legacy will continue through the leaders you've inspired!

Atlas Schools

CharterFolk X 5.30 — Zach McComsey “The First Thing is You’ve Got to be Around.” - CharterFolk Today, we are honored to profile Dr. Zachary McComsey, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Legacy Institute in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Colorado League of Charter Schools recently honored Zach McComsey with a Lifetime Achievement Award, not just for founding a single high-performing scho...

136,627 students. 262 schools. One powerful movement. 📈

Allow us to brag for just a moment. 🤩 Because we're thrilled to be expanding high-quality, options for families!

✔️ 262 charter schools statewide
✔️ 136,627 students served
✔️ 15.7% of Colorado public school students attend charters
✔️ 14 professional learning cohorts
✔️ 42+ trainings + events

🏛️ Through our sister org CLCS Action, we also invest more than 2X total member dues into advocacy efforts that protect and advance Colorado charter schools.

Thank you to every member, partner + advocate helping us move this work forward. 💙

What a beautiful campus on which to learn + explore!

Looking good, Salida Montessori Charter School!

So many reasons to celebrate!

We are excited to announce our 2026-2027 Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) Grant recipients who will receive a total of $231 million to support safe and modern learning environments across Colorado! Congratulations to remaining seven recipients:

🏫 Westgate Community School
🏫 San Luis Valley BOCES
🏫 Liberty Common School
🏫 Peyton School District 23Jt
🏫 West Grand School District 1-JT
🏫 Highpoint Academy
🏫 Sargent School District

We're so proud of this year's finalists for 2027 of the Year, especially Ms. Walker from North Routt Community Charter School. Ms. Walker teaches English language arts + + has been teaching for 15 years.

A member of the school's committee + a mentor teacher, she holds a bachelor’s degree in from Ohio University,+ a master’s degree in teaching and learning: curriculum and instruction from Nova Southeastern University.

Colorado Department of Education