Woodland Park district plans facilities review as schools report space pressures
The district says three school buildings are at full capacity under a measure focused on classroom space and student numbers. A 2026 review will assess building uses and needs.
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Woodland Park School District plans a facilities-use review in 2026 after telling City Council that three school buildings are at full capacity under a measure focused on classroom space and student numbers.
District representative Carol Green Street said Columbine and Summit elementary schools and Woodland Park Junior/Senior High School each were at 100% capacity under measures recommended by the Colorado Department of Education. The district’s October 15 presentation also described a separate 62% figure that includes space such as gyms and commons, not just classrooms.
Green Street described space pressures across the district. Three rooms serving center-based special education were at or above capacity, she said; reading intervention was taking place in a library, and occupational therapy sessions were being held in a hallway. She also said roof leaks and safety concerns had made two high school classrooms unavailable.
The planned review is intended to develop a data-informed picture of building needs. The presentation identified special education, the junior high’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and career and technical education programs, homeschool enrichment and preschool among the uses to consider.