By Jenna Sampson | Boulder Reporting Lab
A proposed new charter school emphasizing inclusivity for neurodiverse and special education students is under review by the Boulder Valley Board of Education. Grove Elementary would be an offshoot of Bal Swan, a private preschool in Broomfield, with its educational philosophy extending to the new publicly funded charter school.
The Boulder Valley School District has five charter schools, four approved between 1996 and 1999, and the most recent in 2002. Grove’s proposal is the first charter application in five years. The latest, submitted by Ascent Classical Academy Flatirons in 2019, was denied on many grounds, including its intent to waive the district’s nondiscrimination policy.