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Leman Academy of Excellence

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State Requirements

State Mandated Testing

CMAS Spring Schedule 2025 – STROH

CMAS Spring Schedule 2025 – BAYOU Gulch

  • Legislation HB 15-1323 (PDF)
  • 2024-2025 District Assessment Dates – Google Docs
  • DCSD Assessment Policy
  • State Assessment Excusal Form Walkthrough Parent/Guardian

If you are a parent/guardian requesting a paper version of the assessment, please email by December 2nd, 2024 after connecting with your scholar’s servicer (IEP/504).

Stroh: ashley.faye@lemanacademy.org
Bayou Gulch: trustin.thompson@lemanacademy.org

Colorado Department of Education Standards-Based Testing

How can Leman Academy be Tuition-Free?
Will state testing take away from learning?
What can my scholar expect?
Does this threaten Leman Academy’s Unique Classical Curriculum?
Will the test results even be useful?
Is the state test the only standardized assessments LAE uses?
What about other subjects?
How can Leman Academy be Tuition-Free?

Pretty nice for our families, right? As a public school, Leman Academy of Excellence is funded by your taxpayer dollars from the state and the per pupil revenue passes through our authorizer, DCSD. All public schools in Colorado are required by state law to take the standards-based summative assessments that correspond to their grade level (3-8). The Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) is Colorado’s standards-based assessment designed to measure the Colorado Academic Standards (CAS) in different content areas.

Will state testing take away from learning?

It’s truly minimal. While we give ourselves this window of dates in which to administer the assessments, the total time a scholar will actually spend testing is between 7.5 and 13.5 hours per year, depending on grade level.

What can my scholar expect?

We want our scholars to feel prepared and comfortable. As you can see below, our schedule is designed with scholars in mind in a way that will flow smoothly. Regular learning within our program will continue when scholars are not taking an assessment, however, teachers will decrease the homework load for their classes around testing days.

Does this threaten Leman Academy’s Unique Classical Curriculum?

No way, Jose. We welcome accountability and the state standards actually help our teachers make sure that we are giving our scholars the skills they need each year (especially in math, reading, writing, and grammar) that will prepare them to be college-ready. We use our rich classical curriculum as the focus for building such skills.

Will the test results even be useful?

Yes, they really will. As a classical charter school, our teachers and staff will put all the data gained from these assessments to good use. Specifically, the results of these assessments will provide us an individualized picture of the extent to which each scholar has been able to apply the skills learned through our program. We welcome this additional layer of accountability as evidence of the viability of our rigorous classical program.

Is the state test the only standardized assessments LAE uses?

Our charter contract includes nationally-normed progress monitoring assessments for every grade level, but the state test is designed only for grades 3-8. Grades K-3 uses DIBELS for monthly progress checks of Literacy skills. Further, our teachers in grades 2-8 monitor their scholar’s growth and gaps in Math and English Language Arts using NWEA’s Measures of Academic Progress as an internal “dipstick” throughout the year. All this data is utilized to guide the focus of scholar hours, intervention groups, and math crash courses so that we keep each scholar learning and growing within our program.

What about other subjects?

Not a concern for us … at least not this time around. In accordance with Senate Bill 15-56, social studies assessments will be administered on a sampling basis to scholars in grades 4 and 7, and with about one-third of schools administering the assessment each year. LAE was not chosen to test in social studies this school year. We will continue to teach our rich, classical history curriculum every year, regardless.

Title IX

Title IX Coordinator

Coordinator: Sean Mundt
Email: sean.mundt@lemanacademy.org
Tel: 720-767-1600
Address: 19560 Stroh Rd.Parker, Colorado 80134

In compliance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, Leman Academy does not unlawfully discriminate against otherwise qualified students on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, ancestry, need for special education services, or any other class or status protected under federal or state law. Leman Academy does not have a Severe Needs Special Education program, but those services may be accessed at other DCSD schools.

Title IX Policy and Procedure for Sexual Harassment

Title IX Disclosure Statement

Mandatory Trainings

Last Modified
Copy of Session 1 - Investigator Training.pdf 12/12/22
Copy of Session 1 - TIX Coordinator Training 12/12/22
Copy of Session 2 - Investigator Training 12/12/22
Copy of Session 2 - TIX Coordinator Training 12/12/22
Copy of Session 3 - Investigator Training 12/12/22
Copy of Session 4 - Investigator Training 12/12/22
Copy of Session 4 - TIX Coordinator Training 12/12/22
Copy of Session 5 - TIX Coordinator Training 12/12/22
Copy of Session 6 - TIX Coordinator Training 12/12/22
Copy of Title IX Coordinator Training for Colorado League of Charter Schools
Members Session 3
12/12/22

Financial Transparency

Required Financial Transparency

Colorado Revised Statutes, 22-44-304
(Commencing July 1, 2019)

  • Leman Academy Parker Adopted Budget – Including Uniform Budget Summary (current and prior two years)
  • Leman Academy Parker Financial Audit (current and prior two years)
  • Leman Academy Parker Salary Schedules or (2019-2020)
  • Leman Academy Parker Salary Schedules (2020-2021)
  • Leman Academy Parker Salary Schedules (2021-2022)
  • Leman Academy Parker Salary Schedules (2022-2023)
  • List of Waivers Received by Leman Academy Parker
    • Automatic Waivers
    • Non-Automatic Waivers
  • Standardized Description and Rational for Each Automatic Waiver
  • Leman Academy Parker’s Federal Form 990 (2018- 2019)
  • Leman Academy Parker’s Federal Form 990 (2019-2020)
  • Leman Academy Parker’s Federal Form 990 (2020-2021)
  • Leman Academy Parker’s Federal Form 990 (2021-2022)
  • Other Leman Academy Parker Specific Financial Information
  • Link to Authorizing School District’s Financial Transparency Webpage
  • Link to Public Financial Transparency Website

Disclaimer: Please consider the context when evaluating financial transactions. Some transactions may appear improper on the surface but are perfectly normal and justifiable when placed in the proper context. We welcome your questions regarding our financial transactions or records.

Contact Information

Jennifer Dinsmoor,
Principal

Phone: 720-767-1600
E-Mail: jennifer.dinsmoor@lemanacademy.org

Paige McLaughlin,
Board President

Phone: 720-767-1600
E-Mail: paige.mclaughlin@lemanacademy.org

19560 Stroh Rd.
Parker, Colorado 80134
Phone: (720) 767-1600
Fax: (303) 805-2286

Colorado Department of Education School Finance Division

Adopted Budget

Including Uniform Budget

In order to provide transparent financial information, Leman Academy Parker has posted the following items (please click on links below):

Fiscal Year 2023-2024

  • 2023-2024 Adopted Budget
  • 2023-2024 Uniform Budget Summary

Fiscal Year 2022-2023

  • 2022-2023 Adopted Budget
  • 2022-2023 Uniform Budget Summary

Fiscal Year 2021-2022

  • 2021-2022 Adopted Budget
  • 2021-2022 Uniform Budget Summary

Fiscal Year 2020-2021

  • 2020-2021 Adopted Budget
  • 2020-2021 Uniform Budget Summary

Annual Financial Audits

  • 2018-2019 Audited Financial Statements
  • 2019-2020 Audited Financial Statements
  • 2020-2021 Audited Financial Statements
  • 2021-2022 Audited Financial Statements

Annual Community Survey

  • 2023-2024 Survey Results

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Arizona Schools

Central Tucson

6188 E. Pima St.
Tucson, Arizona 85712

Tel: 520-462-1202
Fax: 520-230-2884
Preschool: 520-462-0876

East Tucson

10100 E Golf Links Rd.
Tucson, Arizona 85730

Tel: 520-526-0474
Fax: 520-722-7309
Pre-K: 520-526-0480
After: 520-526-0481

Marana

7720 N Silverbell Rd,
Bldg A, B & C
Tucson, Arizona 85743

Tel: 520-639-8080
Fax: 520-395-1352
Pre-K: 520-639-8071

Mesa

3761 S Power Rd.
Mesa, Arizona 85212

Tel: 602-975-4750
Fax: 480-926-0303

Oro Valley

12255 N La Cañada Drive
Oro Valley, Arizona 85755

Tel: 520-912-4005
Fax: 520-344-9690
Pre-K: 520-912-4007

Sierra Vista

1000 E Wilcox Dr
Sierra Vista, Arizona 85635

Tel: 520-352-7780
Fax: 520-459-4387

Colorado schools

Parker-Stroh Rd

19560 Stroh Rd.
Parker, Colorado 80134

Tel: 720-767-1600
Fax: 303-805-2286

Parker-Bayou Gulch

6405 Estancia Blvd.
Parker, Colorado 80134

Tel: 720-523-9950

Arizona Virtual

Leman Virtual Academy

6188 E. Pima St.
Tucson, Arizona 85712

Tel: 520-462-0832

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Media@lemanacademy.org

Records Request

Arizona Public Records Request:

Tracey McCracken
tmccracken@lemanacademy.org
Tel: 520-499-1474

Arizona ESS Records Request:

ESSrecordsAZ@lemanacademy.org
Tel: 520-499-1474

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