Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year. Registration is open!

Registration letters and emails have been sent to you! If you do not receive your packet in the mail or your email, please reach out to the front office after July 28th or contact Bunny Taylor at btaylor@lakecountyschools.net or 719-486-6805.

For more information on registration please follow this link to our registration site. Registration is needed for all students before school starts.

Mark your calendar if you need help with online registration. We have a help night on Wednesday: July 30th from 3:00-7:00 pm at Lake County High School, Lake County Intermediate School and Lake County Elementary School. Students from all buildings are welcome at any site. We will provide computers and Spanish interpreters, returning students just need to bring their snap codes!

Thank you to those of you who have already completed the online registration! 

Next thing for you to do is sign up for an Orientation conference for the 6th of August. 

If you are a returning student and are going into PreK-8th Grade, please use this link to sign up for a conference with your crew teacher.

PreK-8th Orientation conference link: https://pickatime.com/client?ven=11618553&event=405655

     You will need to put in your student’s legal name and date of birth to complete the sign up. 

If you are a new PreK-8th student, please reach out to schools after the 28th and they will be able to help you with your teacher and to set up an appointment. 

If you are a 9th through 12th Grade student and will be attending Lake County High School, Mr. Carroll will be hosting information sessions beginning at the top of each hour on August 6th (10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 and 5:00) and you will need to attend one of these sessions. You will meet with Mr. Carroll, visit your teachers and more. Watch for more information coming soon from LCHS. 

If you are a 9th through 12th Grade student and will be attending Cloud City High School, Mrs. Kerrigan will also be hosting information sessions beginning at the top of each hour that day (10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 and 5:00) and you will need to attend one of these sessions. You will meet with Mrs. Kerrigan, visit your teachers and more. Watch for more information coming soon from CCHS. 

Looking forward to a great year!

Lake County School District

Dear LCSD Families:

I wanted to provide a quick update on the federal funds that support Project Dream. On Friday, we learned that the federal government will release the funds that had previously been frozen.

This is great news for families, LCSD and Project Dream! Our out-of-school time programs will now be able to operate as planned this year.

Many, many educators and other advocates stood up around the country to share the story of how important this funding is, and we are so grateful that this is the end result.

Have a great last few weeks of summer, and we will see you soon!

Kate

Kate Bartlett, LCSD Superintendent

Looking for meaningful part-time work with great pay and full benefits? Lake County School District is hiring school bus drivers! This position offers:

• $25.50/hour with an annual salary of $18,360
• Four hours per day, 180 school days per year
• FULL medical, dental, vision, and PTO benefits
• Paid year-round in 12 equal monthly paychecks
• Routes typically run 6:30–8:30 AM and 2:45–4:45 PM (may vary slightly by route)
• Paid training to earn your Commercial Drivers’ License!
• Extra earning opportunities available through field trips and athletic events

Make a difference in students’ lives while enjoying a stable, benefit-rich position in the beautiful mountain town of Leadville. CDL training support may be available for qualified candidates.

Apply today by following this link! Or call Kathleen in HR at 719-486-6811.

Dear LCSD Families:

I hope that this finds you all having a great summer! Given recent news coverage, I wanted to reach out regarding uncertainty about some of our district’s federal funding.

By now, you have likely heard that the federal government is currently withholding some funds for K-12 that were previously approved by Congress for the current budget year. Today, I participated in a roundtable with Governor Polis focused on the impacts of this funding freeze for schools.

Since we just learned about the funding freeze last week, we are in the midst of assessing exact next steps for LCSD. What we know for sure is that the lion’s share of funds for our district that are being withheld support our after-school program, Project Dream. These frozen 21^st Century Community Learning Centers grant funds represent almost two thirds of Project Dream’s annual budget for next year. 

We are working on securing a variety of funding sources to backfill the loss of these funds, and we are optimistic that we will find a way to offer after-school programming next year in some form, though it may not look exactly the same.

We know how important reliable after-school programming is to many families. Despite significant and sudden uncertainty, I can assure you that we are going to do everything in our power to maintain these programs. I am working hard to tell our story and help people understand the importance of continuing these amazing services for kids and families in Lake County!

See you soon,

Kate