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Academy School District 20, Colorado

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Academy School District 20
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
District details
Superintendent: Jinger Haberer
# of school board members: 5
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Academy School District 20 is a school district in Colorado.

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Superintendent

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Jinger Haberer is the superintendent of Academy School District 20. Haberer was nominated on March 23, 2023, and began to serve as superintendent on July 1, 2023. Haberer's previous experience includes serving as assistant superintendent at Poudre School District, various administrative roles in the Aurora Public School District, and taught at multiple secondary schools before her time as an administrator.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Mark Hatchell was the superintendent of Academy School District 20 from 2007 to 2019.[2] Hatchell's previous career experience included working as the superintendent of Widefield School District in Colorado.[3]
  • J. Thomas Gregory was the superintendent of Academy School District 20 from May 23, 2019 to July 1, 2023.[2] Gregory's previous career experience includes working in the district as its deputy superintendent, chief financial officer, and executive director for business services.[4][5]

School board

The Academy School District 20 Board of Education consists of five voting members elected to four-year terms and one non-voting liaison to the U.S. Air Force Academy. The Board of Education is elected at large.[6][7]


Elections

See also: Academy School District 20, Colorado, elections

Elections are held on a staggered basis in November of odd-numbered years.[6]

Three seats on the board are up for general election on November 4, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was August 29, 2025.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Academy School District 20 school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[8]

“ 4. The Board of Education welcomes and encourages public comment and will reserve time for this purpose during its regular meetings. The Board will reserve two public comment sections during the meeting. The first section will be for speakers who are speaking on specific agenda items and for Academy District 20 (ASD20) students. The second section will be for those who wish to speak on a general topic not on the agenda.
a. Those wishing to speak must sign up electronically between 7 AM and 1 PM the day of the meeting on the district website.
b. Comments from the audience are limited to two minutes per speaker with no immediate response from the Board, except when deemed necessary by the Board president.
c. In deference to ASD20 students, students will be allowed to speak first during the first public comment section. Following any students, speakers who wish to comment on an agenda item will be called in order of their sign up. There will be no time limit to the first public comment section unless ten or more speakers who are on one side of an issue intend to speak in favor or against an issue. In that instance, each side will be limited to twenty (20) minutes of comments.
d. Speakers who are speaking on non-agenda topics (general public comment) will be called to speak in order of their sign up during the second public comment section. If a speaker does not indicate the topic on which they intend to speak, then they will follow, in order of their sign-up time, those speakers who have indicated a specific general topic on which they will be commenting. The second public comment section will be limited to sixty (60) minutes.
e. The community may submit written comments to the Board, which will be included as part of the public record in the minutes for the meeting. To be included as public record, community members will need to submit the written comment form between 7 AM and 1 PM the day of the meeting.
f. Comments will be curtailed if remarks or behavior becomes inappropriate.[9]
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School board meetings

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[10]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $23,909,000 $918 7%
Local: $155,028,000 $5,951 45%
State: $167,553,000 $6,432 48%
Total: $346,490,000 $13,301
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $322,284,000 $12,371
Total Current Expenditures: $285,361,000 $10,954
Instructional Expenditures: $166,846,000 $6,404 52%
Student and Staff Support: $27,807,000 $1,067 9%
Administration: $47,949,000 $1,840 15%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $42,759,000 $1,641 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $20,073,000 $770
Construction: $18,078,000 $693
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $81,000 $3
Interest on Debt: $14,084,000 $540


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024[11] $51,250 $68,093
2023[12] $48,800 $64,838
2022[13] $45,000 $59,715
2021[14] $42,025 $55,160
2020[15] $41,000
2019[16] $41,000
2018[17] $40,000

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[18]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 45 66 15-19 31 40-59 43 47
2018-2019 50 66 24 37 40-49 50 53
2017-2018 50 68 25 37 40-49 49 53
2016-2017 47 65 29 35 30-39 46 49
2015-2016 46 60 26 35 30-39 44 48
2014-2015 48 62 25 36 40-49 50 50
2013-2014 70 80 42 61 50-59 70 73
2012-2013 70 79 44 59 50-59 70 72
2011-2012 69 79 42 58 50-59 69 72
2010-2011 91 96 77 87 85-89 93

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 65 70-74 40-44 53 40-59 64 69
2018-2019 64 70 44 54 60-69 68 66
2017-2018 60 70 42 49 50-59 59 62
2016-2017 56 67 40 45 50-59 56 58
2015-2016 53 64 37 44 40-49 55 55
2014-2015 56 61 36 46 50-59 59 59
2013-2014 85 87 70 79 70-79 86 86
2012-2013 85 89 67 77 80-89 85 87
2011-2012 85 88 69 77 80-89 84 86
2010-2011 96 97 89 93 >=95 97

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 93 90-94 85-89 90-94 >=50 90-94 94
2018-2019 93 >=95 80-89 85-89 >=50 90-94 95
2017-2018 93 90-94 90-94 85-89 >=50 90-94 94
2016-2017 90 90-94 85-89 85-89 >=50 85-89 91
2015-2016 90 90-94 85-89 90-94 >=50 85-89 90
2014-2015 90 90-94 80-84 85-89 >=50 >=95 91
2013-2014 90 90-94 70-79 85-89 >=50 85-89 90
2012-2013 91 >=95 80-89 85-89 >=50 90-94 92
2011-2012 89 90-94 80-89 85-89 >=50 85-89 90
2010-2011 89 90-94 >=90 85-89 >=50 90


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 25,674 -0.2
2022-2023 25,719 -1.3
2021-2022 26,050 1.3
2020-2021 25,711 -3.5
2019-2020 26,603 1.6
2018-2019 26,178 1.3
2017-2018 25,831 0.9
2016-2017 25,591 2.1
2015-2016 25,063 1.9
2014-2015 24,578 0.4
2013-2014 24,481 2.1
2012-2013 23,973 1.3
2011-2012 23,657 2.3
2010-2011 23,119 2.2
2009-2010 22,620 3.1
2008-2009 21,917 2.3
2007-2008 21,423 1.0
2006-2007 21,204 3.2
2005-2006 20,517 3.4
2004-2005 19,825 3.7
2003-2004 19,083 2.0
2002-2003 18,698 3.0
2001-2002 18,137 2.8
2000-2001 17,628 4.8
1999-2000 16,775 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Academy School District 20 (%) Colorado K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 4.2 3.3
Black 3.1 4.6
Hispanic 16.7 35.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.3
Two or More Races 8.6 5.3
White 66.8 49.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Academy School District 20 had 1,632.54 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.73.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 17.00
Kindergarten: 111.75
Elementary: 717.93
Secondary: 785.86
Total: 1,632.54

Academy School District 20 employed 38.24 district administrators and 116.76 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 38.24
District Administrative Support: 132.30
School Administrators: 116.76
School Administrative Support: 237.28
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 528.09
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 68.22
Total Guidance Counselors: 86.96
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 25.07
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 58.90
Librarians/Media Specialists: 15.60
Library/Media Support: 13.92
Student Support Services: 194.83
Other Support Services: 345.48


Schools

The Academy School District 20 operates 39 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Academy Endeavour Elementary School356PK-5
Academy International Elementary School398PK-5
Air Academy High School1,3159-12
Antelope Trails Elementary School306PK-5
Aspen Valley Campus1038-12
Challenger Middle School6526-8
Chinook Trail Elementary School630KG-5
Chinook Trail Middle School1,0736-8
Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School546PK-5
Discovery Canyon Campus High School1,0489-12
Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School8496-8
Douglass Valley Elementary School327KG-5
Eagleview Middle School9146-8
Edith Wolford Elementary School371PK-5
Encompass Heights Elementary School556PK-5
Explorer Elementary School453PK-5
Foothills Elementary School400KG-5
Frontier Elementary School294PK-5
High Plains Elementary School249PK-5
Legacy Peak Elementary School640PK-5
Liberty High School1,5899-12
Mountain Ridge Middle School7206-8
Mountain View Elementary School566KG-5
New Summit Charter Academy637KG-8
Pine Creek High School1,9139-12
Pioneer Elementary School342KG-5
Prairie Hills Elementary School348KG-5
Rampart High School1,3429-12
Ranch Creek Elementary608PK-5
Rockrimmon Elementary School398KG-5
Tca College Pathways4737-12
The Classical Academy Charter1,871KG-6
The Classical Academy High School5819-12
The Classical Academy Middle School4417-8
The Da Vinci Academy School437PK-5
Timberview Middle School8716-8
Village High School5119-12
Village Middle School1325-8
Woodmen-Roberts Elementary School414PK-5

Contact information

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Academy School District 20
1110 Chapel Hills Dr.
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Phone: 719-234-1200


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Academy District 20, "Academy District 20 Announces Jinger Haberer as Next Superintendent," accessed August 29, 2023
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Colorado Springs Gazette, "Academy School District 20 goes with homegrown superintendent finalist," accessed November 16, 2019
  3. ↑ Academy School District 20, "Superintendent," archived January 27, 2014
  4. ↑ LinkedIn, "J Thomas Gregory," accessed November 16, 2019
  5. ↑ Academy School District 20, "Our Superintendent," accessed November 16, 2019
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Academy District 20, "Become a Voice for the Student," accessed March 30, 2021
  7. ↑ Academy District 20, "Board Members," accessed March 30, 2021
  8. ↑ BoardDocs: Academy District 20 Board of Education, "Board Governance Policies 4.4 -- Board Meeting," accessed August 29, 2023
  9. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  10. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  11. ↑ Academy District 20, "District Salary Schedules: 2024-25 Licensed Salary Info," accessed April 14, 2025
  12. ↑ Academy District 20, "District Salary Schedules: 2023-24 Licensed Salary Info," accessed August 29, 2023
  13. ↑ Academy District 20, "District Salary Schedules: 2022-23 Licensed Salary Info," accessed August 29, 2023
  14. ↑ Academy District 20, "District Salary Schedules: 2021-22 Licensed Salary Info," accessed August 29, 2023
  15. ↑ Academy District 20, "District Salary Schedules: 2020-21 Licensed Salary Info," accessed March 30, 2021
  16. ↑ Academy District 20, "District Salary Schedules: 2019-20 Licensed Salary Info," accessed March 30, 2021
  17. ↑ Academy District 20, "District Salary Schedules: 2018-19 Licensed Salary Info," accessed March 30, 2021
  18. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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