At the heart of The Foundation for JA, the Community Cares program is a beacon of hope and support for families within the JA and Summit communities. Every December, the Holiday Care Package initiative comes to life, offering support to families in need during the festive season.

Find out the results of the 2023 initiative...

We are thrilled to share the news that Jefferson Academy will be able to open Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon (JACCC) in August 2024.

At the March BOD meeting, the Jefferson Academy Board of Directors voted to move forward with the school.

Summit Academy South has joined forces with Falcon AeroLab for the

2024-2025 school year to offer cutting-edge aerospace and STEM programs.

Staff wrote positively about their colleagues and the following teachers were presented with the JA winners of the Jeffco Thrives Awards. These winners will be entered into the district Thrives Awards. Congrats to the JA winners, and to all staff that were nominated. We recognize that ALL of our staff members are incredible and deserving of praise for their hard work and dedication to our students.

A glimpse behind the scenes

Executive Director update March 2024

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The 2023-2024 school year marks 30 years since Jefferson Academy Charter School was founded! JA began as an idea in April 1993 by a group of parents wishing to become proactive in their children‘s education. In May 1994, JA was approved by the Jefferson County Board of Education, making it one of the first charter schools in Colorado. To read more about our history, click here. To celebrate 30 years, The Foundation for JA will be hosting a 30th Anniversary Gala on Saturday January 27, 2024 at The Establishment in Broomfield. Details and tickets will be available in just a few weeks, so keep an eye out- you won’t want to miss it!

This year we implemented several processes to capture important information for our community, such as volunteer interest and availability, JA/Summit businesses, skills within our community, and more. The purpose of these various surveys is to ensure that our community is aware of the various opportunities within JA, as well as to assist our community by connecting them to their interests. The Family Volunteer, Skills, and Needs survey gathers a large amount of this information and has already been useful for classroom teachers, our support organizations, and our families in need, to name a few.

For several years, the Community Cares program has helped families during COVID and around the holidays with the Holiday Care Packages. While we recognize that the holidays can be a tough time for families, we also know that the cost of living in Colorado has increased, making the day-to-day expenses more challenging. This year we expanded the Community Cares Program to offer assistance to families in need at any point in the year. Families that are in need of assistance with bills/necessities, such as groceries, a bill, or gas, can complete the Google form of their need and they are added anonymously to a database that anyone can access to sign up to assist them.

In August we hosted our first ever all organization staff kickoff event at the elementary campus. Staff from JA Elementary, JA Secondary, Summit Academy Westminster, Summit Academy South, and Hope House (around 250 staff members) gathered to calibrate for the new school year, focusing on our Mission, Vision, Values, and Academic Rigor Principles, as well as get a better look at each campus and their initiatives and goals.

The 2023 Jag Jog, hosted by the JA Foundation, was a great success! The weather was beautiful, there were over 110 participants, and 12 local vendors set up for the Vendor Expo.

The 2023-2024 school year marks 30 years since Jefferson Academy Charter School was founded! JA began as an idea in April 1993 by a group of parents wishing to become proactive in their children‘s education. In May 1994, JA was approved by the Jefferson County Board of Education, making it one of the first charter schools in Colorado. To read more about our history, click here.

To celebrate 30 years, The Foundation for JA will be hosting a 30th Anniversary Gala on Saturday January 27, 2024 (more details to come soon!). We are excited for this event- it is sure to be one to remember! In the meantime, we are in need of volunteers for our 10 planning committees.

Congratulations to these incredible humans! We know you will achieve great things and continue to make a positive impact in the world! Our wish for you is that you will always remember who you are and that you are capable of anything you set your mind to! You are #FOREVERJAGS!

To say that the Girls Soccer team this year was incredible is an understatement. THEY WERE OUTSTANDING & ON FIRE! Jefferson Academy Girls Soccer went 18-2 overall this season, which included a 14-game winning streak. They won the 3A championship 3-0 against Manitou Springs on May 23rd! This was the second title for the organization since 2018.

On June 20th, two Board members ended their 3-year term, and two new Board members were sworn in to start their term. We want to express our gratitude to Tiffany Sorice and Michael Ennis for their hard work serving on the Board, especially during COVID when decisions for the community were even more difficult than usual. We also want to welcome Tristina Pontiakos and John Nunnally to the JA Board for the 2023-2024 school year!

After 5 years at JA Elementary, Dr. Deb O’Neill decided it was time to retire (again) as Principal. Dr. O’Neill was pulled out of retirement when Executive Director, Tim Matlick, approached her and asked her to serve as Principal of JA elementary back in 2008. Without hesitation, Dr. O’Neill said “YES!” In her 5 years at JA, she has been the rock of the school, guiding the staff and students during COVID-19 and beyond. Her contributions to the school and JA community have made a lasting impact. We sat down with her to chat about her time at JA and her future plans in her retirement 2.0.