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Elizabeth Timpe, Board of Directors
“Liberty Common School students are amazing!”
Headmaster Schaffer recently challenged staff members to begin each article with "Liberty students..." The goal? To highlight how everything the school does is for students and because of students.
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Mary Renstrom, LCHS Western Literature and AP Language and Composition Instructor
Every Sunday as a teen I watched William F. Buckley’s Firing Line, a weekly television show in which Buckley crossed rhetorical swords with the intellectuals and politicians of the day.
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Liberty Common School
Liberty Common School Headmaster Bob Schaffer announced, today, the appointment of Mrs. Kathleen Kearney as Principal of Liberty Common Junior High School
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Jenna Allen, Elementary Assistant Principal (Plato Campus)
171 days | 1,197 hours | 71,820 minutes
This is the amount of time instructors are granted to imbue the knowledge and skills needed for Liberty Common students to earn promotion to the next grade level.
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Liberty Common School
Being proactive, as they always are when it comes to student safety, Liberty’s professional maintenance team occasionally tests the school’s drinking-water fixtures to ensure they meet the latest safety standards for lead.
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Chris Reynolds, LCHS Assistant Principal
What is the proper role and understanding of assessments? Are all assessments meaningful for evaluating students’ abilities? Do assessments align with the purpose of an education?
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Liberty Common School
The Colorado Department of Education has released the 2024 statewide SAT results revealing the senior class at LCHS earned the state’s highest total composite-average score with an impressive 1278.
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Patrick Albright, Board of Directors President
One of the first reports the Board receives each school year is from the security committee. While it’s unfortunate so much emphasis must be placed on security these days, the safety and well-being of students is a top priority.
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Bob Schaffer, Headmaster
Liberty Common School is not big enough for all students already in it. Plus, more families want their kids in.
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Sandy Stoltzfus, Elementary Principal, Plato Campus
Liberty Common students returned to school with minds prepared to be awakened and enlightened. They have embarked on another year of joy and wonder.
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Robert Robinson, LCHS Principal
It is a joy to have a school full of students again. The building is full of positive energy and purpose. Each new beginning is another opportunity to refocus on our ultimate goals.
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Casey Churchill, Elementary Principal, Aristotle Campus
Welcome back to year three at the Aristotle Campus. Opening a second Liberty Common School campus has proven to be a success. I am thrilled to see what the third year brings.
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Liberty Common School
Summary of student fees for the 2024–2025 academic year.
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Sandy Stoltzfus, Plato Campus Principal
As we wrap up another spectacular school year at the Plato Campus, it is with great pride that I celebrate the intellectual and moral formation that occurred in our young scholars.
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Robert Robinson, LCHS Principal
It has been a privilege to serve as principal of Liberty Common High School during the 2023-2024 school year. I have learned great deal, including a greater sense of appreciation for the excellent leadership of my predecessor, Torgun Lovely.
