{"id":45236,"date":"2021-08-13T01:14:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T01:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/kwiyagat-community-academy-hosts-registration-week-events-and-board-meeting\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:23:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:23:50","slug":"kwiyagat-community-academy-hosts-registration-week-events-and-board-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/kwiyagat-community-academy-hosts-registration-week-events-and-board-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwiyagat Community Academy hosts registration week events and board meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Courtesy of Kwiyagat Community Academy The Kwiyagat Community Academy logo and mascot, chosen by youths from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Kwiyagat Community Academy, the new Ute Mountain Ute charter school in Towaoc, is preparing to delve into its inaugural year.<\/p>\n

Ahead of its launch, the school hosted registration events for kindergarten and first grade students Wednesday and Thursday.<\/p>\n

The first day of school is Aug. 23.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, school representatives visited the neighborhoods of Towaoc from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., delivering ice treats to families.<\/p>\n

The group ended at Veterans Park in Towaoc, where on Wednesday they hosted a barbecue \u2013 complete with music, an egg toss, a cakewalk and a drawing for a new HP Pavilion Notebook laptop.<\/p>\n

On Thursday at 5 p.m., the school held a board meeting with its directors, led by Head of School Dan Porter.<\/p>\n

The board discussed its progress in preparing to open KCA.<\/p>\n

Porter said it was like \u201cbuilding a plane while it\u2019s flying.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the time of the board meeting Thursday, 19 students had enrolled, Porter said.<\/p>\n

Five packets were picked up at this week\u2019s registration events, and one was completed and returned, he said.<\/p>\n

The school is short of its 30-student enrollment goal and is slightly scaling back as it prepares to launch, Porter said.<\/p>\n

For instance, the school is holding off on hiring a career readiness specialist, and Porter plans to do some of the elder work, he said.<\/p>\n

The first grade teacher will also assist with physical education.<\/p>\n

The board discussed facilities, and each classroom will be equipped with hand-washing stations \u2014 an upgrade from the original plan.<\/p>\n

The board also reviewed COVID-19 procedures, and potential plans for shifting to remote-only learning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t do only online,\u201d Porter said. \u201cIt has to be forced by a closure.\u201d<\/p>\n

In that case, the school will provide hot spots and at least two hours of synchronous learning a day, he said. Remote office hours would also be available for parents to call in.<\/p>\n

Asynchronous field trips will also be part of the remote learning curriculum.<\/p>\n

The group agreed to conduct a Zoom meeting dedicated to discussing pandemic procedures further.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe we should mask up at this point,\u201d Porter said. \u201cThe tribe\u2019s already headed that way. I have a background in science \u2014 I believe that masks will help our kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

The school has ordered child-sized masks, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy that people are trying to push this school,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Interested families may receive more information and enroll their students at https:\/\/utekca.org\/.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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