BVSD Gets Top School District Rating in Denver Metro; Info About Prospective New Broncos Stadium

Headlines Wednesday Sept 10, 2025

BVSD Gets Top Rating

Boulder Valley has earned the state’s top performance rating again, making it the second year in a row the district earned the award. BVSD was the only school in the Denver Metro to earn the accreditation with distinction recognition, with St.Vrain School District earning the second highest ‘accredited’ rating. 

As for individual school ratings, The Daily Camera reports every BVSD school except for two earned the state’s highest rating. The two stragglers earned the state’s second highest rating. All St.Vrain Valley schools were within the two highest categories. 

The school ratings are based on year-to-year growth and performance in language arts and math testing. Ratings for high schools include graduation and dropout rates and scores on the PSAT and SAT.

Boulder Valley School District Suerintendent Rob Anderson told the Daily Camera that he feels focus on best practices in the classrooms and support for students in need are to blame for the district’s success. He says, “our educators are committed to this work… we will continue to make strides through their outstanding efforts.”

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New Broncos Stadium at Burnham Yard

The Denver Broncos have picked Burnham Yard area as their preferred spot for building a new home football stadium. In a deal with the state, the football team plans to buy a 58-acre parcel of land to develop into a stadium along with nearby land that’s a part of Denver Water’s campus. The total land acquired is over 100-acres.

The prospective new area for the stadium is located just south of I-25, opposite of Ball Arena. According to The Denver Post, the team is looking to modernize where they play, as Empower field which was built in 1960, would be more costly to modernize by the time the new field is finished being built.

After the Broncos had been bought by Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group, the state had shown them the site as an area to develop a potentially new stadium. The group plans to have the stadium for either the 2030 or 2031 football season.

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CO Supreme Court Blocks Autism Testimony in Cold Case Murder

The Colorado Supreme Court blocked a defendant accused of a cold case murder from giving his testimony, The defendant claimed that his autism spectrum disorder may have contributed to behavior that police perceived as deceptive. 

In an unsigned order from September 8, the court stated that the intended expert testimony did not meet the requirements of state law. Prosecutors originally charged John Michael Angerer with the murder of Angela Wilds in 2010, but did not have enough probable cause to bring him to trial. After further investigation. The court was able to bring him to trial. 

During that trial, the defence hired an expert who determined that Angerer was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Court ruling determined that the case should not consider the diagnosis due to the fact that the defendant did not comply with Colorado state law, and the court should not allow the evidence.

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Colorado Preps for Medicaid Changes

Human services departments across the country are preparing for big changes to the Medicaid and federal food assistance program called SNAP under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

In the past, Medicaid did not impose work requirements, while SNAP included exemptions for people over 55, and those who are unhoused or parenting children under 18.While the changes to SNAP were immediate, the new Medicaid work requirements won’t go into effect until the end of next year.

 In the meantime, Wizer says the federal government has not released any guidance yet on how the county should implement those changes.

Colorado Wolf Hit in May Supposedly Hit by Vehicle

Officials say that the Colorado gray wolf that died in May was likely struck by a vehicle. After investigation of the body, investigators with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined the death was caused by blunt force trauma. 

In January, about 15 wolves were released in Pitkin and Eagle counties. The wolf, wearing tracking collar 2507, was found in northwestern Colorado, after a mortality signal was received on May 31. 

Since gray wolves are an endangered species, all deaths are investigated by the Fish and Wildlife Service. The animal is one of 11 that have been killed by either humans or predators. On Friday, a wolf pup was shot due to killing six sheep in Rio Blanco County. 

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Colorado Wolves Reintroduction Popular

A majority of Colorado voters say they support wolf reintroduction nearly two years after the animals were first released. 

That’s according to a new statewide survey conducted this summer by conservative-leaning political firm Magellan Strategies. The survey found that 53% of respondents support reintroduction. 

37% oppose it and 10% have no opinion. Support was strongest among Democrats, younger voters and lower-income households. Republicans, older voters and residents of the Western Slope and Eastern Plains showed the highest opposition. 

The survey included over eleven hundred registered Colorado voters and was conducted during the first two weeks of August.