# Monument Academy

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**Monument Academy** (**MA**) is a [charter school](/source/List_of_charter_schools_in_Colorado) located in [El Paso County, Colorado](/source/El_Paso_County,_Colorado). It is a part of the [Lewis-Palmer School District 38](/source/Lewis-Palmer_School_District_38), being the only charter school within it. Monument Academy was founded in 1996 and is currently a [K-12](/source/K-12) school with two campuses; an [elementary school](/source/Elementary_school) in [Monument](/source/Monument,_Colorado), and a [middle](/source/Middle_school) and [high school](/source/High_school_in_the_United_States) in [Colorado Springs](/source/Colorado_Springs). It also has a [preschool](/source/Preschool) and [homeschooling](/source/Homeschooling_in_the_United_States) program.

## History

In 1994, the [Colorado Legislature](/source/Colorado_Legislature) passed the [Charter Schools Act](/source/List_of_charter_schools_in_Colorado). In 1995, a group of parents organized together, believing that they could create a school where "high academic standards, small class sizes, and respect and responsibility are valued and emphasized." This school was established as **Lewis-Palmer Charter Academy** in 1996. The school would be renamed Monument Academy in 2000.[1]

In the first year, enrollment was approximately 180 students. MA has steadily grown since 1996 to the 2005-2006 school year enrollment of over 600 students. It now includes kindergarten through 8th grade. It previously had a high school program that closed, however in 2017, Monument Academy began planning to open a new high school no sooner than the 2018-19 school year. Monument Academy held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Aug. 29 2020 for the new east campus high school.[2]

In the 2020s, amid [heightened discourse in the United States over transgenderism](/source/2020s_anti-LGBTQ_movement_in_the_United_States), the school became embroiled in a controversy over its [transgender](/source/Transgender) policy.[3]

## References

1. ["Our History - Monument Academy"](https://www.monumentacademy.net/mission-and-vision/our-history/). *www.monumentacademy.net*. 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2026-03-08.

1. FARRELL, BENN (September 12, 2020). ["A vision realized: Monument Academy cuts ribbon on new campus for secondary students"](https://gazette.com/thetribune/a-vision-realized-monument-academy-cuts-ribbon-on-new-campus-for-secondary-students/article_41ad9740-eec2-11ea-a1c1-ab0bb3dad96e.html). *Colorado Springs Gazette*. Retrieved 2023-04-13.

1. Glassman, Suzie (2023-12-02). ["Colorado Republicans urge continued fight against 'woke agenda' in education | Colorado Newsline"](https://coloradonewsline.com/2023/12/02/colorado-republicans-urge-continued-fight-against-woke-agenda-in-education/). *Colorado Newsline*. [Archived](http://web.archive.org/web/20260215093442/https://coloradonewsline.com/2023/12/02/colorado-republicans-urge-continued-fight-against-woke-agenda-in-education/) 2026-02-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-03-09.

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