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The school originally opened as STEM School and Academy to 480 students, grades 6–9, on August 15th, 2011.<ref name=":1" /> It was led by principal David Floodeen.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://highlandsranchherald.net/stories/stem-to-host-parent-meetings,94915?|title=STEM to host parent meetings|website=Colorado Community Media|language=en|access-date=2019-05-08}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Our History – STEM School Highlands Ranch|url=https://stemk12.org/about-us/our-history/|access-date=2021-09-17|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2012, the board of directors hired Dr. Penny Eucker as executive director. Following that decision, the school moved from being ranked one of the lowest-performing in Colorado to number 12 out of 333.<ref name=":0" /> A grade was added each year until they were a 6-12 in 2014. That year, STEM finished its renovations and turned its gym into a two-story high school, containing a weight room, art room with kiln, and a chemistry lab.
STEM's first graduating class consisted of 1 student in 2015. The board of directors wanted to expand, which
Grades K-4 were added in fall of 2016, officially making the school a K-12.<ref name=":0" />
In 2018, anti-suicide programs were implemented to try to lower chances of suicide and school shootings.
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In the Fall of 2020, STEM purchased the neighboring building to house its P-TECH program and the Business Offices for STEM School Highlands Ranch as well as the Charter Network Main Offices of KOSON Network of Schools.
In the Fall of 2021, the school finalized a master plan which includes four new classrooms, relocating the middle school cafeteria to construct a new gym, and a
The efforts for replicating the flagship campus of STEM School Highlands Ranch began in earnest in the Fall of 2021 as the school hired a Replication Officer. The STEM Board of Directors began to officially organize KOSON Network of Schools to serve as the Charter Network organization. STEM/KOSON then submitted two applications for replication, one to Denver Public Schools (STEM School Denver K-5) and one to Douglas County Schools (STEM School Sterling Ranch K-12) in March of 2022. Applications are pending approval with both school districts as of May 2022.▼
=== KOSON Schools ===
In the Winter/Spring of 2022, Penny Eucker was named CEO of KOSON Network of Schools and LynAnn Kovalesky was promoted, from Elementary School Director to the Interim Executive Director of STEM School Highlands Ranch. That summer, Penny Eucker resigned from her position as CEO, and Dr. Karen Johnson took her place as Interim CEO.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eucker unexpectedly resigns as KOSON charter CEO: STEM to continue efforts to open new schools |url=https://highlandsranchherald.net/stories/koson-charter-ceo-steps-down,397698 |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=Colorado Community Media |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bostel |first=Nicole |title=Karen Johnson Named Interim CEO of KOSON Schools {{!}} STEM School Highlands Ranch |url=https://stemk12.org/karen-johnson-named-interim-ceo-of-koson-schools/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>▼
KOSON Network of Schools was founded in 2017, and is a collection of charter schools in Colorado. Currently, there is only one school in their network, STEM School Highlands Ranch. Two other proposed schools, known as STEM School Denver and STEM School Sterling Ranch, have been denied by Denver Public Schools and Douglas County Schools respectively.
Each school in the KOSON Network has a different version of the logo to represent themselves. KOSON is black, STEM Highlands Ranch is blue, STEM Denver is purple, and STEM Sterling Ranch is green.
▲The efforts for replicating the flagship campus of STEM
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KOSON currently operates inside STEM's P-TECH building, also known as the Charter Network Main Offices.
=== Mass shooting ===
{{main|2019 STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting}}
A shooting incident on May 7, 2019, left one student dead and eight others injured.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-denver-school-shots-20190507-story.html|title=Shooting at suburban Denver school leaves 18-year-old male student dead, sheriff says|author=Associated Press|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2019-05-08}}</ref> The shooting was carried out by two students from the school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/07/us/colorado-school-shooting.html|title=School Shooting in Colorado Leaves 1 Student Dead and 8 Injured|first1=Jack|last1=Healy|first2=Liam|last2=Stack|date=May 7, 2019|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
==Facilities==
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