Category: Superintendent’s Update

SVVSD students win global artificial intelligence competition

A team of St. Vrain Valley Schools students at the Innovation Center won first place in the fifth annual World Artificial Intelligence Competition for Youth.
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FalconTECH Through the Years

St. Vrain Valley Schools first P-TECH (Pathways in Technology Early College High School) program launched at Skyline High School in 2016. Named FalconTECH, the program has evolved into an extraordinary success story.
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Rocky Mountain Elementary Receives Governor’s Bright Spot Award

Rocky Mountain Elementary is among 21 schools across the state to receive the Governor’s Bright Spot Award. The award recognizes schools who have demonstrated strong growth in student achievement since 2019, as well as excellence and the ability to advance learning through challenging times. “This recognition is a direct tribute to our teachers, staff, students,
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Lyons Elementary students explore environmental leadership with STEM focus

Lyons Elementary fifth graders on Thursday donned waders and grabbed screens, then walked into a shallow section of the North St. Vrain River in LaVern Johnson Park. Two students held the screen, while a third loosened rocks to disturb the riverbed and the macroinvertebrates living there. Then they took the screens to the bank and
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SVVSD partners with CU Denver to add STEM P-TEACH pathway

St. Vrain Valley students considering education as a career will have more options to prepare for a career as secondary science, technology, engineering or math teachers. The St. Vrain Valley School District is part of a new University of Colorado Denver initiative, supported by Apple, to increase access to tech education and expand the district’s
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St. Vrain Valley Schools receives $125,000 from Google for P-TECH Program

St. Vrain Valley Schools will receive a $125,000 donation from Google to support the Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program. St. Vrain Valley Schools will use the funds to help cover the cost of tuition, fees, technology and textbooks for FalconTECH students. FalconTECH was one of the first P-TECH programs launched in
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SVVSD wins $2 million grant for Project Launch summer program

St. Vrain Valley this week was awarded a $2 million, one-year grant for its Project Launch summer program from Colorado’s Expanded Learning Opportunity grant program, allowing the school district to continue a partnership with four small districts. “It really just provides more time for students,” said Diane Lauer, St. Vrain Valley’s assistant superintendent of priority programs
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St. Vrain Launches ChampionED Podcast

Join nationally-recognized education leader and superintendent, Dr. Don Haddad, as he visits with great leaders in public education who are designing systems of excellence and a championship culture that drives the success of their students and community. In the first episode, Dr. Don Haddad is joined by Joe McBreen, a visionary technology and innovation leader
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Superintendent’s Update: Human Rights, Respect, and Safety

Please note: the community meetings that were scheduled for September have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.​​Dear St. Vrain Valley Community, There are many important issues facing our society today, but top of mind for all of us is the physical safety, emotional well-being, and continued respect for each of our students, teachers, staff,
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Superintendent’s Update – The Future is in Our Classrooms

Dear St. Vrain Valley Community, Thank you for your outstanding support in championing the growth and development of St. Vrain Valley Schools into a nationally recognized center of excellence for student engagement and 21st-century learning. Your unwavering dedication to the well-being and success of our students, teachers, staff, and schools is a testament to the
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