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Unified Robotics Event Expands Opportunities for Students in Special Education

In February, St. Vrain Valley’s Special Education Department joined forces with the Innovation Center to host the district’s first Unified Robotics event paving the way for special education students to learn more about robotics. Students and parents were introduced to four hands-on stations using VEX materials. Each station had different levels so students could go
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Unified Basketball Day of Champions

This year’s unified basketball season ended on a high note at the Unified Basketball Day of Champions, which took place at Skyline High School on February 25, 2023. Unified basketball players from Mead HS, Skyline HS, Main Street School, Frederick HS, Longmont HS, Silver Creek HS, Niwot HS and Erie HS gathered for a fun
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SVVSD Music Teacher Inspiring Others to Advocate for Inclusive Music Programs

In January, Chad Lemons, music teacher at Mead Elementary, presented at the Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA) Conference about the importance of Unified Percussion programming. The CMEA Conference is held at the end of January every year, drawing music educators, musicians, clinicians, vendors, and more to the beautiful Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. This year, Lemon
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Trail Ridge Middle School Recognized for Their Commitment to Inclusion

Trail Ridge Middle School (TRMS) is one of the 37 schools nationwide to be selected for the prestigious 2022 ESPN Honor Roll School Award. The banner is an award that’s a combination between Special Olympics and ESPN. TRMS is recognized as a Special Olympics National Unified Champion School. With that banner recognition, they were nominated
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SVVSD Unified Bowling Season Concludes After Two Teams Compete at State Championship

Unified Bowlers from Silver Creek High School (SCHS) and Mead High School (MHS) should be proud of their efforts at the CHSAA State Unified Bowling Championship that took place on November 18 at AMF Belleview Lanes. Silver Creek High School earned first place at the Regional Championship and placed fourth, with a score of 545,
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Team Collaboration is Important to New Assistant Director of Special Education

St. Vrain Valley School District Special Education Department welcomes Alyse Fieldgrove into her new position as Assistant Director of Special Education focusing on out of district placements. The district is currently transitioning the Sierra School Program into a district operated model and this new district program is one of Fieldgrove’s primary focuses. “My goal is
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SWAP’s Annual Career Pathways Summit Coming to Fort Collins in February

SWAP is preparing for the Career Pathways Summit on February 24th, 2023. This event is hosted at Timberline Church (2908 S Timberline Rd, Fort Collins). SWAP students from seven different school districts, including St. Vrain Valley School District, will come together to participate in a day of work based learning activities that are led by
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Inspirational Teacher Uses Mindfulness to Engage Student Learning

If you walk into the special education resource classroom at Centennial Elementary you will find students highly engaged and smiling during their small group lesson with Mrs. Genesee Lemon, special education teacher, who uses mindfulness techniques to empower students. Lemon is a standout teacher who incorporates 2-4 minutes of mindfulness techniques into her everyday lessons
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SVVSD Percussion Ensembles Will Come Together for a Unified Performance at St. Vrain Band Night

This year, three district high schools have added a unified percussion ensemble program to their offerings and one high school has added it as a club. Mead High School (MHS) paved the way for other programs by starting their unified percussion ensemble four years ago. Former Mead High School Band Director, Chad Lemons, developed the
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New Assistant Director of Special Education Values the Partnership Between School and Home

St. Vrain Valley Schools Special Education Department welcomes Meredith Pogonyi as one of their new assistant directors of special education. Pogonyi will support Erie and Frederick feeders K-8. Pogonyi comes to St. Vrain from Adams 12 where she worked for over 20 years. She served in various roles as an affective needs teacher, behavior specialist,
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