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Join Us: Superintendent Community Meetings

St. Vrain Valley Schools is one of the fastest growing and most innovative school districts in the nation. This is a result of strong leadership and a commitment to strengthening infrastructure, technology, high-quality instruction and overall student achievement. This success is also built upon interconnected partnerships with our teachers, staff, students, families, business and corporate partners, […]

Tuition-Free Full-Day Kindergarten

Dear St. Vrain Valley Families, We are excited to welcome your kindergarten student next year and continue our partnership to ensure your child’s success. Recently, you may have read information in the news about the passage of additional state funding for full-day kindergarten, and we wanted to share some information regarding the positive impact this […]

MES CMAS Testing

CMAS Testing Information/Schedule Dear Parents,All 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will be taking the CMAS (Colorado Measure of Academic Success) English Language Arts (ELA) and Math state assessments.In addition, 5th grade students will take the science test. We are excited that our testing window is shorter this year.  Students will test from April 8th – April […]

Elementary Social Studies Curriculum Adoption Public Review

Elementary Social Studies Curriculum Adoption Public Review The elementary social studies curriculum adoption committee is reviewing three programs after starting the process with six programs.  The three programs are from Nystrom, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and McGraw Hill.  The three programs will be available for public review on Monday, February 25 and Tuesday, February 26 from 3:00 […]

Superintendent Update – The Future of America

Across the district, we have been championing a new motivational motto that is uniting our shared vision for excellence in learning and student advancement: We are taking public education by #StVrainStorm!  Every day, I observe countless examples of students, teachers, staff, and community partners exemplifying the highest levels of achievement and drive that represent the very best […]

Young Ameritowne on the Road Summer Camp

For the third summer in a row, the Young Americans Center for Financial Education, a Denver-based pioneering nonprofit, will lead its award-winning, week-long Young Ameritowne on the Road Summer Camp, for students entering third through sixth grade, at Sunset Middle School. The traveling camp is a recent innovation, bringing the camp, which covers financial literacy, local […]

Thanksgiving myOn Reading Challenge

Thanksgiving myOn Reading Challenge November 18th – November 27th Mead Families, We are excited that the district is putting on another myOn Reading Challenge over Thanksgiving break! We have been super successful at winning these challenges in the past and this contest could earn us $2,500. Our students and teachers are hoping for another win […]

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