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Superintendent’s Update: We Set Sail

Video Spotlight Superintendent’s Update Dear St. Vrain Valley Schools Community, As we celebrate another unprecedented year of success in St. Vrain Valley Schools, I want to take a moment to recognize our incredible students, teachers, staff, families, community members, and supporters who have been champions of excellence and community strength. I am so proud of
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Teacher Appreciation: This Week and Every Week

This Teacher Appreciation Week, join us in celebrating the outstanding educators across St. Vrain Valley Schools. From the Superintendent Dear St. Vrain Valley Community, The role of educators in our society is both admirable and vital, as they hold the keys to the development and progress of our future generations. The vast majority of our
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St. Vrain Valley Schools graduation rate continues to climb

The district has some of the highest graduation requirements in the state — at 24.5 credits — yet its 2022 graduation rate is 91.5%, compared to the statewide average of 82.3%.
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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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