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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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SWAP Joins Forces With LHS Teachers to Develop Innovative Course

SWAP is collaborating with Longmont HS special education teachers on their new Transition to Independence class for 11th and 12th grade students. There are currently 15 students enrolled in the year-long class designed for 11th and 12th grade students on an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), who need additional instruction and practice in pre-employment skills, functional
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New Assistant Director of Special Education is Focused on Reducing Barriers to Student Learning

St. Vrain Valley School District is pleased to welcome Benjamin Yamato to the district as an assistant director of special education. Yamato will support Lyons, Mead and Skyline feeders K-8. Yamato earned his Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. He then went to the Culinary Institute of America in
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Successful Sunrise Stampede Raises Funds for Special Education Teacher Innovation Grants

St. Vrain Valley Schools Education Foundation put on another successful event at the 37th Annual Sunrise Stampede that took place on August 13. Over 730 participants, young and old, hit the pavement for a 5k Race or 1 Mile Fun Run to raise funds for the Special Education Teacher Innovation Grants. This year’s event had
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St. Vrain’s Special Education Department Has a New Coordinator

St. Vrain Valley School District is happy to welcome back Pauline “Paula” Avis to the district as the new Special Education Coordinator, replacing Laura Gold. Avis brings 12 years experience in K-12 public education to SVVSD. For the past three years, Avis was a Special Education Coordinator in Adams 14. Prior to that, she was
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