P-TEACH – St. Vrain Valley Schools

Visits highlight SVVSD teacher preparation program

Nevaeh Gomez on Thursday led kindergarten students through a literacy lesson at at Longmont’s Timberline PK-8, asking then to use their fingers to draw letters in the air as they made letter sounds before helping them write the letters on individual whiteboards. Gomez, a 2022 Skyline High graduate, is working as a kindergarten teacher apprentice
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SVVSD hosts inaugural InspirED Conference for future educators

St. Vrain Valley hosted its inaugural InspirED Conference for future educators on Wednesday at Longmont’s Innovation Center as the district works to inspire more students to become teachers — and help more districts offer grow-your-own programs. St. Vrain created the conference as part of a three-year, $7 million state Opportunity Now grant that the district received to
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P-TEACH grad returns to SVVSD as kindergarten teacher

Deejha Blash-Lopez is technically a new teacher, but she already has three years of experience at Longmont’s Mountain View Elementary as she starts her first year as one of the school’s kindergarten teachers. She worked as a paraeducator for two years at Mountain View while in college, then student taught there last school year. This
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SVVSD awarded $7 million state Opportunity Now grant for career pathways

The St. Vrain Valley School District recently received a three year, $7 million state Opportunity Now grant to invest in career pathways with three other school districts, focusing on education, advanced manufacturing and information technology. “We have found that providing students with career exploration is what really ignites their passions,” said St. Vrain Chief Academic
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Colorado’s Opportunity Now Grant Funds $7M Investment in Career Pathways for St. Vrain Valley Schools and Collaborating Districts

As the initiative’s largest grantee, the Breakthrough Pathways project will implement three comprehensive career pathways in education, advanced manufacturing, and information technology. St. Vrain Valley Schools, in partnership with Workforce Boulder, Boulder Chamber, Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Weld RE-3J School District, Estes Park School District, University of Colorado Denver, Colorado Education Initiative, Mogli, Salesforce,
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SVVSD hosts first unified robotics event

St. Vrain Valley’s special education department collaborated with the Innovation Center to host the district’s first unified robotics event Tuesday. The school district already offers unified music programs, unified physical education classes and unified sports. Tuesday’s event was an opportunity to make the district’s large robotics program more accessible, organizers said.
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SVVSD P-TEACH authorized as Teacher Apprenticeship Program

St. Vrain Valley Schools’ P-TEACH Program has received federal authorization as a PK-12 Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the district announced Thursday. The authorization will give students the opportunity to receive paid employment while they earn college credits, said Diane Lauer, the school district’s assistant superintendent of priority programs and academic support.
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Early education hopefuls have new opportunity through SVVSD grant

St. Vrain Valley School District’s Pathway to Teaching, or P-TEACH, program received a $100,000 grant from Early Milestones Colorado as part of the Early Childhood Workforce Innovation Grant. The grants were issued to support innovative changes in the early childcare industry after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a press release. SVVSD is one of six grantees
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SVVSD wins $100K grant to help more paraeducators get teaching degrees

Blanca Perez started working as a preschool paraeducator at Longmont’s Indian Peaks Elementary when her oldest son was in kindergarten and discovered a love for working with children. “I feel like they’re my own kids,” she said. She had an associate degree from Front Range Community College and always wanted to continue her education but
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P-TEACH Grads Return to Classroom as Apprentice Teachers

Just three months after finishing high school, some recent graduates are back in St. Vrain classrooms. Eight members of the inaugural class of the Pathways to Teaching (P-TEACH) program are working as apprentice teachers at Mountain View Elementary and Timberline PK-8. Apprentices are paraprofessional educators, who, under the direction of a classroom teacher, work to support student learning through a wide range of planning, instruction, and clerical duties.
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