SVVSD – St. Vrain Valley Schools

SVVSD school board agrees to early bond redemption, saving on interest

The St. Vrain Valley school board on Wednesday agreed to an early redemption of $34.7 million in capital construction bonds that were issued in 2012. The bonds had an original payment schedule of 12 years, with the final payment scheduled for December 2024. District officials said there’s enough money in reserve in the bond redemption
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St. Vrain celebrates Colorado produce and nutrition education

Event partnered with Ollin Farms to highlight resources and engagement activities St. Vrain Valley School District hosted a partnership event at Ollin Farms on Saturday to highlight Colorado produce, nutrition education, parent resources and engagement activities.
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CU Denver partners with St. Vrain to increase access to tech ed

St. Vrain Valley schools have been selected to be inaugural partners of the University of Colorado Denver’s new initiative to increase access to tech education and careers. Students of the St. Vrain Valley, Aurora Public and Jefferson County school districts will have more opportunities to embrace technology and prepare for well-paid STEAM careers thanks to
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St. Vrain has spent most of 2016’s $260 million bond

More than 250 additional classrooms have been opened along with security upgrades St. Vrain Valley School District has spent about 97% of the bond passed by voters in 2016. In an update to the school board on Wednesday, district staff highlighted how the $260 million bond program has been spent. With bond proceeds and additional
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Almost all SVVSD schools earn top two state ratings

All but one school in St. Vrain earned the top two state ratings, based on preliminary accountability ratings released Thursday by the Colorado Department of Education.
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Test scores show return on investment for St. Vrain students

District’s CMAS, SAT results outpace state in several areas St. Vrain Valley School District is making notable gains on standardized testing, ahead of the state on several metrics. On Wednesday, the state released the results of the Colorado Measures of Academic Success and SAT and PSAT scores for this year. This is the first full
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SVVSD welcomes students back to school this week

Two Lyons Middle/Senior teachers opened a wall between their classrooms Thursday, allowing them to address the entire sixth-grade class at the small school. Julie Vasquez — who teaches language arts, social studies and speech and debate — and Kevin Schafer — who teaches math and science — introduced their “oops” passes program.
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A hub of innovative education

East of Main Street, situated near both the Longmont Recreation Center and the Longmont Museum, looms a building of glass and steel. When the sun hits, it could be an architectural drawing brought to reality, with clean lines that evoke a blueprint. That building is the Innovation Center, St. Vrain Valley School District’s hub for
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BVSD, SVVSD see CMAS test scores start to rebound

Local scores on statewide language arts and math tests are closing in on pre-pandemic levels, though student achievement continues to lag in some grades and subjects after more than two years of COVID-19 school disruptions. “The teachers and staff at all of our buildings have worked extremely hard,” said St. Vrain Valley Executive Director of
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St. Vrain will use AI to help support teacher development

St. Vrain Valley School District will be one of the first districts in the nation to use artificial intelligence-driving coaching to support the professional development of its teachers this school year. This past spring, the district piloted AI Coach by Edthena, which utilizes a virtual, computerizied coach named Edie to supplement the schools’ and districts’
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