Just as in a relay race, education is a collective effort. Our teachers and staff pass the baton of learning, giving each student a strong competitive advantage and building on the legacy of those who taught them.
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Superintendent’s Update

Dear St. Vrain Valley Community,

We have much to celebrate in the St. Vrain Valley community, and I want to extend my gratitude for your continued partnership and support in advancing our students, teachers, staff, and schools. As we celebrate the start of the 2024-2025 school year, we will continue to build on an unprecedented level of success across all of our schools.

Students within St. Vrain Valley Schools have access to numerous high-quality instructional programs and opportunities designed to provide a strong academic foundation and advance their engagement and exploration in cutting-edge fields. These experiences will provide them with a strong competitive advantage in our complex, globalized world. This past year, our on-time four-year graduation rate has reached the highest level in our district’s history, at 93.3% – higher than any district in the Denver Metro Area, while maintaining the highest graduation requirements. We also have the lowest dropout rate of any district in the Denver Metro Area, at 0.6%. We have also celebrated increased student achievement at all levels, PK-14, including outpacing the state on 100% of state standardized tests. This includes advancing reading and math achievements and significantly increasing enrollment in college-level Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, concurrent enrollment, honors, and Pathways through Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) coursework. Further, our students have achieved excellence through an unprecedented number of state, regional, national, and international awards in various fields such as robotics, athletics, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, visual and performing arts, business, debate, career and technical education, and many other academic and co-curricular areas.

Additionally, every school in our system was moving forward this summer by providing multiple high-quality activities. This included advanced learning opportunities, robust co-curricular activities, and construction projects that support growth and enhance the quality and safety of our schools. Toward this end, thousands of students continued their learning through our Project Launch program, which provides four additional weeks of high-quality, rigorous, full-day instruction in math and language arts. Within our state-of-the-art, 55,000 sq. ft. Innovation Center, hundreds of students participated in coursework and pursued advanced STEM opportunities in robotics, biomedical engineering, aeronautics, artificial intelligence, and music innovation. While our students were highly engaged in rigorous summer programs, our teachers and staff focused on professional development designed to advance their knowledge and skills. Thousands of teachers and staff enrolled in St. Vrain courses over the summer, with a laser focus on collaboration and accelerating student achievement through high-quality instruction.

I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support and dedication to our students, teachers, and staff. Your continued commitment is pivotal in the success and progress we celebrate each year, and it humbles me to witness the powerful impact that we achieve when we work together to elevate the success of our students, schools, and community. This was an important message that I highlighted at our recent Convocation event, welcoming back all teachers and staff to the new school year. In the classroom, on the stage, and on the field, every challenge is an opportunity to rise, to learn, and to become the best version of ourselves. Our teachers and staff light the path to success, showing students that the only limits they have are the ones they place on themselves. Click here to watch a recording of our 2024 Convocation event.

This fall, I’ll be hosting our annual town hall meetings in each of our geographic areas in order to dialogue with our community, respond to questions and suggestions, share our many student successes, and discuss our bold vision for continuing to build new schools as our student enrollment continues to climb. I look forward to seeing everyone at one of our upcoming community meetings and personally thanking you for everything that you do to support our students, teachers, and staff. Together, we are championing a stronger future for our children, our communities, our nation, and our world.

Sincerely,
Don Haddad, Ed.D.
Superintendent
@SVVSDSupt

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In the News

• SVVSD welcomes teachers to new school year
• St. Vrain Valley high schoolers organize Longmont 4th of July drone show
• Frederick High P-TECH students present Aligent internship projects
• Longmont High School Student Places in Top Ten at National Future Business Leaders of America Conference
• St. Vrain students learn about robots, coding, AI with help from Northrop Grumman
• St. Vrain Valley Elementary Schools Earn National i-Ready Award for Exceptional Growth in Reading
• Students combine tech, music in SVVSD camp
• St. Vrain Valley Schools Leads Colorado’s Quantum Tech Hub K-12 Initiative
• Left Hand Valley Courier Interview with SVVSD Superintendent Don Haddad, Ed.D
• SVVSD students test skills at national competitions
• St. Vrain’s Project Launch extends school year
• Unleashing Potential: AI and Creativity Camp at St. Vrain Valley Schools
• Silver Creek’s Leadership Academy Brings Financial Literacy Lessons to Alpine Elementary
• Longmont Estates Elementary School Offers a Nurturing Beginning for Preschoolers
• Longs Peak Middle School Secures Major Grants for State-of-the-Art Playground
• SVVSD drone performance team prepares for first show
• Local high school teams shine at state
• Seniors from Niwot get feedback from NASA

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Important Reminders, Events, and Opportunities

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