• The third Annual Enrollment Trend report provides enrollment projections for each school. Aligning with overall district enrollment projections, most elementary schools will continue to decline over the next 5 years. 
• Due to the number and districtwide distribution of elementary schools with enrollment projected to dip below two classes per grade, BVSD will be looking at regional options for reshaping the district’s portfolio of schools.
• District leadership and Board members have been holding teacher roundtables at elementary schools to hear from educators about the impacts of enrollment decline and what needs to be protected as BVSD considers how to reshape its portfolio of school buildings. 

A Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) K-12 alum, turned Platt night custodian and full time student became Emerald Elementary’s award-winning, innovative Physical Education teacher who is beloved by students, staff and the Broomfield community.

We are entering a challenging but important period of planning for the future of the Boulder Valley School District, which includes consolidation, closure, or programmatic changes at the elementary level. We want to begin by sharing our commitment to you and to our community.

In light of accelerating enrollment decline and the associated reduction of funding, the Board of Education says more substantial action is needed to allow BVSD to use resources more efficiently and maintain the high-quality learning experiences students currently receive. 

On a Tuesday in Kelly Walter’s Business classes at Broomfield High School, students collaborate in scavenger hunts relating to cognitive bias, open surprise miniature products to create marketing campaigns, pay simulated bills and balance mock bank accounts. You would never guess that these classes are only one week into a new semester.

Students and staff at BVSD's Career and Technical Education Center, Apex (formerly Boulder TEC) returned from Winter Break to some more completed updates to their learning spaces, thanks to renovations provided by the Building for Student Success program. 

The Biomedical Sciences, Sports Medicine, Emergency Medical Technician, Criminal Justice and Teacher Academy programs are starting the second semester in larger, updated, professional-feeling new labs and classrooms. The renovated spaces feature settings for hands-on experiences and are designed to emulate the professional work environments that students will encounter when they move into careers.

For Deann Bucher, joining the Boulder Valley School District Board of Education is not a departure from her life’s work—it is a continuation of it. After more than 30 years as an educator, Bucher brings deep institutional knowledge, a classroom-centered perspective, and a strong commitment to equity to her new role as one of BVSD’s newest board members.

As one of BVSD’s newest Board of Education members, Ana Temu Otting brings a lifetime of advocacy, organizing, and lived experience to the role—along with a clear belief that schools are not just places of learning, but powerful engines of opportunity and community transformation.

Thank you for your patience and understanding this week as our community experienced unusually high winds that impacted our schools. I know this disruption—especially so close to Winter Break—was not how anyone hoped to begin the holiday season.

While this is the first time BVSD has been forced to close schools due to a high wind event of this nature, we recognize that similar challenges may arise again. We are committed to continuous improvement and will use the lessons learned this week to strengthen our plans moving forward.

It has been an unusual start to Winter Break. We hope this message finds you safe and well, as we, together, endure these high wind events and the resulting school closures.

Already the holiday season can be very stressful for adults and children alike, which is why we always reach out at the beginning of Winter Break to provide everyone with helpful resources to navigate the social-emotional challenges posed this time of the year. 

BVSD’s overall enrollment continued to decline this year, but at a greater rate than expected, BVSD Senior Planner Glen Segrue told the Board in an update earlier this month. The student count dropped 525 students, or 1.9% from last year—1% more than projected. Over the past five years, the downward trend is less steep at 1.3%. This is BVSD’s second biggest drop in enrollment since the pandemic. The district’s enrollment has declined by nearly 3,600 students since 2015.