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.

Across the Boulder Valley School District, schools are uplifting one another and extending their hands to the community, showing what’s possible when people come together with compassion, purpose, and heart. During this season of giving, that spirit glows even brighter. Here are highlights of just some of the ways BVSD is helping others.

As winter break approaches, many families look forward to time together, holiday celebrations, and a well-earned rest before the new year. This season also brings more social gatherings for teens—school events, celebrations with friends, and increased independence as schedules shift. While these experiences can be positive, they also come with risks that are important for parents and caregivers to keep in mind. Our district’s Health Services Team is sharing information and resources to help families support safe, healthy choices during this time.

Coral Barnett and Carolyn Menees are identical twins, can you tell? And both are kitchen satellite leads at schools in BVSD. Coral has run the kitchen at Sanchez for two years, and Carolyn has done the same at Horizons K-8 for 8 years. Their younger sister Kelli Quimby is also a Food Services Assistant Floater who occasionally helps in both of her sister’s kitchens.

What brought this family to BVSD? A love for serving kids, a pride in their work, and most importantly the feeling of support and camaraderie they feel with the BVSD food services staff

Last month, parents, students, and community members gathered at Louisville Middle School for a community conversation on e-bike safety hosted by the Louisville Police Department. The event brought together experts from the Louisville Police and Fire Departments, Intermountain Health, and BVSD’s Safe Routes to School program to help families better understand the fast-changing world of e-bikes, e-motos, and youth riding behaviors.

BVSD’s nontraditional schools offer courses, programs, schedules, and options for students that are different from a traditional high school experience. This can include CTE courses in specialties like criminal justice and construction trades, it can look like New Vista, offering more independent thesis-based learning with models that differ from larger traditional high school courses, or alternative schools that support students who also work or have other situations or needs that require increased support and flexibility. 

The BVSD community was proud to come together on Nov. 13 at New Vista High School to officially celebrate the grand opening of the new building with students, staff, families and alumni. New Vista is just one of many nontraditional education options that BVSD offers, with a goal of providing different learning experiences, structures and support for each student to best support their learning goals and needs.

One of the wonderful things about living in Colorado is the ability for families to choose the school that best fits their child’s needs and interests. Learn about the many transportation options available to make getting to school easier and more sustainable, even when attending a school outside of your neighborhood. 

October is Bilingual Child Month, a time where we recognize the cognitive and cultural benefits of bilingualism in children, and celebrate the parents and educators who are fostering bilingualism at home and in schools. BVSD’s Bilingual and Proud campaign elevates bilingualism as a super power for our students and families.

On Saturday, Boulder Valley School District’s first all-female Flag Football team’s inaugural season came to an end. While, of course, the team had visions of making it all the way to the championship game – the prospect of a team, let alone a playoff berth, was unimaginable only one year ago.

Construction crews were busy across the district this summer in the third, and largest, summer construction season for the 2022 Building for Student Success program. These projects included CTE updates, athletic and playground improvements and the final phase of a brand new high school.