Boulder Valley School District No.2
Address
6500 Arapahoe Road
Boulder
, Colorado, 80303
United States
Coordinates40°00′52″N 105°12′04″W / 40.014485°N 105.201221°W / 40.014485; -105.201221
District information
Established1960 (1960)
SuperintendentRob Anderson
NCES District ID0802490[1]
Students and staff
Enrollment29,240 (2020-2021)[1]
Staff1,717.07 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio17.03[1]
Other information
Websitewww.bvsd.org

The Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 is a school district in Colorado, headquartered in the BVSD Education Center in unincorporated Boulder County, near Boulder.[2] The district serves Boulder, Gold Hill, Jamestown, Lafayette, Louisville, Nederland, Superior, and Ward. Its area also includes portions of Broomfield and Erie.[3]

The Boulder Valley Board of Education officially appointed Rob Anderson to be the superintendent on July 1, 2018. Anderson previously was the Deputy Superintendent of Academics in the Fulton County School System. Anderson has been an educator since 1997 having previously worked in the State of Florida before Georgia.[4]

Anderson replaced Cindy Stevenson, the ex-head of Jefferson County Public Schools, who had been hired as the interim superintendent on June 19, 2017. Stevenson succeeded Bruce K. Messinger who was fired on May 9, 2017 over unspecified complaint.[5][6]

Boulder Valley is known for being one of the highest paying districts in the state of Colorado. In 2018, teachers in the district were reportedly paid 45 percent above the state average. The average teacher salary was $75,000.[7]

History

Prior to the School District Organization Act of 1957 passed by the Colorado Legislature, Boulder County was served by multiple local school districts. The consolidation of many smaller districts resulted from the Act and by 1960, Boulder County was served by two reorganized school districts. Boulder Valley School District RE-2 serves the southern half of the county; Saint Vrain Valley School District RE-1J, the northern half.[8] One of Boulder Valley's oldest schools, Whittier International Elementary School, is the oldest continuously-operating school in Boulder County. In 1882, the school opened under the name "the Pine Street School" but was later renamed “Whittier” after the poet John Greenleaf Whittier, who kept a correspondence with the students.[9]

Community programs

Community courses and extended day care opportunities are provided to district residents by Community Schools, an organization that uses tuition and facility-use fees for operational expenses. It operates four programs: Lifelong Learning,[10] which offers courses for adults and children; Kindergarten Care,[11] which offers extended child care for kindergarten students, the School Age Program,[12] which offers before and after school programs and summer day camps for elementary school students; and the BVSD Facility Use Program,[13] which makes school facilities available to the public.[14] Other programs offered by BVSD include: Safe Routes to School, which aims to reduce traffic congestion around schools and promote healthy lifestyles;[15] and the Boulder Valley Safe Schools Coalition, which aims to ensure each school is a place where everyone can belong.[16] One of BVSD's values is to "respect the inherent value of each student and incorporate the strengths and diversity of students, families, staff and communities." and supports that value through American Indian education, language support, and a seal of bi-literacy recognition.[17]

Schools

Boulder Valley has 56 schools in total.[1] This includes 8 top ranking high schools in the state of Colorado, according to the US News rankings.[18]

Elementary schools

  • Alicia Sanchez Elementary School]
  • Aspen Creek K-8 School
  • Bear Creek Elementary School
  • Birch Elementary School
  • Boulder Community School of Integrated Studies
  • Coal Creek Elementary School
  • Columbine Elementary School
  • Community Montessori School
  • Creekside Elementary School
  • Crest View Elementary School
  • Douglass Elementary School
  • Eisenhower Elementary School
  • Eldorado PK-8 School
  • Emerald Elementary School
  • Escuela Bilingüe Pioneer/Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School
  • Fireside Elementary School
  • Flatirons Elementary School
  • Foothill Elementary School
  • Gold Hill Elementary School
  • Heatherwood Elementary School
  • High Peaks Elementary School
  • Horizons K-8 Alternative Charter School
  • Jamestown Elementary School
  • Kohl Elementary School
  • Lafayette Elementary School
  • Louisville Elementary School
  • Meadowlark K-8 School
  • Mesa Elementary School
  • Monarch K-8 School
  • Nederland Elementary School
  • Peak to Peak Charter Elementary School
  • Ryan Elementary School
  • Superior Elementary School
  • University Hill Elementary School
  • Whittier International Elementary School

Middle schools

Casey Middle School
  • Angevine Middle School
  • Aspen Creek K-8 School
  • Boulder Universal Online School
  • Broomfield Heights Middle School
  • Casey Middle School
  • Centennial Middle School
  • Eldorado K-8 School
  • Halcyon Middle-Senior School (special education)
  • Horizons K-8 Alternative Charter School
  • Louisville Middle School
  • Manhattan Middle School of Arts and Academics
  • Monarch K-8 School
  • Nederland Middle-Senior High School
  • Peak to Peak Charter Middle School
  • Platt CHOICE Program
  • Platt Middle School
  • Southern Hills Middle School
  • Summit Middle Charter School

High school

Bond project

In 2006, $296.8 million was approved for district facility improvements by the voters of the Boulder Valley School District. The bond planned to cover 63 projects.[19] There were several themes formed in respect to the types of fixes needed in each school: improve the physical condition of buildings, educational functionality improvements, replacement schools, safe/healthy/comfortable schools, educational innovation, early childhood education, operational efficiency/functionality, enrollment growth in east county, and energy efficiency/sustainability. There are three phases planned, with the most needed changes in the first phase. The process to identify the needs of each facility was a two year long assessment that included gathering information and public processing. The work included reviewing existing data, onsite inspections, interviews, and committee meetings.[20]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Boulder Valley School District No. Re2". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  2. ↑ "Student Rights and Responsibilities Guide Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine." Boulder Valley School District. Retrieved on October 7, 2011. "BVSD EDUCATION CENTER / 6500 Arapahoe Ave., P.O. Box 9011 / Boulder, CO 80301"
  3. ↑ "About BVSD Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine." Boulder Valley School District. Retrieved on October 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Rob Anderson Takes The Lead In BVSD". The Mountain Ear. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ Bounds, Amy (May 9, 2017). "Boulder Valley fires Superintendent Bruce Messinger over an unspecified complaint". Daily Camera. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ Bounds, Amy (June 19, 2017). "BVSD officially hires Cindy Stevenson, ex-head of Jeffco schools, as interim superintendent". Daily Camera. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ Ackerman, Mark (April 27, 2018). "Boulder Valley Is Highest Paying School District in Colorado". CBS Denver. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  8. ↑ Boulder Regional Planning Board (1958). Guide for Growth, Boulder, Colorado. OCLC 14993617.
  9. ↑ Union, Elevations Credit (August 13, 2018). "Boulder History: Back to School | Elevations CU". Elevations Credit Union. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  10. ↑ "BVSD Lifelong Learning". bouldervalley.augusoft.net. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Kindergarten Care". Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
  12. ↑ "Home - Boulder Valley School District". childcare.bvsd.org. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  13. ↑ BVSD Facility Use Program
  14. ↑ "Community - Boulder Valley School District". www.bvsd.org. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  15. ↑ Young, Bob (July 17, 2014). "Safe Routes to School The Boulder Story" (PDF). safe routes partnership. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Boulder Valley Safe Schools Coalition". Boulder Safe Schools. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Language and Culture - Boulder Valley School District". www.bvsd.org. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Best High Schools". U.S. News & World Report. 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  19. ↑ "BVSD Bond Program". Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Educational Facilities Master Plan" (PDF). Retrieved November 13, 2019.
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