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Backpack, 2-inch binder, paper, pens, highlighters, notebooks, paper. Pretty quickly, you’re talking $50 or more to send one kid off to middle or high school with the needed supplies. Not every parent can afford it. That’s where Crayons to Calculators comes in. Crayons to Calculators collects school supplies and cash donations with the goal of providing fully stocked backpacks to students who need them in the St. Vrain Valley and Boulder Valley school districts. This year, principals in the two districts expect to need 6,900 backpacks, according to program director Catherine Bedell. About 2,500 of those backpacks will be needed in the St. Vrain Valley School District, said Lora Lawrence, Crayons to Calculators coordinator for the Education Foundation for the
By Lindsey Larson/Colorado Hometown Weekly
The Boulder Valley and St. Vrain Valley school districts will participate in the Crayons to Calculators school supplies drive through Aug. 7.
St. Vrain Valley. The remaining 4,400 their eyes open for students who will be sent to students in the Boulder don’t have supplies. Valley School District. Of course, students aren’t always Steve Payne, principal of Erie High quick to admit they need assistance. Payne often asks one of the secreSchool, said school officials keep taries to bring a student to the office, then point out that “extra� supplies are available, he said.
One student refused help until one particular backpack caught his eye, Payne said. After he admitted he liked it, he accepted it, the principal said. Having cool backpacks is one key to the program’s success. “Any kid would be proud to carry them,� Lawrence said. Kathy Hall, executive director of the education foundation, said the orBB-151755
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ganization tries to make accepting a backpack as easy as possible. “They don’t have to prove to us in any way that they need a backpack,” Hall said. Lists of supplies for different grade levels are available at the Crayons to
Calculators website, www.crayonstocalculators.org. Donors can purchase as little or as much as they want. Supplies and backpacks can be dropped off at collection points throughout the school district beginning July 21.
Crayons to Calculators collection sites Needed school supplies generally include pencil boxes or pouches, rulers, glue sticks, pencils, pens, highlighters and wide-ruled or college-ruled spiral notebooks and paper. With your donation, include your name, address, phone number and e-mail address to receive a tax-deductible receipt. Most collection sites will be open from July 21 to Aug. 7. Boulder: Boulder Valley Credit Union, 2667 Broadway St. Boulder Valley Credit Union, 5505 Arapahoe Ave. Elevations Credit Union, 2960 Diagonal Highway Elevations Credit Union, 4760 Baseline Rd. (Meadows Shopping Center ) Elevations Credit Union, 607 S. Broadway (Table Mesa Shopping Center ) Elevations Credit Union, 2300 55th St. Erie: De Maj Salon, 3140 Village Vista Drive, No. 103 Lafayette Elevations Credit Union, 1900 West South Boulder Rd. Sister Carmen Community Center, 701 W. Baseline Rd. Louisville: Boulder Valley Credit Union, 800 Coal Creek Circle Superior: Whole Foods, 303 Marshall Road For more information: Visit www.CrayonstoCalculators.org or call 303-944-8548.
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Kindergartners: hit ’em with your best shot Boulder Valley School District students need required vaccinations upon registration By Kimberli Turner Colorado Hometown Weekly
With school right around the corner, it’s important that students are caught up on the required immunizations before heading back to class. Students entering Boulder Valley Schools must show proof of vaccination upon registration. Children entering kindergarten must have these vaccinations: • Four doses DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis)
• Three doses polio • One to three doses Hib (H. influenza type B) • One dose of MMR (measles/mumps/rubella) • Three doses hepatitis B • One dose varicella (chicken pox) Children in kindergarten through 12th grades must have these vaccinations: • Four to five doses DTaP • Three to four doses polio • Hib: No requirement • Two doses MMR
(measles/mumps/rubella) • Three doses hepatitis B • One to two doses varicella (two doses required for kindergarten through second grades; one required for third through ninth grades) • One dose of Tdap (This is new for these grades: sixth through eighth grades, 10th though 12th grades. After By Kimberli Turner/Colorado Hometown Weekly this year, all BVSD sixth through 12th grades Terrence Nguyen, 11, who will be entering Broomfield Heights Middle Scool in the fall, visits the Boulder Clinic, 3482 N. Broadway, to get the necessary should be covered.) vaccinations he needs before heading back to class. Each immunization is
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Growing Up Erie High School sports move to Class 4A, football to 3A By Lindsey Larson Colorado Hometown Weekly
The Erie Tigers have enjoyed great athletic success at the Class 3A level, but in the fall of 2010 the school will face the challenge of moving up to 4A competition in all sports except football, which moves up from 2A to 3A. The Tiger football team will compete in the Northern League with such teams as Berthoud, Mountain View and Roosevelt. The rest of the Erie athletic programs will compete in the Tri-Valley League with schools like Windsor, Frederick, Fort Morgan, Sterling and
Northridge. Principal Steve Payne estimated Erie’s student population to be just over 700 by the end of the 2009-2010 school year. By the fall of 2010, he said the population should be close to 780. The minimum population cut-off for 3A football in the 2010-2011 school year is 601, turning the Tigers from a large 2A team into a relatively small 3A team. Payne said this week he thinks though the Tigers will be the small fish in a big pond, the teams should still be able File photograph to hold their own. Erie running back Alex Ortega dives for an extra yard against Kent Denver during that 2009 Class “We’ll have our hands full, 2A state playoffs. The Tiger team will play in the Class 3A Northern League against such teams as
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Area schools and contacts School Districts
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Saint Vrain Valley School District 395 South Pratt Parkway Longmont, CO 80501 303-776-6200 http://www.stvrain.k12.co.us/ Boulder Valley School District 6500 Arapahoe, Boulder, CO 80303 303-447-1010 http://bvsd.org
Boulder Valley School District: Tuesday, Aug. 17 — First day of school for grades 1-5, transition day for grades 6 and 9. Wednesday, Aug. 18 — First day of school for grades 7-8, 10-12 St. Vrain Valley School District: Wednesday, Aug. 18 — First day of school Erie Elementary 4137 East County Line Road Erie, CO 80516 303-828-3395 http://ees.stvrain.k12.co.us
Louisville Elementary 400 Hutchinson Street Louisville, CO 80027 720-561-7200 http://schools.bvsd.org/les
Black Rock Elementary 2000 Mountain View Boulevard Erie, CO 80516 (720) 890 - 3995 http://bres.stvrain.k12.co.u
Escuela Bilingüe Pioneer 101 E. Baseline Rd., Lafayette, CO 80026 720-561-7800 http://bvsd.org/schools/Pioneer
Monarch K-8 School 263 Campus Drive, Louisville, CO 80027 720-561-4000 http://bvsd.org/schools/monarchk8
Coal Creek Elementary 801 West Tamarisk Street Louisville, CO 80027 720-561-4500 http://bvsd.org/schools/coalcreek
Fireside Elementary 845 W. Dahlia St., Louisville, CO 80027 720-561-7900 http://www.bvsd.org/schools/fireside
Eldorado K-8 School 3351 South Indiana Street Superior CO 80027 720-561-4400 http://schools.bvsd.org/eldorado
Lafayette Elementary 101 North Bermont Avenue Lafayette, CO 80026 720-561-8900 http://bvsd.org/schools/Lafayette
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The Primrose School 2998 Ridge View Drive, Erie, CO 80516 303-665-3444 www.primroseschools.com Ryan Elementary 1405 Centaur Village Drive Lafayette, CO 80026 720-561-7000 http://bvsd.org/schools/ryan Sanchez Elementary 655 Sir Galahad Drive Lafayette, Colorado 80026 720-561-7300 http://bvsd.org/schools/Sanchez Saint Louis Catholic School 925 Grant Avenue, Louisville, CO 80027 303-666-6220 http://www.stlouisschool-co.us
The Patchwork School 1428 Main Street, Louisville, CO 80027 720-271-6729 www.thepatchworkschool.com
Superior Elementary 1800 S. Indiana St. Superior, CO 80027-8003 720-561-4100 http://bvsd.org/schools/superior
Peak to Peak Charter School 800 Merlin Drive Lafayette, CO 80026 303-453-4600 www.peaktopeak.org
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Area schools and contacts Middle Schools Angevine Middle School 1150 South Boulder Road, Lafayette, CO 80026 720-561-7100 http://bvsd.org/schools/Angevine Eldorado K-8 School 3351 South Indiana Street Superior, CO 80027 720-561-4400 http://schools.bvsd.org/eldorado Erie Middle School 650 Main Street, Erie, CO 80516 303-828-3391 http://ems.stvrain.k12.co.us Louisville Middle School 1341 Main Street Louisville, CO 80027 720-561-7400 http://bvsd.org/schools/louisvillemiddle Monarch K-8 School 263 Campus Drive Louisville, CO 80027 720-561-4000 http://bvsd.org/schools/monarchk8
Centaurus High School 10300 South Boulder Road Lafayette, CO 80026 720-561-7500 http://www.bvsd.org/schools/centaurus
Peak to Peak Charter School 800 Merlin Drive Lafayette, CO 80026 303-453-4600 www.peaktopeak.org Saint Louis Catholic School 925 Grant Avenue Louisville, CO 80027 303-666-6220 http://www.stlouisschool-co.us Vista Ridge Academy 3100 Ridge View Drive Erie, CO 80516 303-828-4944 www.vrak12.org
High Schools
Erie High School 3180 County Road 5 Erie, CO 80516 303-828-4213 http://ehs.stvrain.k12.co.us Monarch High School 329 Campus Drive Louisville, CO 80027 720-561-4200 http://www.bvsd.org/schools/monarchhigh
Alexander Dawson School 10455 Dawson Drive Lafayette, CO 80026 303-665-6679 www.dawsonschool.org
Peak to Peak Charter School 800 Merlin Drive Lafayette, CO 80026 303-453-4600 www.peaktopeak.org
Catalyst High School 2575 Park Lane Suite 100 Lafayette, CO 80026 303-604-6512 www.catalysths.org
Vista Ridge Academy 3100 Ridge View Drive Erie, CO 80516 303-828-4944 www.vrak12.org
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Peak is the only Colorado school to ber of Advanced Placement (AP), Inrank in the top 100. ternational Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests tak“I’d like to conen by all students at gratulate our K-12 a school in 2009 is community for supdivided by the numporting our school ber of graduating sethis year,” said Kyle Mathews, Peak to Our commitment to collaboration niors. Each year, Newsweek picks the Peak High School among students, families and best high schools in staff makes our college Principal. “Our commitment to collabo- preparatory mission feasible for the country based on all students; the focus on how hard school ration among stubuilding relationships ensures dents, families and that every one of our students is staffs work to challenge students with staff makes our colknown as an individual of advanced placement potential and promise and lege preparatory encouraged to achieve their college-level coursmission feasible for best.” es. all students; the foKyle Mathews cus on building relaLess than one pertionships ensures Peak to Peak High School Principal cent of public that every one of our schools nationwide students is known as made the list. an individual of potential and promise Peak to Peak is an accredited coland encouraged to achieve their lege preparatory charter school operbest.” ating in Boulder Valley School DisAccording to the Newsweek web- trict. For more information on Peak to site, public schools are ranked ac- Peak Charter School, visit cording to a ratio whereby the num- www.peaktopeak.org.
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$14.50 per shot and ap- parents and guardians to pointments are recom- keep children current on their shots. mended. “It’s not just about • The Broomfield your child, it’s about Clinic offers vaccina- your community and the tions from 9 a.m. to 4:30 susceptibility of your p.m. Tuesdays and community,â€? she said. Thursdays (closed durRowley said students ing the noon hour) and who don’t have a refrom 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 quired vaccination a.m. Wednesdays at 6 when they register have Garden Center, Broom- 14 days to notify the disfield. Call 720-887- trict that an appointment 2200. for that vaccination has Immunizations at the been scheduled. Broomfield site are $14 Rowley said medical, per shot and appoint- religious and parental ments are recommend- exemptions are allowed, ed. but she encourages parServices at all loca- ents to consider the potions will not be denied tential consequences of to any patients due to the children not receiving a inability to pay. vaccine. BVSD’s health ser“The concern is, if too vices and medical coor- many people opt out, the dinator, Susan Rowley, community is susceptinoted the importance for ble,â€? she said.
Students can receive vaccinations from their primary health care provider, and many insurance plans cover immunization costs. For families with limited medical funds, Boulder and Broomfield health departments offer low-cost clinics in Boulder, Longmont and Broomfield. • The Boulder Clinic offers vaccinations from 1 to 6:45 p.m. Wednesdays at 3482 N. Broadway, Boulder. Call 303413-7500. • The Longmont Clinic offers vaccinations from 1 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Mondays at 529 Coffman St., Longmont. call 303-678-6166. Immunizations at these locations are
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Erie pitcher Mariah Bledsoe delivers a pitch during the 2009 Class 3A state playoffs. The Tigers will be a 4A team this fall.
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but that’s fun,” Payne said. “I think all the coaches are excited to make the move and compete.” Last fall, Erie’s softball team steamrolled its way to a 22-1 record and an unprecedented 10th Class 3A softball title, defeating the Burlington Cougars, 8-0, in the championship game. With a roster full of soon-to-be seniors, the Tigers should make the transition to 4A with little difficulty. “I think they’re going to do fine,” 2010 graduate Jordan Ruiz said. “Personally, I think they’re going to make it to the state tournament. If they’re the team I know they are, they’re definitely going to make it to the state tournament.” Haley David is one of eight Tigers who will be seniors this year. She said the thrill of the unknown may propel the Tigers to great heights in their new classification. “It’ll be exciting to see how we do in 4A,” David said.
• AGREEMENT
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ucation. The BVEA will set the dates for its membership to vote on the tentative agreement. Because the tentative agreement was not ratified by the June 30 legal deadline for BVSD to have a balanced 2010-2011 budget adopted, the budget approved in June does not reflect the terms of the new tentative agreement. However, a revision incorporating the terms of the tentative agreement to the 2010-2011 BVSD budget will be brought to the school board if the tentative agreement is ratified by BVEA members and the school board. The elements of the BVSD/BVEA tentative agreement for compensation are as follows: • Two year agreement through 2011-2012 • Teacher work year reduced by one non-student contact day from 187-186 days (Veterans Day) • Salary schedule educational attainment movement for both years • Full employee premium cost provided for health and dental insurance coverage for both years • Salary schedule experience steps provided See • Agreement, Page A12
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• AGREEMENT for all teachers for 2010-2011 • Salary schedule experience steps frozen for 2011-2012 • If the Board of Education approves a mill levy override question for November 2010 and the voters approve it, salary schedule experience steps and a 1 percent cost of living increase will be ap-
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