There is so much to celebrate in Cherry Creek Schools!

Our schools are brimming with opportunities for students and families to learn and connect. Across the Cherry Creek School District, thousands of students participate in a wide variety of arts, athletics, and activities.

From the upcoming launch of Traverse Academy, a first-ofits-kind mental health day treatment facility, to the announcement of a new salary schedule to increase educator pay, we are committed to living our core values of Growth Mindset, Equity, Whole Wellbeing, Engagement, and Relationships.

We are entrusted to care for our students’ needs, which is why we have created Traverse Academy and launched other partnerships to support our students’ Whole Wellbeing. Across the district, parents and families can see the value of Engagement during family showcases, STEAM Nights, and other events at our schools. Overland High School is the only high school in Colorado that offers Advanced Placement African American Studies, a course that has provided a transformative experience for our students. It is one of many ways we as a district have grounded ourselves in the core value of Equity. Every day, our educators are building relationships with our students, in order to understand how to best meet their needs. And every day, more than 9,000 educators and staff encourage each other to practice a Growth Mindset as we face new challenges, develop new solutions, and continue to put students first. I continue to be amazed and impressed by the work our educators and staff do to make Cherry Creek Schools an incredible place to fulfill our mission to “Inspire every student to think, to learn, to achieve, to care.” We are committed to our vision that every student can find their unique pathway of purpose that will bring them to a bright and exciting future.

Christopher Smith Superintendent, Cherry Creek Schools