2023 - 2024
School Day Schedule
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
7:50am - 2:50pm
Wednesday Late Start
8:50am - 2:50pm
District News
In today's complex and challenging world, it's crucial to address sensitive issues like suicide prevention for students in grades K-12. The BVSD Health Services team explores the importance of accessing resources within and outside of BVSD to ensure the safety and mental health of our children.
You may have heard that BVSD is offering free meals for all students, but did you know that this applies to breakfast as well? BVSD schools are offering free breakfast this year; ask your school when and where to get breakfast each day.
On Wednesday, October 11, the Boulder Valley School District will be pulling all of its schools together, under one roof, for the BVSD Showcase. This is the first time BVSD has held an event like this before the open enrollment season, which begins on November 1.
Late last month, a crowd of New Vista High School families, teachers, Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) Board members, District staff, and community members gathered to officially celebrate the start of construction for the high school’s new building.
Not many kids can say they go to school in a Victorian-era school house, but Gold Hill Elementary School students can. This year marks 150 years of this unique learning environment for K-5 students. Since 1873, Gold Hill Elementary School has remained in operation, making it the oldest continually-operating school in Colorado.
This week, we learned that former Boulder Valley School District Board of Education member Jean Paxton passed away, surrounded by her loving family, following a battle with cancer. Paxton served on the Board from 2001 to 2009 and won the Heart of Broomfield in 2003.
This wasn’t exactly the easiest moment to become the executive director of Boulder Valley School District’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) department, but Dr. Emma Herzog has jumped in with both feet, supported by an outstanding team.
Our goal is to get the word out to those in our community who may not know about our amazing school district, and we need your help with this effort.
That is why, three weeks from now, we are hosting a very special event called the BVSD is the Place to Be Showcase.
“BVSD’s 11 school safety advocates are extensively trained to handle acute incidences in our schools such as threats of violence, sexual assault, bullying, student misconduct, and more, but they also invested in students’ well-being and advocate for their success personally and academically,” BVSD’s Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness Manager Carissa Jaquish explained in a recent update to the Board of Education.
Before the start of the 2023-24 school year, BVSD’s Communications department worked on improving crisis communication protocols by transforming their Standard Response Protocol (SRP) alert messaging procedures into a more concise and swift process.