St. Vrain Valley School District, Colorado

St. Vrain Valley School District
Longmont, Colorado
District details
Superintendent: Don Haddad
# of school board members: 7
Website: Link

St. Vrain Valley School District is a school district in Colorado.

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• Superintendent
• School board
• Elections
• Budget
• Teacher salaries
• Academic performance
• Students
• Staff
• Schools
• Contact information

Superintendent

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Don Haddad is the superintendent of the St. Vrain Valley School District. Haddad was appointed superintendent in 2009. Haddad's previous career experience includes working as the deputy superintendent, assistant superintendent of learning services, and executive director of secondary instruction.

School board

The St. Vrain Valley School District Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Board members are elected to specific geographical districts in at-large elections.

Office	Name	Date assumed office
St. Vrain Valley School District Board of Education District A	Jacqueline Weiss	November 8, 2023
St. Vrain Valley School District Board of Education District B	Karen Ragland	2017
St. Vrain Valley School District Board of Education District C	James Berthold	November 13, 2019
St. Vrain Valley School District Board of Education District D	Meosha Brooks	December 1, 2021
St. Vrain Valley School District Board of Education District E	Jocelyn Gilligan	November 8, 2023
St. Vrain Valley School District Board of Education District F	Sarah Hurianek	December 1, 2021
St. Vrain Valley School District Board of Education District G	Geno Lechuga	November 8, 2023

Elections

See also: St. Vrain Valley School District, Colorado, elections

Elections are held on a staggered basis in November of odd-numbered years.

Three seats on the board are up for general election on November 4, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was August 29, 2025.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Board of Education maintains the following policies regarding public participation in board meetings:

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All regular and special meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. Because the Board desires to hear the viewpoints of all citizens throughout the district and also needs to conduct its business in an orderly and efficient manner, it shall schedule time during some Board meetings for brief comments and questions from the public. Some public comment periods may relate to specific items on the agenda. The Board shall set a time limit on the length of the public participation time and a time limit for individual speakers. During times of general public comment at a regular meeting, comments and questions may deal with any topic related to the Board's conduct of the schools. Comments at special meetings must be related to the call of the meeting. During times of public comment on specific agenda items, comments shall be confined to the topic of the agenda item being considered by the Board. Speakers may offer such criticism of school operations and programs as concern them, but are encouraged to exercise their speech rights responsibly. The Board encourages the discussion of all personnel matters to be conducted in executive session. The Board president shall be responsible for recognizing all speakers who shall properly identify themselves, for maintaining proper order and for adherence to any time limits set. Questions asked by the public that require further investigation may be referred to the superintendent or superintendent’s designee for consideration and later response. Members of the public will not be recognized by the president during Board meetings except as noted in this policy. Members of the public wishing to make formal presentations before the Board should make arrangements in advance with the Board of Education secretary so that such presentations, when appropriate, may be scheduled on the agenda. In addition to public participation time during Board meetings, the Board is committed to engaging members of the community on an ongoing basis regarding community values about education during times other than the Board’s regular meetings.

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Non-agenda items: Permission may be granted by the Board president to any person in the audience wishing to speak to non-agenda items during the audience participation portion of a Board meeting. The following restrictions shall apply: 1. Individuals need not sign up to speak on non-agenda items. 2. Remarks by an individual shall be timed and limited to three minutes. 3. Total time for audience participation shall be limited to 30 minutes unless extended by a majority vote of the Board of Education. Agenda items: Permission may be granted by the Board president to any person in the audience wishing to speak on any agenda item prior to calling for a vote or ending discussion on the item with the following restrictions: 1. Individuals shall sign up to speak before the topic is discussed indicating the agenda item they wish to address. 2. Remarks by an individual shall be timed and limited to three minutes. 3. Remarks shall be limited to 30 minutes per agenda item unless extended by a majority vote of the Board.

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District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$53,583,000	$1,711	11%
Local:	$265,806,000	$8,489	56%
State:	$156,453,000	$4,997	33%
Total:	$475,842,000	$15,197

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$470,213,000	$15,017
Total Current Expenditures:	$365,496,000	$11,672
Instructional Expenditures:	$195,983,000	$6,259	42%
Student and Staff Support:	$39,732,000	$1,268	8%
Administration:	$73,734,000	$2,354	16%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$56,047,000	$1,789	12%
Total Capital Outlay:	$71,945,000	$2,297
Construction:	$50,744,000	$1,620
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$1,231,000	$39
Interest on Debt:	$26,764,000	$854

Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year	Minimum	Maximum
2024-2025	$62,500	$110,400
2023-2024	$56,000	$103,900
2020-2021	$44,250	$87,250
2019-2020	$43,250	$86,825
2018-2019	$40,000	$84,200

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	32	55-59	20-24	11	<=20	30-34	40
2018-2019	40	60	20-24	18	20-29	46	50
2017-2018	38	59	20-24	18	20-29	48	47
2016-2017	36	56	25-29	15	15-19	44	46
2015-2016	36	59	20-24	15	20-24	45-49	45
2014-2015	32	57	20-24	13	15-19	40-44	41
2013-2014	60	80	45-49	36	40-44	70-74	71
2012-2013	61	80	50-54	36	40-44	70-74	71
2011-2012	58	78	45-49	34	40-44	70-74	68
2010-2011	85	94	80-84	73	70-74		90

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	51	60-64	40-49	27	21-39	55-59	62
2018-2019	51	67	45-49	28	30-39	61	61
2017-2018	49	67	40-44	26	30-39	59	59
2016-2017	48	68	40-44	27	25-29	59	58
2015-2016	44	64	35-39	23	30-34	50-54	54
2014-2015	43	64	35-39	21	25-29	50-54	53
2013-2014	74	85	65-69	51	65-69	80-84	83
2012-2013	74	85	65-69	53	55-59	80-84	83
2011-2012	73	84	65-69	50	55-59	80-84	83
2010-2011	92	95	90-94	82	85-89		96

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	88	90-94	>=80	83	>=50	80-89	90
2018-2019	86	90-94	>=80	79	>=50	80-89	89
2017-2018	86	>=95	>=80	78	>=50	80-89	90
2016-2017	84	>=95	>=80	73	60-79	>=80	87
2015-2016	85	90-94	60-79	73	>=50	>=80	90
2014-2015	82	90-94	>=50	69	>=50	>=80	87
2013-2014	83	90-94	<50	72	60-79	>=80	87
2012-2013	83	90-94	60-79	73	>=50	60-79	86
2011-2012	82	>=90	>=80	67	40-59	>=80	86
2010-2011	79	85-89	60-79	61	40-59		85

Students

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	31,894	-1.5
2021-2022	32,384	3.3
2020-2021	31,312	-4.9
2019-2020	32,855	0.7
2018-2019	32,639	0.7
2017-2018	32,421	0.8
2016-2017	32,171	1.2
2015-2016	31,776	2.2
2014-2015	31,076	2.8
2013-2014	30,195	2.7
2012-2013	29,382	4.3
2011-2012	28,109	2.6
2010-2011	27,379	2.4
2009-2010	26,724	3.6
2008-2009	25,751	4.5
2007-2008	24,582	2.3
2006-2007	24,011	3.1
2005-2006	23,260	4.6
2004-2005	22,180	2.6
2003-2004	21,596	1.2
2002-2003	21,335	2.8
2001-2002	20,736	5.4
2000-2001	19,620	4.4
1999-2000	18,750	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	St. Vrain Valley School District (%)	Colorado K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.3	0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	3.6	3.3
Black	0.9	4.6
Hispanic	30.7	35.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.3
Two or More Races	3.6	5.1
White	60.8	50.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, St. Vrain Valley School District had 1,931.08 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.52.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	69.78
Kindergarten:	135.26
Elementary:	896.57
Secondary:	829.47
Total:	1,931.08

St. Vrain Valley School District employed 56.72 district administrators and 115.19 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	56.72
District Administrative Support:	174.88
School Administrators:	115.19
School Administrative Support:	185.32

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	545.43
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	46.90
Total Guidance Counselors:	145.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	19.36
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	77.30
Librarians/Media Specialists:	13.75
Library/Media Support:	40.85
Student Support Services:	229.38
Other Support Services:	397.43

Schools

The St. Vrain Valley School District operates 54 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Alpine Elementary School	418	PK-5
Altona Middle School	770	6-8
Aspen Ridge Preparatory School	547	KG-8
Black Rock Elementary	607	PK-5
Blue Mountain Elementary	553	PK-5
Burlington Elementary School	334	PK-5
Carbon Valley Academy	265	PK-8
Centennial Elementary	468	PK-5
Central Elementary School	340	PK-5
Coal Ridge Middle School	800	6-8
Columbine Elementary School	239	PK-5
Eagle Crest Elementary School	434	PK-5
Erie Elementary School	390	PK-5
Erie High School	1,754	9-12
Erie Middle School	731	6-8
Fall River Elementary School	515	PK-5
Firestone Charter Academy	637	PK-8
Flagstaff Charter Academy	772	PK-8
Frederick Senior High School	1,412	9-12
Grand View Elementary	444	PK-5
Highlands Elementary School	355	PK-5
Hygiene Elementary School	338	PK-5
Indian Peaks Elementary School	251	PK-5
Legacy Elementary School	434	PK-5
Longmont Estates Elementary School	326	PK-5
Longmont High School	1,262	9-12
Longs Peak Middle School	396	5-8
Lyons Elementary School	265	PK-5
Lyons Middle/Senior High School	372	6-12
Mead Elementary School	833	PK-5
Mead High School	1,119	9-12
Mead Middle School	559	6-8
Mountain View Elementary School	343	PK-4
New Meridian High School	99	9-12
Niwot Elementary School	421	PK-5
Niwot High School	1,355	9-12
Northridge Elementary School	304	PK-5
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	424	PK-5
Red Hawk Elementary	612	PK-5
Rocky Mountain Elementary School	330	PK-5
Sanborn Elementary School	267	PK-5
Silver Creek High School	1,250	9-12
Skyline High School	1,354	9-12
Soaring Heights Pk-8	1,242	PK-8
Spark! Discovery Preschool	293	PK-PK
St. Vrain Community Montessori School	256	PK-8
St. Vrain Launched Virtual Academy	348	KG-12
St. Vrain Virtual High School	75	9-12
Sunset Middle School	377	6-8
Thunder Valley Pk-8	832	PK-8
Timberline Pk-8	791	PK-8
Trail Ridge Middle School	522	6-8
Twin Peaks Charter Academy	807	KG-12
Westview Middle School	652	6-8

Contact information

St. Vrain Valley School District
395 South Pratt Pkwy.
Longmont, CO 80501
Phone: (303) 776-6200

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