Points of Pride
- Arapahoe Campus is a 10th thru 12th grade high school that provides two main programs: Options Academy and Boulder Valley Career and Technical Education Center.
- Classes offered by the Options Academy provide opportunities for credit recovery, credit acceleration and online learning in addition to traditional classes.
- Options Academy classes are held in a small school environment with low student-teacher ratios using standards based grading.
- The Boulder Valley Career and Technical Education Center is a career focus program giving students opportunities to earn diplomas AND technical certificates.
Goals
Equity: Train teachers in differentiated instruction and the SIOP methodologies, along with other research based strategies for assuring equal access to curriculum. Achievement: Develop an organized reading program for the campus that meets the needs of our students and exposes students to quality literature and reading materials. Climate: Continue the Visioning work for Arapahoe Campus to unite the campus in a common goal, common vision/mission and common identity by giving opportunities to crosswalk in curriculum along with common operational policies.
School Profile
This campus is called “Arapahoe Campus” and is home to Arapahoe Ridge High School and Boulder Technical Education Center. Arapahoe Ridge High School is a unique, highly personalized, high school designed to meet the needs of students who prefer a different approach to learning. Arapahoe Ridge students earn their high school diploma while enjoying smaller class sizes and a block schedule format; allowing time to concentrate on fewer subject areas concurrently. The student-friendly environment and instructional approach based on individual learning styles motivates students who have a gift or interest in a specific area and are not typically interested in the traditional academic approach, better preparing them for success after high school as a New Century Graduate.
All students who graduate from the Ridge program receive a technical certificate in one of the career areas offered at the Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC). Click link in the left index to learn more about CTEC.