As school lets out, I want to take a moment to thank everyone for making this an outstanding school year. The Boulder Valley School District has a lot to celebrate as we kick off Summer Break. 

The Colorado Department of Education recently announced its annual awards for 2025 and 29 Boulder Valley schools were among those honored.

For kids at Nederland Elementary School, some of Boulder County’s best beginner mountain biking trails begin just steps from the classroom door. Through the Ned SHRED MTB program, those trails have become a place for adventure, confidence-building, and a connection to nature for students in second through fifth grade.

Student reports of bullying have declined for the third consecutive year, reaching a new low of 15.9%. The data show a 6.1 point decrease in the percentage of students reporting being bullied over the last three years. Another highlight is that we had equitable progress as this downward trend was reflected across all racial and ethnic student groups. This is a testament to our schools daily commitment to classroom management, social emotional learning, bullying prevention implementation, and relationship-building. Learn more about bullying prevention programs in BVSD as well as how to make a report.

Thank you to the many parents, staff and community members who participated in our six Connect with BVSD: Resilient Schools Community Engagement Sessions in April.

The most meaningful part was seeing participants coming together to discuss their values, priorities and other considerations for BVSD’s solutions to address declining enrollment.

The district is wrapping up the final year of a five-year effort towards our latest set of sustainability goals detailed in the Sustainability Action Plan and Green New Deal resolution. BVSD has had a formal sustainability program with established goals since 2009. Staff will present an official update on progress to the Board of Education next week.