According to the Colorado Department of Transportation Colorado, Boulder Canyon (Colorado Highway 119) has reopened after rock slide clean up. Bus routes that utilize the canyon will run normally.

While the first day of kindergarten is always a big moment for students and parents – filled with tears, excitement and, of course, photos -- this year was especially monumental with the start of full-day kindergarten.

In August, students and teachers across the district returned to school buildings that look, feel and perform better thanks to millions of dollars of renovation provided by BVSD taxpayers. BVSD completed $75 million of work on 14 different projects, improving learning environments and extending the useful life of buildings in a variety of ways. 

During the first weeks of schools, a lot of the focus in our classrooms is determining where students are, so that our teachers can individualize learning throughout the year. Elementary Assessment Day, which returned to Boulder Valley School District’s academic calendar this year after a two year hiatus, is meant to give teachers the time needed to complete this work.

A couple weeks ago the Boulder City Council took decisive action to protect our children. At the urging of parents and the leaders of the Boulder Valley School District leaders and Boulder County Public Health Department, Boulder became one of a small handful of communities in Colorado to proactively ban flavored e-cigarettes and to ask voters to tax vaping products.