Dear parents/guardians,

In welcoming your children back to Mountain Valley, I find joy in my heart seeing students visit with their classmates and engage in learning with their teachers. The personality of each child is unique and special. I did not realize how much I missed visiting briefly with you, parents, or just waving as you dropped your children off in the morning or picked them up after school. It is heartwarming on cold days.

Your children’s teachers have been at work preparing for the second half of the year. As this year progresses, please continue to communicate with the teachers regarding your child’s progress or just check in and make sure everything is going well. Time after time, I have seen the positive impact made on students when the parents show interest in schooling and support for the teacher’s efforts. The invested time and effort by you now, will pay off in your child’s future.

Finally, I wish to encourage everyone to continue helping the students develop proper character, the type of which the Mountain Valley community can be proud. As students advance year after year, both parents and educators serve as models and can voice approval for the development of appropriate behavior. As an example, being responsible enough to directly address individuals with concerns is a skill developed with practice, just as is looking someone in their eyes while talking with them. These actions send a message of respect and a desire to work in a positive manner with the receiver. If we model such for the students, they are likely to be ready at an earlier age to engage in more productive and beneficial behavior in their future. Let us commit to providing this for all Mountain Valley students.

Please feel free to stop in any time to visit. I enjoy the opportunities to do so. If I happen to be occupied, leave a message and we can set a time to talk.

Sincerely,

David Thornton, PhD

Principal MVS

BOARD OF EDUCATION Work Session Friday, December 6, 2024 at 5:00 pm Location :Broadmoor Hotel (lobby in the South Tower.) 1 Lake Ave, Colorado Springs Co.

Mission Statement

Empower and prepare every student for lifelong academic success and personal growth.

Board of Education Members

Melissa Armenta, President Jim Jaminet, Vice President Stan Nielsen, Secretary David Schmittel, Treasurer Lisa Hammel, Member

1. CALL TO ORDER - Note – Under Colorado law , at the start of the meeting, each board member attending electronically must identify the location from which they are participating, anyone else present at that location, and the extenuating circumstances that prevent the member from physically attending the meeting.

2. ROLL CALL

3. MOMENT OF SILENCE/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

5. WORK SESSION AGENDA a. Work Session with Moffat Consolidated School District Board of Education

6. MEETING DEBRIEF

7. ADJOURNMENT

Join us on December 12 at 6:00 pm in the Auxiliary Gym for this special Christmas event.

Convention and Retreat Noticing
Board Organizational Meeting Notice Colorado's Open Meetings Law requires full and timely notice to the public when a quorum of the board is gathering and "public business is discussed or at which any formal action may be taken." C.R.S. 24-6-402.

One or more members of the Mountain Valley School board of education will be attending the Colorado Association of School Board's Annual Convention on December 5-7, 2024. The purpose of this event is for board members to engage in professional learning--it is not to conduct public business of the local district or engage in formal action. While notice is not required pursuant to C.R.S. 24-6-402, the Board believes in transparency and therefore is providing this information regarding the event.

Mountain Valley School students were given Oral Health consent forms to bring home to parents.  These need to be returned on Monday, November 4.  We hope you take advantage of this great opportunity.

Chaffee County Oral Health Consent

Silver Diamine Fluoride Consent

SAVE THE DATE!

Fall Sports Award Night

Wednesday – Nov. 13, 2024

@ Mountain Valley @ 6:00pm – Pizza & Punch Served Awards to Follow

*Middle School Football, Middle School Volleyball, & High School Volleyball