Of the 192 St. Vrain Valley Schools students that took advanced 6th/7th grade math in June, 89% were recommended for advanced math next year! Opening the door to Algebra 1 in 8th grade & postsecondary options in high school. This is the public school advantage. @SVVSDdeputy Don Haddad Diane Lauer

No time to waste! 180 members of the Class of 2029 are jump-starting high school over the next two weeks—building math and writing skills, connecting with peers, and diving into sports and co-curriculars! Jackie Kapushion, Ed.D. St. Vrain Valley Schools Douglas Bissonette

Today we welcomed over 500 rising 9th graders to our high schools for JumpStart, a program focused on academic readiness and setting the stage for a strong start to high school. This is the #PublicSchoolAdvantage! Diane Lauer Jackie Kapushion, Ed.D.

A group of incoming Trojans are starting their school year early by participating in Jumpstart! They are getting to know each other and their teachers while also building English and math skills so they have a solid foundation for the start of school! Jackie Kapushion, Ed.D. Matt Buchler

Jumpstart this week! Incoming 9th grade students have opportunity to brush up on English and Math skills as well as learn the ropes of high school.

Incoming 9th graders are starting high school strong—diving into writing, conducting biology experiments, and sharpening math skills. It’s the first of many great opportunities they’ll embrace during their FHS journey! #StVrainAdvantage #PublicSchoolAdvantage Jackie Kapushion, Ed.D.

Some great things happening at High School JumpStart today Lyons Middle Senior High School, Silver Creek High School, Niwot High School, LHSTrojanWay! Thank you, teachers and staff, for demonstrating the #StVrainAdvantage #PublicSchoolAdvantage. Jackie Kapushion, Ed.D. Diane Lauer

Some more exciting things happening at High School JumpStart today Erie High School, FrederickHSGoldenEagles, MeadMavericks, Skyline High School! Students are fully engaged in academic readiness and team-building. #StVrainAdvantage #PublicSchoolAdvantage Jackie Kapushion, Ed.D. Diane Lauer

Why do we always get 37 with this pattern?

Mathematics. Shiver in ecstasy. These are numbers written using each digit from 1 to 9, and also with each digit increasing from left to right. Operations allowed: +, -, ×, and raising to a power. Source: Inder J. Taneja, arxiv.org/abs/1302.1479

Precalculus Is the Fastest-Growing AP Course. That’s Reshaping K-12 Math edweek.org/teaching-learn…

Today, we hosted 110 St. Vrain Valley Schools elementary teachers for enVision Mathematics 2024 training! Learning about the new features of this comprehensive resource and best practices in math instruction. #StVrainAdvantage #PublicSchoolAdvantage Jackie Kapushion, Ed.D. Diane Lauer

An extra month of school in June and two weeks of JumpStart programming in August give thousands of St. Vrain Valley Schools students a strong competitive advantage! #StVrainAdvantage #PublicSchoolAdvantage #StVrainStorm coloradohometownweekly.com/2025/08/03/svv…

Mathematics. "We get this amazing thing that the volume of a cone and sphere together make a cylinder (assuming they fit each other perfectly, so the height of the cylinder and cone is 2r). Isn't mathematics wonderful?" Source: mathsisfun.com/geometry/cone-…

Over 100 incoming freshmen spent two weeks in our summer JumpStart program earning credit, building connections, and launching their high school journey the right way! #WeAreMead

Members of the Class of 2029 joined us for Cougar Connection—Niwot’s 8/9 transition program. Thanks to the #StVrainAdvantage, students built academic confidence, made friends, met mentors, explored our building and designed their class tee. The future is bright! 💚🐾

You only get one chance to make a first impression, especially in math class! Dive into strategies for crafting a positive, inclusive, language-rich math environment from Day 1. #StVrainStorm #StVrainAdvantage sites.google.com/svvsd.org/svvs…

"As we prepare to start a new school year, I wonder how many students will enter #math classrooms in the fall with the belief that they aren’t math people or that math isn’t relevant to their lives." Read NCTM President Latrenda Knighten's full message here: nctm.link/yO8pI

This morning, our high school math teachers engaged in whole group and breakout sessions on SAT resources, modeling & reasoning, student discourse, AI, and supporting multilingual learners. Ready to take high school math by #StVrainStorm! #StVrainAdvantage Jackie Kapushion, Ed.D. Diane Lauer

Direct instruction and inquiry-based learning aren't opposing forces in math; they're partners in great teaching. It's not an "either/or," it's a "yes, and..." mindset. Use the right strategy at the right time in your lesson. Read more here: sites.google.com/svvsd.org/svvs…