AVA Newsletter - April 9, 2026

April 9, 2026

Board Address

My name is Eric Lute and I have served on the Aspen View Academy Board of Directors for 4 years.

AVA is in search of strong, dedicated parents to serve on the school board. Serving on the school board is one of the most important ways we can shape the future of our children and our community. Here’s why it matters so much:

Strategic Governance and Accountability: School board members ensure the administration has the support and direction necessary to make critical decisions about curriculum, teacher support, classroom resources, and programs that directly affect every student.

Student success and well-being: You help ensure our schools provide a safe, supportive environment where all children can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

Responsible use of public funds: Board members review and approve the budget and make sure school funds are spent effectively and transparently.

Community voice: The board is the bridge between families, teachers, and administrators. Your voice ensures parent concerns are heard and addressed.

Accountability: As previously mentioned, the board provides administration with direction but is also responsible to hold the administration accountable for implementation.

Right now, we need committed individuals who care deeply about our school, students and staff that are willing to invest their time and talents to keep our school the amazing place we all love.

Serving doesn’t require you to be an education expert — it requires common sense, a willingness to listen, and a genuine commitment to doing what’s best for students. Training, support, and experienced board members are available to help you succeed.

If you’ve ever thought, “Someone should do something about this,” this is your opportunity to be that someone.

Would you be open to learning more about what serving on the school board looks like? I’d be happy to meet for coffee, answer your questions, or connect you with current board members who can share their experiences.

Thank you for caring about our school and our children. Your willingness to step up will have a lasting positive impact on AVA for years to come.

Middle School Only News

Click on the flyer above to register for the dance through My School Bucks.

Volunteers are needed, please see the sign up genius link.

We’ve noticed an increase in items being dropped off after the school day has already begun. To minimize disruptions to instructional time, we will no longer be calling into classrooms for these deliveries, as this interrupts learning for all students.

Middle School Instructional Assistants will check the front office for dropped-off items three times per day and will deliver them to students during those scheduled times.

Thank you for your understanding and support in helping us maintain a focused learning environment.

Middle School Spring Sports

Check out the Athletic calendar on our website and come cheer on our AVA Wolves!

General Announcements

Spirit Wear Day

Friday, April 10th

On AVA Spirit Wear day students can wear any AVA t-shirt or sweatshirt purchased from the Wolf Shack or from a Wolf Run and they must wear their uniform bottoms. If you are not participating in Spirit Wear, uniforms will be required.

AVA has started the state mandated testing, The Colorado Measurement of Academic Success (CMAS).

Please make sure that your student's appointments are scheduled around the testing schedules. The front office staff cannot call into classrooms during testing to collect students.

CMAS testing is April 7-9th and 14th-16th

A more detailed schedule can be found here. If you have any questions about testing, please feel free to visit our Assessments page here.

Our volunteers have logged 363 hours in the month of March! Every month we will be doing a monthly drawing to win a gift card. Please visit our volunteer page to see upcoming opportunities.

Our volunteer of the month is Jill Seeland! Please stop by the front office to pick up your gift card.

Thank you to everyone who signed up for the King Soopers Community Rewards program and participated in our recent drawing!

We’re excited to announce that the winner of the FRONT ROW parking space for the 26/27 school year is: Jennifer Harris

Congratulations, and thank you for supporting Aspen View Academy!

If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time to participate and support our school. By enrolling in the King Soopers Community Rewards program, a portion of your grocery purchases will automatically be donated to Aspen View Academy.

To sign up:

Log in to your King Soopers account.
Search for Aspen View Academy in the Community Rewards section.
Select and confirm your enrollment.

Your participation makes a meaningful difference for our school community.

Updates to Parent Portal (Infinite Campus)

If you have any changes that need to take place in your parent portal (ex. emergency contacts, change of address etc.), please email our registrar, Amy Dixon.

If you already completed this with DCSD at the beginning of the year, we still need it done at our school with our registrar.

Reporting Student Absences:

There are 3 ways to report an absences:

Call the Attendance Line - 303-660-5940
Complete the Attendance Form that is found on our website
Email attendance@aspenviewacademy.org

Please do not email the office to report an attendance.

STEM Lab is in need of plastic eggs

Students can drop off plastic eggs to Room 223. You many log one volunteer hour for a bag of plastic eggs that you donate.

All families who have logged 30 volunteer hours (15 hours for single parent families) by May 8th will receive a FREE wrist band for all children in their family.

Be a part of Colorado sports history! The Foundation for Douglas County Schools is organizing two community nights to support Denver Summit FC, Colorado’s first-ever professional women’s team.

The National Women’s Soccer League is the fastest-growing league in the country, and demand for this inaugural season is record-breaking. We’ve secured a community discount. Buy your tickets here.