Governing Board Openings
Per Aspen View Academy By-laws, three seats on the Aspen View Academy Governing Board will be ending in May, 2022. One of the seats is an elected seat. The additional two seats are appointed, and will be appointed by the AVA Board of Directors at their May 19th, 2022 meeting.
Board Election Process
If you would like to be considered for the elected 3-year term on the AVA Board of Directors, please complete the nomination form. The nomination will require 10 signatures of eligible voters: AVA parents and staff. The form must be turned in to the AVA front office by Wednesday April 15th at 4:00pm. When submitted, the form will be time stamped, and you will be given a receipt acknowledging acceptance of the nomination form. If there is only one nominee, the nominee will win the seat, and there will be no election. If no nominations are received, the current AVA Board of Directors will appoint the seat.
Candidates are required to submit a campaign questionnaire to answer a few basic questions about board service. When submitted, the answers may not exceed two pages and must be submitted by April 15th at 4:00pm to Troy Schroeder (Board President) at tschroeder@aspenviewacademy.org. The campaign questionnaire for each candidate will be posted on the school website and emailed to the school community on April 18th. There will be a candidate forum at the AVA board meeting on April 21st as part of the Board’s Working Session.
The election will take place May 16th through May 18th. There will be a ballot box at the front office. Each parent and AVA staff member may vote per AVA Board Election Policy. No Proxy voting will be allowed.
The election committee requests that all candidates and members of the AVA community abide by the following expectations:
- Focus on philosophy, policy, and issues
- No personal attacks
- No campaigning on school property
- Keep the campaign positive in nature, reflecting the R.E.S.P.E.C.T. values of AVA
The election committee reserves the right to disqualify any candidate who fails to abide by these expectations.
The AVA Election Committee will tabulate the votes and announce the results at the May 19th AVA Board meeting. The AVA board will also appoint the two member seats at the AVA Board meeting May 19th.
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Spring Break is Here
As we get ready for the final stretch of the school year, there are a lot of events that will happen as we wind down the year. We will be looking forward to some fun activities like Civil War Reenactment for 5th grade, the Living Museum for 4th grade, and our 2nd grade classes will be hatching chicks. We also have the 8th grade trip to Washington DC/NY, Field Day for elementary students and the Amazing Race for our middle school students. And yes, there will still be classwork, homework, tests, and quizzes.
Please take the time that is needed over the next 10 days to relax and have some fun. Playing with your friends, spending time with family, having sleepovers or going on vacation. The last stretch of school is long, but it goes by so fast. Take advantage of this time and come back rested, relaxed and ready to finish the year of strong.
We look forward to seeing everyone back for the final stretch on March 21st.
David Bodiker
Assistant Principal, Grades 3-5
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For Spring Individual Photos: Only students whose parents have prepaid online and are purchasing photos will get their picture taken.
For Kindergarten Cap & Gown Photos: All Kindergarteners will get their photo taken and parents will receive one complimentary photo certificate of their child. If you would like more photos then you will need to prepay online.
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Landsharks Running Club
Spring Track Series at
Aspen View Academy
Please click on the photo to the left for more information and to sign up.
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The SAC Committee would like to invite you to complete the AVA Parent Satisfaction Survey (one per family) expressing your thoughts and opinions regarding the current AVA academic year. Your feedback is important to us. The survey should take less than 15 minutes to complete. The survey will be open until March 11th. As a token of our appreciation, survey participants:
- Can claim 1 volunteer hour for completing the survey
- Will be entered into a drawing for one of 8 gift cards
- And if we get 50% or better family participation, students will receive a free dress of choice day
Please click here to fill out the survey.
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Quarter 4 Clubs Start After Spring Break
Listed below are all of the available clubs that will run during the 4th quarter. All after school club registration will occur in My School Bucks. Registration opens today and clubs will remain open until filled or April 1st, whichever comes first. The clubs will start the week of March 28th.
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Scholastic Book Fair
March 4-11th, 2022
Aspen View Academy Library
Open During P/T Conferences
Parents can go to the AVA Book Fair homepage to inquire about volunteering, create an eWallet account for their students, and see the full schedule of the fair.
Volunteers are needed to help make the book fair the best ever! Kindly sign up at Volunteer (scholastic.com). You will be prompted to use your scholastic log in.
Read the letter from Principal Barber about the book fair.
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Do you have a high school student in need of volunteer hours? The AVA Book Fair is coming up next week. Contact Mrs. Molly O'Reilly-AVA Librarian/Book Fair Chairperson at moreilly@aspenviewacademy.org
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Did you know that AVA has two official social media accounts? You can find us on Facebook and on Instagram! Over the next couple of months we will be stepping up our social media presence and using these valuable communication tools.
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Important Immunization Information
for incoming 6th Grade Students
Please see the letter from our nurse
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Summer Camp 2022
Come join AVA BASE on a World Expedition this summer! Summer camp runs June 6th – August 5th. Camp days are comprised of field trips on select days, themed lessons, and crafts along with a variety of indoor and outdoor activities.
*Registering does not guarantee a spot…selecting attendance and checking out does. Camp days are almost full.
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The Foundation for Douglas County Schools is hosting Cotillion classes for grades 4-8th.
click on the picture for more information
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Spirit Night at Cuba Cuba
Get ready for another spirit night. This time at Cuba Cuba on March 28th. More details to follow, soon.
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The AVA PTO is excited to announce this year’s talent show on April 12 at 6:30 pm.
Auditions:
There are two options for auditioning this year:
In-person auditions will be held Tuesday, March 29 from 3:45-5:00pm in the cafeteria
Video auditions are due March 29.
Acts can be anything from playing an instrument to dancing to comedy to juggling live chickens (OK, maybe not that one).
To sign up to audition or volunteer to help, click here.
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Happy Grams
Click on the image for more information
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Last Day to order your 21-22 Yearbook is March 21st!
Click the image to order!
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BASE - Before and After School Enrichment
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Click the image for more information
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Welcome to another school year at Aspen View Academy. We have a lot of volunteer opportunities so keep a look out for Sign-up Genius', Newsletter announcements and emails from the PTO. Below is an excerpt from the AVA Handbook.
VOLUNTEERING COMMITMENT – AVA believes that the success of each student will be a shared responsibility of students, teachers, parents, staff, and community leaders. Volunteers enhance the school and its culture and character through their involvement. Accordingly, a strong family involvement program will be implemented. AVA expects 30 volunteer hours per family per school year. Single-parent families are expected to volunteer 15 hours per school year. The volunteer school year shall coincide with AVA’s fiscal year, and hours shall accrue from July 1 through June 30. If your family has special circumstances that make it difficult for you to meet the expected volunteer hours, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator. Many volunteer opportunities exist within AVA’s PTO. The PTO is an organization comprised of parent volunteers for the purpose of providing community support, fundraising and planning various events within our school community.
Pre-registration is required prior to volunteering. Please visit the Raptor Volunteer site, as this only needs to be completed one time. Once completed we will need you to bring your ID in to scan and link to your profile.
These volunteer opportunities can also be found on the volunteer page of our website.
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Fax: (303) 660-5959
Attendance Line: (303) 660-5940
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Aspen View Academy
2131 Low Meadow Blvd.
Castle Rock, CO 80109
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