Mission: To educate every student in a respectful and caring environment that celebrates success and honors every individual.
School Website
2008 Bond Projects
History
School Focus
Achieving Academic Success
What Makes Erie Unique
Feeder Pattern
Erie High School
|
Grades: 9th - 12th |
Steve Payne, Principal |
School Website
Erie High School maintains a separate school web site [http://ehs.stvrain.k12.co.us]. The school's web site makes it easier to communicate news and information to parents. Please visit the web site for more detailed information and events concerning Erie High School.
In addition to the separate school web site, an overview of Erie High School is provided [below]. A similar summary is provided for each school within the District to make it easier to find the same information for each of the District's schools.
2008 Bond Projects
Thanks to the community, the passage of the 2008 Bond will provide funds for building repairs and infrastructure upgrades.
History
Nestled in a quiet valley adjacent to Coal Creek, Erie has long been known as a town “off the beaten path.” With the opening of school in the fall of 2005, Erie High School moved from the original school building, built in 1929, to a brand new, state-of-the-art facility. The campus is set on 61 acres with a gorgeous view of the Front Range, an outstanding sporting facility, and a beautiful, high-tech auditorium that seats 600 people.
School Focus
Due largely to the efforts of a highly dedicated and caring staff, an atmosphere of high academic expectations exists on the campus. While the school’s philosophy is focused on preparing all students for postsecondary options and on being sure that every student can move on and has been trained to do so, the entire faculty is specifically focusing on teaching writing across the curriculum, on mathematics skills, and on the integration of technology.
- To support the writing goal, the Six-Traits Assessment Rubrics are used to assess student work in all curricular areas. Additionally, writing contests are held not only to encourage and support student writing but to also share student writing with the general public.
- In supporting the math goal, the math and science departments have teamed up to develop and integrate throughout their curriculums daily warmup and cool down activities designed around the CSAP assessment.
The staff has established a professional Learning Community in which members collaborate in content teams. A strong school accountability team serves as the guiding force in setting yearly and long-term goals.
Achieving Academic Success
Erie’s teaching staff, consisting of both innovative veteran and new teachers, is committed to finding ways to make education more accessible to all students every day. Achieving academic success for students involves a wide variety of instructional tools, strategies, and programs that include:
- Variety of course offerings, with 41 new classes offered in the last six years, that provide choices for students at all levels and abilities.
- Tutoring Center, an after school academic center, for students to get extra help.
- For those students reading below grade level, an additional 85 minutes of reading instruction is provided on a daily basis.
- Honors classes for the purpose of preparing students for college as well as for the many AP courses offered.
- Opportunity class designed for students who demonstrate a need for growth in one or more core area subjects.
- The Renaissance Program, the largest in Northern Colorado, rewards students for their academic performance and growth. Academic excellence is celebrated weekly and culminates in two major celebrations each year.
What Makes Erie Unique
A small school atmosphere that allows the staff to concentrate on the academic needs of every student.
EHS offers a four period alternating block schedule with classes meeting for 85 minutes per day.
Sustained silent reading (SSR) period of 20 minutes daily for the entire building.
In partnership with the School of Education at the University of Colorado, preservice teachers have the opportunity to attend class, participate in teachers’ classrooms, and get to know classroom teachers as collaborators.
Front Range Community College offers Introduction to Psychology, Astronomy, and many other on-site college classes. Check with the school for the most current offerings.
Feeder Pattern
Students attending Erie High School previously attended Erie Middle School.
| St. Vrain Valley School District • 395 S Pratt Pkwy • Longmont, CO 80501 (303) 776 - 6200 |