Amy Bounds

Boulder

Reporter at Daily Camera

Covering K-12 education and breaking news at the Boulder Daily Camera.

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Articles

St. Vrain Valley school board approves sole finalist Jackie Kapushion as new superintendent

1 week ago | timescall.com | Amy Bounds

The St. Vrain Valley school board on Wednesday unanimously approved sole finalist Jackie Kapushion as the district’s next superintendent. Kapushion, who was the only applicant for the position following an internal search, will replace longtime Superintendent Don Haddad, who was to retire around the end of the school year. Contract negotiations are the next step, with Kapushion starting July 1 if a contract is approved. The listed salary range for the position is $275,000 to $375,000.
Boulder Valley school board hears budget update as teacher salary negotiations continue

1 week ago | dailycamera.com | Amy Bounds

With state funding set after Colorado’s new School Finance Act was recently signed into law, the Boulder Valley school board heard a budget update Tuesday that proposes a smaller than typical cost-of-living raise of 0.6%. District officials point to a new state funding formula and declining enrollment as the main reasons for a tighter budget for the coming year.
Boulder County Latina League grants 83 scholarships to local students

1 week ago | dailycamera.com | Amy Bounds

Boulder’s Moncerrat Dominguez, an architecture major who will be a junior at the University of Colorado Denver in the fall, recently received her third scholarship from the Boulder County Latina League. “I love school,” she said. “I really love working with math and drawing and being creative.”She said she’s found not just help in paying for college, but also a supporting community through the Latina League.
Longmont’s New Meridian High School celebrates graduates

2 weeks ago | timescall.com | Amy Bounds

Trish Melanson juggled welding classes, health sciences classes and core classes as a student at Longmont’s New Meridian, with her hard work earning her the high school’s valedictorian designation. She ultimately decided to pursue welding and hopes to start her own welding business. And, while she’s “super happy to be graduating,” she said, she also was sad to say a final goodbye through her graduation speech.
Black Rock teacher Loretta Harvey named Colorado VFW Teacher of the Year

2 weeks ago | timescall.com | Amy Bounds

Black Rock Elementary’s longtime music teacher Loretta Harvey was named Teacher of the Year by the Colorado Veterans of Foreign Wars. The award was presented by Carol Thomas, Colorado state commander of the VFW, on Thursday during the Erie school’s fifth grade continuation celebration. Harvey, who was first recognized by the local VFW chapter in December, was selected in recognition of her contributions to education and community pride.
Boulder Valley school board considers small attendance area changes

2 weeks ago | dailycamera.com | Amy Bounds

The Boulder Valley school board agreed at a Tuesday special meeting to move forward with considering multiple small changes to school attendance boundaries while also wanting to consider “bolder” steps to address declining elementary and K-8 enrollment. The school board about a year ago agreed to review school attendance area boundaries every five years, starting this year. It’s been more than 40 years since the district has undertaken a comprehensive review of its attendance areas.
Columbine Elementary hosts annual Mile Marathon

2 weeks ago | dailycamera.com | Amy Bounds

The community is invited to cheer for the runners in Columbine Elementary’s annual Mile Marathon on Tuesday. The event is the Boulder bilingual school’s biggest fundraiser of the year and kicks off Bolder Boulder week. Students will run a mile around the school on a course that shares a segment of the Bolder Boulder course. The race starts at 9 a.m. at Columbine on Glenwood between 20th and 23rd streets by Glenwood Park.
Previous BVSD spelling bee winner gets second shot at national stage

3 weeks ago | dailycamera.com | Amy Bounds

Superior eighth grader Blanche Li was a third grader when she competed in her first school spelling bee. She came close to winning and decided to get “a lot more serious” to bolster her spelling talent. She studied words, won the school bee in fourth grade at Superior Elementary and went on to win the Boulder Valley Regional Spelling Bee. That win qualified her to compete in the 2021 National Scripps Spelling Bee.
St. Vrain Valley receives Best Communities for Music Education designation

3 weeks ago | timescall.com | Amy Bounds

St. Vrain Valley Schools recently received the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. St. Vrain was one of two Colorado school districts, and 935 districts nationwide, to receive the designation this year. The designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement for providing music access and education to all.
Longmont’s Union Reservoir swim beach opening delayed

3 weeks ago | timescall.com | Amy Bounds

Longmont is delaying the opening of the swim beach at Union Reservoir because of low water levels, following a safety review with recreation staff members, park rangers and risk management employees, according to the city. The Union Reservoir Swim Beach, at 461 County Road 26, was planned to open Memorial Day weekend. But, according to a city newsletter, low water levels have exposed parts of the lakebed that still contain glass, fishing gear and other debris.