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Leadership

Julie Murray
Principal/Administrator

julie.murray@asd20.org
(719) 234 - 4600

By the Numbers

Offered at This School
Preschool, Kindergarten, Grades 1 - 5
Year Founded
1985
Enrollment
272

School Path

Mountain Ridge Middle School
Rampart High School
Timberview Middle School
Liberty High School

Unique Offerings

50% of staff have 10+ years in education
70% of staff have 6+ years at FES
All Kids Bike Program
English as a Second Language (ESL) program with students from 30 countries
Healthy Schools Initiative
Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS)

Awards & Honors

Blue Ribbon Award
Colorado Governor's Distinguished Improvement Award (2023)
National School of Excellence

Preschool Offered

Academics

Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence teaches young people skills such as active listening, self-awareness and empathy to help them succeed both academically and socially.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
English as a Second Language (ESL) is a program that promotes a safe and encouraging learning environment for all English language learners.
Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing, and Regulating (RULER)
Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing, and Regulating (RULER) is a school-wide approach to social and emotional learning developed at Yale University and is used in kindergarten through eighth grade to promote emotional intelligence.
Talented and Gifted (TAG)
The Talented and Gifted (TAG) Program develops and nurtures students with exceptional abilities and talents in academics, creative thinking, leadership, or visual and performing arts.

Arts

Choir
A choir is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which spans from the Medieval era to the present, or popular music repertoire.

Supports

Before and After School Child Care
Before and After School Child Care is provided at each elementary school through an outside vendor. The child care program utilizes space within the school and provides a variety of programs for K-5 students.
Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
​Multi-Tiered System of Supports provides academic and social/emotional/behavior support for students based on their needs.
Special Education (SPED): Affective Needs Program (AN)
Affective Needs Program (AN) serves students with emotional disabilities in a highly structured classroom setting with an emphasis on developing self-monitoring and emotional regulation skills.