Welcome to the Cherry Creek School District District Accountability Committee September 6, 2017 Harry C. Bull, Jr. Superintendent
108 square miles
CCSD Schools/Programs 41 Elementary Schools 10 Middle Schools 7 High Schools 1 K-8 Magnet School (Challenge) 1 K-8 Charter School (Cherry Creek Academy) 1 K-6 Charter School (Heritage Heights Academy) 1 Expulsion Program 1 Intensive Care Program (Joliet Center) 3 I-Team Programs (Estate, Manor, Ranch) 1 Transition Program
CCSD Employees 3,985 Licensed Employees Administrators Teachers Mental Health Team Nurses 4,023 Classified Employees Staff Support Secretary/Clerical Para-educators Bus Drivers Mechanics Maintenance Security Food Services Extended Child Services
CCSD Transportation 301 Buses 194 Regular Ed 107 Special Needs 1,025 Routes Daily 24,411 Students Transported Daily 2,547,293 Miles Last Year
Student Nutrition Breakfasts 4,733 Daily 814,121 Yearly Lunches 20,350 Daily 3,500,000 Yearly
Schools with CREEK in their Name Canyon Creek Elementary School Cottonwood Creek Elementary School Creekside Elementary School Dry Creek Elementary School Willow Creek Elementary School Falcon Creek Middle School Cherry Creek High School
Schools with RIDGE in their Name Antelope Ridge Elementary School Eastridge Elementary School Holly Ridge Elementary School Indian Ridge Elementary School Pine Ridge Elementary School Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School Fox Ridge Middle School Thunder Ridge Middle School
Schools with HILLS in their Name Black Forest Hills Elementary School Cherry Hills Village Elementary School Coyote Hills Elementary School Holly Hills Elementary School Rolling Hills Elementary School Walnut Hills Elementary School Smoky Hill High School
6 Trees and 1 Bush Aspen (Aspen Crossing Elementary School) Cherry (Cherry Hills Village Elementary School, Cherry Creek High School) Cottonwood (Cottonwood Creek Elementary School) Ponderosa Pine (Ponderosa Elementary School) Walnut (Walnut Hills Elementary School) Willow (Willow Creek Elementary School) Holly (Holly Hills/Ridge Elementary School)
We also have... One Antelope (Antelope Ridge Elementary School) One Buffalo (Buffalo Trail Elementary School) One Coyote (Coyote Hills Elementary School) Two Foxes (Fox Hollow Elementary School, Fox Ridge Middle School) Walnut (Walnut Hills Elementary School) Two Birds (Red Hawk Ridge Elementary School, Eaglecrest High School) A Dolphin, a Mammoth, and a Marmot (Cherry Hills Village, Mountain Vista, and Aspen Crossing Elementary Schools)
We like numbers and have a top secret center. Elementary School #44 Middle School #11 Career and Innovation Academy (CIA)
And Then Some Questionable Names No Creek at Creekside Trails West is East Eastridge is North Timberline isn t
To whom much is given, much is expected. -John F. Kennedy-
This is the Show
Cherry Creek School District Vision Dedicated to Excellence Cherry Creek School District Mission To inspire every student to think, to learn, to achieve, to care.
Why How What The Golden Circle
Create Clarity
Create Clarity 1.Why do we exist? 3.What do we do?
Learning
Who Are We
Character Principles You Live By
Attitude positive can do spirit
Integrity do the right thing be true to your beliefs
Grit steely resolve
Purpose Your Why
Code of the West 1. Live Each Day with Courage 2. Take Pride in Your Work 3. Always Finish What You Start 4. Do What Has to be Done 5. Be Tough, But Fair 6. When You Make a Promise, Keep It 7. Ride for the Brand 8. Talk Less and Say More 9. Remember That Some Things Aren t for Sale 10.Know Where to Draw the Line
What Do We Do?
Inclusive Excellence Literacy Reading/Writing/Math Opportunity Access/Challenge
College and Career Preparedness and Success Literacy Reading/Writing/Math Opportunity Access/Challenge
Focus 2017-18 Professional Learning Communities Start Time Innovation
Professional Learning Communities have emerged as arguably the best, most agreed-upon means to improve instruction and student performance. -Mike Schmoker-
Start Time Insufficient sleep is common among high school students and is associated with several health risks including being overweight, drinking alcohol, smoking tobacco, and using drugs, as well as poor academic performance.
Innovator s Mindset 1. Empathetic 2. Problem Finders/Solvers 3. Risk Takers 4. Networked 5. Observant 6. Creators 7. Resilient 8. Reflective
The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. -Chinese Proverb-
Sometimes it s the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.
TO INSPIRE every student to think, to learn, to achieve, to care.
Welcome to the Cherry Creek School District District Accountability Committee September 6, 2017 Harry C. Bull, Jr. Superintendent