Good News Bulletin

School tours!

ESD Superintendent Dan Snowberger and ESD Board Member Mike Calahan visited Running Creek Elementary School, Singing Hills Elementary, Elizabeth Middle School and Elizabeth High School.

This is part of the Superintendent's weekly visits to school sites. Additionally, board members have been taking time out of their busy schedules to do the same.

Superintendent Snowberger says the two visited with students, school staff and witnessed a lot of coordinated curriculum alignment and instruction at all of the schools.

"We saw a lot of outstanding engagement happening in the classrooms from both teachers and students," Snowberger says. "Also, we greatly appreciate it when our board members are able to visit our schools. These individuals are juggling full-time jobs with their regular board duties and it's really nice when they are able to do these site visits and get a first-hand look at our daily operations."

The Elizabeth School District Safety and Security team has a new look! The team unveiled their new uniforms this week. The uniforms consist of a black collared shirt featuring the ESD logo and the 'security' label on the opposite side of the logo.

Thanks to the leadership and organization of the ESD Safety and Security team, all ESD schools now have an armed presence on campus. This particular team has well over a century of combined law enforcement and military experience.

Next week, keep an eye out for an in-depth interview with ESD Safety and Security Director Jeremy Casey and Operations Coordinator Tyler Rabideau about their team's experience, the training that got them to this point and some of the tools they use to keep our schools safe.

EHS Junior Jaden Francis is the latest ESD Student Spotlight!

Jaden is the proud owner of Touchdown Landscaping, a business he owns that handles mowing, trimming and landscaping. Not only does Jaden own his own business, but he also is a sponsor of the EHS football team, which he also plays on!

Jaden's sign with the company logo displayed on it serves as one of the barrier signs that is posted on the football ramp during home games. Jaden says it was an EHS parent who gave him the idea of being a sponsor and he jumped at the opportunity to do it. He also employs two of his friends who also go to EHS.

Check out Jaden's Student Spotlight in the video below and if you know of any other student success stories that really stand out, just send ESD Public Information Officer Jeff Maher an email: jmaher@esdk12.org

Monthly financials.

This week the FAC (Finance Advisory Council) group held its first meeting of the school year. The team reviewed end of year financials from 2023-2024 and looked over the budget for the current year.

The team discussed the school district's current enrollment compared to projections and is providing advice to the board on how to best handle some unexpected expenses that happened over the Summer.

The FAC group is made up of individuals who have expertise in finance and have worked in or are currently working in fields that are highly beneficial to the school district. Those fields include healthcare, real estate, banking and military defense. Also serving on FAC is ESD Board Treasurer Mike Calahan.

FAC is a board appointed committee tasked with providing additional insight to the fiscal health of the district. Thank you to our FAC members for all of the work you do in the area of finances and the useful advice that you are providing!

Talking cars!

Be sure to tune in to the KLZ-560 AM Drive-Radio show with John Rush this upcoming Saturday. John will be doing a LIVE interview with EHS Auto Shop Instructor Derek Spohn about the EHS Auto Building Fundraiser.

Derek will be talking about the fundraising effort thus far and will also discuss a second fundraiser that is scheduled for late October. We will be releasing more information about that shortly.

Our first fundraiser was a big success with over $100K in pledges, but there is still a good amount that needs to be raised to hit the overall goal of $300,000 to finish the project. A special thanks to John Rush from Rush To Reason for doing the interview and we are looking forward to Derek's appearance on the show!

If you would like to make a donation to the EHS Auto Building project, you can click the link below to donate through MySchoolBucks:

https://bit.ly/4cCdlqM

The EHS Auto Building fundraiser is ongoing and the donations and pledges continue to arrive. We also have great news! This week, the pledge count increased by $50,000 from a very generous donor who we hope to be able to announce soon. That places are current pledge count to around $144,000. We have almost reached the 50% mark in getting the project finished!

We will continue to update the fundraising thermometer as it goes up and as always, you can make a donation now by simply scanning the QR code above. Every dollar counts!

Mark your calendars!

The Colorado Avalanche have announced two upcoming games that will benefit Elizabeth Education Foundation.

Monday, October 14th Avs vs. Islanders and Saturday, November 9th Avs vs. Hurricanes. This is a great way to support our Avalanche and Elizabeth schools at the same time. The tickets are offered to our families at a discounted rate and at the same time, a portion of the ticket sales go toward the EEF.

Order your tickets today by visiting this link:

https://avalanche.ksetickets.com/ElizabethEducationFounda...

Support our schools and cheer on our Avs together!

Attention ESD parents!

Do you know of someone who could use infant and toddler childcare? Elizabeth School District has you covered! The facility is opening soon and we still have a few spots available.

To learn more about what is offered for infant and toddler childcare, watch the video below.

Send all questions and inquiries to Karena Dohman, ESD Director of Early Childhood:

KDohman@esdk12.org

Thank you to everyone who joined the discussion for our Superintendent Open Forum. This was an opportunity for members of the ESD community to chat face to face with ESD Superintendent Dan Snowberger on various school district related issues.

The group discussed a range of topics including childcare, curriculum, the pathway to becoming a substitute teacher, classroom updates, district direction and student support services.

ESD board members Rhonda Olsen and Mary Powell also joined the discussion.

Superintendent Snowberger says he really enjoyed the opportunity in getting to know parents and constituents in an open dialogue. He went on to say that the open forums are intended to serve as open discussions where anyone can share thoughts and ideas on how to help our district grow and prosper.

The next Superintendent Open Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, November 13th at 6 p.m. in the ESD boardroom. We will be sharing more information on that as the date gets closer.

Check out the latest episode of EZTV!

This episode covers the EHS Dungeons and Dragons Club, the new science lab-based River Watch Club & EHS Volleyball. There is also a segment spotlighting students with unique talents throughout EHS.

EHS Girls' Basketball Cardinal Gear Swap Fundraiser!

EHS Girls' Basketball is collecting any new or used Cardinal gear that is no longer being used. If you have any shirts, hoodies or other Cardinal gear you no longer use you can drop it off at either the high school or middle school main offices or send it with your students. Thank you for the gear!

Sep 20 - EHS Football vs. Weld Central - Youth Football Programs Night 7:00-9:30 p.m.

Sep 23 - ESD Board Meeting - Working Session 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Sep 24 - EHS Softball Varsity vs. TCA 3:30-5:00 p.m.

School Board Coffee - Singing Hills Elementary Library 3:30-4:30 p.m.

EHS Boys JV Soccer vs. Valley 4:00-6:00 p.m.

EHS Volleyball C Team vs. Sand Creek 4:00-5:00 p.m.

EHS Softball JV vs. TCA 5:00-6:30 p.m.

EHS Volleyball JV vs. Sand Creek 5:00-6:00 p.m.

EHS Boys Varsity Soccer vs. Valley 6:00-8:00 p.m.

EHS Volleyball Varsity vs. Sand Creek 6:00-7:00 p.m.

EMS Band Concert 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Sep 25 - EMS Orchestra Concert 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Sep 26 - Late Start - Teacher Collaboration (all day)

EHS Boys JV Soccer vs. TCA 4:00-6:00 p.m.

EHS Boys Varsity Soccer vs. TCA 6:00-8:00 p.m.

EMS sports calendar

EHS sports calendar

**Reminder to all parents: Be sure to check the websites of your individual schools for more information about upcoming events.

Elizabeth High School: https://www.elizabethschooldistrict.org/EHS

Elizabeth Middle School: https://www.elizabethschooldistrict.org/EMS

Singing Hills Elementary School: https://www.elizabethschooldistrict.org/SHE

Running Creek Elementary School: https://www.elizabethschooldistrict.org/RCE

The Elizabeth Education Foundation partners with Elizabeth School District in numerous ways throughout the year to support students and teachers. This volunteer-led, independent fundraising foundation provides scholarships for graduating seniors, classroom grants for teachers, and the STARS Awards for outstanding citizenship among students.

Learn more about the EEF at its website.

American Furniture Warehouse maintains a year-round opportunity to help Elizabeth Schools anytime you buy home furnishings.

When you check out at any AFW location, just mention "Elizabeth Schools" or the Partner ID, EC1SD, and AFW will donate 2% of the purchase to the Elizabeth Education Foundation. Additionally, anything purchased of the Beautyrest, Serta or Simmons brands results in an additional 2%. This includes online orders, too.

See the attached flier for more details.