Eagle Schools Fact Sheet
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2012-13 data Total Students: 6,524 Elementary: 3,300 Middle: 1,455 High: 1,769 • 430 teachers • 99.66% highly qualified teachers • 62 paraprofessionals • 6 pyschologists; 12 guidance counsellors • All schools have a CDE licensed nurse • One school-based health center • All schools offer music and art classes • 12 schools offer foreign language classes • Three dual language elementary schools • An International Baccalaureate World school • A Charter school • An exclusive Winter Sports Academy • A school of Expeditionary Learning • All schools have wi-fi and computer labs • Technology-based learning commons Communities Served Vail Eagle-Vail Minturn & Red Cliff Avon & Beaver Creek Edwards Eagle Eagle Ranch Gypsum The District serves all of Eagle county, except Basalt. Elementary Schools: 3,300 Avon: 316 Brush Creek: 483 Eagle Valley: 300 Eagle County Charter (P-5): 229 Edwards: 334 Gypsum: 388 Homestake Peak (P-5): 313 June Creek: 310 Red Hill: 354 Red Sandstone: 273 Middle Schools: 1,455 Berry Creek: 355 Eagle County Charter (6-8): 117 Eagle Valley: 301 Gypsum Creek: 366 Homestake Peak (6-8): 239 Vail Ski & Snowboard (5-8): 77 facebook.com/eagle.schools High Schools: 1,769 Battle Mountain: 793 Eagle Valley: 712 Red Canyon: 155 Vail Ski & Snowboard (9-12): 80 World Academy: 29 twitter.com/eagleCOschools District Office 948 Chambers Avenue, POB 740 Eagle, CO 81631 Telephone: 970-328-6321 Fax: 970-328-1024 eagleschools.net Hispanic 49.5% White 47% Asian 1% Multi-race 1% Native American 1% Black 0.5% About Us Eagle County School District RE 50 Located high in the Colorado Rockies, the Eagle County School District is an innovative system comprised of 850 enthusiastic professionals who engage 6,524 students enrolled from preschool through the 12th grade. The District led the Nation in the development of a pay-for-performance compensation system that included embedded professional development for staff. Recent passage of Senate Bill 191 codified into state law many of the practices pioneered by Eagle County Schools since 2001. Visited by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2012, the District has been heralded as a model for the Nation in terms of measuring the success of students and teachers. In addition, Eagle Valley High School ranked in the top 10% of high schools across the Nation for career and college readiness. The District has had three Principals of the Year in Colorado, one Superintendent of the Year, and one English Language Learner Director of the Year. Two schools have been recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools. Two schools are John Irwin Schools of Excellence for 2012; three schools received Governor’s Distinguished Improvement awards in 2012. These accolades come in spite of challenging student demographics, with 34.9% of students being English Language Learners, compared with the state average of 14.4%. Though inclusive of affluent communities like Vail and Beaver Creek, 43.3% of our students qualify for free and reduced lunch. Our diverse student population is well-supported by active PTAs, non-profit foundations, and a variety of unique private-public partnerships. Student Demographics: Hispanic 49.5% White 47.0% Asian 1.0% Multi-Race 1.0% Native 1.0% Black 0.5% Total students 6,408 engaged Fact Sheet
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Basic demographic and performance data for Eagle County Schools in Eagle, CO
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2012-13 dataTotal Students: 6,524Elementary: 3,300Middle: 1,455High: 1,769
• 430 teachers• 99.66% highly qualified teachers• 62 paraprofessionals• 6 pyschologists; 12 guidance counsellors• All schools have a CDE licensed nurse• One school-based health center• All schools offer music and art classes• 12 schools offer foreign language classes• Three dual language elementary schools• An International Baccalaureate World school• A Charter school• An exclusive Winter Sports Academy• A school of Expeditionary Learning• All schools have wi-fi and computer labs• Technology-based learning commons
Communities ServedVailEagle-VailMinturn & Red CliffAvon & Beaver CreekEdwardsEagle Eagle RanchGypsum
The District serves all of Eagle county,except Basalt.
Elementary Schools: 3,300Avon: 316Brush Creek: 483Eagle Valley: 300Eagle County Charter (P-5): 229Edwards: 334Gypsum: 388Homestake Peak (P-5): 313June Creek: 310Red Hill: 354Red Sandstone: 273
Middle Schools: 1,455Berry Creek: 355Eagle County Charter (6-8): 117Eagle Valley: 301Gypsum Creek: 366Homestake Peak (6-8): 239Vail Ski & Snowboard (5-8): 77
facebook.com/eagle.schools
High Schools: 1,769Battle Mountain: 793Eagle Valley: 712Red Canyon: 155Vail Ski & Snowboard (9-12): 80World Academy: 29
twitter.com/eagleCOschools
District Office948 Chambers Avenue, POB 740Eagle, CO 81631Telephone: 970-328-6321Fax: 970-328-1024
eagleschools.net
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Asian 1%Multi-race 1%Native American 1%Black 0.5%
About UsEagle County School District RE 50Located high in the Colorado Rockies, the Eagle County School District isan innovative system comprised of 850 enthusiastic professionals whoengage 6,524 students enrolled from preschool through the 12th grade.The District led the Nation in the development of a pay-for-performancecompensation system that included embedded professional developmentfor staff. Recent passage of Senate Bill 191 codified into state law many ofthe practices pioneered by Eagle County Schools since 2001. Visited byBill and Melinda Gates in 2012, the District has been heralded as a model forthe Nation in terms of measuring the success of students and teachers. Inaddition, Eagle Valley High School ranked in the top 10% of high schoolsacross the Nation for career and college readiness. The District has hadthree Principals of the Year in Colorado, one Superintendent of the Year,and one English Language Learner Director of the Year. Two schools havebeen recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools. Two schools are JohnIrwin Schools of Excellence for 2012; three schools received Governor’sDistinguished Improvement awards in 2012. These accolades come inspite of challenging student demographics, with 34.9% of students beingEnglish Language Learners, compared with the state average of 14.4%.Though inclusive of affluent communities like Vail and Beaver Creek,43.3% of our students qualify for free and reduced lunch. Our diversestudent population is well-supported by active PTAs, non-profitfoundations, and a variety of unique private-public partnerships.
Student Demographics:Hispanic 49.5%White 47.0%Asian 1.0%Multi-Race 1.0%Native 1.0%Black 0.5%
Total students 6,408
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Percent of Students Proficient/Advanced on TCAP in 2012-13 school year
ReadingWhite: 88.73% State: 79.99%
Hispanic: 56.20%State: 52.77%WritingWhite: 76.11%State: 65.56%
Hispanic: 38.59% State: 37.65%MathWhite: 73.68% State: 66.97%Hispanic: 38.65% State: 40.17%Science:White: 77.47% State: 63.33%
Hispanic: 31.55% State: 28.99%
Test ResultsTransitional Colorado Assessment Program (TCAP)TCAP tests are administered in the spring to all Colorado students.Performance on these assessments is reported in proficiency categoriesand used to determine adequate yearly progress of students at the school,District, and state levels.
American College Test (ACT) ResultsEagle County State
English: 18.4 19.9Reading: 19.6 19.5Math: 19.4 20.4Science: 19.5 20.5Composite: 19.3 20.4Increase in number of students taking test since 2009 22% 10%results from 2012-13 school year
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District CommunicationsUp-to-date information about the District isavailable via:
eagleschools.net: a repository of news,information, and school-specific pages.Bookmark us!
myapp.is/EagleSchools: visit thiswebsite to download the District app to yoursmartphone. You’ll have all schoolinformation at your fingertips, lunch menus,login to Powerschool, calendars, athletics,contact information, maps to schools, newsand more.
@eagleCOschools: follow the districttwitter account for real time updates aboutthe district.
facebook.com/eagle.schools: connectwith our larger community of parents andreceive news and information about theDistrict, including photos and videos.
atourcore.com: provides an overview ofCommon Core curricular standards,including grade level guides to help youknow what your child is learning.
sb191.com: an overview of changesresulting from Senate Bill 191, includinghow we evaluate teachers.
newspaper: we release all importantinformation to the Vail Daily and run adsand inserts to announce key dates.
Board Meetings: two meetings mostmonths for direct interaction with electedBoard members. Meeting schedule ateagleschools.net.
SuperintendentJason E. Glass, Ed.D
School BoardJeanne McQueeney, PresidentDistrict D Term Expires 2015
Carrie Benway, Vice PresidentDistrict C Term Expires 2015
Kate Cocchiarella, Secretary/TreasurerDistrict B Term Expires 2017
Patrick HirnDistrict F Term Expires 2017
UnfilledDistrict E Term Expires 2015
Shelly JarnotDistrict G Term Expires 2017
Tessa KirchnerDistrict A Term Expires 2015
District Office948 Chambers Avenue, POB 740Eagle, CO 81631Telephone: 970-328-6321Fax: 970-328-1024
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