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Foothill Elementary School
School Profile Description
Nicholas Vanderpol
Address:
1001 Hawthorn Ave.
City:
Boulder
State:
CO
Zip:
80304
Office Phone:
720-561-2600
Fax:
720-561-2601
Attendance Phone:
720-561-2602
Counseling Phone:
Counseling Fax:
Email:
Daily Schedule:
Daily Schedule
School Hours: 8:15 a.m. - 2:55 p.m.
Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
About Our School:
About Our School
Foothill Elementary is a successful neighborhood school with high
achieving students, an involved parent community, and a committed
faculty and staff. Located in northwest Boulder, Foothill has been
educating children for more than half a century. Lifelong learning,
academic achievement and world citizenship are integrated within the
BVSD curriculum.
Foothill is now able to meet the needs all students who live in our
attendance area and embrace the growing cultural and linguistic
diversity of our community.
Our students are supported by an array of services including
Special Education,
Literacy,
Talented and Gifted, and an
English Language Development (ELD)
program as well as a great number of parent volunteers and a
Community Liaison. Our experienced staff includes six that are National Board
Certified. Additionally, there are many extra-curricular and
co-curricular options available to students including PE Field Fun Days,
Chess Club,
Trip Tracker
(a car-free rewards program supporting our Green Star school), Student
Government, Running Club, Student-Run Conflict Mediation and the
Foothill Publishing Center.
Our school has been named a
John Irwin School of Excellence for student achievement, a
Green Star Environmental School
for our waste-free recycling program and uses solar panels to generate a
portion of our electricity. We are fortunate to be part of the
Healthier US School Challenge program, offering a fresh salad bar every day to our students.
Foothill
is proud of the partnership it has nurtured between the families it
serves, the students who attend and the educators who work here. From
school-wide picnics and gardening to parent/teacher committees such as
SAC (School Accountability Committee) and
PTO (Parent Teacher Organization), Foothill is a collaborative and vibrant learning environment.
Program Characteristics:
Program Characteristics
Foothill Elementary offers a variety of learning environments for all students. We focus our
Talented and Gifted (TAG) resources primarily in grades 3-5 to provide enrichment in all
curricular areas. Literacy resources are available at all grade levels
but heavily target students in grades K-3 to ensure that all Foothill
students are literate.
Foothill has a well-equipped
Library Media Center
and a literacy resource room stocked with books to promote
individualized progress in reading. Our Accelerated Reading program
promotes increased student achievement opportunities. We continue to
integrate technology as it becomes more readily available.
The
Special Education
team supports students with exceptional learning needs. The Resource
and Intensive Learning Center (grades K – 5) special education teams
work closely with families and other staff to ensure that the learning
experience of all students is rich and meaningful.
The
English Language Develpment (ELD) program and
Community Liaison
help meet the needs of students from diverse linguistic and cultural
backgrounds. Foothill strives to provide equitable access to the
curriculum for all learners. This is provided by an ELD teacher through
small group instruction and support in the classroom. Classroom teachers
utilize strategies to help make the content accessible to students
learning English. The Community Liaison supports needs of the whole
family and welcomes them into the Foothill community.
We offer
art once per week for 50 minutes to all students. Students in grades 1-5
have 90 minutes of physical education and 90 minutes of music weekly.
Kindergarten students have 45 minutes of physical education and music
weekly. All students are involved in research units with our library
media specialist. We offer a literacy block for students in reading and
writing instruction. The
Kindergarten Enrichment program provides an alternative daycare for our kindergarten students that will enrich their kindergarten experience.
Special Programs and Opportunities
Foothill’s mission to promote, support and reinforce healthy development, quality education, social competence, and responsible citizenship in lifelong learners is sustained through the following additional activities that we have sponsored:
- Conflict Resolution/Peer Mediation
- Second Step social skills program
- Positive Behavioral Supports (PBS) – Foothill Values
- Student Government
- PE, Music and Art Showcases
- Publishing Center
- Talented and Gifted Education
- Reading to End Racism
- PE Fall Fun Days
- Continental Math League
- Fox Tracks
- Spelling Bee
- YMCA Before and After- School Programs
Principals Message:
Principal Message
Foothill Elementary has a well-earned reputation of being a successful neighborhood school with high achieving students, an involved parent community, and a committed faculty and staff. We pride ourselves on developing both the social and academic needs of our students. Outside of teaching a comprehensive academic curriculum aligned to national standards, we develop life skills of empathy, emotion management, and problem solving on a regular basis through classroom community meetings using the social curriculum Second Step. Through our Foothill Values (Respect, Responsibility, Safety and Kindness) students are explicitly taught behavior expectations and positively rewarded with beads by all members of the school staff. Foothill believes that helping students build a strong character is just as important as developing strong literacy and math skills. The combination will produce productive world citizens.
Foothill is fortunate to have an active parent community that supports our school in many different ways. The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is extremely active and supports Foothill by raising money and sponsoring fun family events throughout the year such as the talent show, family game night, science fair, family heritage night and book publishing. Money that is raised goes toward operating costs, literacy tutors, extended hours for the health room para-educator, and classroom allocations for teachers. Our School Accountability Committee (SAC) is another group comprised of dedicated parents set with the charge of providing input into our unified school improvement plan and budget. This group of parents volunteers several hours a year to discuss and plan ways for improving the overall success of Foothill. Parents outside of these groups are often found in the classrooms supporting teachers and students. We have parents and family members each and every day giving back to the Foothill community by helping out the teachers and staff in whatever way is needed. It is a pleasure to be a part of such an involved community.
Our school has been named a John J. Irwin School of Excellence for student achievement and a Green Star Environmental School for our waste-free recycling program. Foothill is proud of the partnership it has nurtured between the families it serves, the students who attend, and the educators who work here. From the school-wide gardening program to parent/teacher committees such as SAC and PTO, Foothill is a collaborative and vibrant learning environment.
Points of Pride:
Points of Pride
Mission statement:
Mission
To promote, support and reinforce healthy development, quality
education, social competence and responsible world citizenship in
life-long-learners through a true partnership among students, parents,
staff and community.
Vision statement:
Vision
Academic Goals:
Academic Goals
Student/Teacher Ratio:
17.2/1
Funded Headcount:
Equity Goal:
Enrollment FTE:
545
Climate Goals:
Student Fees:
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School Code:
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