A Night Circus…Razzle Dazzle 2012
Ladies and Gentlemen of all ages, A Night Circus is about to begin… it’s simply there when yesterday it wasn’t. Step inside the circus tent, filled with magic to benefit Impact on Education. Enjoy enchanting entertainment, drinks, and food. Meander through a garden of silent auction items, the proceeds to benefit Boulder Valley School District students. Imagine leaping between clouds without falling and knowing your help will secure the dreams of every student as they reach for the stars.
A Night Circus
Razzle Dazzle 2012
May 5, 2012 5:30pm
Louisville Community Park
$150 per person
Reserve your front row seats today!
Sponsorship Levels Available
Ringmasters $10,000
Lion Tamers $5,000
Acrobats $2,500
Jugglers $1,000
For more sponsorship information, contact Fran Ryan.
2012 Impact Award Recipients
Innovative, Interactive, Inspirational, & Irreplaceable
Four words that repeatedly coursed through the the nominations of this year’s Impact Award recipients! Cheryl McCarthy (High Peaks Elementary), Ray Neiman (Bear Creek Elementary), Justin Oberndorf (Platt & CHOICE Middle), Clara Quinlan (Peak to Peak K-12), and Virginia Schick (Boulder High) will formally join our prestigious honor roll of Impact Award recipients on March 21, 2012 at the historic Boulder Theater in downtown Boulder. Many of our 97 past Impact Award recipients will be on hand to celebrate this year’s recipients, finalists, and nominees. This will be the 20th annual celebration of this wonderful program. Please join us to celebrate all that is good in the Boulder Valley School District!
For more information about purchasing tickets to the event, be sure to visit the Boulder Theater box office online or in person! Tickets are $40 per person.
Love Is A Story
Impact On Education has teamed up with Assorted Goods & Candy; a locally owned old fashion candy store and Sassafras Photography to host a writing contest for 4th graders throughout the Lafayette, Louisville & Superior schools. This is 100% optional but strongly encouraged!
The purpose of this event is to recognize and support the talented children throughout our community and to remind us that love surrounds us all. We love our neighborhood and want to showcase the talented children that are all around us! With this event, we hope to raise awareness for the arts and how it serves a vital part of our children’s creative development.
Write a story. What does love mean to you?
After all stories have been submitted, at least one winner will be picked from each school and will receive a gift certificate to Assorted Goods & Candy. The winners will be filmed reading their stories for a multimedia presentation event to be held on February 11th, 2012 at The Louisville Arts Center. Also, willing 4th graders will be chosen for free portraits by Sassafras Photography to be shown at the event.
Story Submission Deadline: January 20, 2012
Announcing Winners: January 25th, 2012
Video/Photo Shoot: February 2 & 3, 2012
Event Date: February 11, 2012
Questions? Contact Kate Fisher at Impact on Education.
303.524.3865
Season To Share
We are proud to be a past recipient of funding from Season To Share, a campaign of Denver Post Charities, a McCormick Foundation Fund.
Every donation made to Season To Share is matched at 50% by the McCormick Foundation. And 100% of all donations, plus the match, is distributed to local nonprofits like ours that serve our neighbors in need. The Denver Post and McCormick Foundation pay all administrative expenses.
We hope you’ll consider supporting Season To Share, and the work they do to move people out of poverty and into self-sufficiency.
Learn more and make your donation at www.seasontoshare.com.
Regional Spelling Bee
BVSD Regional Spelling Bee
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Monarch High School
Impact on Education is proud to join the Camera and Barnes and Noble to sponsor the 2011-2012 Spelling Bee for the Boulder Valley School District. Thousands of students and teachers throughout the school district will be honing their spelling skills in advance of this long standing tradition. The Bee is held in conjunction with our nation’s largest and longest-running educational promotion administered on a not-for-profit basis by The E.W. Scripps Company and many other local spelling bee sponsors throughout the world.
Spelling bees help students improve spelling skills, increase vocabulary strength, learn new concepts, and develop a deeper understanding of the origins and usage of the English language.
For more information about:
- Participation in the BVSD Regional competition, contact BVSD Advanced Academic Services or call 720.561.5149.
- The National Spelling Bee program, visit Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Impact Award Finalists Announced
Each year for the last 20 years, Impact on Education has invited community members to nominate and select Impact Award nominees, finalists, and recipients. Nominations are rooted in the extraordinary impact that Boulder Valley School District employees or volunteers have on the lives and learning of students. Impact on Education proudly announces the finalists for the 2011-2012 Impact Awards:
Ben Johnson, Manhattan Middle, Music Teacher
Cheryl McCarthy, High Peaks Elementary, First Grade Teacher
Clara Quinlan, Peak to Peak K-12 Charter, World Literature Teacher
David Finell, Summit Charter Middle, Principal
Holly Vance, Crest View Elementary, First Grade Teacher
Ina Rodriguez-Myer, University Hill Elementary, Principal
Jan Smith, Foothill Elementary, First Grade Teacher
Justin Oberndorf, Platt/CHOICE Middle, Language Arts Teacher
Ray Neiman, Bear Creek Elementary, First Grade Teacher
Virginia Schick, Boulder High, Art Teacher
Finalist interviews will take place in early January. Recipients will be announced on January 13th. The 20th Annual Impact Awards Celebration will take place on Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 at the historic Boulder Theater.
We Need Your Help!
“There is a brilliant child locked inside every student.”
-Marva Collins
Since 1983, Impact on Education has been diligently creating & supporting opportunities for teachers to unlock the inner brilliance of children throughout the Boulder Valley School District.
Our support for our Boulder Valley students & teachers is contingent upon your financial support. Any amount will make a huge difference in our ability to maintain our current programs and to expand our influence to more students.
Please donate using our safe & secure online system or mail cash or check donations to Impact on Education, 728 Fronts St., Suite A, Louisville, CO 80027.
We are grateful for all that you can give us.
Classroom Innovation Grants
Formerly known as the Classroom Mini-Grant (CMG) program, Impact on Education is proud to announce the initiation of our Classroom Innovation Grant (CIG) program for the 2011-12 school year! The CIG program is designed to focus on instructional & learning innovation as the cornerstone of the program. CIG’s are available to Pre-K, elementary, middle, charter, and high schools in the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD). Along with individual grants, we are pleased to now offer collaborative grants! This is a competitive grant program designed to provide funds for the most innovative, educational and developmental activities created by BVSD teachers. This program is designed to encourage and foster the following:
- Enhanced learning for students that participate in the CIG funded project
- Closing the achievement gap
- Innovation in instructional technologies
For more information about the Classroom Innovation Grant program, Click Here.
The CIG application, assessment, and reporting processes are available exclusively online via the Impact on Education web site. Questions regarding the CIG program should be directed to Amy Lee.
20th Annual Impact Awards!
DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: MIDNIGHT, NOVEMBER 1, 2011
Amazing Administrator? Champion Co-worker? Priceless Para-educator? Superb Specialist? Top-notch Teacher?
Don’t hesitate, just nominate!
Nominate that special BVSD employee that has made an extraordinary impact on learning.
20th Annual Impact Awards online nominations are open from October 1-November 1, 2011.
For more information, click here.
- With schools in need of our programs & services more than ever, please help us address the need!
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