Educating Every Student For Success: Now and Then

The results are in: Eagle County Schools Rock! And to prove it, the ‘best of the best’ ECS Alumni are here to reveal the amazing things they are accomplishing these days. These Alumni earned their bragging rights and have plenty to say about how their experiences and teachers in Eagle County Schools prepared them to be successful in life. Now a teacher herself, an Eagle Valley High School Graduate states, “I wouldn’t have wanted my education in Eagle County Schools to be any different. I loved school as a kid, and I still do, thanks to wonderful teachers who were in the business because they truly cared about kids.” Now the Regional Vice President of Managed Care United Surgical Partners International, this Battle Mountain High School Graduate states, "Many teachers has a positive influence on my life and made me a stronger person because of it. Eagle County Schools prepared me for a better life than I ever could have imagined.” Not only has Eagle County Schools focused on ‘Educating Every Student For Success,’ in the past, they strive to do the same in the future. The proof is in the numbers: Eagle County Schools' English Proficient students made CSAP gains in 2006 over 2004 in over 80% of grade levels and content areas tested. In order to prepare students for post-secondary education, Eagle County high school students have the opportunity to enroll in Dual Enrollment and Advanced Placement courses and earn college credit at the same time they earn high school credit. In addition, over 800 of ECS high school students participate in one or more of the over 40 extra-curricular activities offered. Students are encouraged to spark their imaginations and create clubs that may interest them outside of the current offerings as well. Not to exclude those truly young at heart, over 450 elementary students participate in after school programs in ECS schools hosted by community partners. And, thanks to donations from the Vail Valley Foundation and a matching commitment from the Board of Education, over 95 percent of kindergarteners attend school all day. Dual language programs are now in place at Avon Elementary, Edwards Elementary, and Berry Creek Middle. Eagle County Schools unique offering of rigorous academics, a breadth of extracurricular offerings and a richly diverse learning environment separates them from the rest. For more information, please call 970.328.6321 or visit www.eagleschools.net.

Be sure to look for our Alumni Ads in the ‘Town Talk’ section of the Vail Daily every Wednesday. If you are an ECS Alumnus or know how to get in touch with an ECS Alumnus, please email communications@ eagleschools.net.