From the Fox Den

Dear Families,

Happy Summer! It was an exciting end to the school year with a lot of special events to honor our students and families! Thank you to our amazing staff and volunteers for making these special events happen!

As we begin to plan ahead for the 2023-2024 school year, I wanted to share our staffing assignments for next year. We were fortunate to receive additional Title 1 funding to be able to fund some extra positions for next year to provide additional support to our students! This list only includes our instructional staff, as we are still hiring for several support staff openings. While changes may still occur over the summer, this is our current plan:

Bold= New to Arrowhead

Pre-Kindergarten

Natacha Phillips

Wendy Hanson

To be hired

Kindergarten

Kelley Kerns

Abbie Peterson

Renae Rodriguez

Donett Thomas

1st Grade

Kaila Leyendecker

Barb Pedrett

Jami Salmeron

2nd Grade

Erica Baird

Frankie Corrado

Sineka O'Conner

Margie Stockfish

3rd Grade

Nuria Maldonado-Hernandez

Amanda Redfield

To be hired

4th Grade

Theresa O'Brien (OBK)

Chris Sisto

Karen Watson

5th Grade

Ariana Chenlo

Jen Padgett

Allison Raphael

Specials

PE- Xeng Vue

Music- Carolyn Brumfiel

Art- Neil Thompson

Special Populations

Reading Intervention- Shelia Phillips

Math Intervention- Mary Mains

ELS- Stephanie Ortiz-Gray and Dana Lutzow

GT- Elizabeth Boiles

Mild/Moderate Needs- Kris Dennison and Madison Rose

Severe Needs (ILC)- Hannah Lamb and Keli Walker

Speech/Language- Sam Kessler and To be hired

OT- Jessica deVries and To be hired

Mental Health- Lacy Hardaway and Lisa Rincon

Leadership

Principal- Kelsey Jones

Assistant Principal- April Hrovat

PBIS Coordinator- Emily Palmiotto

Instructional Coach- Jen Collins

Important dates for the start of the school year next year can be found below, as well as other information for you to be aware of over the summer. On a personal note, thank you for the care and support while I was taking a medical leave. I am feeling much better and it is good to be back! Have a wonderful summer and we will see you in August!

Kind regards,

Kelsey Jones

Principal

July 24- Arrowhead office staff and administration at Sunrise Elementary, but will be available to answer questions

August 10- Teacher assignments sent out via email at 4:00 pm

August 14- 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade Orientation Day:

3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Meet and Greet (parents join) 8:00-9:00 am, students stay for the remainder of the day and are dismissed at 2:45 pm through their grade level doors

August 15- 1st and 2nd grade Orientation Day:

1st and 2nd Grade Meet and Greet (parents join) 8:00-9:00 am, students stay for the remainder of the day and are dismissed at 2:45 pm through their grade level doors

August 16- First Day for Everyone!

1st-5th Grade: Students will enter through their grade level doors between 7:45-8:00 am and are dismissed at 1:45 pm through their grade level doors.

Kindergarten: Meet and Greet (parents join) 8:00-9:00 am, students stay for the remainder of the day and are dismissed at 1:45 pm from the Kindergarten door.

AM Pre-Kindergarten: Meet and Greet (parents join) 8:00-8:30 am, students stay for the remainder of the morning and are dismissed at 10:55 am from the Preschool door.

PM Pre-Kindergarten: Meet and Greet (parents join) 11:50 am-12:20 pm, students stay for the remainder of the afternoon and are dismissed at 2:45 pm from the Preschool door.

Weeks of August 21 and August 28- Family Connections Meetings: In lieu of Back to School Night, you will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with your child's teacher to share information about your child and begin building a partnership with your child's teacher! More information about this will be shared in August.

Arrowhead is closed for the summer, but administration will be in the building through Friday, June 9. You can reach Ms. Jones at 720-886-2807 or Dr. Hrovat at 720-886-2806 if there is something urgent that you need support with before June 9.

The office staff and administration will be working from Sunrise Elementary beginning July 24, as Arrowhead is having some construction work done. You may visit us there, or call our regular main line at 720-886-2800. We will send out a notification once we are back at Arrowhead, but the current goal is for us to be back in the building the first week of August.

Class list development at Arrowhead is very intentional and is done in collaboration with classroom teachers and specialists. We develop class lists to balance academic and social-emotional needs, as well as taking into consideration who students will be most successful learning with. You will receive your child's teacher assignment on Thursday, August 10th at 4:00 pm via email. Only families who have checked-in will receive that email, so please make sure you have checked-in before that!

Many families will qualify for the National School Lunch Program, which provides free or reduced-price school meals for students who qualify. In addition to receiving free or reduced-price meals, students who qualify will receive discounts at CCSD before/after programs, reduced or waived activities and athletic fees, and reduced or waived school fees. Information can be found here:

English

Spanish

To apply for free or reduced-price school meals, please complete this application as soon as possible. You can apply the following ways:

Online: https://family.titank12.com/application/new?identifier=7E9BB5. The application is available in English, Spanish, Burmese, Chinese, French, Korean, Russian, and Vietnamese.

Download a paper form and return to school: English Spanish

Pick-up a paper copy at school: We have paper copies available in the Main Office.

Instructions for filling out the paper forms can be found here:

English

Spanish

Further information about the National School Lunch Program can be found here: https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/Page/4041.

If you or someone you know is interested in working at Arrowhead, please fill out an application and apply to our positions here. The positions we have open are:

Library Technician (7 hours/day): Manage our school library and technology resources. Check-out books to students, shelve books, develop our library collection, manage book fairs, etc. Also provide technical support to staff and students as needed and serve as a liaison for technology between the school and district. Supervise recess and lunch as needed.

Behavior Regulation Technician (7 hours/day): Provide breaks for students who need support with behavior regulation. Supervise recess and support students in developing positive peer relationships through organizing games/activities, resolving conflicts, and reinforcing positive social skills.

School Support Para Educator (6 hours/day): Provide clerical support to teachers and work with students in classrooms as needed. Supervise recess and lunch.

School Support Para Educator (4 hours/day): Supervise recess and lunch.

Severe Needs Para Educator (7 hours/day): Support students in our ILC program by providing accommodations, academic modifications, and supporting students in self-care as needed. Experience is preferred but not required, as new para educators will be provided with extensive training.

Crossing Guard (45 minutes/day): Help Arrowhead students and families safely cross the street on their way to and from school. The hours are 7:35-8:00 am and 2:40-3:00 pm.

Early Childhood Education (Preschool): If you are interested in working with our youngest learners, please click here for more information!

We are also always looking for substitute para educators and crossing guards who are able to fill in when one of our para educators is out. Please contact our Assistant Principal, April Hrovat, at 720-886-2806 or ahrovat@cherrycreekschools.org if you are interested.

For information on working for Cherry Creek Schools, please visit the Cherry Creek Human Resources page: https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/domain/1417

Will your child be four years old by October 1, 2023? If so...

Congratulations! Your child can be in pre-kindergarten (universal preschool) for the 2023/24 School Year!

• Enroll NOW! Easy as 1-2-3... Click here to get started!
  
  
• The Cherry Creek School District will offer free, half-day pre-kindergarten at all elementary schools in the Cherry Creek School District starting in the 2023-24 school year.
  
  
• Preschool will be offered part-time (10 hours per week) in an AM session (8am-10:55am), or PM session (11:50am-2:45pm) format. AM/PM assignments will be determined by the school's principal.
  
  
• Transportation will not be provided for students.

• For special education students, please contact Child Find.

More information can be found on Cherry Creek's Early Childhood Education website: https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/earlychildhood

Are you new to Cherry Creek Schools? Have you moved in the last 6 months? Take action now to make sure you’re ready for the 2023-24 school year!

1. New families! NOW is the time to enroll your child for the 2023-24 school year! We recommend new parents enroll as soon as possible to make sure you’re all set for next school year. Click here to enroll your student(s) today!

2. Have you moved? If so, click here to ensure an updated address is on file for your student(s).

3. If you’ve been contacted by your school’s registrar, please follow up with them as it could be about important enrollment information for next year.

If you have not recently moved and are currently enrolled and returning to CCSD in the fall, no action is required at this time.

Check out our new updated map which highlights recent bond improvements made at your school and across the district! Many of the bond improvement projects outlined in our 2020 bond measure have been or are close to be successfully completed. Click to learn more and see what’s new at your school: www.cherrycreekschools.org/MappingOurFuture.

Click here to find entertaining summer options for students in the Cherry Creek School District.

Email: kjones100@cherrycreekschools.org

Website: https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/Arrowhead
Location: 19100 E Bates Ave, Aurora, CO, USA
Phone: 720-886-2800