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Leadership

Jamie Lester
Principal/Administrator

jamie.lester@asd20.org
719-234-3400

By the Numbers

Offered at This School
Grades 6 - 8
Year Founded
1986
Enrollment
957

School Path

Douglass Valley Elementary School
Rockrimmon Elementary School
Woodmen Roberts Elementary School
Air Academy High School
Foothills Elementary School

Awards & Honors

John Irwin School of Excellence

Academics

Counseling
English as a Second Language (ESL)
English as a Second Language (ESL) is a program that promotes a safe and encouraging learning environment for all English language learners.
Gateway to Technology (GTT)
Gateway to Technology is Project Lead the Way’s introductory program which engages middle school students in activity-based curricula in the areas of science, engineering, technology, and mathematics.
High Trails
High Trails is a three-day outdoor-education experience located in Florissant, Colorado.
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM)
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) is an educational approach using Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue and critical thinking.
Talented and Gifted (TAG)
The Talented and Gifted (TAG) Program develops and nurtures students with exceptional abilities and talents in academics, creative thinking, leadership, or visual and performing arts.

Arts

2D/3D Art
Drawing, painting, printmaking, and clay will allow students to explore both 2-D and 3- D art. Our curriculum may coordinate with themes used in math, science, language arts, and social studies to enable students to have a well-rounded art education experience.
Academic Integrated Arts
Academic Integrated Arts empowers students to synthesize academic content with the arts to develop creativity and expression in classroom interactions.
Band
Our band programs blend rehearsal and performance to build real-world skills: musicianship, discipline, teamwork, and stage confidence. Depending on your school’s program, students can play woodwinds, brass, or percussion in concert band, jazz band, pep band, or percussion ensembles.
Choir
A choir is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which spans from the Medieval era to the present, or popular music repertoire.
Drama
Our drama programs introduce students to performing arts in a supportive, low-pressure setting. They blend improvisation and scene work to build real-world skills: confidence, collaboration, active listening, and clear communication. Students can explore acting, stage movement, basic tech (sets, props, costumes), and perform for their class or school.
Orchestra
A large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which mixes instruments from different families, including bowed string instruments such as violin, viola, cello, and double bass, as well as brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments, each grouped in sections.
Theatre
Our theatre programs blend performance and production to build real-world skills: public speaking, problem-solving, time management, and collaboration. Depending on your school's program, students can try acting, directing, stage management, set construction, costumes, and technical theatre.
Visual / Fine Arts
Our visual/fine arts courses blend studio practice and critique to build real-world skills: creativity, craftsmanship, problem-solving, and visual communication. Depending on your school’s program, students can explore drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography, printmaking, or digital media and develop a portfolio.

Athletics

Baseball
Basketball
Cheer
Cross Country
Football
Intramurals
We offer sports and activities organized within our school. We do not compete with other schools.
Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Wrestling

Career & Technical Education

Broadcast Video Program
Student-run program where students learn video production skills while creating broadcast videos each week, as well as occasional creative short films.
Career & Technical Education
Career & Technical Education provides students with the academic and technical skills, knowledge and training necessary to succeed in future careers and to become lifelong learners.
Rocky Mountain Robotics
After school program for middle and high school students, who have a passion for creation and development. Students will learn how to build and engineer robots.

Supports

Affective Needs Program (AN)
Affective Needs Program (AN) serves students with emotional disabilities in a highly structured classroom setting with an emphasis on developing self-monitoring and emotional regulation skills.
Before and After School Child Care
Before and After School Child Care is provided at each elementary school through an outside vendor. The child care program utilizes space within the school and provides a variety of programs for K-5 students.
Communication & Social Development (CSD)
Communication & Social Development, also referred to as Social Delay Programs, (CSD) is designed for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, provides a structured learning environment and intensive support related to the core challenges of Autism. This includes programming to support development and generalization of skills associated with social interactions, emotional regulation, and communication.
Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
​Multi-Tiered System of Supports provides academic and social/emotional/behavior support for students based on their needs.
Purple Star School
Purple Star Schools meet a number of criteria to support military families.
Significant Support Needs Programs (SSN)
Significant Support Needs Programs (SSN) Programs serve students who have cognitive disabilities, and may have developmental, physical or orthopedic disabilities, Traumatic Brain Injury or multiple disabilities.
Sources of Strength
Sources of Strength is a youth program designed to harness the power of peer social networks to change unhealthy norms and culture, ultimately preventing suicide, bullying and substance abuse.