Superintendent highlights family partnerships, early-childhood accreditation and student-led wellness summit
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Superintendent Dr. Anna Cole told the board the district is prioritizing family–teacher connections with targeted communications, celebrated a Riverview early‑childhood accreditation visit and promoted a student capstone well‑being summit on Nov. 8.
Superintendent Dr. Anna Cole used her report to link two district strategic priorities — student-centered partnerships and operational excellence — to specific family engagement initiatives. She told the board that "partnering with families is essential to student success" and described short English‑ and Spanish‑language videos and flyers distributed to help families prepare for parent–teacher conferences.
Cole highlighted a recent accreditation visit to the Riverview School early‑childhood program by the national early‑learning accreditor (National Association for the Education of Young Children). She credited district staff and Colorado Mountain College (CMC) partners for supporting the visit and praised Director Inez Borbono and Riverview staff for their work.
Cole also promoted a Roaring Fork High School senior’s capstone, "Renewing Connection," a community well‑being summit scheduled for Nov. 8 at the Third Street Center with workshops, a catered lunch and a community roundtable. She said the summit is designed to give participants practical tips for resilience and wellness.
On communications, Cole said the district has developed a family and community editorial calendar and plans to return superintendent coffee talks; the district is consulting with a communications adviser to refine social media strategy. She said the district has a Family Resource Center toolkit aligned to the Colorado Department of Education family–school–community partnership framework and that the equity steering committee will help develop ongoing professional development tied to the toolkit.
Board members asked about ensuring family participation mirrors school demographics and whether a master calendar of school events could be rolled up at the district level. Cole acknowledged variation across schools, said staff are working to increase accessibility, and agreed to pursue ways to share school‑level events more visibly across the district.