Happenings. The MVV Mission. August 1, August 10th First Day of SCHOOL. Mountain View Virtual is open and still enrolling

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1 August 1, 2015 Happenings August 10th First Day of SCHOOL Mountain View Virtual is open and still enrolling students Lead Story Headline Refer a Friend to MVV for a chance to win a Prize Back to School BBQ DROP-IN centers across Colorado opening in 2015 Meet the MVV staff Welcome letter from Principal, Kelly Boren Welcome to the Mountain View Virtual Newsletter! Our goal is to keep our students and families updated on all the latest info, events, news and happenings at MVV. August 10th will mark the first official day of school at Mountain View Virtual and we are certain you have questions about this upcoming school year. So, the August edition of the MVV Newsletter will introduce you to the school, staff, calendar and how to get any other questions answered. Oh, and don t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and YouTube for more updates! Enrollment questions The MVV Mission The Mission of Mountain View Virtual is to provide individualized and highly engaging instruction within a STEM-Focused Curriculum delivered primarily through virtual means combined with blended learning components. The school s liberal arts curriculum will be supplemented with the STEM elements enhanced through partnerships with businesses in the community.

2 Page 2 Kelly Boren- Principal, Mountain View Virtual Hello, my name is Kelly Boren. My father was in the Army for twenty years and I grew up moving around the country to different military posts. Although this was difficult for a young child, I had the opportunity to visit different places and meet many different people. I have been in education for 28 years. I received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education from the University of Wyoming. I receive my Masters degree in Education Administration from the University of Northern Arizona. I began my career in education as a high school chemistry and physics teacher at Kofa and Cibola High Schools in Yuma, Arizona. I also coached Football and Track. My first administrative position was as an assistant principal at Crane Junior High School in Yuma Arizona. I spent two years at Crane Junior High School before moving to Colorado where I was a middle school principal for 11 years. I spent three years in Wyoming as a Junior High principal. My last four years were spent as an assistant principal at Fort Carson Middle School before accepting the principal position at MVV. Welcome to MVV golden opportunities for all of our students as we strive to find ways that we can meet each of our students needs! Dear Parents and Students, As the new principal it is my pleasure to welcome you to what promises to be a fantastic new school year at Mountain View Virtual! We are incredibly excited about our first year here at Mountain View Virtual, and know that it promises to be filled with golden opportunities for all of our students as we strive to find ways that we can meet each of our students needs! As we begin this new year, we pledge to you... our students and parents... that this will be a wonderful year of engaging, meaningful and rigorous work in our blended learning settings, on-line sessions, along with the STEM and post secondary opportunities. To ensure the successful start of the new school year we have set the following goals: - teachers will be hired by next week - teachers will be trained by the last week of July - student schedules will be ready by first week of August (depending on when enrolled) - students will begin core courses and electives on Monday, August 10th - STEM activities will begin by the end of August - Look forward to our open house to meet teachers and Principal It is my hope that as the year progresses you will get to know the staff, the programs and the policies we offer at Mountain View Virtual School. It is the goal of the staff at Mountain View Virtual to work with you to create a rich learning environment for all students. Please also know that we highly value home/school communication here at Mountain View. It is vital and plays an integral role in each student s success. Please do not hesitate to contact us if/when the need arises. We will do likewise. We want and encourage our parents to stay in the know about their child s studies, assignments, assessments, and school activities, as well as other events and happenings. I look forward to working with you and developing a relationship that will assist in the growth of your child/ children.

3 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 3 Your MVV Staff Mrs. Francis Mrs. Francis is a Colorado native, originally from Broomfield. She graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Secondary Education. She has also earned a Masters of Education in School Counseling at the University of Phoenix. She taught Language Arts in Bennett, CO for three years. She also taught several online ESL classes to students in South Korea. In she lived in Brisbane, Australia where she enjoyed traveling the country with her husband and two children. Her family moved back to Broomfield, and she worked as an interventionist at Thunder Valley K-8 in Frederick, CO. Mrs. Francis loves the outdoors and always enjoys time spent with family and friends. She is very excited to be a part of Mountain View Virtual and looks forward to a successful year. Mr. Goode Welcome students to the first year here at Mountain View Virtual. My Name is Brady Goode and I am one of the teachers here at Mountain View. I wanted to take the time to introduce myself and share a little about me. I am a former History teacher turned Special Educator. I have a background of working with at risk and diverse students. I am originally from California. My wife and I moved to Colo- rado 6 years ago and have two beautiful children. I have been in Education for 8 years, but have been involved with mentoring and coaching youth since I was in college. I love the great outdoors, cooking, especially BBQing (I even BBQ in the snow), and working on old cars. I also enjoy tapping into what Colorado has to offer with hiking, mountain biking, snowboarding, and fly fishing. I am very excited to be with Mountain View Virtual and look forward to meeting our exceptional students. Go Mountain View Virtual!!! Mrs. O Brien Hi Everyone! This is Ms. O Brien. I am excited to be your Math Teacher this year at Mountain View Virtual! Some of you may recognize me because last year I was at Provost Academy as the Math Interventionist. This will be my eleventh year teaching. It is frightening old son. He is going into seventh grade. That is the grade I first taught math. My son and I enjoy fishing, bike riding, hiking, and outside activities. This summer we had great fun going to Breckenridge for fishing and hiking. We spend a lot of time with family too. I am a Colorado Native so we are fortunate to have a lot of family nearby. school year. There will be lots of opportunities to meet with students and teachers this year in an area close to you. I also plan to have some fun math projects and hopefully games! I hope you all had a wonderful summer. It was one of the wettest summers/springs I can remember! Hopefully no one... had any leaky roofs! I look for- how fast time flies! Speaking of which, I have a twelve year We have a lot of exciting things planned for you this ward to hearing about your adventures this summer and Cont. Pg. 4

4 Page 4 Ms. O Brien Hi Everyone! I am excited to be your Math Teacher this year at Mountain View Virtual! Some of you may recognize me because last year I was at Provost Academy as the Math Interventionist. This will be my eleventh year teaching. It is frightening how fast time flies! Speaking of which, I have a twelve year old son. He is going into seventh grade. That is the grade I first taught math. My son and I enjoy fishing, bike riding, hiking, an outside activities. This summer we had great fun going to Breckenridge for fishing and hiking. We spend a lot of time with family too. I am a Colorado Native so we are fortunate to have a lot of family nearby. We have a lot of exciting things planned for you this school year. There will be lots of opportunities to meet with students and teachers this year in an area close to you. I also plan to have some fun math projects and hopefully games! I hope you all had a wonderful summer. I look forward to hearing about your adventures this summer and getting to know you all better. Ms. Cheek Hi there! My name is Amanda Cheek and I am excited to be the science teacher for Mountain View Virtual. I have been teaching science for five years and worked in a laboratory before that which makes me a self-proclaimed science geek. I have taught everything from Earth science to Chemistry in both middle school and high school with Biology being one of my favorites. I grew up in Baton Rouge and graduated from LSU before moving to Colorado over a decade ago. I enjoy reading, running, hiking and college football every fall. I have an eight year old son who is in love with math and keeps me on my toes with random word problems. We spent this summer catching up on our movie list, camping and road tripping in southwest Colorado. Mrs. Banks Hello Every! My name is Robin Banks your new social studies teacher at Mountain View Virtual High School I m very excited to be collaborating with an amazing group of talented educators. I have a master s in Liberal Studies and two in Education I guess you could say academic has been my life for the past 20 years. I have been teaching social studies for the past 15 years I began my teaching career in Denver, Colorado where I taught United States and World history to 7 th and 8 th graders then I moved to North Carolina where I taught 7 th Eastern Hemisphere to 7 th grade gifted and talented students. I recently moved back to Colorado from New York City where I taught high school social studies for the past 10 years in Bronx. I am truly excited to be home again! I am what most consider to be foodie in my spare time I love to garden and cook and of course eat! Music is my life I truly enjoy seeing live music and the Rolling Stones are one of my favorite bands. My husband and I love to travel we have been to almost every state in U.S. as well as several different countries. I look forward to meeting every one of you as journey through history!

5 Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 5 BACK TO SCHOOL BBQ We are excited to welcome all of our new students to Mountain view Virtual! This year we will have multiple back-to-school events across the state. We encourage all students to stop by one of the posted locations to meet the MVV staff, receive help enrolling or submitting documents, even a virtual walk through of your courses will be available! Of course, you can t have a back to school event without food and drinks. Stay updated on the latest back to school events at: Mountainviewvirtual.com -or- On facebook at: Mountain View Virtual On To RSVP for the Back to School BBQ please call/ our Community Outreach Manager at: ( ) o r Chris.brecht@mountainview virtual.com

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7 Connect With Us! MVV School Address: 7730 East Belleview Ave, Suite AG-9 Greenwood Village CO, Like us on Facebook at: MountainViewVirtualCO Follow us on Follow us on Pinterest at: Mountain View Virtual Main Office Phone: (303) Pin us on Tumblr at : Mountain View Virtual Look for an event near you at: MountainViewVirtual.com REFER A FRIEND TO MOUNTAIN VIEW Have a friend or relative that would like to join the MVV family? Bring them to one of our open house events, have them sign up online, or have them call our enrollment center to enter for a chance to win prizes. What kind of prizes?...hats, Sunglasses, Polos, Lanyards and more. All they have to do is mention your name and we will send you both a prize!