Absence Notification     

Electronic absent notification form

Please complete an Absence Notification for all absences which you know about in advance. The completed form must be turned into the office. Please note which absences are excused or unexcused according to ECSD policy.

Excused Absences:
Sickness with doctor’s note

• Doctor’s visit with doctor’s note

• Religious holiday

• Extreme family emergencies (i.e. death in the family, hospitalization of family member, house fire, etc.)

*As applicable, the district may require suitable proof regarding the above exceptions, including written statements from medical sources.*

Unexcused Absences:
Parental Transportation problems

• Missing the bus/oversleeping

• Inclement weather

• Personal reasons

• Staying home to babysit or work

• Avoiding field trips or school events that students don’t want to attend

• Lack of required immunizations

Middle School Guidelines

Note: ALL absences, excused and unexcused are totalled and will result in the following actions.  Minutes of tardies are considered in attendance totals as well.

# of Absences by periods (8 periods a day)

Action

16 Unexcused or

40 Total (Excused and Unexcused)

Courtesy call from school

24 Unexcused or

80 Total (Excused and Unexcused)

Warning letter sent home from school

32 Unexcused or

120 Total (Excused and Unexcused)

Parent meeting to develop truancy prevention plan

40 Unexcused or

200 Total (Excused and Unexcused)

Summons to Truancy Court

Elementary School Guidelines

Note: ALL absences, excused and unexcused are totalled and will result in the following actions. Minutes of tardies are considered in attendance totals as well.

# of Absences by Day

Action

2 days Unexcused or 

5 Total (Excused and Unexcused)

Courtesy call from school

3 days Unexcused or 

10 Total (Excused and Unexcused)

Warning letter sent home from school

4 days Unexcused or 

15 Total (Excused and Unexcused)

Parent meeting to develop truancy prevention plan

5 days Unexcused or 

25 Total (Excused and Unexcused)

Summons to Truancy Court

You can pay fees online or in person at the office. Please contact Daniela Murillo daniela.murillomora@eagleschools.net for more info. 

Paying Fees online

DIRECTIONS FOR PAYING FEES THROUGH POWERSCHOOL:

1. Sign in to your PowerSchool Parent Account at ps.eagleschools.net through a web browser. (This will not work on the PowerSchool app on your phone). Please ensure you are using the parent access, not the student access (S#).

2.Click Balance on left hand side.

3.Create your account the first time you use the system, there are no additional fees to use this system.

4. Click on Green Go button to go to the E-store.

5. To pay PowerSchool Fees, click “Account” in the upper right hand corner, then click “PowerSchool Fees” on the left side of the screen. Your student(s) will display as well as any outstanding PowerSchool fees. Check the box to “Add to Cart” for each fee you would like to pay then click “Pay Selected Fees

Once fees have been added to your cart, click the checkout button on the bottom right corner. Finish checking out by selecting your payment option (Credit Card) and “Finalize Payment.

Please reach out to Daniela Murillo Mora - daniela.murillomora@eagleschools.net

Link to Fee Spreadsheet

Free & Reduced Lunch Questions 

Daniela Murillo Mora - daniela.murillomora@eagleschools.net

We encourage all families who may qualify for "Free and Reduced Lunch" to apply. All students at HPS will continue to receive free lunch and breakfast every day, but those who qualify for "Free & Reduced Lunch" also receive benefits of discounted or waived athletics and other school fees. They may also qualify for Medicaid services. The application process is completely confidential, and this program is EXEMPT from public charge rules. Your application is private and FREE. This video will help you apply for Free and Reduced Lunch. 

If your child is currently enrolled in an ECSD school, or was enrolled in an ECSD school last year, complete the Annual Information Update. Each school year, parents and guardians are asked to update the contact information on file for their students. You will need your student’s snapcode to complete this update. If you have misplaced or did not receive your student’s snapcode, contact your school directly to obtain it.

Update the contact information on file for your student(s) using the links below.

• Annual Information Update

• Actualización Anual de Información

For more information or questions contact Ines Rios, HPS registrar. Email: ines.riosgomez@eagleschools.net

While the expectation is that all students make positive choices, we also understand that mistakes and poor decisions happen as a natural part of growing up. The purpose of our discipline program is to ensure a safe and comfortable environment for learning. We believe we can have a safe and comfortable environment if we as a staff set behavior expectations, remain consistent, and assign consequences that are natural and fair. Our leveled discipline process is designed to help students learn from their mistakes because we believe every situation is an opportunity to learn.

If your students brings a behavior concern to your attention please reach out to your child's teacher as the first step. Our teachers are closest to the classroom behaviors and can help resolve many issues. 

If you have a concern about our discipline process or additional concerns about a student's behavior please contact Andrew Thumann, Dean of Students at andrew.thumann@eagleschools.net.

If you have concerns about your students participation in sports please reach out to their specific coach. If you need additional support please contact our Athletic Director, Andrew Thumann- andrew.thumann@eagleschools.net

Coaches contact info:

Cross Country

Head Coach: Innes Isom - Innes.Isom@eagleschools.net

Head Coach: Rosa Hardarson - Rosa.Hardarson@eagleschools.net

Volleyball

6th Grade Head Coach: Anita Wilke - Anita.Wilke@eagleschools.net

7th Grade Head Coach: Taylor Lower - Taylor.Lower@eagleschools.net

8th Grade Head Coach: Andrew Thumann - Andrew.Thumann@eagleschools.net

Boy's Basketball

6th Grade Head Coach: Vacant

7th Grade Head Coach: Elijah Munguia-Webb - Elijah.munguiawebb@eagleschools.net

8th Grade Head Coach: Erik Williams - Erik.Williams@eagleschools.net

Girls's Basketball

6th Grade Head Coach: Vacant

7th Grade Head Coach: Susan Flock - Susan.Flock@eagleschools.net

8th Grade Head Coach: Andrew Thumann - Andrew.Thumann@eagleschools.net

Wrestling

Head Coach: Mark Herron - Mark.Herron@eagleschools.net

Assistant Coach: Douglas Tremblay - 

Track

Head Coach: Innes Isom - Innes.Isom@eagleschools.net

Head Coach: Rosa Hardarson - Rosa.Hardarson@eagleschools.net

Assistant Coach: Kailin Ambwani - Kailin.Ambwani@eagleschools.net

Assistant Coach: DeeDee Lines - Dainan.Lines@eagleschools.net

Assistant Coach: Sarah Brown - Sarah.Brown@eagleschools.net

Football

Berry Creek Middle School Athletic Director: Todd Huck - Todd.Huck@eagleschools.net

Girl's Soccer

YouthPower365 Soccer Coordinator: Andres Hernandez - Ahernandez@vvf.org

Boy's Soccer

YouthPower365 Soccer Coordinator: Andres Hernandez - Ahernandez@vvf.org

To find game schedules, permission slips to attend games,  registration forms, eligibility and more details about each sport please click on the athletics tab on this page. 

For Middle Schoolers:

Your child can find their schedule in Powerschool after they have logged in.

We will provide each student with a hard copy of their schedule at the beginning of the year during the registration days.

Changing a student's schedule: 

On rare occasion we will change a student's schedule after the year has started. This is usually based on an individual student's needs. If a student has valid reason for needing to change their schedule we encourage them to reach out to Mrs. Gross either at school in person or by email:  tiffany.gross@eagleschools.net. Once Mrs. Gross receives an email she will discuss the need with teachers/staff and respond back to the student to either confirm or deny the request. 

Schedules will not be made based on "friendship needs".

For Elementary Students:

Please email or Dojo message your child's teachers. We have a general schedule that we follow daily, however, teachers may need to make adjustments throughout the week. Students will have the same lunch, specials, and recess times daily. The specials will maintain the same schedule each week (ex Mondays- PE, Tuesdays- Art etc.) 

If you have questions about your child's specific learning plan please contact their case manager. If you have concerns about your students academic progress and they do not have a specific learning plan already, please discuss your concerns with your student's teacher. After this your student's teacher will reach out to the appropriate case manager or staff member to discuss intervention/support needs.  

If you still have questions about this process please contact our MTSS (Multi Tier System of Supports) coordinators (K-5 Sara Aragon - sara.aragon@eagleschools.net or 6th-8th Amanda Hewitt - amanda.hewitt@eagleschools.net)

Staff member in charge of learning plans (Case Managers):

• IEP (Individual Education Plans for special education) 

  • Nicole Wolf (K-6 English) - nicole.wolf@eagleschools.net

  • Mireya Cases (K-6 Spanish) - mireya.caseszambudio@eagleschools.net

  • JoAnna Fitts (7th & 8th) - joanna.fitts@eagleschools.net

  • Ashley Maurer ( Speech) - ashley.maurer@eagleschools.net

• 504 plans

  • K-5 Sara Aragon - sara.aragon@eagleschools.net

  • 6th-8th Andrew Thumann - andrew.thumann@eagleschools.net

• ALP (Advance Learning Plan)- students who are qualified in Gift & Talented program

  • K-5 Sebastian Melgarejo - sebastian.melgarejo@eagleschools.net

  • 6th-8th TBD

• ML (Multilingual Learner)- students who are learning English as a Second Language

  • K-5 Ibeth Leon - ibeth.leonariza@eagleschools.net

  • 6th-8th Lindsey Thomson - lindsey.thomson@eagleschools.net

• READ plans- Students with Significant Reading Deficiencies

  • K-5 Sara Aragon - sara.aragon@eagleschools.net

  • 6th-8th TBD

This page is under construction. Please check back later for more details. 

Avon Recreation Center - Luke Herron - lherron@avon.org

Civil Air Patrol

Drama Club - Rhyan Cunningham - hpsdramaclub1@gmail.com

Eagle County Sheriff's Office - Deputy Robert Burner - robert.burner@eaglecounty.us

Eagle River Fire Protection District - Jenny Hochtl - jhochtl@gmail.com

Education Foundation of Eagle County (EFEC) - Wendy Rimmel - wendyr@efec.org

Exploremos - Teresa Cierco - teresacl@walkingmountains.org

Girl's on the Run - Elizabeth Christovich - elizabeth.marks@eagleschools.net

Girl's in Science - 

My Future Pathways - Gerry Lopez - gerry@myfuturepathways.org

Mountain Youth - 

Mountain Pride - Mads Partridge - madison@mountainpride.org

PEER (Promoting Empowerment Eagle River) - Kendra Cowles - kendra@promotingempowerment.org

Small Champions - Sandy Schroeder - sandy.smallchampions@gmail.com

SOS Outreach - Courtney Rawson - crawson@sosoutreach.org

Speak Up Reach Out - Laura Alvarez - laura.alvarez@speakupreachout.org

YouthPower365/PwrHRs - Yesenia Duran - yduran@vvf.org

Vail Peak Volleyball Club - 

Vail Recreation District - Joel Rabinowitz - jrabinowitz@vailrec.com

Vail Valley Volleyball Club - 

Walking Mountains Science Center - Lydia Delehanty & Dustin Hall - lydiad@walkingmountains.org or dustinh@walkingmountains.org

Wolfpack Basketball Club - Hannah Lovato - Eaglewolfpackbasketball@gmail.com

ACCESS for ELLs is a secure, large-scale English language proficiency assessment given annually to kindergarten through 12th graders who have been identified as English Language Learners (ELL). It provides educators and parents information about the English language proficiency level in the language domains of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. This assessment will be given during January.

Contact for more questions- Ibeth Leon Email: ibeth.leonariza@eagleschools.net

STAR Assessment-Eagle County School District administers the Star Assessments for grades K-12.  Star Assessments include Star Early Literacy, Star Reading and Star Math. They are short tests that provide teachers with personalized learning data for each student.

Star tests are computer adaptive, which means they adjust in difficulty to each answer students provide. This helps teachers get the best data to help students in the shortest amount of testing time (about one-third of the time other tests require). Students may take a Star test for early literacy, math, or reading. Teachers analyze the data they receive from Star Assessments to learn what students already know and what they are ready to learn next, to monitor student growth, and to determine which students may need additional help.

Star Assessments are research-based and scientifically proven to help teachers guide each student on their unique path to proficiency. This assessment is given beginning, middle and end of the year as well as throughout the year as determined by the teacher. 

Contact for more questions- Tiffany Gross Email: tiffany.gross@eagleschools.net

DIBELS /Lectura-or Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills, is a set of individually administered assessments used to measure a student's mastery of early literacy skills. It focuses on foundational reading skills, particularly in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, and reading fluency. DIBELS is widely used for universal screening, benchmark assessment, and progress monitoring in grades K-5. This assessment is administed beginning, middle and end of the year as well as to progress monitor throughtout the year. 

Contact for more questions- Sara Aragon Email: sara.aragon@eagleschools.net

Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) are the state’s common measurement of students’ progress at the end of the school year in English language arts, math, science and social studies. CMAS assessments are standards-based and are designed to measure the Colorado Academic Standards (CAS). Students from third through eighth grade will take CMAS tests in English language arts and math. Students in the fifth, eighth and 11th grades will take the CMAS science tests. A sampling of students in the fourth and seventh grades will take the CMAS social studies tests. This assessment is given in April.

• CMAS Fact Sheet - English (pdf) | Spanish (pdf)

• Colorado Department of Education Video explaining CMAS

Contact for more questions - Tiffany Gross Email: tiffany.gross@eagleschools.net 

or Stephanie Gallegos Email: stephanie.gallegos@eagleschools.net

Excusal Process:

1. The request for excusal must be submitted online via the ECSD Informed K12 State Assessment Parent/Guardian Excusal Form and electronically signed by the parent no later than March 30th. Link to the online excusal form may be obtained by emailing the school principal. To email your school principal, please go to the school website, click on “contact” icon and then click on the “Email the Principal” icon 

2. Excusals will not be granted even in last-minute circumstances after the first testing session of any assessment has been started.

3. The parent/guardian will not be required to state the reason for asking for the exemption.

4. The request for excusal will apply only to the selected specific state assessments administered to the student during the school year.

5. A request for excusal will be valid for one year.  Requests for excusal from state assessments in subsequent school years require a new written request.

6. Parents/guardians are encouraged to submit their requests for excusal at the earliest possible date each school year so that the district may plan accordingly.

Contact for more questions - Stephanie Gallegos Email: stephanie.gallegos@eagleschools.net

AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination): Empowering students with academic skills, organization, and college readiness strategies for future success.

For more information contact - Jennifer Laackman - jennifer.laackman@eagleschools.net

Ibeth Leon - ibeth.leonariza@eagleschools.net

Ireliz Barbosa - ireliz.barbosavizcarrondo@eagleschools.net

Seal of Biliteracy

Laura Gonzalez - laura.gonzalezmunoz@eagleschools.net

Darío Baño - dario.banosanchez@eagleschools.net

For more resources and support please check out the Dual language resources tab.

Counselors:

School counselors are available for all students during the school day. Students and parents can receive assistance with academic, social, and personal concerns. Counseling groups and individual counseling sessions are offered throughout the school year. Contact the school counselors for more information. 

We also are fortunate to have a Hope Center Therapist on site to support our students. Please contact the school counselors or administration if you’re interested in a referral for your child.

Middle School Counselor - Michele Barber - Phone Number: 970-569-5137 Email: michele.barber@eagleschools.net 

Elementary Counselor - Michele Moskowitz - Phone Number: 970-569-5079 Email: michele.moskowitz@eagleschools.net 

Middle School Counselor - Dayna Kohn - Phone Number: 970-569-5103  Email: dayna.kohn@eagleschools.net

For more resources and support please check out the counseling resources tab.

More info to come. Stay tuned 

Each week you will receive an email with the "Sunday Night Update" newsletter with weekly information about HPS.

We also use class Dojo to send messages between parents and staff. This is also a place for teachers to share specific grade level information and pictures. If you need help connecting to Dojo please contact Tiffany Gross, assistant principal at tiffany.gross@eagleschools.net.

 If you have information that you would like to share with the whole school via Dojo or our community via social media please email Stephania Giraldo, communications at stephania.giraldo@eagleschools.net  & Stephanie Gallegos, principal at stephanie.gallegos@eagleschools.net for permission to post. 

Community meetings and Pepfests are a chance for us to demonstrate our learning, celebrate and build our HPS community. We invited parents to attend any of these dates. Please be sure to sign in to the office. 

Here are the planned dates for the community meetings & Pepfests this year:

**Elementary will all attend together but certain grade levels will lead/present learning

K, 1st & 2nd - Nov. 20 & April 2

3rd, 4th & 5th - Oct 2 & March 12

Student Leadership CREW /awards - Jan 22 & May 21

If you have questions or concerns for elementary grades please reach out to your child's teacher. (See emails under the directory tab on this site) or for SLC questions reach out to Tiffany Gross at tiffany.gross@eagleschools.net

**Middle school will all attend together. Student Leadership CREW will plan and lead the community meeting

6th-8th- Sept 18, Dec 18 & April 30

If you have questions about middle school contact Stephanie Gallegos at stephanie.gallegos@eagleschools.net

We will also have whole school Pepfests to honor students playing sports, good attendance and behavior. 

Whole school:  Aug 21, Oct 30, Feb 12 & May 7

If you have questions about Pepfests contact Andrew Thumann at andrew.thumann@eagleschools.net

We have parent/ teacher conferences twice during the school year. We truly appreciate parents taking the time to meet with the teachers and discuss the progress of their child's learning. We will assign a specific 15 min time for you to meet with the teacher. Teacher will send out letters inviting you to conferences a week or two before conferences.

Here are the conference dates for this year:

Elementary Oct 7-9 & March 17-19

Middle school-Oct 21 & 23, March 24 & 26

If you have questions please contact your child's teacher. (See emails under the directory tab on this site)

For additional support please contact Tiffany Gross at tiffany.gross@eagleschools.net

Need to  use any of our facilities ?  Please fill out this form.  If you have questions or want to check availability see Daniela. daniela.murillomora@eagleschools.net

Rental Use Form

The school's health office is often your first line of contact for any medical issue, surgery, condition, medication, or emergency that affects your child while attending school. Should an injury occur while your child is at school, minor injuries (including, cuts, scrapes, bumps, etc.) will be treated at school. You will be notified of any injuries requiring more attention.

Health offices do not keep any over-the-counter stock medications per district policy.Therefore, any medication you child needs during the school day will need to be sent from home and a Medication Authorization Form will need completed by their medical provider. Medications need to be in the original, labeled container and delivered to the health office by a parent or responsible adult.  Unlabeled baggies will not be accepted.  The health office can provide you with our district guidelines on bringing a medication to school if you need more information.

For question or concerns please contact:

HPS health assistant - Modesta Serna - modesta.serna@eagleschools.net

School Nurse - Stephanie Wynne (RN, MSN) (EES, HPS, RSES, BCMS) - stephanie.wynne@eagleschools.net

To access the HPS library please click on this link. 

All elementary students will have an assigned time to visit the library and check out books each week. Middle school students are encouraged to exchange books during crew or other free time. 

For specific questions about the library, books, or library fees please contact Ireliz Barbosa at ireliz.barbosavizcarrondo@eagleschools.net

Each elementary school student is given a cubby, and all middle school students are assigned a locker. Students are expected to not share the combination with anyone other than their locker buddy or exchange lockers with another student. If a student chooses to not share a locker as assigned by the school administration, they will be assigned a cubby.

Lockers and locks are the property of Homestake Peak School. Students are responsible for the upkeep of their locker and will be responsible for any damages. Students may lose locker privileges for any misuse and not be reassigned to another locker. Since lockers are the property of the school, school personnel may search them at any time, with “reasonable suspicion” as determined by the administration, without student permission.

If you have any concerns please contact Andrew Thumann at andrew.thumann@eagleschools.net

Students will be given their locker combinations and assignments during registration days (annual update and fees paid MUST happend before students will be given their locker).

Registration Days:

7th & 8th grade August 11th

6th grade August 12th

More info coming....stay tuned!

PTA Officers

President - Arin Reisman - Arin.Reisman@gmail.com

Vice president - Bri Lepore - Brianna.Lepore@yahoo.com

Treasurer - Erika Gonzalez

Secretary - Aryn Schlichting 

Parent Ambassadors - Coming Soon

To find your student's grades please access their Powerschool account. We will no longer be sending home printed copies unless specifically requested by parents. If you need help creating your account or need a printed copy, please contact Ines Rios, HPS registrar at ines.riosgomez@eagleschools.net.

For more information about standards based grading at HPS please click on the Standards Based Grading tab on this site.

For specific grading questions please contact your child's teacher. 

If you have other concerns or questions please contact Stephanie Gallegos Email: stephanie.gallegos@eagleschools.net

Contact the Transportation Department at transportation@eagleschools.net.

Chad Eaton 

970-328-2741

Fleet Manager

Tirza Tarango 

970-328-2743

Office Manager (se habla español)

Donna Jo Long 

970-328-2744

Dispatch Coordinator, SmartTag, Extra-Curricular Activities

Brittnee Heflin

970-328-2745

Routing Coordinator & Bus Stop Information

Eagle County School District uses the SMART tag™ Parent App. Parents and guardians are requested to  download the Parent App from the app store or scan the QR code that you will find on the support documents below. Register now to take advantage of the SMART tag™ Parent App Features and register your child(ren) for the 2025-2026 school year!

Parent App Registration 

Parent App Registration_en Espanol

The SMART tag™ system helps increase safety and security for students riding on a school bus, leveraging technology to improve student management and communications on school buses.

SMART tag™ monitors the location of each school bus, including student loading and unloading, providing real-time information to the Transportation Department, and you, the parent.

SMART tag™ will help...

•  increase driver, school, and parent awareness

•  ensure riders will load on the right bus and unload at the right stop

•  maximize rider safety and security

•  enable drivers to efficiently and effectively carry out their duties

•  ensure Special Education and Pre-K students are released to authorized guardians.

SMART tag™ Parent App

•  SMART Alerts – sign up to receive push notifications when the bus is near your student’s                                   designated bus stop.

•  SMART Locate – view live bus location from when you receive the arrival alert up to your home                       stop.

•  Authorized guardian release. This allows you to add and update authorized guardians through the                 Parent App (for primary parents only and if enabled by your district).

If you need assistance once you are in the SMART tag™ Parent App, click on the 'Help Center' button on the bottom of the Account tab or call SMART tag at 855-604-6344 for assistance.

For general transportation questions, contact the Transportation Department at 970-328-2744. Para espańol: 970-328-2743.

General Bus PASS information

SMART tag™ bus passes are required to ride the bus. All ECSD students that wish to ride the bus will be required to produce their bus pass each time they ride their assigned school bus. Eligible riders will initially receive a FREE SMART tag™ bus pass that is a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) card, much like a ski pass, that will be required for the student to board the bus. The assigned card will be good for the duration of your student's ECSD career in elementary and middle school. Once in high school your child will receive a free new card with their school ID printed on it each year until they graduate.

Replacement Bus Passes

If your child has lost their pass they can purchase a replacement from their school front office, bus driver ot call 970-328-2744 for assistance, or go to https://eagleschools.epaytrak.com/. The cost for a replacement bus pass is $10.00.

• Once the $10.00 is confirmed received by the students school, bus driver or through the transportation office, we will print the new pass and get it to the bus driver to be delivered to your student usually by their next ride.

IMPORTANT NOTICE 

Bus passes are the property of Eagle County School District and to be used for school district purposes only. PLEASE DO NOT PUNCTURE BUS PASSES! For the safety of all students bus passes are required to ride any school bus for any purpose. Purposefully damaging the pass card by punching holes, chewing or defacing the card in any way will be considered an act that may cause a 3-day suspension from riding the bus and requires the purchase of a replacement pass. All costs associated with replacing a pass are the sole responsibility of the student and parent or legal guardian.

Please explain to your child that drivers cannot wait for running students. Most student accidents happen from slipping and falling while running. To discourage this unsafe practice, we will not wait for runners and instead ask that children arrive at their bus stop five minutes prior to the bus arrival time to catch the bus.

Click on the Student Leadership Crew (SLC) tab for more information. 

For questions please contact:

Elementary SLC -Tiffany Gross Email: tiffany.gross@eagleschools.net

Middle school- Stephanie Gallegos Email: stephanie.gallegos@eagleschools.net