Student Insights Tool Available

Student Insights is a resourceful tool for K-12 families and students in grades 6-12 to view current and historical assessment data and plans that are applicable to your student. 

2023-24 CMAS student score reports are now available electronically in Student Insights. Our school will also be sharing paper reports with families on August 21st at Back to School Night and September 25th at Parent Teacher Conferences. If you would like your paper reports sooner, please request this with Stacy Young, School Assessment Coordinator at stacy.young@jeffco.k12.co.us

Log in to Student Insights here using your Infinite Campus parent portal login credentials to view the following applicable* information:

• Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) - 2023-24 results now available!

• ACCESS for ELLs results - 2023-24 results now available!

• MAP Growth results

• READ Plan goals and supports

• Advanced Learning Plan (ALP) goals and programming supports

• Graduation requirements progress report

• High School Transcript Grades

Click here to learn more about Student Insights and here to learn more about our state and district assessments.

*Available data listed above is based on student grade levels and programming 

Panorama SEL Student Survey

RVHS will be giving students the Panorama Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Student Survey.  This is replacing the Universal Screener that has been in use for the past couple of years.  The survey will be administered in the fall and winter.  If you would like to learn more about the survey or opt your student out of taking it, please click here for more information.

Drop Off and Pick Up

It is a great time to remind everyone to be thoughtful of our neighbors and student body during drop off and pick up.  We must keep the right of way clear for emergency vehicles and through traffic.  With only one road to enter and exit a building this size, with this many people, the roads at the school will always be congested.  There are a few things we can do as a Ralston Valley community to help make these busy times of day run as smoothly as possible.  

Main Entrance - Dismissal is at 3:30 p.m. and we ask that you do not arrive to pick up your student and park in the loop before 3:00 p.m.  Please be sure to pull as far forward as you can in the loop at the front of the school when dropping off or picking up your student.  This helps to alleviate backups in the roundabout and get as many cars off of 80th Ave. as quickly as possible. Also, please pick up your student on the outside of the loop, not the inside. We do not want students passing in between cars as this is not safe.   

Student Parking Lot - In order to keep our students safe, please do not park in our student parking lot while you wait to pick up your student(s) after school. 

Roundabout - The roundabout is part of the road.  Please do not park in the roundabout while waiting for dismissal time. This blocks the flow of eastbound traffic and prevents traffic exiting to the east from leaving campus as well. Please do not stop and pick up your student in the roundabout or on 80th Ave.

Fire Station - As traffic backs up on southbound Alkire, please be sure to leave room for our first responders to exit the firehouse safely and without obstruction.  Do not block the exit of their garage.

82nd Ave. - Please pay attention to posted road signs along 82nd Ave.  There are multiple speedbumps on 82nd Ave., making it necessary to go the speed limit or slower to ensure safe driving and prevent damage to your vehicle.  There are also multiple No Parking signs along 82nd Ave. next to the school's property.  Please do not park there to pick up your student.  Finally, and most importantly, please do not park across the street and ask for your student to run across 80th Ave. to be picked up. This is highly dangerous!

Thank you for your continued diligence when driving in and around Ralston Valley.

FROM THE CAFETERIA

All students in Jeffco Public Schools will have access to free, healthy and nutritious school meals in the 2024-25 school year thanks to the Healthy School Meals for All (HSMA) program approved by Colorado voters.

Meal Service for the 2024-25 School Year

• Students must present their school issued ID to receive their free, healthy and nutritious school meals.

• Menus will be posted on School Café, as well as in the schools.

• On School Café, you may also place restrictions on your student's account regarding what and/or how frequently they may purchase a la carte items.

• Contact Erika Edwards, Director of Operations, Food and Nutrition Services at 303-982-6678 with questions about meal service.

We encourage all families to complete the HSMA Combination Form. To access this form, you must log in to School Café or set up a new School Café account (you will need an account and may not complete a form as a guest).  Completion of this form will help with additional education funding for schools and may allow for waivers of school-related fees such as:

·         AP Fees

·         Athletic Fees

·         Band/Vocal Fees

·         Field Trip Fees

·         Graduation Fee

·         Parking Pass Fee

·         Technology Use Fee

·         Testing Fees

·         Transportation Fees

• All household income information provided through the HSMA Combination Form is strictly confidential and protected by law. Please note: Only one form is required for all students in the household. Contact Lorena Gomez-Vazquez, Free & Reduced Specialist, Food and Nutrition Services, with questions about applications at FreeandReduced@jeffco.k12.co.us

• While online forms are preferred, paper forms will be available at the Food & Nutrition Services office located at 809 Quail St., Building 1, Lakewood, Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and also at your student’s school.

• Additional meals or a la carte items may be purchased by a student using cash or their School Café account.

• Contact Katie Jeter, Director of Resources, Food & Nutrition Services at 303-982-6879 with questions about applications.

Attention Bus Rider Families: Ralston Valley is now using Stopfinder to share transportation schedules! 

What is Stopfinder?

Stopfinder is the all-in-one parent app that allows Jeffco Public Schools to share your student’s transportation schedule, announcements and more with designated parents and guardians. Stopfinder works with Jeffco’s transportation software to provide the most accurate schedule information quickly.

With the Stopfinder app, you can view your student’s schedule from your mobile device, share student schedules with caregivers and family members and view announcements and notifications in the Stopfinder Message Center.

Stopfinder is secure and only for registered users. Designated contacts of bus rider families will receive an invitation providing access to log in to the Stopfinder app. 

Bus rider families will receive an email invitation with more information on how to install the app.  You can reach the North Transportation hub at 303-982-1998.

Arvada Harvest Festival

Come out on Saturday, September 7th to support our marching band, cheer squad, and dance team as they participate in the annual Arvada Harvest Festival Parade!  The parade starts at 9:00 a.m. and goes down 58th Ave. near Stenger/Lutz fields.  See you there! 

Due to the nature of our campus, we do not allow students to walk off campus during the school day.  

9th grade students are not allowed off campus at any point during the school day unless they leave with their parents/guardians. 

If your 10th grade student is driving, they may leave campus with parental permission.  They are expected to follow local and state driving laws.  Please click on this FORM to give your sophomore child the ability to leave campus with your permission.  

Our campus is not closed to our 11th and 12th grade students and they may leave campus. 

Upcoming College Visits

Representatives from the following colleges will be in the RVHS Counseling Office on these dates and times:

University of Colorado Boulder - Tuesday, Sept. 10 - 1:30 p.m.

Colorado State University - Fort Collins - Thursday, Sept. 12 - 9:00 a.m.

California College of the Arts - Thursday, Sept. 12 - 1:30 p.m.

University of Arizona - Tuesday, Sept. 17 - 9:00 a.m.

Lincoln Technical Institute - Lincoln - Tuesday, Sept. 17 - 11:45 a.m.

"Six Colleges" in Denver

Amherst, Bowdin, Carleton, Pomona, Swarthmore, and Williams Colleges are hosting an evening during which they will discuss the value and affordability of the liberal arts and provide specific information about each individual institution.

Date: Monday, September 16, 2024

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Place: Cherry Creek High School, 9300 E. Union Ave., Greenwood Village

RSVP:  Click here

Denver National College Fair

The National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC) is hosting a college fair this fall with over 200 colleges.  This is a great way for juniors to start building their college list and for seniors to meet with representatives of colleges to which they may/will be applying.  Click here to register.

Date: Sunday, September 29, 2024

Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Place: Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th Street, Denver

Advisement 

Next week, 9th and 10th grade students will talk about the Homecoming week celebrations and activities, and explore ways that they can make them meaningful for themselves and each other as part of the Mustang community. They will also practice using time management and planning tools so that they can complete their work and be able enjoy all things Homecoming.

Freshmen will also share out letters they wrote to themselves about what they want to accomplish this year and throughout high school.  Sophomores will do an activity  with a partner that illustrates the impact of missing assignments, and about opportunities to display leadership.

Please click HERE to access the course syllabus for Advisement which explains the purpose, key components, and the expectations, including grading and attendance.  

Reminder - If your student has Advisement on Thursday mornings, it will be from 8:15 to 9:00 a.m. before the start of I.C.E.