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Executive Director of Operations Search and Finalists Announced
We are pleased to announce that the search committee has named three finalists for our new Executive Director of Operations (EDO) position. The committee has engaged in an in-depth process to select these finalists. It received more than 100 applications and conducted multiple interviews with eight semi-finalists. After careful consideration, the Peak to Peak Board of Directors has invited Jennifer Dauzvardis, Jennifer Douglas, and Jim Pait to advance to the final round. Candidates will be on campus February 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. They will each have a chance to meet with faculty, administrators, students, and Board members. The Board will consider the valuable input of all of these constituents during its decision making process. If you have any questions relating to the EDO hiring process, please contact us at p2pboard@peaktopeak.org. Meet the finalists by click this article.
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Accountability Committee Family Survey
The Accountability Committee needs your anonymous responses to the Family Survey. We are currently at only 27% participation which is well below our goal of 60% participation. A link to the survey will be emailed to families directly today. In addition, you can access a link to the survey by using your school-provided website login and visiting the Parent/Guardian page. The last day to complete the survey is February 6th!
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Peak to Peak Completes Purchase of Land East of Campus
On January 6, 2023, Peak to Peak completed the purchase of a parcel of land that is adjacent to the Peak to Peak campus and located directly to the east of the middle school playground (85 N 120th Street).This one-acre lot will provides additional opportunity for campus expansion, though no final decisions have been made regarding the best use of the parcel. The purchase price was $316,226. Peak to Peak will be conducting some clean-up of debris on the property over the next several weeks. As we explore the future of the campus, we will involve the community in decision-making and revisiting our previously explored designs.
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Electric Bus Update
Peak to Peak has been actively engaged with Navistar, the manufacturer of the three 71-passenger IC electric buses; and Lightning EMotors, the manufacturer of the 24-passenger Type A bus. In addition, we are working closely with our electric bus partner, Highland Electric Fleets; and McCandless Truck Center, our bus repair partner. Our vendors are very involved in helping to get our electric buses running effectively and reliably. Electric buses are a new technology and the difficulties we are experiencing are typical with new technologies. We have experienced a variety of issues with the buses, from inadequate heating systems (which have been upgraded) to charging issues. We’ve learned that the cold weather also greatly reduces the battery life for the buses, so we have to be careful with the length of bus trips. Our bus drivers have gone through additional training with Navistar, and McCandless technicians are also receiving additional training. We are confident that we will have the buses operating reliably in the coming weeks. While we have delayed the introduction of morning pick-up service, we have still been able to take field trips and athletic trips on an ongoing basis. We anticipate that by early February, all three large buses will be fully operational. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Sam Todd, executive director of operations, at sam.todd@bvsd.org.
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Peak to Peak's Renewed Strategic Plan
This spring, we will publish the renewed Peak to Peak Strategic Plan. The next video in our introductory series is now available. Please click the following link to learn more about our focus area on Nurturing Humans. This video series has been created for our community so that, together, we can realize Peak to Peak's vision for our school and our students. Please watch for more videos to be released in the coming weeks. We invite all members of our community to reach out to board members and school leaders with any questions about the plan or ideas for Peak to Peak's future.
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Accountability Committee Family Survey
WHOA! Stop right there! The Accountability Committee needs your anonymous responses to the Family Survey. We currently have surveys completed for 306 students and our goal is 60% of our student population. As a reminder, the survey was emailed directly to families on January 6th. In addition, you can access a link to the survey by using your school-provided account and visiting the Parent/Guardian page like in the image below. A reminder that the last day to complete the survey is February 6th!
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Lost and Found Donation
Peak to Peak's lost and found items are located on the first-floor hallway of the south building just outside of the health room. Due to space constraints, items are donated at the end of each month. If your student is missing an item, we invite you to look through the items during school business hours. Please check for any lost items in January by 2:00 PM on January 23rd. Regarding lost and found, we have many valuable items located in our main office safe including glasses, watches, AirPods, and keys. If your student is missing anything of value, please have them check in the main office in the south building.
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Peak to Peak Has a Free Mobile App
The free Peak to Peak mobile application is one strategy we use to help you stay connected. This video quick tip demonstrates one feature of the app called the "Activity Stream," which is also a feature on the Peak to Peak website. Each article from the weekly digest is individually loaded to the relevant pages on the website, which in turn, populate the mobile app, making it a great place to access and personalize your news feed. You can download the mobile application by searching for "peaktopeak" (with no spaces) in your app store, or use these links to access the Apple and Android versions of the app. If you are having trouble with calendars syncing, please delete and reload the app. Occasionally, upgrades in the application programming interface will require that you reload the app to your device.
