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Vista PEAK construction
Construction of the Vista PEAK campus is underway. -
Vision and Philosophy
Planning for the Vista PEAK campus is underway.
Vision: To ensure every student who enters the Vista PEAK Campus graduates with a high school diploma, college credits and/or degrees, industry credentials and certifications in order to be successful in postsecondary and workforce experiences.
Philosophy: Education is real-world and relevant, innovative and connected; where staff and students thrive with choice and responsibility; to cultivate creativity and invention. -
School Name, mascot and school colors
A community vote was conducted to determine Vista PEAK's mascot and school colors. Vista PEAK's name was designed to reflect theSuperintendent's Vista 2010 Strategic Plan and the Vista PEAKs beliefs of Prepare, Explore, Access and Knowlege. -
Grand Opening
Vista PEAK exploratory opens under the directors:
Garrett Rosa, Pathways Director
Marisol Enriquez, Pathways Director
Craig Lyle, Director of Operations -
PBiS
Vista PEAK becomes a PBiS school. -
Mascot
Vista PEAK's student population votes to name our school mascot Tyson the Bison. -
Student Population
Vista PEAK exploratory was home to all preschool - 9th grade students during the 2010-11 school year. The student population was 877 students. -
New Director
Melanie Moreno joins the Vista PEAK staff as a Pathways Director. -
School of Innovation
APS board of education votes in favor of Vista PEAK's innovation plan. Vista PEAK begins as a school of innovation during the 2011-12 school year. -
Preparatory opens
The Preparatory building onens on the Vista PEAK campus. The first year open, the Preparatory building held 7th - 10th grade. -
School Performance Framework
Vista PEAK recieved their first School Performance Framework and was rated as red/turn around status. Vista PEAK's Instructional Leadership team collaborated and wrote Vista PEAK's first Unified Improvement Plan. -
Student population
Vista PEAK Exploratory was home to 916 students in preschool - 6th grade during the 2011-12 school year. -
PoWeR
Vista PEAK's first year as a school of innovation brought PoWeR (postsecondary workforce readiness) experiences to the campus. The first PWR session, lasting one week the fall of 2011, was a huge success bringing intervention and extension opportunities to many students. -
Bison Stampede
Vista PEAK holds the inaugural Bison Stampede, a 5K event and kid fun run brining staff, students, parents and community members together. -
No Place For Hate
Vista PEAK becomes a No Place For Hate school. -
New Assistant Director
Stuart Ritchie joins the Vista PEAK staff as Assistant Director of the Exploratory building. Stuart stayed in this position for the 2012-13 school year. -
Bison Corral
The Bison Corral opens as a school store to support the PBiS program. Students can purchase items from the corral with Bison Bucks that they earn for positive behaviors. -
School Performance Framework
Vista PEAK recieved their School Performance Framework and was rated as yellow/improvement status. -
Student population
Vista PEAK Exploratory was home to 1048 students in preschool - 7th grade during the 2012-13 school year. -
New Assistant Director
Karla Neely joins the Vista PEAK staff as Assistant Director of the exploratory building. -
New Superintendent
Aurora Public Schools welcomes Rico Munn as the new Superintendent of APS. -
Mobile Classrooms
Vista PEAK Exploratory adds 8 mobile classrooms to accomodate high growth in student population. -
Student population
Vista PEAK Exploratory school enrollment for the 2013-14 school year is predicted to be approximately 1200 students in preschool - 8th grade. -
Professional Development
PLC's (professional learning communities) begin as Vista PEAK's new professional development structure. -
Senior Class
The 2013-14 school year brings the first senior class to Vista PEAK Preparatory. -
Staff turn-over
As of August 2013, only 11 originally staff members remain at Vista PEAK Exploratory. -
School Performance Framework
Vista PEAK recieved their School Performance Framework and was rated as yellow/improvement status. -
Innovation Plan
Vista PEAK's innovation plan is up for renewal.
