Greetings Thompson School District Students, Parents, Guardians, Staff, and Community Members:
May is upon us, and so are the final days of the 2021-2022 school year. This has been an exciting, busy, and productive school year and one in which our students and our district have experienced a large array of accomplishments and successes.
As we head into our summer break, we have much to celebrate and be proud of. We also have exciting work ahead of us as we continue to refine, shape and enhance the educational experiences we want for our nearly 15,000 students. While there are many things I could highlight as our successes and accomplishments, I would like to focus on these significant achievements:
The completion of our first full school year at Riverview PK-8 – the newest school in the district, serving our Johnstown community and surrounding area.
The beginning of the consolidation of Mary Blair, Monroe, and Conrad Ball schools into a modern and exciting new PK-8 facility that is set to open in the 2023-2024 school year.
The planning for and the future expansion and upgrade of High Plains School, adding new classrooms and a new gymnasium to address population growth, is set to debut in the 2023-2024 school year.
Our students and school teams continue to excel on and off the field by earning scholarships, academic awards, and state championships in athletics, activities, and arts/music.
The official launch and deployment of our new secondary mathematics curriculum in grades 6-12.
Keeping a focus on more competitive wages for our staff – including raising base starting salaries for classified employees, increasing wages for our transportation team, creating financial incentives for our substitute teachers, and working to establish additional benefits and enhanced salaries to attract, recruit and retain the very best talent here in TSD.
Building upgrades, safety improvements, landscape enhancements, and furniture refreshment on our campuses and facilities throughout TSD as we continue to leverage funds from the 2018 Bond.
In partnership with Loveland Pulse, TSD won a national award for building the infrastructure needed to connect the communities of Lago Vista and Drake to broadband internet.
The continuation of honoring and leveraging student voices through our district-level student advisory committees.
The expanded partnerships, community forums, outreach, and communication with the TSD community and local businesses.
To our graduating seniors—congratulations! We are so incredibly proud of you. As you embark on your future experiences beyond TSD, we are thrilled for your next steps, whether it be college, the workforce, the military, or anything else you choose to do. We are hopeful that you will remember your time here in TSD as positive, productive, and formative. As a community, we will continue to cheer you on and look forward to hearing great things about what you will most assuredly do and accomplish in the future.
To our returning students and staff—enjoy your summer! We are excited that you will return next year. We wish you a wonderful break and hope you will engage in pursuits that you will find most fulfilling—be it work, play, learning, travel, and/or rest.
And to our community—thank you for being valuable and necessary partners and for entrusting us to serve our students and our community. The future of Thompson School District continues to be bright, and our potential is limitless and exciting. We appreciate your support and your partnership.
In closing, this has been an incredible year for TSD. We will build upon the optimism and trust that the community has provided this year. Have a wonderful and enriching summer. We will see you all in August for what promises to be another extraordinary year for Thompson School District.
Sincerely,
Dr. Marc Schaffer
Superintendent
Thompson School District