Showing up for school has a huge impact on a student’s academic success starting in kindergarten and continuing through high school. Even as children grow older and more independent, families play a key in making sure students get to school safely every day and understand why attendance is so important for success in school and in life.

The community of St. Vrain Valley Schools — students, teachers, businesses, staff and families — is proving that public education can be the catalyst to a thriving community and a promising future.

Kristen Brohm, the STEM Coordinator at Alpine Elementary School says, "As we move forward in education, looking for innovators, problem solvers, and critical thinkers, we are changing what we need to teach students." - See more at: http://aes.svvsd.org/updates/st-vrain-robotics-integration-starts-preschool-2#sthash.gQqjzLbl.dpuf