St. Vrain Valley School District Update

St. Vrain Valley Schools has become a national model for excellence in public education under
the leadership of Superintendent, Don Haddad, Ed.D., who has received numerous recognitions
throughout his 36 years in education, including the Colorado Communicator of the Year (2011),
Superintendent of the Year by the National Association of School Superintendents (2013), an
Education Week Leader to Learn From (2015), selected as 1 of 100 Superintendents to
participate in the Future Ready Superintendent Summit at the White House (2014), Boulder
Chamber of Commerce Most Innovated Business in Boulder County (2019), Longmont
Economic Development Chair’s Choice Economic Development Impact Award (2019), and
International Society of Technology in Education District of Distinction Award (2019). Dr.
Haddad has benefited from a broad range of experiences in several school districts while
working in various teaching, coaching and administrative positions at every level PK-14. As
Superintendent in St. Vrain for the past 13 years, Dr. Haddad and his team have successfully
implemented an award-winning Learning Technology Plan, the development of over 70
instructional focus programs, the implementation of the state’s first P-TECH (Pathways in
Technology) school, and opening a 50,000 square foot Innovation Center, St. Vrain is providing
students the skills necessary for advancement in a complex, highly competitive, globalized
world.