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Buena Vista School District R-31
113 N. Court St.
(POB 2027), Buena Vista, CO 81211
www.buena-vista.k12.co.us
The
Buena Vista School District includes northern Chaffee County. The District is
served by Buena Vista High School, McGinnis Middle School and Avery-Parsons
Elementary School, with a total enrollment of approximately 960 students and 75
certified staff.
The
Administration Office is open year round (closed Fridays from June through
August). It is located on E. Main St., directly behind Buena Vista Heritage
Museum. If you have any questions concerning school business, please call and
we'll do our best to find the answer.
Superintendent ,Tina Goare (719) 395-7000
Secretary,
Shelley Mueller (719) 395-7000
395-7000
Payroll
Clerk, Connie Avery
Curriculum/Assessments,
Diane Lively (719) 395-7005
Fax:
(719) 395-7007
Buena Vista
High
School
Railroad/Marquette
St., Buena Vista, CO 81211
www.buena-vista.k12.co.us/bvhs
Principal,
Michael Kruger (719) 395-7100
Secretary,
Jennifer Gilden (719) 395-7100
Activities/Athletic
Director, Bob Marken _ (719) 395-7102
Secretary,
Pam Rucker (719) 395-7102
Counselor,
Jeanne Shane (719) 395-7105
395-7105
Fax:
(719) 395-7106
The
athletic office is open two weeks before school starts in the fall and one week
after school is out in the spring. The other offices open one week before school
starts in the fall and one week after school is out in the spring. If you need
to get transcripts during the summer, call the administration office and the
message will be relayed.
McGinnis
Middle
School
Railroad/Marquette
St., Buena Vista, CO 81211
www.buena-vista.k12.co.us/mms
Principal,
Scott Cope (719) 395-7060
395-7060
Counselor,
Amie Urbine (719) 395-7064
Middle
school is grades 6 through 8. The office is open two weeks before school starts
in the fall and one week after school is out in the spring.
Avery-Parsons
Elementary School
516 E
Main St, Buena Vista, CO 81211
www.buena-vista.k12.co.us/apes
Principal,
Stefani Franklin (719) 395-7020
Secretary,
Tammy Culp (719) 395-7020
395-7023
Elementary
is grades Pre-K-5. The office is open two weeks before school starts in the fall
and one week after school is out in the
spring.
Darren Patterson
Christian Academy
518 S.
San Juan (PO Box 1243), Buena Vista, CO 81211
395-6046
Secretary,
Kathy Akers (719) 395-6046
Kindergarten
through 12th grade enrollment is 108. The average class size is 10 to 12, and
the average classroom size is 18.
Darren
Patterson Christian Academy equips preschool and K-12 students for excellence in
Christian life and service by providing a nurturing, distinctly Christian school
environment that emphasizes knowing Christ, imitating His character, integrating
the Bible in all of life and learning, mastering academic knowledge and skills
and affirming the uniqueness of each
child.
Special Programs
Head Start
Preschool
Head Start is a
federal program for preschool children from low-income families. Children who
attend Head Start participate in a variety of educational activities. They also
receive free medical and dental care, have healthy meals and snacks and enjoy
playing indoors and outdoors in a safe setting.
Head
Start helps children succeed. Services are offered to meet the special needs of
children with disabilities. Most children in Head Start are between the ages of
three and four. Cut off for ages is September 1. Applications with proof of
child's age and family income must be received and verified no later than
mid-August. For more information, call Arlene Fisher at (719) 395-7029.
Avery-Parsons
Preschool
516 E. Main St.,
Buena Vista, CO 81211
Director,
Lindsay Pulsipher or Arlene Fisher (719)
395-7029
Classes
Monday through Thursday mornings and afternoons for children 2 1/2 to 5 years of
age. This is a preschool, not a daycare facility. Tuition is based on income.
Busy Bees Pre-School (operated by Darren Patterson
Christian Academy)
605 S.
San Juan (PO Box 831), Buena Vista, CO 81211
Supervisor,
Joyce
Markham
(719)
395-2661
The Chaffee County Early Childhood Council (CCECC)
grew out of a community
initiative launched by many of these programs. The purpose of the council is
to work collaboratively to develop a sustainable comprehensive early childhood
system that builds on our community assets, while addressing unmet community
needs.
Chaffee County
Early Childhood Council
Chaffee County High
School
613 E. Main St.
(POB 2027), Buena Vista, CO 81211
www.buena-vista.k12.co.us/cchs
Principal,
Laura Hefner (719) 395-4064
Secretary,
Larkin Weigert (719) 395-4064
Fax:
(719) 395-8267
Special
Education Programs
Title 1
Program
Gifted
and Talented Program
Advanced
Placement
School
to Career
6th
Grade Conservation
Camp
School-to-Work Alliance
Program
(719) 207-1063
Statistics:
Approximate
enrollment for the 2002-03 school year:
High
School -
304
Middle
School -
257
Elementary
School -
County
High School - 30
Colorado
Mountain College
Chaffee County Academic Center
27900 CR 319 (POB
897), Buena Vista, CO 81211
(719)
395-8419
Web
site: coloradomtn.edu
Begin
your four-year degree with a two-year degree from CMC. Colorado Mountain College
offers two-year transfer and vocational degrees, as well as certificates of
occupational proficiency in 20 different occupational specialties. Each year,
CMC serves the training and educational needs of over 25,000 students throughout
the Rocky Mountain region.
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