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Buena Vista School Directory

Public Schools

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District R31 113 North Court Street PO Box 2027 Buena Vista, CO 81211 see website	Superintendent: Tina Goar / (719) 395-7000 Secretary to Superintendent: Shelley Mueller / (719) 395-7000
The Administration Office is open year round. It is located off of East Main Street, directly behind the Museum.

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Buena Vista High School Railroad/Marquette Streets Buena Vista, CO 81211 see website	Principal: Michael Kruger and Secretary Jennifer Gilden / (719) 395-7100 Athletic Director: Robert Marken and Secretary Cindy Kramer / (719) 395-7103 Fax Machine: (719) 395-7106
The athletic office is open two weeks before school starts. The other offices open one week before school starts.

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Chaffee County High School 613 East Main Buena Vista, CO 81211 see website

(719) 395-4064 Fax Machine: (719) 395-8267

High school grades 9-12, students must be 16 or older prior to enrollment. Teacher to student ratio averages 1:13; all CCHS teachers have an earned Master's Degree or higher. CCHS provides an academic, individualized alternative education leading to fully accredited high school diploma. CCHS also offers extensive school-to career program. Enrollment for 2003-2004 was 38. Office opens 8 days before school starts in the fall and closes 5 days after school is out in the spring.

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McGinnis Middle School Railroad/Marquette Streets Buena Vista, CO 81211 see website	Principal: Scott Cope Secretary: Cheri Dey / (719) 395-7060
Middle school is grades 6th-8th. The office is open two weeks before school starts.

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Avery-Parsons Elementary 516 East Main Street Buena Vista, CO 81211 see website	Principal: Stefanie Franklin Secretary: Tammy Culp / (719) 395-7020
Elementary is grades K-5th. The office is open two weeks before school starts.

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Many local teachers have Master’s Degrees and have won State and National Honors.
Average class size is 70-80. Average classroom size is 20-25

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Private Schools & Higher Learning

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Darren Patterson Christian Academy 518 South San Juan PO Box 1243 Buena Vista, CO 81211 see website	Principal: Erik Ritschard / (719) 395-6046 Fax Machine: (719) 395-2055
Kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment is 86. The average class size is 10 to 12 and the average classroom size is 18.

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Colorado Mountain College 27900 Cty. Rd. 319 PO Box 897 Buena Vista, CO 81211

(719) 395-8419 For more information see Colorado Mountain College Summary

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Chaffee County is known as the "Home of the Fourteeners."
That means mountain peaks over 14,000 feet in elevation, not young teenagers.

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Special Programs

Head Start Pre-School ALindsay Pulsipher/ (719) 395-7029

• Special Education Program • Title 1 Program • Gifted & Talented Program

• Advanced Placement • School to Career • 6th Gr. Conservation Camp

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Area Education Statistics

Enrollment for the 2004-2005 school year was as follows:
High School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Middle School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Elementary School pre-K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
County High School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Test scores are above normal. For more information go to www.bvschools.org

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Colorado Mountain College

Colorado Mountain College
27900 Cty. Rd. 319, PO Box 897
Buena Vista, CO 81211

Colorado Mountain College is the primary educational resource for people in the Central Rocky Mountains. It is also the largest community college district in Colorado - 12,000 square miles, an area larger than the state of Vermont. Each year, more than 20,000 full and part-time students attend classes at 12 educational sites including the CMC Center in Buena Vista.

Locally Colorado Mountain College offers academic programs leading to Associate in Arts, Associate in Arts/Business Emphasis, and Associate in Science degrees, transferable to four-year colleges and universities, as well as Associate in Applied Science degrees and certification programs in Accounting, Business, computers, criminal justice Early Childhood Profession, and Small Business Management.

CMC provides extensive computer training for novices and those seeking to upgrade their skills with one-day workshops and more comprehensive courses leading to a Microcomputer specialist certificate. The CMC computer lab is networked, linked to the Internet, and upgraded regularly.

Many local businesses take advantage of the specialized business training workshops which can be set up at any time by contacting the CMC local Center.

Students who successfully complete the Associate in Arts or Science degrees are accepted by most Colorado universities or colleges at the junior level and experience great success, partially due to the excellence of CMC faculty, many of whom have taught at major universities nation-wide.

Colorado Mountain College has signed an articulation agreement with Pueblo Community College allowing students to complete locally all the prerequisite courses for many health related degrees. Through another articulation agreement with Regis University, CMC is able to offer 75 percent of the credit requirement for a Regis’ bachelor degree at CMC prices in a large number of majors. Teacher licensure, licensed professional counselor and master’s degree programs are also available, all done through Guided Independent Study or televised courses for the convenience of students at a distance.

Thanks to the support of CMC grants, adult basic education and preparation to the GED is offered at no cost. Academic counseling, GED testing, financial aid services are available locally.

For more information on what CMC can bring to you, call 719-395-8419, or check our web page at http://www.coloradomtn.edu/chaffee.

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