Experience the power of panther pride! Kindergarten kick off and open house, November 17, 5:00-6:00 pm. Open house and tour, December 3, 5:00-6:30 pm.

 

Coming Up

An entire grade level of students gather around a banner that says Jog-A-Thon 2025. They are wearing matching red Panthers tshirts and a Panther mascot poses with them.
students working in their classroom
students playing ping pong at pe
3 students stand around an electric circuit board, completing a STEM challenge in the library
Students compete at battle of the books
students on scooters in pe
students listening to a lesson outside
a group of students smile at recess while playing on a domed climbing structure
Three students smile while wearing blue Louisville Elementary Panthers tshirts
students and their families running at jog-a-thon
students working with wood in sloyd
students sitting at a pumpkin farm
students reading books on the couch in the library
Students smiling in front of the Ralphie statue at CU Boulder while on a field trip
students smiling holding books
students listening to a story wearing their pajamas
All students at the school gather in the gym to celebrate a cereal box challenge. Students sit around a central spiral of cereal boxes while Panther Leaders share how many boxes they collected for a local food bank.
students working in the school garden
The music teacher plays a guitar and sings while his students sing along
teachers leading running club
students in front of a welcome to colorado sign
students celebrating pi day with desserts
class photo on a field trip in front of a building
Students work on puzzle pages while sitting in a circle. There are shape pieces in the middle of the circle that they are using to complete their puzzles.
students dressed up as superheroes
students standing in front of a fire truck
group of students sitting in the grass
Front of Louisville Elementary School
Louisville elementary bell

The story of the bell...

The iconic bell in front of Louisville Elementary School has become a hallmark of many first and last day of school photos, but did you know the history of the bell dates back over 140 years?

The Louisville History Museum strongly believes the bell dates back to 1881, which is the year that the Louisville Grade School at Spruce and Jefferson opened. This is now the site of Memory Square Park. The bell can be seen in the school's bell tower in historic photos that are from before 1903, which is the year that the school was remodeled and enlarged. This makes the bell one of the oldest artifacts from Louisville's history, as Louisville was founded in 1878 and incorporated in 1882. The bell was manufactured by Goulds Mfg. Co. of Seneca Falls, NY. It is 33 inches in diameter and weighs approximately 700 pounds. When Louisville Elementary School opened its doors in 1964, the bell was relocated to the front of the building. Now the community can enjoy this piece of Louisville history each time they visit Louisville Elementary School!

Read more about the history of the Louisville Grade School, the famous bell, and the construction of Louisville Elementary School by reading the Fall 2021 edition of the Louisville Historian. 

Louisville Historian Fall 2021

District and School News

Kids standing in a classroom
Latest enrollment data confirms need for holistic action
  • The third Annual Enrollment Trend report provides enrollment projections for each school. Aligning with overall district enrollment projections, most elementary schools will continue to decline over the next 5 years. 
  • Due to the number and districtwide distribution of elementary schools with enrollment projected to dip below two classes per grade, BVSD will be looking at regional options for reshaping the district’s portfolio of schools.
  • District leadership and Board members have been holding teacher roundtables at elementary schools to hear from educators about the impacts of enrollment decline and what needs to be protected as BVSD considers how to reshape its portfolio of school buildings. 
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Chavez Feature
BVSD Staff Profile: BVSD alum, Tim Chavez offers an exceptional PE experience for students at Emerald Elementary

A Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) K-12 alum, turned Platt night custodian and full time student became Emerald Elementary’s award-winning, innovative Physical Education teacher who is beloved by students, staff and the Broomfield community.

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Chris Brecht
Leadership Profile, Chris Brecht: ‘Humble Leadership’ at the center of strategic plan implementation

While it is true that often other strategic plans or educational trends have come and gone, the fact that the focus on this strategic plan is based on foundational best practices that produce significant outcomes for students makes it easier for educators to implement the practices now and into the future. Chris Brecht’s role as the Director of Strategic Initiatives now is to continue to push the institution forward.

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