BVSD asks families, students, staff and our surrounding community to protect everyone—especially in school zones—by keeping our phones out of our hands and our focus on the road. To make our roads safer and reduce distracted driving crashes, Colorado’s new hands-free driving law prohibits drivers from using handheld electronic devices while driving, including at stoplights.

As we approach the end of the year and the holiday season, I want to take a moment to share my gratitude for your partnership and support throughout this school year.

This year, the Boulder Valley School District’s Safe Routes to School team successfully revived the long-dormant bicycle education program, paused since the pandemic. Bringing a fleet of bicycles to Sanchez Elementary, Heatherwood Elementary, Mesa Elementary, and Louisville Middle school, the team worked with over 600 students from 4th to 7th grade during their P.E. classes to provide hands-on bicycle safety and skills training.

Emerald Murphy is no stranger to challenging the norm, after all, it is something she has done most of her career. For this reason, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the former French teacher, turned groundbreaking high school athletic director, is now taking on a new challenge, leading Community Schools.