Videos

• --:-- CVSD Career & Technical Education Featured

  Here is the story of just two of our outstanding CVSD CTE teachers that give our students career and technical skills that they can use for a lifetime.
  
  Joe McCollum teaches the biomedical science CTE & Project Lead the Way courses at University High School. He explains, "We don't just stand up there and lecture. We're throwing out a question or a problem that they're going to try to solve. Then they're working either independently or in groups to solve that problem and come up with the answers themselves. On day one, I'm giving them a heart and saying, 'tell me how this works?'"
  
  "We're doing a lot of the anatomy on the computer. So we've got access to these pretty cool things to where they're 3-D models of human bodies. That is been a really cool tool and resource for the students to be able to use at home."
  
  "The biomedical course do use a lot of equipment. Without the community support, there would be now way the ability to have that technology or even the support to run that type of program."
  
  Mike Conklin teaches computer science CTE courses at University High School. He explains, "Even if it's just as minimal as just a Zoom call, which has become a huge thing, computer science is used in every aspect of life. In my computer science classes, I never hear: 'When are we going to use this?' Once you get the kind of basics of computer science, the thinking, you can really bounce around from language to language."
  
  "We have students that I've had in math class that have gone into programming and work at Amazon and Google. I don't want students to just go into computer science ... I want you to go major in biology, major in agriculture, major in music, and then use computer science as a tool in that field."
  
  Our Career & Technical Education is made possible by local support. #CVSDCTE #LocalSupport
  #WeAreCVSD #CommunityDriven #CVSDForwardTogether

  Uploaded Nov 30, 2020
• --:-- CVSD Community Connections "Navigating through Innovation" Featured

  In case you missed the Community Connections webinar this week, here is a recording. We appreciate connecting with our community. Let us know if you have any additional questions.
  
  Superintendent Ben Small & co-hosts Greater Spokane Incorporated & Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce discuss “Navigating through Innovation”:
  * The state of our CV schools
  * How we’re navigating these unprecedented times while providing innovative education
  * Learn more about the levy
  
  #WeAreCVSD​ #CommunityDriven​ #CVSDForwardTogether

  Uploaded Jan 25, 2021
• --:-- CVSD Community Support Featured

  #WeAreCVSD and we are #CommunityDriven and thankful for our #CommunitySupport

  Uploaded Jan 20, 2021
• --:-- CVSD Counseling & Career Advice Featured

  Our CVSD counselors provide caring comfort as well as career advice.
  
  McDonald Elementary Counselor Missy Scott says, "My role in the student's experience is to come along side them and support them in their academics, their behavior, socially and emotionally, so that they're successful in all avenues and aspects of their life. I have been really proud of our kids and our families given the difficulty of this time. Every child can learn and every child is worth of everything that we can put in to help them succeed. I couldn't do my job without the support of the community. I think it takes a village and they are amazing." #CVSDCaringComfort
  
  University High School College & Career Counselor Nicole Rippee adds, "I like to start big picture and think, 'Where do you see yourself ten years from now? What are you passionate about? What are you excited about?' and exploring how that translates into a career. We're really trying to still provide all the same resources for kids, but just doing it through a screen. Myself and other counselors can be that catalyst to look at them and be like 'You've got this! You can do it!'" #CVSDCareerAdvice
  
  Our counseling and career advice is made possible by local support. #CVSDCounselors #LocalSupport
  
  #WeAreCVSD #CommunityDriven #CVSDForwardTogether

  Uploaded Jan 04, 2021
• --:-- CVSD Extracurricular Activities Featured

  Our CVSD coaches & advisors provide essential social learning for our students.
  
  Michael Muzatko, CVHS Theater Director says, "One of the reasons I like working at CV is because there isn't a stigma. Like a sports kid who is the quarterback of the football team can be Captain Hook in Peter Pan. We are a very aggressive program. They take it very seriously. Professionalism is a work ethic and an attitude -- it is not a paycheck -- and they can recite that to you. Kids that are involved in the arts, their brains fire differently. It encourages them to come up with multiple solutions to one problem and they do better academically across the board. The voters provided us with this facility and I will forever be grateful for the voters of the city of Spokane Valley."
  
  Ryan Butner, CVHS Health & Fitness Teacher & Football Coach adds, "You see a lot of character in a student when they are put into a competitive situation. Team bonding allows the kids to be a part of something bigger than themselves. The athletic programs at Central Valley are essential to our school and our community because it provides an opportunity for kids no matter their background."
  
  Our CVSD extracurricular and co-curricular programs and activities are made possible by local support. #CVSDActivities #LocalSupport
  
  #WeAreCVSD #CommunityDriven #CVSDForwardTogether

  Uploaded Jan 04, 2021

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