A Message from our Superintendent,
Mary Chesley

50,000 Students, 50,000 Stories

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.
- John Barth, American novelist and short-story writer

In the Cherry Creek School District, we want the life story of each of our students to be one of success; in college, career, and especially, in life.

We are committed to meeting the individual needs of each and every one of our 50,000 students. We accomplish this by intentionally supporting individual strengths and needs in traditional schools and classrooms, as well as in alternative learning environments. We further meet our students’ diverse needs through special programming such as Gifted and Talented Education, Special Education and English Language Acquisition.

Cherry Creek is about Excellence and Equity: raising the achievement of all students and closing the achievement gap between the highest- and the lowest-performing students. We are about post-secondary success: ensuring that all students graduate with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in higher education, vocational training, the military and the workforce of the 21st century.

We couldn’t do that without your support. Your approval of ballot issues 3A and 3B is helping us keep the economic downturn from causing an educational downturn. We are tightening our belts and continuing to be good stewards of taxpayer resources by strategically using bond funds to improve technology throughout the district and revitalize older schools, thereby protecting the investment you have already made in those facilities.

The support of our community, coupled with the dedication of our 7,400 employees, has enabled us to create a Culture of Excellence in Cherry Creek Schools. Combine that with the unlimited potential of our 50,000 students, and the future is bright – full of unique and compelling stories, unfolding day by day.

Mary Chesley
Superintendent