Black Rock Elementary
Black Rock focuses on individual student needs while implementing grouping and emphasizing collaboration to ensure academic excellence. Black Rock features gifted and talented programming and foreign language studies.
Erie Feeder Strong
We are the Wildcats
Inspiring caring, collaborative, and innovative thinkers
Extensive Gifted & Talented Program
As a Gifted & Talented focus school, Black Rock strives for a variety of programming options for students.
World Language Academy
Our school is a place where everyone is learning and practicing a second language, preparing them for the global community.
Involved Parent Community
We have one of the most involved parent communities across the district, supporting through volunteering and relationship-building.
Meet the Principal
Sharla Kaczar
Principal
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Recent Updates
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Black Rock Elementary Third Grade Students Practice Business Through Mini-Society Featured
This May, third grade students at Black Rock Elementary have been learning important business skills through this year’s iteration of their Mini-Society program. This year’s Mini-Society, the Mini Makers, is teaching students many economic concepts and immersing them in a school-wide marketplace. “They are learning all sorts of facets of economics – wants/needs, supply and […]
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Superintendent’s Update: Congratulations Class of 2026
Graduation is my favorite time of year, and this spring, as I have the privilege of celebrating my first graduation season as Superintendent of St. Vrain Valley Schools, I am overwhelmed with pride for the approximately 2,400 graduates who will walk across the stage to receive their diplomas.
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St. Vrain Valley Schools Earns National Recognition as a Best Community for Music Education for Sixth Consecutive Year
St. Vrain Valley Schools has been recognized by the NAMM Foundation as one of the nation’s Best Communities for Music Education, marking the district’s sixth consecutive year receiving this prestigious honor. This national designation celebrates school districts that demonstrate exceptional commitment to ensuring all students have access to high-quality music education as part of a […]
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District News
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Teaching: A Career Worth Choosing
By the end of her first year teaching, Mary Kusbel expected to feel exhausted. Instead, she felt energized. “It’s really easy when you’re on social media to see people focusing on the challenges facing public education or saying teacher burnout is at an all-time high,” Kusbel said. “That made me nervous going into my first […]
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What Does it Mean to be Future-Ready?
What is the role of public education in a time of rapid change? The World Economic Forum predicts that 65% of children entering kindergarten today will work in job categories that do not yet exist.¹ How can public education prepare students so that by the time they have completed their K-12 journey, they are ready […]
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The Public School Advantage
From my earliest memories, I knew I wanted to be an educator. Thirty-eight years later, that calling still guides me, and my conviction that public schools are among the most important institutions in America has only deepened. They are the heartbeat of every community they serve, and are the gathering places, resource hubs, and centers […]
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- Postal address
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2000 Mountain View Blvd.
Erie, CO 80516
- Phone number
- (720) 890-3995
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