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About Evans Elementary School

Evans Elementary School, located in the Sand Creek Zone at 1675 Winnebago Road in Colorado Springs, is fully committed to providing high academic expectations, as well as positive social and behavioral outcomes for students. Our educators continue to strengthen our academic, social and emotional programs through rigorous training and reflection. We follow a robust and rigorous schedule to ensure that all students' needs are being identified and addressed with targeted and individualized intervention. Our focus is to inspire all students to reach their maximum potential by modeling and teaching intertwined academic and interpersonal skills within our engaging curriculum. 

Curriculua

Evans focuses on inquiry based teaching and concepts that develop essential skills, such as research, communication and social skills. Our curriculum and instruction models foster positive attitudes such as tolerance, respect and responsibility.  We believe that inquiry-based learning increases student engagement and motivation. To emphasize educating the whole child, our students engage in music, physical education, art, and technology classes. We also offer classes in special education, English Language Development, classroom guidance and media. Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) is our core literacy curriculum in grades K-5.  CKLA combines rich, diverse content knowledge in history, science, literature, and the arts with systematic, research-based, foundational literacy skill instruction. We utilize the Eureka Math curriculum as our core math curriculum.  Eureka Math is aligned to the state standards and connects math to the real world.  All students will also use ST Math, an online visual math program that builds a deep conceptual understanding of math through rigorous learning and creative problem-solving.

 

Extracurricular


Each year there are a number of after-school activities offered at Evans.  Some examples from previous years include: basketball, choir, jump rope, golf, bowling, and piano. Students are also active in Battle of the Books, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Young Rembrandts, and The Edge of Space Club.

Community


An involved parent community, including an active Parent Teacher Organization and School Accountability Committee, supports the school. Along with administration and teachers, these organizations sponsor educational programs at the school and help it acquire money through various fundraisers. Other activities that involve parents and community are family nights, fundraisers, The Week of Thanks, and other various events.

The Sand Creek Zone

meet the team

 

     The Sand Creek Zone is located at the southern end of District 49. Our zone includes Evans Elementary, Horizon Middle, Remington Elementary, Sand Creek High School, Springs Ranch Elementary and Stetson Elementary. The Sand Creek Zone is made up of 5 Title 1 schools, receiving federal funding to support academic achievement and growth. We also offer a Dual Language Immersion opportunity at Stetson elementary, beginning with Kindergarten and 1st grade, that is only available in District 49. Many of our schools truly embody the Community School model, utilizing our community partners, resources and volunteers to bring a well-rounded education to our students and families.  Josten's Renaissance is a cornerstone of the Sand Creek Zone; we believe that building relationships is critical to high-achieving schools and that students and staff must feel connected to their work in order to succeed. We are dedicated to student success, service to our community, dedication to our people and constant innovation and growth. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


in the zone new logo

Recognize a Sand Creek Employee that is "In the Zone". This is a special recognition that acknowledges a Sand Creek Zone employee who has done an outstanding job, made an extraordinary effort, went above and beyond their role or presented an overly caring or welcoming attitude.

Those selected as "In the Zone" through this nomination will receive zone wide recognition for their exceptional efforts. Nominations do not guarantee an award winning spot for that month.

Nominate your Sand Creek Zone employee here.


framework
The Sand Creek Zone holds instruction in high regard. We believe all teachers should provide great instruction, every day. Our instructional framework came from a collaboration of all zone instructional coaches as well as feedback from our administration team. This framework is visible in each classroom in the Sand Creek Zone and guides our observations and evaluations of what good instruction looks like. 

Instructional Framework: The Sand Creek Zone is committed to building collective efficacy by intentionally fostering a student-centered culture with clear instructional expectations focused on student success.

Culture: positive relationships, clear routines, explicit expectations with accountability, engagement, and recognition

Instruction: Data-driven decisions, viable curriculum, intentional, collaborative planning, explicit core instruction and intervention, language-rich environment

Success: Student growth and achievement is vital, clarity of learning intention and success criteria, effective use of instructional time, timely feedback, growth mindset, and peer collaboration

We offer many certifications and certificates that students can earn prior to graduating high school with a focus on Business, Manufacturing, Computer Science, Engineering, Graphic Design, Personal Training, and Health & Exercise Science pathways for students to explore. We are excited to be adding Criminal Justice starting in the Winter of 2024. We offer a wide variety of college courses at Sand Creek High School, supporting the most CE students in the district with many of them earning 1-2 years of free college courses prior to graduation. We also have brought on AVID at the high school level to move our students from the middle to higher-achieving courses, mindsets and growth.

 


flier
The Sand Creek Zone leads the way in Community and Family Engagement. We have 5 Family Engagement Liaisons for our Title 1 schools; these liaisons provide resources, plan events and connect with our families to add value to the work of our schools. We host the only food and clothing pantry, the Community Resource Center, at Horizon Middle School, which is open to all families in D49. We provide many opportunities for Adult and Family Education with our Parent Academies, resource fairs, and Sand Creek Zone partner meetings. We know the value of partnering with our families and community and strive to enhance and maintain those partnerships.  For more information on the D49 Community Resource center, check out www.d49.org/crc.


 

Portfolio of Schools

Portfolio of Schools
District 49 will create a robust portfolio of distinct and exceptional schools.  It’s not enough just to have a bunch of different kinds of schools; the district needs to have high quality, exceptional schools.  District 49 strives to offer wonderful schools in all of its zones, schools that are different from each other and superior to the options students might have in neighboring districts and communities.
 
District 49’s board-approved strategic plan provides unified vision, goals and strategies to prepare students to achieve like never before.  Its strategic plan is organized around a big rocks metaphor.  If the district identifies and focuses on what's most important – its big rocks to Sustain Enduring Trust, Engage Our Community, Build Firm Foundations, Offer Exceptional Choices, Launch Successful Students, and Value All People – and then adds other things around them, the medium-sized rocks, and finally works in the pebbles, everything better fits together.  District 49 has applied this metaphor in its strategic plan, which identifies the district's Big Rocks.  These strategic initiatives will be emphasized over the upcoming years, representing the district’s commitment to its community.  These five rocks are its foundation for building an excellent future with its staff, students and greater community.

Evans Elementary School

1675 Winnebago Road
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80915
 
 

EES School Hours

School hours are 8:20 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.