"All Together Now!" Capital Campaign

Currently the school is housed in a building that was built in 1972 to accommodate fourteen disabled students enrolled at the time and the twenty-two disabled children on the waiting list. The building was built so that the program could grow, however today we are unable to accommodate all of the children interested in attending. Due to space constraints we cannot serve any more students. In the 2002-2003 school year we served nearly 300 students, 127 of them challenged. Once our new building is complete we will be able to serve nearly 450 students (keeping the same small class sizes and student-teacher ratios).

As many of you may already know, all of the disabled students receive therapy services that are designed to meet their individual needs. The majority of the therapy sessions are held in the current therapy room. We offer occupational therapy (fine and gross motor development), physical therapy and speech therapy. Often times the therapy room is occupied simultaneously by three therapists and three or more students. The therapists use screens to minimize distractions because there are so many people using the same small space.

The therapy room also serves as a classroom two mornings a week. Therapy equipment is stored in the corner of the room and is pulled out as needed. Because the therapists share the room with a class the staff are responsible for changing out equipment daily. This is both inefficient and time consuming. Once the new building is complete there will be 1,600 feet of dedicated therapy space. This will allow for plenty of room for one on one therapy between a student and a staff member.

With our new building we will have meeting space and offices for conferences for children's reviews and staffings. We will also have an office for our school psychologist and nurse. (Currently we have no place for these private meetings so they take place in common areas or in borrowed offices that are not being used.)

Mr. Bal Swan, a community leader/philanthropist and personal friend of President Dwight Eisenhower donated the land, 4.6 acres, and built our current building in 1972. Mr. Swan knew that our program would need to grow with the neighborhood and he believed in our mission. Today we are in the midst of a $3.7 million dollar capital campaign. In fact, the City and County of Broomfield has budgeted nearly $400,000 toward the construction of our gym in the 2003 budget. To-date we have raised over $1.0 million. Please help us to continue serving our community's most valuable assets, the children. Join us in looking to the future, and give to the All Together Now! Capital Campaign.

Here are some photos showing progress on the project: