Valor Christian Schools
Valor Christian Schools
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About this organization
Mission
TO PROVIDE A PURPOSE-DRIVEN COLLEGE PREPATORY PROGRAM IN A CHRIST-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT.
About
SEE SCHEDULE OVALOR CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL IS A FAITH-BASED, INDEPENDENT, COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL LOCATED IN HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLORADO. STANDING FIRMLY BEHIND ITS VISION TO PREPARE TOMORROW'S LEADERS TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD FOR CHRIST, A VALOR EDUCATION PROVIDES A RIGOROUS ACADEMIC PROGRAM IN A CHRIST-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT MAINTAINING A 12:1 STUDENT TO TEACHING FACULTY RATIO. VALOR OPENED ITS DOORS IN THE FALL OF 2007 AND HAS SINCE GROWN FROM 155 TO 1,184 STUDENTS SERVING GRADES 9TH - 12TH. THE 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR MARKED THE ORGANIZATION'S 12TH YEAR OF SCHOOLING. AS IT ENTERS ITS SECOND DECADE, THE SCHOOL REMAINS COMMITTED TO ITS CORE VALUES TO HONOR CHRIST IN EVERYTHING IT DOES, TO CONDUCT PLANNING AND MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF STUDENTS AND TO PARTNER WITH PARENTS AS THE PRIMARY INFLUENCERS OF THEIR CHILDREN'S LIVES. VALOR IS FULLY ACCREDITED WITH BOTH ADVANCED AND THE ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL (ACSI) IN WHICH IT MAINTAINS EXEMPLARY STATUS. IN ADDITION, VALOR IS ALSO A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL ON EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY (CESA) AND RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUS 2015 NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS AWARD BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, REPRESENTING ONE OF ONLY THREE PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY TO RECEIVE THE AWARD THAT YEAR. VALOR'S COURSES MEET THE VERY BEST EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AND ARE TAUGHT IN A MANNER TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR FUTURE ACADEMIC CHALLENGE WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING OR DILUTING THE IMPORTANCE OF A CHRISTIAN WORLD VIEW. OVER 70% OF VALOR'S FACULTY HAVE ADVANCED DEGREES, WITH 9 INDIVIDUALS HOLDING DOCTORATES. ACADEMICS:VALOR PROVIDES AN ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS PROGRAM, GROUNDED IN BIBLICAL TRUTH, THAT PREPARES STUDENTS FOR THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND LEADERSHIP IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND. VALOR OFFERS 10 CONCURRENT COLLEGE CREDIT COURSES AND 20 ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) COURSES. OF THE 362 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AP COURSES, VALOR HAD 7 NATIONAL AP SCHOLARS AS WELL AS 124 STUDENTS RECOGNIZED AS EITHER AP SCHOLARS, AP SCHOLARS WITH HONOR, OR AP SCHOLARS WITH DISTINCTION. IN ADDITION, VALOR HAD 9 AP DIPLOMA OR CAPSTONE RECIPIENTS. VALOR'S AP COURSE PASS RATE WAS 77.8%. IN 2018-19, VALOR HAD 12 STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR NATIONAL MERIT DISTINCTION. THE AVERAGE ACT SCORE FOR THE CLASS OF 2019 WAS 26.0 WITH STUDENTS IN THE TOP HALF SCORING AN AVERAGE OF 29.7. TO DATE VALOR HAS GRADUATED TEN CLASSES WITH OVER 99% OF GRADUATES IN 2019 ACCEPTED TO OVER 231 DIFFERENT FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES AND EARNING OVER $2.2M IN ACADEMIC, ARTISTIC AND ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS FOR THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR. APPROXIMATELY 64% OF VALOR GRADUATES ATTEND OUT OF STATE COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES. IN 2018-19, THE AVERAGE GPA FOR THE STUDENT BODY WAS 3.33. FOR THE CLASS OF 2019, THE TOP 10% OF STUDENTS ACHIEVED GPAS BETWEEN 4.19 AND 4.58. VALOR'S ENDORSEMENT PROGRAMS IN APPLIED STEM AND RHETORIC OFFER A CROSS-DISCIPLINE COURSE OF STUDY THAT ENABLES SELECT STUDENTS TO ORGANIZE THEIR GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AROUND THEIR CORE INTERESTS. VALOR STUDENTS COVER A WIDE SPECTRUM OF LEARNING STYLES, INCLUDING STUDENTS WHO ARE NEURAL ATYPICAL. AS A RESULT, VALOR TAKES ACADEMIC SUPPORT VERY SERIOUSLY TO MAXIMIZE LEARNING AND SUCCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS. FORMAL ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS ARE OFFERED TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE A DIAGNOSED LEARNING DIFFICULTY. IN ADDITION, MANY OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES ARE OFFERED SUCH AS INDIVIDUAL TUTORING, ACADEMIC COACHING AND MANAGEMENT, PEER TUTORING, STANDARDIZED TEST PREP, ONLINE COURSES AND SUMMER SCHOOL. BOTH MATH AND WRITING LABS ARE AVAILABLE WHERE STUDENTS CAN SEEK ADDITIONAL HELP IN THOSE SUBJECT MATTER AREAS. ARTS+MEDIA:VALOR'S ARTS+MEDIA DEPARTMENT IS PASSIONATE ABOUT RECLAIMING THE ARTS FOR CHRIST AND EQUIPPING STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND INSPIRATION REQUIRED TO EXPRESS THE CHRISTIAN HEART IN A RELEVANT, ARTISTIC AND AUTHENTIC MANNER. THE FACULTY IS ACTIVELY DOING, AS WELL AS TEACHING, THEIR RESPECTIVE DISCIPLINES, AND IS ABLE, THEREFORE, TO COMBINE THEORY WITH PROFESSIONAL VIABILITY, KNOWLEDGE WITH INSPIRATION. THE EIGHT CORE AREAS IN THE ARTS+MEDIA DEPARTMENT INCLUDE RECORDING, DANCE, DESIGN, FILM, MUSIC, PHOTOGRAPHY, STUDIO ARTS AND THEATRE. APPROXIMATELY 83% OF STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN ARTS+MEDIA AND OVER 12,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED ONE OF VALOR'S PRODUCTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN 2018-19, VALOR'S SPRING PRODUCTION OF THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE WAS NOMINATED IN 6 CATEGORIES AT THE BOBBY G AWARDS AND TOOK HOME TOP HONORS IN 3 OF THEM. THE VALOR CONSERVATORY FOR THE ARTS IS AN ENDORSEMENT PROGRAM THAT COMBINES INDIVIDUALIZED, EXCEPTIONAL ARTS TRAINING WITH CHRIST-CENTERED MENTORSHIP, OFFERING STUDENTS COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES FOR COLLEGE, CAREER AND LIFE PURSUITS. EIGHTEEN CUSTOMIZED COURSE MAJORS ALLOW STUDENTS TO GO DEEP IN THEIR AREAS OF PASSION, OFFERING CHOREOGRAPHED EXPERIENCES AND PRIVATE LESSONS TO HELP STUDENTS GROW AND CREATE AT AN ADVANCED LEVEL. OVER 110 STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN THE CONSERVATORY EXPERIENCE AND THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW IN POPULARITY AND DEPTH OF ARTISTIC TALENT. ATHLETICS:VALOR ATHLETICS FOCUSES ON FOUR CORE VALUES: STRENGTHENING ATHLETES' FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST; DEVELOPING EXCELLENCE IN CHRISTIAN CHARACTER BASED ON THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS CHRIST; INSTILLING GREAT WORK HABITS; AND TEACHING, STRESSING, AND MONITORING THE PRIMACY OF ACADEMICS. SPECIFIC STUDENT-ATHLETE OUTCOMES INCLUDE EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCES, MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS, GROWING IN FAITH, COMPETITIVE EXCELLENCE AND EACH SPORT SERVING AS A MARQUEE ATTRACTION. ATHLETIC OFFERINGS COVER 24 CHSAA SANCTIONED SPORTS WITH OVER 75% STUDENT INVOLVEMENT. IN 2018-19, 47 SENIOR ATHLETES, REPRESENTING 18 DIFFERENT SPORTS, COMMITTED TO CONTINUE THEIR ATHLETIC CAREERS IN COLLEGE AND RECEIVED OVER $750,000 IN ATHLETIC ONLY SCHOLARSHIPS OR SELECTIVE ADMISSION. 67% OF THE SENIOR ATHLETES WILL BE PLAYING AT DIVISION 1 SCHOOLS. IN THE PAST DECADE, VALOR HAS WON 32 TEAM COLORADO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND 23 TEAM COLORADO RUNNERS-UP. IN ADDITION, 26 STUDENT-ATHLETES HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS COLORADO PLAYERS OF THE YEAR AND 11 AS GATORADE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR. SINCE INCEPTION, 371 STUDENT ATHLETES HAVE COMMITTED TO PLAY COLLEGE, 166 IN DIVISION 1 PROGRAMS, AND HAVE BEEN AWARDED OVER $5,000,000 IN FIRST YEAR ATHLETIC ONLY SCHOLARSHIPS. OTHER DISTINCTIVES OF VALOR'S ATHLETIC PROGRAM INCLUDE TEAM RETREATS, OUT OF STATE COMPETITIONS, SERVICE PROJECTS, PERFORMANCE TRAINING, SPORTS MEDICINE, A COLLEGE RECRUITING AND COUNSELING ADVISOR AS WELL AS CHAPLAINS FOR EACH TEAM. SERVICE:THROUGH THE DISCOVERY PROGRAM, STUDENTS GAIN A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF GOD AS THEY EXPERIENCE DIVERSE CULTURES, APPLY LESSONS FROM THE CLASSROOM AND COME ALONGSIDE FAMILIES MARGINALIZED BY POVERTY. THE WORLD VALOR STUDENTS HAVE LEARNED TO LOVE TO SERVE AS THEY BRING GLORY TO GOD. THROUGH DISCOVERY'S BROAD SPECTRUM OF INTERCULTURAL EXPERIENCES, STUDENTS INTEGRATE THEIR FAITH AS THEY GROW SPIRITUALLY, EMOTIONALLY, SOCIALLY, IN LEADERSHIP AND CHARACTER. DISCOVERY HELPS CREATE A STRUCTURE AND AN EXPERIENCE, WHICH SEEKS TO BREAK DOWN CULTURAL, RACIAL, ECONOMIC, ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS BARRIERS. STUDENTS LEARN TO LOVE ALL PEOPLE AND BECOME LEADERS TRANSFORMING THE WORLD FOR CHRIST. THEY ARE TRANSFORMED AS THEY ARE EMPOWERED TO DISCOVER AND DEVELOP THEIR UNIQUE GIFTS AND ABILITIES AS THEY COMPASSIONATELY SERVE THE LESS FORTUNATE, ENGAGE IN CONTRASTING WORLDVIEWS, CULTURAL PRACTICES AND BELIEF SYSTEMS, WITH THE REDEMPTIVE POWER OF THE GOSPEL, FOR THE GLORY OF GOD. IN 2018-19, OVER 400 STUDENTS ACCUMULATED ALMOST 30,641 SERVICE HOURS ON 23 DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES IN 20 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. VALOR STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ENGAGE IN 100 HOURS OF SERVICE DURING THEIR FOUR YEARS AT VALOR BUT THE ULTIMATE DESIRE IS FOR THEM TO LEARN TO LOVE SERVICE. SINCE INCEPTION, OVER 234,065 HOURS OF SERVICE HAVE BEEN OFFERED BY VALOR STUDENTS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES AND ABROAD.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing clearly states the mission of the non-profit as “See schedule o.in partnership with committed parents, our mission is to provide a purpose-driven college preparatory program, within a vibrant christ-centered environment that empowers students to discover their passions and to develop their unique gifts and abilities while growing in wisdom, knowledge, leadership, faith and service.”.
When outlining its functions, they were explained as: “To provide a purpose-driven college prepatory program in a christ-centered environment.”.
- In compliance with legal regulations, the non-profit has reported their state of operation as CO.
- The filing records the non-profit's address for 2020 as 3775 GRACE BLVD, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO, 80216.
- As of 2020, the non-profit's form reports a total of 487 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$1,334,438.
- The organization has 10 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2005.
- The organization pays $16,783,162 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $601,398 in fundraising expenses.
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