Superintendent of Schools

Hello Friends and Community Members,

Welcome to the Thompson School District, where students and staff work together to improve learning skills and increase achievement at all levels. We are pleased to offer a wide range of curricular approaches and foci available in our schools; Project Lead the Way, the Loveland Area Integrated School of the Arts (LISA), Core Knowledge, the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program, Advanced Placement (AP) classes, health and wellness programming, math and science centers and many more.

Our district consistently meets or exceeds state scores on the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) in reading, writing, math, and science. We have award-winning Boettcher scholarship students, and our graduates attend the finest colleges and universities throughout the state and nation. Our educators are caring and well trained with meaningful, up-to-date professional development based on the latest research for students’ successes. We work hard to be careful listeners and anticipate engaging you in dialogue to meet the needs of your student. Please take a close look at our schools; better yet, come by and visit.

We look forward to partnering with you in ensuring a quality educational experience for all participants

Sincerely,

Ron Cabrera, Ph.D.
Superintendent of Schools

Dr. Ron Cabrera became superintendent of Thompson School District in July of 2008 following three years as deputy superintendent of Adams 50 School District in Westminster. Prior to his position at District 50, he was executive assistant of Integrated Learning Services for the Vancouver School District in Vancouver, Washington and director of Curriculum and Instruction for Adams County District 14. He has been a high school and middle school teacher, an elementary principal in Denver Public and Douglas County schools and a high school principal in Boulder Valley School District as well as an adjunct college professor since 1992.

As the son of immigrants from Mexico, Cabrera was born in California and saw his family move from poor to middle class as his father received his education and eventually a Ph.D. His family moved to Colorado when his father took a job as a professor at the University of Colorado. "My parents had a huge influence on my life and in how important education is," Cabrera said.

Cabrera received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in English from the University of Colorado and his doctorate in educational leadership from CU. He has received numerous awards and honors including the Colorado Association of Elementary School Principals Department Award and the Impact on Education Award from the Boulder Valley School District for his work with the district's foundation. Cabrera has served as president of the Colorado Elementary School Principals and Denver Mayor Federico Pena proclaimed June 3, 1989 as Ronald G. Cabrera Day for his educational excellence and leadership

The mission of the Thompson School District is to:

• Empower to learn
• Challenge to achieve
• Inspire to excel

Vision

The Thompson School District will be a school district that empowers, challenges and inspires students, faculty, staff, parents, school leaders and community members to learn, achieve and excel.

Empower through:

• Focused, safe and technologically rich environments
• Strong instructional leadership
• Recognizing, honoring and respecting differences
• Community collaborations
• Robust learning

Challenge by promoting:

• Ownership of learning
• Local and global citizenship
• Critical thinking
• Adaptability

Inspire

• Creativity
• Innovation
• Ethical and healthy lifestyles
• Lifelong learning
• Leadership - Developing leaders

The following operating principles are agreements that District leadership have made to lead and work together.

Empowering & Developing Leadership

Open and Honest Communication

Integrity and Accountability

Clarity of Purpose

Respectful Relationships

Collaboration and Teamwork

Fun and Celebration