RMAE | Our History

2001

RMAE opened its doors September 6, 2001, following three years of intensive effort by parents and members of the Evergreen community to find a site and start up. The first year introduced 168 students in grades Kindergarten through seventh grade. RMAE is recognized by the Core Knowledge Foundation as a Friend of Core Knowledge.

2002

Eighth grade is added to the middle school. RMAE is a K-8 Core Knowledge School.

For the 2002-2003 school year, our elementary school receives an Excellent rating on the State Accountability Report, and our middle school is rated High.

2003

In September, 2003, RMAE opens its preschool at a separate campus in Evergreen, which adds more than 40 students to the RMAE family. RMAE believes that early childhood education can provide a solid, coherent foundation for later learning in kindergarten and beyond. The RMAE preschool utilizes the Core Knowledge Sequence as its basis for academics. The skills and knowledge in the preschool sequence are designed to correlate with the existing Core Knowledge Sequence for grades K-8.

For the 2003-2004 school year, our elementary school is rated High on the State Accountability Report, and our middle school is rated Excellent.

2004

For the 2004-2005 school year, both our elementary school and our middle school are rated Excellent on the State Accountability Report. Our middle school was recognized as a John Irwin School of excellence (top 8 percent of middle schools in Colorado).

2005

RMAE is recognized by the Core Knowledge Foundation as an Official Core Knowledge Visitation School, one of only seven schools in Colorado (one of only 46 in the nation) as of the 2007-2008 school year.

For the 2005-2006 school year, both our elementary school and our middle school are rated High on the State Accountability Report.

2006

For the 2006-2007 school year, our elementary school is rated High on the State Accountability Report, and our middle school is rated Excellent.

2007

After more than six years in it start up location, and an exhausting effort, RMAE moves into three buildings totaling more than 24,000 sq. ft. on its own land. Plans are underway for a multi-purpose building that includes a high-school sized gymnasium, a stage, and a music classroom.

2008

Building 1 housing administration and specials classrooms opens. An improved playground is installed, the Yurt is relocated, and a greenhouse is delivered in October.

Updated September 2, 2009