While the needs of most students can be met within a typical classroom environment through universal or targeted programming, a small group of students require an even more intensive level of support. The Douglas County School District (DCSD) works to personalize learning for each and every child, including those that need the highest levels of support. Read more
Intensive programming is the last story of our four-part series on DCSD's Personalized Learning programming. It is the highest level of support provided to students, when needed.
This 12 to 20 week program not only helps students learn basic literacy skills, but also builds a strong learning foundation that will serve them their entire life.
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The gifted elementary students in Douglas County School District's Discovery Program are empowered to explore further and dig deeper than they would be able to in typical classrooms. Read more
Within the walls of Prairie Crossing Elementary School, there are two very different intensive center-based personalized learning programs, both of which are dedicated to serving and providing interventions for students on the autism spectrum as early as possible. Read more
Located in the shadow of DCSD's Shea Stadium, Plum Creek Academy is an educational gem; a shining example of how a school district can care for students with significant needs.Read more
If realized, the K-8 special education school proposed by DCSD, patterned after Plum Creek Academy, will serve DCSD elementary and middle school students with significant emotional and behavioral needs.
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Lone Tree Elementary, Gold Rush Elementary, Redstone Elementary, and Soaring Hawk Elementary BASE programs are the latest to join a rapidly growing list in Douglas County. Read more
In the fall, Castle View was chosen as the second school in the Douglas County School District (DCSD) to host an officially sanctioned Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) hockey team. Read more
Join us in rooting on the Broncos in Super Bowl 50. Send us photos of you and your school decked out in orange and blue and we'll share them on the District's social media sites.
Dance students at Douglas County High School spent a week learning Australian aboriginal dance - including the reason that participants don't wear socks.
Thomas Green and Logan Eatherton are among the Parker area students heading to the state DECA competition in Colorado Springs this February.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Annually, Douglas County High School students work with Make-A-Wish Colorado to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. This year they raised $25,000 to fulfill the wish of twelve-year-old Jacob, who is from Castle Rock and is battling Astrocytoma. Jacob's wish is to go to Hawaii to see where Jurassic Park was filmed. Sage Canyon Elementary, Rock Ridge Elementary, and Mesa Middle School helped in fundraising efforts and also made paper cranes and other items for Jacob.
