Do APS Innovation School Plans Consider Children With Disabilities?
Contributed by Hanni Raley, Director of Systems Advocacy
In October of 2015, Aurora Public Schools (APS) began the first phases of a major overhaul to address the lack of substantial student achievement, specifically in specific schools and "feeder" school locations. This process, initiated as part of APS' Strategic Plan "
2020: Shaping the Future", combined Turn Around efforts required by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE), focused on building upon school and district strengths, while simultaneously addressing underlying challenges.
APS has continued work on the development of one specific Zone, titled "
Aurora
Community-Based
Transformation,
Innovation and
Opportunity
Network" Zones, or ACTION Zones. Five schools opted into participating the in the ACTION Zone, which include
Central High School,
Aurora West College Preparatory Academy,
Boston K-8,
Crawford Elementary, and
Paris Elementary.
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