Team DPS Weekly: Save Time with DoTS Self-Service

Technology supports learning at Steck Elementary

Jan. 30, 2020

Save Time with DoTS Self-Service

DoTS is here to support all DPS team members with their technical needs, and we know it can be frustrating when your technology isn’t working, you need access to an application, or you can’t log in to your DPS accounts.

Team members can get a faster resolution to their technical issues by using DoTS self-service. To get started, visit dotshelp.dpsk12.org, select a category, then choose a service and create your own ticket. Make sure to answer each question so DoTS can process the request as quickly as possible. You can also save a phone call by using self-service to check on the status of your request or to add information to an open request.

DoTS self-service also offers a comprehensive knowledge center where you can find guides, resources and answers to frequently asked questions ranging from setting up your desk phone to logging in to your DPS Google account.

These are just a few of the ways that self-service can save you time. Click here to learn more or check out the DoTS Help page on The Commons.

Top 5: New Year's Resolutions

Thank you to everyone who shared your New Year's Resolutions! Team DPS is off to an inspiring start to 2020! Check out the Top 5 resolutions below, and click here to read them all.

Congratulations to our giveaway winner, Ann Pipal at Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at Wyman !

5. "This year I want to spend as much quality time as I can with my daughter, Lexie, who is a senior at Denver School of the Arts. I want to make the most of her last year at home!" -- Angela Hoskisson, Schools Division

4. "I’m learning a new language! My native language is Spanish and I have been learning English from a young age (and I’m still learning new things every day). But, I’ve always wanted to learn an additional language as an adult to experience the process -- including the frustration it brings! I can better understand my students as they go through the process of learning a second language for academic purposes." -- Lorena Otrera, Park Hill Elementary

3. "This year, my mantra is 'do your best.' I'll try to do my best at being kind to myself and others, to have a better understanding of what people might be going through, and practice kindness for myself and others -- no matter what."-- Vanessa Quiroga, ELCS

2. "My resolution is No Elevators in 2020!" -- Dave Landy, DoTS

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1. "My resolution is to read more at home. I grew up in a rural community and TV wasn't always an option, but I was fortunate to watch my parents read. I also had two older sisters who would read children's books to me as well as share what they were reading with me. I want my daughter, a Cole Arts & Science first-grader, to experience the same! I want her to see me reading for pleasure and for her to share with me what she is reading." -- Ann Pipal, Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at Wyman

Top 5 Callout: Super Bowl LIV

This weekend, the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs will compete to be our next Super Bowl champions. Tell us who you're rooting for, and what snacks you have on the menu!

Who do you want to win the Super Bowl?

San Francisco 49ers

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Kansas City Chiefs

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I just watch for the commercials

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What is your favorite Super Bowl snack?

Chicken wings

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Guacamole

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Chili

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Pigs in a blanket

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Artichoke dip

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Discount Alerts

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Join DPS Foundation at the Pepsi Center to watch the Denver Nuggets this winter!

The Nuggets take on the Utah Jazz Jan. 30, the San Antonio Spurs Feb. 10 and the Minnesota Timberwolves Feb. 23.

Tickets start at $23, and $5 from each ticket sold goes back to DPS Foundation to help ensure every child succeeds! Buy tickets and learn more at dpsfoundation.org/offers.

Colorado Ballet is offering educators 50% off tickets to see Peter Pan. Buy your tickets using the discount code teachers at coloradoballet.org.

The discount code is good for all price levels and performances, based on availability. Performances are scheduled for the next three weekends. Click here for a list of dates and times.

Beware of Email Fraud During Tax Season

Tax season brings a surge in phishing attempts for your personal information. These attempts may look like communications that impersonate the IRS, your employer or tax-preparation services. To protect your paycheck, tax returns and other personal data, do not provide any sensitive information unless you are sure you are interacting with a legitimate entity -- and never provide your usernames and passwords.

If you receive a suspicious email to your dpsk12.org email account, report it by clicking the Report Phish button in Outlook and DoTS will investigate. For more information, visit this IRS page on tax scams.

Living Our DPS Honoree

Erika Neale

Teacher, Park Hill Elementary

Equity

"For the sixth consecutive year, Ms. Neale has brought the greater Park Hill schools together for a Marade the day after MLK day. The event includes four neighboring schools' kindergarten and first graders coming together to sing on the steps of Montview Presbyterian Church where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once spoke. She brings diverse and inspiring speakers and singers together to present to the children. The event is beautiful and moving, and this year allowed 600 diverse students to come together in the name of peace and a brighter future. Erika Neale is truly living our Shared Core Value of Equity!"

-- Dorsey Davenport, Park Hill Elementary

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