Our DPS Weekly
Oct. 6, 2023
Happy National Coaches Day
On Oct. 6, National Coaches Day honors those who inspire us to do our best. We honor and give thanks to all of our coaches who lead, support, mentor and inspire in Denver Public Schools. Please be sure to celebrate a coach who inspired you today!
Place Bridge Community Hub Goodr Update
Jasmine Crowe–Houston, Founder and CEO of the Goodr Grocery store, joined Dr. Alex Marrero and Adella Arredondo to visit the Place Bridge Community Hub last week. Community hubs bring resources to all of the regions in our district, such as clothing, food and even books from a vending machine. 

“Families come to our community hub, and they may have a variety of different needs. Our goal is to hear the family out, meet them where they are at, and bring resources that are going to support them and support their student’s success and well-being,” said Adella Arredondo, Executive Director of Family and Community Engagement. 

Watch the video to see all the resources the community hubs bring to the DPS families and as step by step guide on how to purchase books from the book vending machine.
Montbello High School Construction Update
As construction continues, anticipation grows amongst the Montbello community! The walls of the new high school building are up, and what was once only an idea is starting to take shape into reality. Take a look at the progress we made over the summer in this exclusive construction progress report!
Bruton's Books Donation at Center for Talent Development
Students at the Center for Talent Development enjoyed a visit from David Bruton, a former player for the Denver Broncos and Super Bowl 50 champion. Bruton’s foundation, Bruton’s Brooks, is centered around helping provide children with the resources they need to read at grade level and ultimately to succeed in any passion they might have. Watch Bruton’s visit with our students. 

“It doesn’t matter which profession you choose to pursue, reading will be essential to your success,” said David Bruton. “Take a football player, for example. A lot of folks don’t believe football players need to be good at reading. But, if you look at the playbooks we have, reading is a key part to being a successful football player.”
October is National Physical Therapy Month
DPS and the Occupational and Physical Therapy department would like to recognize the physical therapists who support our students who are in our special education program:
  • Elizabeth Black
  • Kristin Cunningham 
  • Lauren Doyle
  • Philicia McDowell 
  • Andrea Metzger
  • Laura Nollsch
  • Lauren Posey
  • Diana Pott
  • Tracy Sachs
  • Terri Sadecki
Thank you for your dedication to our students! We are grateful for your advocacy, interventions and capacity-building to ensure students access their educational environment to the highest extent possible. We look forward to celebrating you on World Occupational Therapy Day on Friday, Oct. 27, too!
Belouga Learning Sessions for Students: Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month may be coming to a close on Friday, Oct. 15, but learning about relevant topics does not! Students can take the following Belouga courses to continue their learning outside the classroom:

  • The History Of The Lucha Mask: Lucha Libre is a style of professional wrestling that originated in Mexico in the late 19th century. The colorful masks worn by the Luchadores pay respect to the Mexican history in which Mayans and Aztec warriors would compete for superiority.
  • Flor de Toloache: Learn about Mireya Ramos, a musician who lives in New York City, who decided to form Flor de Toloache, a seven-piece, all-women mariachi group.
La Raza Report Project Survey
Denver Public Schools has commissioned the development of a detailed La Raza Report with the goal of listening to the voices of our Latina/o/Hispanic stakeholders, detailing the status and accomplishments of Latina/o students, teachers, staff, administrators and parents. This will be a counterpart to the widely-known Bailey Report. Learn more here. 

Please complete this confidential survey (available in English and Spanish) to share your experiences if you identify as Latinx/Hispanic. Please complete the survey by Oct. 31.
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