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Round 1 of SchoolChoice for the 2023-24 school year ends at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14. UPK Colorado applications for ECE-3 and ECE-4 close on Tuesday, Feb. 14.
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Celebrating Black Excellence: Ben Butler Spotlight |
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To kick off our celebrations of Black History Month, we asked the DPS Community for submissions of Black Excellence and the community has spoken!
When you think of a football player, you don’t often think of them reciting Shakespeare or having fun while wielding a wooden sword in a stagecraft class. DPS trailblazer Ben Butler defies stereotypes and teaches his students that you don’t have to limit yourself or your passions. You can be everything you want to be. For Ben, this means teaching English and theater, as well as coaching football at Manual High School.
A DPS alum himself, Ben credits DPS with his ability to dream big and pursue all of his interests. He hopes to pay it forward by giving that same type of inspiration and caliber of education to his students. Ben is living up to that aspiration in spades.
“Every kid deserves to know what it’s like to be applauded, and if that’s on the field or if that’s in the theater, so few people in this world unfortunately know what that's like -- and I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure kids who pass through Manual High School can say, ‘at some point in my life a room, a stadium, a group of people clapped for me.’”
Watch this video to learn more about Ben and the impact he has on his school community.
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Bell Times for the 2023-24 School Year Now Available |
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We relied on feedback and data collected throughout the district from surveys and conversations with our DPS community to determine these new bell times. Feedback on bell times and impacts on transportation were weighed against each other to develop an outcome that streamlines future bell times, preserves most general education transportation, helps maintain middle school athletics and allows space for equity in the approach to transportation cuts.
If you have questions about your school’s bell times, please reach out to your school.
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SNAP Benefits Changing Next Month |
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Coloradans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will see a reduction in their monthly benefit amount after February 2023. The temporary additional benefit amounts, called Emergency Allotment (EA), were approved by Congress as part of the Public Health Emergency (PHE), which began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Although the PHE continues to be extended, the Omnibus Bill (Consolidated Appropriations Act) is now decoupling EA from the PHE. Therefore, these additional benefits will no longer be given to SNAP recipients as of March 2023. Benefit amounts are calculated based on the individual household circumstances.
This is a change enacted by Congress and is not appealable. For additional information, visit Denver Human Services.
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Deadline for Healthy Food for Denver's Kids Grant Funding is Feb. 6 |
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The Denver Department of Public Health & Environment continues to provide healthy food access to youth through the Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids (HFDK) program. Nonprofits, schools and city agencies can apply for grants to improve access to healthy food and food-based education. The fourth funding round for HFDK is open now. The deadline to submit the eligibility form and a letter of interest is Monday, Feb. 6. Sign up for the HFDK email list to receive updates. Read more about the funding and contact Jessica Murison if you have questions.
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Nominate a Student for the BFAC Black Excellence Celebration by Feb. 15 |
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In celebration of Black History Month, the Black Family Advisory Council (BFAC) is hosting its second annual Black Excellence Celebration on Wednesday, Feb. 22! Nominate an outstanding Black student to be honored at the event by Wednesday, Feb. 15. DPS students are our Black History in the making!
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Marrero Moment: DPS' Focus on Black History Month |
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In this week’s episode of Marrero Moment, Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero sits down with Deputy Superintendent for Denver Public Schools Dr. Tony Smith, for a conversation about leadership, vision and what makes Denver -- and specifically DPS -- so special.
This is an important and well-timed discussion about how we embrace our Shared Core Value of Equity, and how we can best support our students. At DPS, Every Learner Thrives, and as Dr. Smith says, “Education is such a beautiful thing, because every day, you have an ability to impact tomorrow.”
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EDUCA Podcast: Bullying Prevention |
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On this week’s episode of the EDUCA Podcast, we interviewed Wes Ogburn, Program Manager for School Culture and Grant Van Pelt, a nationally-certified school psychologist for DPS.
Hear from Wes and Grant about what bullying prevention looks like in DPS as well as resources for parents.
“When it comes to social media in the bullying prevention world, we think of it as a location. The goal then is to create a culture in our real life -- one of kindness, empathy, and upstanding that will then translate to the online space.”
DPS is committed to preventing bullying in our schools. Please visit Stopbullying.gov for resources on how to prevent bullying.
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Vote for Your School in the Colorado Sun "Best of" Contest by Feb. 28 |
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The Colorado Sun is launching its first Best of the Colorado Sun contest, and wants you to vote for your or your student’s school! The Colorado Sun is seeking to find out Coloradans’ favorite businesses and people. Businesses from across the state will be competing for the top spot.
Rules for the contest are as follows:
- Participants can vote once per region.
- Participants can vote for multiple regions.
- Participants must fill out 10 categories to be submitted.
- If a name/company does not populate in the menu, please type their name in and choose the category at the bottom of the survey. Participants can type in their favorite businesses in more than 100 categories.
Winners will be announced in the late spring and will be recognized by the Colorado Sun.
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