As we continue to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, be sure to check our website for Teacher Appreciation Daily with words of thanks from students, videos, giveaways and more!
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Last Chance to Enroll or Waive Benefits: Take Action by Tomorrow |
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'Your Voice/Tu Voz' Survey is Now Open |
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The final “Your Voice/Tu Voz” Survey of the 2021-22 school year is now open. Please check your DPS email for a message from Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero with the link to complete the survey. All surveys will include additional questions about the Healthy Start Times initiative for the 2023-24 school year, so please help encourage your teams to participate. The survey will close Friday, May 13.
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Reminder: Recognize a Team with Night of Honor Nomination |
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As we shared last week, now is your chance to recognize those who've gone above and beyond during the 2021-22 school year with some of DPS’ most prestigious awards!
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Leadership Lamp Award: Our most distinguished award honoring our Shared Core Values champions (four awards total).
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Top 5: Best Student Compliments
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Our kids have a way with words and can give compliments that stick with us the most! Read below for compliments team members received from students that will be sure to bring a smile. |
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BONUS: “‘Thank you, teacher.’ This kinda says it all from our Newcomer students.”
-- Edward DeRose, South
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5. “I finally had the money to purchase a new Michael Kors purse, and I proudly had it with me on a school day. One morning, as I was walking toward one of the classrooms, one of the students said to me, ‘Mrs. Jessica, I like your Mary Kay bag!' I replied, ‘Thank you!’ I kept on walking and laughing at the same time!”
-- Jessica Hernandez, Green Valley Elementary
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4. "I was walking down the hallway and a student from the high school stopped and said, 'Hey, you are the guy in charge of maintenance here, right?’ I replied, ‘Yes,’ to which she replied, ‘Man, you are the one who runs this place, don't ever let anyone tell you differently!’ I thanked her then I went on my way and had a little laugh, as I know it takes a whole team to run this place! It was very nice though and it made my day!” -- Lane Burgess, DSST Cole Campus
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3. “First Grader: ‘Miss Cooper, I feel like you're my inner child.’ Me: ‘Hmmm that's interesting. Why would you say that?’ First grader: ‘Because you're a grown up, but you can also act like a kid, just like us!’” -- Felicia Cooper, Brown International
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2. “‘Miss, if this class were a YouTube channel, I would like and subscribe!’” -- Kyle Schwartz, Doull Elementary
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1. “I personally graduated from JFK, a fact I celebrate with my students on a daily basis. My students know that we are all important and esteemed members of the JFK family and Southwest Denver community, and that they will someday return to JFK with a smile and a profound sense of pride -- like I get to do each and every day. To that end, I have posted around my classroom photos of me as a JFK student, and I wear around my neck my own JFK student ID from my freshman year. The kids love asking me questions about how JFK was 30+ years ago, before the internet, cell phones, Schoology and TikTok.
While scouring my graduating class photo, one of my MLL students remarked blissfully, ‘Mister, look at you! You guys are so much more mature than we are! I feel so young compared to you guys!’ I reassured her that she and her classmates are just as urbane and sophisticated -- really, even more -- than we were, and that is demonstrated in our students showing perseverance and grit through the pandemic and through the hardships faced by systemic inequalities. She leaned back, smiled, and said, ‘Thanks, mister. You just made my day.’” -- Keith Roybal, John F. Kennedy
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Top 5 Callout: School Nurse Shoutouts |
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Next Wednesday, May 11 is School Nurse Day, which is part of National Nurses Week on May 6-12! Recognize your school nurse by giving them a shoutout for ensuring the health of your school community! Submit your shoutout here for a feature in next week’s newsletter.
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Tips for Reporting Phishing and Spam in Gmail |
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Now that DPS has completed the migration to Gmail, team members are encouraged to use these email safety tips to protect their information.
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The Report Phish Button has been added to Gmail! You can now report unwanted or suspicious email messages as spam or phishing by clicking the PhishAlarm icon located on the right side panel menu of Gmail.
- Note: You cannot report a message that is already in your spam folder.
- Check out these Google resources to help manage spam and find missing messages in Gmail:
- Spam Reporting
- Missing Gmail Messages
- Best practice is to check your spam daily for any messages that may have mistakenly been tagged as spam.
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Rosario Cabrera
Spanish Immersion Teacher,
Stedman Elementary
Collaboration
"Rosario models a growth mindset every day. She actively seeks out opportunities to collaborate and learn from others in order to best serve students. She never operates from her ego, and asks for extra observations and feedback because she is dedicated to serving all of her students to the best of her ability. She looks for opportunities for her students to collaborate with other classrooms and takes notes on what she sees other teachers doing so she can reflect on her own practice and continue growing."
-- Kendra Bush, Stedman
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