Sara Laughlin at Cory Elementary shares that students were the highlight of her year.
Read more highlights from team members in the Top 5.
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Thank you for another unforgettable year, Team DPS! We hope that you are able to wind down this summer and do all the things that fill your buckets. Have a great summer! |
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Excellence in Team 2019-20 Winners |
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At DPS, we are all part of one great team, which is made stronger through Collaboration and all of us working together toward our shared vision, Every Child Succeeds. The Excellence in Team Award highlights smaller teams who have worked together to make a difference, including by demonstrating effective team-working dynamics, achieving their goals, producing impactful results and living our Shared Core Values along the way. What they all have in common is their commitment to each other, to DPS and to our kids.
We are so excited to announce the 2019-20 Excellence in Team Award to the following teams:
Castro Senior Team Leads
"The Castro SLT has truly done a remarkable job of transforming Castro! Student achievement has risen, attendance rate hovers around 94 percent, parent attitude toward the school is at an all time high, student attitude about school is exceeding positive and teacher attitude and behavior reflects Servant Leadership." Read the full nomination.
CELT
"CELT models the way for all of us when it comes to living our Shared Core Values. They uplift and support one another, are true to their word, and put the interest of their collective team and the teams’ collective impact first." Read the full nomination.
Nursing Team
"The Nursing Team has gone above and beyond during this unprecedented public health crisis. Working in close collaboration with multiple agencies at the state and city level, alongside countless colleagues from across DPS, the Nursing Team has helped make possible a safe and healthy return for students, and staff alike." Read the full nomination.
ProComp 3.0 Team
"The ProComp 3.0 team achieved 100% on-time completion of key deliverables and provided multiple customer service contacts with educators to ensure they were placed correctly on the new salary schedule." Read the full nomination.
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Dr. Alex Marrero Selected as DPS Superintendent |
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Dr. Alex Marrero has been selected by the Denver Board of Education as the next superintendent of Denver Public Schools. He joins DPS from the City School District of New Rochelle, New York where he currently serves as interim superintendent. A full vote by the Denver Board of Education on Dr. Marrero’s appointment is anticipated on June 3. Watch the video to learn more.
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Top 5: Highlights of the Year |
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As we reflect on the school year like no other, we're reminded of all the ways Team DPS came together to support our kids, families, community, and one another. Thank you to the team members who shared their highlights of the year. Read the Top 5 below! |
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5. "To close out the year, our Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) had a virtual painting party! Thanks to our PTSA, we were able to get supplies to all our members. We listened to music, painted, and laughed!" -- Matthew Craig, South
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4. “Our highlight of 2020-21 was completing the first year of our MIA Center Program with the ‘Best Team Ever!’ Thank you Ms. Hamida, Ms. Pam and Mr. Jordan for sharing your patience, perseverance and positive attitude with our students. I appreciate you all!” -- Cheryl Nitz, Columbine
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3. “Dean Suiter planned a field day for kids both in-person and virtual! It was so much fun to see all the virtual kids in person for the first time all school year. Here are some boys participating in the shoe kick.”
-- Arielle Walker, Munroe
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2. “The highlight of my year has been my students. They are amazing, caring humans who are so happy to be at school. I love seeing their eyes light up (since their smiles are covered up) when they are learning something new or interacting with their friends. This picture shows why I have a smile on my face everyday that I'm with them.” -- Julie Weathers, Brown International
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1. “So many memories of this year teaching three grade levels remotely have touched my heart, including remote students sharing their costumes in October, their silly sweaters in December, dressing like old folks on the 100th day of school, their artwork from a novel reading and more. However, the events that made it all worth it were collaborating with the in-person classes for reading buddies between first- and second-graders and the remote fourth- and fifth-graders. This picture is just one of many that show the joy of keeping remote and in-person kids connected, reading, laughing, and feeling like Cory family during the craziest of times.” -- Sara Laughlin, Cory
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School's Out For Summer ... And So Are Our Newsletters! |
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As DPS wraps up another school year, it's also a wrap on our regularly scheduled newsletters. We will continue to send all-team updates on an as-needed basis, especially as we plan for our return to the 2021-22 school year. To review the summer schedule for all of our DPS newsletters, visit the Newsletters Submissions page on The Commons. |
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Join DPS Foundation at a Rockies Game! |
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Team DPS is invited to cheer on the Rockies at Coors Field on June 1 at 6:40 p.m., June 2 at 6:40 p.m., June 3 at 1:10 p.m. or June 4 at 6:40 p.m. Tickets start at $12 with no ticket fees and $2 from each ticket sold will be donated back to the DPS Foundation to help ensure students and educators have the tools and resources needed to succeed. Learn more and buy tickets here.
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Support Diversity Recruiting Efforts |
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The Talent Acquisition Team is committed to providing managers with a diverse candidate pool, and welcome your suggestions of other networking, community or contacts geared toward helping with this districtwide goal.
Some of our ongoing outreach efforts include:
- Posting on diverse job boards.
- Building partnerships with the Asian/Black/Hispanic Chambers of Commerce and leveraging those partnerships to push DPS jobs out to their communities.
- Attending conferences focused on diversity such as the NABSE Conference and the ALAS Summit.
- Direct sourcing of candidates of color across the nation.
If you have additional ideas about diversity recruiting or questions about our current efforts, please email Mariko Shepler or Nicole Schepis.
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Teachers and Special Education Paras Still Needed for Summer Academy |
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Summer Academy still needs about 20 ELA-E teachers, and about 15 special education paraprofessionals to support students coming from center-based programs or who require one-on-ones this summer. Interested teachers can apply to position 40586, and special education paraprofessionals can apply to position 45210 in Employee Space. This year, Summer Academy runs from June 8-July 2, accelerating learning for students in foundational literacy and offering great professional learning and competitive pay for teachers. For more information, email Michael Lovett.
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Equity Experience Expands to School-Based Team Members |
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We are excited to expand the Equity Experience to more school teams in the 2021-22 school year. The Equity Experience is the result of what is outlined in the Black Excellence Resolution driven by the Board of Education, which calls for training all members of Team DPS in implicit bias and culturally responsive education on an ongoing basis. Additionally, individual team members may also sign-up to participate. For school teams that submit their application by June 1, we will communicate next steps by early June so you may plan accordingly. Register here by Aug. 31.
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Looking to Buy a Home? Get Support from Landed |
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To support team members in buying a home in the community they serve, DPS has partnered with Landed -- a San Francisco-based startup that helps employees in education buy a home through a down-payment assistance program. Landed helps employees in education buy homes in local communities with their down-payment program, home buying education, and wraparound team support. If you’d like to learn more, contact Landed’s team directly at landed.com/signup or reach out to customer@landed.com with any questions.
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Reminder: Register for the 10K-A-Day Summer Step Challenge by June 14 |
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Whether you’re an experienced exerciser or just starting out, the 10K-A-Day six-week walking program will help you be more active. You’ll “visit” exciting places and access helpful resources such as interesting articles, a motivating team competition, and an engaging message board. Register here by June 14. Note: This challenge is open to household members ages 13+ too!
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Maggie Gordon
Principal, Goldrick Elementary
Fun
"Maggie has been a champion of Fun for the past six years that she has worked with me at Goldrick. I was very apprehensive about taking away academic time to do fun instead. She has constantly worked to make sure we take time to have fun as a school. She has planned numerous events and built in systems to bring the fun more often for teachers and students. Each week, we gather as a staff and give shout outs. It is always fun and always helps to fill our buckets. She makes sure we start training days with something short and fun to keep us connected and get excited for the day. Maggie has a laugh that fills the whole school and brings a smile to everyone's face! She has changed me in many ways, but the biggest take away I have this year is to keep infusing the Fun to keep up student morale."
-- Caitlin Woolums, Goldrick
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