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Welcome, Danielle Felder: DSST's new Chief External Affairs Officer

A note from DSST CEO Bill Kurtz:

Topics: News, Updates, & Events

Colorado kids could get bigger say in abuse and neglect cases

Makita Cotto got home from school one day to face unwelcome news from her foster mother. A judge had forbidden Cotto, who was 15 at the time, from ever speaking with her biological mother or brother.

“If I did, then I was facing contempt of court at 15,” Cotto, now 36, recalled. She immediately got on the phone with her state-provided attorney, also known as a guardian ad litem, who had asked for the court order.

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2022 Ariel Berryman scholarship winner, Sarah Portillo-Enriquez, hopes to one day pave the way for other women of color

Jim and Teresa Berryman launched the Ariel Berryman Memorial Scholarship Fund after the passing of their daughter, Ariel. Ariel’s passion for helping people reach their full potential inspired the creation of this scholarship, which helps eliminate barriers to higher education for young women graduating from DSST Public Schools by providing financial assistance to attend the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver).

Topics: College Success

FAQs: What you need to know about the changes to the bonus structure

We will be doubling our network investment in the returning staff bonus this year. Governor Polis’s mid-year budget included new one-time funding for public education this spring, and when DSST has additional dollars from state, federal or other funding, we always look to first put those dollars towards valuing you as best we can.

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Spring Break recap: Here are some of the exciting experiences our students had over the break

Last week was Spring break for all of our campuses in Denver. From a trip to Spain to a leadership conference, here are some of the highlights from some of our schools.

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What you need to know about Ramadan, how you can support students, staff and families

A note from Dr. Aaron J. Griffen, VP of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Alana Raybon, School Director at DSST: Noel, and  Rana Abdellatif, Student at DSST Byers HS.

Topics: Community Stories

Senior Highlight: College View classmates, friends talk about why they are proud of each other

DSST: College View seniors Leslie Cesta and Marissa Montoya are classmates, teammates and friends. We sat down to ask them a few questions about their friendship and their time at DSST:

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Reimagining Refuge and the Meaning of Being a 'Refugee'

A note from Dr. Aaron J. Griffen, VP of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

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Daniels Fund surprises students with scholarships

Daniels Fund surprised 15 Denver metro area students in person with scholarships Thursday afternoon. Among those students was DSST: Montview senior, Kidus Legesse. He had a 6.3% chance of getting into Cornell University. Despite the odds, he's going to be attending on a full ride this fall.

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Senior Highlight: 3 Cole 'Legacy Dragons' share their plans for the future

DSST: Cole seniors Arianna Silva, Kenneth Hurd, and Abraham Cabello grew up on the Cole campus. We sat down to ask them a few questions about their experience:

Topics: College Success