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2021-22 Is off to a great start!

What a fantastic start to the 21-22 school year! We loved seeing our students back in person in our 15 schools. It was great to feel the nervous anticipation of a new school year in students and staff - something we really missed last year. Masks could not hide the joy and excitement radiating from students and staff throughout our schools.

Check out a few highlights from the day below!

DSST Celebrates Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Elevate Northeast High School

Today we celebrated the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for DSST: Elevate Northeast High School! Read all about the event below, plus an introduction to Founding School Director Travonda Favorite.

Welcome new school directors!

We are excited to welcome all our new staff members, including some new school leaders! Today we're featuring two new School Directors (neither of whom are new to the DSST family!), Meghan Janci from DSST: Conservatory Green High School and Misha Hudak from DSST: Cole Middle School!

Pride and STEM: Barriers left unbroken

 In 1958, the National Defense and Education Act (NDEA) was signed, which opened the way for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) to become a main focus of schooling in both K-12 and higher education. The NDEA was in response to the launch of the Russian satellite, Sputnik in 1957. With this launch, the space race began. The United States and Russia were already steeped into the cold war between the two countries. Being the first to reach to the moon became a rallying cry as cemented by John F. Kennedy’s moon speech: 

Staff Recruitment Raffle Results Are In!

A big thank you goes out to every member of our team who has worked over the past few months to help us recruit a diverse team. Watch the video to see if you won the $500 raffle! 

Founding Class of Cole Arts and Sciences Academy Graduates from DSST: Cole HS

Check out this news story from Denver7, featuring Senior & "Legacy Dragon" Paton Janz. He is part of a special group of students who were the first to matriculate all the way up from CASA, through Cole MS, and are now graduating from Cole HS this year! 

HB1295 Defeated in House Education Committee

Open Enrollment Closes Monday, May 31!

Take a MOMENT for your ENROLLMENT!

AST 7th Graders Built a Model B-17!

After wrapping up iReady testing, the entire 7th grade class at Aurora Science & Tech participated in a special community day afternoon led by 7th grade Social Studies teacher, Allie Crites. Together, students built a model B-17, a bomber plane that was used by the US Army Air Force during World War II. 

Supporting High Expectations for Student Learning, No Matter What

The Pointed Problem: Increasing Rigor Amid Myriad New Challenges