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At Our Core: Helping students discover purpose in learning

By Joe Saboe, Director of Strategy

I know this time of year can feel like a grueling sprint to the finish, but I hope that you are also taking some time to appreciate the many fruits of your labor — the many accomplishments of our students and schools.

Part-time work opportunity to support CO schools

Are you looking for a meaningful summer job opportunity that will benefit local schools and communities across Colorado? 

Two Cole HS students selected as 2018 LEDA Scholars

A big shout out to the Reem Abdellatif and Vlad Soto from DSST: Cole High School, who recently were recognized as 2018 LEDA Scholars.

Each year, LEDA (Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America) selects 100 rising seniors who show leadership potential to participate in this prestigious national program. Being selected as a LEDA Scholar is a notable distinction that acknowledges and celebrates their achievements in high school as some of the top students in the country.

Spanish teacher referral bonus bumped to $2,000

As this school year comes to a close, the DSST Talent Team is always looking for amazing talent to join our community. As we have said many times – great people know other great people, and you are proving that right again!

RTD considering discounted youth, low-income fares

Important Engrade update

In April 2018, McGraw-Hill Education (the owners of Engrade) notified DSST that Engrade will no longer be available after June 30, 2019. As a result, we have begun the process to identify a replacement to Engrade and implement it by the start of the 2019-2020 school year.

Teacher's Lounge: Jeff Tissue

If you’ve ever run laps at Washington Park and were passed by a runner who makes it look way too easy, there’s a chance it was Jeff Tissue.

Tissue is known to his students and colleagues as a math teacher at Cole High School. But he’s also a competitive distance runner who recently ran in his sixth Boston Marathon. And his status as a top-level athlete has led to opportunities he never dreamed of like working with Nike on product development, having a full-time coach, and writing shoe reviews for the outdoor website gearinstitute.com.

College grad returns home to inspire as a teacher

"Teachers are a source of confidence for students. Teachers have the power to motivate students and help them realize their full potential. Mr. Thapar had done that for me. Now I wanted to pay it forward to students from my community, many of whom lack that confidence and limit their options as a result."

DSST Summer Work applications open to teachers

Information about changes to health benefits

As communicated in the compensation email you received today, DSST is committed to using our limited resources in the most impactful way. In order to do this, we have made the decision to change our medical insurance provider from Aetna to Kaiser Permanente effective July 1, 2018. Partnering with Kaiser will allow us to provide quality health plans without increasing the cost to our employees.