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Superintendent finalist named

AOC: It's Core Value Award Season!

You have already received an email (or four) asking for your Core Value Award nominations. Everyone across the organization lives the Core Values in their own unique ways, and the results of your dedication are what makes DSST a special place for our students and staff. The door is open for nominations through December 7th, and after much deliberation, the winner will be announced at the Holiday Party on December 20.

What's next in the Super Search?

The Denver school board postponed a much anticipated announcement this week: Who will be the finalists for the superintendent job?

Complete the mid-year survey!

Here's a friendly reminder to complete the mid-year survey by Friday, November 30. This survey contains two parts. The first part is anonymous and will answer a very important question: How are you doing this year? People are at the heart of DSST, and your feedback will help understand how DSST can better support all of our team members. In the past, results from this survey have driven our approaches to fulfillment, equity, and many other aspects of DSST's Core Model.The survey will remain open through Friday, Nov. 30, and we anticipate it should take about 15-20 minutes to complete. 

Core Value Award Nominations!

Don’t forget: If you would like to nominate a fellow team member -- or several -- for our Core Value Awards, nominations are due Friday, Dec. 7.

What's the Deal with Education Funding in Colorado?

If there’s one thing state legislators can agree on, no matter their party affiliation, it’s that the way schools are funded in Colorado should change. But the failure of Amendment 73—which would have increased taxes to fund P-12 education—in the 2018 midterms was a reminder that solutions are hard to come by.

Schools more segregated than neighborhoods...

Between 1990 and 2015, Seattle’s neighborhoods saw a notable decline in racial segregation.

AOC: Announcing the NEW Aurora Science & Tech

Today we officially announced our new DSST Aurora middle school, named Aurora Science & Tech, to the Aurora community.  As you likely know, the school will open mid June 2019.  Our kick off event today was attended by community members, APS staff and DSST staff and included remarks by Bill Kurtz, APS Superintendent Rico Munn and Peter Sherman, Founding School Director.  But the highlight was definitely remarks made by Mohamadou Maguiraga, who lives in Aurora and travels an hour and a half to College View High School every day. Mohamadou, showing incredible courage and responsibility, spoke about the urgent need for a school in his hometown, as well as the plans that he and the other members of the Aurora Community Design team currently have underway to engage the Aurora community and power student recruitment.

Want to be a part of DEI Affinity Groups? Here's how!

At DSST, we believe that equity is core. It is in our mission, drives our values, and is a part of why many of us choose this privileged work day in and day out.  

Educators: What should the next governor know about your school?

Jared Polis, Colorado’s governor-elect, ran on a platform that included funding full-day kindergarten and expanding access to preschool. He also inherits a state that has plenty of fiscal challenges. The same voters who elected him turned down a major tax increase that would have sent more money to schools, a tax increase he declined to endorse.