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Teachers: Content Lead applications open, due May 4

The Home Office Academic Team is excited to share the Content Lead application for open Content Lead roles in 2018-19. The role of Content Lead is crucial to our mission.

Sneak peek of Senior Signing Day School Cheers

We’re less than a week away from celebrating our Class of 2018 in grand fashion at Senior Signing Day! We know you are all thrilled to gather at the Denver Coliseum with the entire network and cheer on our amazing seniors as they announce their next steps in college and career.

'Dreamers' see ray of hope in latest legal battle

A federal judge on Tuesday gave "Dreamers" a ray of hope when he ordered the DACA program must continue, but his order would not be effective for 90 days.

New school finance act advances in Colorado legislature

A school finance act that puts more money into K-12 education than Colorado has spent at any point since the Great Recession passed a key House committee last week with easy bipartisan support.

Improving student-led discussions

In a Socratic seminar, Socratic circle, fishbowl, or Harkness discussion, the primary goal is for students to engage in and sustain an academic discussion independent of the teacher. The benefits of student-led discussions are well documented—students learn to purposefully reference the text as evidence as they develop opinions, and they learn to be more receptive to and respectful of the ideas of others. 

DSST supports push for transit equity in Denver

DSST has signed a petition supporting a discounted RTD pass for youth and low-income individuals, and we’re hoping you’ll join us in the push for transportation equity.

April referral raffle winners announced!

As we end the month of April, the Talent Team would like to share who the TWO April Referral Raffle winners are that get the $500 bonus!

At Our Core: Celebrating our SAT results

By Bill Kurtz, 4/20

Earlier, I sent a message about A+ Colorado’s latest report which includes our students’ remarkable performance on the 2017 SAT. At DSST: Cole, Green Valley Ranch, and Stapleton, our students were consistently among the top performers in the state.

The Outliers: The State of Colorado School Districts 2018

The second annual report The Outliers: The State of Colorado School Districts 2018, digs into student performance to uncover the Colorado public school districts that are “outliers,” the districts that buck the trend either by getting notable results for students compared to other school systems in the state, or where the promise of an excellent education remains too distant. As a state, Colorado still falls well short of guaranteeing all public school students an excellent academic education. As of 2017, 43% of students met or exceeded expectations in elementary English Language Arts and just 36% in elementary Math.

DSST encourages you to participate in education rally

Team:

Educators across Denver are organizing a rally on April 27 advocating for greater education funding and better compensation for teachers. DSST fully supports these goals, and we want to make sure that all staff are able to participate if they desire.