DSST CIRCUIT

 Six leaders. Six communities. One pipeline built to develop exactly this. 

When Brock Schardin first landed in Colorado, he wasn't following a plan. He had spent six years living in Europe—teaching, studying, doing graduate research—and when he was finally ready to come home to the United States, he knew one thing with certainty: a small town in South Dakota wasn't...

There's something that happens when a room fills with people who have spent a year doing the hard, intentional work of becoming better leaders. The energy is different. The conversations run deeper. The pride is palpable. That's exactly what filled the air at DSST's 4th Annual Leadership Pipeline...

Each year, DSST honors a graduate with the Distinguished Alumni Torch Bearer Award, recognizing someone who has taken the light of their DSST experience and carried it forward, illuminating the path for the next generation. This year, that honor belongs to Giselle Garcia-Gonzalez, DSST: Montview...

Six people. Six values. One remarkable year.

 A new DSST Public Schools initiative to ensure every new educator is known, supported, and empowered to thrive

At DSST, we believe that thriving teachers lead to thriving students. That's why we launched a New Educator Mentorship Program Pilot this spring at four DSST campuses: College View High...

There's a poem Chad Heltzel wrote more than 15 years ago that almost never saw the light of day. It sat in a dissertation, then in a manuscript, then in a drawer - revised, resubmitted, rejected and nearly abandoned. Last September, it was finally published. The collection, Recording of Dead...

On a bright afternoon filled with pride, gratitude and a whole lot of joy, the DSST: Elevate Northeast community gathered to celebrate something truly extraordinary - the official opening of the Elevate Library, a space imagined, shaped and championed by students.

There's a question that sits at the heart of Savianna Gonzales-Wagner's work at DSST: Elevate High School:Do my students know they're wanted here?It sounds simple. It isn't. And for Gonzales-Wagner, an Apprentice Teacher in her first year at Elevate, answering that question - every single day, for...

Every day, Salvador Ramirez shows up to work at the DSST Home Office with a clear sense of purpose: to build something better.