DSST CIRCUIT

In her second year at Aurora Science & Tech High School, Associate School Director Gina Schmid has made it unmistakably clear that she's not the kind of leader who leads from a distance. Instead, you'll find her in classrooms, in the hallways, at games, or wherever her students and staff are.

Written by Melissa Mayes, DSST: College View Campus Director of College Success

There's a moment in video editing when everything clicks. The cut lands right, the audio syncs up and what was raw footage suddenly becomes something worth watching. For students at DSST: Elevate Northeast High School, that moment is finally within reach, thanks to a refreshed computer lab built...

DSST is proud to introduce the Blue Breakthrough Award, a new network-wide recognition honoring teachers whose students demonstrated exceptional academic growth on eligible statewide measures. Specifically, the award recognizes teachers whose students achieved a Median Growth Percentile, or MGP, of...

 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...