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Back at it again! Please share this information with your networks and anyone interested in learning about the opportunities available and how to get started working for a school...as a teacher, paraprofessional, substitute teacher, office staff, etc! Join us for a virtual session on Tuesday, July 16 from 1pm to 2pm. See the flyer for registration information. See you on Tuesday!
For Family Engagement Friday, we’re highlighting Moffat Consolidated School District's efforts to strengthen their school and family partnerships. Last fall, parents, families, students, and educators came together to create homemade blankets to use during the winter holiday season. Attendees said that making a blanket as a family was a meaningful bonding experience for them and the school staff. While they worked together cutting, tying, and measuring out their blankets, the Moffat community built a new holiday tradition!
This week's Summer Reading Spotlight is on Buena Vista Public Library! Community members grabbed their chairs, blankets, and picnic lunches and came together to cheer on their friends and neighbors performing in the Community Showcase and Talent Show. This is one of many fun summer reading activities planned for the Buena Vista community! Find great summer reads and more at a library near you at www.cdeinfo.org/libraries.
We're proud to support Goodwill of Colorado to open the new Goodwill Excel Center in Aurora, a tuition free school for adults to earn their high school diplomas. With the support of $4.7 million grant from CDE spread over three and a half years, the school will offer free services to adults ages 22 and over, including tuition and an onsite daycare. Read more from Denver Westword: https://lnkd.in/gKzbFXfe
Our Migrant Education Program team recently hosted the 2024 Binational Teachers Forum bringing together around 100 educators, partners, and community leaders - including representatives from the Consulate General of Mexico in Denver - to celebrate the contributions of our visiting teachers from Mexico. We were also joined by State Board of Education members Rhonda Solis and Lisa Escarcega and Education Commissioner Susana Cordova. The forum included opportunities for attendees to learn about the instructional strategies our binational educators are using in classrooms across the state. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/d3A6HZED Nuestro equipo del Programa de Educación para Migrantes organizó recientemente el Foro Binacional de Educadores 2024, reuniendo a alrededor de 100 educadores, socios y líderes comunitarios, incluidos representantes del Consulado General de México en Denver, para celebrar las contribuciones de nuestros educadores visitantes de México. También nos acompañaron miembros de la Junta Estatal de Educación, Rhonda Solis y Lisa Escarcega junto a la Comisionada de Educación, Susana Córdova. El foro incluyó oportunidades para que los asistentes aprendieran sobre las estrategias de instrucción que nuestros educadores binacionales están utilizando en las aulas de todo el estado.
When the new school year starts, students at Ersilia Cruz Middle School and Dolores Huerta Preparatory High in Pueblo School District 60 will learn and grow in new and improved school buildings! Thanks to $30.1 million in BEST Grant funding, CHAVEZ HUERTA K-12 PREPARATORY ACADEMY (which includes Cruz Middle School, Huerta High School, and César Chávez Academy) has a new middle school addition to the existing high school and extensive updates and renovations were made to the existing high school. These modern facilities will provide safe, state-of-the-art educational environments for students and staff. Learn more about BEST grants at https://lnkd.in/g2niAAPZ.
It's What's Up Wednesday, and we're highlighting how educators and school leaders at Durango School District 9-R are preparing students for the workforce. Commissioner of Education Susana Cordova spoke with Durango Superintendent Karen Cheser about the district's Portrait of a Graduate, a shared vision of the skills and dispositions students should develop by the time they graduate. This guiding principle was developed collaboratively by community members, business leaders, teachers and students.
It's Teacher Tuesday, and we're featuring Pueblo City Schools District 60 teacher Amy McGee! Amy is an elementary educator at Fountain International Magnet School. When asked what the best part of teaching, Amy said: “I love building relationships with students who are not so quick to open up. I also love seeing those "light bulb" moments when a concept finally makes sense to a student.” Amy says she became a teacher because she loves the students; "so many of them need love and compassion from a positive role model and it fills my heart to hold that place for them." In her free time, Amy loves to read, go for runs and walks, and hang out with her family and friends.
Our Family School Community Partnerships team hosted its annual District Leaders Retreat in May with more than 100 participants from schools and districts around the state. The retreat provided opportunities for educators and leaders to learn about best practices in strengthening school and family partnerships. When families and schools work together, we see increased student attendance and graduation rates. We talked to leaders from School District 49 and Englewood Schools about how attending the conference has helped them serve students and families.
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