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Vote for SCOOPTOO as Top Blog!
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by JM.
Dear Friends and Readers of ScoopToo:
We are hoping for your vote for TOP BLOG for 5280 Magazine’s Top of the Town issue coming soon. Voting begins on February 1st and ends March 19th. This will be our first year entering the competition so please help us get the word out!
If you think our blog is [...]
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School Scoop: Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning
Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by JM.
School: ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCHOOL of EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING (a.k.a. RMSEL “rem-zul”)
Website: http://www.rmsel.org/
Type: RMSEL-Public School of Choice (BOCES-Board of Cooperative Educational Services)
Open Houses/Tours: Tours are on the first Thursday of every month (except April) September through May at 8:30 AM.
Admission Process: Please visit the enrollment page of the RMSEL Website for full details.
Main Phone: 303-759-2076
Hours: 8:00 AM [...]
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Early Education Scoop Registration Information
Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by JM.
As promised, here is the registration Website link: http://www.dpsk12.org/scoop/
Registration is not mandatory, however we would like to get a sense on who’s coming. Spread the word!
Click on images below to enlarge the information!
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DPS and ScoopToo to Cohost Early Education Event!
Posted on 19. Nov, 2009 by JM.
Spread the word! DPS and ScoopToo are co-hosting two Early Education Scoop events on December 10th and January 7th. The events are designed to help parents navigate the ECE process through DPS. These educational sessions will cover topics such as tuition, Choice Process, transportation, special needs programming, Advanced Kindergarten, English Language Acquisition, dual-language programming, Montessori [...]
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School Scoop: Montessori School of Denver
Posted on 17. Nov, 2009 by JM.
School: MONTESSORI SCHOOL of DENVER
Website: http://www.montessoridenver.org/
Main Phone: 303-756-9441
Type: Private Montessori – Accredited member of the Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS)
Tuition & Fees: Tuition for 2009/2010 school year is $10,975 ($6,220 for half-day until 11:30 AM) for Primary/Kindergarten and $11,655 for Elementary per student. The after school program is an additional $4,810 per year. Additional fees include [...]
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9News Interviews Kerri on School Choice!
Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by JM.
Check out Kerri getting interviewed by 9 News regarding their joint venture Website: coloradoschoolchoice.org. Sorry Kerri, but you are no longer an incognito blogger!
The coloradoschoochoice.org is a useful data-driven site if you’re looking for certain statistics on schools. The specific data included are: maps, CSAP scores, percentage of free & reduced lunches, enrollment/diversity and choice-in [...]
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School Scoop: Carson Elementary
Posted on 27. Oct, 2009 by JM.
School: Carson Elementary
Website: http://carson.dpsk12.org
Type: Public – DPS
Tours: Tours are scheduled beginning October and are usually listed on the front page of the school Website. Call the main office to schedule.
Main Phone: (303) 355-7316
Principal: Tamara Acevedo
Location: 5420 E. 1st Avenue, Denver, CO, 80220 – Crestmoor neighborhood
Hours: 8:55 AM-3:45 PM
Grades: ECE-5th [...]
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About School Scoop
Posted on 07. Oct, 2009 by JM.
The School Scoop category of our blog is a compilation of our impressions on both public and private schools around Denver. These “profiles” include vital facts about the school along with our impressions from visits, discussions with parents and interviews with staff. We plan to add quite a few more profiles this fall so keep [...]
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DPS Highly Gifted & Talented and Advanced K. Deadlines…
Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by JM.
If you’re like many of us, the deadlines and application process for the various facets of the DPS system can be confusing. Let this be your reminder that the Denver Public Schools Highly Gifted & Talented nomination deadline (2010/2011 school year) is November 2, 2009. The deadline for applications for the Advanced Kindergarten program [...]
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The Future of Denver Public Schools: An Interview With Michael Vaughn, DPS Chief Communications Officer
Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 by JM.
Three months ago, Michael Vaughn came to Denver Public Schools from Chicago, the third largest public school system in the country, where he held the position of Director of Communications. As the new Chief Communications Officer for DPS, Vaughn works directly with Superintendent Tom Boasberg on efforts across the board. One of the primary goals they’re focusing on is the progress of student success within DPS and minimizing the achievement gap between Denver and the rest of Colorado. Vaughn is charged with effectively communicating this progress to the public. We were afforded an opportunity to sit down with him and discuss the future of DPS from an inside view.
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School Scoop: Bill Roberts Elementary
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Getting Started
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School Scoop: Montclair Elementary
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Testing: Who Needs It?
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Two Cents: School Lunches
- Matilda Cole: Thank you for the informative article. As a paren...
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