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Playtime Looks Different at Some DPS Schools
Posted on 04. Oct, 2010 by KB.
Has anyone seen the recent outdoor transformations that many DPS elementary schools have undergone recently? Gone are the simplistic, rusty, old, steel barred playground equipment and in its place, shiny, new, colorful 21st century equipment that children (and parents) have been longing for. You may also find new asphalt, new irrigation systems, and gardens at [...]
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Stand For Children Helps You Learn Your ABC’s for Election Day
Posted on 23. Sep, 2010 by JM.
Stand for Children wants you to Do Your Homework! Learn your ABC’s for Election Day A. What’s Stand for Children’s vision for Colorado schools? With Lindsay Neil, Stand for Children B. Where do Denver candidates stand on education issues? Q&A with Denver legislative candidates, moderated by Zachary Rowe, teacher and Stand for Children member C. What’s [...]
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Evolution to a Revolution: Rumble to a Roar
Posted on 21. Sep, 2010 by JM.
Wake up Denver! Actually, wake up America! It’s no secret our education system ranks amongst the lowest in the world in math and science. It’s also no secret that Denver only graduates just over half of its high school seniors and the dropout rate is abysmal. And, there are 1.2 million students dropping out per [...]
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Get the Inside Scoop at DPS Early Education Events This Fall
Posted on 21. Sep, 2010 by JM.
Get Educated at the Preschool and Kindergarten EARLY EDUCATION SCOOP Events This Fall! There are also Middle School and High School Events as well. See the DPS Announcement here. REGISTER TO ATTEND <- click here For new parents, enrolling in preschool and kindergarten in Denver Public Schools can be confusing. At the Early Education Scoop, [...]
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WELCOME TO SCOOPTOO
Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by KB.
Our blog’s purpose is to help parents navigate the Kindergarten and elementary school phase of their children’s education. In Colorado, we are given the opportunity of “choice” in our search. This program gives parents many options when it comes to choosing a school for their child outside of their neighborhood school. The process can become [...]
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Back to School Denver 2010!
Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by JM.
It comes around so quickly but never soon enough, right? When it is hot we want cold. When it is dry we want rain. When we want summer vacation, we want our kids BACK IN SCHOOL. The grass is always greener on the other side, isn’t it? So now we want them back in school [...]
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Invitation: New Stapleton School Celebration
Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by JM.
Celebrate the Construction of a New ECE-8 Campus in Stapleton You are cordially invited to attend a ceremony and reception to celebrate the start of construction on the new school, opening August, 2011. Join your neighbors, community members, DPS leaders and generous supporters for this momentous occasion. Tuesday, June 8, 2010 9:30 – 10:30am 3480 North [...]
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Be Sure To Vote For Bill Robert’s “Extraordinary” 4th Grade Classroom
Posted on 17. May, 2010 by KB.
The William Roberts School (aka Bill Roberts) in Denver is one of four finalists competing in the “Why My Classroom is Extraordinary” contest put on by NBC’s The Today Show. The winning classroom wins a trip to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort. Please be sure to click here to vote [...]
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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. [...]
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Change is on the Way for Some DPS Schools
Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by KB.
The Board of Education has recommended changes for 6 schools within the Denver Public School system. The recommendations include transforming six low-performing DPS schools into successful schools, proposals for the overcrowding issues at the Stapleton schools, and proposed locations for new schools that would open for the 2010 school year. The board is expected to [...]
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