Resources
Winter Recess - Dec. 24 - Jan. 4
| December 24, 2007 | to | January 4, 2008 |
Board Meeting
| January 8, 2008 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
Location: APS Board of Education Room, APS Adminisration Building, 1085 Peoria St., Aurora, CO 80011.
International Baccalaureate Information Session
| January 11, 2008 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 7:30 pm |
| January 17, 2008 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 7:30 pm |
Location: Hinkley High School
Media Center
1250 Chambers Rd.
The International Baccalaureate Programme at Hinkley High School is an internationally recognized program that aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. The IB Programme prepares students for the most competitive college environments while developing a genuine love of learning and international under-standing.
The APS IB-Middle Years Programme (MYP) at Hinkley High School is for grades 9 and 10, and the IB Diploma Program (DP) is for grades 11 and 12. These programs are designed for those students interested in a rigorous, academically challenging curriculum focused on intercultural understanding and respect.
The IB-Middle Years Programme and IB Diploma Program provide a framework of academic challenge and life skills appropriate to this stage of development.
Learn more about the International Baccalaureate Programme by attending an information session on Friday, January 11, or Thursday, January 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the Hinkley High School Media Center.
Please contact Hinkley High School for more information at 303-326-1895.
Forum on Colorado State Education Standards
| January 16, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
Location: Community College of Aurora
The Forum, Room F100
Fine Arts Building
16000 E. CentreTech Parkway
Aurora Colorado 80011-9036
You are cordially invited to join Karen Middleton, Member Colorado State Board of Education, 7th Congressional District, and Dwight Jones, Colorado’s Commissioner of Education, for an important conversation on
Colorados Model Content Standards: What do we need for the 21st Century?
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
7:00 - 8:30pm
(Please call 303-866-6817 if you require accessibility accommodations so that arrangements can be made)
We are reviewing Colorados K-12 Model Content Standards and we want YOUR input!
Questions we will ask include:
- How will the 21st century shape new academic needs and skills?
- What do you know about the business work of today that we must consider in order to be well served?
- What are the fundamental skills you consider critical for success in your industry for todays job candidate?
- What should it mean to be a high school graduate? College ready? Technically prepared?
- What are the new minimum requirements for students to be competitive globally?
- What are your non-negotiable skills for new employees?
- What type of training do you have in place to prepare new employees or to retrain existing employees?
RSVPs are encouraged to Marjorie Reinwald at Reinwald_M@cde.state.co.us .
To review our current standards, please visit:
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/documents/olr/k12_standards.html .
If you would like to receive an abbreviated version of the standards, and the 9th and 10th grade math assessments, please email Karen Middleton at karen@karenmiddleton.com .
Special thanks to the Community College of Aurora for hosting this meeting!
I hope you will join us.
Thanks,
Karen
Karen Middleton
Member, Colorado State Board of Education
7th Congressional District
720-427-3239
karen@karenmiddleton.com
BOE Phone Conference
| January 17, 2008 | ||
| 5:00 pm | to | 6:00 pm |
The APS Board of Education will meet via a phone conference on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, at 5 p.m. The topic of the conference is weighted grades. If you would like to access and listen to the conference, call 877-898-5581 and enter code number 152924.
DAAC Meeting
| January 17, 2008 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
Location: APS Board Room, Administration Building, 1085 Peoria St.
For more information, visit the DAAC Web site at www.aps.k12.co.us/community/daac .
Continental League Speech & Debate Tournament
| January 19, 2008 | ||
| 7:30 am | to | 5:00 pm |
Location: Gateway H.S.
1300 S. Sable Blvd.
If you are an APS staff member, we’d love to have you be one of our volunteer judges for this upcoming tournament! Support our students and enjoy some free entertainment. Please contact Shawn Roloff at smroloff@aps.k12.co.us if you’d like to volunteer.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No School
| January 21, 2008 |
APS Conference on Keeping Kids in School
| January 22, 2008 | ||
| 9:30 am | to | 10:30 am |
Location: Rangeview High School
Media Center
17599 E. Iliff Ave.
Please join Aurora Public Schools John L. Barry and the APS Board of Education as they provide a truancy update to the community. APS, along with Aurora Police Department Chief Dan Oates, will discuss the programs they have in place to keep students in school.
The conference will also feature students and parents who have benefited from APS truancy outreach efforts in 2007.
Superintendent Barry and his leadership team will then make personal home visits to students who have not returned to school after Winter Break.
Tuesday, Jan. 22
9:30 a.m.
Rangeview High School Media Center
17599 E. Iliff Ave.
School Board Recognition Reception
| January 22, 2008 | ||
| 4:30 pm | to | 5:00 pm |
In honor of School Board Recognition Month, a special reception to honor Board members will be held on January 22 at 4:30 p.m. in the Dr. Edward and Patricia Lord Boardroom at the Educational Services Center, Peoria Building, 1085 Peoria St.
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