ResourcesTHE DENVER FOUNDATION SUPPORTS APS PILOT SCHOOLS
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NEWS RELEASE # 74
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 14, 2009
WHAT: Support for Fletcher Pilot Schools from The Denver Foundation
WHEN: April 20, 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Fletcher Elementary School, 10455 East 25th Avenue 80010
THE DENVER FOUNDATION SUPPORTS APS PILOT SCHOOLS
Aurora Public Schools will host a celebration for the continued support of the district’s next Pilot Schools. Fletcher Elementary School, currently a K-5, will open as two separate schools sharing the same facility beginning in the 2009-10 school year.
The Denver Foundation awarded $18,000 to APS in support of the Pilot Schools model. The grant will enable a facilitator to assist potential Pilot Schools with the tremendous amount of preparation, planning and marketing that is required to both receive District approval, as well as successfully implement the Pilot School model into the specific school.
Please join Superintendent John L. Barry and the Board of Education to learn more about the continued support of Pilot Schools in APS.
Monday, April 20
10:00 a.m.
Fletcher Elementary School
10455 East 25th Avenue
Aurora, Colorado 80010
Fletcher Elementary will make the change from a K-5 school into the following:
- Fletcher Primary School: grades K-3
- Fletcher Intermediate Science and Technology School: grades 4-8
- For the 2009-10 school year, sixth and seventh grades will be added
- Eighth grade will be added in 2010
William Smith High School opened as the first APS Pilot School this year. Other existing APS schools may apply to convert into a Pilot School. APS can also open new schools under the Pilot School process.
Find out more about the Pilot School program at the APS Pilot School Web site, www.aps.k12.co.us/schools/pilot.
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Interested media may contact APS News Media Specialist
Paula Hans at 303-326-2755 for more information
APS Communication Department
Georgia Durán, Chief Communication Officer
303-365-7805
FAX: 303-326-1939
e-mail: grduran@aps.k12.co.us
http://www.aps.k12.co.us/communications
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