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	<title>APS E-News &#187; District News</title>
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	<description>Setting the PACE!</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Keeping Kids in School</title>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/02/08/keeping-kids-in-school-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Blegen</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Truancy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dropout Prevention]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[District News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Aurora Public Schools is making huge strides to curb truancy. Sixty-two percent of APS schools reported no habitual truants or showed some decrease in the percentage of habitual truants compared to last year.
Six of seven middle schools and all five high schools had no habitual truants or showed some decrease in the percentage of habitual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CSAP Podcasts Now Available</title>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/02/02/csap-podcast-now-available/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Blegen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Students]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Staff]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Aurora Quest]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gateway H.S.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[District News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Achievement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[APS Superintendent John L. Barry has developed a series of podcasts to encourage students to do their best on the upcoming CSAP tests. The podcasts includes tips and suggestions from fellow APS students.
Teachers will be showing these podcasts in their classes.

View the CSAP Podcast for Elementary Students
View the CSAP Podcast for Secondary Students

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		<title>2010 Community Update Now Available</title>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/02/02/2010-community-update-now-available/</link>
		<comments>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/02/02/2010-community-update-now-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Blegen</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Parents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Each year, we share school and district performance updates based on the No Child Left Behind Act. Please visit www.aps.k12.co.us/update/ to see our goals, objectives and plans for improvement.  You will also find:

assessment data including school and district CSAP results,
accountability data including school and district Adequate Yearly Progress ratings,
teacher quality data including percentages of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 U.S. Census</title>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/02/02/2010-us-census/</link>
		<comments>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/02/02/2010-us-census/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Blegen</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Parents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Students]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[District News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone in the United States must be counted in the 2010 Census. This includes people of all ages, races, ethnic groups, citizens and noncitizens. By counting our country&#8217;s population, the U.S. federal government will be able to allocate more than $400 billion to states and communities based, in part on census data. This money will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APS Leads the Way with Energy Conservation Efforts</title>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/02/02/aps-leads-the-way-with-energy-conservation-efforts/</link>
		<comments>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/02/02/aps-leads-the-way-with-energy-conservation-efforts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Blegen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sixth Avenue Elementary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Arkansas Elementary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lyn Knoll Elementary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sable Elementary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Aurora Quest]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vaughn Elementary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Crawford Elementary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Yale Elementary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Boston K-8]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Energy and Conservation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Partnerships]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dartmouth Elementary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Clyde Miller Elementary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[William Smith H.S.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North M.S.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Iowa Elementary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[South M.S.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rangeview H.S.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[District News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Aurora Central]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Staff]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Park Lane Elementary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jewell Elementary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vassar Elementary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[West M.S.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Century Elementary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[People]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Aurora Public Schools is rapidly becoming a leader among Colorado school districts for its energy awareness and conservation efforts. APS energy conservation standards are also beginning to pay off in big savings across the district. 
APS Energy Consultant Tim &#8220;Bo&#8221; Bacon credits APS&#8217; success to improved operational practices, increased teacher and staff education and awareness, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APS Budget Update and Podcast</title>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/01/28/aps-budget-update-and-podcast/</link>
		<comments>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/01/28/aps-budget-update-and-podcast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Blegen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Webcasts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[District Update]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Supt Letters]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Staff]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Web Stories]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[District News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[APS Teammates:
Times of budget reductions are difficult. To ensure that every staff member is part of the process, we are releasing a podcast on the proposed budget reductions for 2010-11. To view the podcast, visit our Budget Update Web site at: superintendent.aurorak12.org/budget/update.
This site also has a PDF with the slides used in the podcast, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APS Art Educator’s Annual Exhibit Opens</title>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/01/20/dava-exhibit-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/01/20/dava-exhibit-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Blegen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The creative talent behind Aurora Public Schools art educators is featured in the annual “Aurora Art Educators” exhibit at Downtown Aurora Visual Arts. The opening reception will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28.  DAVA is located at 1405 Florence Street.  The artwork will be on display Jan.28 – Feb. 26. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Quarterly Awards Honor Staff, Parents and Community Members</title>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/01/20/winter-quarterly-awards-honor-staff-parents-and-community-members/</link>
		<comments>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/01/20/winter-quarterly-awards-honor-staff-parents-and-community-members/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Blegen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Aurora Frontier K-8]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jewell Elementary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Crawford Elementary]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Parents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Quarterly Awards]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Staff]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gateway H.S.]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Hinkley H.S.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Congratulations to the APS staff, community and business members who earned the Superintendent’s Quarterly Awards for the third quarter of the 2009-2010 school year. The ceremony recently took place at Aurora Hills Middle School.
Superintendent’s Quarterly Awards recognize outstanding parents, staff and community members who make a difference in the lives of APS students.
Congratulations to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Race/Ethnicity Reporting Guidelines</title>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/01/20/new-raceethnicity-reporting-guidelines/</link>
		<comments>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/01/20/new-raceethnicity-reporting-guidelines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Blegen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Parents]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://apscms.net/enews/2010/01/20/new-raceethnicity-reporting-guidelines/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Education has developed new guidelines regarding the collection of data on race and ethnicity for public school students and staff.  The federal government, which requires all states to collect this information, has developed a new way to report ethnicity and race that includes new categories.
The federal government has developed these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wheeling Awarded IB Status</title>
		<link>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/01/20/wheeling-awarded-ib-status/</link>
		<comments>http://apscms.net/enews/2010/01/20/wheeling-awarded-ib-status/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Blegen</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[International Baccalaureate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Students]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wheeling Elementary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wheeling Elementary has earned its official designation as an IB Primary Years Program from the International Baccalaureate Organization.  The designation makes Wheeling the first IB elementary school in APS.
As part of the authorization process, Wheeling has offered a trial Primary Years Program since the 2008-09 school year. The regional IB office worked with the [...]]]></description>
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