NEWS RELEASE #25
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 25, 2010
APS Board of Education Executive Session
The Aurora Public Schools Board of Education is expected to recess into executive session on Thursday, Oct. 28 under the authority of C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(b) to receive legal advice on an arbitration decision.
This session will take place from 5-9 p.m. in Conference Room A of Educational Services Center 4, located at 1085 Peoria Street.
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NEWS RELEASE # 24
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 25, 2010
Book Trust Receives $26,880 from Morgridge Family Foundation
to Start Program in Aurora Public Schools
Book Trust, a Fort Collins based non-profit organization, is receiving a grant for $26,880 from the Morgridge Family Foundation to start the program at five of the highest need schools in Aurora Public Schools.
“Through this program, each first grader attending Altura, Crawford, Elkhart, Montview and Paris elementary schools will be able to shop for, choose and buy books every month of the school year. This means 480 first graders will be building their home libraries. We can’t begin to tell you how valuable this is for our students,” said Aurora Public Schools Superintendent John L. Barry.
Book Trust works to remove the literacy gap for children dealing with poverty. Each month during the school year, participants shop for, choose and purchase their own fiction and non-fiction selections that are delivered to their classrooms.
Book Trust participants build their own home libraries with books they love to read, changing the literacy culture both at home and at school. The program reaches 20,000 children in eight states. Scholastic Book Clubs is the order and distribution vehicle for the program.
Book Trust is a non-profit that provides a means to literacy through growing a child’s passion for reading. By providing children in poverty with the rights and advantages that come with owning books they choose, the program increases literacy skills, vocabulary development and inspires self motivation to read.
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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
NEWS RELEASE # 23
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 13, 2010
WHAT: Students Celebrate International White Cane Day 2010
WHEN: October 14, 10:15 a.m.
WHERE: Fulton Elementary School, 755 Fulton Street 80010
Fulton Students Mark International White Cane Day
Fulton Elementary School students and staff members will celebrate International White Cane Day 2010 on Thursday, October 14. The day is observed around the world as a way to draw attention to the mobility needs of people who are blind or vision impaired.
Five students at Fulton Elementary School are legally blind. The entire school will be brought together to learn more about International White Cane Day. All students will be presented with special mementos to mark the day. The group will also watch a video featuring their fellow students demonstrating how they use their white canes.
Media is encouraged to attend this special gathering of students:
International White Cane Day 2010
Thursday, October 14
10:15 a.m.
Fulton Elementary School
755 Fulton Street
Aurora, Colorado 80010
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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
NEWS RELEASE # 22
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 8, 2010
WHAT: APS BOE Equity Training CANCELED
WHEN: October 12, 5 p.m.
WHERE: 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO 80011
APS Board of Education Equity Training
The APS Board of Education will be meeting for equity training on Oct. 12, at 5 p.m., in the Dr. Edward and Mrs. Patricia Lord Boardroom at ESC 4, 1085 Peoria St.
This event has been canceled.
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