Laredo Kids Clinic Celebrates Grand Opening

NEWS RELEASE #26
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 16, 2014

WHAT: Laredo Kids Clinic Celebrates Grand Opening
WHEN: December 18, 4-6 p.m. 
WHERE: Laredo Kids Clinic, 1420 Laredo Street, 80011

Laredo Kids Clinic Celebrates Grand Opening

Aurora Public Schools will host a grand opening celebration for the Laredo Kids Clinic. The center was previously housed inside Laredo Elementary School, but recently moved. It is now a new, freestanding clinic with more space, more services and expanded hours for APS students.

The clinic provides low-cost immunizations, physicals, mental health services, preventive dental care and other services. Any APS student can use the clinic as well as younger siblings.

Rocky Mountain Youth Clinic staffs the clinic, Aurora Mental Health Center provides mental health services and Children’s Hospital offers dental care. The clinic accepts Medicaid, CHP+ and private insurance.

Those without insurance use a very low cost-sliding scale. Parents can call the clinic for an appointment and there is no application. There is second kids clinic for APS families located at Crawford Elementary School. 

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Interested media may contact APS News Media Specialist
Patti Moon at 303-326-2755 for more information

APS Foundation Awarded Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative

                                                                

NEWS RELEASE #25
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15, 2014

APS Foundation Awarded Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative Grant
Grant to be used for Future Centers in local high schools

The Aurora Public Schools Foundation is excited to announce that it was awarded a $75,000 Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative (COSI) grant. 

The state initiative’s goal is to create a strong network of career and college readiness programs across Colorado while also increasing the total amount of scholarship giving available for post-secondary students.

The APS Foundation will use the grant money to open its first “Future Center” at Hinkley High School in the beginning of 2015. Future Centers are an innovative approach to connect Aurora Public Schools high school students to post-secondary options.

Advisors will guide students and their families through the college application process including: how to construct essays, how to apply for financial aid and scholarships and how to understand the dynamics of post-secondary institutions.

Future Centers coordinate closely with the school district, principals and school counselors to complement the pre-collegiate programs already in place. They also work to strengthen the college attendance culture in schools. The Future Centers initiative will help ensure all APS students graduate ready to access and succeed in post-secondary opportunities.

There is an acute need to support APS students in creating and executing post-secondary plans. Earning a post-secondary credential is increasingly necessary to be competitive for jobs in today’s economy. By 2020, 74% of Colorado’s jobs will require some form of post-secondary education.

About Aurora Public Schools Foundation
The Aurora Public Schools Foundation was founded in 1987 as a non-profit organization with the mission to cultivate community investment to enrich student opportunity. The foundation facilitates collaborations between schools and the community, fosters innovations that enable schools and the district to meet the challenges of the future and secures supplemental resources from individuals, corporations and foundations to support programs. 

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Interested media may contact APS News Media Specialist
Patti Moon at 303-326-2755 for more information

APS Board of Education Executive Session

NEWS RELEASE #24
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 11, 2014

WHAT: APS Board of Education Executive Session
WHEN: December 16, 2014
WHERE: Conference Room A, APS Educational Services Center 4, 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO  80011

APS Board of Education Executive Session

On Tuesday, December 16, 2014, the Aurora Public Schools Board of Education is expected to recess into executive session under the authority of C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(f)(I) to discuss a personnel matter, specifically the superintendent’s mid-term evaluation.

The executive session will be held immediately following the Board Meeting in conference room A at Educational Services Center 4, 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO 80011.

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APS Board of Education Executive Session

NEWS RELEASE #23
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 11, 2014

WHAT: APS Board of Education Executive Session
WHEN: December 16, 2014 at 5 p.m.
WHERE: Conference Room A, APS Educational Services Center 4, 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO  80011

APS Board of Education Executive Session

On Tuesday, December 16, 2014, the Aurora Public Schools Board of Education is expected to recess into executive session under the authority of C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(e) to develop strategy for negotiations.

The executive session will be held from 5:00-6:00 p.m. in Conference Room A, at Educational Services Center 4, 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO 80011.

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APS Board of Education Special Open Meeting

NEWS RELEASE #22
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 4, 2014

WHAT: APS Board of Education Special Open Meeting
WHEN: December 6, 2014 at 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Leadership Team Room A, Broadmoor Hotel, 1 Lake Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

APS Board of Education Special Open Metting

On Saturday, December 6, 2014, the Aurora Public Schools Board of Education will hold a special open meeting pursuant to C.R.S. 22-32-108 to discuss the proposed achievement policy and the superintendent evaluation tool.

The special open meeting will be held from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in Leadership Team Room A at the Broadmoor Hotel located at 1 Lake Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80906.

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APS Board of Education Executive Session

NEWS RELEASE #21
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 1, 2014

WHAT: APS Board of Education Executive Session
WHEN: December 2, 2014 at 4:45 p.m.
WHERE: Conference Room A, APS Educational Services Center 4, 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO  80011

APS Board of Education Executive Session

On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, the Aurora Public Schools Board of Education is expected to recess into executive session under the authority of C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(f)(I) to discuss a personnel matter, specifically the superintendent’s mid-term evaluation.

The executive session will be held from 4:45-5:15 p.m. in conference room A at Educational Services Center 4, 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO 80011.

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