APS Board of Education Town Hall Meeting

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 17, 2015

WHAT: APS Board of Education Town Hall Meeting Sponsored by the Arc of Aurora
WHEN: Thursday, June 25, 2015
WHERE: Tin Cup Restaurant, 50 S. Peoria Street, Aurora, CO  80012

Aurora Public Schools Board Town Hall Meeting

On Thursday, June 25, 2015, the Aurora Public Schools Board of Education will be participating in a town hall meeting hosted by the Arc of Aurora.

The town hall meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Tin Cup Restaurant, 50 South Peoria Street, Aurora, Colorado 80012.

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APS Board of Education Executive Session

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 15, 2015

WHAT: APS Board of Education Executive Session
WHEN: Wednesday, June 17, 2015
WHERE: Educational Services Center 4, 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO  80011

Aurora Public Schools Board of Education Executive Session

On June 17, 2015, 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)(h), to discuss a student matter.

The executive session will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Dr. Edward and Mrs. Patricia Lord Boardroom of Educational Services Center 4, 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO  80011.

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APS Board of Education Meeting

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 12, 2015

WHAT: APS Board of Education Meeting
WHEN: Tuesday, June 16, 2015
WHERE: Educational Services Center 4, 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO  80011

Aurora Public Schools Board of Education Meeting

Notice is hereby given that Elevate Academy has submitted a Learning Center MOU to the Board of Education of Adams-Arapahoe 28J, Aurora Public Schools.

The purpose of this public notice is to notify the community of the opportunity to provide public comment on the Learning Center MOU pursuant to C.R.S. 22-30.7-111.

The waiver request will be discussed during the Board of Education meeting, June 16, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Dr. Ed Lord and Mrs. Patricia Lord Boardroom, 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora, Colorado 80011.

 

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APS Board of Education Executive Session

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 12, 2015

WHAT: APS Board of Education Executive Session
WHEN: Tuesday, June 16, 2015
WHERE: Educational Services Center 4, 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO  80011

Aurora Public Schools Board of Education Executive Session

On Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 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)(b), to receive legal advice and C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(f)(I) to discuss a personnel matter, specifically the superintendent’s evaluation.

The executive session will be held immediately following the scheduled board meeting currently scheduled to end at 8:48 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 Training Session

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 11, 2015

WHAT: APS Board of Education Training Session
WHEN: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Educational Services Center 4, 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO  80011

Aurora Public Schools Board of Education Training Session

On Tuesday, June 16, 2015, the Aurora Public Schools Board of Education will be participating in training for the implementation of the BoardDocs program.

The training will be held from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in conference room A at Educational Services Center 4, 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO  80011.

 

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Aurora Welcome Center Hosts First Annual Cultural Celebration

                                                                                                                                       
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2015

WHAT: Aurora Welcome Center Cultural Celebration
WHEN: Saturday, June 6, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: APS Educational Services Center 4
                  1085 Peoria St., Aurora, CO 80011

Aurora Welcome Center Hosts First Annual Cultural Celebration

Please join Aurora Welcome Center, Aurora Public Schools, the City of Aurora and many community partners in celebrating the First Annual Cultural Celebration.

We will start with a friendly co-ed soccer game between immigrants, refugees and service providers at 9 a.m. We have players from: the Colorado African Organization (including the CAO’s Executive Director), Aurora Public Schools, the City of Aurora, Families Forward and the Global Bhutanese Community of Colorado. Participating immigrants and refugees are from Mexico, Bhutan, Eritrea, Iraq, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal.

We will also have food and entertainment available for families including a jumpy castle, face painting, and a Zumba class.

About the Aurora Welcome Center: The Aurora Welcome Center is a newly-emerging center located in Original Aurora. The center serves as a shared multi-tenant facility offering a variety of services focused on the international/immigrant community in Aurora. Partner organizations include: Aurora Public Schools, the City of Aurora, El Centro Humanitario, Focus Points, Rights For All People, Families Forward Resource Center, Colorado African Organization, Global Bhutanese Community Colorado, the Strengthening Neighborhoods Program of the Denver Foundation and African Women Empowerment Group.

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Interested media may contact APS News Media Specialist
Patti Moon at 303-326-2755 or pamoon@aps.k12.co.us for more information

Children’s Hospital Colorado Volunteers Give APS School Extreme Makeover

NEWS RELEASE 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 3, 2015

WHAT: Children’s Hospital Colorado Transforms an APS School
WHEN: Friday, June 5 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
WHERE: Wheeling Elementary School, 472 S Wheeling St., 80012

Children’s Hospital Colorado Volunteers Give APS School Extreme Makeover

On Friday, June 5, Children’s Hospital Colorado employees won’t just be saving lives – they will be enriching APS students’ lives. Dozens of Children’s Colorado staff volunteers and APS volunteers will join together at Wheeling Elementary School at 8 a.m. to give the school a landscape makeover.

This is the ninth year APS has partnered with Children’s Hospital Colorado on this school improvement community project:

Montview Math & Health Sciences Elementary – 2007
North Middle School Health Sciences & Technology Campus – 2008
Park Lane Elementary – 2009
Sable Elementary – 2010
South Middle – 2011
Laredo Elementary – 2012
Vaughn Elementary – 2013
Jewell Elementary – 2014
Wheeling Elementary – 2015

Dozens of organizations have donated more than $52,000 from across the metro area. This project would not be possible without these generous sponsors:

A & B Builders
A Mac Underground Inc.
AJI Fence
Ballard Group
Belfor Restoration
Borgert Pavers
CenterPoint Energy
Colorado Best Block
Colorado Hazard Control
CPS Distributors
DBC Irrigation
EAP Glass Service
Energy Management
G.H. Phipps Construction Co.
General Air
Grounded Technologies
Hayward Baker Inc.
Helena Chemical
Krische Construction
M.A. Meyer Construction
MOA Architecture
Munding Design
Pioneer Sand Company
RB & B Architecture
Rain Bird
Ron Bath Masonry
Sand Creek Wholesale Nursery
ServiceMaster
Singing Hills Landscape
Spire Coca Cola
Staples
Straight Line
Tagawa Gardens
Trion Promotions
Wold Architects and Engineers 

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Interested media may contact APS News Media Specialist
Patti Moon at 303-326-2755 or pamoon@aps.k12.co.us for more information