APS Board of Education Executive Session

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 30, 2015

WHAT: APS Board of Education Executive Session
WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, 4:30-5 p.m.
WHERE: 1085 Peoria St., Aurora, CO 80011

Aurora Public Schools Board of Education Executive Session

On Tuesday, December 1, 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 specifically related to the superintendent’s contract negotiations.

The executive session will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in in conference room A at Educational Services Center 4, 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO  80011.

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Vote for Colorado's Only Semifinalist in Fab Labs Contest

                                                                                                                                            

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 17, 2015

Vote for Colorado's Only Semifinalist in Fab Labs Contest

Aurora Frontier P-8 is Colorado’s only semifinalist in the Northrup Grumman Foundation Fab Lab School Labs Contest. Twenty schools have been selected as semifinalists.

The five schools that receive the most votes will win a grant of up to $100,000. The money can be used to turn a science classroom into a dream lab.

Aurora Frontier needs your help on Wednesday, November 18 to win. Frontier’s voting window begins at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17 and ends at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, November 18.

When voting begins, you will be able to see a brief thumbnail description that has been prepared from the information provided in Aurora Frontier’s entry submission. Voters can cast one vote. That means they can only vote for one school on each day of voting.

To vote, follow this link: http://www.facebook.com/fabschoollabs/app_132015160493088

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

 

AWCPA Students Show EPA Leaders How They Prevent Food Waste

                                                                                                                                            
NEWS RELEASE 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 16, 2015 

WHAT: Students Prevent Food Waste at AWCPA
WHEN: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 8:15 a.m. 
WHERE: Aurora West College Preparatory Academy
                 10100 E 13th Ave, Aurora, CO 80010

AWCPA Students Show EPA Leaders How They Prevent Food Waste

Aurora West College Preparatory Academy (AWCPA) students are showing EPA regional leaders how they prevent food waste at their school. The student-led CHOICES Club started an initiative to recover uneaten food from the Breakfast After the Bell program. Breakfast After the Bell provides Colorado students with nutritious breakfast meals after the school day begins.

The CHOICES Club is focused on making AWCPA as sustainable as possible, so when students noticed that uneaten food from the breakfast program was being thrown away, they jumped into action. With support from school staff, the Aurora Public Schools Nutrition Services Department and Division of Finance, the club has been donating to local food banks and homeless shelters via a partnership with a local award-winning organization, We Don’t Waste.

Since August, the school has donated more than than 1,300 servings. On Tuesday, November 17, the CHOICES Club will show EPA leaders how the program works.

The schedule will be as follows:
(8:15 a.m.) Guests arrive
(8:30-9:00 a.m.) Breakfast in the Classroom
(9:00-9:20 a.m.) Food is sorted and prepared for donation
(9:30 a.m.) We Don’t Waste Donation pickup
(9:30-9:50 a.m.) Time for interviews

*Please note this event is dependent on weather conditions. If school is delayed or cancelled, we will reschedule the event.*

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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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 12, 2015

WHAT: APS Board of Education Executive Session
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, 4:30-5 p.m.
WHERE: 15771 E. 1st Avenue, Aurora, CO 80011

Aurora Public Schools Board of Education Executive Session

On Tuesday, November 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)(b), to receive legal advice specifically related to the superintendent’s contract negotiations.

The executive session will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Blanca Peak conference room at the APS Professional Learning and Conference Center, 15771 E. 1^st Ave., Aurora, CO 80011.

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APS Students Honor Veterans and Salute America

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 9, 2015 

WHAT: Veterans Day Ceremony
WHEN: November 11, 2015 at 11 a.m. 
WHERE: Aurora Quest K-8, 17315 E 2nd Ave., Aurora, CO 80011

APS Students Honor Veterans and Salute America

Aurora Public Schools students are honoring veterans and participating in “Saluting America” activities. The Veterans Day ceremony at Aurora Quest K-8 will feature an honor guard from Buckley Air Force Base, the Pledge of Allegiance and many veterans from the community.

The ceremony will start promptly at 11:11 a.m. and last for 11 minutes. Students will be wearing red, white or blue according to their grade level. The assembly will also include a performance by the Quest A Band playing the Star Spangled Banner. The Buckley AFB honor guard will lower flags to half-staff while a trumpeter plays Taps. At the end of the song, flags are raised back to the top, and students file silently back into classes.

“The ceremony itself is very moving,” said Trish Guerrero, an Aurora Quest parent and organizer. “The goal is to give everyone, the kids especially, an opportunity to realize how special our military is and how blessed they are to be Americans.” 

Other schools will also be hosting assemblies and breakfasts to honor those who have and currently serve our country. APS students and staff are participating in the Saluting America program, which includes writing special thank you cards to veterans. Each “Tribute Card” contains a patriotic image and quote from a noted American. The cards are distributed to kindergarten through high school students and staff members who write personal “thank you” messages in them. Students and staff then personally deliver cards to veterans and active military service members.

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

Public Hearing on Priority Improvement or Turnaround Unified Improvement Plan Schools

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 5, 2015

WHAT: Public Hearing on Priority Improvement or Turnaround Unified Improvement Plan Schools
WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, 6 p.m.
WHERE: APS Professional Learning & Conference Center, 15771 E. 1st Ave., Aurora, CO 80011

Public Hearing on Priority Improvement or Turnaround Unified Improvement Plan Schools

On December 15, 2015, the Aurora Public Schools Board of Education will hold a public hearing at 6:00 p.m. at the Professional Learning and Conference Center, 15771 East 1^st Avenue, Aurora, Colorado, 80011, to review the adoption and implementation of a school improvement plan as described in section 22-11-404 C.R.S., a school priority improvement plan as described in section 22-11-405 C.R.S., or a school turnaround plan as described in section 22-11-406 C.R.S. 

The district and following schools are required to develop a priority improvement or turnaround plan:

• Century Elementary School
• Fletcher Community School
• Jewell Elementary School
• Lansing Community School
• Lyn Knoll Elementary School
• Sable Elementary School
• Sixth Avenue Elementary School
• Vaughn Elementary School
• Virginia Court Elementary School
• Wheeling Elementary School
• Aurora Hills Middle School
• East Middle School
• Mrachek Middle School
• North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology
• South Middle School
• Vista Peak Exploratory
• Gateway High School

The Board of Education is expected to approve the plans on January 5, 2016.  For more information, please contact Chief Accountability and Research Officer Lisa Escárcega, at 303-344-8060 ext. 28436.

 

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APS Board of Education Executive Session

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 4, 2015

WHAT: APS Board of Education Executive Session
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, 5:30-6 p.m.
WHERE: 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO 80011

Aurora Public Schools Board of Education Executive Session

On Tuesday, November 10, 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 specifically related to the superintendent’s contract negotiations.

The executive session will be held from 5:30-6 p.m. in conference room A at Educational Services Center 4, 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO 80011.

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Rangeview High School Hosts CO Court of Appeals

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 2, 2015

WHAT: Rangeview High School Hosts Colorado Court of Appeals
WHEN: Tuesday, November 3, 10 a.m.
WHERE: Rangeview High School, 11700 E. 11^th Ave.

Rangeview High School Hosts CO Court of Appeals

Rangeview High School will host the Colorado Court of Appeals on Tuesday, November 3. The visit is part of the Colorado Judicial Branch’s Courts in the Community – an outreach program the Colorado Supreme Court and Court of Appeals initiated on Law Day (May 1, 1986).

The program gives Colorado high school students first-hand experience in how the Colorado judicial system works and illustrates how disputes are resolved in a democratic society. These are not mock proceedings. The court will hear actual arguments from which it will issue opinions.

A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals –Robert D. Hawthorne, David Furman and David J. Richman.– will hear oral arguments in these two cases:

• 15CA0285, Anne Margaret Hesford v. Vail Summit Resorts Inc.: Ms. Hesford asked the Colorado Court of Appeals to review a trial court’s decision to dismiss her lawsuit against Vail Summit Resorts Inc., claiming the company was liable for injuries she suffered when she slipped on ice in a parking lot the company operates in Breckenridge. In the trial court, the company argued there was no evidence it had failed to uphold any standard of care it owed to people using the parking lot. The trial court also agreed with the company that there was no evidence to demonstrate Ms. Hesford’s injuries resulted from “anything other than the natural snow and ice conditions that are common in a high alpine environment during the winter months.” The Court of Appeals’ decision will determine whether Ms. Hesford’s lawsuit can proceed in the trial court.
• 12CA2407, The People of the State of Colorado v. Linda Ecco Dalton: Ms. Dalton has asked the Colorado Court of Appeals to review her conviction on a charge of felony criminal mischief, which was filed against her after she drove her car through the garage door of a used-car lot in Fruita, damaging several motorcycles and other items in the garage. During her trial, Ms. Dalton argued she did not act knowingly on the night of the offense because she had recently stopped taking her anti-depressant medication and had taken two sleeping pills that evening. She argued because she did not act knowingly, the prosecutor could not prove that element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt. Ms. Dalton asked the Colorado Court of Appeals to determine whether there was enough evidence to prove she acted knowingly during the offense. She also asked the court to determine whether certain statements and arguments the prosecutor made during jury selection and closing arguments deprived her of her right to a fair trial.

A question-and-answer session, during which the students can ask questions of the attorneys, will follow the presentation of arguments in each case. At the conclusion of the second argument, the students will also be given the opportunity to participate in a question-and-answer session with the Court of Appeals judges.

*** IMPORTANT NOTE***
Media interested in attending must first contact:
Jon Sarché
Colorado Judicial Department
jon.sarche@judicial.state.co.us                                
720.625.5811

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