APS Board of Education Discussion

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 13, 2016

WHAT: APS Board of Education Discussion
WHEN: Monday, April 18, 2016, 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Mt. Massive Conference Room, APS Professional Learning and Conference Center, 15771 E. 1st Ave., Aurora, CO 80011 

Aurora Public Schools Board of Education Discussion

On Monday, April 18, 2016, the Aurora Public Schools Board of Education and the Aurora Education will be holding a dinner conversation related to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and its potential implications for APS.

The dinner will take place at 6:00 p.m. in the Mt. Massive conference room at the APS Professional Conference and Learning Center, 15771 East 1^st Avenue, Aurora, CO 80011.

 

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APS Board of Education Executive Session

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 13, 2016

WHAT: APS Board of Education Executive Session
WHEN: Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 5:30-6 p.m.
WHERE: Professional Learning and Conference Center, 15771 East 1st Avenue, Aurora, CO 80011

Aurora Public Schools Board of Education Executive Session

On Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 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 charter authorizations.

The executive session will be held from 5:30-6:00 p.m. in the Blanca Peak conference room at the APS Professional Conference and Learning Center, 15771 East 1^st Avenue, Aurora, CO 80011.

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Community Partners Shine the Spotlight on Aurora Public Schools' Top Ten Ceremony

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    
April 13, 2016

WHAT:   Aurora Public Schools’ Top Ten Ceremony
WHEN:   Friday, April 15, 2016, 6 p.m.
WHERE:  City of Aurora Municipal Building, 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012

 Community Partners Shine the Spotlight on Aurora Public Schools' Top Ten Ceremony

Aurora Public Schools is proud to partner with generous community organizations to celebrate Top Ten scholars from each of our high schools. Xcel Energy and the Medical Center of Aurora are lighting the way to help sponsor a special event at the City of Aurora’s Municipal Building.

Top ten scholars from Aurora Central, Aurora West College Preparatory Academy, Gateway, Hinkley, Rangeview and Vista PEAK Preparatory high schools will be honored for their outstanding academic achievements.

The City of Aurora, Falck Rocky Mountain, the Aurora Chamber of Commerce, FirstBank Aurora, RBC Capital Markets and Colorado State University Global have also teamed up to help sponsor this event.

Thanks to these generous community partners, students will be escorted in stretch limousines from their schools to the event. A ceremony will be held outside (west of the building) as long as weather permits.

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Interested media may contact APS News Media Specialist
Patti Moon at 303.326.2755 for more information

APS Middle School Girls Star in Tech Camp

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    
April 5, 2016

WHAT:   APS Middle School Girls Star in Tech Camp
WHEN:   Thursday, April 7, 2016, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
WHERE:  APS Professional Learning and Conference Center, 15771 E. 1^st Ave., Aurora, 80011 

APS Middle School Girls Star in Tech Camp

Men outnumber women in nearly every scientific field by college graduation. According to a recent report from the Census Bureau, only about a quarter of workers in science, technology, engineering and math fields (STEM) are women. Aurora Public Schools is committed to tackling the dramatic underrepresentation of women in STEM.

APS is hosting its sixth annual Girls Technology Camp and more than 80 students are planning to participate. The day-long event takes girls through a series of workshops that include:

• Coding: Girls will learn computer coding with robots and gaming and create an Android app to install and use.
• Snap Circuits: Girls will learn how to assemble and discover how circuits play a vital role in technology.
• Netbook Quest: Girls will navigate through what makes a Netbook work by taking it apart and reassembling it.
• 3-D Design Challenge: Girls will design and build houses in a virtual community within Minecraft.

The camp will be held on April 7 at the Professional Learning and Conference Center, located at 15771 E. 1^st Ave., Aurora, 80011.  Media is welcome to attend at 9 a.m.

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Interested media may contact APS News Media Specialist
Patti Moon at 303.326.2755 for more information

Crawford Elementary School Celebrates a Colorado Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year

                                                                                                        

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 4, 2016

WHAT: Crawford Elementary Celebration
WHEN: Tuesday, April 5, 2 p.m.
WHERE: Crawford Elementary School, 1600 Florence St, Aurora, CO 80010

Crawford Elementary School Celebrates a Colorado Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year

Crawford Elementary School students, teachers, parents and community members are celebrating Assistant Principal Jennifer Buster. The Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE) recently named her a 2016 Outstanding Assistant Principal of the Year for Colorado.

Buster has been an educator for over 18 years and this is her fifth year as assistant principal at Crawford Elementary School. In her role, Buster has helped reshape student success and initiate tangible change. Described as a dedicated and selfless leader, Buster has been critical to the turnaround story of Crawford Elementary. After witnessing younger students struggling with literacy, Buster was instrumental in creating a new reading initiative program.

Crawford Elementary School has a diverse student population of 650 students and is heavily impacted by poverty. A quarter of its students are refugees.

CASE and the Colorado Association of Elementary School Principals (CAESP) will formally present Buster with her award at an upcoming school event on April 5. Please join us to celebrate with the Crawford Elementary School community.

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