We’re now streaming on the Internet!

Posted by on Nov 3, 2011 in Board of Education | 0 comments

I love it when my ideas pay off.  I’m very excited about  the fact that we’re now live streaming our video feeds on the...

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Congratulations to tonight’s winners

Posted by on Nov 2, 2011 in Board of Education | 2 comments

As you may have heard by now, we’ve had a changing of the guard to represent certain areas of town, as well as what appears to be the...

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Some movement on changing the school year start date

Posted by on Oct 27, 2011 in Board of Education, Community | 0 comments

As you recall, I introduced a resolution to the board last month to direct the district to begin the process of making a recommendation to change the school year start date to after Labor Day, as a way to relieve the heat in the buildings in August.

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Which college or career for DPS students?

Posted by on Oct 24, 2011 in Board of Education, Curriculum, High Schools | 0 comments

We spend a lot of time talking about "college preparedness," but with the skyrocketing costs of attending a four-year college and with shrinking PELL grants and scholarship opportunities, we'd better be proactive about ensuring our students are ready for the economic realities they will face.

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Unanimous decision on the board spending policy

Posted by on Oct 20, 2011 in Board of Education | 0 comments

We passed a board spending policy tonight, unanimously, which largely codifies what the practice has already been.  Here’s the...

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Jimenez campaign: condemn race-baiting

Posted by on Oct 7, 2011 in Board of Education | 0 comments

"These types of disgusting attacks have no place in our schools, and no place in politics," said Jimenez. "Candidates and community members can disagree on policy and the best way to improve our schools without resorting to this."

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