Posted in Board of Education, Community, DPS Finances on Jun. 18, 2010
A great sex-ed resolution, an abeyance of new school seats in Northwest Denver, and a hold on the budget that doesn’t include information about properly funding our pensions. A great night to be had by all.
Posted in Community on Jan. 12, 2010
The Southwest Denver Education Coalition continues to stay engaged in the entire spectrum of District 2 schools. Read about some of the issues on tap at our recent meeting.
Posted in Community on Dec. 18, 2009
Interestingly enough, I found a great source for information on effective community engagement and case studies: the Centers for Disease Control. It has a great primer on the basics of Community Engagement that I’m posting here, as well as with my interjections in italics.
Principles of Community Engagement
Before Starting a Community Engagement Effort . . .
Be [...]
Posted in Community on Dec. 07, 2009
What is “authentic community engagement”? I will be making an ongoing study of this concept, and I’ll share things with you.
Here’s a short video excerpt of a speech by Richard Harwood, founder and president of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation. Tell me what you think of the issues this video raises.
Posted in Board of Education, Community on Nov. 25, 2009
I support a delay of the vote on the turnaround strategies proposed by DPS as regards Lake Middle School. I feel there has not been sufficient due diligence performed to ensure that everyone’s rights have been protected, nor has any feasibility study or budget been offered. Basically, the current board is not allowing [...]
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