DSST: Aurora Science & Tech Middle School
DSST Dispatch: Highlights from February
02/23/23, 10:30 AM
The 2023-24 school calendar is now live!
The 2023-24 calendar is now live! The calendar includes several adjustments such as the move to semesters instead of trimesters and a full week off for students AND staff for Thanksgiving. You can also see other notable dates including half days for students, family conference dates and more. You download the full calendar here. Keep an eye out for school-specific calendars, which will be available in August.
Network Highlights
- DSST: College View student finds perfect-fit internship at Bluff Lake Nature Center
On any given Wednesday afternoon, you can find Tara Peña, junior at DSST: College View High School, muddying up her Converse shoes walking the Bluff Lake property completing her internship assignments. And she loves every second of it. - DSST: Montview HS's award-winning journalism program is making huge strides for young journalists
This look into the history, growth and importance of not just the MTVnews program, but the power of journalism was written by the DSST: Montview journalism team. It includes photos and a short newscast video. - Denver Teachers Look to Improve Student Reading Skills Post COVID
One of our teachers was recently featured in a news article about literacy and the work being done to improve those skills in students.
Community Connection
Hi! My name is Keely McCaskie, and I’m the Community Engagement Manager at DSST: Byers. We know that the more schools collaborate with families, the more students succeed, so my role is to ensure that strong family-school-community partnerships exist at the heart of everything we do at Byers. For example, I coordinate our family engagement initiatives, advocacy efforts and connections to the broader community. Having worked as both a community organizer and classroom educator in the past, I understand the critical importance of leveraging the perspectives and expertise of families and community groups in order to achieve greater educational equity for our students. If you would like to chat or learn more about our community engagement efforts at Byers, please don’t hesitate to contact me at keely.mccaskie@scienceandtech.org.
Read more about our Community Engagement Managers and their work here. You can also find community resources and other useful information.
Resources & Reminders
Trimester Two family survey
DSST families- be on the lookout for our Tri Two Family Survey coming up from March 6 - 24. We offer our full family survey in hopes to hear how we are doing from you. The survey should take around 7 minutes to complete and will cover a variety of topics including Student Experience, School Operations, and Communication and Engagement. Please partner with us by sharing your feedback on the Tri Two Family Survey!
We're hiring teachers and staff for the 2023-24 school year. Refer a friend and receive $500 when they're hired!
Important Dates
February 23, 24: Early release
February 27, 28: No school for students
March 6: Tri Two Family Survey opens
March 13-17: AST Spring Break
March 24: Early release, Tri Two Family Survey closes
March 27 - 31: Spring Break for all Denver campuses
April 15: DSST STEM & Creative Core Showcase
April 27: Senior Signing Day
Donate to DSST
Wondering how you can engage and support students at DSST Public Schools? One of our opportunities for the month of March is supporting our College Success program as we lead up to Senior Signing Day.
Each year, the National Association for College Admission Counseling hosts a conference known as the NACAC Conference. This is a vital opportunity for our college's success staff to attend seminars and workshops to refine the strategy and approach used to support our students in their journey of college and beyond. You can learn more about this program in our upcoming campaign emails, sent to donors on a biweekly basis.
If you would like to learn more about opportunities to give, please do not hesitate to reach out to a development team member at info-development@scienceandtech.org or at (303) 802-4117.
