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2021-22 School Year a Wrap: We Made It!
As the school year starts winding down, it's the perfect time to look back and reflect on all the positive moments of the year.
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No Matter How You Slice It, D49 Teachers Shine
During Teacher Appreciation Week, we asked our community to recognize D49 teachers who can't be topped and to nominate favorites on social media.
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Seeing a Sign: Learning a Language at PHS
Staff faces around the room are expressive and focused. Add in their hand gestures, and employees are saying a lot, without actually speaking.
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Kindergartners Celebrate Differences During Autism Awareness
April is Autism Awareness Month, and for kindergartners at Evans Elementary, it’s the perfect time to celebrate a classmate.
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Life Lessons Sparked By Tragedy
Holly DeHerrera, an English teacher with the Falcon Homeschool Program, knows how quickly life can change. In an instant, everything can go up in smoke.
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Daily Dinner Chat with Teri Armes
Teri Armes, kindergarten teacher at Springs Ranch Elementary School, knows meaningful conversation during dinner is important.
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2022 Culture and Climate Survey Closing Soon
It's time for school staff, students and parents to share their opinions of strengths and weaknesses about the culture and climate of each D49 campus.
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Voice of the Workforce Annual Overview
Presentation of the Voice of the Workforce Annual Overview to the Board of Education
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PHS Bids Farewell to Longtime Employee
When he started his career, Bruce Jilek dreamed of moving up the corporate ladder. He loved cars, and worked as a mechanic and service advisor for Ford Motor Company.
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Open Enrollment Complete: Thanks a Latte
Five lucky employees are the winners of a Starbucks gift card, compliments of our friends at American Fidelity!
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Join Us for the 2022 Wellness Summit
Times have challenged the mental well-being of everyone. Now, perhaps more than ever, we need to remember that sometimes to find the best solution, we need to change how we view the problem.
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2021 VoW Annual Survey: What's Next?
The results are in! We are so grateful for our best-ever survey participation this year. 91% of all staff took time to complete the 2021 VoW Annual Survey.
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Thank You to Our Community Sponsors
District 49 is grateful to several local businesses who continue to stand behind our staff and students.
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Choose Positivity, Gratefulness
As I grab my coffee order and find my way to a cozy little corner to write this article, I take a brief moment to pause, reflect and bring myself to the present moment.
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Results of COVID Emergency Funds Survey
Thank you to all staff, parents and community members who took time to complete our survey regarding our American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
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Leadership Update - March/April 2022
I can’t believe it’s already April. We are in the midst of testing season and looking to close out another school year. Einstein taught us that time is relative, however, it certainly seems to be moving in fast-forward mode lately.
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Leadership Update - Feb. 2022
One of our most important goals in District 49 is preparing graduates for life beyond high school, and we know there are many different pathways to success in careers and college.
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Leadership Update - Jan. 2022
Earlier this month I presented the State of the Workforce Annual Report to the board of education. The HR team has produced this report each year since 2017 to share data, analysis and insights on select workforce measures, with a primary goal of driving strategic workforce priorities.
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Leadership Update - Nov/Dec 2021
The close of the calendar year provides an opportunity to ease off the gas pedal, look forward to downtime, and reflect on the semester we’ve completed. In partnership with our campuses and departments, the D49 communications team takes great joy in chronicling the journey.
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Leadership Update - Oct. 2021
It is extremely important that we recognize different “behind the scenes” teammates who enable our district’s core mission of educating students. The month of October provided an opportunity to do so in the guise of National School Bus Safety Week, which is a great time to focus on the contributions of our transportation team in all that they do.
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Leadership Update - Sept. 2021
Since its inception in 2016, the Voice of the Workforce (VoW) Annual Survey has proven time and again to provide immeasurable value as an essential part of our culture and strategy of continuous improvement. VoW is all about listening and learning from YOU—our valued workforce members.
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Leadership Update - Aug. 2021
If you’ve been following conversations at recent board of education meetings, you know we’ve been taking a close look at competitive revenue and compensation in District 49, as compared to our neighboring school districts. Your guidance through VoW Annual Survey results, both in 2020 and 2019, led me to research and build analyses that helped identify and quantify our compensation issue in D49.
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Leadership Update - May 2021
Every time I drive through the gap construction on my way to Denver, I am irritated in advance, impatient in the middle, and relieved on the other side. That’s exactly how I feel about the 20-21 school year. We knew going in it would be a difficult year, but we didn’t know how many delays, detours, accidents and disruptions we might encounter.
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Leadership Update - April 2021
Last summer District 49 created a new department as part of a reorganization: data and performance. The change brought central registration, student information systems (PowerSchool), and academic systems, which oversees tools used for student learning and assessment, into one department.
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Leadership Update - March 2021
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced,” said James Baldwin, American writer and activist. I cited those words when I welcomed the newly installed Equity Leadership Advisory Council’s executive board at our first meeting.
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Leadership Update - Feb. 2021
District 49 is blessed by a long tradition of leadership from teachers and other committed educators. We are not the largest or wealthiest district, so D49 has been a place that attracts and holds employees because they are committed to students and the community.
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Leadership Update - Jan. 2021
As many staff know, finding and keeping reliable and effective guest teachers has remained a top workforce challenge the past few years, and the problem has magnified during the COVID-19 pandemic.
