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Help D49 Find More Bus Drivers Like Eric
For some of our families, our bus drivers are heroes. Right now, we know great candidates are out there, and we’re offering a bonus to anyone who can help us find more.
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2020 VoW Annual Survey Complete
D49 has wrapped up another successful year for the VoW (Voice of the Workforce) Annual Survey!
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Gratitude: A Healthy Choice
Now more than ever, it’s important to maintain our health and immune system, and having an attitude of gratitude might be just what you need.
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Refer a New Driver; Earn Up to $500
District 49 needs new bus drivers. Like many school districts, we are facing a shortage, and we need your help finding additional drivers.
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November Gratitude Challenge
The November Gratitude Challenge had a huge response as 272 employees took time to give thanks for a fellow District 49 team member.
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Multitasking: Time Saver or Stress Maker?
Answering emails while on a Zoom call, checking social media while in a meeting, grading papers while watching TV: multitasking, we’ve all done it.
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Be Prepared for Winter Weather
Winter weather is here! Make sure you, as a staff member, are prepared by knowing where to look for District 49 weather delay and closure information.
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Feel Good News in 49
Have a photo and caption you'd like to share from your school or department to spread some feel good news across D49?
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Taking Care of Your Basic Needs
We are several months into life with COVID-19, and for some, the new norm has taken a toll. Stress levels are up, and many are wondering when it will end.
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Remington Educator Soars in Teacher Flight Program
Brett Coddington, project lead the way teacher at Remington Elementary, was seeking an original experience to help launch excitement in his students about space and aeronautics.
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VoW Annual Survey is Here!
D49 will launch this year's VoW (Voice of the Workforce) Annual Survey after staff return from fall break. Watch for the survey link to arrive in your email inbox the week of Oct. 26.
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Stetson Teacher Inspires Educators in Haiti
Brittaney Juarez, kindergarten teacher at Stetson Elementary, wouldn’t be the teacher she is today without the experiences of working in classrooms less fortunate than her own.
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Beat Stress, Fatigue with Self-Care
Contingency plans and the “new normal” are now part of our daily vocabulary as we wade through the ever-changing landscape of a global pandemic.
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Denim & Diamonds Rescheduled to April 2021
The foundation's annual fundraiser has been moved from Sept. 18 to April 16, 2021. This will put us back on track for an annual event each spring.
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Leadership Update - Nov. 2020
Let me first express a whole lot of appreciation, gratitude and admiration for what you all have done, and are doing, to take care of our students during this unprecedented and unimaginable time of disruption and uncertainty. Thank you!
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Leadership Update - Oct. 2020
If you spend any time on social media, you’ve seen tweets, posts and memes expressing thoughts and feelings about the year 2020. Many of the expressions are humorous and lighthearted, but at the root of the expressions is a real sense that we can’t wait for it to be over.
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Leadership Update - Sept. 2020
The coronavirus pandemic came at everyone like a wrath we had done nothing to deserve. We responded in the best ways we could muster as the infectious waves hit, and we have grown to disdain the phrase, “the new normal” with justified dislike.
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Leadership Update - August 2020
During this period characterized by the significant impacts of a once-in-a-century pandemic, I am reminded of our shared objectives. I know every single one of us shares the goal of getting our students back into classrooms as soon as possible, because we signed up for the mission of supporting student education.
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Leadership Update - May 2020
At the end of most school years, we celebrate, take a well-deserved breather, and then slowly shift our thinking toward August and the preparation to do it all again. This year, summer break is like everything else—unknown and unpredictable.
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Leadership Update - April 2020
E-learning is well underway thanks to the amazing commitment of our students, families and staff! The learning services team has proudly supported educators and leaders in numerous ways across D49 with our quick transition to E49.
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Leadership Update - March 2020
I’d like to use this opportunity for two primary purposes. One, the POWER Zone would like to acknowledge the multi-faceted effects COVID-19 is having on our entire community, educationally and otherwise. We understand that now more than ever, we must work together as an educational community.
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Leadership Update - Feb. 2020
We are excited to celebrate student success, and our innovation and growth in the Sand Creek Zone! Most recently with athletics, the Sand Creek girls and boys basketball teams won their district championships, and both will be entering the playoffs this week with our girls team ranked #1 in the state and Pikes Peak Athletic Conference Champions.
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Leadership Update - Jan. 2020
Congratulations are well deserved by two Falcon Zone educators! Firebird Nation Campus Executive Principal Brian Smith and Aaron Lentner, Meridian Ranch Elementary School third-grade teacher, are both finalists for top recognition by the National Council on Digital Convergence.
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Leadership Update - Dec. 2019
It’s an exciting time in the iConnect Zone! We commemorated breaking ground on a facility expansion project at the Springs Studio for Academic Excellence campus Dec. 12. In Fall 2020, students who attend SSAE, PPEC and the FHAP will enjoy additional space at the innovative campus.
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Leadership Update - Nov. 2019
We continue to grow! A few numbers will help me tell that story. How many students we have is a simple question with a complicated answer. This is due to the complexity in our portfolio of schools. In total, reports for D49 will indicate we have approximately 26,700 students this year.
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Leadership Update - Oct. 2019
In the not too distant past when you read these updates, you read them where they lived, nestled in with a few pages of relevant info and other news-you-can-use contained in the "Peak Inside" bulletin. You’d click the link in your email announcement and get redirected to d49.org.
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Leadership Update - Sept. 2019
This may come as a surprise to each of you (or not)... but District 49 is growing! And we are growing fast. This was a main theme in the community briefings that Brett, Peter and I delivered at Inspiration View Elementary, Bennett Ranch Elementary and Sand Creek High School between September 10 and 16.
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Leadership Update - Aug. 2019
Great news! Our district is getting better every year. More students are reading, more schools are performing, more graduates are launching to success, and we are steadily attracting students and staff who deliver peak performance.
