🌿The grass is always greener at Oakland Elementary! At their Back to School Night, not only did they celebrate the start of the school year, but they also celebrated the updates made to their irrigation system with 2020 bond funds.💧 These improvements make their outdoor space more inviting for play, sports, and a community garden.🥕 🌼7 other schools are also enjoying the benefits of full irrigation system replacements, including Carson, Del Pueblo, Eagleton, Denver Green, Columbian, Samsonite Campus and Stedman! #ourwordisourbond #irrigation #communitygarden #greenspace #sustainability #waterconservation

📣 We need your help naming our new school! Construction of our brand new $51 million campus has taken off this summer, and we are now ready to pick the perfect name for it. 🏫This school will initially be home to future ECE-2nd graders living in the Far Northeast neighborhood, with one grade added yearly. It aims to prepare students to be creative and critical 21st-century thinkers through its STEAM focused curriculum and emphasis on art-based learning.✏️ Think you've got a good name? Suggest it here - https://ceylon.dpsk12.org/

Denver School of the Arts (DSA) had a memorable and moving celebration this week at the site of their new academic building. The celebration commemorated the beginning of renovations on this building, which is one of four buildings purchased by DPS for the expansion of DSA. This has been a passion-fueled project led by Executive Principal Dr. Anthony McWright. “I’m very excited about this project and the possibility that it brings to any students who have a love of and are passionate about the arts,” said Dr. McWright, who has been advocating, gathering support for and seeking resources for this expansion for several years. His dream has come to fruition. This expansion is made possible by 2020 bond premium dollars. Thank you Denver voters for your continued support, trust and dedication to students! This expansion will allow more deserving students with an interest in the arts to pursue their passions. Watch the groundbreaking event and hear from Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero, Board of Education Director Michelle Quattlebaum, and more about what this expansion means for Denver students. Special thanks to Trinity Scales, a senior at DSA who performed “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus to conclude the ceremony!

🖋️Earlier this week, Montbello community members took a moment to celebrate the completion of the first stage of construction on the neighborhood's long-awaited new comprehensive high school through a beam signing ceremony.🏗️The exposed beams will symbolize the strength and partnership it took to start the Reminagine Montbello project while displaying words of encouragement to motivate future students throughout the day. 🤝 “Reimagine Montbello will set the tone for the Far Northeast, and speaks for itself about what we are able to do when we work together,” says Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero. “The strength we have as a district is revealed when together we set our minds and our hearts on a shared goal. That goal is and always has been to put students first.” ➡️This project is the district's largest bond project to date, with $139.5 million coming from the 2020 Bond. Thank you, Denver voters! #educationalequity #montbello #ourwordisourbond #studentsfirst #newschool

This week, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero, DPS leadership, and our Board of Education joined Swinerton Construction, DLR architect group and DPS families in a groundbreaking celebration commemorating the beginning stages of construction on our Ceylon Campus. Ceylon Campus is a new project, voted on and passed through the 2020 Bond cycle. Ceylon will be an ECE-8 school, and it is located in a rapidly growing community in the Far Northeast of Denver. Ceylon hopes to serve this community well, with innovative classroom spaces and a STEAM model of education, with an emphasis on Project Based Learning. Ceylon will open its doors to students beginning on Aug. 19, 2024. When it opens, it will serve ECE- through second-grade students, with one grade added per year. Families can apply through SchoolChoice during the first round window of the 2024-25 year. Watch our video recap of this important day, and hear more from our distinguished guest speakers about this exciting project.

On June 21, 2023 Denver families joined together with DPS and local community leaders for a ribbon-cutting ceremony in honor of Glenbrook Greenhouse. The first-of-its-kind facility, a $4.5 million dollar project funded largely by 2020 bond dollars, can house up to 3,500 plants- and can grow them year round thanks to its sustainable solar-powered design. 1.7 tons of produce have been harvested, with more yield on the horizon. The homegrown food will provide meals for DPS students at over 200 schools. #farmtocafeteria #farmtoschool #ourwordisourbond #DPSthrives #studentsfirst #leadersineducation. For more 2020 bond updates, sign-up for our newsletter here. https://bit.ly/42v3NZt

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to support our students and learn more about the exciting world of STEAM at the first annual DPS One World One DPS STEAM Expo on Saturday, April 29th from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the CSU Spur Campus in Denver. See these teams compete and more!! https://sciencefair.dpsk12.org/

Jackie Bott has been working for Denver Public Schools for almost a decade. 🕝In that time, she has seen immense improvements in assistive technology within our district. Thanks to the 2012, 2016, and 2020 bonds, Denver voters have helped the district provide our children with the assistive technology they need to thrive! 🖥️ “Because of the bond specifically, we have a more robust inventory than anyone in the state,” Jackie said, “Other districts simply don’t have the extensive library that we do.” ⬆️See how this initiative has truly changed lives. 📰If you're interested in more DPS Bond and Mill Levy updates like these, sign up for the new "Our Word is Our Bond" newsletter- https://bit.ly/42v3NZt #ourwordisourbond #equity #tech #educationalequity #assistivetechnology