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Dear Educators,

Welcome back to another exciting year! We're ready to dive in with pencils sharpened, coffee cups full and hearts set on making a difference. When we commit to grade-level tasks rooted in assessment and fueled by our ongoing professional growth, we create a learning environment where all may thrive.

Thank you for taking the time to begin your professional learning day by centering equity! Unfortunately, our Learning Management System, Infor Learning Space, experienced system-wide outages that persisted throughout the day. Due to the technical issue, we know many of you missed the window of time to complete the learning for today.

We have made the following adjustments to ensure you receive credit and can register for your learning path:

1. We will manually provide credit for the Aug.13 Equity Professional Learning course. We encourage you to still take the Aug 13 PL 24: Equity Professional Learning 2024-25 Introduction course as it is a great way to continue reflecting on how you center culture and equity.

2. All participants should register for their desired learning path listed below. Details about each path are available this document.

1. The Four Pivots Year #1

2. The Four Pivots Second Pivot Deep Dive

3. Ruthless Equity Book Study

4. Reclaiming the Narrative Film Study (*This course is limited to 300 seats (100 per site) and is in person. Register for the site you want to attend.)

• Register for JFK HS.

• Register for Montbello HS.

• South HS registration is full. 

Thank you for your partnership in our collective improvement. I wish you all the best as you prepare to welcome students and look forward to our big first day on Monday.

Respectfully,

Dr. Tony Smith
Deputy Superintendent

Regis University is offering a scholarship for all candidates who enroll and start courses in one of the Graduate Education Programs for the fall of 2024, which begins the week of Aug. 26. Each of these programs offers online programming for busy educators and instructors who have a strong K-12 background making learning relevant and applicable in the classroom or while leading in multiple educational settings.  

Scholarship information is below:

• Graduate Education Scholarships Available 

  • $3,000: For students who start any Division of Education master’s program in fall 2024 - Distributed throughout the duration of your program.

  • $2,000: For students starting the Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership: Principal Licensure program Graduate Education Programs- Distributed throughout the duration of your program.

• Graduate Programs for Practicing Teachers

  • M.Ed. Educational Leadership/Principal Licensure (Blended Synchronous/Asynchronous) 

  • M.Ed. Reading/Endorsement (Asynchronous)

• Initial Licensure Graduate Programs 

  • M.Ed. Elementary Education/Initial Teaching License 

  • M.Ed. Secondary Education/Initial Teaching License

  • M.Ed. Special Education/Initial Teaching License

Learn more at regis.edu/education, email ruadmissions@regis.edu or call 800-944-7667

This Week's Top 5 Things to Know:

Redesignate Students Who Met the Access 2024 Trigger

This fall, take the opportunity to redesignate students who met the ACCESS 2024 trigger. Research shows that earlier redesignation leads to greater academic success. Failing to redesignate students who demonstrate readiness can result in them becoming Long-Term MLLs due to decreased motivation for annual assessments. This year, the fall redesignation window is Aug. 19-Sept. 27.

If you have any questions, email the ISA Team.

Review IEP and 504 Translation Request Process

IEP or 504 meeting translation requests must be submitted no later than 20 days following the meeting. Information about matters that fall under the IDEA or Section 504 (e.g., IEP and 504 meetings) (except that translation of IEPs and 504 Plans is governed by Chapter 7) is essential district-level information.

To remain compliant with the Consent Decree, upon request by a LEP Parent, the District shall translate requested portions of an English Language Learner’s IEP or 504 Plan (including the entire IEP or 504 Plan, if requested) into the parent’s native language (even if outside the eight most common languages). The DPS Translations team will deliver translations within 20 days after the request was submitted. For more information, visit the Translation page.

DoTS Help: Submit, Track, and Resolve Issues Quickly and Easily

DoTS Help enables team members to get DoTS assistance efficiently and seamlessly. You can use DoTS Help to submit support incidents by going to "Get Help" and track and update incidents by going to "View My Incidents." You can also search for support articles to resolve issues yourself without a DoTS technician's help. Knowledge articles will appear in the "Find Answers" tab of DoTS Help, as explained in this guide. Find information for common requests such as password resets, Duo, phones and printers.

Please share this information with your teams and continue to direct them to use DoTS Help for all their tech support needs.

Now Hiring Nepali/Mandarin Interpretation and Translation Supports

We are looking for Nepali and Mandarin-speaking individuals who are currently DPS employees to assist the FACE Department with interpretation, translation and networking with the community. These individuals will help increase our outreach to ensure we are providing opportunities to better engage Nepali and Mandarin families at DPS. 

The time commitment is flexible and based on how much time individuals have to offer. There will be hourly compensation. 

If you are interested or know of a resource that could help us engage Nepali and Mandarin families, contact Van Trinh Tran.

Unleash the Power of EdTech: Your School's In-House Expert Awaits

Are you looking for more ways to equitably and meaningfully integrate more educational technology into your school? The DPS STEAM Department has an exciting opportunity for educators to become designated champions for their schools. This can be any paraprofessional or teacher at your site. The EdTech Champion (ETC) is any staff member at a centrally-supported DPS school who will serve as an ambassador for educational technology integration. Eligible champions will receive extra duty pay in addition to opportunities to pilot new technology at their school. If you are interested, apply by Sept. 13.

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