Dear Team DPS,

Today is the One Team DPS: Reaffirming Our Shared Core Values event! All teams are invited to watch this DPS Welcome Video together by the end of today, Aug. 12. (Please remember to enable English closed captioning to review verbiage associated with the video.) We encourage you to use this opportunity to share what you’re most excited about this school year, discuss how your daily work connects to the Strategic Roadmap and identify the Shared Core Values you commit to living each day.

This welcome video will also highlight districtwide celebrations and provide an update on how we have revised our Shared Core Value definitions and behaviors. The Reaffirmed Shared Core Values Resource Guide is a downloadable document that was created to help you dive deeper into key terms and provide additional information to support increased alignment, cohesion and shared language across DPS. We encourage you and your team to explore these resources together.

Check out the DPS Honors Recognition Tools used to celebrate each other's contributions while reinforcing our Shared Core Values. Feel free to be creative and find additional ways to celebrate and elevate these values on your team, and across the district.

We look forward to approaching this school year with energy and excitement to help strengthen our organizational culture and connections to one another.

As a token of our appreciation for the trailblazing work you do, join us for DPS Back to School at the Zoo -- a family-friendly event -- tomorrow, Aug. 13 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. DPS team members get up to three complimentary tickets here. Additional tickets are available to purchase at a discounted price of $12 each. Tickets are limited due to capacity at the zoo and will be distributed on a first come, first served basis. For additional information about the Zoo Night, click here.

Finally, please take some time to visit the DPS Spirit Store to purchase your district swag today! 

We look forward to engaging with you this school year, and we’re excited about what is yet to come. If you have additional questions, email Our_DPSValues@dpsk12.org.

Sincerely, 

The DPS Culture, Equity and Leadership Team