third floor Board Room of the School
Campground in Larkspur. He’s shown
above with (L to R)
at right (L
to R) with
we wanted to inform you about Douglas County
School District’s procedures surrounding severe
dcsdk12.org; or, 303.387.SNOW (7669).
We will report schedule changes by High School Feeder Areas on local media outlets. Only
exceptions to normal will be announced. If a High School Feeder Area is closed, buses will not
On a delayed schedule, elementary, middle and high schools start ONE HOUR later than the
normal school start time. School buses will run ONE HOUR later than the normal route time.
When activities are cancelled, ALL activities in the feeder area are cancelled including meetings,
Local television and radio broadcasts
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If your Feeder Area is not mentioned, please plan for your school to operate on a regular
schedule. Again, only exceptions to normal will be announced. A listing of schools in each Feeder
Area can be found on the District website at www.dcsdk12.org > Parent & Student Central > Snow
On September 18, the Student Advisory Group (SAG) met to set the agenda for the group for
the 2009-2010 school year.
The SAG began in 1998, and is comprised of juniors and seniors from each District high
school. The SAG works directly with the Superintendent and the Board of Education (BOE) to
Beginning in 2009-2010, the group was made a committee of the Board of Education. This
At the recent meeting, the group spoke to Interim Superintendent Steve Herzog, and learned about
the history of the SAG, and the role and responsibilities of the BOE.
The SAG discussed several areas on which to focus for the coming year:
Graduation requirements including PE Credit as well as excessive absences;
Healthy schools - both student health as well as environmental "wellness";
Middle and High School schedule including zero hour and classes at other high schools.
The next meeting of the SAG will take place on October 12.
phone 303.387.0033 • fax 303.387.0107 • email communications@dcsdk12.org • www.dcsdk12.org
The Partnership of Douglas County Governments will be holding
on Saturday, October 3 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Villa Parker, 10936 North Pine Drive,
you are between the ages of 13 and 19, you can be a youth delegate. RSVP to Carla Turner at
The Douglas County Substance Abuse Coalition in conjunction with Douglas County
School District, will host a Substance Abuse Resource Fair on Friday, October 9 from 9 a.m.-2
p.m. at Rock Canyon High School. This open house style event is open to all professionals and
in the Douglas County region.
ASIST is a FREE 2-day workshop designed to teach the skills to competently and confidently
intervene with a youth at risk of suicide. Developed by LivingWorks Education, Inc., the workshop
prepares Youth Gatekeepers to integrate principles of intervention into everyday practice.
Reduce attitude barriers which hinder the ability to be direct and comfortable with
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Oct. 19-20, 2009; Nov. 9-10, 2009; March 22-23, 2010; June 7-8, 2010
Individuals select one, two-day workshop offered for DCSD personnel
and community members. DCSD registrants will receive one hour of relicensure credit or
horizontal advancement credit if the workshop is not taken during contract time.
Workshops will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at: New Hope Presbyterian Church, 2100
W. Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock, CO 80109
Sponsored by the Kiwanis of Castle Pines and Douglas County School District. To register,
have earned AP Scholar Awards
Four students qualified for the
National AP Scholar Award by
higher on a five-point scale on all
Twenty-seven students qualified
for the AP Scholar with Distinction
and grades of 3 or higher on five or
Seventeen students qualified for
the AP Scholar with Honor Award
A further 65 students qualified for
the AP Scholar Award by completing
There hasn’t been a raucous party to mark the first
anniversary of DCSD’s new web-based library software, but
is cause for celebration. “Changing to a web-based program
says Angie Parten the District’s Library Automation Support
Specialist. “For example, kids, parents, and teachers can now search all of our school libraries from
Parten, who works at the District Library Media Center, was part of a team led by District
Library Coordinator JoAnn Patterson. The team was charged with selecting and rolling out a web-
The new system’s minimal level of required maintenance, long term affordability and nearly
non-existent down time has endeared it to District staff, but the real winners are the kids. “Now
reviews, request books from other schools, and even make wish lists of materials they would like
us to purchase,” reports Buffalo Ridge Elementary’s Carolyn Major.
Adds Patterson, “The best thing about this project is that we are really just starting to take
have this system in place.” To see the new DCSD library system visit http://library.dcsdk12.org.
The Douglas County Educational Foundation is holding an open house on September 30,
from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at their offices at 300 West Plaza Blvd, suite 102, in Highlands Ranch.
Please R.S.V.P. by September 28 to 303.387.0505. There will be light refreshments and a door
prize.