(620 Wilcox Street) in Castle Rock.

Highlands Ranch Library, rooms A & B

9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch

5254 N. Meadows Drive, Castle Rock

Legend High School auditorium

22219 Hilltop Road, Parker

Douglas County voters in early October by the Douglas County Clerk and Recorders Office.

Rock Ridge Elementary

received notification that they are

Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years

Programme (PYP). Rock Ridge has

about bringing the IB Learner

Profile to Rock Ridge,” says Kelli

Bainbridge, IB Coordinator. “Rock

Ridge students always strive to

reflective and principled.”

Classrooms Collaboration initiative. The foundation provides grants to bring SMART interactive

10 percent of the MFF award so eight more teachers received the grant. The SMART company granted

In September 2008, DCSD received $103,000 to provide SMART boards and clickers for 40

participating schools by paying for the SMARTboard stands or mounts totalling an additional $20,000.

These teachers were also invited to attend a three-day seminar by SMART Technologies on how

to use the SMART boards to design dynamic and interactive lessons.

how to use the board or how to use the software,” says Kim McMonagle, DCSD Education

problem-solving lessons that are collaborative and connected to global resources.”

Educational Technology-Information Literacy plan to best prepare students for their future.

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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,

in Parker. Participants will also receive volunteer credit hours and awesome take-aways. If

you are between the ages of 13 and 19, you can be a youth delegate. RSVP to Carla Turner at

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

Reduce attitude barriers which hinder the ability to be direct and comfortable with

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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,

Elementary is partnering with Ethiopia Reads.

Ethiopia Reads is a Denver based non-profit

of one individual, Yohannes Gebregeorgis, an

mobiles (same concept as book mobiles) in his homeland. Yohannes has been recognized as one of

two school years, raising approximately $4,500 to support Ethiopia Reads, and they will be

holding a Penny Drive again this school year. In addition, Yohannes will be making a return

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finalists in the National Scholastic

Press Association (NSPA) Picture

of the Year Contest for their work

. Garrett

and Tayler are among six finalists

competition. Rankings of the

finalists will be announced at

the Fall NSPA convention in

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leaders an opportunity to be part of a global event as they celebrate the many benefits of

walking. The official website is www.iwalktoschool.org.

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