Aurora Public Schools
District News: Koscove makes move up to big school ranks as new Vista PEAK Prep athletic director
Matthew Koscove will try to take small scale successes to a bigger model as the new athletic director at Vista PEAK Prep. Koscove made significant inroads over the past three years in the same role at Alameda International in Jefferson County Schools, but has graduated to the “big” leagues of a school with more than […]
APS backs up students with free school supplies, fun at Town Center mall Saturday
AURORA | For Aurora Public Schools students and families, it’s time to get back at it and hit the books — but not before hitting the mall. Aurora Public Schools will hold its 18th annual Back to School Kickoff Saturday, bringing students, families and community organizations together ahead for mixing, entertainment and free school supplies […]
Mayor Coffman seeing red over green Aurora school district lawns amid sustained drought
AURORA | Green lawns at some Aurora schools have provoked threats of a water shut-off from Mayor Mike Coffman. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Coffman accused Aurora Public Schools of violating drought restrictions to irrigate school properties and having to pay fines for the alleged violations. Coffman said he is considering shutting off water […]
Aurora Public Schools official gets national shout out for combating childhood hunger
AURORA | An Aurora Public Schools official in charge of ensuring students don’t go hungry while schools are out in the summer has been honored nationally for the work he and the district have done to combat hunger among students. James Lesley, assistant director for support and compliance for Aurora Public Schools’ nutrition department, has […]
State’s biggest school districts pass cellphone policies ahead of state deadline
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | Nearly all of Colorado’s 20 largest school districts have adopted restrictions on cellphones before a state deadline Wednesday. A state law passed last year required districts to pass cellphone policies by July 1, although it did not mandate that districts ban phones. Five of the 20 […]
Aurora teacher of the year semi-finalist inspires students to learn, win and pass it on
AURORA | For Viviana Martinez, teaching has never been just about helping her students learn Spanish or English. It’s about helping young people understand who they are, where they come from and what responsibilities come with opportunities. Her philosophy is simple. “Passing the good on,” Viviana said in an interview last week with the Sentinel. […]
HD 41: Primary voters choose between two local experienced elected leaders for Dem nominee
Correction: This article was updated to clarify that Rep. Jamie Jackson supports repealing the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Democratic primary voters in House District 41, which covers a portion of central Aurora, will decide between incumbent Rep. Jamie Jackson and challenger Anne Keke this June. Jackson is a Denver native who moved to Aurora in […]
HD 41: Primary voters choose between two local experienced elected leaders for Dem nominee
Democratic primary voters in House District 41, which covers a portion of central Aurora, will decide between incumbent Rep. Jamie Jackson and challenger Anne Keke this June. Jackson is a Denver native who moved to Aurora in 2010. She is the founder and CEO of Premier Senior Support and she was appointed to represent House […]
OPED: A sin for fairness: Colorado charter students will now get a seat at the table
A few years ago, I found myself presenting before the Aurora Public Schools’ Long Range Facilities Advisory Committee as the district prepared a bond measure for voters. Alongside two other charter schools, I outlined Aurora Academy’s facilities needs, which centered on safety and security for the students at my school, and explained how bond funding […]
HOLD THE PHONE: Aurora schools scrolling through student phone policies
AURORA | Aurora Hills Middle School teacher Tracie Jansen, for the most part, has her students work on classroom assignments with pencils and paper. The old school technology in her sixth-and-seventh-grade language arts class, free of cell phones, has breathed new life into the classroom, she said. “My students are more engaged and enabled to […]