Aurora Public Schools

Events for 2012 January

Contact: Diane Johnson
E-mail: apsged@aps.k12.co.us
Information: 303-326-1081
Office: 303-326-2112
Fax: 303-326-1277
GED Testing Center & Office
Pickens Technical College
Foundations of Health Care mobile
500 Airport Blvd. <see map>
http://aurorak12.org/community/ged/

To learn more about GED testing registration policies and requirements,
download the full GED January 2012 Testing Schedule flier.

  Download the flier.

Download the locations map.

NEWS RELEASE # 32
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 6, 2012

WHAT: APS Board of Education Executive Session
WHEN: January 10, 2012
WHERE: 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora, CO  80011

APS Board of Education Executive Session

On Tuesday, January 10, the Aurora Public Schools Board of Education is expected to recess into executive session under the authority of C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(b), to receive legal advice regarding the budget.

This session will take place from 4:30-6:00 p.m. in Conference Room A of Educational Services Center 4, located at 1085 Peoria Street, Aurora 80011.

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The Aurora Public Schools Board of Education meetings are generally held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 6 p.m.

The meetings are held at the Dr. Ed Lord and Patricia Lord Board Room, Educational Services Center - 4, 1085 Peoria St. (Unless otherwise noted below). These meetings are open to the public.

The board meetings follow one of these formats: board workshop, board work session, general board meeting or executive session. Board agendas identify the meeting format.

Scheduled Meetings

Download the poster.

Please join us for the Aurora Public Schools Annual Art Educators’ Exhibit,
a show of original artworks created by art instructors from kindergarten through post secondary in the Aurora Public Schools.

Opening Reception:  Friday January 20, 4 to 8 pm 
at DAVA (Downtown Aurora Visual Arts), 1405 Florence St., Aurora, CO 80010 in the Aurora Arts District.

Gallery hours: 10 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday or by appointment through February 24, 2012.
  
For more information call DAVA at 303 367 5886 or visit www.davarts.org.

Superintendent's Quarterly Awards
3rd Quarter Ceremony

January 25, 2012
5 p.m.
Professional Learning & Conference Center
15771 E. 1st Ave.

Learn more and nominate someone online!

Three-thousand middle and high school students and their teachers from across the metro area are invited to attend The Power of Civic Engagement: Step Into Leadership at Hinkley High School on January 31.  Presented by the Mizel Museum, the program will feature spoken word artist Adrian Molina as facilitator, contextualizing and instilling reverence for inspiring speakers, Carlotta Walls LaNier of the Little Rock Nine, and long-time human rights activists Helen Giron and Sheldon Steinhauser.

Through stories and music, the program, now in its second year, is designed to empower youth to engage in public dialogue. There will be live performance, video, student involvement and time for Q & A with the audience.

We’re delighted to be able to offer scholarship and help with transportation through our SCFD funding.  Call Deanne Kapnik at the Mizel Museum, 303 749-5019 for more information, or go to www.mizelmuseum.org.

• DATES/TIMES:   Tuesday, January 31, 10:00 am and repeated at Noon
• LOCATION:  Hinkley High School, 1250 Chambers Ave. Aurora CO
• COST:  $5/student; scholarships and transportation assistance available

The program is being presented in its entirety four times, to accommodate a large number of students.  Each time it’s presented, the program will start on time and will last 75 minutes.

A pre-program workshop for teachers led by Facing History and Ourselves will be held Wednesday, January 18, 4:30 to 7:30 pm at the Mizel Museum, 400 S. Kearney Street, Denver. Heather Frazier will explore possibilities for engaging students in Civil Rights history; teachers will leave with new energy, ideas, and resources to help them deepen the impact of the program for their students.  Register online at www.mizelmuseum.org/teacherworkshop.