Aurora Public Schools

APS News: Supt Letters

APS Teammates, I am forwarding a letter from Lt Gov Garcia that I would like you all to read.  Every staff member makes it possible for us to meet our vision of graduating every student with the choice to attend college without remediation.  This letter is for all our teammates and is an accolade for the [...]

Read more.

APS Teammates: Aurora Public Schools has some of the best and brightest staff members in the state. We are celebrating national recognition days and weeks that highlight the work of some of our teammates. We know that it takes special people to do the work of nurses.  We currently have 35 registered nurses who work with health [...]

Read more.

APS Teammates: Today is National Principal Appreciation Day.  Our principals are the instructional leaders of our schools, and we are grateful for their dedication to student success.  Principals play an integral part in shaping our students’ futures.  Educational leader Michael Fullan, author of What’s Worth Fighting for in the Principalship?, reminds us of the critical role our [...]

Read more.

APS Teammates: We have received inquiries about this annual event, so I want to provide you with guidelines.  Thursday, April 26 is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. On this day, some parents bring their children to work to show them what it’s like to have a career and to encourage children to develop [...]

Read more.

APS Teammates: Please join me today in recognizing the hard work of our APS school and site office professionals as we celebrate National Administrative Professional Day. I appreciate the commitment and dedication of our administrative assistants, secretaries, clerks and other office support staff. These teammates often work behind the scenes to ensure that our schools and departments [...]

Read more.

APS Teammates, I rarely will forward information to all members of our school district that doesn’t directly concern APS since there are so many emails nowadays, but this is an exception.  Be grateful for what we have and be thankful there is courage like this in the world. Sincerely, JB http://www.youtube.com/embed/W86jlvrG54o?rel=0

Read more.

APS Teammates: As we near the end of our 2012-13 budget preparation process, I would like to provide you with another budget update. Three weeks ago, the Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting announced that the revenue forecast for the current budget year is estimated to be $150 million higher than the original forecast.  At the [...]

Read more.

APS Teammates: I would like to provide you with an update on our APS 2012-13 budget process. To start, I’d like to thank you for participating in our annual budget survey. You may view a summary of the staff and parent surveys at http://superintendent.aurorak12.org/budget/surveys/.  We have certainly considered your feedback as we move forward and you can [...]

Read more.

APS Teammates: Spring Break is upon us! It is hard to believe that we have only a few months left in the 2011-12 school year. I would like to take a moment to thank you for your hard work this year!  You are all vital to the success of our students. Whether you are off next week or [...]

Read more.

APS Teammates: In celebration of National School Social Work Week, March 5 – 10,  we pause to  honor our school social workers who play a central role in creating a positive school climate in support of student academic success. Please join me in recognizing our teammates who make a difference in the lives of our students [...]

Read more.