Aurora Public Schools

APS News: Supt Letters

APS Teammates: The Board of Education has approved a $503 million budget for the 2010-11 school year. Balancing the 2010-11 budget was the most challenging that APS has faced due to $17 million in state funding cuts. APS took the following measures to reduce the 2010-11 budget: used a portion of fund balance [...]
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APS Teammates: I’ve received several questions and comments about my May 20 update to staff and at the June 2 Admin/PT Professional Learning Conference.  I’d like to thank those who have responded with your sincere thoughts and questions.  I value hearing what you’re thinking and feeling.  Many of the responses I’ve received have commonalities that I’d like [...]
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APS Teammates: As I watched the smiles on our graduate's faces when they walked across the stage to accept their High School diplomas, I was reminded of how all of our work is centered on this goal. This year more than 2,500 students earned diplomas and certificates. These celebrations were possible because [...]
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APS Teammates: As of Friday, April 30th, the Human Resources team concluded the licensed and classified five-phase staffing process that began just over a month ago.  The administrative and professional/technical (AP/T) two-phase process is also complete.  At this time, I’d like to give you an update on what was accomplished and [...]
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APS Teammates: APS will join schools throughout the nation in honoring teachers on National Teacher Day, Tuesday, May 4, and National Teacher Appreciation Week, May 3-7. We will celebrate National School Nurse Day on Wednesday, May 12. Every day throughout APS, our teachers and nurses demonstrate their dedication to the educational success and health of our students. [...]
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APS Teammates: Congratulations to our Chief Financial Officer, Rod Weeks, who is retiring at the end of this school year. Rod has worked for the Aurora Public Schools for more than 25 years and has diligently served as CFO for the past decade. Under Rod’s leadership, APS has never had a [...]
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Return to Budget Reduction Site >> APS Teammates: This week begins phase three of our spring 2010 staffing process for licensed and classified employees.  As shared previously, the staffing process for administrative/professional technical staff has only two phases. I’d like to provide you an update on where we are today. In [...]
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APS Teammates: The APS Board of Education, Leadership Team and I have been collecting feedback on the VISTA 2015 draft strategic plan since Oct. 2009. I would like to thank those of you who attended any of the listening tour sessions and provided feedback in person or through the online survey, letters or emails. We have now reviewed [...]
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Return to Budget Reduction Site >> APS Teammates: We are completing phase one of the classified, licensed and admin/pt staffing processes. This phase is school and site based. By the end of today, any classified or licensed probationary or non-probationary employee in affected job areas who will be non-renewed or overaged will have been informed by [...]
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Return to Budget Reduction Site >> APS Teammates, In continuing to share inputs that we can address with answers, I am providing the following email and response that was originally sent to the BOE. As is our practice, this will be posted on the budget reduction website: http://superintendent.aurorak12.org/budget/ Thank you for your e-mail to the BOE and [...]
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