From the ESL Department

Ecumenical Refugee & Immigration Services is in desperate need of beds and bedding (sheets, blankets, etc.) in all sizes. The number of refugees coming to Denver is overwhelming right now, and the supply of beds has diminished down to only a few. Ecumenical is looking for good condition mattress and box spring sets with frames. The agency will arrange to pick up the bed at your location. Saturday pickups are available.

This is a tax deductible donation. Donations coordinator Joyce Hansen (303-860-0128 ext. 30) will be happy to mail you a receipt after pickup has been made.

ERIS, one of three resettlement agencies sending refugee students to EGOS, is only just starting their busy season and is expected to receive many more refugee families over the next few months. Please donate beds, bedding, towels, and any other “good condition” household items to this nonprofit refugee agency to help out a newly arrived family in need.

Career Development Center

We will be having a job fair this Wednesday, July 25, 2007 from 10-11am in the 2^nd floor conference room at 1261 Glenarm.

Recruiters from various companies will be on site to talk to folks interested in positions as Certified Nursing Asst, Home Health Aide, Patient Care Provider, etc.

Please plan to stop by if you can to meet some of the folks who hire our students.

Please pass this info along to those who may be interested in this opportunity.

Rumors – Rumors - Rumors

It has been brought to my attention that there is a rumor going around that Emily Griffith Opportunity School will close in 2008.

I can assure you that Emily Griffith Opportunity School will be here in 2008. I will keep staff informed if anything is happening. In the meantime, please help stop the rumors from flying. They are just that, rumors, with nothing to substantiate them.

Convention Center Parking Permit

Interim Parking at the Convention Center

If you are using the printed version of the Convention Center parking permit that has a date on it, your permit expires this Friday (7-20-2007).

You can get an updated permit from Brad Bohland through this Friday or from Jan Raymond.
Please take care of this immediately so you don't get a ticket.

Items for Staff Update

Items to be put in the Monday Staff Update need to be submitted to Jan Raymond by the previous Friday. Please submit your items by email. There have been quite a few requests to send out an announcement after the Staff Update has been emailed to everyone. Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.

Essie's Blog

Check out Essie's blog

www.womenwithwings2007.blogspot.com

Scroll down the script and click on comments. You can add a comment if you have a gmail account (gmail is FREE so sign up for an account – takes about 1 minute and then you can add a comment to the blog) Essie will try to get to a library to view the blog in the next few days.

Refrigerator To Be Cleaned

The refrigerator next to Financial Aid on the second floor needs to be cleaned. Please label your valuable food items with a date of July 10 or later or it will be tossed in the trash. Thanks for your help

Social Networking Project

In the fall, Opportunity School will develop and implement a pilot project that will assist with program completion and placement of students into jobs. This project, Social Networking, will serve to connect your students to your program and to Opportunity School. If you would be interested in learning some fun and easy techniques to use in your classroom, please e-mail Lydia Perez ASAP. You can become a part of this pilot project. Training will take place in the fall.

Instructional Leadership Academy

In the fall, Opportunity School will have its own Instructional Leadership Academy. The purpose of this academy is to provide professional development for all staff. Several topics could include
Wikipedia
Blogs
Adobe Photo Shop
Electronic Grade Books
Working with Students with Disabilities
Assisting the limited English proficient
Social Networking
Using a Smart Board in the classroom
Integrating Technology in the classroom instruction
Recruiting Non-Trad students
True Colors
Classroom Management

However, we want to learn what classes, workshops, seminars or training you would like to see offered next year. Please e-mail your ideas to Marsha Celesta or Connie Burke. Please also indicate if there is anything you would like to teach in the academy.

Summer Graduation - July 27

Summer graduation will be Friday, July 27, 2007 at North High School, 2960 North Speer Boulevard (park and enter the building off of 32nd and Clay). It is the high school's rainbow ceremony with graduates from many area high schools. We have some great student speakers, a rapper and a contact juggler.

DPS Administration Building for Sale

PRESS RELEASE
FOR Immediate RELEASE Contact: June 26, 2007 Alex SanchezDirector of Communicationsalex_sanchez@dpsk12.org(720) 423-3305
For Sale: DPS Administration Building is on the Market Denver, CO— Denver Public Schools (DPS) Board President Theresa Peña and Superintendent Michael Bennet put the district’s administration building, located on 900 Grant Street, up for sale earlier today. Frederick Ross Company and Apartment Realty Advisors of Colorado are the listing agents. The DPS administration building was built in 1968 and purchased by the district in 1974 for $3.2 million dollars. DPS has used the 9 floors and 102,416 square foot office space as its headquarters since 1974. “This building has served DPS well for many years but we have to do what is best for the district,” said Bennet. “We are confident we can save money and better support our working environment by moving our administrative operations somewhere else within the district.” “The district will benefit from the long-term savings in operating costs” added Peña. “The next step is to decide where to place the administration to better serve the kids of Denver.” The district continues to explore all options regarding where to place the administrative personnel who currently reside at 900 Grant Street. One of the options under consideration is moving the administration to a school with available space in order for administrators to be closer to students. “It’s an incredible opportunity for kids to have professional role models in their building,” said Chief Academic Officer Dr. Jaime Aquino. “The administration will also benefit from the daily reminder of why we do the work we do.” For more information, please contact the Communications Office at (720) 423-3314.

Thanks to Custodial Department

The Practical Nursing department faculty would like to thank the Custodial services staff for their help in getting new lab equipment assembled for our department. Old hospital beds and tables were donated to Project Cure International and sent to Metapan Hospital in El Salvador in May. In order to get the beds out of the lab a wall needed to be removed. After the old beds were removed the new ones needed to be assembled and set up in the lab. Victor Quintana and his staff (and John Gibbons) were there to help and worked hard for several days to get things done. Special thank you’s to John Clements and Garfield Baca for their team work and perseverance with us through the process (we had no idea how to help). The lab looks great! Please stop by and check out our new furniture.

High School - Missing Cart

The high school is missing a cart. It is brown with a label that states, "EGHS Rm 204B". If you see it or find it, please return it to room 204B. We really need our cart back! Contact Denise Madrigal at 34760 for more info.