Strong Schools Coalition

The Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Colorado survey is an anonymous statewide survey of licensed, school-based educators to … [Continue Reading]

Teachers are the lifeblood of our schools and strong schools succeed because of high quality teachers! Thank you for all you do!   … [Continue Reading]

How much money should the school district hold in its fund balance to maintain its high bond rating? This is a common question we have received and … [Continue Reading]

A recent survey elicited 235 responses and 43 pages of comments and recommendations on how the Douglas County School Board can better meet its … [Continue Reading]

We are excited to celebrate our one-year anniversary and we would like to take this time to thank all of our members and volunteers for your support … [Continue Reading]

UPDATE as of April 2, 2013: Within 3 weeks of the publication of this graphic, the Douglas County School District: Sent their Annual Report to … [Continue Reading]

Congratulations to all the Apple Award recipients in Douglas County School District. Your dedication and hard work is greatly appreciated by the … [Continue Reading]

Douglas County School District's Strategic Plan provides commitments to the public which speak to valuing input from parents and families and engaging … [Continue Reading]

Transparency inspires trust. To learn more about how often and why local school boards meet behind closed doors, the Strong Schools Coalition analyzed … [Continue Reading]

Compared to our neighbor, Cherry Creek School District, DCSD has significant variances between projections and actuals preventing precious dollars … [Continue Reading]

Douglas County did not have to cut High School and Middle School budgets this year -- it is time to restore school budgets for the 2013-14 school … [Continue Reading]

Douglas County School District has gone through multiple years of difficult budget cuts. This timeline provides an overview of the cuts and the growth … [Continue Reading]

DCSD continues to experience growth in the number of students and administrators, while the number of teachers has declined in recent years. The … [Continue Reading]