English Teacher Tera Johnson-Swartz, who is an educator at STEM School Highlands Ranch, has been named a finalist for Colorado’s 2025 Teacher of the Year award. This year, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) received more than 1,300 nominations for exceptional educators to participate in the Teacher of the Year application process - a record high for the department. Of those nominees, 94 educators completed the application process, nine were selected to hold interviews with the Teacher of the Year Review Committee, and seven were named as finalists. The 2025 Colorado Teacher of the Year will be announced in October 2024.
Superintendent Erin Kane shares her six principles for bringing community members together behind children.
Appears in September 2024: School Administrator, published online at www.aasa.org.
Since graduating from Legend High School, Army Staff Sergeant Daniel Olson has been fulfilling his lifelong dream of being in the Army. Sgt. Olson enlisted immediately following graduation and quickly moved from boot camp to airborne training. His actions while overseas garnered the attention of so many back at home as Sgt. Olson honored another soldier from Colorado, 50 years his senior, who was also part of the 173rd Airborne Division.
One of my favorite things about working in public education is the diversity and knowing that no two days are ever the same. I am proud of my success changing schools to a positive culture and the increase in student achievement that comes with that shift.
“Brave Bird at Wounded Knee: Story of Protest on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation” earned the top prize in Juvenile Literature at the Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book celebration on June 21, at the Tivoli Turnhalle theater on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus in Denver.
Thanks to the hard work and dedication of staff, two Douglas County School District (DCSD) elementary schools have been named some of the healthiest schools in America. Congratulations to Cougar Run and Coyote Creek elementary schools!
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