RootED Denver

📢 Exciting News! RootED and @denverfamilies are coming together. Starting in January 2025, we’ll move forward as one combined organization, continuing under the name Denver Families for Public Schools. youtu.be/r-35ZsmVNI4

Call to action: Please send a message to all members of the Colorado State Legislature's House Education Committee committee to VOTE NO on HB24-1363. The bill aims to undermine some of the most foundational aspects of public charter schools: coloradoleague.org/advocacy/cta.h…

Downtown Denver Expeditionary School is the first @9NEWS Cool School of 2024! This K-5th grade public charter school uses their Expeditionary Learning curriculum in a unique city setting to apply real-world learning to real-world issues. Learn more: 9news.com/article/news/e…

We are truly thankful for all of your unwavering support and to have you as part of our community! Please note that our office is closed from Monday, Dec. 25 through Monday Jan. 1. RootED Denver wishes you a wonderful holiday season and a fantastic year ahead!

Join us and @denverfamilies to celebrate the swearing-in of the newest members of the Denver Public Schools Board of Ed, Kimberlee Sia, Marlene De La Rosa and John Youngquist. We'll be at Forte Denver (1660 Lincoln St., Suite 150) at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 1. See you there!

Our November newsletter is live, and our team is sharing some of the reasons we're most grateful this year. Read more at conta.cc/3MMLKJf.

🏆 @EdniumAlumni and the @DenvScholarFdtn are hosting the 2023 Homegrown Awards, honoring @dps_k12 alumni in five categories. Know a leader, community organizer, entrepreneur, artist or educator who should be recognized? Nominate them by Nov. 20: ednium.org/homegrown-awar…

Patrick Donovan: "Every student in Denver has the potential to realize a life of opportunity — and as a parent and education advocate, I have seen firsthand what is possible when we design our systems and structures to focus on supporting all students." denvergazette.com/opinion/column…

"Together, we can change the trajectory of our public education system if we learn from what is working and focus on student outcomes and well-being," Pat Donovan, RootED's managing partner, writes in a new op-ed for @DenverGazette. Read Pat's full op-ed: bit.ly/bridgingacadem…

Congratulations to Marlene De La Rosa, Kimberlee Sia and John Youngquist, the newly elected members of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education! We’re looking forward to working with the board to put Denver’s students first.

"I thought if I filled my plate & proved to the world that I was enough, the world would put my undocumented status to the side & say, 'you are one of us.'" Read Brayan Montes-Terrazas' (@yamzworld) essay featuring his original illustration in @boardhawk: tinyurl.com/28xdxf4b

Our October newsletter reflects on #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth, celebrates Academy 360, and shares news on charter school renewal applications, and ways you can get involved with the Denver Education Vision Project. Find our newsletter here: conta.cc/3tL8BhN

We do this so students—particularly students of color, students from low-income households, students who receive special education services, and English language learners. Learn more about RootED’s impact at rooteddenver.org/annualreport

Our 2023 annual impact report is live. For a half-decade, RootED has facilitated connections & collaboration among advocacy organizations, schools & communities in the metro area.

🎉Congratulations to @RockyMtnPrep's Rawa Abu Alsamah, who is one of seven finalists for the 2024 Colorado Teacher of the Year award! Learn more about Rawa's nomination in our latest newsletter: conta.cc/454Qnog

🗓️Mark your calendars! Don't miss your chance to hear from candidates for the @dps_k12 Board of Education. RSVP at tinyurl.com/3ew9p2wm @RegisUniversity @CBSNewsColorado @ChalkbeatCO @yaaspa @TEN_Colorado @EdniumAlumni @FaithBridgeCO @ColoradoStand @OurTurnCO @officialusalg

Great pics from @Academy__360, the first @9NEWS Cool School of the school year! Thank you, @BReed05 and @courtyuen, for celebrating A360! 🎉

🎉@Academy__360 is a small school with a big impact—and now it’s a @9NEWS Cool School, too! Big thanks to reporters @BReed05 and @courtyuen for celebrating everything that makes A360 special!

Our September newsletter is live, and it's packed with celebrations, election info, and ways you can get involved in an exciting new vision for education in Denver. Check out the newsletter here: conta.cc/454Qnog

🎉Wow! Thank you, @GovofCO for celebrating Kiruvel, a superstar reader at @RockyMtnPrep Creekside Elementary. Rocky Mountain Prep has made literacy a priority in its 2023-24 Big Five goals, designed to help students achieve new academic heights! 🎉