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Friday, Aug. 12, 2022 | Newsletter Archive | View as Webpage
PREPARING FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR
First Week Down!
The 2022-23 school year is off to an amazing start. Our classrooms, common areas, and hallways were filled with laughter and positivity. Students and staff spent the week making new friends and reconnecting with familiar faces. Classes engaged in community-building activities and established shared classroom norms. Click here to read more
Welcome to the New School Year!
Check out the Back to School Information Hub for a one-stop-shop for all information to help your start the new school year successfully. We also strongly encourage you to check your school's specific News and Updates Section in this newsletter for the latest information.
URGENT: STEM Base is Hiring
STEM BASE is URGENTLY hiring! We are looking for 1 Program Assitant Manager and 2 Senior Program Leaders to work in a busy and fun program. If you or someone you know is looking to develop management skills and gain experience in a growing program with a fun, experienced, and dedicated staff, this is the right move for you. The Assistant Manager position is a "Select Charter Position" that offers an additional 10% monthly pay stipend, 30 hours per week and full-time hours on school breaks. Sr Program Leader hours are M-F 1:30-5:30/6. Part-time and full-time hours are available during school breaks. Happy to coordinate BASE managers who have staff looking for more hours. Feel free to call or email me for more details or questions. amy.dupays@dcsdk12.org /(720) 688-2928.
SCHOOL NEWS AND UPDATES
Upcoming Events
  • Tuesday, Aug. 16 (8:30-9:30 a.m.) - Parent Coffee with Administration (ES Cafeteria)
  • Tuesday, Aug. 16 (5-7:30 p.m.) - HS Back to School Night (HS Commons and Classrooms)
  • Wednesday, Aug. 10 (10-11 a.m.) - Prospective Parent Building Tour (Secondary School Entrance)
  • Wednesday, Aug. 17 (5-7:30 p.m.) - MS Back to School Night (MS Cafeteria and Classrooms)
  • Wednesday, Aug. 17 (6:30-7:30 p.m.) - Bond/Mill Levy Q&A with DCSD and STEM Leadership (MS Cafeteria)
  • Thursday, Aug. 18 - Last day for Secondary Schedule Changes
  • Thursday, Aug. 18 (5-7:30 p.m.) - ES Back to School Night (ES Gym and Classrooms)
  • Friday, Aug. 19 (3:30-6:30 p.m.) - STEM PTO Community Meet N' Greet (Central Park)
We Need You!
In case you didn't know, as part of our Charter Contract, all families have a 30-hour requirement of Volunteer Hours (15 per single-parent household). We have a number of on-going volunteer opportunities that we need your help with. Please consider signing up to volunteer during our Drivelines, at Lunches or at Recesses.

If you can't meet your 30-hour Volunteer Hour requirement, you can make donations in lieue of. For every $20, you will receive one volunteer hour. Please make sure that you log your hours in our Help Counter Program. Click here to read more.
Volunteering/Donations
Each week we update our Parent "Get Involved" page of our website with new volunteer and donation opportunities:
Elementary News/Updates
In this week's Elementary News, you can find information about:
  • Elementary Back to School Night

Secondary News/Updates
In this week's Secondary News, you can find information about:
  • High School and Middle School Back to School Nights

  • More
Walking the Beat
Want to see all the Good Things happening at STEM? Check out our Sharing Our Good News post. Each week we share photos, videos and information about the Good News that has happened that week.
Walking the Beat
Each week our very own DCSO School Resource Officer Deputy Gabe Uribe, writes a newsletter for our community about important topics as it relates to safety and security.
STEM PTO News
Each week our STEM PTO puts together a newsletter for our community, sharing information about upcoming events and opportunities to get involved.
Each Friday we send out three newsletters to our various stakeholder groups (parents/community, students and staff). Parents are automatically signed up for our newsletter using the information provided in Infinite Campus. People can also sign-up for the newsletter using our sign-up form and can find archives via the Get Connected page on the Parent Page. Newsletters are sent through Constant Contact.

Since we are a K-12 school, there is a lot of information that gets shared with our community each week. In order to be as efficient as possible with our limited resources, we break up the newsletter into specific sections to organize the information as best as we can for our families. For Elementary-specific news, please click on the Elementary News/Updates section. For Secondary (6-12)-specific news, please click on the Secondary News/Updates section.
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