Denver Public Schools
Fall 2011 Parent Leadership Institute
Saturday, September 24, 2011
North High School
2960 North Speer Blvd.
Denver, CO 80204
8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
For more information contact Lilian Pacheco, Department of Parent and Community Outreach
720-423-3307 or 720-423-3054
Please fill out both pages of the registration form – Deadline for Pre-registration is September 16th
Fax to 720-423-3053 or Email:
“Partnering for Student Success”
Name / Parent / Teacher / Other(please specify)Address
City, State, Zip / Phone
Email / School
Language Spoken: / English / Spanish / Other(please specify)
Need Interpretation? / Yes / No / Will you Need Transportation? / Yes / No
Please choose one of the following locations if transportation is needed:
School Name (Children under 4 must be in a car seat) / Bus Pick-up Time
Lincoln High School – 2285 S. Federal Boulevard / 7:40 a.m.
(CMS) Community School – 1300 S. Lowell Boulevard / 7:45 a.m.
Lake Middle School – 1820 Lowell Boulevard / 7:45 a.m. on Meade Street
CASA – 3240 Humboldt / 7:35 a.m.
Bruce Randolph School – 3955 Steele Street / 7:30 a.m.
Smiley – 2540 Holly St / 7:35 a.m.
Vista Academy/Evie Dennis Garrett Campus - 4800 Telluride / 7:10 a.m.
Amesse – 5440 Scranton St / 7:30 a.m.
McGlone – 4500 Crown Blvd / 7:30 a.m.
East 13th Ave and Zenia / 7:20 a.m.
Do you anticipate needing childcare ages 3-12? / Yes / No
If yes, please indicate how many children. / Ages of Each Child
Denver Public Schools
Fall 2011 Parent Leadership Institute
Saturday, September 24, 2011
North High School
2960 North Speer Blvd
Denver, CO 80204
For more information contact Lilian Pacheco, Department of Parent and Community Outreach
720-423-3307 or 720-423-3054
Please fill out both pages of the registration form – Deadline for Pre-registration is September 16th
Fax to 720-423-3053 or Email:
Some workshops will be offered by language English/Spanish; however, simultaneous translation will be provided in every workshop for languages needed.
Place a number one ( 1 ) next to your first choice and a number two (2) next to your second choice for BOTH the morning session and the afternoon session.
Workshop #1 (9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)Morning Session / Workshop #2 (12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.)
Afternoon Session
“Destination Blue” Understanding SPF Rating – Translation / “Destination Blue” Understanding SPF Rating – Translation
Choice Enrollment Process – Spanish / Choice Enrollment Process – English
Love and Logic – English / Love and Logic – English
Love and Logic – Spanish / Love and Logic – Spanish
Parent Communication Toolkit – English / Parent Communication Toolkit - Spanish
Teacher Effectiveness – Translation / Teacher Effectiveness – Translation
District Turnaround Strategies – English / District Turnaround Strategies – Spanish
Understanding SPF and CSAP – Translation / Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships – Translation
Data/Future of Neighborhood Schools - Translation / Data/Future of Neighborhood Schools - Translation
Safety and Emergency Preparedness – Translation / Safety and Emergency Preparedness - Translation
Preparing for the Future – High School and Beyond - English / Preparing for the Future – High School and Beyond -Spanish
Inviting Parents to Lead - Translation / Inviting Parents to Lead - Translation
Sponsored by Denver Public Schools Department of Parent and Community Outreach and the Office of Post-Secondary Education
Workshop Descriptions
“Destination Blue”; Going Blue for the Good of all Students
This workshop is focused on educating, equipping and empowering parents to help their schools reach Blue status on the School Performance Framework, therefore ensuring that all schools are great choices for all students in every community.
Presenter: Vernon Jones, Jr, Director of Community Engagement at Manual High School
Choice Enrollment Process: How do I select a school?
There are many schools in the Denver Public School District. Can I apply to any school and how do I decide? Learn what the Choice Enrollment Process is and find out how to apply to the school of your choice.
Presenter: School of Choice Office
Love and Logic
Are you interested in learning how to raise children without anger, arguments, or threats while taking good care of yourself? Becoming a Love and Logic Parent is based on love, which allows our children to make errors, and logic which lets them live with and learn from the consequences of their mistakes. This session will give you practical skills that help parents establish peace and order in their home while raising capable and responsible children.
Presenters: Ana Garcia-Gustafson, and Turi Gustafson, Certified Love and Logic Trainers
Parent Communication Toolkit: Effective Communication is the Path to Student Success
As a parent, one of the most important things you can do is develop relationships with the people in your child’s academic life. This workshop will give you the necessary tools to effectively communicate to your child’s teachers, school staff, and principal to maintain a positive relationship throughout the school year. Parents will walk away knowing how to have a productive parent/teacher conference, and how to handle a concern with a positive outcome.
Presenter: Patsy Roybal, Director of Research and Training, Dept. of Parent and Community Outreach
Theresa Becker, District Parent Constituency Lead, Dept. of Parent and Community Outreach
Teacher Effectiveness: What Does it Mean to Be a “Good” Teacher?
Effective teachers are the most critical element enabling us to reach our goals of dramatically increasing the number of our students graduating from high school and moving on to college. Learn about how DPS is evaluating, developing and supporting teachers with the LEAP (Leading Effective Academic Practice) system.
Presenter: Lisa Hogan, Stacy Sheehan-Block, DPS Leap Operations Coordinators
District Turnaround Strategies: Supporting and Improving our Highest Needs Schools
What are the district strategies to improve highest needs schools and what is “my” role as a parent as a parent/community member in this partnership.
Presenter: Allen Smith, Executive Director of School Turnaround
Antonio Esquibel, Executive Director of West Network Schools
Workshop Descriptions
Understanding SPF and CSAP
Student Performance Framework (SPF) and Colorado State Assessment Program (CSAP): how DPS uses data to support our schools. Understand how these inform teachers, principals, district leadership and the community on student and school performance to increase student achievement.
Presenter: Susana Cordova, Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships
As pre-teens become teenagers and enter adolescence, new kinds of relationships emerge, this presentation will focus on relationships with an emphasis on healthy and unhealthy relationships, recognizing behaviors, and warning signs.
Presenter: Lynn Rosales, ME.d, Licensed School Counselor
Data/Future of Neighborhood Schools
Strategic regional analysis identifies gaps in number of spots for students. How does DPS determine how many spots are available and how many needed in the future? Where is the growth in each area of the city? Why does DPS open and close schools?
Presenter: Will Lee-Ashley, Director of Strategy, Chief Operating Officer
DPS, a Safe Place to Learn: Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Do you know what to do if a tornado warning is issued during a school day, and it affects your child’s school? Do you know what a lockdown drill is and why schools practice them?
Presenter: Michael Mayo, Safety Manager for Denver Public Schools
Preparing for the Future- How to Succeed through High School and Beyond
Learn about opportunities in High School, Graduation needs, getting ready for College and Post-Secondary guidebooks.
Presenter: Department of Post-Secondary Readiness
Inviting Parents to Lead
This dynamic workshop will provide the opportunity to: listen to a story related to community trust, diversity and leadership building, explore the challenges facing our schools. Read, reflect and respond/report (3 R’s on School Committee’s summaries). Identify proper course of action to generate an action plan for parent engagement and leadership.
Presenter: Michael Simmons and Flor Amaro, CSC Community Specialists
Sponsored by Denver Public Schools Department of Parent and Community Outreach and the Office of Post-Secondary Education