2017 Five Star Journal Winter Issue
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IN THE NEWS<br />
ELEVATE: Building on <strong>Five</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Success<br />
Adams 12 <strong>Five</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Schools has initiated a year-long process called “ELEVATE” to develop a<br />
community-led five-year strategic plan by August 2018.<br />
This fall, building on recent academic and districtwide success, the district invited students,<br />
teachers, parents and community members to participate in an engagement process that<br />
discovers stories and strengths, and hopes and dreams for the future of the district. By the<br />
end of the fall semester, every school building will have participated in the ELEVATE process<br />
in conjunction with over 200 parents and community members.<br />
In the spring, staff and community will be invited to participate in a “Summit” event where<br />
data and feedback from the fall sessions will be used to design the collective vision for the<br />
district and develop a resource plan to achieve that vision. Read more ><br />
<strong>Five</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Schools selected as a <strong>2017</strong> School District<br />
Scholarship Recipient by the Center for Green Schools<br />
Adams 12 <strong>Five</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Schools has been chosen by The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green<br />
Building Council (USGBC) as one of only five districts nationally and the only district in the<br />
state of Colorado to receive a School District Scholarship for the coming year. The <strong>Five</strong> <strong>Star</strong><br />
District is a leader in the movement to make our school buildings more sustainable, and to<br />
educate our children to embrace the principles and practices so important to sustainability.<br />
Read more ><br />
<strong>Five</strong> Education Foundation awards over $100,000 in grants<br />
This fall the <strong>Five</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Education Foundation awarded over $45,000 to teachers throughout<br />
the district and more than $60,000 to Bollman Technical Education Center (BTEC). The funds<br />
will be used for a wide variety of projects such as MakerSpaces, library make-overs and social<br />
emotional learning curriculum.<br />
At BTEC, the funds will be used so students can earn auto and diesel industry required<br />
certifications, provide electrical wiring simulation boards and new hybrid vehicles so<br />
students can gain real world experience in the auto and construction industries. Read more ><br />
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