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All Students Empowered to Fulfill Their Responsibilities and Dreams

Ou Our Purpose se

To create a unique school designed specifically to

close the achievement gap

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Children of color and children living in poverty

• Do not reach the same level of academic

achievement as their white peers

• Have lower high school graduation rates
• Face a disproportionately high

probability of becoming mired in the juvenile justice system

Spa pacious cious Skie kies Mi Mission sion

Spacious Skies, a project-based learning school, guarantees each child a quality education by providing joyful and challenging learning experiences in a safe and caring environment.

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Skies es Desi esign gn Pri rinciple iples

• Enduring reverence for children and

childhood

• Steadfast respect for parents as

educational partners

• Profound trust in teachers as

professionals

• Deep understanding of how children

learn

• 1. Re

. Reverence for

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Ch Children/ dren/Chi Childho ldhood

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We recognize childhood as a stage in development and believe it should not be rushed.

Play Recess Whole Child Developmentally Appropriate Lessons

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• r Parents

s as as Par artn tners

We look at families through a strengths-based lens and demonstrate empathy and understanding in all our interactions. Radical Hospitality Inclusive Membership Equitable Policies and Practices

D-11 Gr Gradu duati ation

• n Rates

Rates – 2014-2015

• Native American:

66.7%

• Asian:

82.5%

• African American:

54.8%

• Latino:

64.4%

• White:

71.8%

• Pacific Islander:

66.7%

• 2 or more races:

68.8%

Retrieved from http://www.educatingchildrenofcolor.org/o verrepresentation.html

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Tru rust st in Teache hers s as as Prof

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Teachers at Spacious Skies work collaboratively and purposefully toward school improvement and increased student learning. Designers of the Curriculum Leaders of Instructional Practice Innovators, Problem-Solvers, Creators

Tru rust st in Teache hers s as as Prof

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Children living in poverty and children

• f color are less likely to have “qualified”

teachers

• teachers who are better trained
• experienced
• licensed in their subject are
• National Board Certified Teachers

(NBCTs)

Sanders, W.L. & Rivers, J.C. (1996). Cumulative and residual effects of teachers

• n future student academic achievement.

Knoxville, Tenn.: University of Tennessee

• 4. Un

. Unde derst standi nding ng of

• f How

w Chi hildren dren Le Learn rn

We are dedicated to ongoing study of children and how they learn. Kidwatchers Locus of Control PD Focused on Daily Teaching Practices

D1 D11 A 1 Ach chie ievem emen ent t Gap ap (Math th)

2015 PARCC; Retrieved from http://www.educatingchildrenofcolor.org/o verrepresentation.html

Ed Education ation Prog rogram am

• Project-based Learning
• Math and Language Arts
• Active Education
• Thinkering Lab

Ou Our A r Accom

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• Two successful league reviews of
• ur application
• Research-based education

program

• Founding board
• Budget
• Application to CSI

Partn tnersh ships ips

• COPPeR
• UCCS – ECE Dept.
• KKTV News
• AspenPointe
• Audubon Family Dental
• Neurofeedback of CS

D1 D11: 1: 20 2014 14-2015 2015

• Children of Color – 11,202
• ELL – 2,592
• FRL – 16,467
• Homeless – 366
• IEP – 2,220

Spacious Skies: 414 K-8 students

Retrieved from: http://www2.cde.state.co.us/schoolview/di sh/dashboard-archive.asp

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