Why D’Evelyn? Engaging Students in a Liberal Arts Education and Involving Parents in the Process8/11/2020
Written by: Dana Miller, Steering Committee Chair
Welcome back D’Evelyn community! It’s been an interesting six months to say the least. I hope you all have managed to stay healthy and enjoy this beautiful state we live in by engaging in outdoor activities with your families. I am excited for the 2020-2021 school year and hope that you and your students are as well. The events of the past six months have forced us to adapt and change how we live and they have opened our minds to new ways of doing things. One thing that has not changed is that D’Evelyn is committed to providing our students with a liberal arts education that helps them be engaged and thoughtful members of society while preparing them for their life after high school. D’Evelyn was founded by parents and “parental involvement will be strongly encouraged” remains a part of our Founding Document. I want to invite parents to be involved with the school by attending accountability meetings (usually the 2nd Tuesday of every month in the evening) and/or Steering Committee meetings (first meeting August 10th at 9 am). It is at these meetings where subcommittees are formed and parental involvement is needed and highly valued. Many volunteer opportunities exist, including hiring committees, curriculum review committees and textbook committees, in addition to other subcommittees that are often formed to tackle issues and make improvements within the school. This is your chance to get involved and give back to this great school of ours. In order to serve on a curriculum, textbook, or hiring committee, you must receive training. The curriculum and textbook review training sessions will take place at the first Accountability meeting on September 15th at 5:30 pm. Please plan to attend, get involved and give back to this great school. Virtual Steering Committee Meetings How to join/listen in and where to find the agenda? Due to COVID 19, the Steering Committee meetings will be virtual until further notice. Please visit the Steering Committee calendar for a list of all meetings and to find all meeting agendas and log in information. The link to connect will be available on the meeting agendas, available at least one day prior to the meeting. PLEASE NOTE: if you do not have a Jeffco email account, you will only be able to join by phone. The calendar is also where you will find all minutes once they have been approved (usually at the subsequent meeting). Public Commentary Please email all public commentary to [email protected] no later than 3 pm on the day of the meeting. We will read up to the first five minutes of your comment out loud during the public commentary time. As always, public commentary may be limited to a total of 20 minutes, which could further limit the length of the reading of your comment, though SC members will read them on their own in their entirety. Shorter, more concise comments will have the advantage of a full read out loud during the meeting. Thank you for your patience during this ever-changing time. We wish you good health! |
The Steering Committee is the governing board of the school and establishes policies designed to maintain and enhance its liberal arts philosophy. The Steering Committee appoints Directors to the Board of the D'Evelyn Education Foundation. Archives
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