DSST Public Schools amplifies the voices of its families, students and communities by building thriving, community-centered schools to accelerate equitable and high-quality public education for all.
DSST's approach to advocacy is founded in these key pillars:
Prioritizing high-quality public education options that places DSST students before education bureaucracy and allow students to excel.
Promoting community-centered schools that seek to amplify the voices of DSST families and communities.
Protecting transparency and conditions that support and empower DSST educators to meet the needs of students
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Be an Education Advocate
Learn more on how you can advocate to eliminate educational inequity in support of our schools and students.
The Education Advocates Newsletter will give you opportunities to speak up for students and the importance of high-quality public educational options.
Your voice matters whether you’re a DSST graduate, you have a student at DSST, you work for DSST or you just support DSST’s mission.
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Advocacy Opportunities
⇒ Commit to Vote
Visit DSSTVotes.org to learn more about why voting is so important and commit, as part of the DSST Community, to vote in the upcoming election. #DSSTVotes
⇒ Attend and/or Provide a Public Comment at a School Board Meeting:
Are you interested in advocating on behalf of Charter Schools in Colorado? The CO CAN advocacy network is constantly pushing to change public education for the better. By signing up for the CO CAN advocacy group you will:
Stay informed about pressing legislative issues impacting Colorado public charter schools
Receive simple, concrete steps to contact elected officials to help charter public schools and its students
Receive tools and messaging to counteract charter public schools myths and misinformation
To learn more about the Colorado Charter Advocacy Network or to sign up for the CO CAN advocacy group click here.
⇒ Take Action with the Colorado Children's Campaign:
Click here for the Colorado Children's Campaign Action Alert Center. The Children's Campaign is committed to advocating for children throughout the state of Colorado, and manage on-going campaigns to build public awareness and support for specific policy priorities that will support all children.
⇒ Engage with Denver Families for Public Schools:
Partners with public school families, educators and community members to increase civic engagement and electoral participation, so that together we can contribute to educational equity, help shape the education policy that impacts students, and create the best school district for all. Learn more and sign up here.
In 2020, middle school families and students from DSST: Elevate Northeast rallied and testified at both the DPS School Board and the State Board of Education to open their high school.
DSST Montview HS students as part of CubeSat team visit the State Capitol to share with industry experts and elected officials on Colorado Aerospace Day.
