Press Release: Aurora P-20 Campus Groundbreaking
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OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR.
WWW.COLORADO.GOV/GOVERNOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, AUG. 24, 2009
CONTACTS:
Wil Alston, 303.917.8059, wil.alston@state.co.us
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370, evan.dreyer@state.co.us
GOV. RITTER HELPS BREAK GROUND ON NEW AURORA P-20 EDUCATION CAMPUS
Gov. Bill Ritter joined Aurora Public Schools Superintendent John Barry and other educators today to break ground on the district's new unique education campus, which will guide students along a seamless path from pre-school to college and careers.
The $72.4 million, 100-acre campus will help fulfill Gov. Ritter's statewide education goals as envisioned in 2008's Colorado Achievement Plan for Kids (CAP4K) law.
"Today's groundbreaking realizes the vision of CAP4K, that all students in Aurora, regardless of their station in life, get the opportunity they need to succeed," Gov. Ritter said. "This campus will help give every student the skills and knowledge necessary to get ahead in a global economy and fulfill their God-given potential."
The Governor also issued a proclamation congratulating the district:
AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS P-20 CAMPUS DAY
August 24, 2009
WHEREAS, the Aurora Public Schools (APS)P-20 Campus will be a cutting edge model of excellence for innovation in public education that focuses on educational alignment for a seamless continuum from pre-school through post-graduate experiences; and
WHEREAS, the campus will have a preschool within a state-of-the-art P-8 school, and a high school where students can enroll in college courses to earn dual credit, allowing them to pursue a wide variety of educational choices fostering career pathways and workforce readiness; and
WHEREAS, the campus will fulfill community expectations by fostering partnerships with all stakeholders -- students, parents, APS staff, universities, businesses, community organizations, and governmental agencies -- to cultivate and sustain a collaborative seamless system of education; and
WHEREAS, the campus is a solid commitment to 21st century knowledge, and complements the APS portfolio of choice by highlighting the district's existing framework of innovation and incorporating the APS best practices and choice options already in place; and
WHEREAS, students will have the opportunity to access, explore, concentrate on, and prepare for career and postsecondary experiences through pathways of their choice; and
WHEREAS, in addition to being a center for student learning, the P-20 Campus serves as a professional learning center for staff members through internships, mentorships, courses and advanced degrees, while allowing them the opportunity to be involved in leadership development, learning to support student achievement, and develop cutting edge teaching skills; and
WHEREAS, the P-20 Campus is a coalition of the district's strategic plan (VISTA 2010), the Governor's P-20 Council, the Colorado Achievement Plan 4 Kids (CAP4K), and the Colorado Department of Education's strategic plan (Forward Thinking), and the campus will ultimately incubate creativity and new instructional strategies, becoming a source for innovation that impacts P-20 reform efforts in the district, state and nation;
Therefore, I, Bill Ritter, Jr., Governor of Colorado, do hereby proclaim August 24, 2009,
AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS P-20 CAMPUS DAY
in the State of Colorado.
GIVEN under my hand and the Executive Seal of the State of Colorado, this twenty-fourth day of August, 2009
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
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