Yesenia Robles

Yesenia Robles

REPORTER, CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Yesenia covers suburban school districts for Chalkbeat Colorado. She grew up in Denver, graduated from CU Boulder and previously worked for the Denver Post. She has been with Chalkbeat since 2016. You can reach her at yrobles@chalkbeat.org. Hablo español.

The board picked Gionni Thompson, a longtime administrator who’s worked in other Colorado schools.

Líderes dicen que contratar a coordinadores en escuelas comunitarias, como los que Aurora tiene en cada una de sus escuelas de la zona, es clave para que el modelo funcione.

Leaders say hiring community school coordinators, like Aurora has at each of its zone schools, is key to making the model work.

El distrito y la high school enfrentan una nueva audiencia con la Junta de Educación Estatal en mayo.

The charter school bill that sponsors said was about accountability failed after hours of testimony Thursday.

The Colorado State Board of Education will hear the recommendations at a hearing in May.

One proposes to improve accountability, though critics call it harmful. The other would open up a source of construction funds.

Maestros en estos puestos describen sentirse abrumados mientras intentan apoyar a muchos estudiantes que son nuevos en el país en clases mucho más numerosas de lo normal.

The guidance is new this spring and comes in response to the influx of newcomer students.

Screening students, for example, has taken up a lot more time for some teachers.