Responding to Immigration Concerns

Dear DPS Community,

We wanted to express our gratitude to the school leaders and educators who supported our students during a time of strong emotions. In our diverse community of almost 90,000 students, we recognize that many students and their families are struggling with intensely personal questions, concerns and fears about the impact of the election. Our critical mission is to ensure that our schools are safe spaces where a student’s race, ethnicity, religion and immigration status do not create any barriers to that child’s education. To assist this mission, we wanted to share answers to the following questions regarding immigration status and our commitment to protect students from discrimination and harassment.

View full story here. | Read More...

DCIS at Montbello students are invited -- and highly encouraged -- to participate in Arts Street's after-school programs, which are offered at no cost or low cost. Programming for students ages 11-18 emphasizes hands-on work in cognitive media, data visualization, digital theater and global communications. | Read More...