Licensed evaluation system
Learn about the new licensed educator evaluation system and the 2012-2013 pilot.
Littleton Public Schools Food Services Program has received confirmation from its current beef suppliers that Lean Finely Textured Beef treated with ammonium hydroxide (referred to as ‘pink slime’) is not used in any of its beef products served to our students.
The LPS Educational Technology Advisory Committee is seeking members for the 2012-2013 school year. Learn More!
LPS transforms schools with digital media!
LPS is featured in the book, Learning in the Cloud, by Mark Warschauer
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LPS 3rd grade reading scores soar!
Littleton Public Schools’ third graders posted the highest scores in the Denver metro area on this year’s Transitional Colorado Assessment Program (TCAP) reading test. In fact, this year's scores were LPS' highest in 3rd grade reading since the inception of CSAP in 1998. Out of the 1,056 LPS third graders tested, 88 percent scored proficient or advanced on the 2012 TCAP reading test, compared to 74 percent at the state level. LPS is outscoring the state average by 14 percentage points - its largest margin since 2002.
Gains were made in 9 of 15 LPS elementary schools:
- Five schools experienced substantial gains;
- Two schools experienced double-digit gains;
- Five schools experienced their highest scores in the past 10 years;
- More than half of LPS schools are scoring 90 percent or higher proficient and advanced;
- 93 percent of LPS schools are scoring above the state average;
- 87 percent of LPS schools are scoring 80 percent or higher proficient and advanced;
- 73 percent of LPS schools are above the state average in students scoring advanced.
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LPS Student Code of Conduct "goes green"!
Next August’s Back-To-School Packets will be a little lighter.
The Littleton Public Schools Student Code of Conduct is “going green”! Beginning in the 2012-2013 school year, families will no longer automatically receive hard copies of the LPS Student Code of Conduct every August. Easily accessible links to an online Code of Conduct will be available on each school website and the district website. Families will be able to print it out at home if they wish, or they can choose to simply access it online.
Many school districts have moved to an online Student Code of Conduct as a way to save money and use less paper. In the past LPS printed more than 20,000 copies of the booklet each year.
Printed copies of the Student Code of Conduct will still be available in each school and for parents upon request.
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Ahora el código de conducta de LPS es más ecológico.
Littleton High basketball coach inducted into Hall of Fame
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Littleton High boys varsity basketball coach Ray VanHeukelem was recently inducted into the Colorado High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He has coached boys basketball at Littleton since 2007. |
Twain Elementary teacher selected for National Academy
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Tammy Escue, a fifth grade teacher at Twain Elementary School, has been selected to attend the 2012 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, N.J. Escue is one of 200 highly-qualified third- through fifth-grade teachers from around the country selected to attend the intensive one-week, all-expense paid professional development program this summer.
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Toronto school officials learn tech from LPS
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Beth Butcher, Superintendent of Education for the Toronto, Ontario School District, listens to and watches students at East Elementary School use ipods in the classroom to better understand their lessons and improve reading skills. Butcher and several of her Toronto colleagues spent two days-April 2 and 3 - visiting 14 LPS schools to learn how technology is so successfully integtrated into classrooms at all levels throughout the district. The Toronto School District serves more than 260,000 students.
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Littleton High senior wins state debate championship
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Littleton High School senior Ben Fisk won one of eight State Championship titles at the recent Colorado State Speech and Debate tournament. Fisk won the title for "Interpretation of Humor."
State Speech and Debate is a single-classification tournament, in which students from all schools compete against one another, regardless of school size. |
Arapaho Tribe and Arapahoe High celebrate relationship
More than 100 members of the Arapaho Tribal Nation Wind River Indian Reservation in Riverton, Wyoming returned to Arapahoe High School March 23, 2012 to interact with students and staff and perform traditional ceremonies designed to rekindle and renew the "warrior spirit". The unique relationship between the school and the Arapaho Tribal Nation began in 1993 when Arapahoe High's mascot warrior was replaced with the authentic Warrior designed and endorsed by the Arapaho Tribal Nation. Pictured: Arapaho Tribal Elders thank Arapahoe High Principal Ron Booth during an all-school assembly for building the relationship between the school and the tribe.
LPS Board members thank community for allowing them to serve
Dear LPS Community Members:
Every time we attend a school event or visit with teachers and principals, we are impressed by the level of excellence our employees, students, parents, and community members bring to Littleton Public Schools. Individually and collectively, we feel fortunate to serve on the LPS Board of Education.
As you know, planning for the future is one of the Board’s greatest responsibilities. This year, that planning process involves work in the following three areas: district’s strategic plan, influencing state legislation and assessing the district’s capital needs.
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LPS Strategic Plan
Littleton High senior awarded Boettcher Scholarship
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Littleton High School Senior Chip Bollendonk has been awarded the Boettcher Scholarship by the Boettcher Foundation. Boettcher Scholarships provide full tuition, fees, books and a living stipend for four years at any college or university in Colorado.
The Boettcher Scholarship is the most prestigious merit-based scholarship available to graduating high school seniors in the State of Colorado. In recent years, Boettcher Scholars averaged in the top 2% in their class by rank and scored 1440 on the SAT and 33 on the ACT. A successful candidate also demonstrates a strong potential for continued leadership and service.
Chip will graduate from Littleton High School in 2012. He also attended Goddard Middle School and Wilder Elementary School.
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Graf named Colorado DECA Teacher of the Year
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Galen Graf, Marketing Teacher at Littleton High School, was awarded Teacher of the Year by the Colorado Marketing Education Association at the opening session of the DECA Leadership Conference in late February. Congratulations to Galen!
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Ray Barron receives national lifetime achievement award
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Heritage High School head wrestling coach Ray Barron was recognized for 40 years of coaching at the recent State Wrestling Championships. Ray will have a special place in the history of wrestling when he is honored at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame banquet in Stillwater, Oklahoma on May 12th where he will receive the “Lifetime Service to Wrestling” award. Congratulations Ray!
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2012-13 & 2013-14 calendars now available
At its regularly scheduled meeting January 26, 2012, the Littleton Public Schools Board of Education approved school year calendars for the next two school years. Both calendars continue to reflect the Board's calendar values, which have been shaped by the community over time.
School year calendars for 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 are now available.
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3 seniors selected as Presidential Scholar Candidates
Three Littleton Public Schools seniors have been selected as 2012 Presidential Scholar Candidates:
Paul Friedrich
Arapahoe High School
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Bridget Louis Arapahoe High School
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Bennett McIntosh Heritage High School
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The selection of approximately 3,000 academic candidates nationwide is made based on SAT and ACT scores. In April, the Commission on Presidential Scholars will select the finalists and up to 141 students will be named Presidential Scholars, one of the Nation’s highest honors for high school seniors. Scholars are honored for their accomplishments during National Recognition Week, held in June in Washington, D.C. Congratulations, LPS Scholars!
LPS is Accredited with Distinction for 2nd time
For the second straight year, Littleton Public Schools has received the highest district accreditation rating--Accredited with Distinction--from the Colorado Department of Education. LPS remains the only district in the Denver metro area to be Accredited with Distinction. LPS earned this rating based on its performance across key indicators that best reflect student academic success: academic achievement, academic growth, reducing academic growth gaps, and postsecondary and workforce readiness.
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Top 10 Reasons Why Littleton Public Schools is the Best Place To Be:
1. All three LPS high schools — Littleton, Heritage, and Arapahoe — are nationally recognized and award winning. They have been featured in Newsweek Magazine’s Top High Schools in America and 5280 Magazine’s "Top High Schools in Denver."
2. LPS high schools have the highest graduation rate and the lowest dropout rate of any high schools in the Denver metro area.
3. 90 percent of LPS graduates are college-bound. LPS seniors earn $30 million annually in college scholarships.
4. LPS consistently has a high number of National Merit Scholars, Boettcher Scholars, and Presidential Scholars. Each year, students earn appointments to U.S. military academies.
5. Such success in high school is possible because of the strong academic foundation built over time in LPS elementary and middle schools!
6. Almost 20 percent of LPS students are open enrolled. That is the highest percentage of any school district our size or larger along the Front Range.
7. LPS ranks at the top in math, science, reading, and writing in all grades and all areas tested on the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) test, compared to other Denver area school districts.
8. LPS remains the only Denver metro area school district to be Accredited with Distinction, the highest academic accreditation rating given by the Colorado Department of Education. This puts LPS in the top 10 percent of all school districts in Colorado.
9. LPS leads the rest of the country in 21st century learning. More than 10,000 computers, laptops, and netbooks are in use by students and staff in LPS, which represents an 82% increase from 2006. LPS offers one-to-one computing learning environments in all 5th grades and in all language arts classes grades 6 through 10. LPS teachers are known internationally for their use of instructional technology.
10. The LPS community takes control of its destiny. It does not put off the difficult work until tomorrow. Instead, it tackles the tough issues and solves them to the best of everyone's ability.
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- May 15, 2012
Options Graduation
7 p.m., HHS Fine Arts Auditorium
- May 16, 2012
HHS Graduation
10 a.m., LPS Stadium
- May 17, 2012
AHS Graduation
10 a.m., LPS Stadium
- May 18, 2012
LHS Graduation
10 a.m., LPS Stadium
May 18, 2012
Last Day of School
- May 24, 2012
Board of Education mtg.
6:30 p.m., ESC
2012 Employee Retirement Celebrations
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