Language, Culture, and Equity



Dr. Remy Rummel
Director of Language, Culture, and Equity
303-387-0149

 Cindy Close
Language, Culture,
and Equity Coordinator
720-325-4099
 Becky Corr
Language, Culture,
and Equity
Team Lead
720-582-3437
Sam Teres
Language, Culture,
and Equity Team Lead
720-355-4561
 Christina Levesque
Language, Culture,
and Equity
Administrative Assistant
303-387-0191
 

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DCSD Language, Culture, and Equity Donation, HERE

 

 

 
Regional Express Check-In

Regional Express Check-In support for families will take place on the following dates and times. DCSD's Family & Cultural Liaisons, along with some of our ELD Teachers, will facilitate the Express Check-In process alongside families. Families will need an appointment to attend, and more information will be posted on the DCSD website by the second week of July.

  • Douglas County High School: August 7, 2023 from 8am-12pm and 3-6pm in the cafeteria.

  • Highlands Ranch High School: August 4, 2023 from 1-6pm in the school library

  • Chaparral High School: August 3, 2023 from 8am-12pm & 3-6pm in the school library.


 

 

The Foundation For Douglas County Schools awarded a grant to Douglas County School District's English Language Development team. With the funding from this grant, 18 multi-lingual families in the district are learning digital literacy skills through one on one instruction. These skills are enabling families to better engage with their children's schools as they learn computer skills.

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Providing meaningful support for English Learners and their families

 The Douglas County School District celebrates the diversity of its students and provides academic, social-emotional, and community based support for its families. Approximately 3,400 English Learners attend school in Douglas County in grades K-12, and 97 languages are represented. The top 6 languages in DCSD are Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese, Russian and Korean.

English Language Development
Douglas County School District’s English Language Development Department is committed to providing a World Class Education for English Learners resulting in globally competitive community members. Our priority is to support English Learners in gaining proficiency in English in order to communicate effectively, elicit critical thinking, work collaboratively and creatively, value and celebrate diversity, and to graduate with the motivation and ability to pursue higher education and/or competitively compete in and contribute to the global workforce.

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In compliance with Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, the Douglas County School District RE-1 does not unlawfully discriminate against otherwise qualified students, employees, applicants for employment, or members of the public on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education services. Discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on age, genetic information, and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth is also prohibited in accordance with state and/or federal law. Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees, and members of the public. The School District's Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator to address complaints alleging sexual harassment under Title IX is Aaron Henderson, 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, [email protected], 303-387-0127.

Outside Agencies

Complaints regarding violations of Title VI, (race, national origin), Title IX (sex, gender), Section 504/ADA (handicap or disability), may be filed directly with the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 1244 North Speer Blvd., Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204. Complaints regarding violations of Title VII (employment) and the ADEA (prohibiting age discrimination in employment) may be filed directly with the Federal Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 303 E. 17th Ave., Suite 510, Denver, CO 80202, or the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 1560 Broadway, Suite 1050, Denver, CO 80202.

NOTICE OF DESTRUCTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS

Special Education records which have been collected by Douglas County School District related to the identification, evaluation, educational placement, or the provision of special education in the district, must be maintained under state and federal laws for the period of five (5) years after special education services have ended for the student. Special education services end when the student is no longer eligible for services, graduates, or completes his/her educational program at age 21, or moves from the district. This notification is to inform parents/guardians and former students of Douglas County School District's intent to destroy the special education records of students who exited special education services as of June 30, 2016. These records will be destroyed in accordance with state law unless the parent/guardian or eligible (adult) student notifies the school district otherwise. After five years, the records are no longer useful to the district, but may be useful to the parent/guardian or former student in applying for social security benefits, rehabilitation services, college entrance, etc. The parent/guardian or eligible (adult) student may request a copy of the records by requesting the records at this link ( Douglas County School District Transcripts and Records Requests ).