Bruce Randolph School Newsletter 12/01

Posted December 1, 2023

Important Upcoming Dates

  • December 7 – Department of Justice visit (7:45 – 3:15pm)
  • December 7 – Enrollment Open House (5-6:30pm)
  • December 12 – Home girls basketball v. Lincoln
  • December 12,13,14 – Finals
  • December 14 – Attendance Celebration before school
  • December 15 – Students by invite only

Open House Information | December 7th
Hey Grizzlies! Next week we’re hosting an Open House at Bruce Randolph! This event is designed for incoming 6th and 9th graders. Returning 8th graders are welcome to come too. Let your friends in the community know and spread the word about our awesome school.

Class of 2024 Shoutout
So far this year the class of 2024 has now reported $448,000 in Scholarship offers as of 11/29. Congratulations class of 2024 in all your success. We can’t wait to see that number to rise!

2023 Finals Schedule
December 12th
Period 1 Final – 8:20 – 10:20
Period 2 Final – 10:25 – 12:25
MS Lunch/HS Support – 12:25 – 1:10
MS/HS Support 2:00 – 3:15

December 13th 
Period 3 Final – 8:20 – 10:20
Period 4-6 or 6-8 Final – 10:25 – 12:25
MS Lunch/HS Support – 12:30 – 1:15
MS Support/HS Lunch 1:15 – 2:00
MS/HS Support 2:05 – 3:15

December 14th
Period 9 Final – 8:20 – 10:20
Period 10 Final – 10:25 – 12:25
MS Lunch/HS Support – 12:25 – 1:10
MS/HS Support 2:00 – 3:15

December 15th
Grading Day – Students by invite only

9th Grade Re-Enrollment
SchoolChoice is coming up and it’s almost time for your 8th grade student to talk about what’s next! Join us at our December 14th Coffee with the Principal or our upcoming Open House if you have questions about re-enrolling at Bruce Randolph for High School!

Department of Justice Visit
The Department of Justice will be visiting Bruce on December 7th as part of ongoing monitoring of the consent decree.   Here is messaging that will go out to families on Friday about the visit.  You should expect to have visitors to your classroom on this day who are specifically looking at supports for MLL’s.

  • During the week of December 4, we will be hosting a one-day site visit related to DPS’s compliance with its Consent Decree related to services for Multilingual Learners.  This site visit will include representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Congress of Hispanic Educators (CHE).
  • It is possible that in conjunction with this site visit, we will be disclosing your child’s educational records, which are protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).  FERPA has a special exception for the DOJ to receive educational records, but it also requires school districts to notify families before disclosing educational records to other parties to comply with a court order.

If you do not want the District to release your educational records to CHE or the court monitor, you should contact the court as soon as possible. The case is Congress of Hispanic Educators v. Denver Public Schools, Case Number 95-cv-02313-RBJ, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, and the presiding judge is the Honorable R. Brooke Jackson. If you have any questions, you can email denverpublicschools_legaldepartment@dpsk12.net.

  • In preparation for the DOJ visit, the district is requiring one more 15 minute training for all staff in the building.  Please make sure you have completed the DPS Translation and Interpretation Training for Phone Interpretation and Preferred Language training by December 8th.

Late Start Schedule
In case of a 2 hour delayed start to the school day below is your students schedule:
– 10:20-10:40 – Advisory
– 10:40-11:10 – Lunch (whole school)
– 11:10-3:15 – 30 minute classes with 3 minute classing periods

Attendance Goals
Our goal attendance is at 90% for both Middle School and High School. Currently Middle School is at 87% and High School is at 89%. It’s really important that your student is here everyday to finish out the semester well.

2023-24 Girls and Boys Basketball Schedules

Scroll to view Boys and Girls Basketball full schedules.

Saturday Enrichment
It’s not too late to sign your student up for Saturday Enrichment! They’ll have the chance to improve their math, reading, speaking and writing skills. Additionally, your student will have the opportunity to practice coding using Lego coding kits. To sign your student up or to learn more, contact the main office at 720-424-1080.

MySpark
Hello Parents, we have $1000 for your Middle School child to participate in afterschool programs. They also have a chance to win great gifts, such as Air pods and eyelashes, in a raffle. The first 20 families to register and get approved will win $20 gift cards to Starbucks, Cold Stone, Movies… and gift cards. Please see the attachment to apply.

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Support Center @ Bruce Randolph School
The mission of the Bruce Randolph comprehensive school counseling/mental health program is to provide equitable, developmentally appropriate services addressing academic, career and social-emotional needs of all students while providing support to families in partnership with communities. Please click here to visit our Bruce Randolph Support Center to learn more and access our resources. Additionally, check below for Denver Health Pediatrics at Denver Public Schools information regarding their services.