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District 1

Director Sia

Board of Education Community Meeting February 26, 2025

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Welcome!

Grab a refreshment/snack and find a seat.

We will begin at 6 p.m.

If anyone needs interpretation, head to the interpretation table

District 1 – Agenda

  • Opening of meeting

  • Director Sia introduction

  • What's happening in district 1?

  • Discussion topics

  • Communication

  • EL19 Enrollment Boundaries and Zones

  • Safe & Welcoming Schools

  • Exit Survey

  • Wrap up

Kimberlee Sia, Board of Education Director

District 5 – Kimberlee Sia

Kimberlee Sia is a lifelong learner and educator. Throughout her schooling, she was fortunate to have educators and an amazing mom who recognized her passion for learning and supported her on a path to be the first in her family to attend and graduate from college. After college, Kimberlee became a middle school math teacher and has spent more than 25 years in schools and youth-focused non-profits working directly with students and families.

Kimberlee has been fortunate to engage in the education space as a teacher, principal, district-level administrator, non-profit executive, community leader, and parent volunteer. In each of these roles, Kimberlee has appreciated myriad opportunities to build partnerships with students, families, educators, and communities, work together to improve and sustain positive academic outcomes and well-being for students and staff, and advocate when needed for change that was responsive to those most impacted by the decisions made by community leaders and policymakers. She is inspired by those with whom she has partnered and learned over the years and looks forward to continuing to learn and partner with others in her role as board director.

Kimberlee holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in History and German from Northwestern University and a Master's degree in Educational Leadership and Organizations from the University of California, Santa Barbara. When Kimberlee isn't working, you can find her spending time with her husband and two children who attend DPS schools. Kimberlee also enjoys reading, exploring the outdoor beauty of Colorado, and cooking and baking for her family and friends.

District 1 – Kimberlee Sia

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District 1 . Kimberlee Sia

What's happening in District 1?

Board of Education Group Discussions

Three areas that community has been interested in:

Communication

Enrollment Boundaries & Zones

Safe & Welcoming Schools

Board of Education

Q&A with Director Sia

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Exit Survey

Give us your feedback!

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Thank you Stay tuned to our board meetings and newsletter for more information

Connect with Director Sia

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Appendix

Board of Education

Board Community Engagement

Board Members will be out in the community!

As part of our 15, the Board is working to be out in the Governance Policy community more. Over the next few months, board members will engage with the community within their respective districts, with the at-large members attending various district meetings.

For more information, visit the Board website: https://www.dpsk12.org/page/board-of-education

Policy Governance

Policy Governance is a model that establishes clear roles, responsibilities and relationships between the Board of Education and the Superintendent.

Policy Governance Model diagram showing four pillars

Policy Governance

10 Principles

  • Ownership
  • Position of the Board
  • Board Holism
  • Ends Policies
  • Board Means Policies
  • Executive Limitation Policies
  • Policy Sizes
  • Clarity and Coherence Delegation
  • Any Reasonable Interpretation
  • Monitoring

Board Policy to Strategic Roadmap

System Experience: Equity and Excellence

The Strategic Roadmap is the Superintendent's planned strategy to implement the Ends policies while operating within the guardrails of the Executive Limitation policies.

  • Ends 1 Equity – DPS will be a district free of oppressive system and structures rooted in racism.
    • Strategic Roadmap Goal: DPS disrupts, dismantles and redesigns systems and practices for equity and excellence.
    • Strategic Roadmap Strategy: Establish regular routines for auditing equity in operational and academic systems, including sustainable practices.
Student Experience: Making Dreams a Reality

Board Policy to Strategic Roadmap

The Strategic Roadmap declares that students will be immersed in rigorous, engaging coursework in a variety of subjects beginning in ECE through graduation and beyond in all of our DPS schools.

  • Ends 2 Teaching and Learning – Students will become independent and interdependent learners who use their skills and knowledge to affect change in our global society.
    • Strategic Roadmap Goal: DPS learners grow in and pursue their areas of passion (as athletes, artists, scholars, etc.)
    • Strategic Roadmap Strategy: Increase access to enrichment and extracurricular learning opportunities for every learner.
Adult Experience: One DPS

Board Policy to Strategic Roadmap

The Strategic Roadmap charges the Superintendent with building an adult experience that invigorates and unites educators as individuals in their work as guides and champions of our students. We are one DPS.

  • Ends 3 Student and Staff Well-Being – DPS will be a district that supports safe and welcoming environments for all students and staff.
    • Strategic Roadmap Goal: DPS workforce reflects the diverse identities of our learners.
    • Strategic Roadmap Strategy: Strengthen and expand in initiatives to recruit, hire, retain and advance team members of marginalized identities.
System Experience: Equity and Excellence

Board Policy to Strategic Roadmap

The Strategic Roadmap declares that it is time to disrupt and dismantle the oppression and supremacy our systems perpetuate each day.

  • Ends 4 Equity – DPS will be a district free of oppressive system and structures rooted in racism.
    • Strategic Roadmap Goal: DPS disrupts, dismantles and redesigns systems and practices for equity and excellence.
    • Strategic Roadmap Strategy: Identify, dismantle and rebuild inequitable systems by fostering student, family and community voice and leadership.
Student Experience: Making Dreams a Reality

Board Policy to Strategic Roadmap

The Strategic Roadmap declares that students will be immersed in rigorous, engaging coursework in a variety of subjects beginning in ECE through graduation and beyond in all of our DPS schools.

  • Ends 5 Post Graduation and Global Citizenship – All graduates will be prepared for a successful post-secondary experience.
    • Strategic Roadmap Goal: Learners are on track to graduate ready for career, college and life in a post-pandemic global society.
    • Strategic Roadmap Strategy: Develop partnerships and programs to offer year-round opportunities for learner-directed development, growth and competition across the city and state.
Student Experience: Making Dreams a Reality

Board Policy to Strategic Roadmap

The Strategic Roadmap declares that DPS will be a national leader in incorporating sustainability into our practices and systems.

  • Ends 6 Climate Action – DPS shall be a national leader in establishing an organizational culture anchored in sustainability, climate action, and environmental justice.
    • Strategic Roadmap Goal: DPS is recognized locally, regionally and nationally as a leader in practices for equity and sustainability.
    • Strategic Roadmap Strategy: Establish regular routines for auditing equity in operational and academic systems, including sustainability practices.