Vacancy declared on 27J Board of Education after director resignation
    BRIGHTON  – The School District 27J Board of Education unanimously accepted the resignation of District 7 Director Sheree Coates May 14 and has declared a vacancy in the district.
    Coates, who was elected to the Board of Education in 2011, chose to step down due to family obligations.
    “We thank Sheree for her service and her commitment to the children of our school district,” 27J Board of Education President Joan Kniss said.
     With the declaration of a vacancy, the 27J Board of Education is now accepting applications from interested District 7 residents (District 7 map). The District 7 area is in the southern portion of School District and encompasses an area roughly composed of 96^th Avenue to 120^th Avenue, including the River Run subdivision. 
      Interested applicants, who reside in the District 7 area, can submit an application with the following information by email to Lynn Ann Sheats, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools, at lsheats@sd27j.org or in person at the 27J Educational Services Center, 18551 E. 160^th Ave., Brighton, by 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 28. 

•  Provide a resume or short biography that includes education completed, current employment, professional and civic organizations to which you belong.
• What do you see as quality in a learning organization? What criteria will you use to determine quality and what will you contribute toward improving the quality of the organization? 
• To improve student achievement, school boards must work with members of the community to determine what the public expects from schools. What do you think are the expectations of our community in regards to education?  How would you gather this input and how would you evaluate the feedback?
•  Please, share an example of a time when you had to work with a small group to make a big decision that affected others.  
  
  Interviews for interested applicants will be conducted Thursday, May 30 with a new board director to be appointed at the board’s June 4 meeting. The appointed individual will be required to serve until November 2013 with the option to seek election to serve the remaining two years of Coates’ term. 

 27J to launch new, blended learning school for 2013-14 school year

Colorado Preschool Program applications being accepted
    Brighton - Colorado Preschool Program applications are now being accepted for the 2013-2014 school year for 4-year-old students who have identified family risk factors that affect their overall school readiness. Click here for more information, including a list of risk factors, as well as application forms.

2013 Year of the Student project
Brighton - School District 27J is a proud support supporter of the 2013: Year of the Student Project. If you weren't able to join us for our Jan. 29 Year of the Student kick-off meeting, there is still time to get involved. Click here to see the data from the presentation of Lisa Weil, Great Education Colorado co-founder. 

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