STRATEGIC ROADMAP
SHARED CORE VALUES
DPS OFFERINGS
DPS HISTORY
DID YOU KNOW?
100

WHAT IS DR. MARRERO’S PERSONAL MANTRA FOR DPS?

WHAT IS 

"GETTING BETTER AT GETTING BETTER?"

100

HOW MANY SHARED CORE VALUES DO WE HAVE? WHAT IS THE ORDER?

WHAT IS 6?

STUDENTS FIRST

INTEGRITY

EQUITY

COLLABORATION

ACCOUNTABILITY

FUN

100

WHAT DATE SHOULD MANDATORY TRAININGS FOR ALL DPS EMPLOYEES BE COMPLETED BY, FOR THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR?

WHAT IS OCTOBER 31, 2024

100

IN WHAT YEAR DID DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS ORIGINATE?

WHAT IS 1903?

(February 28) 

100

APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY STUDENTS DO WE HAVE WITHIN THE DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT? (A SPECIFIC NUMBER IS NOT NECESSARY)

WHAT IS MORE THAN 90,000?


200

OUR DISTRICT VISION IS?

WHAT IS "EVERY LEARNER THRIVES"?

200

IN WHAT YEAR DID WE REAFFIRM OUR SHARED CORE VALUES?

WHATS IS 2023?

200

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE TEAM THAT OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR ELEVATING CULTURE AND FUN AT OUR VARIOUS DPS CAMPUSES AND SITES?

WHO ARE THE CULTURE CHAMPIONS?

200

HOW MANY SCHOOLS DO WE HAVE WITHIN DPS?

WHAT IS 207?


95 Elementary Schools, 32 Middle Schools, 13 6-12 Schools, 43 High Schools, 17 ECE-8 or K-8 Schools, 3 ECE-12 or K-12 Schools, 4 ECE-K Schools

200

BILLY CHEATUM - A FAMOUS ACTOR - WAS A GRADUATE OF WHAT HIGH SCHOOL IN DPS?

WHAT IS East High School?

300

_________________ is our collective responsibility, as we prepare students for career, college, and life.

WHAT IS 

RACIAL AND EDUCATIONAL EQUITY?

300

EACH YEAR THIS SURVEY HAS DRIVEN DISTRICT-WIDE CHANGE, AND IS ADMINISTERED TO MEASURE TEAM MEMBER ENGAGEMENT AND SATISFACTION, WHILE PROVIDING FEEDBACK. 

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS SURVEY?

WHAT IS 

CollaboRATE?

300

In what year were the Shared Core Values established?

WHAT IS 

2021?

300

WHAT IS THE FIRST SCHOOL FORMED IN DENVER?

WHAT IS

The Union School?

Established in 1865, by Owen J. Goldrick 

300

WHO WAS THE FIRST FEMALE SUPERINTENDENT OF DPS?

WHO IS

EMILY GRIFFITH?

400

A diverse group of community members and DPS team members were charged with creating recommendations around student experience and achievement, equity and excellence, and operational effectiveness to guide the development of our Strategic Roadmap. What is the name of this group/team?

WHO IS 

The Transition Advisory Team?

400

IN WHAT YEAR DID A GROUP OF 1000 DPS TEAM MEMBERS COME TOGETHER TO SELECT OUR SHARED CORE VALUES?

WHAT IS 

2012? (August 2, 2012)

400

What team offers supports for our social, emotional, and mental health/wellbeing needs through trainings such as “Bias” and “Microaggressions”?

Who is 

The Culture, Equity and Leadership Team (CELT)?

400

IN WHAT YEAR WAS DPS DESEGREGATED?

WHAT IS 

1973?

400

WHO IS THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF ACADEMICS?

WHO IS 

Dr. Anthony (Tony Smith)?

500

What is CLASS?

 Hint: A strategy to improve student and school outcomes across DPS

What is 

Community Leads and Students Succeed?

The CLASS vision is to ensure that public schools in Denver have partnerships that would provide the supports needed by students, families, and educators to ensure that our schools thrive, perform well, and are fully connected to our community.

500

HANGMAN! WHAT DPS PHRASE IS THIS?

_ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _ _

WHAT IS 

Living Our Shared Core Values?

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!

SPELLING BEE CHALLENGE!

You will have 30 seconds to spell as many words as you can correctly, on the first attempt. Keep in mind 100 points will be deducted for every word misspelled.  

NOW WHY WOULD WE PUT THE ANSWERS HERE? 

*Reads List*

500

WHAT YEAR WAS THE WEST HIGH SCHOOL BLACK OUT?

WHAT IS

1969?

500

IN 2019, THIS ICON PAID OFF THE STUDENT DEBT FOR AN ENTIRE GRADUATING CLASS OF ABOUT 400 STUDENTS FROM THIS UNIVERSITY. ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE ALSO NAMED AFTER THIS INDIVIDUAL.

WHAT IS 

MOREHOUSE COLLEGE? WHO IS ROBERT F SMITH?

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