What is Jeffco Student Voice?

Jeffco Student Voice (SV) is a student-led district-wide initiative that empowers high school students with diverse backgrounds to be the voices for positive change in their communities.

It provides a forum for students to collaborate with the Superintendent and other community leaders. The goal is to create a sustainable foundation to spark social justice in our schools through compassionate leadership.

The core elements include:

• A space for two-way communication between students and district leaders to create positive change in Jeffco Schools

• Leadership & capacity building: social justice, equity, civic engagement, community improvement and Jeffco Generations skills

• Creating spaces for students to build and connect with other students in the district

Structure

School Level: Student Voice group & events

• Student Voice works on an issue, project, campaign of their choosing at the school level

• Meeting 1-2 times/month (virtual)

• Student Voice prepares for sharing their work at District Conferences

• Day Without Hate Week/Rally: late April

District Level: District Conferences & Events

• 1st meeting: October 1st from 2:30 to 4 pm via Zoom.

• 2nd Meeting: Monday Nov 16th from 2:30 to 4pm

• 3rd Meeting: Monday, Feb 8th from 2:30 to 4pm

• 4th Meeting: Monday, April 12th from 2:30 to 4pm (we know this is the 1st day of Ramadan, but the time of the event does not conflict, since Ramadan will begin at sundown)

2. Check-ins & updates

3. New learning, thinking, processing, discussing

4. Goal setting, planning, next steps

Jayne Vahle, Instructional Coach

Devani Lemmon, Restorative Practices Liasion

Angela Anderson, Social Studies Teacher

Email: jvahle@jeffcoschools.us
Website: remind.com/join/a4c436
Location: Bear Creek High School, West Dartmouth Place, Lakewood, CO, USA
Phone: 303-982-8751