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CO Dept of Education retweeted
January 8, 2026 is a day Mountain Vista Community School sixth grade math teacher Shana Engel will never forget! At an exciting assembly, we surprised her with a 2025-26 Milken Educator Award and $25,000.
Engel is a math powerhouse at Mountain Vista Community School who truly has the "magic touch" for inspiring students through data-driven and project-based learning. She serves as a vital leader and mentor in the district, dedicated to teacher development and innovative math reasoning. Whether she’s leading the robotics club or being chosen by students for "teacher takeover day," Engel’s passion for education creates a lasting impact across her entire school community!
@codepted @HarrisonSD2 @susanacdenver
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CO Dept of Education retweeted
Colorado graduation rate highest in a decade, dropout rate the lowest in state history cpr.org/2026/01/13/colorado-… #edcolo #coleg @CASE_Leaders @codepted @ColoradoEA #AIinEd #AIClassroom #EdTech
CO Dept of Education retweeted
The 2025 graduation rates for Colorado school districts were released by the @codepted today. For the first time, the on-time graduation rate in D6 exceeds 90% and surpasses the average state graduation rate by more than four percentage points! ➡️bit.ly/45OMFSM
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Congratulations to Shana Engel, a sixth-grade math teacher at Mountain Vista Community School (@codepted @HarrisonSD2) in Colorado Springs, on receiving the Milken Educator Award (@Milken)—often called the ‘Oscar of teaching.’ Colorado is incredibly proud to have an educator like you serving our students. There are few professions as noble and impactful as teaching. Every day, you help shape our future leaders, strengthen our communities, and build the future of our state. There is truly no greater responsibility. Your impact at Mountain Vista is clear in your students' success and in the leadership and mentorship you provide to your colleagues.
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ALT Colorado Springs teacher receives $25,000 national award for outstanding educational impact in Mountain Vista community.
CO Dept of Education retweeted
Take a look at Mountain Vista Community School math teacher Shana Engel's life-changing day! milkeneducatorawards.org/new…
@codepted @HarrisonSD2 @susanacdenver
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CO Dept of Education retweeted
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO—Mountain Vista Community School sixth grade math teacher Shana Engel, you are our newest 2025-26 Milken Educator! Dr. Jane Foley, senior vice president of the Milken Educator Awards, and Colorado Commissioner of Education Dr. Susana Córdova presented Engel with a Colorado Milken Educator Award and $25,000 at a surprise school assembly in her honor this morning.
Learn more about this amazing educator: milkeneducatorawards.org/edu…
@codepted @HarrisonSD2 @susanacdenver
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CO Dept of Education retweeted
Good morning from beautiful Colorado! Our #MilkenAward team has landed in Colorado Springs to surprise the sixth grade math teacher at Mountain Vista Community School. Shana Engel has the ‘magic touch’ when it comes to teaching mathematics. Her sixth grade students recognize the value of her carefully constructed lessons, in which they take an active role in the learning process. Please join us in congratulating Shana on becoming a 2025-26 CO Milken Educator Award recipient! ✨💙
Click this link to learn more about Shana Engel (CO ’25): milkeneducatorawards.org/edu…
@HarrisonSD2 @codepted @SusanaCDenver @UCCS @UCCSAlumni #goodnews #MilkenEducator #uccs #UCCSfuelsSUCCESS – at Colorado Springs, CO
CO Dept of Education retweeted
Congratulations to Mountain Vista Community School sixth grade math teacher Shana Engel, recipient of a Colorado 2025-26 $25K #MilkenAward in Colorado Springs, CO.
@codepted @HarrisonSD2 @susanacdenver
Learn more: milkeneducatorawards.org/edu…
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CO Dept of Education retweeted
It was wonderful visiting Jenkins Middle School in Colorado Springs today! As a Purple Star School, Jenkins supports military-connected students as they navigate the academic and social-emotional challenges that come with frequent relocations, parental deployments, and adjusting to new school communities.
Thank you to the staff and students for welcoming me — it was a pleasure meeting all of you!
Colorado Department of Education (@codepted)
ALT Photo of Governor Polis walking to the main hall of Jenkins Middle School saying hello to students.
ALT Photo of Governor Polis and students, as he asks questions to Purple Star students about the school.
ALT Governor Jared Polis visits Jenkins Middle School in Colorado Springs, a Purple Star School. He is standing with students and staff, smiling for a group photo
ALT Photo of Governor Polis holding a paper while talking to a student.
CO Dept of Education retweeted
Thunder Valley K-8 proudly celebrated Colorado School Meals Proud Day with a day filled with nutritious foods, live animals, and local partners. This event highlighted the essential role of school nutrition programs and the impact school meals have on students and the broader community. #StVrainAdvantage #StVrainStorm #PublicSchoolAdvantage
@ThunderValleyK8 @codepted
ALT Students raise their hands to ask questions during a talk on food
ALT Students smile as they smell flowers
CO Dept of Education retweeted
Alamosa Elementary multilingual teacher Elisamaria Heredia ‘is a powerful force for educational equity and opportunity.” Read on: alamosacitizen.com/a-colorad… #SanLuisValley #Colorado
CO Dept of Education retweeted
We’re thrilled to announce Elisamaria Heredia, multilingual teacher at Alamosa Elementary, as one of 8 finalists for the 2026 Colorado Teacher of the Year! 🎉📚 Big thanks to @BoettcherFdn, @codepted Grants & Comms, & the @AlamosaSchool for a joyful celebration. 🦌 #COTeacherOfTheYear (Read the full story below!)
Alamosa Elementary multilingual teacher Elisamaria Heredia ‘is a powerful force for educational equity and opportunity.” Read on: alamosacitizen.com/a-colorad… #SanLuisValley #Colorado
CO Dept of Education retweeted
🎉 Exciting news! Lyons has earned the John Irwin Award for Academic Excellence from @codepted for the 2nd year in a row! 📚✨ This honor belongs to our amazing students, staff & community who make Lyons #smallANDmighty every day. 🦁💙
#StVrainAdvantage #LyonsLeads @Svvsdsupt
CO Dept of Education retweeted
Thrilled to congratulate @TimberlinePK8’s Amazing teacher librarian Shannon Morris recognition as a HESTL award winner - Highly Effective Schools through Libraries program by the @codepted Thank you Shannon for your dedication and passion to literacy! @SVVSD #StVrainAdvantage
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Such fun this story!
One, two, three, four, five educators from same family teach at this rural school in San Luis Valley cpr.org/2025/08/13/5-family-… @codepted @CASE_Leaders @CASBConnect #SanLuisValley #Colorado
CO Dept of Education retweeted
Colorado's 2025 Teacher of the Year Janet Damon shares summer success tips, her journey to the classroom cpr.org/2025/06/20/colorado-… #edcolo @codepted
CO Dept of Education retweeted
The Milken Educator Awards tour stopped in Fort Collins, Colorado this 2024-25 season, adding an incredible educator to the Milken family on March 7, 2025: assistant principal and AP microeconomics teacher Chris Reynolds! We surprised the outstanding educator with the Milken Educator Award and a $25,000 cash prize in front of students, colleagues, veteran Milken Educators, and visiting dignitaries. Take a look at how the top-secret surprise was revealed: milkeneducatorawards.org/new…
@LibertyCommon @PoudreSchools @edukings @codepted
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CO Dept of Education retweeted
An A+ is in store for 2025 Colorado Teacher of the Year, Janet Damon!
Janet is a Denver Public Schools graduate and has taught in DPS for more than 25 years.
Congratulations, Janet!
CO Dept of Education retweeted
Congratulations to educator CHRIS REYNOLDS, recipient of Colorado’s sole 2024-25 $25K #MilkenAward at Liberty Common High School in Fort Collins.
Learn more: milkeneducatorawards.org/edu…
@LibertyCommon @PoudreSchools @edukings @codepted
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CO Dept of Education retweeted
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO—Congratulations to Liberty Common High School Assistant Principal and AP microeconomics teacher Chris Reynolds, our newest Milken Educator! Colorado Commissioner of Education Susana Córdova and Dr. Jane Foley, senior vice president of the Milken Educator Awards, surprised Reynolds with a 2024-25 Milken Educator Award and $25,000 at a special all-school assembly to celebrate him this morning.
Learn more: milkeneducatorawards.org/edu…
@LibertyCommon @PoudreSchools @edukings @codepted
#GoodNews #GoodNewsMovement #Uplifting #MilkenEducator #Emotional #PSDProud #ColoradoTeachers – at Fort Collins, CO