Thaden School Competitors

Douglas County is home to excellence in education and fantastic teachers who prepare Douglas County students to be successful. Our motto, "Learn Today, Lead Tomorrow," has never been more true than today. We are redefining the way we teach our students to ensure they have the skills they need to not only participate in the global economy – but to lead it. The Douglas County School District is the third-largest school district in Colorado, serving more than 63,000 students across 90 schools. The school district offers a wide variety of pathways to learning, including neighborhood schools, charter, magnet, online schools, alternative education campuses, and home education options. Interested in learning more about our District? Go to www.dcsdk12.org Job opportunities are available at www.dcsdk12.org/careers

Discover a new kind of university, one where scholars, artists, and designers come together to challenge convention and create positive change. Located in New York City, our university takes full advantage of its location in one of the most vibrant and diverse cities in the world. Our colleges include Parsons School of Design, Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, the College of Performing Arts, The New School for Social Research, the Schools of Public Engagement, Parsons Paris, and Continuing and Professional Education. Since our founding in 1919, The New School has redrawn and redefined the boundaries of intellectual and creative thought as a preeminent academic center. Our rigorous, multidimensional environment dissolves walls between disciplines and helps nurture progressive minds. At our university, students have the academic freedom to shape their unique, individual paths for a complex and rapidly changing world. With leading-edge faculty and world-renowned alumni, we are committed to developing students who will have an impact on the world and solve the most pressing social issues of our time.

Academy District 20 (ASD20) was founded in 1957 and serves more than 25,000 students in northern Colorado Springs. The district includes twenty-one elementary schools, eight middle schools and seven high schools, along with The Classical Academy charter school and an online school. As one of the largest school districts in Colorado to consistently receive an Accredited with Distinction rating from the Colorado Department of Education, ASD20 has some of the highest graduation rates in the state.