Last November an announcement was made in which a partnership between Westwood College, Kids Tek and the Denver Public Schools was to occur at High Tech Early College. This partnership was to enable high school students the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge which they will need in today’s technology based jobs.
This partnership did occur in line with the 2011-12 school year and Mayor Hancock will be helping to celebrate this partnership on Wednesday, January 25th at the High Tech Early College, 11200 E. 45th St., in Denver from 10:30 am to 12:00 p.m.
The event will feature remarks from Mayor Hancock, DPS Superintendents, Tom Boasberg and Antwan Wilson, John Frey, principal of High Tech Early College, executive leaders from Kids Tek and Westwood College. A student panel will between DPS High School Students and Westwood College Students and Alumni who have taken their careers to the next level in this career field
In Colorado, 58% of low-income households don't have a computer but ranks No. 7 in high-tech wages (Source: The Children’s Partnership). There are 4.5 students per internet-connected computer in Colorado's high-poverty public schools (Source: Education Week Technology Counts 2007). All computer-related fields are on track to grow faster than average projected job growth through 2018 (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Westwood College’s support of DPS extends beyond a $50,000 donation, comprised of equipment, textbooks and staff time, to KidsTek for North and High Tech Early College during the 2011-12 school year. Westwood has also donated approximately $20,000 for technology hardware, including interactive white boards, desktop and laptop computers to Thomas Jefferson High School. The contribution to Thomas Jefferson will allow the school to make much-needed improvements in its technology infrastructure that otherwise would not have been completed without outside support.
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