Denver Language School
Mei Yen Susan Cheng Usman is an experienced educational leader currently serving as the Expanded Academic Learning Manager at Denver Public Schools since July 2018, where key responsibilities include assessing external organizations and enhancing partnerships aligned with district needs. Usman has also held the position of Teacher Pathways Specialist, contributing significantly to the implementation of the innovative Teaching Academy model. In addition, Usman serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors at the Denver Language School and has extensive prior experience with the NYC Department of Education, where various leadership roles involved coaching school leaders and overseeing instructional strategies. Academic qualifications include a Master of Science in Education from Bank Street College of Education, a MEd in TESOL from Long Island University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Purchase College, SUNY.
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Denver Language School
Denver Language School (DLS) is a public charter K-8 language immersion school in Denver Public Schools. Our mission is to to achieve academic excellence and intercultural competence through language immersion education. We off two language programs, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, in which the target language is both the content and the medium of instruction. The DLS culture is based on three guiding principles and five core values: - High Standards - To create an academic culture which expects high achievement and best efforts from all students, while ensuring they have the necessary support to succeed. - Integrated Values and Beliefs - To build a common understanding that each student will embrace a community-based perspective, sharing in its benefits, responsibilities and sacrifices. - Personalized Instruction and Attention - To create a learning community where students are nurtured and supported individually and collectively to achieve their potential. We opened our doors in August of 2010. Today, we are the #1 choice for kindergarten throughout the entire DPS system. We have expanded to offer K-8 education and are housed in two buildings in Denver.