Leadership

Welcome from the Principal

DELTA high school leadership consists of Principal April McLaughlin and Assistant Principal Mr. Adulis Desta. Ms. McLaughlin is an instructional leader and was a high school teacher in DPS for ten years and an assistant principal for five years. 

Our leadership philosophy is to grow leaders and build capacity in others to develop their potential. DELTA high school has daily Professional Learning Communities which provides professional development for teachers.

April Sunshine McLaughlin, Principal

Collaborative School Committee (CSC)

The purpose of the Collaborative School Committee (CSC) is to:
  • Enhance student achievement and school climate by engaging school community in collaborative efforts that support the school and District’s goals. 
  • Provide strategic direction in support of the school’s mission and vision as stated in the Unified Improvement Plan (UIP). 
  • In accordance with state statute, the CSC shall:  
    • Act as the school accountability committee for the school.

    • Recommend to the principal priorities for spending school moneys. The principal shall consider the CSC’s recommendations regarding spending state, federal, local, or private grants and any other discretionary moneys and take them into account in formulating budget requests for presentation to the Board of Education.
    • Advise the principal and IS concerning the preparation of a UIP and submit recommendations to the principal and IS, if applicable, concerning the contents of the UIP.

    • Advise the Board of Education concerning the preparation of a UIP or turnaround plan, if either is required, and submit recommendations to the Board of Education concerning the contents of the UIP or turnaround plan, if either is required.

    • Provide input and recommendations on an advisory basis to the District Accountability Committee and the IS concerning principal development plans for the principal and principal evaluations.

    • Publicize and hold a public CSC meeting at least every quarter to discuss whether school leadership, personnel, and infrastructure are advancing or impeding implementation of the school’s performance, improvement, priority improvement, or turnaround plan, whichever is applicable.

    • If applicable, publicize a public hearing to discuss strategies to include in a public school priority improvement or turnaround plan and to review a written public school priority improvement or turnaround plan. A member of the CSC is encouraged to attend the public hearing regarding the written priority improvement or turnaround plan. Increase the level of parent engagement in the school, especially the engagement of parents of students in the populations described in C.R.S. 22-11- 401(1)(d). The committee's activities to increase parent engagement must include, but need not be limited to:
      • Publicizing opportunities to serve and soliciting parents to serve on the CSC;
      • Assisting the District in implementing at the school the parent engagement policy adopted by the Board of Education; and
      • Assisting school personnel to increase parents' engagement with teachers.
Collaborative School Committee (CSC) meeting - Monday, October 13, 2025 from 11:00-12:00 p.m

Collaborative School Committee Stakeholders 

  • If you are interested in becoming a member of the CSC, contact Principal McLaughlin at: april_mclaughlin@dpsk12.org

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