The Denver New Millennium Initiative (NMI) unites an innovative, energized group of early-career teachers, diverse in experience but committed to making a difference for students. They teach in eleven districts in the Denver metro area with a variety of students in myriad grades and subject areas. They entered the profession through diverse routes, from Teach for America to a traditional undergraduate program at the University of Colorado. They share common beliefs about the future of teaching and learning, fortified through their unique perspectives, which motivate them to advocate for a new vision for transforming education in the Denver metro area, in Colorado and nationally.

For more information or to get involved, contact Ali Kliegman.

Teachers of the Denver NMI advocate for systems of evaluating teaching effectiveness that:

• Utilize meaningful measures of student growth
• Define qualifications and training for evaluators
• Determine how to account for school conditions and student factors in a teacher’s evaluation
• Inform both employment decisions and professional growth and learning

	This PowerPoint presentation offers background information about the Denver NMI, insight into key education reform issues in Colorado, and recommendations for transforming teaching policy for the better in the Denver metro area and in Colorado. Show it to policymakers, colleagues, other education stakeholders and potential partners. SEE MORE DETAILS ON THESE TOOLS >
	This one-page leave behind document offers background on the Denver NMI and teaching policy recommendations for the Denver metro area and Colorado. Hand it to policymakers, lawmakers and potential partners. SEE MORE DETAILS ON THESE TOOLS >
	These talking points help advocates prepare and align messages before meeting with targets, the media or potential allies in the Denver metro area and Colorado. Use these to refine your messages for allies, targets and the media. SEE MORE DETAILS ON THESE TOOLS >