Tag: Denver Public Schools Board Of Education
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EDITORIAL: A new DPS board — a new direction?
With substantial turnover imposed by voters Tuesday on the board of Colorado’s biggest school district, Denver Public Schools, the business of governing starts afresh when the new members are sworn in Dec. 2. We stress “governing” because it’s been sorely missing on Denver’s school board for years. Tuesday’s headline was that voters fired two of…
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Denver voters poised to oust two incumbents in school board shakeup
In a highly anticipated election, Denver voters are poised to oust two of the three incumbents on the Denver Public Schools Board on Tuesday, early election results showed. It seems to signal a push to change the district’s direction at a time when trust in leadership is low. Director Xóchitl Gaytán, who represents southwest Denver…
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ENDORSEMENTS: Blanke, Del Hierro, Jackson, Magaňa for Denver school board
Denver Public Schools, once a national pacesetter for education reform and innovation, has been struggling for years in more ways than one. Colorado’s largest school district has become one of the state’s most troubled. While some of DPS’ decline arguably is beyond the district’s control — its ebbing enrollment is part of a statewide pattern…
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Denver Board of Education to create ‘guardrails’ when recommending school closures
A year after using low enrollment to justify school closures, the Denver Public Schools Board of Education is expected to consider a policy that would prohibit district officials from using enrollment numbers for future recommendations. The proposed policy suggests — as DPS officials have warned for years — more closures are coming, but new guidelines…
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Denver school board race attracts crowded field
Nine candidates — including two directors seeking re-election — are vying for a seat on the Denver Public Schools Board of Education this November. The candidate field includes at least three former teachers and a principal, a security expert, a business owner and a long-time district volunteer. With three of seven seats on the ballot…
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Kwame Spearman announces candidacy for Denver school board
Kwame Spearman made it official Monday. He’s running — after a failed Denver mayoral bid —for the at-large seat on the Denver Public Schools Board of Education. Early last month, Spearman stepped down as CEO of the Tattered Cover to explore a run for school board in November. The board has two at-large seats. The…
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Why won’t Colorado’s public schools answer to the public? | Vince Bzdek
In the midst of a nationwide push by parents for more say over what’s going on in their schools, Colorado school districts are going the opposite direction, doubling down on secret meetings and backdoor deals and stonewalling urgent requests for information from the very people they are supposed to serve. If it weren’t for the…
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Denver Public School officials tearfully vote to close three schools
In an emotional special meeting Thursday, the Denver Public Schools Board of Education voted — with tears — to shutter three low-enrollment schools by the end of the academic year, ending months of public speculation and staff uncertainty. The closing schools — Denver Discovery, Mathematics and Science Leadership Academy and Fairview Elementary — were singled…
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North High School community rallies to rehire beloved teacher at DPS board meeting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save People showed up in droves Thursday night at the Denver Public Schools Board of Education meeting to push for the retention of a beloved educator whose contract was not extended. Students, parents and community members…
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Denver Public Schools board extends superintendent’s contract through 2025
The Denver Public Schools Board of Education voted Thursday to extend first-year Superintendent Alex Marrero’s contract through June 30, 2025. The motion to extend the contract passed in a 5 to 2 vote, amending Marrero’s two-year term to a four-year term with an option for a one-year extension. Marrero’s $260,000 annual salary was not changed.…