Tag: Xóchitl Gaytán
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Denver Public Schools: Race not factor in former McAuliffe principal’s use of seclusion rooms
DPS investigation found there is evidence the seclusion rooms violated policy, but no evidence supporting board members’ claims of racism
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Police returning to Denver schools without agreement in place
Denver police will be back permanently on roughly a dozen campuses when students return from summer break but there is no agreement yet that establishes guardrails or expectations for the return of armed officers. While the expense for deploying the officers is not yet known, the cost could be similar to the $1.2 million the…
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Lawsuit challenging DPS executive session cost $45K
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With the Denver Public Schools executive session recording out and the legal battle for releasing it over, how much will the behind-closed-door meeting cost the district to fight? Roughly $45,000. That tally includes the outside counsel DPS used to defend the lawsuit as well as the legal costs incurred by the media outlets that brought…
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DPS executive session was ‘clear-cut violation,’ Denver attorney says
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After more than five hours in executive session — meaning closed to the public — to discuss security in the wake of the recent shooting at East High School, the Denver Public Schools Board of Education emerged with a memo reversing its policy on no cops in…
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DPS board president reprimands Auon’tai Anderson, backs up his claim Denver mayor poised to step in
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After three days of denials, Denver Public School Board President Xóchitl Gaytán backed up Auon’tai M. Anderson’s claim that the Denver mayor was poised to step in with an executive order if the Board of Education failed to act. She did so with a five-page…
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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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DPS school board pushes back on school closures
Denver Public Schools board members were highly critical last week as district administrators presented details of their proposal to close 10 schools at the end of this school year and how they might implement the plan if the board approved it. Some board members said that the decision felt like a done deal to the…
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After spirited debate, Charmaine Lindsay appointed to Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Public Schools’ Board of Education appointed Charmaine Lindsay to serve as the District 5 representative on Thursday night during its monthly meeting. Lindsay was appointed to the board following 4-2 vote in which President Xóchitl Gaytàn and Director Scott Baldermann were opposed, favoring candidate…