Board of Education | Andrea Merida, Director, District 2, Denver Board of Education

Which college or career for DPS students?

Posted by admin on Oct 24, 2011 in Board of Education, Curriculum, High Schools | 0 comments

We spend a lot of time talking about "college preparedness," but with the skyrocketing costs of attending a four-year college and with shrinking PELL grants and scholarship opportunities, we'd better be proactive about ensuring our students are ready for the economic realities they will face.

Unanimous decision on the board spending policy

Posted by admin on Oct 20, 2011 in Board of Education | 0 comments

We passed a board spending policy tonight, unanimously, which largely codifies what the practice has already been. Here’s the...

Jimenez campaign: condemn race-baiting

Posted by admin on Oct 7, 2011 in Board of Education | 0 comments

"These types of disgusting attacks have no place in our schools, and no place in politics," said Jimenez. "Candidates and community members can disagree on policy and the best way to improve our schools without resorting to this."

Keeping kids safe from too much heat

Posted by admin on Sep 8, 2011 in Board of Education, Community | 0 comments

My resolution points out that kids have a hard time learning when the classroom is too hot, that we don't really have money to retrofit our older buildings with cooling systems, and it takes into consideration that we do have to consider the length of our school year and when the CSAP is to be administered.