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Making room in Southwest Denver
Posted in High Schools, Middle Schools on Jun. 28, 2010
Some really good news about making room for existing programs in Southwest Denver!
Category : High Schools
The REAL graduation rate and what Lincoln is doing about it
Posted in High Schools on Jan. 01, 2010
Last week, Superintendent Tom Boasberg reported to the Board about the new graduation rate, and according to the press release, it’s at 52%. But that’s not what the Colorado Department of Education says. They list DPS’ graduation rate at around 48% (click here to read the data).
I asked the Superintendent how he could account for [...]
A glimpse into the Rishel shared campus
Posted in Elementary Schools, High Schools, Middle Schools on Dec. 13, 2009
Did you know that the Rishel Middle School building is actually home to three different schools? First is the 7th and 8th grade of the old Rishel program that is being phased out one year at a time. Second is the KIPP charter high school. Finally is the Math and Science Leadership Academy (MSLA), which [...]
Last night’s ALHS Winter Concert was great!
Posted in High Schools on Dec. 11, 2009
A big congratulations goes to the music ensembles at Abraham Lincoln High School. I attended their winter concert last night, and I’m happy to see such a vibrant music program. The performing ensembles were the Beginning Choir, Orchestra, Concert Choir and Concert Band, led by Melissa Grundy. The Mariachi ensemble also performed, and is led [...]