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Andrew Romanoff on public education
Posted in EduPolicy on Jun. 18, 2010
Watch and listen to Andrew Romanoff’s vision for public education.
Last night’s big wins
Posted in Board of Education, Community, DPS Finances on Jun. 18, 2010
A great sex-ed resolution, an abeyance of new school seats in Northwest Denver, and a hold on the budget that doesn’t include information about properly funding our pensions. A great night to be had by all.
Southwest CSAP Rock Stars
Posted in Elementary Schools on May. 04, 2010
Ok, you have no doubt realized that I’m not a fan of standardized tests, especially the imperfect CSAP, but it IS an indicator of what might be happening on the ground at a school.
The district just released the CSAP scores for 3rd graders, and we have some notable schools. These are the percentages of 3rd [...]
A new doctrine for Munroe Elementary
Posted in Elementary Schools on Apr. 24, 2010
Let me tell you a little about a jewel of the Westwood neighborhood, a great elementary school called Munroe Elementary. It’s led by a talented principal, new to DPS, Dr. Abigail Brown. She took the helm of Munroe in August 2009, and since then has worked very hard to shape the culture of the school. [...]
7th Annual LEAC Awards
Posted in Events on Apr. 24, 2010
Title: 7th Annual LEAC Awards
Location: Su Teatro, 721 Santa Fe Drive
Link out: Click here
Description: 7th Annual
Awards Ceremony
You are invited to attend this special Awards and Scholarship event
Thursday, April 29th
6 pm-8 pm (Reception following Ceremony)
El Centro Su Teatro @ Denver Civic Theatre
721 Santa Fe Dr., Denver, CO 80273
This event is Free and Open to the Public
The [...]
Erring on the side of transparency
Posted in Board of Education on Apr. 23, 2010
As my colleague, Arturo Jimenez, entreated, we should err on the side of transparency. My Board minority colleagues and I brought subject-matter experts on the impact of the interest-rate swaps on our pension obligations, and instead of hearing what was going to be said, the Board President, Nate Easley, shut it down.
As of right [...]
Jiménez and Mérida: Teacher evaluation bill a bad fit for DPS
Posted in Board of Education on Apr. 22, 2010
My colleague and I released the following statement about SB 10-191, the teacher evaluation bill sponsored by State Senator Mike Johnston. This is our reaction. How this relates to tonight’s Board meeting after the signatures…
One of the most difficult aspects of our job as school board members is to achieve the best educational outcomes for [...]
Recap of Board work session 4/19/10
Posted in Board of Education on Apr. 20, 2010
Just wanted to offer some quick highlights, at least from my perspective, of our Board work session last night.
Principals’ Evaluation: The district decided to ask teachers what they thought about the effectiveness of their principals via an online, anonymous survey. The survey results are here, and the presentation to the Board is here. The initial [...]
Multi-Cultural Spring Festival at Kepner Garden
Posted in Events on Mar. 30, 2010
Title: Multi-Cultural Spring Festival at Kepner GardenLocation: Kepner Middle School, 3440 W. Virginia Ave.Description: WHAT? Free food, Kids’ Games, Prizes, Live Music, Multi-Cultural Dance, & Garden Kick-Off
WHEN? Saturday, April 17th from 11 – 3. Rain Date is Saturday, April 24th.
WHERE? Kepner Middle School Backyard Garden, 911 S. Hazel Ct, Denver, CO 80219
WHY? To celebrate spring, [...]
What’s happening with DPS’ interest-rate swaps?
Posted in Board of Education on Mar. 26, 2010
It’s high time that I give my own explanation of the recent financial forensics that my Board minority colleagues (Kaplan and Jimenez) and I have recently been working on.
Let me say that we don’t believe that there was anything nefarious going on, and we actually support the original intent of having gotten involved with these [...]