by tech | Apr 28, 2013 | Community, Elementary Schools, High Schools
I had the pleasure of attending the 28th Annual Asian Education Advisory Council (AEAC) awards ceremony this morning, and I’m glad I did. Southwest Denver schools had the run of the place, and I couldn’t be prouder of our scholars. From College View...
by tech | Jun 11, 2012 | Community, Elementary Schools
A dear friend of mine has been volunteering with Lunchbox Express and turned me on to what they’re doing. Lunchbox Express is an organization that provides free lunches to children 18 years of age and younger during the summer. This organization was started...
by tech | Nov 12, 2011 | Community, Elementary Schools
The board received this letter yesterday, and with the author’s permission, I’m sharing it with you here. November 10, 2011 Dear Honorable DPS School Board Members, Thank you for the opportunity to share my letter with you today. I am a 14 year resident of...
by tech | Nov 9, 2011 | Elementary Schools
In all the ruckus about the proposed changes to the Kepner boundary, we might forget that the catalyst is the co-location of either MSLA or the approved (but yet nonexistant) KIPP elementary school. The Spanish-speaking parents of MSLA came to offer public comment...
by tech | Sep 2, 2011 | Elementary Schools
I’ve been keeping tabs on how schools grow in numbers of students at or above proficiency level over time. Now, I’m not a fan of CSAP, and it’s only an indicator, but I like to keep in mind how schools perform according to the numbers of kids in...
by tech | Apr 30, 2011 | Community, Elementary Schools, High Schools, Middle Schools
Here is the agenda for the upcoming community “conversations” about the proposals that the district will be bringing before the board in June. Note the incredibly short time for presentations by the proposed charter schools, as well as the sliver of time...
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