Denver Public Schools
El consejo escolar modificó su norma para agregar una pausa de 4 años en el cierre de escuelas con pocos estudiantes inscritos.
Terita Walker is a product of Chicago Public Schools and started her education career there.
The policy is meant to help balance student enrollment among schools at a time when the district is predicting steep declines.
Barring emergencies, no more Denver schools will be closed for low enrollment until at least 2030.
Although DPS did not win the lawsuit, the district declared “a victory” in the case and said it wouldn’t hesitate to sue again “should circumstances change.”
Se espera que las zonas más afectadas sean la noroeste, sudoeste y central de la ciudad, dice el nuevo Análisis Regional Estratégico del distrito.
Four seats on the seven-member board are up for election in November.
Whatley Chapel is currently unusable. The proposed deal would bring the historic building back to life.
The northwest, southwest, and central parts of the city are expected to be hit the hardest, according to the district’s new Strategic Regional Analysis.
The deans argued that DPS created a ‘dangerous situation’ where the shooting was foreseeable and preventable. The district said it’s not legally liable.
Magaña is the executive principal of Grant Beacon and Kepner Beacon middle schools. If elected, he’d resign from that position due to conflict of interest rules.
“I feel like this isn’t coming from a crime and punishment lens,” school board President Carrie Olson said.
Youngquist said he is supportive of the decision to launch an investigation and is “confident that my name will be cleared.”
Marrero calls the strategy the School Transformation Process, and said it’s meant to avoid state intervention in persistently low-rated schools.
Ten schools are set to close or partially close next month due to declining enrollment. The proposal would have halted any further school closures until 2029.
The union blasted DPS for declaring an impasse during Teacher Appreciation Week.
Superintendent Alex Marrero accused Youngquist in a letter of ‘policy violations, racial insensitivity, and unethical conduct,’ among other allegations.
Board members also changed Marrero’s contract to eliminate performance bonuses, which the teachers union has criticized.
Four seats on the seven-member Denver school board are up for election in November.
Half of the displaced students will go to higher-performing schools, and a significant number are moving from district-run schools to charter schools.