Denver Public Schools enrolled more than 4,700 new immigrant students last school year, 68% of whom were still enrolled as of Sept. 30.
Five-year-old Julian has autism and a prescription for ABA therapy. But Denver Public Schools has denied his family’s request for an outside provider to work with him in the classroom.
The lawsuit alleges Denver Public Schools failed to protect Luis when it removed police officers from schools.
Las Escuelas Públicas de Denver están actuando en respuesta al informe “La Raza.” El distrito se concentrará en una de las cinco metas establecidas que destaca “graves desventajas” para el éxito de los estudiantes y los empleados latinos.
Denver no tiene suficientes estudiantes para llenar sus edificios, dijeron los representantes del distrito escolar.
Some parents questioned the district’s timeline and community engagement efforts.
School districts must allocate the last round of federal pandemic relief by Sept. 30 and spend it by January, though Colorado schools may get an extension for the spending deadline.
Denver Public Schools has narrowed the 35 recommendations in its La Raza Report down to five big goals for Latino students, staff, and families.
The superintendent is expected to make school closure recommendations on Nov. 7 and the school board is set to vote on them Nov. 21.
Colorado education officials have been surprising the finalists in their classrooms.