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Cover photo: DPS Superintendent Alex Marrero. Denver Public Schools has banned the leader of the Northeast Denver Innovation Zone, that oversees McAuliffe and Swigert International schools, from entering district buildings, working or communicating with school leaders and staffs or to …
The Denver Public Schools new mandated later start times for secondary schools is costing McAuliffe International students an hour per day of core curriculum instruction and forcing the school to spend thousands on teacher supervision as parents continue to drop …
In the photo left to right: DSST-Montview High School students and Brute Force robotics team members Croix Wheatfall, Simon Crine, Jay Belasco, Asher Olgeirson with the team’s main “man,” Moonwalker. The DSST-Montview High’s robotics team took two of the top …
DSST robotics team learning valuable life skills while building on winning tech ways Read More »
Photo: Three candidates for an open at-large seat on DPS board at a Central Park forum on Sept. 19. (l-r), Kwame Spearman, John Youngquist and Paul Ballenger. A fourth candidate, Brittni Johnson, was unable to attend due to illness. For more …
DPS at-large board candidates make their case in Central Park Read More »
Over the past two months, much has been said and written about former McAuliffe International Principal Kurt Dennis. In the interest of fairness and clarity, CPENews asked Dennis a few questions to clear up some key mischaracterizations put forward by Denver …
Dennis says farewell, adds clarity to a disturbing episode Read More »
Eight of the 10 public elementary and middle schools that serve Central Park far exceeded average scores by Denver Public Schools and the rest of the state on the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) taken this past spring. The …
Central Park CMAS results far outpace DPS and state but achievement gaps persist Read More »
The school year in Denver that ended in June featured disturbing incidents of violence and student deaths. Botched school closures, personality conflicts and other disruptions plagued the Board of Education while student achievement received scant attention. A group of parents …
Here are some changes and happenings at Central Park schools in the 2023-2024 school year that formally begins for most students Monday, Aug. 21. CMAS results coming Every spring Colorado schools administer tests in literacy and math in grades 3 …
While enrollment has declined in other parts of Denver, Central Park schools remain stable with some likely to boost enrollment in the coming year, according to results of the first round of the annual choice process that ended April 28. …
Here is the enrollment and demographics for 14 Central Park traditional and charter public schools. Enrollment increased by 1,852 from 2018 to 2023 or on average 370 more students per year. Current total Central Park enrollment: 9,643 which is just …
