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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
DPS in 2023-24 — Preview of an eventful year Read More »
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
A look at Central Park schools in 2023-24 Read More »
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
Seeking ways to keep danger out of the building, McAuliffe International has recruited nearly 80 parents and other adults to screen all visitors with an electronic background check before letting them in the building. As of Monday (4/24), a volunteer
(Update: This story reflects the most recent information available about Swigert’s planned additional classrooms.) The closure of Denver Discovery School at the end of this year will allow Swigert International, which shares the building with DDS, to triple its early
At Izzi B, spirits are up. Hopes are enrollment will follow. Over the past five years, the elementary school near the southeastern border of Central Park has lost 110 students. This year Izzi B (aka Isabella Bird Community School) had
Isabella Bird Looks to the Future with Optimistic Plan Read More »
Denver Green School-Northfield has a dilemma most schools would envy: It’s too popular. With the first round of choice enrollment that ended late last month, 103 more rising sixth graders want to be DGS-N Goats next year than the school
Denver Green School-Northfield in enviable position of being too popular Read More »
(Correction: This story has been updated to reflect the most recent policies innovation schools must follow.) The Denver school board Thursday (3/9/23) sent back for revisions the renewal of the innovation plan for the Northeast Denver Innovation Zone that includes
