Alana Raybon
Alana Raybon is the founding Director of Curriculum and Instruction at DSST Middle School at Noel Campus. She is a veteran educator with over 16 years of experience in public and private schools.
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DPS loses again in federal court in its legal battle against Brandon Pryor
A federal judge has rejected Denver Public Schools’ request to delay his recent order that the district immediately lift restrictions against critic Brandon Pryor, criticizing DPS officials as sore losers in their legal case against Pryor.NewsDPS board orders NE Denver Innovation Zone to revise plans that include policy waivers abolished in 2022
Denver Public Schools officials said that the renewal plan was confusing. They said the schools did not specify well enough which waivers from the original 2018 innovation plan that they want to keep in the updated plan.NewsAt Denver mayoral forum on education, other issues dominate
Many of the 17 mayoral candidates in attendance detailed their personal history as Denver school graduates and parents, asserting that the next city administration needs to be more involved in working with the Denver Public Schools administration and board to enhance after-school programs, high school internship and apprenticeship partnerships with local businesses, and to commit more resources for low-income families and students of color.NewsPost-Covid, DSST teachers chart long journey back to reading proficiency
How two DSST literacy specialists are helping their middle school students regain reading proficiency after the disruptions of Covid.
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East High shooting prods Denver school board into woefully belated action
As Wednesday’s shooting of two administrators at East High School demonstrates in the starkest possible terms, the decision by the Denver Board of Education to remove school resource officers from high schools in 2021 was a grave mistake, and one with tragic consequences. Not surprisingly, no one involved is acknowledging this, at least not publicly.ÂCommentaryDPS power grab to dismantle the Beacon innovation zone is unwarranted
Why does DPS want to put an end to an organization that is showing promise? Power and control seem to be the answer.CommentaryDespite some positives, more troubling signs from DPS board
The school board might close three severely under-enrolled schools, and members are getting along, but they continue a drive toward less transparency.CommentaryWhy is DPS undermining our innovation zone?
The DPS board and leadership seem more interested in imposing their will and reining in innovative practices than in focusing on what we at Beacon Network Schools are doing to serve our students.
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Chalkbeat: Meeting video helps illuminate podcast dispute
Chalkbeat has an excellent update on the Know Justice Know Peace podcast dispute, after senior reporter Melanie Asmar viewed video of an August meeting...QuickhitsPandemic increased parent schooling concerns: Poll
According to a story in USA Today: Schooling during the coronavirus pandemic forced parents to take a hard look at how their children were being...QuickhitsSondermann: DPS tests our capacity for outrage
Longtime commentator Eric Sondermann weighs in on Denver Public Schools board shenanigans. Spoiler: He's disgusted and dismayed.QuickhitsDPS board restores some innovation school freedoms
A divided Denver Public Schools Board of Education Thursday restored some of the autonomy to 52 innovation schools it had stripped away in an overly-hasty move last March.
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