Counterpoint: How the Reimagine SPF Committee got it right
Two school leaders who served on the Reimagine SPF committee for Denver Public Schools offer a counterpoint to a recent column that was critical of some of the committee’s recommendations
DCTA to DPS board: Gut innovation school plans now. Principals: Timing is ‘deeply alarming.’
The Denver teachers union is pressuring the school board to rush a vote that could gut innovation schools, prompting more than 40 innovation school leaders to urge a focus instead on the needs of children and their families until the COVID-19 crisis passes.
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Controversial resolution on innovation school waiver votes shelved — for now
A Denver school board resolution that could have effectively gutted the plans that drive innovation schools has been shelved until later this year, after an outcry from some principals prompted the board sponsor to reopen a dialogue on the issue.
Groups ask DPS board to pause SPF committee work
A broad-based coalition of community groups and schools want a committee pondering changes to DPS’ school rating system to hit pause until the pandemic abates.
DPS cancels day of school so teachers can lobby
Note: This piece originally appeared in Colorado Politics. After it was published, the Day of Action was postponed because of Coronavirus concerns, and subsequently DPS and other districts shut down as part of Coronavirus mitigation efforts.