One of our big initiatives was aligning as a network on key culture systems. We did a lot of work to reset our culture systems and raise the bar across the school. When you raise the bar for students, they will rise to meet it.
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New data has again shown that charter school students are receiving quality opportunities. The Colorado Department of Education recently released its School Performance Framework (SPF) results for 2023-24, providing another fundamental lesson that charter schools are getting it right. Last year, the CREDO report from Stanford University showed that charter students are getting significantly more
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We have an opportunity in Denver to lead the way in how to equip students with these vital skills; to be the standard of financial education and cultural awareness in the state and beyond. However, for this to be possible, we need to create the systems and structures in DPS to last beyond any administrative changes, personnel movement and alumni who graduate from Denver high schools.
When students saw teachers hitting the Nae Nae, they were elated. It’s a clearcut example of how Hip Hop improved schools. When teachers did the dance, students began to see them as human as opposed to disinterested adults that know nothing about them. Teachers connected with students in a way that was authentic to them. Connecting with students in authentic ways directly contributes to student engagement.
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One of our primary goals with Montessori on Wheels is to help children and families look out their windows and see their communities as spaces for learning and innovation.
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While the current board appears marginally more open to innovation than its predecessor, the administration of Superintendent Alex Marrero still seems hostile to the concept, and could continue chipping away at autonomies and funding mechanisms that make a zone viable.
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Bill Kurtz: “We didn’t have things like valedictorians and all that. It was about each person becoming their best version of themselves in a community that fostered that with everybody.”
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The Moonshot Innovation Space invites more leaders from more fields to make a lasting impact with youth in the community. It’s a nine-month program for leaders in Colorado who are working in youth-serving spaces, such as education, healthcare, local government, environment/sustainability, housing, food, the arts, and more.
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At Compass Academy, fieldwork is aimed at creating an environment of learning defined by purpose and relevance where every student feels known and is provided with the support to succeed.
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Dr. Richard Charles, DPS’ chief information officer, is an experienced technologist who understands the nuanced landscape of technology in education and AI as a means to improve student outcomes.
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