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.
Denver innovation zones are an endangered species Read More »
This coming fall, two of the three zone schools, McAuliffe International and McAuliffe Manual Middle School will revert to district-run schools but operate under their individual innovation plans. The third member, Swigert International, is seeking to join the Luminary Learning Network (LLN), the last of the original three DPS innovation zones.
As Northeast Denver Innovation Zone folds, DPS takes a parting shot Read More »
Educators should come together to solve issues for students. Currently, DPS leans on investigation rather than collaboration. This is not good for our students.
Innovation zone director on DPS banning her from schools Read More »
More than 200 parents, teachers and students staged a loud protest outside of McAuliffe International School early Tuesday amid fears that the district and outgoing school board will revoke McAuliffe’s reform-minded innovation status and fire several educators at Thursday’s board meeting.
Parents and teachers at McAuliffe protest DPS threat to dismantle innovation status Read More »
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.
