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Published April 19, 2018
Board of Education Update – April 12, 2018 Focus on AchievementFocusing on Racial Equity for Students with Disabilities At the April 12, 2018 Focus on Achievement study session, the Board of Education heard about the changes the Student Equity and Opportunity (SEO) team is focusing on to better serve our students, in particular our students of color with disabilities. Associate Chief of SEO Dr. Eldridge Greer
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Board Member Lisa Flores and Superintendent Tom Boasberg attend Highland United Neighbors Inc. Meeting – March 20, 2018Denver Public Schools (DPS) Board member Lisa Flores and Superintendent Tom Boasberg had the opportunity to speak to the Highland United Neighbors Inc. (HUNI) on March 20, 2018. Included in the many topics discussed were the impacts of TABOR and Gallagher and how this affects school funding. Neighbors learned about the 100 plus community gardens
Read More »Published March 16, 2018
Board of Education Meeting Update – March 15, 2018Resolution to Support Colorado Superintendents’ School Funding Distribution Formula At the March 15, 2018 meeting the Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution to support a new school funding formula proposed by superintendents throughout the state in House Bill 18-1232. The resolution states that Colorado’s current funding formula, passed in 1994, needs to be modernized to best
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