Category: News

Published January 18, 2019

Board Holds Accountability and Support Conversations  Schools With Sudden Drop in SPF Rating Present Improvement Plans DPS’ top Denver Plan goal is to have at least 80% of DPS students attending a high-performing school by 2020. To make this goal a reality, DPS is committed to strengthening our existing schools. When schools do not meet expectations for academic

Published January 17, 2019

Negotiations to Improve Our Teachers’ Salary System  The Board of Education held a special meeting the afternoon of January 16, 2019 to get an update about continued negotiations with the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) on how to achieve an improved salary system for our educators. Superintendent Susana Cordova, Chief Legal Counsel Michelle Berge and Chief

Published January 11, 2019

Financial State of the District – Preparation for the 2019-20 Budget  At the January 10, 2019 Focus on Achievement session, the Board of Education reviewed the DPS Financial State of the District — an overview of the statewide budget assumptions, the impact to DPS, and a summary school budget timeline for the upcoming year. Highlights from

Published December 21, 2018

Appreciation of Interim Superintendent Ron Cabrera  The Denver Board of Education opened its December 20, 2018 meeting with praise and appreciation for Interim Superintendent Dr. Ron Cabrera, who stepped in when former Superintendent Tom Boasberg departed the district Oct. 19. Cabrera has spent nearly 40 years as a teacher, school leader, administrator and superintendent in

Published December 18, 2018

Bus Passes Approved for Additional High School Students The Denver Board of Education approved a recommendation set forth by DPS Transportation Services to reduce the walk-distance for high school students from 3.5 miles to 2.5 miles, making approximately 1,700 additional students newly eligible to receive DPS-funded bus passes from the Regional Transportation District (RTD). The

Published December 17, 2018

Tonight we selected Deputy Superintendent Susana Cordova to lead our school district, following a national search that began in August. Our vote was unanimous. We came together, as a new board with new voices and new perspectives, because we believe we need unity in the work that lies ahead. We expect Susana to assume her

Published December 11, 2018

Three schools present improvement plans, support needs for 2018 School Performance Compact  At the December 10, 2018 Work Session, the Denver Board of Education heard presentations from Compass Academy, Lake Middle School and Stedman Elementary — three schools rated red, or Accredited on Probation, on the district’s 2018 School Performance Framework (SPF), and therefore under consideration for the School Performance

Published December 6, 2018

Targeted Supports for Black Students  At the December 6, 2018 Focus on Achievement session the Denver Board of Education took an in-depth look at targeted supports for black students, hearing from students, community partners and the African American Equity Task Force. “I think it’s really important, as we talk about our African-American students, that we

Published November 30, 2018

At the November 29, 2018 Special Board meeting the Denver Board of Education named a finalist for the position of superintendent of Denver Public Schools, Susana Cordova. Susana Cordova, currently the district’s deputy superintendent, is a DPS graduate who has spent her career in DPS classrooms as a bilingual secondary teacher, principal of a high-needs elementary

Published November 16, 2018

Superintendent Search Update  Denver Board of Education Member Lisa Flores provided an update on the recruitment and interview process for the next superintendent. Based on the priorities and feedback of the more than 4,500 individuals who participated in the first phase of community engagement, the board vetted 122 potential applicants — 44% of whom were