District management
Superintendent Alex Marrero had asked the board to make a decision before he finalizes a new school safety plan.
Greg Cazzell has worked 8 years as Aurora Public Schools security chief and 22 years on the Glendale police force.
Next school year, the Harrison school district will have 42 Filipino teachers on staff.
“Beacon Zone students and families ... will face a degraded school experience next year without the support of the Beacon Zone.”
The next district leader will face a divided board while trying to meet the needs of one of the state’s most diverse communities, and raising their academic achievement.
“Clear communication with answers at meetings is going to be vital and imperative,” board member Carrie Olson said.
The study looked at schools in Greeley that have sustained their improvements.
The new, expanded Colorado State Board of Education voted 5-3.
Los líderes de Adams 14 están luchando contra la intervención del estado. Al mismo tiempo, dicen que están trabajando para mejorar la educación.
The new contract gives Superintendent Karla Loría a raise reflecting new duties since the district terminated a contract with an external manager.
The plans laid out by Adams 14 leaders include community schools, career academies, and more help for English learners and their teachers.
The district cited numerous concerns, but charter leaders say they won’t give up.
The reorganization committee’s first meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 15.
“There are a lot of unknowns,” a Denver school board member said.
The Denver school board is set to vote on the school closure recommendations on Nov. 17.
The districts now have 30 days to start the process.
The state’s decision to restore accreditation doesn’t affect its order for reorganizing Adams 14.
A judge found that Adams 14 doesn’t have the authority to challenge the State Board’s directed action for reorganization.
In one example from two days of court testimony, Adams 14 described sponsors backing out for 16 international teachers who could have served the community’s Spanish-speaking students.
Colorado laws require the state to intervene in low-performing school districts, and list reorganization as an option, but that had never been used before.
Citing unintended consequences, a majority of Denver school board members support moving forward a proposal to overturn parts of a new policy limiting school autonomy.
The approval avoided more drastic options like closure.
Escuelas con menos de 275 estudiantes y cada vez menos matrícula deben consolidarse, dice un comité de Denver.
Schools with fewer than 275 students and declining enrollment should be targeted for consolidation, Denver committee says.
Metrics for evaluating the superintendent say he should identify at least two “enduring systems of oppression” within the district to be dismantled.
The united front suggests Colorado will face an uphill battle in its efforts to force change on the Adams 14 community.
Colorado’s Adams 14 school district was ordered to start a reorganization process, which begins with forming a committee.
Among the uses: opening six community hubs serving students and families, raising hourly wages, and more.
Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero is cutting dozens of administrator and support jobs to save DPS $9 million.
The state wants Adams 14 to hire help and submit a plan for the district and high school by next month.
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