Denver Public Schools exploring idea to lease shuttered school to third party Christy Steadman csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Washington Park Profile When she was in elementary school in the early 1960s, Jo Peters learned to fold a flag properly. She was one of eight in the color guard at Rosedale Elementary School, and remembers raising the flag every morning and taking it … Continue reading →
It appears that DPS’ accounting department has re-coded its Administrators to a different category in the chart of accounts. It’s unclear why this is happening, but this change is very evident with the data that was provided to Denver INC by a recently filled CORA request. Denver INC now has accounting unit level detail for all DPS employees. This is … Continue reading →
$61 million budget shortfall projected for 2020-21 Channel 7 News, 05-27-20 By Russell Haythorn DENVER — A watchdog group led by Denver’s Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation, or INC, projected Denver Public Schools could have a budget shortfall of $61 million for the 2020-2021 school year. The group was critical of Denver Public Schools (DPS) for failures in managing the COVID-19 crisis, among … Continue reading →
On December 13th, 2019, a representative of Denver INC filed a CORA request with Denver Public Schools for accounts payable detail for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004 – 2019. Denver INC engaged a former DPS budget analyst to analyze the data which was provided by DPS through this CORA request. Here is a screenshot of the highest spend, … Continue reading →
This town hall was held May 29th and was a response to the recent lock out following the Stem School shootings earlier in May. The town hall-style meeting started with a moment of silence for those impacted by the STEM school shooting. Soon after, students were invited to speak. https://www.coloradoindependent.com/2… Moderated by Erica Meltzer – legislative reporter at Chalkbeat Panelists: … Continue reading →
DENVER — Colorado lawmakers and Denver school board members gathered Wednesday evening to address gun violence in schools. A community meeting, at Knight Center for Early Education, generated feedback on how decision makers can help stop the violence. The town hall-style meeting started with a moment of silence for those impacted by the STEM school shooting. Soon after, students were … Continue reading →
From The Colorado Independent By Grace Carson May 30, 2019 The girl, a seventh grader, tiny in an oversized red T-shirt, her hair pulled back into a bun, stood before a group of adults she did not know, pulled out her cell phone and said, “So, this is my will.” “[My best friend] Blake,” she read with her voice shaking, … Continue reading →
