About DPS

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of 185 schools, including traditional, magnet, charter and pathways schools, with a current total enrollment of 87,398 students. Of those, 57.5% of the school district’s enrollment is Hispanic, 21.2% is Caucasian, and 14.1% is African American. Seventy-one percent of the district’s students qualify for free and reduced lunch. Under the leadership of Superintendent Tom Boasberg and guided by the tenets of The Denver Plan, DPS has become the fastest-growing urban school district in the country in terms of enrollment, and is the fastest-growing large school district in Colorado in terms of academic growth. DPS is committed to establishing Denver as a national leader in student achievement, high school graduation, and college and career readiness.

Revised Denver Plan, Redistricting, and Bond & Mil Levy Updates Presentation

• Board Member Haynes addressed the delegation on the process DPS under took to look at the revisions to the Denver Plan
• Last update of the Denver plan was in 2009-2010 with21 goals was too many to address well
• With the update looked at the top 4-5 goals to help drive student success with the revision on the Denver Plan
• Revised Denver Plan 2020 www.denverplan.dpsk12.org
• Board Member Rowe discussed the elements of the Denver plan 2020;  5 goals, and 5 areas of focus with one overarching goal of a great school in every neighborhood

Please see the following links for PDF files containing DPS presentation and proposed redistricting.

PresoforDenverINC_91314updatedMLslide       PRESENTED TO INC

DPSBoERedistrictingProposal         PROPOSED PLAN