Isabella Bird Community School may have started small—only 12 students—but keeps growing, including expanding to fifth grade and moving to a new building.
New Territory Ahead for Isabella Bird: Expanding to 5th Grade
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Schools/Education
Teaching: Too complex to be done in isolation
A new DPS program taps the skills of a school’s best teachers to improve ALL the teachers in that school.
DPS Trims High School Plans to Fit Budget
The rumor that Stapleton high school—scheduled to open in the fall of 2015—is over budget is confirmed. What does this mean for students and parents?
Hebrew School to Open in Stapleton
A Stapleton couple’s wish to fulfill the Jewish needs of the community has budded a new development—a Hebrew school that will open February 9.
Front Porch Online Middle School Guide Expands to Include Hill and Odyssey
Side-by-side school comparisons and principal Q&As are now available for Hill and Odyssey.
DPS Shared-Boundary Middle School Transportation Policy
DPS will provide transportation to and from certain schools in 2014.
Stapleton Elementary Schools to Have Priority Zones
After a DPS board vote, 25 percent of seats in Stapleton’s five shared-boundary elementary schools will be reserved for those who live in a school’s priority zone.
Isabella Bird To Expand to ECE-5 in 2014
In 2014 Isabella Bird will add more grades and move to a new building.
A Failing Ashley Elementary, Reborn
Once a school that almost didn’t survive, Ashley Elementary is on the upswing because of its new principal.
DPS Taps New Yorker Avi Tropper for Stapleton’s High School Principal
After a whirlwind December, Avi Tropper has been named the principal of Stapleton’s high school that will open in 2015.
Front Porch Guide to Near NE Denver Middle Schools
This guide includes interviews with principals from the five “choice” schools. Topics include parent questions, comments, a brief summary of the enrollment process and a chart with side-by-side comparisons of the programs.
Stapleton Reacts to Elementary Boundary Changes
Open choice versus priority for proximity has become a hot issue in Stapleton. DPS proposed a priority zone system for elementary boundaries, but, at the meetings, most Stapleton parents expressed a desire for equal access to all elementary schools.
