SUN Board President Amanda Allshouse raised concerns about overcrowding at the Sandoval Campus in six–eight years during public comment at the Dec. 15 Denver Public Schools (DPS) Board of Education meeting.
Christie Gosch
Beeler Park: Where Urban Meets the Prairie
The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge (RMANWR) really is where the buffalo (bison) roam.
Supt. Boasberg Confirms No Cap on NHS Size, Even if a Shared Middle School Would Need to Be Relocated
Board approves construction of a high school for DSST: Conservatory Green on the Sandoval Campus but also approves a very specific resolution on supporting NHS as an IB program and as a comprehensive high school.
DPS Meeting Monday, Dec. 5th at 6pm
DPS will present its plans for building a new elementary school, the temporary placement of the elementary school at Sandoval, the use of newly approved bond funds to add a DSST high school at Sandoval, and the completion of Northfield High School.
Corrections from November Issue
Corrections: Bill Roberts Middle School’s PARCC score
Calendar Listings
Come and see Stapleton MCA’s newest indoor event venue at 8371 Northfield Blvd.!
Winter Welcome
Winter Welcome on November 18 at the East 29th Ave. Town Center brought the coldest temperatures of the season to date—but that didn’t dampen the spirits of 3,000 people who came out to view the lighting of the tree and celebrate the holiday season.
A Top-Performing Alternative
The top-performing alternative high school in the Denver Public Schools (DPS) district this year is Denver Online High School, which serves a surprisingly diverse array of students.
DPS Signals Change: SPF Ratings Highlight Equity
School Performance Framework (SPF) “stoplight” scores are out for DPS schools, for the first time in two years, and the results are surprising to many in the local community.
Eleven Stanley Businesses Opening in December—More to Come in January
After great community anticipation, businesses are starting to open at Stanley Marketplace.
A Line Train Stimulates Central Park TOD
Apparently, it takes a real train, not a promised one, to stimulate investment at a transit-oriented development (TOD) site.
Possible New Role for the Stapleton Foundation?
Landri Taylor, Stapleton Foundation executive director, announced at the November CAB meeting a study into how the foundation could assist buyers in making down payments on affordable homes.












