On Dec. 15, 2016, the Denver Board of Education took two votes that will impact the future of Northfield High School (NHS) and the Paul Sandoval Campus, located in north Stapleton.
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Holly Peace Courts: Paying it Forward
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In 2008, fire engulfed Holly Square, a neighborhood shopping center in northeast Park Hill.
Planning Continues for APS 25th Ave. Campus
Voter approval of Aurora Public Schools’ (APS) $300 million bond issue in November has given the APS administration a green light to resume planning for a 6th–12th-grade campus on a nine-acre parcel located on the north side of 25th Ave. between Galena and Geneva streets.
Supt. Boasberg Confirms No Cap on NHS Size, Even if a Shared Middle School Would Need to Be Relocated
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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.
A Top-Performing Alternative
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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
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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.
Letter to the Editor
I am a very satisfied parent at Denver Discovery School and am writing to encourage families to consider this excellent school during the upcoming School Choice process.
PARCC Tests: What Teachers, Principals, DPS and Parents Think
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Although media coverage about standardized tests often focuses on opposition to them, local stakeholders in education express near universal approval of the rigorous Common Core standards that the exams assess.
Youth of Color Share Thoughts on Cops and Creating Change
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When 16-year-old Jedidiah Johnson, who is African-American, was a freshman in high school, he and some friends were accused of taking his teacher’s Adderall pills from the classroom.