Denver Public Schools

Seven Denver schools are set to close and three more schools are set to partially close at the end of this school year due to declining enrollment.

“Denver is prepared to take the administration to court and do everything within our legal authority to keep them safe,” a mayoral spokesperson said.

Algunos distritos escolares están preparando a los directores en caso de que agentes de inmigración visiten sus escuelas .

Compass Academy charter middle school asked to relocate to Castro Elementary, one of 10 schools that will shutter or shrink at the end of the school year due to declining enrollment.

Building leaders are directed to gather information from agents including asking for a warrant, and then they must call district legal teams.

Among 15 metro area districts, seven saw an increase over last year’s count. Look up your district.

During Thursday’s meeting, six board members aired their frustration over board member John Youngquist’s recent conduct.

The current class size cap is 35 students.

Superintendent Alex Marrero has fewer goals this school year, but he said the academic goals he does have are more ambitious.

The lawsuit attacks charter schools and school choice, and accuses district leaders of wanting to convert ‘public resources to the private market.’

The board will discuss the alleged violations committed by John Youngquist during a Jan. 9 meeting.

Public comment will be divided into two parts: one in which speakers can only talk about agenda items and another in which they can talk about anything.

Many school waitlists are shrinking.

Schools should work with other community leaders, have a message prepared, and have a plan to raise money to help students, Steve Joel said.

Denver students from middle- and higher-income families have more than caught up on reading and writing. Students from low-income families have not.

The five teachers were randomly selected from 140 applicants.

The move is meant to address declining enrollment.

The Denver teachers union is asking Denver Public Schools to negotiate a special agreement for the teachers who would lose their jobs if schools close.

Denver Public Schools said any closed schools would be repurposed with input from the community — and not sold.

Estudiantes abandonaron sus clases el viernes y marcharon hacia la oficina central de las Escuelas Públicas de Denver.