Events and meetings of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education.

Events and meetings of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education.

Events and meetings of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education.

Events and meetings of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education.

Denver Public Schools (DPS) Superintendent Michael Bennet today named Diana Howard as the principal of the Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy when it opens in the fall of 2009.

The Denver Public Schools (DPS) Board of Education tonight approved the renewal of the Denver Arts and Technology Academy's (DATA) charter school contract for a two-year probationary term.

Events and meetings of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education.

Events and meetings of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education.

Smiley Middle School today announced that it will become a fully accredited International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP). Local dignitaries, including Michael Hancock, City Council President and Kevin Patterson, Board of Education, Denver Public Schools, attended the media event held at the Smiley Middle School Library early this afternoon.

Events and meetings of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education.

West High School, a Denver Public Schools (DPS) high school, recently received a $77,000 School Innovation Grant. West High School plans to use the money, in collaboration with Emily Griffith Opportunity School, to develop a comprehensive three-year plan to become a magnet high school with a focus on Math, Engineering, Technology, Arts, and Science (METAS).

Denver Public Schools (DPS) today released a Request For Proposal (RFP) inviting motivated and talented individuals to start new schools in Denver neighborhoods, especially high performing middle year programs and options for secondary students at risk of dropping out.

Events and meetings of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education.

Denver Public Schools (DPS) today announced that Janus Capital Group is making a three-year, $3 million commitment to create a program to improve teacher recruitment, development and retention. Called the Janus Education Alliance, the program will be funded by the largest corporate gift DPS has ever received.

The Denver Public Schools' reform efforts continue to attract national attention and investments in the district's vision to become the best big-city school district in the country, as New York based investment manager Scopia Capital recently completed a two-year grant of $400,000 to the Denver Public Schools Foundation.

Events and meetings of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education.

Events and meetings of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education.

The Denver Public Schools (DPS) Board of Education tonight approved the renewal of ten out of eleven charter school contracts, denied one charter school contract renewal, and approved a new charter school contract.

Events and meetings of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education.

Bruce Randolph School, Manual High School, Denver Public Schools (DPS), and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) announced today they had reached an agreement on the requested waivers from the Collective Bargaining Agreement by Bruce Randolph School and Manual High School.