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DPS and DCTA in dispute over pay raises. DCTA looking for 8.3%, while DPS proposes 5.2% plus $1,000 stipend.
Strengthening ties between accountability and school improvement.
Education Bills that passed – and failed – in the 2024 session.
“Intensely Segregated” schools have increased from 7% to 20% since 1991 according to a new study.
Long-term benefits of preschool may be elusive according to a new study. Gains are there for Elementary, and my take is that additional services would result in continued gains.
Feds said 5 states could investigate innovation assessments, but now all states can submit proposals. The pendulum is swinging to different state assessments not to “no tests”. “Through-year Assessments”! 4 tests over a year better math than 1 test.
More info on through-year assessments.
Colorado Supreme Court examines reasonableness of DPS search of student on ‘safety plan‘. The Colorado Supreme Court considered this week what constitutional safeguards are necessary when school officials place students on “safety plans” that call for routine searches, even when there is no reasonable suspicion of an offense.
Declining Enrollment Report from Marzano Research discusses Community input on possible new boundaries, consolidation support, and removing subsides for smaller schools.
In a 5-2 vote, the Denver school board rejected a recommendation from Superintendent Alex Marrero Thursday to close Academy 360
Three newly elected Denver school board members will be eligible for $33,000 in pay per year, after the current board voted 6-1 Thursday to quadruple members’ compensation.
New DPS Strategic Plan:
The new DPS Strategic Plan was recently released and included an executive summary. While many in the DPS Community had concerns the plan would lack academic measures, the plan created by the DPS Superintendent’s Transition Advisory Team strikes a nice balance between academic measures and social/emotional and culture measures. For a DPSCommunity.org overview on the plan and specifics on whether data sources are available or need to be created, click here.