Highline Academy Southeast is recognized as one of the best elementary/middle schools in the country for their work on closing the learning gap. The school was selected as the 9News Cool School for September.
Highline Academy Southeast is recognized as one of the best elementary/middle schools in the country for their work on closing the learning gap. The school was selected as the 9News Cool School for September.
RootED Denver proudly endorses the 2024 Denver Public Schools bond measure, recognizing its crucial role in advancing educational excellence across our city. This bond measure is an important investment in our schools, providing much-needed resources for modernizing older buildings, enhancing safety, and updating athletics and arts facilities. The RootED team participated in the district’s Community Planning and Advisory Committee (CPAC), a well-managed, intentional community process that provided the recommendations for approval by the DPS Board of Education, and we have confidence that these investments will be implemented with fidelity. By supporting this measure, we can ensure that all students, regardless of their background, have access to high-quality learning environments and opportunities that empower them to thrive. We encourage the Denver community to vote in favor of this bond measure and join us in championing the future of our students and schools. Learn more at ourwordourbonddps.org
A new year is underway in DPS, and we love seeing schools like Compass Academy welcoming their newest students in meaningful ways. Enjoy this CBS Colorado feature on the 3-day “New Lobo Camp” at Compass:
KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School and KIPP Northeast Elementary were selected as 9News Cool Schools! The KIPP Walden campus schools were recognized for their multilingual learner program, the school garden, and the student-run news program. The two schools at the campus are a mix of students with diverse backgrounds and 29 different languages spoken.
Watch the full feature from photojournalist Byron Reed at 9NEWS.
A group of Compass Academy students have been visiting the CSU Spur campus regularly this school year in order to participate in the equine therapy program. The program gives struggling students a chance to make connections and build trust and confidence, providing them with learning opportunities outside the typical classroom setting.
Watch the full feature from Denver’s Fox 31.
Downtown Denver Expeditionary School was featured as January’s 9News Cool School!
The K-5th DPS public charter school opened in 2013. Founded by parents, community members and business leaders, the school of about 250 students practices the curriculum of Expeditionary Learning, where students dig deeper into projects both inside and outside of the classroom.
French American School of Denver was featured as December’s 9News Cool School!
The K-5 French immersion public charter school is part of the Denver Public Schools system that offers a bilingual curriculum in French and English. With French being the primary language in 29 countries, FASD provides a well-rounded global education to all students, tuition free.
Congratulations to Academy 360 who was featured as the September Cool School for 9NEWS!
Academy 360 elementary charter school is in a unique building in northwest Denver. The Denver Public School in the Montbello Community Building has become a hub of the neighborhood and a place for students to thrive.
The pre-K through fifth-grade tuition-free school serves students from the Montbello and Green Valley Ranch neighborhoods, along with students from Aurora and Commerce City.
Kiruvel Girmachew, a Denver fifth grader at Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside Elementary Charter School, would spend his entire school day reading if he could.
“When I read, it kind of feels like I am watching a movie in my mind and I just slip out of reality,” Girmachew explained. “I’m like that kinda guy when everyone’s playing I’m just sitting reading – even if I don’t have a book I’ll just go on my tablet.”
But he says his passion to read actually started rather reluctantly. “In the summer, my mom forced me to read because she didn’t want me on electronics.”
Once he found his favorite book, there was no stopping the super reader.
We’re so inspired to celebrate National Literacy Month with Kiruvel and Rocky Mountain Prep!
The commentary below was written for Boardhawk by two DPS students, Sydelle Buyungo and Houlaye Sy, who were part of the vision team in the Denver Education Vision Project. The Denver Education Vision Project was created based on the belief that there is work to be done to provide an equitable education for every young person in Denver.
RootED Denver and the Open Systems Institute partnered with community members to create a vision for the future of education that would lead to more equitable outcomes through Denver’s public schools’ system. A design team of families, students and community members worked to map their experiences, name bright spots and pain points and set a shared vision for the future of education in Denver.
Read the full commentary here.