DPS officials have not said how many schools will be on the closure list — the district has more than 200 — or where in Denver they might be located.
Superintendent Alex Marrero, left, watches as Diana Kessel, PTA vice president at Palmer Elementary, center, and Megan Freeland, assistant principal, standing to the right, write on a large piece of paper during small group discussions at the first Denver Public Schools community engagement meeting about upcoming school closures, at South High School in Denver on Sept. 24, 2024.
DPS officials have not said how many schools will be on that list — the district has more than 200 — or where in Denver they might be located. The last time Marrero presented a list of schools to potentially close, the board — after a months-long process — finally agreed to close three schools. Dr. Carrie A. Olson, of Denver Public Schools Board of Education, was the first to cast a yes vote to move forward with a nearly $1 billion bond proposal that will be on the Nov. ballot.in Denver on August 15, 2024. The DPS school board voted 7-0 to move the bond forward at Denver Public Schools headquarters. Schools don’t just have fewer children in their classrooms when enrollment falls; they also receive less per-pupil funding.
The district also plans to use money from the bond sale to build a new school in the far northeast part of Denver, where enrollment is increasing. On average, teachers cost DPS about $110,000 apiece annually, including salary and benefits. This means that without those 100 students, a school no longer has the money to pay nine employees, including teachers, mental health professionals, paraprofessionals and interventionists, Carpenter said. It can also mean fewer electives for students as a school wouldn’t have enough money to staff classes such as drama or foreign language.
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