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New Denver Plan of the Denver Schools Is Ready to Launch  by: Patricia Hawke The Denver Schools have a new roadmap to reform — The Denver Plan. After making the Plan public, the Denver schools then solicited comments from principals, teachers, parents and the community at large. Thirteen public meetings were held across the city. All were packed with people who wanted to discuss the future of the Denver schools. The Denver schools received hundreds of emails and letters, as well. Superintendent of the Denver schools, Michael Bennet, described the process as a very powerful experience and was happy to find that many parents support the Denver schools in their work toward reform. “Parents realize that there is ample room for improvement across the district,” stated Bennet. The purpose of the Denver Plan is to succeed in graduating students who can read and write at expected levels. It addresses this problem by focusing on improving the quality of teaching, provided in all classrooms by the Denver schools. Feedback, provided by educators, parents and the community, meant some changes to key provisions within the plan. Once these changes were evaluated and made, The Denver Plan Committee then scrutinized the Plan. The Committee, a group of 40 teachers, principals and staff, has one purpose — analyze and critique each word of the Plan, which they did at two meetings each week for a two-month period. Upon completion of their mission, the Committee sent the finished Plan to the Denver schools’ board, which then evaluated it during a four-hour work session. Bennet believes the resulting Plan is an enduring, common roadmap for reform within the Denver schools About The Author Patricia Hawke is a staff writer for Schools K-12, Which provides free, in-depth reports on all U.S. public and private K-12 schools. Patricia has a nose for research and writes stimulating news and views on school issues. View their website at: http://www.schoolsk-12.com/Colorado/Denver/index.html This article was posted on September 19, 2006 Read More Articles from the "Education" Category: Educational Toys Come in from the Cold by Ted Moryto Getting a Jump Start on Work-Study Opportunities Can Pay Off by Jeff Mictabor Union Trade Apprenticeships for Philadelphia Schools Students by Patricia Hawke 4 Easy Ways To Learn English by George Williams Jazz Up Your English with Fresh and Lively Idioms by Linda Correli Any One Can Teach by Caroline Mackay Questions Rising Concerning Spending Of Funds By The Mayor And The New York City Schools by Patricia Hawke Pittsburgh High School Reform Task Force by Stacy Andell Continuing a Higher Education Online by Steven Ross Nursing Education - Passing the NCLEX by Robyn Knapp << Back to "Education" Index

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