Denver Public School's Academia Ana Marie Sandoval Honored Following Excellent Spring Assessment Scores Teachers and students see phenomenal improvement in writing proficiency attributed to the implementation of online learning tools. Denver, CO (Vocus) October 21, 2010 Students at the Dual Language Montessori School in Denver Public Schools have something new to boast about this school year, as they gain recognition as one of the top 20 schools in Denver Public Schools on the Colorado Growth Model.

By Nancy Mitchell Denver Public Schools will start classes three hours late on five days this school year, a move aimed at giving teachers more time for training. But the late-start days upset some parents, who urged school board members Thursday to reconsider the plan.

Denver Public Schools (DPS) today announced the appointment of Jennifer Stern as executive director of the Janus Education Alliance, a new initiative created to improve the recruitment, development and retention of high-performing teachers.

By Nancy Mitchell State test results released Tuesday show Denver Public Schools outpaced the state and every other metro-area district in gains made in reading, writing and math in nearly every grade in 2008.

North High School will have a new principal when students return to classes next month, Denver Public Schools announced this week.JoAnn Trujillo-Hays, who was brought in as principal in August 2006, when DPS leaders turned the struggling high school upside down, will return to nearby Academia Ana Marie Sandoval.Edwin Salem, an assistant principal at Lincoln High School, will serve as interim principal for North during the coming school year.DPS officials did not cite a reason for the change.