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FALL 2011 UPDATE - Technology Investments 

Hundreds of teachers are receiving new laptops in the second phase of the laptop training and distribution project, funded by the Bond Program.   Thanks to savings from the programs, DPS was able to invest more funding into the Teacher Laptop Project.  

The goal on this project is to provide teachers with the tools they need to better implement data-driven instruction and to incorporate technology-based instructional resources more effectively into their classrooms.   Laptops act as the portable tool for teachers to access student data, curriculum and lesson planning resources.

During the first round of laptop training and distribution, over 2,000 teachers received new laptops.   The second phase kicked off in November.   Using 2008 Bond Program savings, DPS is able to cover 70% of the cost for a laptop for all district teachers.  Schools need to provide a 30% match.   In total, an estimated 5,700 laptops are planned for purchase, providing all teachers with new laptops by the end of the three-year project. During this second phase, DPS anticipates distributing 1,300 laptops.

Link here for the media coverage of the second-phase  kickoff.

Link here for additional media coverage of the second-phase kickoff.

 

SUMMER 2011 RIBBON-CUTTINGS AND DEDICATIONS

 

VISTA ACADEMY - AUGUST 18, 2011

 

SWIGERT-McAULIFFE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - AUGUST 16, 2011

 



NORTH HIGH SCHOOL -- JULY 29, 2011

 

ARCHIVES -

Bond Program  --  Spring 2011 Update

North HS New Library in 1911 Building  

North HS - New Classroom

Bond Program -- Financial & Activity Overview

Schedule of General Obligation Bond Issuance 2008 Authorization

Issue	Issue Date	Type of Bond	Amount ($M)
2009A	March 2009	Tax Exempt	149.2
2009B	October 2009	Taxable Qualified School Const. Bond	24.0
2009C	December 2009	Taxable Build America Bonds	250.0
2010A	September 2010	Taxable Qualified School const. bond	29.3
2010B	September 2010	Taxable Build America Bonds	1.5
		Total 2008 Authorization	454.0

Thanks to Denver Voters, since January 2009, DPS has completed 260 projects across the district.

There are presently 256 active projects in schools and facilities.

• 3 Multi-year Construction Projects started in 2009

• 15 Multi-year Construction Projects started in 2010

• 11 Multi-year Technology Projects started in 2010 

• 227 Construction Projects Scheduled for 2011

Approximately $350M spent in Construction and Technology Projects from 2009 - 2011

 

MAJOR PROJECTS HIGHLIGHTS -- SPRING  2011

CONSTRUCTION OF VISTA ACADEMY MOVING UP  With realized savings of over $5.8M, in the construction of the Evie Garrett Dennis Campus at Green Valley Ranch, which opened in Summer 2010,  DPS is constructing an additional facility for the Vista Academy .  This Academy will a district-led multiple pathway center for high school students.   Construction of this facility began in October 2010 and is on track to open in summer 2011.

Exterior metal stud framing progress

 

RENOVATION AT NORTH HIGH SCHOOL ALMOST COMPLETE   Great progress is being made in the complete interior renovation of the main building at North High School, originally constructed in 1911. This major renovation is the 2nd largest bond project.  This program includes not only the renovation of the 1911 building, but replacement of the athletic fields and resurfacing of the tennis courts, new mechanical systems construction, repairs in the 1983 and the 1913 buildings of the campus, and academic support for the temporary relocation of the 9th grade classes for two years -- during this construction.   All NHS students will be located on one campus starting school year 2011.  Following Spring Break 2011, classrooms on the 3rd floor of the building were opened for student use.  Building renovation continues on the other three levels.

Community celebration of the completion of the project is planned for  July 29 and July 30, 2011. For more information - contact Bond Program Public Outreach 720-424-4694

   

BREAKING GROUND ON ELEVEN SCHOOL'S LEARNING LANDSCAPES Starting construction in April and May on eleven (11) Learning Landscapes throughout the District.   This is third year of installation of Learning Landscapes.   In 2010, DPS completed fourteen (14)  Learning Landscapes throughout the district.  By 2012, all elementary schools of DPS will have Learning Landscapes on campuses.  See Calendar of Events for listing of upcoming dedications.

 

 

 

NEW SCHOOL TO SERVE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND KINDERGARTENERS IN MONTBELLO TAKING SHAPE  This new school will help address the capacity issues of the four neighborhoring elementary schools' ECE and Kindergarten programs.   New facility at 5300 Crown Blvd. will open in summer 2011,   School naming process is underway and community is seeking input on name for this new school.   Decision expected to be made by the Board of Education by May 2011. 

(See more details and photos of these projects in the side column section titled "Major Projects.")

Archive - Bond Program Updates for May - August 2010

    *SEE PHOTOS OF 2010 PROJECTS IN PROGRESS

          * SNAPSHOT OF A 2010 WINDOW PROJECT

*SEE PHOTOS OF 2011 PROJECTS IN PROGRESS

 

 

DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOND PROGRAM

Denver voters approved the DPS Bond Program by a 2-to-1 margin on November 4, 2008 to provide much needed resources for critical improvements in every school in the district. The $454 million bond issue was the largest ever sought by a Colorado school district, and now the largest ever approved... Read more

 

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