http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_11036510
The Denver Public Schools Board has approved a facilities-sharing proposal that will allow four public charter schools to co-locate with traditional district schools. Rishel Middle School will be phased out; a KIPP charter high school and an elementary school run by the Denver teachers union will be added. Smiley Middle School will share space with a public charter high school run by the Envision Schools nonprofit. Kunsmiller Arts Academy, which opens next year at Kunsmiller Middle School, will be joined by West Denver Preparatory charter middle school for two to three years. West High School will share space with a middle school operated by the Edison charter school company. Superintendent Michael Bennet applauded the board's actions. "As with every effort where you are dealing with change, it's tough," Bennet said. "Sometimes it's a lot easier not to make decisions. But the kids in Denver need us to make decisions."
Source: Denver Post
Date: 11/21/2008
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