Cool Schools: Charter school in northwest Denver offers equitable education to its students

Congratulations to Academy 360 who was featured as the September Cool School for 9NEWS!

Academy 360 elementary charter school is in a unique building in northwest Denver. The Denver Public School in the Montbello Community Building has become a hub of the neighborhood and a place for students to thrive.

The pre-K through fifth-grade tuition-free school serves students from the Montbello and Green Valley Ranch neighborhoods, along with students from Aurora and Commerce City.

Watch the feature from photojournalist Byron Reed at 9NEWS.

Update: Enrollment Zone and Boundary Adjustments Paused

This fall, Denver Public Schools held a series of six regional community meetings as part of an effort to adjust enrollment boundaries and zones called Redrawing Our District Equitably (RODE). At the conclusion of October, DPS was set to provide recommendations to the DPS Board for potential adjustments.  Also in October, schools across the state participate in what’s called “October Count” – a period of time where schools and districts report their enrollment to the state to determine potential funding

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