Cool Schools: New program helps students make diverse friends

McAuliffe Manual Middle School is the 9NEWS (KUSA) Cool School for April! Watch the news story about the school’s multi-intensive peer-to-peer program and how it helps students build lasting friendships. The peer-to-peer program serves about 230 students. The goal is to ease students’ fears about going to a new school.

“It’s nice because I know I’ll always have a friend who’s super kind to me and awesome,” sixth grader Josefiina Highland said about her classmate Jane Numbi.

What the 2026 Strategic Regional Analysis (SRA) Means for the DPS Community

Each Spring, Denver Public Schools (DPS) releases a document that doesn’t generate many headlines but has significant implications for students, families, and neighborhoods across Denver. It’s called the Strategic Regional Analysis (SRA).  What is the SRA? The SRA is an annual report that provides a snapshot of DPS today and a look ahead at the district’s future. It analyzes enrollment trends, school choice patterns, academic performance, facility utilization, and demographic shifts, using current and historical data to project student enrollment

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