Denver Public Schools - Every Learner Thrives

Dear DPS Community, As a public school community, Denver Public Schools has an obligation to operate according to our Shared Core Values. I want to reassure our community that DP...

The 2025-26 DPS Enrollment Guides are a great place to find the best school for your student! These guides are the go-to resource for information on all DPS schools and will outl...

Dear DPS Community, This evening, as part of the Denver Schools Thrive Initiative , and using direction from Executive Limitation 18 (EL-18) , the Denver Board of Education voted...

Dear DPS Community, Last night, the DPS Board of Education reached a unanimous decision regarding the Superintendent's recommendation to close 7 schools and change 3 schools’ pr...

Dear DPS Community, The DPS Department of Climate and Safety is excited to launch CrisisGO across the district. It is a digital safety tool that will improve how we approach scho...

As we transition near the holiday season, we want to take a moment to remind you of the importance of consistent school attendance. Regular attendance not only builds students’ ab...

This is Amanda Mendez’s fifth year in a row teaching first grade. Mendez currently teaches six- and seven-year-old superheroes at Cheltenham Elementary, but her first job in Denve...

Family participation in the DPS “Your Voice/Tu Voz” survey is very important for individual schools and for the district overall. The more family opinions and experiences we learn...

Save the date! The DPS SchoolChoice Round 1 open enrollment window for the 2025-26 school year opens at 10 a.m. on Jan. 15 and runs through Feb. 18, 2025 at 4 p.m. SchoolChoi...

Dear Team DPS, November is National Native American Heritage Month . While this celebration continues throughout the year, November is the specific month dedicated to the beauty ...

A Strong Principal Makes a Strong School Thomas Jefferson High School Principal Mike Christoff makes an effort to support his school every day. By Sonja Calhoun, Thomas Jeff...

Denver7: Six DPS interns are interning at Saint Joseph Hospital as part of Project SEARCH, a program aimed at providing real-world training and internships for students with disab...

SchoolCEO: "In Colorado’s Denver Public Schools (DPS), student leaders are spearheading progress—from leading a PD unit on culturally responsive teaching to implementing a curricu...

CBS News Colorado: Those who say breakfast is the most important meal of the day probably haven't met Mary Dully. She's celebrating 49 years of serving up school lunches in Colora...

The Latine Student Success team is dedicated to enhance Latine student achievement across Denver Public Schools. "La Raza Report" outlines the barriers, opportunities and recomme...

Years as Principal at Palmer : currently year four Year at DPS : 23 What does it mean to you to be a principal at Denver Public Schools? “Making a difference in the lives of...

John F. Kennedy High School’s principal, Victoria Wyatt, actually began her journey into education because of an experience with a bad teacher. She was on track to major in psycho...

Telemundo Colorado: "Un grupo de jóvenes estudiantes de una escuela en Denver ha decidido formar una banda musical hispana, con el objetivo de celebrar y promover la cultura latin...

The DPS “Your Voice/Tu Voz” Family Survey is open Oct. 7-Nov. 1 . Click here to complete the survey. For more information, click here . The student survey will open in Sprin...

Denver7: Janet Damon, a history teacher at DELTA High School in Denver Public Schools, on Thursday was named Colorado’s 2025 Teacher of the Year. Read the story .