Waivers for Public Schools: A Good Step for Reform

Today, two public schools received waivers from 40 state statutes, 32 district policies, and 18 collective bargaining agreement provisions.  The Colorado State Board of Education unanimously voted in favor of granting waivers to two Denver Public Schools, Manual High School and Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment. 

 

The schools are the first “Innovation Schools” under a law passed in 2008 sponsored by Senate President Peter Groff and Senator Nancy Spence. The Denver Public School Board voted 4-3 Monday night to allow the district to seek the waivers from the State Board.

 

State Board of Education member Elaine Gantz Berman declared, “This is groundbreaking for Denver Public Schools and the state of Colorado.”

 

 

 

 

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One Response to “Waivers for Public Schools: A Good Step for Reform”

  1. Ed is Watching » Celebration Widespread for State Board Approval of First Innovation Schools Says:
    March 20th, 2009 at 8:02 am

    [...] My Education Policy Center friends at GoBash point out that this is no small request: Manual and Montview “received waivers from 40 state statutes, 32 district policies, and 18 collective bargaining a…. [...]

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