Press Release

Community Involvement Needed For Designing New Projects

Community members are invited to apply to serve on committees being formed now to help design three new construction projects in Denver Public Schools

• A new classroom addition at Garden Place Academy (4425 Lincoln St.)
  
• A new classroom addition at Swansea Elementary School (4650 Columbine St.)
  
• A new library at Denison Montessori (1821 S. Yates St.)

The Board of Education is seeking parents, teachers and community members to serve on the Construction Advisory Committees for the Garden Place and Swansea Projects. The Construction Advisory Committees will each include eight-members who will play a major role in deciding the appearance of the addition.

For Denison, the Board of Education is seeking parents, teachers and community members to serve on the Program Design Advisory Committee. The Program Design Advisory Committee, an eleven-member committee, will play a major role in deciding how the addition will enhance the educational program at Denison.

All committees will start meeting in March and are expected to finish work in about six weeks.
If you are interested, send your letter of interest for any of the committees to the Board of Education by March 5. In your letter, please:

• Include your name, address and telephone number.
  
• Indicate the specific committee you are applying for.
  
• Indicate the membership category you are applying for - parent, Denver resident, or teacher.
  
• If you are a parent, include the names of your child or children and where they go to school.
  
• Include the name of the neighborhood or community organization you represent, if any.
  
• State the reasons why you believe you should be appointed.

Please mail or your application to: The Denver Board of Education, Room 705, Denver Public Schools, 900 Grant St., Denver, CO, 80203.