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Facing an enrollment drop, Denver superintendent says school closures could be coming
Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Denver Public Schools’ enrollment fell by 1,780 students this fall, new data shows . The decline was steeper than district officials were expecting, and Superintendent Alex Marrero implied that more school closures could be coming soon. Marrero said at a school board meeting Thursday that he anticipates he’ll have to act on a clause in the board’s four-year moratorium on school closures that allows exceptions if there is a “substantial shift” in enrollment, funding, or another emergency. Marrero didn’t make clear when he might recommend more school closures. The board’s policy calls for closure recommendations to happen no later than November of the preceding school year. Given the tight timeline, a district spokesperson said it’s not possible for the board to vote to close a school this year, though Marrero could enact what he calls “operational shifts.” This year, DPS cut ninth grade from Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy after fewer than 20 students enrolled in that grade, a district spokesperson said. The high
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