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Planning Quality Education: A Proposal for Integrating the Denver Public Schools.

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Title: Planning Quality Education: A Proposal for Integrating the Denver Public Schools.
Authors: Denver Public Schools, CO.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 158
Publication Date: 1968
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Desegregation Plans, Educational Complexes, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation, Educational Planning, Educational Programs, Educational Quality, Elementary Schools, Equal Education, Racial Balance, School Community Relationship, School Construction, School Desegregation, Secondary Schools, Student Transportation, Teaching Assignment
Geographic Terms: Colorado (Denver)
Abstract: This document contains a comprehensive plan for achieving quality integrated education in the Denver, Colorado, public schools. A system of Elementary and Secondary Model-School Complexes is proposed as a vehicle for maximizing social and racial integration while providing innovative instructional programs for all students in the school system. A description of the application of the Model-Schools concept to Denver's elementary, junior high, and senior high schools is followed by specification of the operational requirements in the following areas: (1) Transportation and pupil assignment, (2) instructional programs, (3) staffing, (4) construction and facilities, (5) timing for implementation, (6) financing, and (7) public relations. A list of community organizations involved in the planning process and a bibliography containing 90 recent citations are appended. [Maps on pp. 15a-15i and on pp. 99a-99f may be of poor quality when reproduced.] (JH)
Entry Date: 1970
Accession Number: ED035988
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This document contains a comprehensive plan for achieving quality integrated education in the Denver, Colorado, public schools. A system of Elementary and Secondary Model-School Complexes is proposed as a vehicle for maximizing social and racial integration while providing innovative instructional programs for all students in the school system. A description of the application of the Model-Schools concept to Denver's elementary, junior high, and senior high schools is followed by specification of the operational requirements in the following areas: (1) Transportation and pupil assignment, (2) instructional programs, (3) staffing, (4) construction and facilities, (5) timing for implementation, (6) financing, and (7) public relations. A list of community organizations involved in the planning process and a bibliography containing 90 recent citations are appended. [Maps on pp. 15a-15i and on pp. 99a-99f may be of poor quality when reproduced.] (JH)