DPS to close some schools on Thursday in the middle of the campaign's action day

Denver – Denver Public School (DPS) closes some of his schools on Thursday due to an expected personnel shortage on an action day planned by the Colorado Educator Union.

The Colorado Education Association will head the nationwide day of action by No more Education more on March 20. The educators from all over Colorado are expected to take part in a rally in the State Capitol to protest against expected financing cuts.

In a letter to parents and legal guardians on Tuesday, DPS announced that it had monitored the absence of the staff for the absence of employees for March 20 in order to determine which schools remain open and which schools need to be closed due to a lack of employees. The school district said it “[supports] Fully financed education, “however, the rally” had no direct impact on the formation of the students. ”

“Our goal is to do everything we can do to keep our schools open so that our students don't lose any day due to this event,” said DPS.

Instead of listing the schools that are closed, the school district listed 30 DPS-managed schools and 55 charter schools/”innovation zones”, which remain open on Thursday.

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Parents and legal guardians can also expect an email from the headmaster of their student, in which all effects of the classroom are detailed. DPS said that guest teachers and qualified employees would bring in from the central office to keep some schools open.

The closed employees at schools have a non -student contact day and are expected to report as usual according to DPS.

Breakfast and lunch will be available in all schools on Thursday at their regularly planned times. All DPS schools will be open on Friday, according to the district.

DPS is not the only school district in Colorado that can cancel courses for Thursday. The Boulder Valley School District and Adams 12 Five star schools have also prevented the school for Thursday.

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The Colorado Education Association plans the nationwide day of action to protest protest training cuts

Colorado is facing a budget mining of 1 billion US dollars and forces legislators to reduce expenses.

Governor Jared Polis suggested using a one -year number of students to determine the financing of the pupil for a school district. The current method uses a 5-year average of the student enrollment, which should smooth out a sudden decline or an increase in the enrollment.

Polis said the new method would help the state to finance an exact number of students instead of empty seats. However, educators fear that a change in formula could violate schools that are already severely underfunded.

Educational manager predicted that the change in the educational algorithm would reduce financing by $ 150 million. However, a spokesman for Polis said Denver7: “The governor's budget actually increases educational financing by $ 138 million in a rough budget year and average expenses per student by $ 388.”

After the return of the educational manager, Julie McCluskie, Colorado House spokesman designed a proposal that would gradually transform a one-year number of students and would reduce $ 50 million from school financing instead of $ 150 million. According to McCluskie, all 178 school districts Colorado either receive new money or keep the current level of financing as part of the new proposal.

“I am very excited that we have now found a way that is now inclusive and honors the spirit of the deal that we made last year to protect these investments,” said McCluskie. “Also this year, schools will get what they have received in financing or more this year, just not as much more as we had hoped to be able to deliver for 25-26 [school year]. “

The Polis office published an explanation of the proposal and said: “His responsible budget proposal aims to finance the students who learn on the place where they learn, and not through an arbitrary several years from the multi -year year. The spokesman for the representative and the governor are involved with discussions with districts in order to identify a way forward.

Jaclyn Allen from Denver7 contributed to this report.