To: Denver School Board, Tom Boasberg, DPS Superintendent, David Suppes, DPS Chief Operating Officer, and Denver Public Schools Bond Oversight Committee
Build the Commons Building at Northfield High School
The community is asking DPS to build the Commons Building at the new Northfield High School (official name of school to be determined) as originally planned. This plan provides full functionality and adequate space to support exceptional programming for all students with the available funding. The plan also saves money and benefits entire district.
We ask for your support of the NNE community and DPS students.
We ask for your support of the NNE community and DPS students.
Why is this important?
As families with students who are approaching high school age, we are concerned that DPS's significant changes to the design and construction of Phase I of the Northfield High School will put the success of the high school at risk. DPS is asking parents to send their children to a partially-built high school. Students will bear the risk of a future bond passage to complete what was scheduled to be built in Phase I when voters approved the 2012 bond. The planned Phase 2 on the 2016 bond was intended to build out needed capacity, not to finish the common spaces Phase 1 was to provide and that DPS construction services said would be more cost-effective to build all at once in Phase 1.
As Denver residents, we are committed to this city and Denver Public Schools. The success of this high school is a city-wide issue. DPS has a chance to build this high school community where students from all over Denver can find their place, push their boundaries and succeed.
As Denver residents, we are committed to this city and Denver Public Schools. The success of this high school is a city-wide issue. DPS has a chance to build this high school community where students from all over Denver can find their place, push their boundaries and succeed.