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Vision


The vision of Bruce Randolph School is to create a collaborative, consistent, healthy learning environment where students in grades 6-12 are challenged and empowered to be lifelong learners and productive citizens in a global community.



Challenge 2010 Plan


The school attracts and serve bodies of students who enter in the sixth grade and who go on to graduate from the twelfth grade. The first class to graduate will do so in the spring of 2010 and are commemorated in advance with the name of this special reform project. Each class of students will be cultivated to identify themselves collectively as people who will graduate together, six years after they are assembled. The goal is a 100% graduation rate.



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About Bruce Randolph



Foundational Documents

Bruce Randolph In The News

A Brief History of Bruce Randolph School

About "Daddy" Bruce Randolph

 

 

 

Foundational Documents


Challenge 2010

Autonomy Agreement



 

The Bruce Randolph Story


Changing Student Achievement by Changing How Schools Work


As part of its Teaching and Learning Initiatives, the Colorado Education Association (CEA) commissioned Progressive Promotions to document the successes achieved by the dedicated teachers and administrators at Bruce Randolph Middle School (BRMS) during the 2005-2006 academic year.


Progressive Promotions conducted extensive interviews with School Board members, DPS officials, and BRMS staff to gather first-hand accounts of the strategies and tactics employed at BRMS that directly impacted student performance and improved achievement.


The collaboration between BRMS educational professionals (particularly the efforts of Principal Kristin Waters and Literacy Coach Chrisanne Lahue) and DPS created reforms that transformed the school’s climate and led to significant improvements in academic performance.



History Timeline:

DATEEvent
8/2002Bruce Randolph Middle School Opens
12/20/2007Bruce Randolph gets DPS OK to operate autonomously
1/22/2008Denver Classroom Teachers Association issues a counter proposal to Bruce Randolph for autonomy
1/24/2008Bruce Randolph teachers reject union offer
2/11/2008DCTA agrees to rule waiver
2/12/2008Bruce Randolph becomes an autonomous institution

 

Bruce Randolph in the News


4/28/2009
 

Randolph Principal To Lead DPS Reform Efforts

4/28/2009

Denver Public Schools officials announced late Tuesday that Bruce Randolph Principal Kristin Waters will be leaving the school to serve as DPS Superintendent Tom Boasberg's reform chief.

Waters, who has been at Randolph since 2005, will become the new Assistant to the Superintendent for Reform and Innovation, a new position in the district's administration. She will also head the district's New Schools Office.

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4/7/2009
 

U.S. Dept. of Education Secretary Arne Duncan Visits Schools in Denver

4/7/2009

Secretary Arne Duncan spoke at Bruce Randolph School in Denver, Colo., where he appeared with Sen. Michael Bennet (also former Denver Public Schools superintendent) to explain how the state could be a contender for federal stimulus money from a program called "Race to the Top."

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2/14/2008
 

Agreement Reached On Bruce Randolph and Manual Autonomy Requests

2/14/2008

Bruce Randolph School, Manual High School, Denver Public Schools (DPS), and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) announced today they had reached an agreement on the requested waivers from the Collective Bargaining Agreement by Bruce Randolph School and Manual High School.

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1/24/2008
 

Randolph Teachers Displeased By Union

1/24/2008

Teachers at Bruce Randolph School on Wednesday called their union's response to their autonomy request "unacceptable" and said they'll consider other options to run the north Denver school their way.

Those options could include applying to become a charter school, which would give the Randolph staff the greater freedoms they sought in hiring, time in school and budgeting.



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12/20/2007
 

Bruce Randolph Gets DPS OK To Operate Autonomously

12/20/2007

Denver Public Schools tonight approved Bruce Randolph School's proposal to operate autonomously from the district.

"This is unprecedented for Denver Public Schools and an incredible opportunity to further improve student achievement at the school," said Theresa Pena, president of the DPS Board of Education.

If the proposal is also approved by the Denver Classroom Teachers Association, Bruce Randolph, a middle school at 40th Avenue and Steele Street, will have control of its budget, staff, time and incentives.

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