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Officials with the Beacon Network say students at Grant Beacon and Kepner Beacon middle schools will be harmed if Denver Public Schools assumes control of the schools.
Kepner and Grant Beacon middle schools will return to Denver district control after the Denver school board voted to dissolve the Beacon Network innovation zone.
Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero is recommending dissolving one zone, while another is shrinking after Northfield teachers voted to leave.
The amended bill gives Denver’s semi-autonomous innovation zones some recourse when they disagree with school district decisions while preserving local control.
As Denver debates contentious issues, school leaders were told to keep concerns internal and support district positions when acting in an official capacity.