Posts tagged with Manual High School

Last Updated: Jun 12 2018 · 7:44 p.m.

Manual High School. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Investigation finds former Manual High principal Nick Dawkins violated district harassment policy, document shows

Dawkins resigned in early March after learning Denver Public Schools received complaints that he created a hostile work environment.

Interim Manual High principal named as district begins search for permanent leader

Renard Simmons, principal of the Denver Center for 21st Century Learning, has been named interim principal.

Former Manual principal resigned after learning of hostile work environment allegation

“It was clear that I would not be allowed to work directly at Manual nor discuss the allegations with investigators,” he wrote in the letter.

Manual High principal resigns along with chair of booster group

“I knew going to lead at Manual could break me because everyone warned me.”

East High School. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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East High cheerleading coach fired over forced splits video — he’d previously been fired from Boulder for the same thing

Jim Lord, director of the Cheerleading Coaches and Administration Association, said the practice is damaging, outdated and rare.

Allen Smith of Denver Public Schools' Culture, Equity and Leadership Team. (Melanie Asmar/Chalkbeat)

Cut from the same cloth: Why it matters that black male teachers like me aren’t alone in our schools

I am one of few black male teachers in Denver. Across the country, only 2 percent of teachers are black men. In Colorado, that proportion is even smaller.