Beacon Board
The Beacon Network Schools will empower schools with collective flexibilities and resources; support for teachers and leaders to learn together, grow, and excel; and community ownership and involvement, in order to codify the Beacon Model and sustain it to improve outcomes for students.
Beacon Network Schools is an independent, community-based nonprofit organization that helps coordinate work across the schools. A nonprofit may have one or more employees to do work to support all (or some) of the schools in the Zone. See here for the organization’s form 990.
What is an Innovation School?
Passed in 2008, the Innovation Schools Act provides a pathway for schools to develop practices to better meet the needs of individual students, allowing sites more autonomy to make decisions at the school-level. Innovation status must be approved by a local school board and the Colorado Department of Education through a multi-faceted application process.
BNS’s innovation plan allows for:
- A more rigorous college prep curriculum,
- Blended learning with technology-based instruction, applications, and assessments,
- A system for frequently analyzing student data, and
- Research-based interventions that result in high growth and achievement.
Notice
Public Comment Available: Contact board@denverbeaconschools.org 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Board Members
Eliot Lewis
Board Chair
Accounting & Financial Planning
Karolina Villagrana
Board Co-Chair
Community Engagement
ReneE Martinez
Board Member
Secretary &
Education Policy
Dwight D. Jones
Education Policy
Parent and Teacher Council
Boni Sanchez-Flores
KBMS Parent Council Member
Ryan Archibald
GBMS Parent Council Member
Taylor Hammrich
KBMS Teacher Council Member
Jeff Kurtz
GBMS Teacher Council Member
Meeting Minutes & Notices
Board Meeting Notices
See the upcoming agenda items for the Beacon Zone Board to disscuss. As well as how you can watch the meeting online.
Board Meeting Notices
See the upcoming agenda items for the Beacon Zone Board to disscuss. As well as how you can watch the meeting online.
Board Meeting Minutes
See notes and minutes from past board meetings.
Board Meeting Minutes
See notes and minutes from past board meetings.
Board Meeting Notices
See the upcoming agenda items for the Beacon Zone Board to disscuss. As well as how you can watch the meeting online.
Board Meeting Minutes
See notes and minutes from past board meetings.