DPS superintendent has one month to decide which schools will close [Video]

Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero has just weeks to make a tough decision — which schools DPS will close in the next year. The district’s enrollment has been falling since 2019, and leaders expects DPS will lose another 6,000 students — around 8% — by 2028.

Marrero is required to make a recommendation on which schools to close and consolidate on Nov. 7. The board of education will vote on the closures on Nov. 21. Marrero sat down with Denver7 morning anchor and education reporter Nicole Brady to discuss the recent community meetings that are helping him make a decision.

“What I’ve seen happen in these last regional sessions is that it’s been a little bit of an aha moment, folks can step away from their micro experience and realize that the district as a whole is not functioning in the best way possible,” Marrero said.

Marrero said he …