DPS Board Approves Bond & Mill Levy On November Ballot Totaling $827 Million

From CBS Denver:

By Audra Streetman

August 20, 2020

DENVER (CBS4) – Denver voters will decide this fall whether to provide $827 million in additional funding to Denver Public Schools through bond and mill levy proposals. The DPS Board of Education voted unanimously on Thursday to add the proposals to the November ballot.

In June, a committee of 75 community members, teachers, parents and students presented their funding recommendations to the DPS Board of Education. The committee worked for five months to determine investment priorities for the district.

The bond measure before voters would provide $795 million to build and maintain schools in the district. The second request, a “Debt Free Schools” ballot initiative, would invest $32 million for mental health, nursing, special education and compensation.

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