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Timeline of Activities


Activity Early Cycle Applicants Regular Applicants
RFP Released March 10, 2008 March 10, 2008
Information Sessions March 19, 2008 April 2, 2008 June 10, 2008
June 12, 2008
Letters of Intent due by 5:00pm MST via electronic submission. April 18, 2008 June 27, 2008
Final Proposals due by 5:00pm MST at 900 Grant St., Suite 400, Denver(25 Copies & CD) May 16, 2008 September 2, 2008
Application Evaluation Phase: 
  • Completeness checks
  • Site Visits, as needed
  • Evaluation conducted by the ART
  • District School Improvement & Accountability Committee interviews (for Charter School applicants)
  • Applicant interviews
  • School leader interviews
  • Public Hearing (for Charter School applicants)
May-June 2008





May 20-22, 2008

May 27-30, 2008
June 11-12, 2008
June 19, 2008
September 3, 2008
Applicants present to the Board June 17, 2008 September 18, 2008
District School Improvement & Accountability Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Education June 19, 2008 October 16, 2008
ART makes recommendations to the Board June 26, 2008 October 16, 2008
The Board provides public comment on  recommendations June 17, 2008
June 19, 2008
September 18,2008
October 16, 2008
Superintendent provides recommendations to the Board June 26, 2008 October 16, 2008
The DPS Board of Education votes on new school proposals June 26, 2008 November 20, 2008
Final decisions are delivered to applicants June 27, 2008 November 21,  2008
Printable Timeline 2008.pdf

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