Southwest Early College approved and art show

Early College, a charter high school on South Federal Boulevard near West Darmouth Avenue, was approved to get a 3-year renewal of its charter license at the DPS Board pf Education meeting Nov. 30.

On Dec. 4, the school will be host to its first annual Art and Culture night, from 5:30-9 p.m., with art and performances (dance, music, poetry). See next week's blog and next week's Denver Herald-Dispatch (publication Dec. 10) for pictures and a story.

Info on the school (also in the Dec. 3 DHD):

Link to Southwest Early College

Southwest Early College, which started in 2004 and has about 330 students in grades 9-12, focuses on giving students a chance to take college courses and earn an associate's degree while enrolled in high school.

Faced with problems, the school's board of directors hired Scott Rubin as its new principal in 2008. The school's academic performance showed a better median growth percentile compared with similar schools in 2009, bumping the school from “accredited on watch” in 2008 to “meets expectations” for the 2009 district School Performance Framework.