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Feb 13, 2008 10:14 am US/Mountain

2 Denver Schools Gain Autonomy

DENVER (CBS4) ― Denver Public Schools and the teachers union reached a deal Tuesday that gives two schools new freedom in hiring, staffing and scheduling. Bruce Randolph Middle School and Manual High School asked to be freed from union and district rules.

The schools will be able to post job openings and hire staffers without consulting district administrators.

Bruce Randolph's principal first made a proposal for autonomy in December. The DPS School Board said yes, but union leaders delayed a vote.

That had Bruce Randolph looking at other options, including becoming a charter school. Lawmakers at the state Capitol also proposed a bill to allow schools to get autonomy without the union's okay.

Tuesday's deal changed all that.

Eighteen other schools in far northeast Denver including Montbello High School are now creating their own autonomy proposal.

The superintendent and school board have said they'll support those ideas. Union board members say they need to set some common criteria by which to evaluate such bids.

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