A list of critical repairs will be tackled. And the district will set about purchasing a top-flight performing arts facility in the Park Hill neighborhood to house the Denver School of the Arts. We are so grateful to the voters for giving us this opportunity. Their vote showed confidence and trust in our ability to spend money wisely. We will renew our commitment to do just that in order to best meet the needs of students.
Planning is already under way.
Projections call for another 4,700 students to enroll in Denver Public Schools over the next five years. That's on top of about 1,000 more students expected this year and 5,200 who have been added to schools in the last three years. Enrollment for the 1998-1999 school year is about 69,000 students. But the Houston facility looks like a perfect fit - particularly with its many practice rooms and professional stage. That's not clear.