DENVER — Students in the state's largest school district will be learning from a distance for a while longer, as Denver Public Schools said Monday that it will move its summer programs to a remote environment.
DPS decided to extend remote learning into the summer to "protect the safety, health and wellness of students, staff and families as the district works to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus," according to a district statement.
DPS also announced that all summer camps are canceled and that it will not grant public use of DPS space through June and July.
> The video above aired March 31 and explains how DPS' remote learning program works.
School districts across Colorado closed their facilities and switched to remote learning after a statewide stay-at-home order went into effect in late March, a few weeks after the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Colorado on March 5.
The City of Denver extended its stay-at-home order through May 8. Mayor Michael Hancock has said that the public health order won't be extended further and that he will hold a news conference Tuesday to provide guidelines for re-opening the city.
"DPS remains in close contact with public health officials, elected leaders and other school districts, and will continue sharing information as it's available," the district's statement says.
On its summer programs, DPS said:
- District camps will be canceled.
- Summer Academy will be held remotely.
- High school credit recovery will be held remotely.
- Sixth- and ninth-grade academies will be held remotely.
- Extended-year services for special education will be held remotely.
- All summer professional learning, including June and July Leadership Weeks, New Educator Welcome Week, and Universal, will be held remotely.
- Food services will continue grab-and-go distribution.
Other school districts in the Denver metro area haven't said yet how the coronavirus pandemic will affect their summer programs.
Denver Public Schools is the largest school district in Colorado with more than 91,000 students in preschool through 12th grade.
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