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Cole Neighborhood Association is...family and friends working together to preserve the architectural history and cultural diversity of the neighborhood while preparing today for a prosperous future.

The next CNA meeting will be Thurs 23 Feb from 6-7:30pm at Wyatt-Edison School (36th and Franklin)

The next CNA meeting will be Thurs 23 Feb from 6-7:30pm at Wyatt-Edison School (36th and Franklin)
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September 4, 2010

Cole neighborhood support of CASA - DSST co-location


September 1, 2010

Dear Members of the Denver Public School Board,

We are writing in support of Cole Arts and Science Academy (CASA) joint venture with Denver School of Science and Technology, both excellent DPS schools. Jason Janz, Executive Director of the Friends of Cole Foundation, visited the Aug. 26 meeting of the Cole Neighborhood Association and explained to us the proposal to have Denver School of Science and Techology (DSST) added to the Cole building. Residents were very appreciative of the opportunity and excited to learn more and have an open discussion about CASA and its future plans. After our discussion, we believe that adding the DSST to Cole would be a huge asset for our neighborhood.  
The following are our reasons for supporting this joint school endeavor. 
  • We recognize the benefit that CASA provides now to the neighborhood and our children, and we recognize the positive prospects of its collaboration with DSST. The Cole Neighborhood Association supports the plan to co-locate the schools on the Cole campus and as necessary, nearby Maria Mitchell.
  • The educational opportunities for young people in the Cole neighborhood have been improving in recent years and residents see this "merger" as a way to advance that growth.
  • We want all children in our neighborhood to have the chance to benefit from this excellent opportunity. Pertaining to the make-up of the student body for grades 6-12 that DSST will assume, the Cole Neighborhood Association recommends that admissions protocols favor students in the Cole school boundary, and secondarily the near northeast Denver neighborhoods, which will contribute to the school's socioeconomic and racial diversity. 
  • Cole residents support the growth and success of academically rigorous, culturally supportive neighborhood schools that serve students and families in the immediate and nearby areas. CASA is a school of this nature now and the co-location with DSST will help to advance it even more.
We appreciate your consideration of this creative endeavor to help improve schools in Northeast Denver. The children in the Cole neighborhood are our most precious resources and we want to support any program that offers them and their families more opportunity for bright futures.  

Thank you for considering this proposal.

Kindest Regards,


Members of the Cole Neighborhood Association
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The Cole neighborhood, which became part of the city in 1874, stretches from 32nd Avenue to 40th Avenue and from York Street to Downing Street. Cole Junior High School and the neighborhood itself are named after Carlos M. Cole, a superintendent of Denver's Public Schools who was instrumental in establishing junior high schools in Denver. More than half of the residential blocks were developed prior to 1900. Several historic buildings remain, like the cleanly designed red brick and sandstone Wyatt School on 3620 Franklin Street, built in 1887 and named after its former principal George W. Wyatt.