Article: No extra charge for success On same budget, charter school gets better results.(News)

Article: Reading, writing and discipline Rigid order, model behavior are as important as pencils at West Denver Prep.(News)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  May 27, 2008 ;     700+ words ......model behavior are as important as pencils at West Denver Prep West Denver Prep Head of School Chris Gibbons sat on a couch in...flat. Maria Hidrogo enrolled her son Jovany at West Denver Prep largely because she doesn't like what she sees...

Article: Dolores Duran silently wiped away a tear as the 110th name was called in the cafeteria of West Denver Prep.(News)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  April 23, 2007 ;     625 words ......Demetri knew he didn't get into West Denver Prep by the expression on his mother...hoped he would win a spot at West Denver Prep charter school, but he wasn...Hernandez, was not chosen to go to West Denver Prep charter school in its Feb. 13...

Article: RAISING THE BAR, RAISING SUCCESS.(News)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  September 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ......and recruited families. Today, West Denver Prep has a waiting list in a part...neighborhood school has come to visit West Denver Prep or, for that matter, the nearby...happening at his school, and at West Denver Prep, could happen in DPS neighborhood...

Article: RAISING THE BAR, RAISING SUCCESS
Denver Rocky Mountain News;  September 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ......and recruited families. Today, West Denver Prep has a waiting list in a part...neighborhood school has come to visit West Denver Prep or, for that matter, the nearby...happening at his school, and at West Denver Prep, could happen in DPS neighborhood...

Article: Tech literacy a core value at charter school West Denver Prep designed network for teachers, students.(Business)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  November 13, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Chris Gibbons, head of school at West Denver Prep. Our kids have to be technologically...www.infinitecampus.com). Since West Denver Prep falls under the purview of Denver...implement the technology plan at West Denver Prep, a first-year charter school...

Article: West Denver Prep's Head of School Chris Gibbons talks to students Thursday. The charter middle school is so popular among parents, it has to use a lottery to award classroom spots for new students. Most DPS schools begin the new school year today.(News)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  August 18, 2008 ;     42 words ...SAME BUDGET, BETTER RESULTS With a student body made up largely of low-income Hispanic kids, West Denver Prep ranks No. 1 in student academic growth among DPS' 44 middle schools. Why can't other city schools do as well? NEWS 6 CAPTION(S): Photo TIM HUSSIN / THE ROCKY

Article: Hiring process forges competition.(News)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  March 3, 2008 ;     700+ words ......News Some principals in Denver Public Schools say they'...interviewed for a teaching job at West Denver Preparatory Charter School...The most important thing' West Denver Prep, a college preparatory...regulations. So Chris Gibbons, West Denver Prep's head of ...

Article: MAN SEEKS STUDENTS FOR NEW D-2 SCHOOL ; Charter would feature a longer day, school year
The Gazette;  October 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ......mirror programs such as those at West Denver Prep, where he was a fellow through Building Excellent Schools. West Denver Prep and two others in Denver...minority and poor populations. West Denver Prep, opened two years ago; last...

Article: Hispanics get serious on choice.(News)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  April 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Denver. This year, the sixth-grader attends West Denver Prep charter middle school, and he has a lot...Torres and fellow parent Olivia Sanchez chose West Denver Prep. Every school day, West Denver Prep Director Chris Gibbons stands outside the...

Article: List of schools to share space revealed tonight.(News)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  November 13, 2008 ;     632 words ......some surprises. West Denver Preparatory Charter...also would house West Denver Prep. It will make...K-7 next fall. West Denver Prep, among DPS' most...Chris Gibbons, West Denver Prep's head of school...SHARING BUILDINGS Denver Public ...

Article: Hiring hurdles under fire Principals say maze of rules keeps DPS behind in quest to land best teachers.(News)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  March 3, 2008 ;     54 words ......Manzano, Rocky Mountain News Caption: John Dues, instructional chief, left, and Chris Gibbons, head of school at West Denver Prep, observe a teaching candidate in the classroom Wednesday. Teaching a lesson is part of the daylong interview process...

Article: Denver's West Side Story: RTD's Garcia sees light rail spurring growth
La Voz Nueva;  October 9, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Sheridan Boulevards. He would like to see west Denver neighborhoods become magnets for new...bring a new quality of life for the West Denver community", said Garcia. Whether or not a light rail system will be built in west Denver depends on voter approval on an initiative...

Article: Signs of promise with ProComp.(Commentary/Editorial)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  September 29, 2007 ;     469 words ......Gonring And Paul Teske Good schools are about good teaching. After all, whether it be a successful charter school like West Denver Prep, a high-performing private school like Arrupe Jesuit High or a promising traditional public school like Bruce Randolph...

Article: Gibbons: Education inequity 'appalling'.(News)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  September 17, 2007 ;     443 words ......Two falls ago, he opened West Denver Prep, a school that embraces uniforms...Summerbridge schools were in west Denver, so I've been working in...Gibbons, head of school at West Denver Preparatory Charter School...University and has worked in west Denver off and ...