DPS Reimagining Montbello: Launch
DPS has contracted with DMCI to support community voice empowerment through Dialogue Circles and 1-on-1 Conversations.
Get status updates on DMCI progress here.
Get up-to-date information and all of the background directly from the Denver Public Schools’ (DPS) Reimagining Montbello site here and read the DPS project brief here.
Overarching Goals
Promote youth leadership and participation every step of the way
Ensure reach to Spanish-speaking and Latinx community
Provide a platform for equity, giving many opportunities for the diverse community to lead
Deliverables
40 small group input sessions, reflective of the community’s demographics
160 1-on-1 Conversations
Four summary progress reports to the Representative Community Working Group (RCWG)
One final cumulative report to the RCWG
Dialogue Circles
The community is the primary partner and director of this work and the resulting reports. As an effort to provide the best platform for elevating Montbello’s community voice, six organizational and individual community leaders (Community Advocates) have taken up ownership of the conducting Dialogue Circles throughout the Montbello neighborhood regarding Denver Public School’s Reimagining Montbello process. The Dialogues are structured with intent to increase equity by providing intentionally smaller and more comfortable settings for residents and community members to participate and be heard. During the length of Reimagining Montbello, the Dialogues will be used to glean input at every stage of the process.
1-on-1 Conversations
To provide even more equitable platforms for galvanizing, Community Advocates will also lead 1-on-1 Dialogues throughout the community. This will give space for community members that do not prefer group meeting dynamics a chance to voice their opinions, experiences, and desires for the Reimagining Montbello process.
Montbello Community Advocates
Colorado Changemakers Collective
Topics
Vision, Mission, and Academics
Renovation, New Build, and/or Shared Campus
School Culture, Staff Culture, Student Experience
Middle School
Timeline
3/15 - 4/2
Facilitate 10 Dialogue Circles for Topic #1
Hold 40 One-on-One Conversations for Topic #1
4/5 -4/16
Facilitate 10 Dialogue Circles for Topic #2
Hold 40 One-on-One Conversations for Topic #2
Presentation of Topic #1 report to the RCWG
4/19 - 4/30
Facilitate 10 Dialogue Circles for Topic #3
Hold 40 One-on-One Conversations for Topic #3
Presentation of Topic #2 report to the RCWG
5/3 - 5/14
Facilitate 10 Dialogue Circles for Topic #4
Hold 40 One-on-One Conversations for Topic #4
Presentation of Topic #3 report to the RCWG
5/17 - 5/28
Presentation of Topic #4 report to the RCWG
June
Presentation of final cumulative report to the RCWG
Get status updates on DMCI progress here. For additional information on this project, please contact Ana Gadson, Community Voice Program Manager, at Ana@dmcimpact.org or 720-460-0045.