DPS believes deeply that those who are closest to students – the teachers, parents, leaders and school community members – are best positioned to make decisions about how to serve students and should have strong ownership of all that happens within their buildings – encouraging innovation, flexibility and differentiation.

The Portfolio Management Team develops systems and authorizing processes to encourage innovation, flexibility and differentiation among DPS’s portfolio of schools.

Find out how to become, create, or join an innovation school, innovation zone (iZone), or charter school.

All district-run and innovation schools have the option to select or opt out of district recommendations in four areas.