Tag Archives: advanced kindergarten
School Scoop: Stedman Elementary
Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by KB.
School: Stedman Elementary Website: http://stedman.dpsk12.org/ Type: DPS-Public Tours: Call ahead to schedule a tour. Best times available to tour are in the mornings from 9:15-11 or the afternoons from 1:30-3:00. Main Phone: 303.322.7781 Principal: Deborah Johnson-Graham Location: 2940 Dexter Street, Denver, CO 80207—(north) Park Hill neighborhood Hours: 8:45 AM-3:45 PM (early release day every other [...]
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DPS Highly Gifted & Talented and Advanced K. Deadlines…
Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by JM.
If you’re like many of us, the deadlines and application process for the various facets of the DPS system can be confusing. Let this be your reminder that the Denver Public Schools Highly Gifted & Talented nomination deadline (2010/2011 school year) is November 2, 2009. The deadline for applications for the Advanced Kindergarten program is [...]
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Gearing Up for Fall
Posted on 03. Sep, 2009 by admin.
It’s that time of year again folks! Many of you will be starting your school search soon. You may be asking yourself all sorts of questions, in particular, where do I begin? You want the SCOOP? You got it. Below are some of our first posts (many of which were buried in past archives) that [...]
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School Scoop: Edison Elementary
Posted on 09. Jun, 2009 by KB.
School: Edison Elementary Website: http://edison.dpsk12.org Type: Public-DPS Tours: No formal tour schedule-to set up a tour call the school the day prior to when you want to visit. Main Phone: (303) 455-3615 Principal: Ann Christy Location: 3350 Quitman St Denver, CO 80212 – Highlands Neighborhood Hours: 8:45 AM-3:30 PM Grades: ECE-5, Full-Day and Half-Day Kindergarten [...]
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Testing: Who Needs It?
Posted on 19. May, 2009 by JM.
Testing, Who Needs It? We all like to think, or hope, our kids are pretty darn smart. We throw them praises for counting to 100, for remembering and retaining things that happened years ago, for reading “the cat chased the rat”, or for constructing a complicated Lego contraption. We are told they’re bright by their [...]
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Choices, Choices, Choices…School of Choice Process
Posted on 18. May, 2009 by KB.
Choice application-check….favorite glass of wine-check…advil for the headache-check…the headache is not from the wine but from trying to make sense of this whole process! You are choicing into a school only if you have chosen not to send your child to your neighborhood school or chose private school instead. The choice in process can be [...]
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Getting Started
Posted on 26. Apr, 2009 by KB.
We wanted to provide you with something we wish we had when we were getting started in our school search. This isn’t exactly a step by step process, as there are so many paths each family could go down together, rather we are sharing our loose guideline for this process. Depending on whether you ultimately [...]

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