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Great Schools GREAT SCHOOLS ENROLLMENT GUIDE MIDDLE AND HIGH 2017-18 WE KNOW DEEPLY AS “EDUCATORS AND AS PARENTS THAT OUR FOCUS ON OUR CHILDREN’S ACADEMIC GROWTH CAN NEVER BE, AND SHOULD NEVER BE, SEPARATE FROM OUR FOCUS ON THEIR GROWTH AS KIDS.” – TOM BOASBERG, Superintendent 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS DPS AT A GLANCE ...................... DSST: Stapleton Middle School . SOUTHEAST.............................. Understand the School East ......................................... Denver Green School ................. Performance Framework ............. Emily Griffith High School .......... Denver Language School ............ Updated Graduation Manual...................................... Denver School of Innovation Requirements ................................ McAuliffe International School .. and Sustainable Design.............. Enrollment and SchoolChoice .. ­ McAuliffe Manual Middle School DSST: Byers High School............ School programs ......................... Morey....................................... DSST: Byers Middle School. ........ Transportation ............................ Near Northeast Community George Washington .................... Meeting your student’s needs ...­ Engagement School NEW .......... Grant Beacon Middle School....... Quick-glance symbols ............... Northfield High School Hamilton ................................... at Paul Sandoval Campus .......... Highline Academy Southeast ...... FAR NORTHEAST ..................... Odyssey School of Denver ......... Hill Campus of Arts Collegiate Prep Academy ........... PREP Academy .......................... and Sciences ............................. DCIS at Montbello ..................... Venture Prep ............................ Merrill ..................................... ­ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr . Whittier.................................... Place Bridge Academy .............. ­ Early College............................ William (Bill) Roberts ............... Rocky Mountain School DSST: GVR High School ............. Wyatt Academy ......................... of Expeditionary Learning .......... DSST: GVR Middle School .......... ­ Slavens ..................................... DSST: Montbello NEW ............... ­ NORTHWEST ............................ South ....................................... Farrell B. Howell ....................... Academy of Urban Learning ...... Thomas Jefferson ..................... Florida Pitt Waller ..................... ACE Community High Tech Early College ............ Challenge School...................... SOUTHWEST ............................ KIPP Montbello College Prep..... Boys School of Denver NEW ...... Abraham Lincoln ...................... KIPP Northeast Denver Bryant Webster Dual Language Bear Valley International School Leadership Academy ................. ECE-8 School ........................... Compass Academy .................... Legacy Options High School ...... CEC Early College..................... ­ Denver Center for Marie L. Greenwood Academy .... César Chávez Academy Denver ... International Studies ................ McGlone Academy..................... Colorado High School Charter .... DSST: College View High School Noel Community Arts School ...... Compassion Road Academy ....... DSST: College View Middle Omar D. Blair ........................... Denver Justice.......................... School...................................... P.U.S.H. Academy ..................... Denver Montessori Junior/Senior DSST: Henry Middle School ........ High School .............................. STRIVE Prep – Green Excel Academy – Denver ........... Valley Ranch.............................. Denver Online High School ........ Florence Crittenton .................. STRIVE Prep – Montbello............ Girls Athletic Leadership Grant Ranch ............................. High School .............................. STRIVE Prep – RISE .................. Henry World Middle School ....... Girls Athletic Leadership Vista Academy .......................... John F. Kennedy ........................ Middle School........................... Kepner Middle School ................ Lake International School ......... Kepner Beacon Middle School ... NEAR NORTHEAST .................. North ....................................... Bruce Randolph ........................ ­ KIPP Denver Collegiate North High School High School .............................. Contemporary Learning Engagement Center .................. KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy ... Academy .................................. ­ RiseUp Community School ......... Kunsmiller Creative Denver Center for 21st-Century Skinner .................................... Learning at Wyman .................... Arts Academy ........................... STRIVE Prep – Excel ................. Denver Discovery School ............ Respect Academy...................... STRIVE Prep – Lake .................. Denver School of the Arts ......... Southwest Early College ........... STRIVE Prep – Sunnyside ........... Dora Moore .............................. STRIVE Prep – Federal .............. West Career Academy ................ DSST: Cole High School ............ STRIVE Prep – Kepner............... West Early College..................... DSST: Cole Middle School ......... STRIVE Prep – SMART Academy . West Leadership Academy .......... DSST: Conservatory Green ........ STRIVE Prep – Westwood........... DSST: Stapleton High School ..... Summit Academy ...................... Information published within the Enrollment Guide is subject to change, and some information may have changed since the guide was printed. This publication is not intended to be a complete directory of information concerning all DPS schools. DPS is not responsible for the content or language of third-party advertisements included in this guide. DPS AT A GLANCE EASY REFERENCE GUIDE ,­­­ students DPS HGT DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS HIGHLY GIFTED AND TALENTED Approximately 200 schools serving An option for students whose students in the city and county of academic abilities and unique Denver, Colo. emotional and social needs are unlikely to be met in a traditional classroom. ECE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INCREASE ECE and preschool are used ELA in the number of interchangeably and refer to school ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION graduates since 2009 programs that serve children ages 3 Services that support students who and 4. speak a language other than English. GT SPF GIFTED AND TALENTED SCHOOL PERFORMANCE Support for students whose FRAMEWORK demonstrated abilities, talents and Schools are evaluated annually and potential for accomplishment are so receive an overall performance OVER exceptional that they require special rating based on their scores on indicators within the framework. of students speak programs to meet their learning needs. a language other than English TYPES OF SCHOOLS DISTRICT¢MANAGED SCHOOLS CHARTER SCHOOLS Operated, supervised and supported Independently operated public by DPS and its Board of Education schools governed by an independent Board of Directors › MAGNET SCHOOLS or programs emphasize a particular style of › All charter schools are accountable ­ learning or educational need, or to the DPS Board of Education and different languages are serve students with a common to the same academic performance standards as district-managed spoken by our students area of interest, and may provide transportation to students who live schools. outside the school’s neighborhood. › Charter schools have flexibility to design their own educational have › INNOVATION SCHOOLS programs and school-based policies. been granted status by the DPS Board of Education and the Colorado Department of Education, providing › Some charter schools serve a increased flexibility with education neighborhood boundary or give a Approximately programs, staffing, schedules and priority to students who live within budgets to best meet students’ needs. a designated area. ­­ schools CONNECT WITH DPS #everychildsucceeds TYPES OF SCHOOLS CONTINUED INTENSIVE PATHWAYS SCHOOLS Defined by the intensive support that helps students prepare for college and careers › Diploma-granting, comprehensive programs that offer Concurrent Enrollment, Advanced Placement courses, credit recovery, wrap- around services, college and career counseling and internship opportunities. › Most accept students by application only. The four school types are: › INTENSIVE PATHWAYS SCHOOLS Specialized support for specific student groups, such as pregnant and parenting teens or students with intensive behavioral support needs. › MULTIPLE PATHWAYS CENTERS Intensive academic and behavioral support to students who are generally 16 to 18 years of age and up to two years behind in credits. › ENGAGEMENT CENTERS Accelerated course of study for students who are typically 18 to 20 years of age and are within 100 credits of graduating. › INTENSIVE PATHWAYS CHARTERS Specialized, intensive academic and behavioral support. UNDERSTAND THE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK WEB: spf.dpsk12.org EMAIL: [email protected] Denver Public Schools uses the School Performance Framework (SPF), which is considered a report card for individual schools. This tool helps provide valuable information to schools and parents on areas where a school is strong and where it needs improvement. This is also one of several tools that parents and families can use to decide which school might be best for their student. We encourage families to begin looking
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