News Release
June 1, 2005
Students New To DPS May Register This Summer Beginning June 6
Elementary, middle and high school students who are new to Denver Public Schools may register this summer beginning Monday, June 6 for the upcoming school year. Summer registration will be at the four area superintendent offices and the Denver Public Schools Welcome Center just outside downtown Denver.
Traditional Year Schools June 6 - July 15
Summer registration for students who will attend a school on the traditional calendar is Monday, June 6 - Friday, July 15.
Continuous-Year Schools June 13 - 24
Summer registration for students who will attend a continuous-year school is Monday, June 13 - Friday, June 24. Continuous-year schools are: Amesse, Barrett, Cheltenham, Colfax, Columbian, Del Pueblo, Eagleton, Ford, Harrington, Johnson, Maxwell, McGlone, Mitchell, Smedley, Smith, Valdez and Wyman elementary schools.
Summer registration is Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Denver Public Schools Welcome Center and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the four area superintendent offices:
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays DPS Welcome Center 900 Grant St. 720-423-3970
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays Northeast Area Bruce Randolph Middle School 3955 Steele St., 720-424-1258
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays Northwest Area Ana Marie Sandoval School 3655 Wyandot St., 303-764-7883
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays Southeast Area Lincoln Elementary 710 S. Pennsylvania St., 303-778-9044
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays Southwest Area Sabin Elementary School 3050 S. Vrain St., 303-975-4459
Parents wishing to register students for Early Childhood Education (for children who will turn four years old by Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005) may complete registration and financial qualification paperwork at the area superintendent o offices or Welcome Center this summer and confirm registration at elementary schools the first week of August.
Middle and high schools will offer walk-in registration on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 8 and 9.
The first day of school (traditional calendar) is Monday, Aug. 15. The first day of school for 18 elementary schools on the continuous-year calendar is Monday, July 25.
Choice Applications - for students wishing to attend a school outside their neighborhood school boundary on a space-available basis - will be available in all summer registration offices.
Transportation Exception Forms for the 2005-2006 school year (which allow students to ride on existing bus routes on a space-available basis) also will be available after Tuesday, July 5.
The Denver Public Schools website, www.dpsk12.org, includes information about student enrollment and the district's many school choices. Click on "parents" and then "enrollment guide."
For more information, please call the DPS Communications Office at 720-423-3414.