Gilpin
Elementary School

Gilpin is located in the historic Curtis Park-Five Points community. Individual differences and cultural diversity of our community are significant educational resources. We are a school where teachers teach and children learn. We believe that all children have the capacity to learn and deserve our support to reach their potential.

The Gilpin educators teach the concepts, skills and attitudes necessary for our students to become successful citizens and life-long learners. To improve Gilpin’s CSAP results, we focus on cognitive language development and continue to build on our successes. We formulate approaches to help students master the skills and concepts expected at their grade level. Learning strategies are prioritized after data is analyzed to identify each student’s achievement gap.

The goal of improved student achievement led to obtaining grants and school reform. The Comer Comprehensive School Development Program at Yale University centers on the development of the whole child and these pathways - cognitive, psychological, language, social, and ethical, are critical for academic learning. We have a continual influx of new students. The Welcome Center helps transitional students and their families understand and get involved in our educational community. We hired additional staff to reduce class size, develop language and phonemic awareness programs for primary-aged children and increase nurse, family and social services. We offer full day kindergarten to cultivate child readiness and future student success. Our Bullyproofing program defines our discipline policy and behavioral expectations. The New Teacher Academy supports teachers new to Gilpin. The Extended Day Center Magnet attracts children from throughout the metropolitan area. Parents and interested parties are encouraged to participate in our students’ education.

Our vision is that all our students learn, develop and thrive. We believe in the underlying philosophy of Comer, that "it takes a village to raise a child."

Programs and Awards:

Programs:

Extended Day Care - academically based enrichment classes for children before and after school, Early Childhood Education, Full-day Kindergarten, English as a Second Language Instruction, Phono-Graphix, Math Project, Bullyproofing, Family Liaison, Welcome Center, Summer Scholars Literacy Initiative, School-wide Title I, PRISM, DARE, Whiz Kids Tutorial Program, ESL Parent Classes, New Teacher Academy, and Focus Points.

Awards:

Comer Comprehensive School Development Program, Read to Achieve, CREA - Comprehensive Reading Excellence Act, and CSRD - Comprehensive School Reform Development Grant.

Achievement

Teacher and principal experience may be one factor in evaluating your school. A high absenteeism rate may indicate a school believes strongly in ongoing teacher training (professional development). But the entire absenteeism rate is provided to give you a general idea of how often substitutes are called to fill in.