A warm welcome to our new 2024-2025 families!

SchoolChoice Round 1 — Jan. 15 to Feb. 16

Posted January 19, 2021

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SIGN UP FOR A SPOT NEXT SCHOOL YEAR WITH A SCHOOLCHOICE APPLICATION!

Please complete a 2021-2022 SchoolChoice application if your student is going into ECE-4, kindergarten, or 6th grade.

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PLEASE NOTE: Our ECE-3 program is ENDING in May 2021. We will not be offering an ECE-3 program next school year (2021-22). We apologize for this large and last-minute change! Please call us at (720) 424-5600 with any questions.

WHAT IS SCHOOLCHOICE?

SchoolChoice is the Denver Public Schools program designed to ensure all students have access to quality schools. Families complete a SchoolChoice application to sign up for a space at their preferred school. Round One of the 2021-2022 SchoolChoice program runs from January 15 to February 16. Applications are due by 4:00pm on Tuesday, February 16, 2021.

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?

Complete a SchoolChoice application by February 16 if your student will be entering ECE-4, kindergarten, or 6th grade in the 2021-2022 school year. McKinley-Thatcher office staff are available to help with SchoolChoice questions and applications starting on Friday, January 15.

TO COMPLETE AN APPLICATION

The SchoolChoice process is completely online! You may complete your application on your phone, tablet, or computer at schoolchoice.dpsk12.org. You can even take pictures of the documents you need to submit!

WHAT DOCUMENTS DO I NEED FOR MY APPLICATION?

  • ALL ECE-4 students applying for tuition assistance must provide proof of income for the last 30 days.
  • NEW to DPS ECE-4 & kindergarten students must provide proof of address and birth certificate.
  • CURRENT DPS students do not need to provide any documents unless your family’s address has changed (please submit proof of address if this is the case).

HOW MUCH WILL MY CHILD’S ECE-4 TUITION BE?

Tuition for ECE-4 is calculated on a sliding scale based on family size and income. Check out this tuition assistance chart to estimate how much your family might pay.

There is no tuition for kindergarten.

I NEED MORE INFORMATION – WHERE DO I LOOK?