All ECE students must complete the form to secure their spot for next school year
SchoolChoice 2017-18
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DPS believes all students should have the same access to quality
schools, regardless of their background or where they live in Denver.
That’s what SchoolChoice is all about.
SCHOOLCHOICE 101
Any DPS student who wants to
attend a school other than their
automatically assigned neighborhood
school can take part in SchoolChoice.
(To determine your neighborhood
school, go to schoolfinder.dpsk12.org)
Families submit one SchoolChoice
form per student, on which they
rank their students’ top five school
preferences. DPS then matches
students to schools based on those
preferences, as well as school
admission priorities and available
space. The next SchoolChoice season
takes place Jan. 5-31, 2017 for the
2017-18 school year.
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:
Research: Learn more about schools
in which you might be interested. Use
the Great Schools Enrollment Guides
and SchoolMatch (schoolmatch.
dpsk12.org). Attend the Great Schools
Expo on Nov. 9 from 6-8 p.m. at Sports
Authority Field at Mile High, and tour
individual schools.
Prioritize: Be ready to fill out the
SchoolChoice form by ranking your
top five most-preferred schools in
order.
Complete: Fill out the entire
SchoolChoice form, including ranking
your top five schools, when it becomes
available on Jan. 5, 2017. Online
submission is recommended and is
available through a DPS Parent Portal
account (myportal.dpsk12.org). Paper
forms will be available at all DPS
schools and at Choice and Enrollment
offices. Printable forms will be
available at schoolchoice.dpsk12.org.
Submit: Turn in the signed and dated
form by 4 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2017 online,
at any school or the Choice offices.
The DPS SchoolChoice system is
designed to maximize the number
of students who are placed in their
most-preferred school. Letters and
emails notifying families of their
school placement will be sent in mid-
March.
Need assistance? Contact the Office of Choice and Enrollment:
Call: 720-423-3493 | Email: schoolchoice@dpsk12.org | Visit: schoolchoice.dpsk12.org
