Walt Whitman Elementary School

(Whitman Elementary was permanently closed as an elementary school May 22, 2009.  The following information will continue to be available as part of the school's Annual Report to the public.)

Learn about the repurposing of the 
Whitman Facility

6557 S. Acoma  St.
Littleton, CO  80120
303-347-4725
Principal:  Ms. Debbie Brown
School Hours:  9:06 a.m. to 3:43 p.m. 

About Our School

• Enrollment:  263
• Attendance Rate:  96%
• Number of Suspensions and Expulsions:  5
• Average Class Size:  20 students per classroom

Sources of Pride

• Increased 2008 CSAP scores in eight of 10 areas, showing increases from nine to 32 points; writing showed a 32-point gain in fourth grade and 24-point gain in fifth grade
• Provide before- and after-school child care, preschool, and extended day kindergarten
• Offer before-school choir for Grades K-5
• Offer before- and after-school fitness programs
• Document cameras have been purchased for every classroom through PTO funding
• All fifth grade students have access to Eee personal computers as part of a technology grant, with support from PTO
• Licensed teachers deliver instruction in art, music, physical education, library, gifted and talented, and school counseling
• Grade level interventions support students who need more time and opportunity for learning
• Expansion of interventions through a blending of special education services

School Improvement Goals 2008 Update

• By May 2009, the percentage of proficient writers at each grade level will be increased by 25 percent as measured by a body of evidence
• By May 2009, the percentage of students with disabilities who are not proficient in writing at each grade level will decrease by 50 percent as measured by a body of evidence
• By May of 2009, increase the leadership capacity of all staff through Professional Learning Communities (PLC) as measured by a self-assessment

Preschool

• Daily programs available for children ages 3 and 4

Kindergarten

• Daily morning and afternoon programs
• Tuition-based extended day enrichment
• Five-day, three-day, or two-day options available

Enrichment

• Home Schooling Resource Center
• Math Olympiad
• Mini Society
• Young AmeriTowne
• Student council
• Boy and Girl Scout 

School-Age Child Care (SACC) 

• In-house before- and after-school child care
• Named a Program of Excellence by the Arapahoe County Early Childhood Council
• Summer child care