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 Centennial Academy of Fine Arts Education

3306 West Berry Avenue
Littleton, CO  80123
303-347-4425
http://centennial.littletonpublicschools.net 
Principal: Mary Ellen Dillman
School Hours:  8:16 a.m. to 3:18 p.m. 


About Our School

  • Enrollment:  460
  • Attendance Rate:  93%
  • Number of Suspension and Expulsions:  15
  • Average Class Size:  22 students per classroom

Sources of Pride

  • Comprehensive fine arts instruction provided in visual arts, instrumental music, vocal music, and movement/dance
  • Received Colorado Alliance for Arts Education School of Excellence Award for outstanding achievement in arts
  • Full-day kindergarten provided at no cost to families
  • Strong academic programs with support for gifted/talented and struggling learners
  • Increased out-of-district enrollment
  • School-wide discipline program resulted in a low suspension rate

 School Improvement Goals 2008 Update

  • Within three years, 80% of third through fifth grade students will be proficient paragraph writers at their grade level as measured by a body of evidence
  • Within three years, students will score 80% proficient or advanced in writing, and the gap between male and female student performance will decrease to within 10% or less in third through fifth grades as measured by a body of evidence 
  • Within three years, 90% of families will show their support for student writing by helping their children produce Milestones writing projects at home as measured by the number of completed projects

Preschool

  • The Village Preschool satellite program

Kindergarten

  • Free full-day kindergarten

Enrichment

  • Daily fine arts instruction in instrumental and vocal music, drama, technology arts, visual arts, and dance
  • Junior Great Books
  • Student Council
  • Destination ImagiNation Team
  • Math Olympiad
  • Chess, spelling, and scrabble clubs
  • Science fair

School-Age Child Care (SACC)

  • In-house before- and after-school child care 
  • Summer child care