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 Walt Whitman Elementary School

6557 S. Acoma  St.
Littleton, CO  80120
303-347-4725
http://whitman.littletonpublicschools.net 
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% as measured by a body of evidence
  • By May of 2009, increase the leadership capacity of all staff through Professional Learning Communities 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