2025-2026 Information for New & Returning Families

Posted April 3, 2025

Denison Montessori is excited to welcome new students and families for the 2025-2026 school year! We imagine that you may have many questions about our school and how to get started as new members of our community, so we wanted to share some dates, details, and information! If you have any questions, please reach out to our main office at 720-424-8080 or email Mrs. Alice (alice_cothran@dpsk12.net) or Ms. Idalia (idalia_gonzales@dpsk12.net) for assistance.

Online registration will be offered from May 5th-23rd and again from July 28th-late August. This process can be completed through DPS’s Parent Portal. Visit myportal.dpsk12.org to get started. If you need help, visit schoolchoice.dpsk12.org or contact Denison’s main office.
In-person registration will be held at Denison Montessori in the Dr. Martha Urioste Library and Media Center from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm on August 6th and 7th. Your child’s classroom assignment will be available once in-person registration has started.
Please check out our New Family Brochure and keep it handy so you can reference all the information to get you started at Denison.
You can get many other details about Denison Montessori’s policies, routines, and practices in our 2024-2025 Family Handbook. This will be updated and shared in August for the 2025-2026 school year but we expect most of the information to stay the same for the upcoming school year.
Denison Montessori is a DPS magnet school, meaning we follow the DPS school year calendar. You can find a draft of Denison’s 2025-2026 academic calendar here. This calendar will be finalized by the end of the current school year and may change from what you see here.
The first day of school for students in 1st grade through 6th grade will be Monday, August 18th. Kindergartners will start school on Tuesday, August 19th. Please note, we have staggered start dates for our ECE3 and ECE 4 students. ECE3 students will start the week of August 25th, as arranged with your child’s teacher, and ECE4 students will start on September 2nd.
On the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month, we have early dismissal at 1:00 pm for collaborative staff planning and professional development.
If you haven’t already toured our school, there are two dates, May 6th and May 7h, still available. Please sign up to come visit using our sign-up genius.
Many families who choose Denison Montessori don’t have any previous experience with Montessori education and we are excited to help you learn more about it and see the difference that Montessori education makes for your child. You can find a few resources to begin learning about Montessori here and here.
When you are ready to get involved at Denison Montessori, a great first step is to join our Parent-Teacher Organization, Families of Denison Montessori. Their website has information about community events and how to get started with volunteering.
Denison Montessori has two social media accounts you can follow for more updates and to see what’s going on here at school. Follow us on Facebook at Denison Montessori School and on Instagram at denisonmontessori.

We are looking forward to meeting you and your child very soon. Welcome to the Denison Montessori community!

Kind regards,

Ms. Natalie Fickes, Principal