Posted December 3, 2021
Dear Hallett Families,
It was a joy to see everyone back at school after the Thanksgiving holiday!
Thank you to everyone who came out and participated in our Turkey Trot the Thursday before break! In case you missed it, you can find a video and photos on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/HallettAcademy )
Thank you to all the Parents/Guardians who have reviewed the Title I information, and filled out the form! Below you will find answers to the questions you submitted.
This newsletter is also filled with holiday resources!
Have a wonderful and safe weekend!
With love,
Dominique Jefferson
Thank you to all the parents/guardians who have reviewed the information, and filled out the form! Below are the answers to questions you had.
Due to the current pandemic situation, parent engagement opportunities no longer exist. Is there a plan to rectify that?Be sure to read our weekly newsletter for opportunities to participate in school events! We have been able to host a few outdoor events this semester that parents/guardians were allowed to join us for, and we hope to have more this spring! Additionally, parents are welcome to volunteer during the school day! If you are interested in volunteering this year at Hallett, visit DPS Volunteer Services and please email our Dean of Culture Kelsey Rogstad at Kelsey_Rogstad@dpsk12.org. In your email please include:
Where can I find the plan for improvement?You can find our School-Parent compacthere.
How will this impact/has this impacted my child?The purpose of Title I, Part A is to provide resources to schools and districts to ensure that all children have a fair, equitable, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and close educational achievement gaps. Below are just a few examples of what that means for students.
| Denver Santa Claus Shop: | https://www.denversantaclausshop.org/register-for-toys/ |
| Dolls for Daughters and Toys for Boys – Annual Toy Drive in Denver | Enrollment: Registration is REQUIRED and will open on December 1, 2021, on our website at 9 am or Click here to register. Toys for Tots Pickup: December 4, 2021 @8:45 – 4:00p.m. National Western Complex, Denver, Colorado, 80216. Birth certificates are REQUIRED for each child you would like to get toys for. Parents MUST bring a photo ID. No exceptions to these rules will be made. A completed survey is required before you can shop and will be given out on the day of the event. If you do not get a spot when registration opens, you can come to the National Western Complex at 4 pm on December 4, 2021, and see if we have additional toys. We Don’t Waste will be providing a mixed bag of produce to families attending between 11 am-1 pm in Lot H after you have finished shopping for your children. |
| Denver Rescue Mission Service Guide | Click here Eligibility: No restrictions 2222 Lawrence St, Denver, CO 80205 (303) 313-2456 (Holiday Hotline) |
| Toys for Tots | Click here Eligibility: The enrollment process is online. 11420 E. 51st Ave. Denver, Colorado 80239 |
| SALVATION ARMY DENVER – Project Angel Tree | Enrollment: Register HERE |
| Hunger Free Colorado | food resource hotline can be reached by calling 1-855-855-4626. Go to Denver.gov Food Pantry List HERE |
| Denver City Inner Parish Food Box Delivery | Sign up here Available for residents in eligible zip codes (see website) Eligibility: No restrictions Registration: Call or Walk in 1212 Mariposa Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 629-0636 |
| YMCA Beyond Hunger – SW YMCA | The YMCA Beyond Hunger program will include bags filled with a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, proteins, dairy, and grains to help your family in a time of need. Reservations become available 7 days prior to the scheduled distribution date. REGISTER HERE or for more information or contact the Southwest YMCA at (720)524-2759. Please select a date and 15 minute timeslot below to reserve a bag. Families are limited to a maximum of 2 bags each week. *Southwest YMCA, 5181 W Kenyon Ave, Denver, CO 80236. Every Thursday from 4 pm – 6 pm. Quantities are limited. |
| Denver Rescue Mission Service Guide | Click here Eligibility: No restrictions 2222 Lawrence St, Denver, CO 80205 (303) 313-2456 (Holiday Hotline) |
| Mile High Behavioral Health Meals | Click here Eligibility: No restrictions 13387 E 19th Pl, Aurora, CO 80045 (303) 343-7808 |
| Christmas Food Boxes | Community Ministry: Click here Eligibility: Must reside in eligible zip codes Application: Walk-ins only 1755 S Zuni St, Denver, CO, 80223 (303) 935-3428 |
| Denver Rescue Mission Service Guide | Click here Eligibility: No restrictions 2222 Lawrence St, Denver, CO 80205 (303) 313-2456 (Holiday Hotline) |
| Clothes to Kids of Denver | Students 3 – 21 yrs in Denver): Website here 2890 S. Colorado Blvd. Suite M-3, Denver, CO 80222 720-379-4630 Eligibility: Students must be considered in need of assistance by: a) Their family is in crisis (due to job loss, disaster, poverty, homelessness or displacement); b) Their family is experiencing economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic; c) They are refugees and asylum seekers; d)They are eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch (FRL) at school; e) They are in kinship or foster care.; and/or f) They are receiving services from a school, school district, human service agency, shelter, hospital, clinic or place of worship. *Contact Sabin Counseling team for referral – rachel_kerstiens@dpsk12.org or serena_mathes@dpsk12.org |
| Birthline, Inc. of Colorado | call:(303) 832-2858 Address – 2346 Gilpin St |
| Broadway Assistance Center (BAC) | call: (303) 893-4108 Address of clothing closet – 1212 Mariposa St Denver, CO 80204 |
| Rising Star Missionary Baptist | Call: (303) 752-0546 1500 South Dayton Street Denver, Colorado 80247 |
| Sharing and Caring Ministries – | Call: (303) 295-2102 3739 Downing St. Denver, CO, 80205 |
| Dress for Success Denver | call: (303) 832-1889 Address is 1510 N. High St 2nd Floor Denver, Colorado 80218 If you are looking for a job, or starting a new one, every Dress for Success client in the Denver region receives one suit for a job interview. If you get the job, additional work clothes may be offered. |
| Jefferson Center Clothing Resource List | Click here |
Looking for additional resources in your community? Just dial 2-1-1 on your phone and a United Way specialist will help you find what you’re looking for in your neighborhood (or go to United Way 2-1-1 to search or chat online)
INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES
The most effective way to keep our schools healthy and safe — and our students learning in person — is by getting your family vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccines are now available for everyone age 5 and older.
Benefits of getting vaccinated:
Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 has many benefits for you, your child, your family and your community, including:
Where to get a vaccine:COVID vaccinations for all eligible individuals — now including children ages 5 and up — are available for free through our Denver Health School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs). With 18 locations across the district, our SBHCs offer a quick and convenient way to get vaccinated. To learn more or to schedule an appointment, please contact Denver Health at 303-602-8958.
Other vaccine providers:COVID vaccinations are widely available across the City and County of Denver. Talk with your child’s primary-care provider to find out if they are providing COVID vaccinations. You can also locate a vaccine provider through the national website Vaccine.gov.To learn more about DPS’ response to COVID-19 and how to keep your student safe and healthy, please visit www.dpsk12.org.
Visit the new resources page on our website to find a wide range of supports available to families!
Below is just some of what you will find there! Visit our website to view all of the resources available!
Mental Health Agencies (Therapy/Counseling)
Mental Health Hotlines & Websites
Denver Health School-Based Health ClinicsThe closest Denver Health School-Based Health Clinic to Hallett is at Bruce Randolph: 3955 Steele St.
Services
Housing and Shelter
Food Pantries
The University of Colorado Denver Student and Community Counseling Center clinic provides counseling services for children, families, and individual adults for DPS at a rate of $10 per session provided by our Masters-level counselors.
Dear Hallett Families,
This school year your student will receive and bring home a large “Powersack” of food, which is being provided by your friends at Food for Thought!
We are a grass-roots group of neighbors who want to make sure every student has meals to eat over the weekend! We hope this bag will help provide meals and snacks for your student and your family each weekend. All funds for this food are privately funded with great passion. Please be respectful of the contents of the bag! Help us by ensuring all the food gets to your home or a family in need. We are very cautious of ‘expired’ dating. Please review the attached documents to understand how these dates are determined. If you don’t need the food in this bag, please pass it on to another family member or neighbor in need.
Your student will receive a Powersack every other Friday during the school year. Students will receive the Powersack on the following dates Friday:
9/24, 10/1, 10/29, 11/12, 12/3 and 12/17.
We welcome your feedback! Please let us know what you think of our program! You can reach us at info@foodforthoughtdenver.org. If you have additional questions feel free to contact your School representative, Brittany Talvy at 720-424-6099 or brittany_talvy@dpsk12.org
We wish you and your student(s) a productive and fun school year.
Bob Bell
Co-Founder
Food For Thought – Denver
720-201-9192
Pink Pantry Totes of Hope is teaming up with the staff of Hallett Academy and the Food Bank of the Rockies to offer a supply of nutritious meals and snacks for students over their weekends and extended breaks, free of charge. Bags will be distributed to students at dismissal on the last school day before the weekend or break. Occasionally there will be fresh produce and food available on Friday on the playground by the basketball courts.
Any child enrolled in Hallett Academy is able to receive these weekly bags of food. If you feel like your family is in need from this program, we encourage you to sign up by filling the form out below and returning it to school. Only one form is needed per family, but include information for each child on the form below. This information is kept confidential. Once your family is signed up, they will receive bags of food each week until they leave the school or until you no longer wish to participate.
We encourage you to take advantage of this program for your family and your students. Questions or concerns? Please contact: Brittany Talvy, School Psychologist 720-424-6099 or at Brittany_talvy@dpsk12.org
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Click here to download the form | Fill out online: https://forms.gle/4mPvo4tfEwKYRJeW9
New for this school year, all schools (regardless of start time) will be delayed by two hours if a Weather Delay is called by the district.
We are committed to informing families about school closures or delays as early as possible – with the goal to make the call by 5 a.m.
The decision to delay or close will be made by the superintendent. That decision is based on expected accumulation of snow, the size of the storm and its duration.
The superintendent, transportation director and other district officials assess local & national weather projections and an independent weather service. Leaders also confer with City of Denver plowing schedules, CDOT and neighboring school districts before making the call.
When inclement weather reaches the metro area, members of the DPS Department of Safety and Facility Management teams visit sites checking on the impact of the weather in and around our schools. That information is shared with DPS leadership and is used in the decision-making process.
DPS announces closures or delays via the following communications tools:
The decision to keep schools open, to delay them or to close them during winter weather is made with one overriding factor in mind: the well-being of DPS students and their families. Schools are not only vital places of learning for students, but they also provide nutrition, health care, counseling and essential support services. Whenever possible, DPS strives to keep schools open. If schools are closed, all school-related activities that day – athletics, performances – are also canceled.
If schools are closed, all school-related activities that day – athletics, performances – are also canceled.
New for the 2019-20 school year, all schools (regardless of start time) will be delayed by two hours if a Weather Delay is called by the district.The end time of the school day will not change.
Discovery Link programming, available at many of our schools, will also be delayed by two hours, beginning at 8:30 a.m. instead of 6:30 a.m. Please know that Discovery Link is available only for enrolled students.
We encourage families to seek out alternative childcare. If you are concerned about your ability to do so, please connect with your school leader in advance of a delay. Note that before school Discovery Link programming will still occur (beginning two hours later) however these programs are only available to already enrolled students due to state licensing restriction
You can expect your bus to arrive about two hours later than it would arrive on a traditional day.
Unless it is otherwise communicated, afterschool activities will still happen on days when there is a two-hour delay.Updates will be posted on the dpsk12.org homepage.
Please submit questions to communications@dpsk12.org; frequently asked questions will be added to this list.
The FACE Centers offer free wraparound services to community members 16 or older in order to obtain critical life skills to increase their economic self-sufficiency and the academic achievement of their students.
The FACE Centers offer a variety of multi-generation services at one location, making it convenient for families to benefit from multiple services offered in their school community. Participants do not have to be DPS parents, all services are open to all community members.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CLASS SCHEDULE
AND TO REGISTER FOR ANY OF THE CLASSES AND SERVICES, PLEASE CONTACT:
FACE Center – Johnson Elementary School1850 South Irving St. Denver, CO 80219 Phone: 720.424.2970
FACE Center – John H. Amesse Elementary School
54400 Scranton St. Denver, CO, 80239 Phone: 720.424.2961