eDCSD High School Update

• Thursday, Sept 17: Open House 3-6 PM
• Tuesday, Sept 22: High School Blended Learning 9 - 12:30
• Tuesday, Sept 29: High School Blended Learning 9 - 12:30

This week, students met in their grade-level homeroom groups, worked on their DIVE projects, and then were treated to a visit from the Denver Center of Performing Arts presentation of Romeo and Juliet from their Shakespeare in the Parking Lot troupe.

We also had a visit from State Senator Chris Kolker to learn about our blended learning model of online learning.

Click the links below to find one-page resources for eDCSD Online school information.

K-12 Weekly Schedule

Due Date Policy

Attendance Policy

Cybersecurity is essential to a safe learning environment. To help keep accounts secure, all 9th-grade students are required to update their passwords this fall. For our eDCSD Online 9th-grade students, this password reset was completed during Blended Learning on September 15th. 9th grade students who were not present at Blended Learning should reset their passwords before Fall Break. Please feel free to review the eDCSD Online Password Reset 2026-27 information about this important district initiative.

For the 26-27 school year, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) is making changes to the State Approved Accommodations available for the PSAT and SAT. This year will be a transition year, with State Approved Accommodations being phased out completely beginning with the 27-28 administration. To read more please click this Link.

As an online school, students will be using a variety of instructional technology throughout the 2026-27 school year. Please read the attached letter listing the applications used by our school for instructional purposes. If you wish to opt your student out of a particular resource, please follow the directions on the 2026-27 Parent Letter For App or Website Use.

Laurie Penzenstadler is your Learning Coach for eDCSD. She is looking forward to getting to know each of you and learning about your academic goals and interests. Please feel free to make an appointment with her here: eDCSD Learning Coach Appts

You can also reach out to her via email at ljpenzenstadler@dcsdk12.org or stop by in person if you have any questions or just want to say hello.

This spring, the DCSD Board of Education voted to adopt a policy on Student Use of Communication Devices in Schools. Here's what this means for students at eDCSD:

High Schools: At eDCSD high school students with communication devices must keep them silenced (no vibration or sound), stored and not used during Blended Learning from 9am-12pm (unless instructed to use them by teachers).

In addition, for the comfort and privacy of all students, all communications devices must be stowed away before entering bathrooms, locker rooms, or personal spaces. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Smartphones
• Smartwatches
• Smart glasses
• Other communication devices

Learn more about what the policy means for schools, how it will be implemented in our school district and ways families can support students in developing healthy habits around phones, smartwatches and other devices.

Please review the Academic Integrity Policy for the 2026 - 2027 School Year.

Blended Learning Days are our in person days held at 373 Inverness Parkway Suite 207, Englewood, CO 80112.

While at Blended, students will participate in projects and activities to support relationships between the teachers and students as well as peer connections. In addition, all staff including administrators, counselors, tech support, school psychologist, learning coach, learning specialist, and office staff are available to support students with any questions or needs.

High School Blended Learning is highly encouraged but not required for full time high school students.

Blended Learning is NOT required for part time students.

Each week, students should attend their virtual classes. These are live classes held on Google Meets with teachers and the students in their assigned courses.

High School Virtual Class Schedule

At eDCSD, our goal is to help students develop healthy work habits and time management skills.

Work each week will be assigned on Wednesday morning and will be due the following Tuesday night at 11:59 PM.

For most assignments, students will be able to submit the work for an additional two weeks after the Tuesday night deadline. After an assignment has been open for 3 weeks, the assignment will close and will no longer be available for submission. *There are some exceptions for synchronous assignments such as virtual class activities and PE logs.

We hope that this policy helps to encourage students to work synchronously with the class while still allowing for the flexibility that eDCSD families desire.

You may view the policy here.

K-8, eSTAR, and Base students should have completed Express Check-In through their neighborhood school/Primary Line of Enrollment. Since the neighborhood school is the Primary Line of Enrollment, they will be accepting all new information for 26/27 (address, email, telephone number changes, etc). If you have not completed this process, please do so ASAP.

All Summit students should have received 26/27 registration paperwork by email earlier this week. eDCSD is not included in express check in and will complete this paperwork instead. Please complete and return by email or in person by Wednesday, September 9th. Summit students do not complete Express Check In.

All families with full time enrollment with eDCSD will receive an Online Affidavit via from their primary school. Summit students received this Online Affidavit with their registration paperwork.

All student fees for the 26/27 school year should have been paid in MySchoolBucks. If you have not done this, please do so ASAP.

If you do not plan to return to eDCSD for the 26/27 school year, please email ddees@dcsdk12.org.

Front Office: 303-387-9600

Attendance: Sally Garrett 303-387-9604

Technology Support: Kristina Blomquist 303-387-9745 ~ kblomquist @dcsdk12.org

Monday - Thursday: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Friday: By phone, email, or appointment.

If you need assistance, please call 303-387-9600