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About

History

  • Mr. Thomson Ellsworth Secrest
  • 1864-1929
  • Arvada Pioneer

Secrest Elementary School, 6875 West. 64th Avenue, built in 1955. T. Ellsworth Secrest's children sold land to the district at a greatly reduced cost. Thompson C. Secrest came to Colorado in 1882. Later he bought three miles northeast of Arvada. 

He taught school for two years in Ohio before coming here. He was very interested in education and insisted that all children attend college. In 1920 the East Arvada Junior High School was built on Luther Secrest's property. Charles Secrest, a principal of an Arvada school in 1897, was a member of this family.

School Founder, Mr. Secrest

School Insights

Title I

Secrest Elementary School receives funds from Title I, which is a federal program that provides resources to schools that have high free lunch numbers. 

Every school receiving Title I money is required to notify families of these rights:

  • To know the qualifications of your child’s teacher to teach the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;
  • To know if the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualification or licensing criteria have been waived;
  • to know if your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications;
  • To have timely notice that the student has been assigned, or has been taught for 4 or more consecutive weeks by, a teacher who does not meet applicable state certification or licensure requirements at the grade level and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned.
  • To expect regular communication about your child’s academic growth in a language you can understand;
  • To help plan and know how money for family engagement and school budgets are spent;
  • To work with other families, teachers, and the principal in developing a Unified Improvement Plan and a school-level family agreement between the school and families; 
  • To request a meeting with your child’s teacher or the principal; 
  • To participate in your school’s Parent Teacher Association (PTA), school Accountability Committee, or other school family meetings and support the success of all children.

Arvada Articulation Area

Jeffco Public Schools is divided into 17 articulation areas that provide assigned schools for each neighborhood.

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A to Z Guide

View Secrest programs and other offerings listed A through Z.

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Attendance

Regular attendance is crucial to student success. Review Jeffco’s attendance policies and procedures. 

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Bell Schedule

Access the Secrest daily bell schedule.

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Calendar

Stay up to date on Secrest events, activities and other happenings. Plus, view the school year calendar.

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Directory

Get contact information for Secrest faculty and staff.

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Dress Code

Secrest follows Jeffco’s guidelines for appropriate student dress.

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Inclement Weather

Weather can impact school-day operations. View Jeffco’s inclement weather policies and procedures.

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Meet the Principal

Get to know Secrest’s school leader.

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Safety

The safety and well-being of students and staff is Secrest’s top priority.

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Student & Family Handbook

The student & family handbook outlines policies, procedures and student expectations.

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Why Should You Attend Secrest?

Learn more about what Secrest offers and why you should attend.

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