I am so excited for the 2025-26 school year and to get to work with all of YOU, your incredible children and our amazing teachers and staff. The leadership team has already been hard at work preparing to welcome our Superheroes back into the building.
To our new families, welcome to the Cheltenham community! We are excited that you have chosen Cheltenham to be the academic home for your child. Not only is your child starting a new adventure, but you are joining our wonderful Cheltenham community as well.
To be well informed, we would like to invite you to visit our website to learn more about Cheltenham at: https://cheltenham.dpsk12.org/
Additionally, please be aware of the following important information.
ALL families must complete registration every year, either in person or online.
Online Registration for the 2025-26 school year opens July 28, 2025.
You must have a Parent Portal account to register online. If you need to open a Parent Portal account so you can do online registration, as well as have access to other important information about your student throughout their years in DPS, go to myportal.dpsk12.org and click on 'Create an Account'.
You will need your student’s DPS ID# to start your account. You can call Cheltenham's office at 720-424-8810 to get your student’s ID# after July 28th. If you forgot your password click on the forgot password link.
If you have any other trouble logging in (you must log in at least once every six months to keep your account active), you can ask for help by emailing portalteam@dpsk12.org or calling the portal hotline at 720.423.3163. Only the caregivers in the primary household can do registration.
In-person Registration - If you do not have computer access or your address has changed, you will need to come to Cheltenham to complete your student’s registration/verification. We’ll have registration at Cheltenham on
August 4th from 9:00am-12:00pm
August 5th from 3:00-6:00pm
August 7th from 9:00 am-12:00 pm
August 11th from 3:00-6:00pm
August 12th from 9:00am-12:00pm
If your address has changed please bring a new proof of address (current Xcel or water bill or lease or mortgage statement), and if your child has had additional immunizations please bring an updated record. Otherwise all you’ll need are names and phone numbers for anyone you want to be on your child’s emergency/pick up list.
Additional information:
The Cheltenham school day is 7:30 a.m. -2:30 p.m.
Here is the 2025-26 Cheltenham School Year calendar. All households will also receive a refrigerator magnet with the calendar.
Complete the free-reduced lunch application: https://www.myschoolapps.com/Application
If your student needs to keep medication at school you will need to pick up a new form to be filled out by a caregiver and physician. These will be available in the Cheltenham office throughout the school year or you can email Nurse Mary at mary_vannest@dpsk12.net and she can send you a copy.
We encourage caregivers to sign up for https://www.myschoolbucks.com through the Parent Portal. This will give caregivers the ability to pay for school lunches, field trips and school fees on-line with a credit card.
Many of our students attend the Arthur E. Johnson Boys and Girls Club after school. This link will provide information on the Club, including fees, scholarships, hours, and programs.
If you would like to volunteer in a classroom, at our school celebrations, or go on a field trip with your child this year, please submit an application here: https://app.sterlingvolunteers.com/en/Candidates/Account/Register. All caregivers MUST have an approved background check on file before they can volunteer. Background checks last 365 days.
Important Dates:
Teacher Meet and Greet: August 15th 4:00-5:00 on Cheltenham’s playground
1st Day of School for kinder-5th grade: August 18th at 7:30 AM
1st Day of School for ECE students: August 19th at 7:30 AM
Back to School Night: August 27th 5:00-6:00 PM
We look forward to a wonderful year!
Thank you,
Megan E. Bohanan, principal
Andrew Murphy, assistant principal