Yale Elementary

Yale Elementary is the proud recipient of a Centers of Excellence Award from the Colorado Department of Education!

The Centers of Excellence Awards are distributed annually to schools in Colorado that demonstrate the highest rates of student longitudinal academic growth and enroll a student population that is at least seventy-five percent at-risk. This program was authorized by the legislature in 2009, to recognize and reward the success of those schools that produce outstanding academic growth, even in the face of significant challenges.

Yale is one of the first recipients of this prestigious honor!  You can see the award certificate in our front lobby area by the office.

School for all Yale first through fifth graders begins Wednesday, August 4, 2010! Kindergarten begins Wednesday, August 11.

The school day for all grades, K-5, is 9:35-4:05.  Students need to be in their lines at 9:32 for the first bell so students can be in their classrooms by 9:35.

Links to other important information are included below:

Bus Schedule

Breakfast Menu

Lunch Menu

The school day for all K-5 students is from 9:35-4:05. The first bell rings at 9:32 so students are in class, ready to begin learning at 9:35. Students are tardy at 9:36. There is no playground supervision before 9:20, so please make sure your child does not arrive before then.

On days students will be lining up inside the building before school because of cold or wet weather, there will be a yellow flag displayed on the front of the building, near the office.

If you are enrolling a new student at Yale, or if you need to update your address, you will need to go to one of the Aurora Public Schools Centralized Admission Offices. The nearest office is located near Buckley and Mississippi, at 1250 S. Buckley Rd.,  Suite L, 303-326-2200. The other Centralized Admission Office is located near 6th and Peoria, at 690 Peoria St., Suite F, 303-326-2200. You will need to have proof of your address and a photo ID. For more enrollment information, including hours of operation for each office, please click here.

Every year, each school in Aurora Public Schools writes a School Improvement Plan based on data collected from a variety of sources. To view the Parent and Community Engagement Goals from Yale's School Improvement Plan for the 2009-2010 school year, please click here.

At the end of the 2008-09 school year, Yale was chosen by the district to become an Expeditionary Learning School. Expeditionary Learning (EL) is a curriculum designed to promote critical thinking skills and habits, academic achievement and personal development through in-depth investigations. EL brings experts into the classroom, takes students into the field, and engages students in real world learning experiences. Along with Yale, Tollgate Elementary and William Smith High School are also Expeditionary Learning schools.

Yale worked hard during the 2008-09 school year to develop a vision that captures the passions, commitments, and aspirations of ournstaff, students and families. This circle is continuous, supportive, and inclusive of all our values.

In support of our vision, the district has committed to funding our work with Expeditionary Learning for the next three years. Be sure to check back for more updates on our progress and growth as we continue to adapt principles and practices of Expeditionary Learning!

Additionally, the Yale staff has partnered with the PEBC in 2008-09 with great success. This partnership will continue at Yale during the 2009-10 school year, and is very complimentary to our work as an Expeditionary Learning school. 

Aurora Public Schools staff were recently asked to take a survey about various aspects of their work experiences.

To view the results of the Yale climate survey, please click here:

Yale 2008-2009 Climate Survey

Yale 2007-2008 Climate Survey