James Irwin Charter Elementary School
The Elementary School at James Irwin consists of grades K through 5. It is located on the south east part of Colorado Springs on the same campus as the Middle and High School.
Latest Elementary News & Announcements
2012-2013 Lottery posted January 27, 2012
The 2012-2013 lottery will be held February 7. If you have a student who does not currently attend James Irwin Charter Schools, and you would like them to attend next year, you must complete and submit a letter of intent no later than January 31 in order to have sibling priority status on our wait lists.
Check out the Portal! posted January 23, 2012
Parents, did you know that the quickest and best way to access your students grades, assignments, schedule, etc. is through the Campus Portal? See the front office on setting up an account now!
No District Lunches Jan 4-9 posted January 3, 2012
There will be no District lunches available at James Irwin Charter Schools from Wednesday, January 4 through Monday, January 9. They will resume Tuesday, January 10. Please plan to have your student bring their lunch.
Our Mission Statement
The mission of the James Irwin Charter Elementary School is to help guide and motivate students in the development of their character and academic potential through academically rigorous, content-rich educational programs.
Goal
JICES will build the curricular resources that support the DI (Direct Instruction) groups and Core Knowledge (CK) sequence to meet an enrollment of 515 students. JICES will meet AYP and CSAP goals in Grades 3-5.
Vision
These curricula will allow for the dynamic, flexible instructional grouping we need in the basic skills (reading, math, spelling), and will support and accelerate mastery learning in all subjects.