Specialties
Denver Online is a progressive, personalized Denver Public Schools high school and middle school that supports motivated 6th-12th grade students by providing highly flexible online and blended learning opportunities. Denver Online provides full-time (free), part-time, and supplemental (in-district only) enrollment options. Full-time students earn a traditional high school diploma from Denver Public Schools and are provided the opportunity to earn tuition-free concurrent enrollment college credits, work study credits, service learning credits, and independent study credits. All students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities for school credit such as sports, travel, arts, and more. Courses are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during the school year, designed and supported by teachers who are available in-person, Zoom video conferencing, email, phone, and text. Denver Online enrolls new students twice a year and is on a semester system. At Denver Online, students also have access to in-person learning, support and connection in our learning center!
History
Established in 2003.
Denver Online is an innovative online middle school and high school serving 6th-12th grade students in Denver Public Schools. The school was established in 2003, originally serving only high school students. In 2021, the school expanded to include both middle school and high school options. Denver Online is designated as a Pathways school and is home to roughly 650 students with a common need for a flexible learning environment.
Meet the Manager: Principal Ian J.
Ian Jones has spent more than a decade leading in the virtual space in both fully online and blended environments. He began his career in Education in 2001 in North Carolina as a middle school teacher, serving both in the traditional and alternative environments. He transitioned to district-level roles as an Instructional Technologist, designing professional learning and coaching support for teachers and school leaders. In 2010, Jones began his career in school leadership and joined the Denver Online team in 2014. Though he leads in a digital space, human connection with students and families remains the number one area on which he focuses the team at Denver Online as his continued mantra has always been, “We teach students, not courses.” This perspective permeates the culture of “supporting students above all else” at Denver Online.
