Howbert Elementary School

It is a great school. Great education. They did dumb it down a little because district 11 brought kids in from other schools. Had the kids out in temp buildings. Negatives. Seems to be a lot of alt right parents. Sent a letter to us when Obama was addressing the kids and that our child did not have to show because parents were pulling their kids out of school so they did not get indoctrinated. Code for we are racist. Sad thing is the principal and district 11 did not have the fortitude to stand up against racism. The worst thing is the school is named after a participant and defender of the sand creek massacre. Kinda like naming a school after hitler. But not educating the children who hitler was. It is embarrassing to me being a native to Colorado. Reminds me of something southern people would do.

I like it so do my kids.

My son has severe Autism. The school did very well in "integrating" him so he other children learn tolerance for him and he can have that social interaction. The school was always clean and there was always educational projects going on around him.

I have 2 kids at Howbert this year and for the past 3 years. The staff has been very accommodating for my autistic son. They have been fabulous about keeping in touch with parents. The iep meetings have gone very well and they have suggested goals that were beyond what I would have thought of and are still very appropriate. My other child has been determined to be gifted and talented and the staff has worked to provide her with activities outside the classroom that challenge her and keep her engaged. The only negative comment I have is that the front office staff seem suspicious and confrontational. Every time the kids are out for any reason I feel like I am being interrogated by them. I will continue to send my kids to this school as I so far have loved it and most of the staff.